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A petition seeking to put a proposal to convert the office of Daviess County Prosecutor from part-time to full time did not attract the required number of signatures to be placed on the Nov. 6 election ballot. On Aug. 29 the county’s chief election officer, County Clerk Ronetta Burton, notified the Daviess County Commission that a petition proposing a full-time prosecutor did not attract the required 381 signatures. The deadline for the ballot was 5 p.m. on Aug. 28. The proposal will not appear on the November ballot. The idea was promoted on Facebook by Prosecuting Attorney Annie Gibson following recent elections in neighboring Caldwell, Livingston and DeKalb counties making those positions full time. The following information was posted on Facebook by Prosecutor Gibson on Aug. 26 as support for making the position full-time: ● More than 1,200 cases are handled by the prosecuting attorney’s office each fiscal year ● The prosecutor is paid for less than 16 hours per week although on call 24/7 ● The prosecutor works with 13 fulltime law enforcement officers within this jurisdiction ● The hourly rate, figured recently while preparing for a trial, amounted to $9 per hour, which compares to the average billing rate of $200 per hour for this area according to the Missouri Lawyers’ Weekly

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2 of 3 captured in rural Daviess Two of the three subjects who fled the scene of a property along 285th Street and Unity Avenue in Daviess County where cultivated marijuana was found have been taken into custody, according to John Hamm, Public Information Officer with the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) out of Kansas City. On Aug. 27, a search warrant for cultivated marijuana was served on the property with multiple agencies involved, according to an earlier news release. As the tactical entry team entered the property, three subjects fled from the scene. With (continued on page 3)

Franklin Dunnington drove over the Honey Creek Bridge and back again before the contracting crew started painting highway stripes. So he is officially the first person to drive across the bridge that was not a highway worker. Mr. Dunnington lives just north of the bridge off Highway 13.

New bridge over Honey Creek reopens Highway 13

Contractors from L.G. Barcus and Sons, Inc., working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, reopened the Honey Creek Bridge at roughly 6 p.m. on Aug. 31. Crews closed the bridge in mid-May for a replacement project. Due to forecasted weather crews made the decision to reopen the roadway to traffic while work continues on the bridge over the

next two weeks. Motorists may experience occasional lane drops and traffic delays due to the ongoing work. Though the roadway has reopened, motorists are urged to continue to use caution, and eliminate distractions. Workers and machinery will still be on the roadsides, close to the roadway, completing parts of the project. All work is weather permitting and sched-

ules are subject to change. MoDOT encourages all motorists to slow down, buckle up, eliminate distractions and drive safely to ensure everyone is able to Arrive Alive. The bridge over Honey Creek just south of Gallatin on Route 13 has been a pathway for motorists since 1934. See the back page in this week’s North Missourian for more about the building of Highway 13.

GHS unveils new scoreboard

Gallatin R-5 High School dedicated its new football scoreboard Friday night prior to kickoff of the game against Hamilton. Donors to the project, Terry Implement, BTC Bank, Gallatin Truck & Tractor, Landmark Manufacturing and Coca-Cola, joined Superintendent Dr. Bryan Copple on the field during the ceremony and were introduced to an appreciative crowd. Local contractors Will Salmon and Matt Adkison installed the new 24x15 foot scoreboard on the east end of the end zone next to the old scoreboard, which has been officially decommissioned after many years of service.

FEC Youth Benefit Fund events net $45,000

The 26th Annual Dinner-auction and Golf Tournament for the Farmers’ Electric Area Youth Benefit Fund (AYBF) raised over $45,000 raised this year. The monies raised included $5,300 from nearly 900 Farmers’ Electric Cooperative members who participate in Operation Round Up each month. The main auction raised $11,420. The highest bid item of

the evening, a seven-day stay at a Florida condominium, went for $2,100. Other main auction items that brought top dollar included a two night “stay and play package” at Osage National Golf Course and two 2018 Mizzou football season passes. The three levels of the silent auction raised a combined $6,700. Chillicothe’s Elks Lodge hosted

the Aug. 25 dinner-auction that was co-sponsored by Hedrick Medical Center. The fundraising continued Aug. 27 at the Green Hills Golf Course. There were 49 teams of three participating in the golf tournament co-sponsored for the 20th consecutive year by PepsiCola Bottling of Chillicothe. The groups were split into morning and afternoon flights.

political science and graduated valedictorian of the Class of 1988. Judge Chapman graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in May 1991. During law school, he was a member of Phi Delta Phi and was an editorial board member of The Journal of Law & Politics. After graduating from law

Thus far, including money raised from the golf tournament, the annual benefit has generated $45,298. The Stifel Nicholas Investment Services of Chillicothe team won the tournament with a 58. “As a charity, the Area Youth Benefit Fund relies on the generosity of our supporters to help us continue our mission. Thank you to everyone who donated their time, auction items or money, helping us help area families pay for their children’s medical bills,” said AYBF Coordinator Chasity Anderson. “We are overwhelmed with the fantastic support the community has given the Area Youth Benefit Fund for the twenty-sixth year in a row and offer a sincere thank you to all those that made this year’s events such a great success.”

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Governor appoints Judge Chapman to Court of Appeals Gov. Parson appointed Judge Thomas N. Chapman to the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District on Aug. 29. Judge Chapman succeeds Judge James E. Welsh who retired in March. “I am proud to name Judge Tom Chapman as a member of the Western District Court of Appeals in Missouri,” said Gov. Par-

son in a news release. “Judge Chapman is a distinguished jurist whose rural perspective, I believe, will add additional balance to the court,” said Gov. Parson. “I have high confidence that he will continue to be a fair arbiter of the law, faithfully interpret the law as written, and reasonably consider decisions made at

the trial level in his own evaluation. Additionally, I greatly appreciate the work of the appellate judicial commission in submitting such a strong panel of qualified candidates, which made choosing especially difficult.” A native of Chillicothe, Judge Chapman earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Westminster College. There, he majored in

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