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COVID Update: Feb. 10 Statewide Rank based per 100k population:

*Daviess County ....... 581 (69th among 114 counties; +11 since 02/03)

Caldwell County .........630 (70th among 114 counties; +11 since 02/03)

Gentry County ............729 (4th among 114 counties; +10 since 02/03)

Harrison County .........818 (13th among 114 counties; +16 since 02/03)

Grundy County ...........815 (33rd among 114 counties; +9 since 02/03)

Dekalb County............907 (64th among 114 counties; +3 since 02/03)

Livingston County ....1304 (28th among 114 counties; +22 since 02/03)

Clinton County .........1503 (58th among 144 counties; +25 since 02/03)

State to date: 468,189 cases, 7,161 deaths Statewide positivity rate (last 7 days): +7.7% Source: Missouri DHSS at 8:30 a.m. Feb. 10

USA: 27.2M confirmed cases

(recoveries unreported); 468K deaths

Worldwide: 107M cases, 59.8M recovered, 2.34M deaths

Source: Wikipedia & NY Times; daily reports available via the World Health Organization

*NOTE: Local numbers reported by the Daviess County Health Department may differ from state reports due to the lag time involved in processing the reports.

Today Daviess County locally reports: 659 total cases (61 active; 584 recovered; 14 deaths). There have been 450 vaccinated with one dose, 50 with 2 doses, and 200 first-time doses scheduled to be given this Friday.

Questions? Call the County Health Dept.:

660.663.2414

the Honda. The Ranger lost control during the sideswipe and crossed the center line into the westbound lane where it hit the Yukon head on with its front passenger side. The Ranger came to rest on the westbound shoulder facing east, the Honda came to a controlled stop on the westbound shoulder, and the Yukon came to rest blocking the westbound lane facing north.

Johnson, occupant in the Ford Ranger, was rushed by Daviess County Ambulance to Cameron Regional Medical Center where she was later pronounced dead

by Dr. Eric Roland. Next of kin was notified.

Talley, driver of the Ranger, received serious injuries and was transported by Grundy County Ambulance to Wright Memo-

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

rial Hospital. Neither Talley nor Johnson wore their safety devices when the crash occurred.

The driver of the GMC Yukon, Devin Burkhiser, 34, and occupant Amber Burkhiser, 31, both of Unionville, received minor injuries and were both transported to Wright Memorial Hospital by Daviess County Ambulance. No one in the Honda was injured.

Both the 2006 GMC Yukon and 2001 Ford Ranger were totaled.

The 2010 Honda Odyssey sustained extensive damage.

The accident was investigated

by Sgt. D. P. Little and MCIU #1 Sgt. H. A. Sears, and assisted by Tpr. J. P. Lynch, Grundy County Sheriff ’s Office, Daviess County Sheriff ’s Office, Jamesport First Responders, and Jamesport Ambulance District.

Gallatin Theater League gears up for spring plays ...hopefully As they wrap up renovations, the Gallatin Theatre League (GTL) is scheduling spring productions and currently exploring other forms of entertainment for the public.

The GTL’s first production of the season will be “Independence Day at Happy Meadows,” written by Laura King, directed

by Amy McMahon.

GTL President Dena Plant said that the theatre purchased the license for the play last year, but it has not hit their stage yet due to the pandemic. COVID permitting, the play is set for Mar. 25 – 27.

“We are looking into having a show virtually for those who are interested,” Plant said, “and of course we ask that COVID guidelines be followed. We will be printing new tickets, if someone still has their ticket that was pur-

chased last year, they can present it at ticket sale place, and we will switch it out.”

Actors will resume practice for the March show soon, once improvements to the building slow down. The next production, typically in the fall, will be a musical.

When asked about future activity at the theatre, President Dena Plant stated that the theatre league is looking into providing other forms of entertainment.

“We are looking into other events for the theater as well,” Plant said. “We have a committee formed to look into purchasing a license to show movies in the off season.”

While the cast and crew continue to prepare for their future endeavors, building renovations persist.

Federal Retail Pharmacy Program to begin vaccinations in state Friday Following the recent White House announcement regarding the launch of the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program for COVID-19 vaccine administration, Missouri’s Department of Health and Senior Services has learned that federal partners have selected 102 retail pharmacies to join Missouri in the effort to efficiently make vaccine available to any eligible Missourian.

Eighty-one Walmart and Sam’s Club pharmacy locations will begin receiving vaccines from a federal allocation (not out of the state’s weekly allocation), and vaccinations will begin Friday, Feb. 8 at participating locations in Missouri.

Additionally, 21 Health Mart independent pharmacies across Missouri will also soon begin receiving and administering vaccinations in the future. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) the federal program is being imple-

mented incrementally based on the available vaccine supply, with select retail pharmacy locations providing COVID-19 vaccine to eligible individuals. As vaccine availability increases over time, the program will expand to ultimately include all 40,000+ pharThe closest participating locations are as follows: ► Bethany – Walmart #834 at 810 S 37th Street ► Chillicothe – Walmart #135 at 1000 Graves Street ► St. Joseph – Walmart #560 at 4201 N Belt Highway; Walmart #2994 at 3022 South Belt Highway; and Sam’s Club #4920 at 5201 North Belt Highway Ste. A. To schedule an appointment for the vaccine or check availability, go to www.walmart.com/COVIDvaccine or www.samsclub. com/covid. People who are unsure about vaccine eligibility can check on the Missouri Health Department website.

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Collision on MO-6 results in fatality A crash involving three vehicles four miles east of Jamesport resulted in the death of Trenton woman Valerie Johnson Feb. 4.

Kenneth Talley, 70, Trenton, was driving a 2001 Ford Ranger eastbound on MO-6 with Valerie Johnson, 56, Trenton, in the vehicle. The other two vehicles, a 2010 Honda Odyssey and 2006 GMC Yukon, were traveling westbound on MO-6. The Ranger slid on the road and side-swiped

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“We are grateful to soon begin seeing these additional doses from our federal partners available to Missourians,” said Dr. Randall Williams, director of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS).

“In conversations with the White House and our federal partners, these pharmacies were selected by them in the designated areas because of their accessibility for many Missouri communities and the trust pharmacies have built with their patients.”

Separate from the state’s limited weekly allotment, the 102 retail pharmacies are scheduled to receive a total of more than 18,000 doses per week. Eligible customers can schedule an appointment via the Walmart and Sam’s Club websites once appointments are available, making it convenient to get vaccinated while allocation lasts.

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Getting 2-cents worth A proposal to raise Missouri’s fuel tax has been introduced to the State Senate — this time with a twist: an option for a rebate. Taxpayers would be able to choose if they want the tax money back or to leave it with MoDOT. Sen. Dave Schatz (R-Sullivan), who sponsors the proposal, should get kudos for willing to try something different. The idea, however, isn’t original. In South Carolina, people can apply for a tax rebate that refunds the money paid for the increase amount. Schatz is proposing that the tax increase by 2 cents each year until 2026.

My experience with rebates is checkered, even when the rebate impacts a decision to buy a product. I always intend to collect my rebate; I seldom do – which is, perhaps the strategy to raise taxby Darryl Wilkinson es for roads without saying taxes absolutely increase. It leaves that decision up to individual taxpayers.

According to Sen. Schatz, about 15% of those eligible asked for a rebate in South Carolina. In 2020, South Carolina reimbursed about $3.4 million to drivers, while the department of transportation pocketed $502 million, according to a government report. Getting the rebate in South Carolina requires saving receipts from gasoline purchases.

This idea about how to collect a tax, how to get a tax increase passed. Surely there is less debate over whether MoDOT is underfunded. Missouri is ranked 48th in the nation for revenue-per-mile from the tax, but has the seventh largest highway network.

A couple of years ago, over a million Missourians voted for an increase in road funding …although voters question whether MoDOT efficiently uses the funds it has and also whether a tax voted for roads and bridges is spent only on roads and bridges. So, previous attempts to raise the fuel tax were shot down by Missouri voters.

My initial take, or for my 2-cents of thought, tax rebates seem like an unseemly gimmick. But four bills were introduced in the last session to raise the tax, which is currently 17 cents per gallon, and none were successful. Nobody wants to pay more tax. But, obviously, we cannot maintain our road system, one of the largest systems in the United States, being ranked 48th in funding.

Stay tuned. These are interesting times.

Off the Editor’s Spike...

Guarding against COVID lawsuits

by State Sen. Dan Hegeman

The Missouri Senate is working to put an end to a very unnecessary side effect of the coronavirus pandemic, and it has nothing to do with people’s health.

Unfortunately, I believe, too many lawyers have decided there are ways to make money from someone contracting COVID-19, and it could have a detrimental impact on small business owners who are already hurting

from this pandemic.

Lawmakers spent 15 hours honing Senate Bill 51, a measure that has become known as the COVID liability bill. Any legislation that focuses on the legal system or tort reform tends to be a bit wordy or difficult to understand. This is the nature of such a bill.

In this case, we want to strike a necessary balance, where it is neither too easy nor too difficult

Promising work on bridge funding

by Congressman Sam Graves

It’s no secret that we have an infrastructure problem in Missouri and there’s no place we’ve seen this failure more clearly than on our roadways.

Particularly concerning is the state of our bridges with 900 bridges being rated “poor” by the Federal Highway Administration. Given that 60% of our bridges are currently beyond their originally intended lifespan and the average Missouri bridge is 48 years old, the maintenance, repair, and replacement problem is only going to get worse the longer we wait.

The good news is that it doesn’t have to be like this. I’m proud to report that we’ve made some big progress the last few years in fixing Missouri’s bridge problem. As the Republican Leader of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, I’ve been honored to work alongside Gov. Mike Parson and other state leaders to help rebuild our infrastructure.

Those efforts have paid big dividends for Missouri families.

Together, we were able to finally get the ball rolling on replacing the Buck O’Neil Bridge which connects Kansas City’s North-

land to downtown. This week, the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission announced the Design-Build team that will begin work on the project. I was proud to help this project secure $25 million in federal funding and I’m excited to see it finally get started.

Securing federal investment in the Rocheport Bridge, which carries I-70, one of our nation’s most critical freight corridors, across the Missouri River, was also a major step forward for transportation in our state, freeing up additional money for not only the Buck O’Neil bridge re-

placement but also unlocking state funding to replace hundreds of smaller bridges all over Missouri.

Through Gov. Parson’s “Focus on Bridges” program, our state is working to repair or replace 250 bridges that are in poor condition. Work has already been completed on 99 of those bridges, with many more under contract for design-build.

In addition, the FARM Bridge program will start work soon on replacing dozens of weight and lane restricted bridges that are critical to rural communities across North Missouri.

to protect individuals’ rights, while also giving people the flexibility to take action when they know there has been negligence.

It is not only small business owners who stand to lose from COVID-related lawsuits. I believe our churches and schools could also be taken to court, with little or no recourse to take.

Everybody has been suffering during this pandemic, whether they have been directly impacted by COVID-19 or not. Adding the uncertainty of getting sued, whether someone is truly atfault or not, is not something that should be added in this current climate.

Missouri senators gave firstround approval to SB 51 early in the morning of Feb. 3. Another “yes” vote would send this legislation to the Missouri House of Representatives for similar consideration, and then it could go to the governor.

An emergency clause in the bill would mean it would become law as soon as it is signed. I do hope this bill makes it, and we can help our friends and neighbors with this meaningful legislation.

Legislative independence prompts harsh words from governor A major question for this year’s session of the Missouri General Assembly is whether Republican legislative leaders will continue a recent display of independence from their fellow Republican Gov. Mike Parson.

Three times in recent months, Republican legislative leaders have shown near historic resistance to their party’s leader.

In the first 2020 special session, the Republican-controlled legislature failed to pass major parts of the governor’s anti-crime package. Then, in the second special session, the governor’s call for immunity from COVID-19 lawsuits against businesses and health care workers was dropped. That idea never cleared a Senate committee and the House speaker refused to even assign it to a committee.

by Phill Finally, in the 2021 regular session, Brooks House Republican leaders rejected the governor’s request to be allowed to pack the chamber with his guests for his annual State of the State address, forcing the governor to move his speech to the Senate chamber on short notice.

COVID-19 was an underlying factor.

As the pandemic was getting worse during the two special sessions, there was obvious legislative concern to avoid spending unnecessary time in the Capitol on issues that would go nowhere or easily could be addressed in the longer regular session, when there would be more time to craft compromises.

In many of the special sessions I’ve covered over the decades, there’s been a strong desire to act quickly so lawmakers can get back to their jobs and families. I’m sure that was a much stronger factor with COVID-19.

Compounding the problem was that weeks after issuing each special call, Parson threw in a last-minute additional proposal so controversial it likely would require lawmakers to spend more time than planned in the statehouse as Missouri was facing the greatest health threat

in decades. A strong indication of discontent about the ing to change the location of his State of the State address timing is that the two special topics traditionally have on short notice. enjoyed strong Republican support -- lawsuit protections Parson charged that the location change for his prefor business and a tougher approach to crime. But in the sentation was “a purposeful and disgusting scheme to first special session on crime involved provisions of such embarrass me” and a “petty show of arrogance and pocontroversy, even among Republicans, that it likely would litical power.” Ironically, the governor who has refused to have extended the session. issue a state mask mandate, also attacked the House by Then, after the session had begun, Parson threw in a noting that the night before his speech, he saw pictures measure to strip the St. Louis circuit attorney of exclu- of House Committee hearings with witnesses and legislasive authority to prosecute murder cases -- an idea that tors without masks. triggered immediate opposition from the Good point, but I cannot remember more hostile state’s association of prosecuting attor- words by a governor against legislators of his own party neys. since Gov. Warren Hearnes 50 years ago.

For the second session, after it had started the governor added the COVEditor’s note: Phill Brooks has been a Missouri statehouse reID-19 lawsuit protection idea to what was porter since 1970, making him dean of the statehouse press corps. expected to have been a very short ses- He is statehouse correspondent for KMOX Radio, director of MDN sion to simply meet a federal deadline to and an emeritus faculty member of the Missouri School of Journalauthorize spending federal funds for COVID-19. The Mis- ism, and covered every governor since the late Warren Hearnes. souri Independent reported the lawsuit protection measure was dropped at the request of the governor after he had added the idea at the request of legislators.

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by State Rep. J. Eggleston

In 2013, the Missouri legislature passed the Second Amendment Preservation Act (SAPA), which would ensure that the federal government could not use our Missouri police, sheriffs, and highway patrol to enforce federal firearm restrictions unless they were also enacted in Missouri law.

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LIM his veto, the House needed 109 votes and the Senate needed 23.

In the override vote, the House got the required 109, but the Senate got only 22, one vote shy of enacting SAPA into law.

This year, given that President Biden and members of his inner circle have publicly stated their aversion for guns and their willingness to pass laws, rules, taxes, and executive orders that would take firearms from their owners and severely restrict our second amendment rights, some members of the Missouri legislature re-filed SAPA. And this week, the House passed a SAPA bill (HB85) 103-43.

In HB85, Missouri law enforcement may not assist the federal government with gun confiscation without risking a civil lawsuit with a financial penalty, unless the confiscation is also legal under Missouri state law.

In getting to know my district’s law enforcement officers, I believe them to be strong supporters of the 2nd Amendment. If they get pressured by the federal government to do their bidding, our officers can point to Missouri’s SAPA law and say they are not allowed to do so.

At that point, if the feds want to confiscate citizens’ guns, they would have to send in federal officers (FBI, secret service, etc.) to do that work.

HB85 now moves to the Senate for consideration there. The Senate would need to pass it and the governor would need to sign it for SAPA to become the law of our state.

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Legendary ‘Phog’ Allen of Jamesport, MO

A basketball team of notoriety was the Allen Brothers, circa 1905. Shown here are Homer P. Allen (A1), Elmer M. Allen (A2), Harry “Pete” Allen (A3), Forrest “Phog” Allen (A4), Hubert Allen (A5), and Richard Allen (A6) with Homer White Allen as team mascot. It was Phog Allen, born at Jamesport, MO, who became known as the “Father of Basketball Coaching” and was inducted as a Hall of Fame Basketball Coach in 2006. He learned under the game’s inventor, Dr. James Naismith, and lettered at the University of Kansas in 1905-07. Phog Allen coached Central Missouri State University to a 102-7 record from 1912-17 with championships every year. His Jayhawk teams at KU won 24 conference championships and one NCAA title in 1952. He was a driving force in getting basketball accepted as an official sport in the 1936 Olympics. At his retirement in 1956, Forrest “Phog” Allen held what was then a national record of 746 coaching victories. He died at age 88 in Lawrence, KS. The home of Jayhawk basketball bears his name today: Allen Field House.

SOURCE: Daviess County Historical Socidety photo; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6532530/forrest-clare-allen

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Our readers write...

Three cheers for the Daviess County Commissioners who have refrained from imposing a mask mandate upon us all. While we appreciate the intent and purpose of the Health Department Mask Advisory, our family’s research has led us to another conclusion.

Numerous studies have shown that masks do not prevent the transmission of viruses.

They are so small, mask wearing has been compared to trying to stop mosquitoes with a chain link fence. Most mask packages have a disclaimer that they do not stop viruses.

A study was recently conducted on hospitalized Covid patients in which it was found that 70% reported wearing a mask all of the time.

Another 14% said that they wore a mask often. Yet, only 3% claimed they never wore a mask. If 84% of hospitalized Covid patients wore masks all of the time or often prior to becoming sick, it seems that mask wearing might ironically be more dangerous than we originally thought.

It is also reported that masks are causing an increase in viral pneumonia cases, as well as many other health and dental problems.

It stands to reason that a person with a head cold could be inhaling into his lungs a lot of the pathogens that the body is trying to expel from the sinuses.

The bottom line is that the science on masks, vaccines, and lockdowns is not at all settled and we should all be able to choose. If the slogan, “My body, my choice” ever had valid application, it would be here.

We are very blessed to have County Commissioners who respect our God-given right of bodily autonomy. It’s just one of the many blessings of living in a rural community where the Golden Rule is still meaningful.

Allison Ward, Jameson

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Church of Christ (108 E. Johnson St.) — Charles Ross, Evangelist; Lord’s Day

services 10 a.m.; Evening services 6 p.m. For transportation, call 663-4061 or 663-3957.

First Baptist Church (511 W. Richardson St.) — Bro. Daniel Pelichowski, Pastor; Bro.

Wood Marshall, Youth Pastor. Bible Study 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.; Worship 10:40 a.m. (nursery provided). Evening Worship at 6 p.m.; Tuesday Bible study 6 p.m., Wednesday Adult Choir 8:05 p.m. For transportation, call church office at 663.663.2331.Office hours: 8 to 11 a.m. weekdays. Email: fbchurch@windstream.net Visit: www.firstbaptistgallatinmo.org

First Christian Church (1501 S. Main St.) — Rev. Kyle Taft, pastor; Children’s Pastor Emily Miller. Sunday worship at 9 a.m.; Sunday School at 10 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Meetings at 5:30 p.m. followed by Bible Study at 6 p.m.; Men’s Bible Study 5 p.m.

Sundays; Youth groups at 5:30 p.m. every second and fourth Sunday during the school year. Visit our website: www.gallatinmofcc.org, and also join us on Facebook: Gallatin First Christian Church Friends in Christ (400 N. Main St.) — Sunday morning worship 9:30 a.m. and small groups at 11 a.m. For more information, call Shonna at 660.663.2228 Gallatin First Assembly of God (208 S. Willow St.) — Rev. Wayne Smith, Pastor, ph: 660.663.3213. SS 9:45 a.m., Celebrations 10:45 a.m.; Wednesdays 6 p.m.

Lake Viking Church (East Entrance to Lake) — Rev. Robert Nelson, Pastor; Sunday

School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study and prayer service 7 p.m.; Email: lakevikingchurch@gmail.com

Mary Immaculate Catholic Church (409 S. Main) — Fr. Tom Hermes; Saturday Mass 4:30 p.m. on holiday weekends only; Sunday Mass 10:30 a.m. (all year) Olive Baptist Church (Route V, east of Gallatin) — David Leeper, Minister; Sunday School 10 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m. & 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer service 7 p.m.

Presbyterian Church (201 S. Main St.) — James Norton, Minister; Fellowship 10:30

a.m. and Worship 11 a.m.

Seventh-day Adventist Church (1207 S. Clay St.) — Mike Carner, Pastor, ph: 660.

772.3306; Saturday Sabbath School 9:15 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (211 Ash) — David

Longmore, Bishop, ph: 801.472.8285. Sunday Sacrament Service 9 a.m.; Wednesday youth activities, 7 p.m.

United Methodist Church (111 S. Market) — Pastor Brad Dush; Sunday School and Worship 11 a.m.; www.galjamesumc.webs.com; Email: gallatin_umc@hotmail.com

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United Methodist Church — Marilyn Dorst, Minister; Worship 9:30 a.m., SS following on 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays; Sunday School 9:30 a.m. on 1st and 3rd.

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Alta Vista Baptist Church (NW of Winston on Hwy. 6) — Rev. Robert Dean, Pastor; Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship service 10:30 a.m.

Fairview Community Church

— Pastor Shadrach Landry; Sunday School 9:4510:45 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m.

First Baptist Church — Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.; Sunday & Wednesday services 6:30 p.m.; church ph: 749.5577

United Methodist Church

— Eugene Keats, Pastor; Sunday Worship 10:45 a.m.

Freezing rain and snow coated the trees and everything around them. Their diamond-covered limbs pointed to heaven like icy fingers. On my way to church, there was thick fog and a slight bit of sunshine peeking through. Everything was frosted like a freshly prepared cake. It was beautiful. As I recall I sing, “For the beauty of the earth, for the glory of the skies.”

If there was no other reason, we should thank God for giving us this a beautiful place to live, earth. The world was Dr. H. Wade Paris overwhelmed when the astronauts first sent back pictures of this blue and white sphere on which we dwell. From hundreds of thousands of miles away, earth is beautiful; and up close, it is magnificent even when buried in ice.

As I write, the trees are crying. Warm sunshine is melting their shimmering beauty. The tears are falling like rain. I am sad to see the ice melt, and I tell myself it is not the first time I have beheld such beauty and likely will not be the last. I am crying with the trees but anticipating another day.

A truck just passed our house loaded with broken limbs. Obviously, the heavy ice has damaged their trees. Someone has suffered from the icy beauty.

I feel a twinge of sorrow. Our trees, we have a few, bore the weight of the ice with only minimal damage. Someone else is suffering for something I enjoyed.

It always bothers me when my joy causes someone else grief.

I am telling myself that while I enjoyed the ice and snow, I did not cause it. I did not even want it. That makes me feel better; but still, I am wrestling with this anew. Truth is---someone else often pays for our blessings, parents, family, friends, perhaps even neighbors.

The greatest blessing ever is God's gift of eternal life. Jesus said, “I have come that you might have life, abundant life.” (John 10:10) At another time He said, “I'm leaving you for a while, I am going to prepare a place for us to be together eternally. Wait here, and I'll come back for you.” (John 14:1-4) What a wonderful blessing that is. I have watched scores of people face eternity with those words glistening on their lips more beautifully than the diamond-covered limbs pointing toward heaven.

This blessing can be anyone's; but remember someone else suffered for it---Jesus.

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For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Baptist Church (708 W. Auberry Grv) — Rev. Jim Whitley, pastor. Sunday School 9:45

a.m.; Worship 10:45 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study and prayer meeting 7 p.m.

Church of Christ (108 N. Williams)

— Sunday Bible study 9 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m.

United Methodist Church (109 E. Main) — Pastor Brad Dush; Worship 9:30, Sunday School 10:35 a.m., nursery provided. Website: www.galjamesumc.webs.com

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Liberty Baptist

— Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:15 a.m.

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Christian Church — Terry Oliphant, Pastor; Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Fellowship 10:15; Church and Communion 10:30 a.m.

First Baptist Church —

David Stephenson, Pastor; Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

Heath United Methodist (2009 Oak St.) — Christy Clark, Pastor; Worship 9 a.m.; Sunday School 10 a.m.

Oak Ridge Church (north of Old Pattonsburg) — Dwight Schell, lay

speaker; Sunday worship 10:30 a.m.

United Methodist — Christy Clark, Pastor; Worship 10:30 a.m.

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Ridgeway man hits guard rail on I-35

Vessar released to probation A Hamilton man has been released to probation after completing a 120-day treatment program in the Missouri Department of Corrections (DOC).

Robert Vessar of Hamilton pled guilty to an amended charge of DWI persistent in September 2020, when a charge of second degree murder was dismissed with the amended information. He was sentenced to four years at that time, but the court retained jurisdiction for completion of the 120-day program under RSMo. 559.115.

On Feb. 3, the court ordered supervision by the Board of Probation and Parole for a term of five years, with enhanced alcohol monitoring. Vessar was ordered not to operate a motor vehicle unless it is equipped with ignition interlock. The case was heard by Judge Ryan Horsman in Daviess County Circuit Court.

Vessar was originally charged with second degree murder after a Pattonsburg man was fatally injured in an ATV accident in Winston in April 2018.

Hamilton man pulled over in Jamesport charged with murder pleads ‘not guilty’ Frank Bostic, 37, Hamilton, charged with second degree murder after a traffic stop in Jamesport in October, pled not guilty on Feb. 1.

Bostic was pulled over for a lane violation in Jamesport when a Daviess County deputy noticed an injured woman in the vehicle. It was stated in the probable cause report that the deputy observed an unresponsive woman, Samantha Jo Hovey, with a towel covering part of her face. It was reported that the left side of the woman’s face was swollen and bloody. Hovey was taken to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph in critical condition. Two days later, she was pronounced dead.

Hamilton Police Chief April Melte expressed the belief that a domestic dispute turned physical may have occurred at the couple’s residence when Bostic tried to flee with Hovey without taking her to get proper treatment.

For this case, Bostic was charged for second-degree murder and first-degree domestic assault with serious physical injury. Bostic also faces a charge of driving while intoxicated as a persistent offender in Daviess County. A court hearing has been scheduled for April 6 for this case.

Bostic had his murder case transferred from Caldwell to DeKalb County. The case is scheduled for a trial/plea setting on Feb. 8.

Pattonsburg Multi-Purpose Center Menu Feb. 15-19

Monday: homemade meat lovers pizza, salad, green beans, rosy applesauce; Tuesday: smoked sausage, sauerkraut, buttered potatoes, apricots; Wednesday: biscuits & gravy, fried potatoes, scrambled eggs, bacon, stewed tomatoes, mandarin oranges; Thursday: meatloaf, stuffing, spinach, fruited Jello; Friday: fried chicken, mashed potatoes & gravy, carrots, peaches.

2020 Financial Statement

Benton Township, Daviess County, Mo.

Receipts General Fund Jan. 2020 Beginning Balances $3,588.51 From Township Taxes $7,347.99 Landowner Rock/Tubes Service SEMA SUPERNOW Account Transfer TOTAL $10,936.50 Total Receipts & Beginning Balances

Road & Bridge Fund $32,042.73 $36,797.87 $119.00 $0.00 $98.372.82 $8,000.00 $175,332.42 $186,268.92

Disbursements Administration $1,937.10 Publication $60.00 Insurance $5,099.58 Election $0.00 Labor $7,473.00 Fuel $1,937.64 Gravel/Hauling $90,716.58 Supplies/Tubes $2,556.27 $23,327.17 Equipment Payment TOTAL Disbursements $7,096.68 $126,010.66 2020 YEARwants END to BALANCES $3,839.82 $49,321.76 Everyone get out of the cities and experience the clean air and the safety that the country life has to offer.

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Repeat offender arrested for DWI Freddie L. Stacy Jr., 53, Cameron, was charged with DWI, driving while revoked, and operating a vehicle in a careless manner on Feb. 4.

In a probable cause report provided by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Sgt. J. Cross reported that he observed Stacy in a black Cadillac STS after being advised that the vehicle slid off the road on US 69 in Daviess County.

The first responding officer, Daviess County Deputy Dalton Youtsey, told Cross the vehicle was running when he pulled up and he suspected that the driver, Stacy, was intoxicated. After identifying Stacy and running a computer check, Cross noticed that Stacy’s driver’s license was revoked. Cross asked Stacy to sit in his patrol car.

From the walk to his patrol car

and their conversation, Cross observed that Stacy had trouble walking properly, reeked of alcohol, slurred his words, and was incoherent.

After Stacy failed an alphabet test and refused the counting and breathalyzer test, Cross placed him under arrest for driving while intoxicated.

This wasn’t Stacy’s first offense, though. Further computer checks revealed that Stacy had five prior administrative actions and three convictions for DWI dating as far back as 1993.

Stacy also has four convictions for driving while revoked or suspended and one conviction for driving without a valid license, all in various counties.

Stacy was taken to Daviess Dekalb County Regional Jail on a $5,000 bond. He has a preliminary hearing set for Feb. 16.

Buckner Lewis, 55, Ridgeway, hit the end of a guard rail in a 2013 Nissan Murano, four miles south of Pattonsburg at 10:32 am on Feb. 4.

The vehicle was traveling northbound on I-35 just outside of Pattonsburg when it traveled off the west side of the road and struck the end of a guard rail.

The vehicle came to rest facing south on the roadway.

Vehicle occupant Orvis Fountain, 68, Albany, and the driver Lewis both received serious injuries and were taken by NTA ambulance to Harrison County Community Hospital. The 2013 Nissan Murano was totaled and towed off scene by Southside MFA. The accident was investigated by Tpr. M. W. Neely and assisted by Sgt. A. A. Henry.

The center will be open for President’s Day on Monday, Feb. 15. Board meeting is Feb. 17 at 1 p.m. at the senior center.

Grab & Go meals are offered from 11-12 and carry-out is available during that time.

The center can deliver Meals on Wheels. If an older adult could use Meals on Wheels, please contact the center at 660663-2828.

Menu Feb. 15-19 Monday: sloppy joe on bun, mac & cheese, green beans, fruit; Tuesday: pork steak, mashed potatoes & gravy, corn casserole, tomatoes, biscuit; Wednesday: beef & noodles, mixed vegetables, sauerkraut, hot roll, grapes; Thursday: shrimp & veg3 Acres etables, lettuce salad, cornbread mufCameron, MO - This is it! A 3 acre property offering 3-4 fin, French green beans, cheesecake bedrooms, 2.5 baths and is move in ready! This 2 story w/strawberry glaze; Friday: chicken home has a beautiful foyer with a grand entry and DEFAULT - Do potato Not Change Th parmesan, wedges, carrots, A hardwood 1992 Chevy lostthat congleaming floors.Pickup A nice kitchen is openries to and was taken by Caldwell bread, sliced peaches.

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February 10, 2021

Redbirds advance in HDC Tournament

GRC wrestling

Despite no conference tournament this season, the Grand River Conference was able to hand out awards to deserving wrestlers.

Gallatin landed 6 wrestlers on the All-GRC first team, including Luke Johnson, Andon Allen, Draven Wright, Rodell Sperry, Logan Bottcher and Gage Wright. Jacob Maize and Gabe Parker received honorable mention recognition.

Awards were based upon how wrestlers performed in conference duals. Maysville was declared the conference champion.

Rainey qualifies for sectional wrestling

Makayla Rainey will represent Gallatin in the state sectional wrestling tournament to be held at Platte County High School on Saturday, Feb. 20. Rainey, 28-7 on the season, finished third in the 127 pound weight class on Saturday at the District 8 Tournament. Rainey wrestled to a 4-1 record, with 4 pins. Her only loss came by way of a 10-7 victory by Jacey Brewer of Excelsior Springs.COVID restrictions limited the Lady Bulldogs to 2 district competitors. Kaydence Clevenger also competed Saturday for Gallatin and finished with a pair of district wins.The GHS boys will compete in the Class 1, District 7 Tournament this Friday and Saturday at Marceline High School.

FCS scholarships for high school seniors

Local track star vaults into 2021 Tanner Johnson, 2017 graduate of Gallatin High School, continues his passion of track and field pole vaulting at Iowa Central College.

Johnson’s freshman year at Central, he received three varsity letters and Most Valuable Freshman Award. That same year, he made All Conference and earned second place in outdoor season conference and third place indoor season conference.

In 2019, Johnson placed fifth in indoor conference, sixth in outdoor conference. Johnson placed fourth in 2020 indoor conference. The outdoor season for 2020 was cancelled due to COVID-19.

Though a few meets have been cancelled in the last year, Johnson recently began his senior year at Central with the 2021 indoor season, Feb. 6 in Waverly at the Wartburg/Coe Triangular.

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This school year, our district has nearly 50 students that will be participating in the Backpack Buddies program, provided by Second Harvest Community Food Bank.

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These nutrious meals and __ Pal (sponsor a child for 1 quarter)- $44 snacks are provided to the __ Friend (sponsor a child for 2 quarters)- $88 students every Friday. __ Amigo (sponsor a child for 3 quarters)- $132 Eligibilty guidelines apply __ Buddy (sponsor a child all year)- $175 with parent approval, and all __ Other Amount $______ names of the students are known only by appropriate Signature ___________________________ school officials, unless Name (Print) ________________________ approved otherwise.

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FCS Financial will award up to 35 $1,500 scholarships to graduating high school seniors who apply before the Mar. 1 deadline.

In order to qualify for one of these FCS Financial scholarships, students must be seniors eligible for graduation from a Missouri high school and must be the descendant of an FCS Financial member. Should the student meet these requirements, they must also have a 2.5 grade

point average or higher, a 26 or higher ACT score or be among the top 20 percent of the senior class. From there, a decision is made based on the student’s proof of leadership, work experience, writing samples and community engagement.

Graduating seniors interested in these scholarship opportunities can submit an application at www.myfcsfinancial.com through the scholarships tab.

Winston pulled down a pair of victories Tuesday night to advance to the semifinal round of the HDC Basketball Tournament.

The Lady Redbirds edged Gilman City, 49-46, to advance against Mercer, Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Gilman City High School. The WHS boys defeated Mercer, 65-29, to move on to a Thursday, 7:30 matchup with East Harrison at Tri-County High School.

Jordyn Inman paced Winston's balanced attack on Tuesday with 11 points. Tanleigh Sheetz, Abby Rhoades and Emma Heldenbrand each scored 8 points for the Lady Redbirds. Teagan Caldwell chipped in 7.

Jolee Ward and Ava Langfitt led Gilman City with 15 and 14 points, respectively.

Jacob Uthe led Winston's boys on Tuesday with 18 points.

Brian Lewis added 13.

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Bulldog basketball The Gallatin basketball game which was scheduled at Albany Friday was cancelled. The Bulldogs will host Hamilton tonight (Wednesday).

The district tournament is Feb. 22-27, and brackets will be released soon.

Winston royalty announced after homecoming win After the Winston boys conquered their homecoming game, Abby Rhoades and Jakub Hisel were crowned queen and king at the Homecoming Coronation 2021.Other candidates include seniors Jordan Hoppenthaler, Kailey Caldwell, and Reagan Harrison; and junior Jacob Uthe. Attendants include sophomores Spencer Pliley, standing in for Isaac Hurlbert, and Lilyenne Hocker; and freshmen CJ Mullikin and Zoe Taylor.

NCMC scholarship deadline set for April North Central Missouri College Foundation encourages students planning to attend full time in the fall to submit a scholarship application before the April 1 deadline.

One application per year can be submitted to be considered for numerous scholarships offered at NCMC for the 2021-2022 academic year. Scholarships

may be granted based on the student’s financial needs, academic development, study program, or a combination of these factors.

The application form and submission information can be found at https://www.ncmissouri.edu/financialaid/ncmcscholarship/.

GRC East Boys Standings (Games thru 2/8) Gallatin ...................................... 7-0 Putnam Co. ................................ 5-2 Milan .......................................... 4-2 S. Harrison ................................. 4-3 Princeton.................................... 3-4 Maysville .................................... 3-4 Trenton ...................................... 1-6 Polo ........................................... 0-6 GRC East Girls Standings (Games thru 2/8) Milan .......................................... 6-0 Polo ........................................... 5-1 Putnam Co. ................................ 5-2 Princeton.................................... 4-3 Maysville .................................... 4-2 S. Harrison ................................. 2-5 Trenton ...................................... 1-6 Gallatin ...................................... 0-7 GRC West Boys Standings (Games thru 2/8) N. Andrew .................................. 6-0 Pattonsburg ............................... 4-1 Stanberry ................................... 4-1 Worth Co. ................................... 3-3 StJ Christians ............................. 2-4 Albany ........................................ 1-5 King City .................................... 0-6 GRC West Girls Standings (Games thru 2/8) Stanberry ................................... 5-0 Albany ........................................ 5-1 N. Andrew .................................. 3-3 Worth Co. ................................... 3-3 Pattonsburg ............................... 2-3 King City .................................... 2-4 StJ Christian .............................. 0-6 GRC Boys Scoring 1. Tanner McDaniel, N Andrew .25.1 2. Alex Rinehart, Worth Co ........21.6 3. Isaac Bird, Gallatin ................21.4 4. Dominic Dabney, Milan .........19.8 5. Landon Wood, Putnam Co ....17.9 8. Cameron Jones, Pattonsburg 15.4 9. Zane Reed, Pattonsburg .......15.1 11. Payton Feiden, Gallatin .......14.7 GRC Girls Scoring 1. Cady Pauley, Milan ...............32.2 2. Webby Bailey, Pattonsburg ...20.9 3. Claire Tipton, Putnam Co ......18.3 4. Jordyn Gray, Milan ................15.0 5. Lauren Krohn, Princeton .......14.5 9. Jenna Heath, Pattonsburg .....11.7 16. Jillian Plymell, Pattonsburg ...9.0

HDC Conference Tournament February 6-13, 2021 This is a revised version of the HDC bracket, which has several changes from the previously printed version.

GIRLS

#1 Mercer Tues. 9th 6:15 pm TC

#7 E. Harrison Wed. 10th 5:30 pm GC

#4 Winston Tues. 9th 8:00 pm GC

Thurs. 11th 4:30 pm GC

#5 Gilman City

Fri. 12th 4:30 pm

Sat. 13th 5:00 pm

POOL PLAY Pool 3rd

#2 N. Harrison vs #6 Grundy Tues. 9th 4:30 pm @ GC #3 Tri-County vs #6 Grundy Wed. 10th 5:30 pm, @ TC #2 N. Harrison vs #3 Tri-County Thurs. 11th 5:30 pm @ TC Pool Winner

Loser Semi

Fri. 12th 8:30 pm

BOYS

Pool 2nd

#1 Winston Tues. 9th 4:30 pm TC

#7 Mercer Wed. 10th 6:30 pm TC

#4 Tri-County Tues. 9th 8:00 pm TC

Thurs. 11th 4:30 pm GC

#5 E. Harrison

Fri. 12th 6:30 pm

Sat. 13th 7:00 pm

POOL PLAY Pool 3rd

#2 Grundy vs #6 Gilman City Tues. 9th 6:15 pm @ GC #3 N. Harrison vs #6 Gilman City Wed. 10th 7:30 pm @ GC #2 Grundy vs #3 N. Harrison Thurs. 11th 7:30 pm @ GC Pool Winner

POOL PLAY PROCEDURES 1st to Championship 2nd to 3rd Place Game 3rd to Consolation Game

Tie Breaker Head to Head

Point difference up to 15

Loser Semi

Sat. 13th 3:00 pm

Pool 2nd

Each team will receive 100 tickets to distribute for each game. After each game stands will be cleared. If you are staying for the next game you must present a separate ticket. We won’t start games early to give ample time with tickets and cutting down on traffic in hallways. Masks are highly encouraged but not required. Main entrance will be used for lower seed teams except when playing the host school. Locker rooms will not be available until an hour before game time. Maximum warmup time will be 15 minute. Concessions will be available with a wide variety of items.

The first day of play will be at two different sites, Tri-County and Gilman City.

Fiesta for Gallatin court-warming The 2021 fiesta-themed court warming ball game and coronation are scheduled for Monday, Feb. 15.

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RECORD

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Construction for Colfax Township bridge will proceed COUNTY

Aaron McVickers under restrictions from the Mis- charged with trafficking drugs If you want to eCourthouse closes with McClure En- souri Supreme Court and the second degree, possession of file your assessment for Lincoln’s Birthday Daviess County Health Depart- controlled substance, no valid sheet, the website is COMMISSION gineering gave the county commission ment and the commission sup- license, drug paraphernalia and daviess.missouriasand Presidents Day updates on the Colfax town- ported those restrictions. Dan- a plate infraction. sessors.com. If you The Daviess County ship bridge and the commis- iel Plemons stated how much Associate Division want to e-file your business asCourthouse will be closed on sion granted authorization to they appreciate the commission Defendants found guilty in sessment sheets, you will need Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, in obserproceed with the construction supporting the mask advisory the Associate Division of the to call the assessor’s office to get vance of Lincoln’s Birthday at the Daviess County Commis- and not making it a mandatory Circuit Court of Daviess County your PIN and account number. and Monday, Feb. 15, for Presision meeting on Feb. 3. order. are listed below with the offense The assessor and staff are in the dents Day. McVickers addressed the County Health Director and fine assessed. Addition- field picking up new construccommission via phone call with Cheryl Alexander called during ally, court costs collected for tion as weather permits. updates on programming for the commission meeting to re- the State of Missouri amount to Reminder: March 1 is the bridge 262001.5 in Colfax Town- port ongoing coronavirus cases $74.50 for moving traffic viola- deadline for 2021 assessment ship. David Cox made a motion in Daviess County. As of Feb. 3, tions and $120.50 in most crimi- sheets to be returned to the asto approve the programming the county had 654 total cases nal cases. sessor’s office. and proceed with the construc- with 62 active, several hospitalJudge Daren L. Adkins preWarranty Deeds tion; Wayne Uthe seconded. Mo- ized, 578 out of isolation, and 14 sided over the following cases: Tract in Jamesport tion passed, 3-0. deaths. Cheryl stated she was Ty R. Kelsey, Humphreys, township from Rob- January Incident Report Road and Bridge Supervisor able to give 260 Moderna first passing bad checks, $25. ert Bowen and Jimmy 1/1/2021 James Lewis provided updates doses and 20 Moderna second Jordan B. Blevins, WeathHolyfield to K. Les1318 hrs – Hazardous Materilie Shepherd Family als release investigation with no to the commission. His crew doses this week and hopes to do erford, TX, possession of drug continues to work in the shop more when more vaccine is re- paraphernalia, $150; possession Trust; Tract in Jefferson township hazardous condition found on W to repair equipment and will re- ceived. Cheryl hopes to receive of marijuana amended to non- from Sherman E. and Mary Jane Ogden turn to mowing as soon as the 210 second doses next week. operating, $350; speeding, 2 days Smith to CR Seeds & Services 1/4/2021 LLC; Tract in Jackson township weather allows. They discussed Wayne Uthe made a motion jail, $250.

0924 hrs – Motor Vehicle Aca county tube in Grand River to accept the 2021 Region H Willa Cordes, Kansas City, from Henry C. and Susie Ropp to cident with injuries on Hwy CC Robert W. Detweiler and Martha township needing to be replaced Hazmat Agreement; David Cox speeding, 5 days jail, $250.

1/8/2021 Detweiler. due to the widened road. James seconded. Motion passed, 3-0.

Jordan K. Edwards, Cam1158 hrs – Residential BuildTrustee’s Deed added it to his list.

The commission also viewed eron, driving while intoxicated, ing Fire at 607 W Mill under Active Trust Jim Ruse reported that he roads, bridges, culverts, and $350; no seat belt, $10.

Lot in Gallatin from William E. 1/9/2021 had another conversation with brush in Washington and HarRoss Critten, Gallatin, minor and Susan Feurt, Trustees of the 0139 hrs – Medical Assist on a representative of KARR Tuck- rison Townships. in possession of liquor, $100.

William E and Susan Feurt Family E Jackson pointing. The commission also The meeting adjourned at 4 Joseph Davis, Trenton, Trust, to Aaron Brody Crawford.

1/10/2021 Trustee’s Deed spoke by phone to John Kramer p.m. speeding, 4 days jail, $250.

1156 hrs – Passenger Vehicle Lake Viking Lot #393 from with Kramer Construction to This information is taken Kimberly L. Rowe, Bethany, Fire at 30239 285th see if he had his revised bid com- from the minutes of the Feb. driving while intoxicated, prior Christopher M. and Amanda B. 1/12/2021 pleted. Final bid numbers are to 3, 2021, meeting of the Daviess offender, 10 days jail; no valid Starr, trustees under $that certain 1726 hrs – Medical Assist on written trust indenture of Starr be in by next week.

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N Fuller to Andrew C. and Kristen K. AUTOMOTIVE, INC.Trust, County Clerk Ronetta Burton missioners were present.

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Deaths

Robert N. Stratton 1936-2021 Robert Stratton, 84, Bethany, died Feb. 3.

He was born on October 20 in McFall.

On Nov. 21, 1959, he married Frances Clark.

She survives the home.

Robert was a graduate of McFall High School in 1954. After high school he worked at a garage in McFall and on the family farm. Robert was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church He was preceded in death by his brothers, Lowell, Wayne, Paul, and M.O.; and sisters, Virginia Salmon and Joyce Ross.

Additional survivors include children, Jeanna Stratton and Clark (Beth) Stratton; sister, Norma Lindsay; and brothers,

Stanley, George, and Eddie; and three grandchildren.

Funeral Services were held at 3 p.m. on Feb. 6 at Immanuel Baptist Church, Bethany under the direction of Roberson Funeral Home.

Dale Dewain Rowell 1936-2021 Dale Dewain Rowell, 84, McFall, died Jan. 10, 2021 at Mosaic Life Care in Albany.

Dale was born Dec. 16, 1936 in Barada, NE, the son of Melvin and Mary (Tillman) Rowell.

He was preceded in death by one son and eight siblings.

Survivors: daughters, Debra Rowell and Carolyn Rowell, both of St. Joseph; Rebecca Carter, Platte City; brothers, Kenneth Rowell, Warsaw, and Eugene Rowell, Pattonsburg.

There will be no services.

Kimberly Jo “Kim” Prindle 1966-2021

Kimberly Jo “Kim” Prindle, 54, Gilman City, MO passed away Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, at a St. Louis, MO hospital.

She was born on Sept. 29, 1966 in St. Joseph, Missouri the daughter of Gary and Marian (Saul) Moulin.

She was a 1984 graduate of Gilman City High School and gave her life to Jesus in 1985.

She was preceded in death by her mother and father-in-law, Marvin Gene and Lois Irene Prindle.

Kim is survived by her husband, Jack Prindle, of the home; son, Daniel (Tasha) Prindle, daughter, Randee Prindle, grandchildren, Kayla, Kinley, and Tanner; and parents, Gary and Marian Moulin all of Gilman City.

Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9 at the First Baptist Church, Gilman City, under the direction of Roberson Funeral Home, Bethany, MO. Burial will follow in Masonic Cemetery, Gilman City, MO. The family will receive friends from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Monday at Roberson Funeral Home, Bethany, MO where social distancing will be observed, and masks are recommended. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Masonic Cemetery in care of Roberson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 46, Bethany, MO 64424. Online condolences may be left at www.robersonfuneralhome.com.

Trafficking bust close to home Multiple departments completed a human trafficking rescue late on Feb. 5.

The St. Joseph Police, assisted by several law enforcement agencies including the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office and the Missouri State Highway Patrol, managed to rescue eight victims – five females, one male, and two children under the age of two. The victims received immediate medical attention as well as food, lodging, counseling, and rehabilitation services.

Three arrests were made after the human trafficking bust with one arrest still pending.

According to Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, the operation took place at two truck

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“This operation was successful because of cooperation between my office, the St. Joseph Police Department, the state highway patrol, the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office, and 13 other agencies and departments,” Schmitt said. “This unprecedented success should send clear a message to traffickers: you are not welcome in Missouri, and you can’t hide any longer.”

The investigation continues, hopefully with more details to come.

LMI surveys needed for grant funding

City Administrator Lance Rains reports that 375 Low to Moderate Income Surveys will be mailed to Gallatin residents for completion.

If 51% of more than 300 of the returned surveys are considered Low to Moderate Income (153 considered LMI at a minimum), the city may qualify for grants from Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to repair the roads. The survey is good for four years after completion with the goal to begin the street project in a year’s time.

“We’ve already got the financing in place for the cash match,” Rains stated. “We will use $75,000 of our budgeted $145,000 as a payment for a sixyear loan that would net Gallatin around $560,000 of cash match.

We would use that cash match in our grant application that would get us $500,000.00 in CDBG grant funding for a total project around $1,000,000.”

The suggested streets at the top of the list are West Grand, Corrine, Berry, and Burns.

These do not include currently arranged repairs and seals.

More information to come.

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NOTICE To all persons interested in the Estate of Lola F. Critten, Decedent.

The undersigned, Kenneth D. Critten, acting as Successor Trustee under a Trust, the terms of which provide that the debts of the Decedent may be paid by the Successor Trustee upon receipt of proper proof thereof. The address of the Successor Trustee is 26764 285th Street, Gallatin, MO 64640.

All creditors of the Decedent are noticed to present their claims to the undersigned within six (6) months from the date of the first publication of this Notice or be forever barred.

Kenneth D. Critten, Successor Trustee IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF DAVIESS COUNTY, MISSOURI AT GALLATIN — Case No. 20DV-CC00032 Michael K. Harris, and Connie S. Harris, Plaintiffs, v.

Dennis Lee Hamilton, and Judith A. Hamilton, and the Unknown Beneficiaries, Devisees, Grantees, Assignees, Donees, Alienees, Legatees, Administrators, Trustees, Mortgagees, Trustees, and Legal Representatives of Dennis Lee Hamilton or Judith A. Hamilton, and All Other Persons, Corporations, or Successors Claiming By, Through or Under Dennis Lee Hamilton or Judith A. Hamilton, Defendants.

NOTICE UPON ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION The State of Missouri to the above-named Defendants: You are hereby notified that an action has been commenced against you in the Circuit Court for the County of Daviess, State of Missouri, the object and general nature of which is a Petition for Declaratory Judgment and to Quiet Title, and which affects the following described property: All of Lot #2138 of Valkyrie Valley Sub-division, a sub-division of part of Sections Eight (8), Nine (9), Sixteen (16), Seventeen (17), Eighteen (18), Nineteen (19), and Twenty (20), in Township Fifty-nine (59) North, of Range Twenty-eight (28) West in Daviess County, Missouri.

The names of all parties to said action are stated above in the caption hereof and the name and address of the attorney for the Plaintiff is Drew F. Davis, P.O. Box 610, Cameron, Missouri 64429.

You are further notified that, unless you file an answer or other pleading or shall otherwise appear and defend against the aforesaid Petition within forty-five (45) days after the date of the first publication of this notice (or other date to which the deadline is extended by the Court), judgment by default will be rendered against you.

Witness my hand and the seal of the Circuit Court this 20th day of November 2020

/s/ Pam Howard, Circuit Clerk

Clerk of the Circuit Court Date of first publication: 1/20/2021 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF DAVIESS COUNTY, MISSOURI AT GALLATIN — Case No. 20DV-CC00037 ANN NETHERTON TRUST AGREEMENT Dated June 20, 2011 Michael L. Netherton, Randy W. Netherton and Sheryl N. Perry, Co-Trustee, Gallatin, MO, AND ROBERT O’HARE LIVING TRUST AGREEMENT Dated October 26, 1993 Kenneth A. O’Hare Successor Trustee, Plaintiffs, vs.

MARGARET L. HERALD, and/or ANY KNOWN OR UNKNOWN HEIRS, Defendants NOTICE UPON ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION The State of Missouri to Defendants: You are hereby notified that an action has been commenced against you in the Circuit Court for the County of Daviess, Missouri, the object and general nature of which is the right, title, and interest in the real property which is the subject of the Petition and legally described as follows: The North Twenty (20) acres of the South Twenty-five (25) acres of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, all in Section Twelve (12), Township Sixty-one (61), Range Twenty-nine (29), being all located within Daviess County Missouri.

The names of all parties to said action are stated above in the caption hereof and the name and address of the attorney for plaintiffs is: .Blair E. Merrigan, MCT Law, 123 E. Third Street, Cameron, MO 64429 You are further notified that, unless you file an answer or other pleading or shall otherwise appear and defend against the aforesaid petition within 45 days after the 27th day of January, 2021, judgment by default will be rendered against you.

Witness my hand and the seal of the Circuit Court this 6th day of January, 2021.

(Seal) Pam Howard, CIRCUIT CLERK IN THE 43RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, DAVIESS COUNTY, MISSOURI Judge or Division: PROBATE — Case Number: 21DV-PR00003 In the Estate of DELMOND LOWE SR, Deceased.

Notice of Letters of Administration Granted (Independent Administration) To All Persons Interested in the Estate of DELMOND LOWE SR, Decedent: On January 27, 2021, the following individuals was appointed the personal representative of the estate of DELMOND LOWE SR, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Daviess County, Missouri. The personal representative’s business address is: TERESA WALKER, 23026 NE 140TH STREET, EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO 64024 The personal representative may administer the estate independently without adjudication, order, or direction of the Probate Division of the Circuit Court, unless a petition for supervised administration is made to and granted by the court.

The personal representative’s attorney’s name and business address is: MADELINE WOLL 114 WESTWOODS DR, LIBERTY, MO 64068 All creditors of said decedent are notified to file claims in court within six months from the date of the first publication of this notice or if a copy of this notice was mailed to, or served upon, such creditor by the personal representative, then within two months from the date it was mailed or served, whichever is later, or be forever barred to the fullest extent permissible by law. Such six-month period and such two-month period do not extend the limitation period that would bar claims one year after the decedent’s death, as provided in Section 473.444, RSMo, or any other applicable limitation periods. Nothing in Section 473.033, RSMo, shall be construed to bar any action against a decedent’s liability insurance carrier through defendant ad litem pursuant to Section 537.021, RSMo. Date of the decedent’s death: 12-DEC-2020 Date of first publication: February 3, 2021 /s/ Jennifer Hoppenthaler, Clerk Receipt of this notice by mail should not be construed by the recipient to indicate that the recipient necessarily has a beneficial interest in the estate. The nature and extent of any person’s interest, if any, can be determined from the files and records of this estate in the Probate Division of the above referenced Circuit Court.

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Bill approved for AMI metering system The City Administrator and Public Works Director were authorized to purchase a utility mapping system and install a new AMI metering system at the Gallatin city meeting on Feb. 8.

When it came time to discuss new business, Mayor Barbara Ballew read the bill title for an ordinance “authorizing the city of Gallatin to enter into a master project agreement for an AMI metering system with Core and Main LP.” Evans motioned to approve Bill No. 2021-04, Ordinance No. 1254-21 for the AMI metering system. The bill was unanimously approved, 4-0.

With this approval, City Administrator Lance Rains and Public Works Director Mark Morey gained authorization to acquire a utility mapping system to capture meter locations and a service order tracking system to help workers install new water and electric meters for the new AMI. Rains also reported on LMI

(Low to Moderate Income) survey progress during the meeting.

Rains and his team are working to mail out 375 LMI randomly selected residential surveys to Gallatin citizens. Rains thinks the City of Gallatin might be able to qualify for other block grant opportunities if LMI survey requirements are successfully completed.

After receiving bids for a trailer for the water department, a motion passed to buy an eightby-sixteen-foot enclosed Doolittle Cargo Trailer from Terry Implement. The bid provided by Terry Implement was $8,950.

Morey provided a 2020 Year End Report for utility divisions.

Morey also reported on last week’s water main break repairs. In addition to a large water main break in front of Farmers Bank, crews also repaired a two-inch main break due to fiber installation on Fuller Street, and one service line repair.

Services continue despite snow First Baptist Church praise song was “Graves into Pastor Daniel Pelichowski Gardens.” Small group time folwill lead morning worship and lowed the message. present a message, “The Savior Lake Viking Church Tempted” Matthew 4:1-11. OnIt was a snowy Sunday, but line Live-Stream option will be 30 people braved the wind and available. the snow to worship together at Due to low attendance and Lake Viking Church. An infornot enough help, we have made mal study was held in the fellowthe difficult decision to call off ship hall. The topic was "Moving Pioneer Club for the remainder Forward." The key scripture of the school year. We hope to be was Isaiah 43:18-19 "Forget the SURVEYED 19.28 ACRES - Located in Jameson with back in the fall. former things; do not dwell on 16 acres in tillable and the remaining in timber. Rural REACH Youth is cancelled the past. See, I am doing a new water meter on property with electric nearby. Perfect for Wednesday, Feb. 10, due to thing! Now it springs up; do you for new home or weekend getaway! #1237 $74,000 school not being in session. not perceive it?"

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Accounts payable in the amount of $149,918.32 were approved for payment. The transaction report for January was also approved.

Discussion was held on taking out another WA/SW Fund CD, but no decision was made.

Administrator Rains has started working on the interfund transfer justification for El, WA, and SW and should be able to provide a report at the next meeting.

Police Chief Mark Richards provided the following incident report dated 2-8-2021: four information reports, three lockouts, one animal problem, one welfare check, one child abuse or neglect, one abandoned vehicle, New one property damage, five aniListin g two fraud, two susmal control, picious persons, one traffic accident, one alarm and one agency assist. There are two dogs in the pound.

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Upcoming “Boost Brain and Memory” course Human Development Specialists Jessica Trussell and Amber Allen at the University of Missouri Extension are hosting a Boost Your Brain & Memory course via Zoom.

The course will offer information on the body and mind to help people develop new habits to lead a healthier lifestyle, improve their memory functionality, be more detail-oriented and control/ understand their emotions. Participants will be given a downloadable workbook full of tips, facts, and mental exercises. The course will center on nutrition, physical activity, heart health, social and cognitive engagement, and stress management.

This Zoom class will meet every Friday from Feb. 12 to April 2. It is open to all participants with a 20-dollar registration fee.

Anyone interested can register at https://extension.missouri. edu/events/boost-your-brain-and-memory-1609828196.

Managed turkey hunts by MDC Missouri turkey hunters are able to apply through February for turkey managed hunts, spring 2021, through the Missouri Department of Conservation.

Qualifications, instructions and managed hunt specifics can be found on the application page: mdc.mo.gov/springturkeyhunts. Drawing results for the turkey managed hunts will be announced beginning March 15.

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Forgotten Kidder native, Paul Armstrong

by T.L. Huffman, staff writer

“Among those noticed on Main Street were --” was a caricature by the artist Marius de Zayas.

The caricature is of 52 well-known people of the time. The time was between 1910 and 1920.

Looks like our Kidder native finds himself among some pretty impressive personalities! The artwork includes across the top, left to right, Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Astor, Jacob H. Schiff, George J. Gould, Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt, Herman Sielcken, Andrew Carnegie, Mrs. O.H.P. Belmont, Mrs. Ogden Mills, Guillo Gatti-Casazza, Mr. & Mrs. W.A. Clark, Mrs James B. Haggin, Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, Mrs. Adrian Iselin, Mr. & Mrs. Reginald Vanderbilt, Mrs. John Jacob Astor, Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., Mrs. Arthur Scott Burden, Mr. & Mrs. Henry Clews, Reginald DeKoven, Major Creighton Webb, R. Thornton Wilson, and across the bottom, left to right, Judge Peter Barlow, Winthrop Ames, Margaret Illington, Paul Armstrong, Lee Shubert, W.R. Hearst, Jerome Siegel, Nazimova, John Drew, Flo. Ziegfeld, Lydia Lopoukowa, Victor Herbert, David Belasco, Charles F. Murphy, May Irwin, Douglas Fairbanks, Theodore Liebler, Frank Daniels Sam Harris, Fritzi Scheff, Mr. & Mrs. Lillian Russell, Joe Weber, Raymond Hitchcock, J.J. Shubert, Henry Miller, Roszicka Dolly, and W.A. Brady. (Library of Congress: New York : Published by Puck Publishing Corporation, 295-309 Lafayette Street, 1915 April 3. Subject Headings - Celebrities--New York (State)--New York--1910-1920).

Paul Armstrong was born in Kidder. He didn’t live there long, but, still, he’s a native son worth mentioning.

Who, you may wonder, was Paul Armstrong? Well, at one time he was one of America’s most popular playwrights.

Paul Armstrong was born on April 25, 1869, in Kidder, the son of Richard and Harriet (Scott) Armstrong. His parents then moved to Bay City, Michigan, where his father engaged in the steamship business.

At twenty-one, Armstrong secured a license to be captain of steam-vessels and for a short time was on a steamer plying the Great Lakes.

He wanted to be a writer, but many of his short stories were uniformly rejected by the publishers. He decided to enter literature by the backdoor of journalism.

He went to Buffalo and wrote for the Express, the Courier, and the News. One of his first assignments on the Express was a murder mystery which he unexpectedly helped to solve.

He next worked for the Chicago

CHAPTER TWO Miles’ dad tore open a sack of sunflower seeds. He reached in and cracked the salty seed with his teeth, spitting the husk neatly out the window. Miles helped himself to the snack, enjoying the breeze on his face as he and his dad made their way toward Philadelphia to see the Monarchs play in the Negro League World Series.

“How did the Negro League get its start?” his dad repeated Miles’ question. “Well, son, that was all thanks to a man named Rube Foster.”

“Rube Foster?” Miles said. “I think I’ve heard of him.”

“I know you love baseball,” Miles’ dad said. “So, I’m sure you’ve heard of him! Rube was both a manager and a pitcher. He started pitching back in the late 1800s.”

“Whoa,” Miles said. “That was a long time ago.”

Miles’ dad laughed.

“Well, not so long ago. You see, black baseball players have been a part of the sport for a long time.

Way back in the day—as you say, a long time ago,” Miles’ dad chuckled. “There was no Negro League, but black athletes still played the game. They formed teams and traveled around the country barnstorming.”

“Barnstorming?” Miles asked, “What’s barnstorming?”

Just then they happened to be passing a big, cherry red barn.

He imagined a group of baseball players storming toward it.

“Barnstorming means the teams would travel together from town to town organizing games and attracting new and different audiences. Usually rural, country towns.

That’s why it was called barnstorming.”

Miles knew that the Nationals played in Griffith Stadium.

“So, they didn’t really have a home stadium?”

“Nope,” Miles’ dad answered. “They played all over the place. Rube Foster was a part of the barnstorming.

He was a talented pitcher, but more than that he was also an excellent manager and a really smart guy. In 1920…”

“That long ago!” Miles interrupted, teasing his father.

“Not that long ago, in fact when I was only a little older than you, Rube Foster decided to organize black baseball, so he created the first Negro National League.”

“He just started it?”

“Well, he modeled the system after white Major League Baseball, which was already going on. There were a lot of talented black players and the Negro National League offered the players competitive salaries, so it just took off.

Plus, it was entertaining! You’ll see when we get there.

Negro League baseball is something a little different— daring, exciting, controlled but yet played at an almost faster pace than what you’ve seen in the Major Leagues.

You’ll love it.”

Miles’ dad glanced down at the gas gauge.

“We’re gonna’ need to fill up the tank,” he told his son.

Miles saw a gas station! It was just up the road.

“There, Dad!” he shouted.

The pair saw a lone white man standing near the pumps.

“Not that gas station,” his dad said. “We can make it a little further,” he glanced down at his map, which had been marked on with pencil notes and lines. “We just need to find the right place.”

Newspaper Connection: Miles’ dad talks about “barnstorming.” Find a picture of a place in your local paper that isn’t a baseball field, and explain how you could play baseball there.

Times-Herald.

Next, he moved to New York and under the penname of “Right Cross” wrote sports columns for the New York newspapers. Meanwhile he had become interested in writing for the theatre.

His first play, “Just a Day Dream”, was produced by a Boston stock company. For the next eight years Armstrong was one of the most popular of American playwrights.

His Broadway plays included The Blue Grass Handicap (1904), The Superstition of Sue (1904), The Heir to the Hoorah (1905), Salomy Jane (1907), Society and the Bulldog (1908), Via Wireless (1908), Going Some (1909), Alias Jimmy Valentine (1910), The Deep Purple (1911), The Greyhound (1912), The Escape (1913), The Bludgeon (1914), and The Heart of a Thief (1914).

Of these plays, Alias Jimmy Valentine is probably the best remembered, as it was based on an O. Henry story, and made into films in 1915 and 1928. The Deep Purple is considered one of the earliest crime plays.

About 1913 Armstrong’s health began to fail and his work to lose its grip. Armstrong died from heart-failure at his home in New York City on August 30, 1915.

Armstrong was twice married. His first wife was Rella Abell, of Kansas City, whom he married in London, July 24, 1899.

She became a playwright herself.On Dec. 12, 1913, Armstrong married Catherine Calvert of Baltimore, who had starred in several of his plays and who later became a prominent movingpicture actress. They had one son.

As an interesting side note, Armstrong’s nephew was Robert Armstrong. He starred in the earliest version of the film, King Kong (1933), as big-time promoter Carl Denham. The film also began co-star Fay Wray on the road to stardom. It set Robert up for a plethora of leading man and second lead roles he would play through the 1930s.

As a final note, Paul Armstrong, the playwright, was also a song writer. He composed the lyrics to Old Glory Goes Marching On (Flag That Never Knew Defeat); Just a Necklace of Two Little Arms; and Will the Angels Guard My Daddy Over There and many other songs for World War I.