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Feb. 13, 2019 UPSP 213-200 Vol. 154, No. 38
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Jason Smith appointed as Daviess County Coroner David Jason Smith of Gallatin has been appointed as the Daviess County Coroner by Missouri Governor Mike Parson. The announcement was made on Feb. 6. Mr. Smith is currently employed as the ambulance director of Daviess County since 1998. He has also been serving as the deputy coroner in Daviess County since 2000. Mr. Smith comJason Smith pleted his paramedic training and certification at Hannibal LaGrange College and received his Missouri Paramedic License in 1997. Mr. Smith has also served as a volunteer fire fighter since 2000 and as a PRN Flight Paramedic. Additionally, he is a certified rescue scuba diver for the Gallatin Fire Protection Dive Team. David McWilliams, the former Daviess County Coroner, resigned from the office on Dec. 31, 2018.
School walkway expected to be complete by Feb. 22 Nick Nigh with Herner Construction updated the board on the ongoing walkway project between the middle school and elementary buildings during the Jan. 14 meeting of the Gallatin R-5 Board of Education. Work on the project has been slow due to the canopy design and the holiday season. Herner Construction would like to have a no-cost contract extension for an additional three weeks, which would have the completion set for Feb. 22. The board approved the contract extension. Dawson King was recognized for receiving first place in the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) Watershed Poster Contest in the State of Missouri. His poster moves on to the national level. Reports were presented by the superintendent, principals, activities director and librarian. Missouri State Board of Education policies and procedures were updated, including: BBB (school board elections), BBBB (school board ballot issues), DC (taxing and borrowing authority/ limitations), DG (depository of funds), DJFA (federal programs and projects), GB (part time and substitute employment), GBAC (staffing with and employing retirees), GBEBC (criminal background checks);
GBEBC-AF1 (criminal background checks/employee background check consent), GCPC (retirement of professional staff members), GDPC (retirement of support staff members); IC (academic calendar year/ day), IGAEB (teaching about human sexuality), IGBB (programs for gifted students), IKE (promotion, acceleration and retention of students), IKF (graduation requirements), IL (assessment program), JECC (assignment of students to grade levels/classes), JHD (student guidance and counseling), KB (public information program); GBEBC-AP1 (criminal background checks/security), IGBBAP1 (programs for gifted students/gifted identification and placement) and JFCL-AP1 (A+ schools program/critical). Board members present were Tim Bradford, Pam Critten, Bill Irby, Trent Dowell, Brice Terry, and Amy Heldenbrand. Jeffrey Donovan was absent. Dr. Copple, Principal Collins, Principal Thogmartin, Activities Director Gann and Board Secretary Corwin were in attendance. Staff present were Debbie Sweatman, Nicole Curtis and Michelle Anthuis. Guests were Martin Sweatman, Dawson King, Shellie King, and Nick Nigh from Herner Construction.
Gallatin’s Shopko store to close May 5 It’s official. Gallatin’s Shopko store was listed among the additional store closings on the Shopko website announced this past week -- and the list of store closures is long. Gallatin will be closing on May 5; Trenton will close on May 12. The other Missouri Shopko stores, Albany, Carrollton, and Doniphan, are also on the list, as well as Mt. Ayr, Iowa. Closing dates are approximate. Liquidation at the Gallatin store located on North Main Street began on Feb. 8. Speculation churns about prospects of a pharmacy to open in Gallatin, independent and apart from Shopko. As this edition goes to press, how-
ever, no news can be confirmed as local consumers scurry to pharmacies in neighboring towns. There are over 251 Shopko stores throughout the U.S. which will be liquidated. These stores are located in Wisconsin, Kansas, Nebraska, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Iowa, Washington, Utah, Michigan, Idaho, Oregon, Texas, Nevada, Colorado, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arizona. The Green Bay, Wisconsin-based retailer filed for a court-supervised financial restructuring under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in January.
Event answers: What’s the score, deer? The North Missouri Sportsman’s Alliance (NMSA) is sponsoring its annual free deer antler scoring day Saturday, March 16, at the Elks Lodge in Chillicothe. “We will again be providing certified Pope & Young and Boone & Crockett and Missouri Big Bucks scorers for area hunters,” said Steve Shoot, president of the NMSA. “This is free to all who attend.” Shoot said antlers would be accepted from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, with scoring of the antlers taking place throughout the early afternoon hours. “We hope all of the deer racks can be scored, but if we get overwhelmed with numbers the scoring will end around 4 p.m.,” said Shoot. When hunters arrive at the Elks Lodge, located at 402 Harvester Road, there is a sign-in process and the antlers will be given a number in the order they are registered. The scorers are separated from the hunters when the antlers are scored. “There are specific guidelines
to follow when you bring your antlers to be scored and also when you pick them up to take back home,” Shoot said. “You will be asked to provide some basic information on how the deer was taken, your name and address, and so on.” The NMSA and the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will be also teaming up to provide something new this year. “Conservation Department personnel will be initiating roundtable discussions on deer in Missouri and they have a lot of interesting information to offer to area hunters,” Shoot said. “Plus, Bill Wehrle, an NMSA board member and well known outdoorsman in the area, will be providing information on wild turkeys and the upcoming spring season, which at the time of the event will only be a month away.” Members of the Chillicothe High School Hunting & Fishing Club will also be on hand to assist the scorers throughout the day. Free refreshments will be
provided throughout the day. According to Shoot, it is important to bring the antlers to be scored as early as possible. They will be measured by the scorers in the order in which they arrive at the Lodge,” said Shoot. “The only exception to this will be for those antlers which must be scored by those certified for Boone & Crockett or Pope & Young.” Shoot said the entrance to the Lodge where the scoring will take place is located on the south side of the building.
Good Luck, BULLDOGS! Gallatin sends 9 athletes to compete at the MSHSAA Class 1 State Wrestling Tournament at Mizzou Arena. See page 6
All roads still lead back to Jameson for former grad, retiring WJC coach Editor’s Note: Coach Holley graciously provided comments about growing up in the Jameson community. We thought it best to let him give his narrative without interruption. Larry graduated from Jameson High School in 1963 after leading his team to third place in Missouri’s Class S division. The Huskies finished 33-1 that season with their only loss coming in the state semifinal against South Iron. Larry, also a small class state indoor champion in the mile, finished his basketball career with 1,758 points in 107 games. That scoring record stood for many years. Frank Wheeler set the current JHS scoring record in 1980 (1,950 points). Larry broke into the starting lineup at William Jewell half way through his freshman season and scored 18 points in his first game as a starter.
by Dennis Cox, Sports Editor
The all-time winningest college basketball coach in the state of Missouri is hanging up his sneakers and turning in his whistle at the end of the 2018-19 season. Head William Jewell College Coach, former Cardinal player and Jameson High School alum Larry Holley recently announced that he will retire at the end of this basketball season. A formal recognition of Holley’s long and successful career will be held during the Cardinals’ final home game at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 23, at the Mabee Center on the William Jewell campus. Holley became the head of the William Jewell men’s program in the spring of 1979 after a four-year tenure, two as head coach at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville. He also coached six seasons at Central Methodist College in Fayette and one year at Harrisburg, MO, High School. Holley owns 830 wins at WJC, 12 conference championships, 25 twenty-win seasons and four 30-win seasons. On Jan. 25, 2018, he picked up his 903rd win to pass
Larry Holley, all-time winningest college basketball coach in Missouri history. [photo by Kyle Rivas]
legendary Coach Bob Knight and move into ninth place on the men’s college basketball career wins list. In addition, Holley started the annual High School Holiday Classic at William Jewell, has held Cardinal Summer Basketball camps since 1980, and helped lead
the campaign to start the William Jewell Athletic Hall of Fame. Holley has three daughters with his late wife, Ann: Lindsay, Lauren and Lacey. His current wife of 10 years is Linda. He is the proud grandfather of Reagan, Evan, Brea and Stevie.
About his parents, Lawrence R. and Linda (Pugh) Holley: My dad (my full name is Lawrence Russell Holley II) was the superintendent of schools, taught some classes (math, general science, physics, etc.), drove his station wagon on a bus route each day (some years), coached basketball (both boys and girls at different times) and directed the senior class play each year. He was a member of the Bap(continued on page 3)