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Only the brave will plunge this Saturday The 12th Annual Polar Plunge will take place Saturday, Feb. 23. Brave men and women from around the area will don costumes and swimwear and take “polar” dips into Lake Viking. Their Reason for Freezin’... the athletes of Special Olympics Missouri. All proceeds from this year’s event will benefit training and competition for the 1,200 Special Olympics Missouri athletes here in the north area. For the past 11 years, Jim and

Judy Rash and their son Pierce have been vitally involved in the planning and execution of the Lake Viking Polar Plunge. Jim has been the top fundraiser in each of the 11 years of the Lake Viking Plunge, raising in total over $80,000 for Special Olympics. Judy has been instrumental in the organizing and production of the event. This year, for health reasons and by doctor recommendation, the Rashes are not participating, but they do

City hauls 40 tons of sand, replaces meters, continues dealing with hard winter weather Gallatin city crews were very busy with snow removal and weather related issues in midFebruary. Public Works Director Mark Morey reported to the Gallatin Board of Aldermen at their meeting on Feb. 11 that street crews hauled 40 tons of sand from the local sand plant to treat the streets. The city’s supply of bagged salt was completely gone, until another load arrived. Lots of pot holes will need to be filled after the winter weather slows down. Discussion was held regard-

ing hiring a street superintendent. Frozen water meters have been replaced by the city water crew. Crews have been dealing with heating issues at the new water plant in the actual plant and electrical room. There have been no heating issues in the lab. Snyder and Associates, the engineering company that designed and constructed the new water plant, will be contacted about the matter. Crews repaired a frozen broken line at the old water plant. continued on page

extend their appreciation to the many businesses and supporters at Gallatin and Lake Viking who have been so generous to this special endeavor. The Rashes now live in Galt. The Polar Plunge is open to anyone 10 years or older who is a fan of having a good time for a good cause. The event is hosted by Chillicothe Correctional Center, Crossroads Correctional Center and Western Missouri Correctional Center and will take place at the Lake Viking Clubhouse. Day-of registration begins at 11 a.m. and the Plunge starts promptly at 2 p.m. The Costume Parade will be at 1 p.m. Costumes are highly encouraged. Awards will be given in the following categories: top fundraisers, top fundraising group, top fundraising school, and top law enforcement. Golden Plunger Awards for the most creative costumes will also be presented to top group and top individuals. Awards will be presented in the clubhouse immediately following the plunge. The Pee Wee Plunge for those nine-and-under will be at 12 noon; registration is at 11 a.m., (continued on page 1 6 )

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First one, then none …and now 2 pharmacies to open in Gallatin If there is any silver lining in and operated by Mackenzie Morthe wake of the May 5 closing of rison, PharmD. Gallatin’s Shopko store, it’s the Mrs. Morrison, a 2002 graduapparent interest in providing ate of Gallatin R-5 High School, locally-owned pharmaceutical has been employed at the Shopservices here. ko Pharmacy in Gallatin for the Two separate, independent past 10 years. She was named pharmacists are now feverishly pharmacy manager after graduworking to open for ating from the Pharbusiness in Gallatin. macy School at the This development University of Missouri comes to the delight in Kansas City. She of residents who othalso gained experierwise anticipated ence working at the the inconvenience of Walmart Pharmacy at driving to neighborCameron while coming towns to fill medipleting her degree. cal prescriptions and Mackenzie and acquire other health her husband, Zack, care products. are the parents of two Mackenzi e Morrison One new pharmachildren, Ethan and announces plans for cy will open for busi- Main S treet Pharmacy Paige. ness within Dungy’s When both new Market. Jeremy and Rikki Dungy pharmacies open for business, have announced plans to re- Gallatin residents will have two model a portion of their grocery local pharmacies to choose from store for a Trenton pharmacist to for the first time in over three begin business here. Further de- decades. During the 1980s the tails about this new business will Pill Box Pharmacy operated be forthcoming. in the middle of the east side of Another new business, Main the business square, where MeStreet Medical Pharmacy, will lissa Everman now operates All open as soon as possible in Things Body, at 115 North Main the building formerly housing Street. Casey’s General Store. This Competition at that time (continued on page 1 6 ) pharmacy will be owned, in part,

Graydee Rains’ state championship leads to GHS record 6 medal count by Denni s C ox , Sports Ed i tor

G raydee R ains claimed G allatin’s fourth state wrestling championship on S aturday in izzou rena in olumbia. he ulldog senior finished a perfect season, - , and picked up his 1 7 3rd career win during S aturday’s action.

Motivation may be found in many forms and in many places. Take, for example, the photo that has been hanging on the wall in the Gallatin High School wrestling room since the first practice in October. Ever since Graydee Rains lost, 7-3, to Justin Leath of Lone Jack in last season’s Class 1, 220-pound third place match, he has been on a mission with the help of a photo from that match that showed Leath in celebration and a dejected Rains on his back on the mat. Fast forward to last Friday’s Class 1, 220-pound semifinal match, Rains, 44-0, vs. Leath, 50-2, for a coveted spot in Saturday’s championship round. The two veteran seniors battled for control with no scoring in the first period, but this time Rains was not to be denied a victory. Leath chose the bottom position to begin the second period and scored 2 points on a reversal and 2 more for a near fall. A tense “alligator

roll” ended with Rains on top and scoring 4 points before winning the match by pin. Rains jumped to his feet and left a crestfallen Leath on the mat. Rains would face long-bodied freshman Keith Miley, Whitfield, in the championship match. Rains grabbed a 5-0 lead, surrendered a reversal with 10 seconds left in the match and captured Gallatin’s fourth individual state title in the history of the program. Rains also set a new match win record for the Bulldog program of 173. His 45 victories this season were the most without a loss. Gallatin’s record medal count also included a third place finish by Ross Critten (120), fifth place finishes by Andon Allen (106) and Tom Crouse (160) and sixth place finishes by Ayden Wayne (126) and Drayton Harris (170). Critten’s only loss in the tournament came to 120-pound champion Logan Ferrero in the semifinal round. His (continued on page 9 )

County finances stable; reserves allow for bridge replacement The following is the annual county budget message prepared by Daviess County Clerk Ronetta Burton. This message, required by state law, accompanies the 2019 Daviess County budget and is written by the county clerk as Chief Budget Officer. Her message, reprinted here in its entirety, is as follows: As the 2019 budget year begins, Daviess County is in a stable financial condition with a beginning fund balance of $3,245,918.08, estimated revenues of $3,822,726.59, and estimated expenditures of $4,101,942.23, which will leave the county with an estimated fund balance of

$2,966,702.44. These numbers reflect a balanced budget for General Revenue with an estimated budget surplus for 2019 of $3,195.15. The Road and Bridge Fund and the Law Enforcement Sales Tax Fund, along with 13 other segregated funds, have budgeted use of $282,410.79 of their individual carryover funds for the 2019 budget year. Daviess County’s assessed valuations grew 2.6% in 2018 with a real estate valuation of $94,946,153 and a personal valuation of $32,915,618. There was $2,222,984 in new real estate construction reported by the Assessor. Tax levies are as follows:

General Revenue -- $0.1193, Senior Services -- $0.0498 and County Disabilities (SB 40) -- $0.0922. Sales tax revenue was up 6% and use tax revenue was up 26%, following the increases of 5.5% in sales tax and 12% in use tax in 2017. The Commission will continue to repair and maintain our beautiful courthouse with plans for 2019 to repair leaks both on the 2nd and 3rd floors, repair and/or replace the existing water fountains, and upgrade the heating and air conditioning beginning in the Assessor’s office with plans (if installation is successful) to upgrade the other offices as finances allow.

The Road and Bridge Fund will see an increase of $250,000 in revenue and an increase of $450,000 in expenditures in 2019, with the additional funds coming from existing reserves. This extra expenditure will be used to fund BRO 031 (34) bridge that has been on hold for several years due to a lack of funding. This bridge will be an 80/20 match from the Bridge Replacement Off-System (BRO) program, including approximately $250,000 in county Soft Match funds [Editor’s note: This bridge is located in Benton Township, east of Old Pattonsburg]. (continued on page 3)

National FFA Week — Feb. 16-23, 2019. See pages 10-11 inside


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