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Gallatin’s Jett Simmons shatters the GHS 3-point record en route to capping a 1,154-point high school basketball career. Sports editor Dennis Cox puts statistics into perspective. Read his remarks on page 8.
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Farmer fatally hurt in tractor accident A Daviess County man was fatally injured in a farming accident that happened at about 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 26. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Victor Morgan, 64, McFall, was loading a hay bale on private property located off Hwy 69, one mile north of Pattonsburg. Excessive weight on the front of the McCormick 560 tractor caused it to tip and roll down an embankment. The tractor came to rest on Mr. Morgan who was pronounced at the scene at 11:15 a.m. by Daviess County Coroner David McWilliams. The accident was investigated by Tpr. A.D. Martin, assisted by Sgt. P.M. Kimball, Cpl. B.R. Hilliard, Trp. D.M. Wilburn, Daviess County Sheriff ’s Office, Pattonsburg Fire Department, and NTA Ambulance.
School lockdown at Jameson; juvenile taken into custody North Daviess R-3 School in Jameson was placed on lockdown Monday morning, Feb. 26. According to the Daviess County Sheriff ’s Office, a juvenile has been taken into custody for questioning. Around 8 a.m. the school was notified by law enforcement officials of the possibility of an outside threat. The school immediately followed district procedure and began lockdown protocol. Those procedures were followed until law enforcement notified the district that the threat no longer existed later in the morning. Multiple law enforcement officers were called to the North Daviess school. There were no reports of any incidents at the school, and no details have been released about the nature of the threat. An investigation is continuing by the Daviess County Sheriff ’s Office. “We want to be sure that our parents and community know that the safety and security of students is our number one objective,” according to a release by R-3 Superintendent Daniel Street and High School Principal Kelly Hightree.
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Contest brewing for commissioner Several candidates signed up to run for Daviess County offices on opening day of filing, Feb. 27. Two candidates have filed for the job of Daviess County Presiding Commissioner, currently held by Randy Sims. Sims does not plan to refile, as he and his wife Tracy are retiring to Florida at the end of his term. Seeking the office are Melvin McFee of Weatherby and James T. Ruse of Gallatin, both are Republicans.
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Ronetta Burton filed for the position of county clerk being vacated by Vicki Corwin, whose resignation was announced in last week’s paper. Mrs. Burton has been serving as deputy county clerk. She was appointed as the interim county clerk today (Wednesday) by the Daviess County commissioners. Burton, who resides at Pattonsburg, will run on the Republican ticket. Incumbents who have thrown their hats in the ring for the upcoming election include Jane McKinsey, Democrat for Daviess County Recorder; Pam Howard, Democrat for Daviess County Circuit Clerk; and Daren Adkins, Democrat for Associate Circuit Judge, all of Gallatin. Daviess County positions
which will be filled this election year are as follows: associate circuit judge, presiding commissioner, county clerk, circuit clerk, recorder of deeds, prosecuting attorney, committeeman and committeewoman. Interested persons may file at the county clerk’s office on the second floor of the courthouse. The office opens at 8 a.m. To expedite this process, each filer should have a current voter I.D. card, filing fee receipt from his respective party, and Form 5120 from the Department of Revenue. The last two items are not required for the committee person candidates. Candidate filing will be open until March 27. The primary election is set for Aug. 7; the general election will be held on Nov. 6.
Shooting range relocates into south Daviess County by Dave Langvardt
Boot Hill Shooting Ground has relocated into southern Daviess County at 33482 230th (take FF a half mile east from Highway 13). Boot Hill is a shotgun specific shooting range that offers sporting clays and 5-stand. It is operated by Randy Pickering of Hamilton. Sporting clays is a sport that has shooters travel a course with 10-15 stations where they will stop and try to shoot a variety of clay targets thrown from electric traps. This is a self-serve operation; shooters “pull” their own targets by use of remote controls at each station. The course is usually 100 targets, but a 50-target version is also available. Boot Hill operated in Hamilton for many years until they determined they needed a bigger site, so they closed in 2017 and relocated to the new location. Boot Hill offers open shooting on Saturdays and Sundays. They also have a scheduled tournament every month starting in March through September. This year Boot Hill will open on March 10-11 with a tournament. (continued on page 12)
These Plungers from Access II once again had great costumes and braved icy water to help raise money for Special Olympics. Pictured are Deena McCallon, Jessica Adkins, and Heather Swymeler.
The Polar DAWGS pulling Hercules’ Chariot won first place in costumes and was also top fundraiser. Pictured are (left to right, front row) Aryn Pajak, Will Johnson (Gallatin), Pierce Rash, Kamey Shaw, Jennifer Findley; (back row) Jim Rash, Austin Smith (Gallatin), Rocky Dunkin, Devin McGuire, Jeffrey Jackson, James Ross and Kurtis Brewer.
Over 100 take Polar Plunge, raise $31,600 by Troy Lesan
“Turn Your Inner Zeus Loose” was the official motto for this year’s 11th Annual Lake Viking Polar Plunge held on Feb. 24 which raised $31,600. It would seem that the plungers took those words to heart for the event. Prior to the event, St. Joseph Special Olympics Co-Coordinator Melody Prawitz was optimistic with 112 plungers preregistered. When registration actually opened, a mob of eager plungers stepped forward, in
colorful costumes. Every year the plunge is a little different. The unique and exciting thing about this year’s event was student participation – groups from high schools at Chillicothe, Lathrop, Polo, and Trenton. There was even a sizeable group representing Lathrop Middle School that was responsible for good fundraising numbers. Once again, some of the old standbys were there – Jim Rash of Galt (always the top indi-
vidual fundraiser) along with his son, Pierce, and the group from Chillicothe Corrections Center. These have gone into the cold water all 11 years of Lake Viking’s annual event. Both the number of participants and amount raised make this event one of the most successful Lake Viking plunges. Judy Rash, who puts in long days and a monstrous amount of volunteer hours as the event volunteer coordinator, was pleased (continued on page 3)
Tomorrow is tax assessment deadline in Daviess County. See page 6