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Two confess to stealing a pickup from a Gallatin residence driveway Two Kansas City residents confessed to stealing a red 2019 Dodge Ram from a Gallatin residence on Feb. 23. The Dodge had been reported as stolen on Feb. 19. The vehicle was reportedly stolen between 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 18 to 7:10 a.m. on Feb. 19. The Daviess County Sheriff ’s Office posted about the missing vehicle on Feb. 19, asking anyone with information to call. The vehicle was recently recovered in the Kansas City area. According to a probable cause statement provided by the Daviess County Sheriff ’s Office, both Clint E. Vinzant, 27, and Mallory J. Shomaker, 31, con-
fessed to a Kansas City, Missouri, police detective while in custody to stealing the truck from the owner’s driveway. The truck’s owner was able to retrieve his vehicle from a Kansas City tow yard. During inventory, he found a cattle tattoo gun and ear-tags that were later identified as belonging to another Gallatin resident. Shomaker and Vinzant both have prior criminal history. Shomaker had prior convictions for forgery and possession of drug paraphernalia with numerous pending charges in the KC area and an outstanding warrant for failure to appear in court. Vinzant has a warrant from
Sullivan County , numerous outstanding warrants from KC area, and five failures to appear. Vinzant also has multiple convictions including theft, possession of drug paraphernalia, operating a vehicle without a valid license, leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident, tampering with a vehicle, driving while impaired by alcohol, unlawful imprisonment, reckless endangerment, fleeing a police officer in a vehicle, petty larceny, and possession of stolen property. Both Shomaker and Vinzant have been charged with stealing a motor vehicle, D felony and stealing, A misdemeanor.
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Daviess County Health De- to working with other community $ 0 partment Public Health Nurse leaders and members to prevent, RaCail King is now transitioning promote, and protect the resi- ...69¢ de to be the new health department dents of Daviess County.” anywhere in if you sub administrator. RaCail was raised in Jamesport, where she resides with her husband, Cody King, and their three children. She earned an associate degree in nursing from North Central Missouri College in Trenton and is currently working towards her bachelor’s degree at Northwest Missouri Sample ballot for upcoming State University. spring elections appears on page 13 After receiving her associate degree in nursing, she tackled the public health nurse position at the Daviess County Health Department. She has been trained RaCail King in school nursing, childcare health, WIC, immunizations, vacCOVID Update: March 3 cine management, disease case Statewide Rank based per 100k population: management, emergency preparedness, and more in the three *Daviess County .......587 years she has served the health (72nd among 114 counties; +0 since 02/24) department. Caldwell County .........641 “I am eager to learn this new (70th among 114 counties; +1 since 02/24) role as administrator and exGentry County ............734 pand my knowledge in public (5th among 114 counties; +0 since 02/24) health while serving my commuHarrison County .........823 nity,” said King. “I look forward (14th among 114 counties; +0 since 02/24)
Precautionary boil order issued March 1 for PWSD#1 users There is a precautionary boil advisory issued for the Public Water Supply District #1 of Daviess County due to a water line break for customers that are on E Hwy from NE Harris Road east to 135th Street. Additional areas affected include those on NE Dallas Road, NE Heimbaugh Road to Stewart Road and including NE Steward Road south of E Hwy. This area includes all of Santa Rosa. This area also includes 135th Street from E Hwy north to Ivory Ave. Crews are working to restore water to affected customers. This precautionary boil advisory is in place until further notice.
Grundy County ...........829 (33rd among 114 counties; +2 since 02/24)
Dekalb County............921 (63rd among 114 counties; +3 since 02/24)
Livingston County ....1331 (27th among 114 counties; +6 since 02/24)
Clinton County .........1525 (57th among 144 counties; +1 since 02/24)
State to date: 479,069 cases, 8,148 deaths Statewide positivity rate (last 7 days): +4.5% Source: Missouri DHSS at 9 a.m. March 3
USA: 28.7M confirmed cases
(recoveries unreported); 516K deaths
Worldwide: 115M cases, 64.9M recovered, 2.55M 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: 666 total cases (8 active; 644 recovered; 14 deaths). Questions? Call the Daviess County Health Dept.:
660.663.2414
No charges against deputy involved in recent Livingston County shooting
Delivery ends in disaster in alley behind Barton’s
At approximately 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 25, a semitruck turned into the alley behind Barton’s Hardware and Elbert’s Department Store and hit a telephone pole. The pole wedged between the semi’s cab and the drive wheels. The driver was new and didn’t have experience with entering that specific alley for deliveries. City crews responded immediately to replace
the pole. The line on that pole is primarily an electrical carrier and a three phase. That alley also has fiber, phone lines, cable lines, electric, sewer, gas, and water lines running down it, which is why the city crews had to be cautious while trying to place the pole in the same spot it was in before the incident. Work crews successfully completed the replacement around 8 p.m.
There will be no charges against the Livingston County deputy who was involved in the shooting of a Marceline man, Timothy Frandson. In last week’s issue, it was reported that the deputy tried to assist Frandson after a one-vehicle crash when things turned violent. Frandson attacked the deputy, and the deputy used his weapon. Frandson was pronounced dead when help arrived. The officer, now identified as Deputy Jordan Williams, was treated at an area hospital for a broken nose and eye laceration.
The Livingston County Prosecuting Attorney made a post on Facebook regarding this verdict. The post read: “After I read the reports, viewed scene photographs, heard dispatch recordings and listened to the Troopers’ analysis of all evidence gathered by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, I have no doubt that the use of force by Deputy Jordan Williams of the Livingston County Sheriff ’s Department on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, was lawful and justified.”
City’s water usage exceeding 50,000 gallons over daily average With Gallatin’s water production running 50,000 gallons over the daily average, the city board held a discussion on next steps at their Feb. 22 meeting. Public Works Director Mark Morey stated that the water plant is running nearly 13 hours daily as opposed to their normal 8 hours. Morey has reached out to Public Water Supply District (PWSD) No. 2 with concerns about the increased usage. Morey expects that the city crews will find more water leaks or busted meters in the coming weeks. Last week the crews repaired a water main break on West Van Buren. The break caused over 300,000 gallons of water loss. They reportedly had to get through over 18 inches of frost under the street before they could make necessary repairs. Through the cold weather spurts, crews have had to thaw and/or replace around a dozen water meters. The city reviewed updates given on the
water plant concerning pipes from backwash basins to the lime sludge basins. In the previous week, these pipes have backed up, frozen, and pulled apart. Ross Construction and Snyder’s Engineering were contacted, and crews have made short-term repairs to allow continued backwashing until more permanent repairs can be made. The pipes will need to be rebuilt and modifications made to the pipelines to avoid future freezing issues. The repairs are not expected to disturb water distribution. Discussion was held regarding commercial vs. residential electric rates. A motion was made to clarify that any business outside of a commercially zoned area that is required to possess a valid business license will be required to pay a commercial electric rate for their property that is used for their business. Additionally, customers fed through a three-phase electrical service that are using the property for
residential use only will be charged at a residential rate. The motion passed 4-0. Chief Richards provided an incident report list dated 2-22-2021 for the board to review: four animal control, two lockout, three animal problem, 15 welfare checks, four medical assist, one trespassing, one theft, one intoxicated person, two fraud, two suspicious person, and one warrant arrest. There is one dog in the pound. Discussion was held on customers within the city limits that have the ability to hook up to sewer, but haven’t hooked up to the service. The board agreed all residents are required to pay for sewer usage going forward per Section 710.030 which was adopted in 2004. The board discussed estimated street resurfacing bids. Morey will contact a contractor for more clarification on the estimated tons of usage before the next meeting. There is $145,000 in the 2021 budget for these renovations.
Green Hills has 95 surveys out of the 375 total LMI surveys that were mailed. Bills totalling in the amount of $18,975.34 were approved for payment. Morey and City Administrator Lance Rains talked to an engineer about reengineering the 2400 system. They will need to purchase and install new poles and transformers, but some of the wire can be salvaged. Rains expects to have the results of the electrical rate study from Toth Engineering in 30-45 days. Rains and Police Chief Mark Richards recently took a tour of the Medical Marijuana Dispensary and reported on the building’s security. A brief discussion was held regarding the cupola building. Rains will contact the women that host Chautauqua to see if they have plans for the building. The above are the unapproved minutes of the City of Gallatin regular public meeting held Feb. 22 at city hall.