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A long road to ribbon cutting ceremony!

Main Street Medical Pharmacy opens its doors The milestone was marked with a ribboncutting ceremony on Aug. 7, coordinated by Stephanie Williams, business facilitator with North Central Missouri Business Facilitation (NCMBF). Dr. Neal described the process involved in getting the pharmacy started in a questionnaire she completed for the NCMBF: “My biggest struggle while opening a new business has been contracting insurance companies. As a business, I was approved by May 6 to dispense prescriptions. However, today’s pharmacy market is no longer cash paying patients. Almost everyone has insur-

Bank robbery re-enactment at Chautauqua Plans for the 2019 Gallatin Chautauqua are taking shape, according to festival leader Kate Chrisman. A lineup of events and free activities is being scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Sept. 20-21. This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Frank & Jesse James robbery of the Daviess County Savings Association which occurred in Gallatin (1869), as featured on Chautauqua T-shirts and souvenir programs. An outdoor re-enactment of the crime will be presented on location at the southwest corner of Gallatin’s business square.

The re-enactment will feature actors portraying authentic characters, some on horseback, to provide historic details for those in attendance. Outlaws Frank & Jesse James became notoriously legend in Old West lore. Two events which occurred in Gallatin serve as bookends during their 14-year crime spree – the 1869 bank robbery and the 1883 trial of Frank James. The bank robbery thrusts Gallatin native Samuel P. Cox into a hero’s role, capping a lifetime of adventure and achievement. It was Major Cox who took on the personal risk (continued on page 2)

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Surrounded by supporters as the ribbon is cut on Aug. 7 are Dr. Mackenzie Morrison, staff pharmacist; Hillaree Barlow, certified pharmacy technician; Dr. NiCole Neal, pharmacist in charge; Aubrey Burns, first year pharmacy student at KU; Stephanie Williams with North Central Missouri Business Facilitation; and Jen Harris, pharmacy technician.

The opening of the brand new Main Street Medical Pharmacy in Gallatin has been a long time coming. A complex trail of red tape and paperwork has hindered the completion of insurance contracts, but Dr. NiCole Neal and Dr. Mackenzie Morrison believe the end is now in sight. In the wake of the closing of the only pharmacy in Gallatin, Mackenzie and NiCole accepted the challenging endeavor of opening an independent pharmacy to provide for the community’s pharmaceutical needs back in February, and have been working towards that goal for the past several months.

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ance coverage for prescriptions. Therefore, we are still waiting on insurance companies to contract with our store. “I was amazed that Missouri state insurance company of Missouri Health Net, or Medicaid, approved us in May, while the independent carriers are taking much longer to complete their contracts with us.” Although the new pharmacy is not yet fully contracted with insurance, they’ve been told that “sometime in the next 30 days,” the paperwork will be completed so that patrons may begin having their prescriptions transferred to Gallatin’s only hometown pharmacy. Although the store has been open for over a month, they have only been able to accept cash payments and Medicaid. Mackenzie Morrison is a hometown girl who started her career as the pharmacy manager at Shopko in Gallatin, where she worked for 10 years before the store closed this year. She graduated from pharmacy school at the University of Missouri in Kansas City in 2008. She also gained experience working at the Walmart Pharmacy at Cameron while completing her degree. Mackenzie, a 2002 graduate of Gallatin R-5 High School, is excited to continue serving Gallatin and the surrounding communities. She and her husband Zack live outside (continued on page 3)

Jameson Picnic a family tradition …and this family is all smiles Charlene Caraway, Gallatin, has never missed a Jameson Picnic in 80 years until last year when she broke her leg, but she was back this year smiling from ear to ear. Charlene won the Jameson Picnic Baby show in 1937, and that tradition continued as this year her great-grandsons Parker Michael Kreatz won first place in the 13-18 month category of the baby show, and Owen Michael Kreatz was Little Mister. They are the sons of Brook and Justin Kreatz and little brothers of Carder of Chillicothe. Owen was honored to get to ride in the old Jameson public school horse drawn wagon in the parade, just like the one his great-great-grandmother Doris “Brown” Lynn rode in when she went to school at Jameson. Owen learned that Doris was a Jameson basketball player and Doris’s grandfather was a Lewis of the Lewis Mill Bridge in Jameson. Owen also found new relatives aboard the school wagon on the Whitt tree branch. The picnic has been a family tradition all of its 128 years -- a time to see relatives, friends, reminisce, catch up on the news, listen to good music, eat a tenderloin and pie, play kids games, enjoy the parade, and best of all — show off the grandchildren. [Submitted Photo/Paul Caven]

Vendor registrations now at 29 for Gallatin’s Chautauqua on Sept. 20-21

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Search warrants

result in 5 arrests on drug charges

Five Jamesport residents have been arrested on drug charges following search warrants executed at two Jamesport residences on Aug. 12. Charges were filed on Aug. 13. Amber Clevenger, 39, has been charged with felony possession of controlled substance and four misdemeanor counts of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Bond was denied. Charlez Cameron, 34, Ashley Ross, 25, Dustin Kimberling, 37, and Kristopher Simpson, 38, have each been charged with felony possession of controlled substance and two misdemeanor counts of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. According to court documents, a search warrant was executed at approximately 6:11 p.m. on Aug. 12 at 705 West Edmond Street in Jamesport by the Daviess County Sheriff ’s Office and troopers of the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Clevenger was the sole occupant of the residence, and she admitted to being a user of methamphetamine. During the search, drugs and drug paraphernalia were seized. Clevenger’s criminal history includes drug charges dating back (continued on page 3)

Frances Whitt will turn… well, let’s just say 105 pieces of pie sweetens celebration! Frances Whitt will turn 105 on Aug. 28 and the public is invited to help her celebrate with 105 pieces of pie! Frances is a resident at Daviess County Nursing & Rehab. The party will be held from 2-4 p.m. on Aug. 28, on the right side dining hall with pie and ice cream served to those who stop by. Fannie Swartzentruber of Trenton is baking the pies — apple, peach, cherry, strawberry-rhubarb, coconut cream, chocolate cream, butterscotch, raspberry and gooseberry. Frances and her late husband Elmer ran the Dinner Bell Café in Gallatin for many years. Frances baked as many as 50 pies at once to serve at large farm auctions, which she catered — she was known as “the pie lady.” Frances started cooking when she was five years old … “making mud pies,” she said in (continued on page 3)

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