Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Celebrate Independent
52280 – Excellent Location with 52290 – Custom Home 52300 – First Class Horse Ranch 51960 – Elegant Home with a
a Beautiful Setting Overlooking Private Lake 81 Acres Custom 4 BR, 3.5 Bath Breathtaking Setting
1 Acre. Finished Walk-out Basement, 21 Acres. Finished Walkout Basement Home w/walkout Basement, Horse 64 Acres. Chef’s Kitchen, Hardwood &
417.256.1000 Generator, 4 Bedrooms, 3 Baths, 2 w/2nd Living Qtrs, 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Barn, Tack Room, 3 Ponds, Paddocks, Tile, Horse Barn, 3 Bedroom, 3.5 Baths,
486888s
Living Areas $199,900. Bath, Fireplace, HW/Tile, $549,900 Corrals, Barns, $449,900 Walk-out Basement, $449,900
4A Saturday, July 8, 2017 | West Plains Daily Quill From Page One West Plains, Missouri | westplainsdailyquill.net
Obituaries HOPE
It is with Thomasville the mid-19th century, nine-block grid. There are
Continued from Page 1A
branches, flotsam and
that the Quill begins this and before April 29, all a handful of homes scat- jetsam left behind by two
Norma R. Massie series, and the question five generations lived just tered about just outside raging rivers converging
A memorial service for is begged: Is the 214-year- feet from one another in the grid. The Oregon on the community. And
Norma R. Massie, 98, old community in danger the heart of the town that County Clerk’s office says for Shelton, rebuilding
West Plains, Mo., will be of becoming a ghost was founded in 1803. that, give or take, Thom- the home that he pieced
held at noon on Wednes- town? Thomasville isnÕ t a big asvilleÕ s population is 60 together by hand and
day, July 12, 2017, at the The Quill will also trav- place, and it canÕ t even people. raised his children in
First Christian Church, el the path of Howell and technically be called a isnÕ t an option; as far as
under the direction of Galloway creeks in West Ò town.Ó It has no govern- CONFLUENCE
heÕ s concerned, itÕ s not a
Robertson-Drago Funer- Plains and examine ment of its own, no post Trobaugh and her fa- matter of it will happen
al Home. where the worst of the office, no school. It is a ther, Rodger Shelton ex- again, but when.
Mrs. Massie passed damage occurred, learn community within the plained that, of those Thomasville itself be-
away peacefully at 5:09 who has rebuilt and who Moore Township of Ore- roughly two dozen hous- gins just a couple hun-
p.m. Wednesday, July 5, is rebuilding, who has gon County, and is made es, only two did not take dred feet north of the
2017, at West Vue Nurs- stayed and who is mov- up of a three-block by on water in the April Eleven Point River. And
ing Center. NORMA MASSIE ing. Maps showing the three-block grid of streets flood. Their assertion
changes brought by a de- about 2,000 feet from the
She was born Sept. 16, that crosses over High- echoed one made to the
veloping community will point where Highway 99
1918, at Americus, Mo., way 99 north of Alton. Quill by Presiding Oregon
grandmother, mother-in- be reviewed and the re- enters the community on
to Oscar Barton and Ruth Trobaugh and her hus- County Commissioner
law and aunt to her niec- silience of the locals will the south side, the Mid-
Blackburn Barton. Nor- band and children, her Patrick Ledgerwood in
ma was one of four es and nephews. She en- be highlighted, with an parents, grandparents dle Fork joins the Eleven
early May.
daughters, Beulah Mass- joyed fishing, golfing, eye toward the future: and great-grandmother Not only did all of the Point.
ie and Thelma Lowry, playing bridge and loved Now that we know this is lived along Walnut Street other houses take on wa- ThatÕ s a lot of water to
who precede her in death to cook. Mrs. Massie was possible, how do we come south of Highway 99. ter, most of them took on start with. And the
and is survived by Kath- a member of First Chris- together to minimize the Ò Ever seen Ô The Won- so much water, said Shel- 138-mile-long Eleven
leen Craig. She was mar- tian Church for many damage in the future? der YearsÕ ?Ó Trobaugh ton, they are now unliv- Point River originates
ried on Sept. 5, 1936, at years. asked the Quill, referring able. Some were occupied near Willow Springs.
Memorial contribu- AT HOME County officials told the
Summersville, Mo., to to a popular TV show by residents whose
Clifford C. Massie. This tions may be made to IN THOMASVILLE aired in the late 1980s homes had been paid for Quill in May that they
marriage was blessed First Christian Church or The Quill recently vis- and set in a quiet 1960s long ago, and others were thought the flooding was
with a daughter, Marjo- a charity of choice and ited with four generations suburb. Ò That was us. occupied by young fami- caused by runoff into the
rie Ann, son-in-law, Tom may be left at Robertson- of a five-generation fam- That was Thomasville.Ó lies with years left to pay river from areas affected
Carr and grandson, Mark Drago Funeral Home. ily with deep roots in Looking at a satellite on the mortgage. by the rain, in addition
Thomas Carr. Norma was Online condolences may Thomasville, led by Bec- view of Thomasville, one Yards once beautifully to the National Weather
a loving daughter, devot- be expressed at www.rob- ka Trobaugh. She ex- can see that those five landscaped in this old Service-estimated 10.5 to
ed wife, mother, sister, ertsondrago.com. plained that her ances- houses are among about Ò garden spotÓ are littered 12.5 inches that fell over
tors settled in the area in two dozen within that with metal, rocks, Thomasville.
Annette “Cookie” Barr
Annette Ò CookieÓ Barr, ALTON Continued from Page 1A
58, of East Moline person to hold her job state court in January plained how and what car. He saved my life,Ó she
passed away July 5, and the first woman. Au- 2012 as commission type of cases they over- told the audience of West
2017, at her home. Buchon is proud of her counsel for the stateÕ s Ju- see at the top level. Plains business leaders,
Funeral services will humble beginnings. dicial Finance Commis- Ò Residents of Howell which included Bates.
be 11 a.m. Monday at Ò Kids from small towns sion and legislative liai- County and the sur- Ò To be called out like
Schroder Mortuary in are just as capable and son. She was promoted rounding area are very that in front of my peers
Silvis with visitation one just as smart as kids in nine months later to the lucky to have the high is very humbling,Ó Bates
hour prior to service the big cities,Ó she said. then-newly created posi- quality judges and attor- told the Quill after the lun-
time. Burial will be at AuBuchon was born in tion of director of govern- neys that they do. In larg- cheon. “I was a flight para-
Greenview Memorial Jonesboro, Ark., but her ment relations and dep- er areas, you donÕ t know medic at that time and IÕ ve
Gardens in East Moline. family moved to Alton be- uty counsel. them personally, never never done this type of
Memorials may be made fore she started kinder- In that role, she has run into them at the gro- thing for the attention. I
to the family. garten. Her mother, aided in everything from cery store,Ó said AuBu- was just happy to be
Annette was born Aug. ANNETTE BARR Brenda, was a teacher guiding budget negotia- chon. there.Ó
22, 1959, in Mansfield, and her father, Keith, a tions for the judiciary to The Supreme Court of Later, she expanded
Mo., the daughter of businessman who owned helping to schedule cas- Missouri is comprised of more on the story to the
Franks; grandchildren Quill.
Paul and Reba Morrison Ledgerwood Lumber. es for argument to help- seven judges, Chief Jus-
Adam Franks and Jus- tice Zel Fischer, George Ò After being pulled out,
Turner. She worked at AuBuchonÕ s brother, ing to oversee death pen-
tin Hemphill; siblings W. Draper III, Paul Wil- I was loaded on a helicop-
Isle of Capri Casino as Patrick, today serves as alty cases.
an auditor for 21 years. Doris (Ted) VanDe- son, Mary Russell, W. ter and flown away. I spent
the Oregon County pre- AuBuchon took the po-
Cookie was a member of Woestyne, Judy (Donny) Brent Powell, Patricia a month at Ozarks Medi-
siding commissioner. sition of clerk on Jan. 1
the Silvis Eagles Club Johnson, Paulette (Ran- AuBuchon now lives in of this year. Breckenridge and Laura cal Center and was in a
and enjoyed bowling, dy) Miller, Rita (Jim) Jefferson City with her Ò I am grateful and very Devir Stith. nearly-full body cast. In
playing softball, golfing Stanley and Gary husband and four chil- humbled about the op- The stateÕ s high court some ways, I believe that
and fishing. She also en- (JoAnn) Turner. dren, but returns home portunity the court has has exclusive jurisdiction accident and what fol-
joyed volunteering and Annette was preceded to Alton when she can, given me to serve a gov- on death penalty review, lowed started me on my
the ball diamonds at Ja- in death by her parents but thatÕ s, Ò not as often ernment I love and be- constitutional questions career path,Ó she said. Ò I
cobÕ s Park in East Mo- and an infant daughter as IÕ d like,Ó she said. lieve in,Ó AuBuchon said and tax or revenue laws. remember going to a
Christy Dawn. Following her gradua- at the time of her promo- Ò I feel very strongly courthouse in my cast.
line.
Online condolences tion in 1993, she attend- tion. Ò I visited Jefferson that the courts are here The courthouse had no el-
Survivors include her
to protect its people from, evator as it was pre-ADA
daughter Jessica may be sent to the fam- ed William Woods Univer- City for the first time with
at times, their own gov- (Americans with Disabili-
sity in Fulton followed by my grandmother for the
ernment and as the face ties Act of 1990). Now, ev-
Lauren Nichole Henley the University of Missouri Sophomore Pilgrimage,
of the courts, I want peo- ery courthouse I go in to,
in Columbia, where she and it was one of the
June 3, 2001 – July 2, 2017 earned three degrees Ð most memorable days of ple to understand our in- I check to make sure they
stitution. We can do a lot are ADA compliant.Ó
Lauren Nicole Henley her bachelor of science in my life. Never could I
TRAINING
agricultural journalism have dreamed I would of good,Ó said AuBuchon.
of Nixa, Mo., passed
away suddenly at her in 1997 and her master end up working in state A HISTORY OF FIRSTS
home on Sunday, July of Health administration government, let alone Continued from Page 1A
and her law degree, both serving as clerk of the Su- During her presentation
2, 2017. Lauren was
in 2000. preme Court.Ó in West Plains, AuBuchon needs and questions one-
born June 3, 2001, in
After college, she AuBuchon sees herself told the story of being the on-one.
West Plains, Mo., to
moved to Jefferson City as the face of the court first child to ever be flown 2BuyAg was cofounded
Jared and Nikki Henley.
where she worked as a and is happy to travel the by an Air Evac air ambu- by Harris and Vann in 2016
Lauren was best
Missouri lobbyist at Gam- state educating and in- lance. in Fulton. For more infor-
known for her sweet,
ble & Schlemeier. It was forming residents of what Ò In 1986, we were in a mation visit the website,
bubbly personality and
car accident and Jack www.2buyag.com, or the
enjoyed an active life there she met her hus- the Supreme Court of
Bates (the program direc- Facebook page @2BuyAg.
with many friends. She band Rich, an attorney Missouri is and how it op-
tor of the West Plains Air To register for the event
had an infectious smile who was at the time erates. That was the pur-
LAUREN HENLEY Evac base) used a crow online visit SBTDC.event-
and was never one to working for Senator Roy pose of her trip to Willow
bar to rescue me from the brite.com.
shy away from trying Blunt. Springs and West Plains.
gation of JehovahÕ s Wit-
GUN SHOW
something new. She AuBuchon spent 11 At each public event, she
loved nature and spend- nesses where she was years at the company be- explained the history of July 8-9
ing time with her fam- an active member. fore she was hired by the the state courts and ex-
ily outdoors, especially
watching a beautiful
Lauren is survived by
her parents, Jared and Buy MTN. HOME, AR Guns
Knive
s
Sell Baxter Co. Fairgrounds &
Thank You
sunset. The fi rst fi ve Nikki Henley; her broth-
Trade 1507 Fairgrounds Dr. Ammo
years of her life were er, Colin Henley; three
spent playfully pretend- grandparents; and Saturday 9-5 & Sunday 9-4
Large Selection of
ing that she was a pup- many aunts, uncles, OTHER SHOWS: ADMISSION New & Used Rifles,
py, a true testament to and cousins. Hot Springs, AR • Oct. 14-15 $6 Shotguns & Handguns!
her love for animals When you think of The family of Hazel A. Brown Smith would like to
Conway, AR • Oct. 28-29
which she maintained Lauren please remem- thank everyone for the condolences, food, cards,
ber her for her love of
1
throughout her life. calls and donations received to honor our mother,
499615s
When her nose wasnÕ t life, her love of those grandmother and great grandmother. G&S Promotions $ OFF
2X2s for February 12, 2017
in a book, Lauren could around her, and her 918-659-2201 ADMISSION FEE w/this ad
ing her creativity by ways cherish the happy /gandspromotions Admission Fee for Active Duty Military & Retired w/ID
writing poetry or draw- memories we enjoyed
ing. She enjoyed shar- with Lauren.
ing her hope for the fu- A memorial service
ture, found in the Bible, for Lauren will be held
with others and her Monday, July 10, 2017,
long term goal was to at 1 p.m. at Greenlawn
become a full-time min- East Funeral Home in
ister in the Nixa congre- Springfield, Mo.
Death Notice
Lawrence C. Ford, 91, Fremont, Mo., died July 5,
2X2s for February 26, 2017
2017, in Fremont. Duncan Funeral Home, LLC, Wi-
nona, Mo.
STATEWIDE STATEWIDE
E R S
T
I T Y
H R
E
Daniel Campbell to serve
1 W
C
A T E R
D
life sentence for murder
degree
By Mary Nicholas murder,
Quill Staff Writer a r m e d
criminal
Daniel Campbell, 39, action and
Success, entered a plea first de-
of guilty to three felony gree as-
charges, including sec- sault.
ond degree murder, on CAMPBELL He had
Friday in Maries County originally
Court and was given a been charged with first
sentence of life impris- degree murder, two
onment. counts of armed crimi-
Campbell, charged in nal action, assault and
the October 2016 shoot- unlawful possession of a
firearm.
ing death of Billy Dale
Circuit Court Judge
Bishop, was scheduled
John D. Beger sentenced
to face a jury trial this
Campbell to 999 years,
week, but as part of a life imprisonment in the
STAFF PHOTO BY MARY NICHOLAS
plea deal Campbell
pleaded guilty to second CAMPBELL, PAGE 4
CONSTRUCTION HAS BEGUN on a new bridge on PP Highway over the North Fork of the White River
$66M in payments made to flood survivors assault, burning his home lawful use of a weapon,
tive in recovery and re- state do not participate in Springs in Howell County; By Mary Nicholas two counts of armed crim-
By Abby Hess building than federal as- the flood insurance pro- Alton and Thayer in Ore- Quill Staff Writer inal action, arson and
Quill Staff Writer sistance money, and gram. Howell, Oregon, gon County; Theodosia property damage. On
continued to hold that line Ozark and Wright coun- and Gainesville in Ozark A Wright County man Thursday, he pleaded
More than $66 million during the conference. ties are among them. County; and Hartville and entered a plea of guilty to guilty to unlawful use of a
in payments have been However, in localities that Shannon, Douglas and Mansfield in Wright Coun- three felony charges weapon, second degree do-
made to flood survivors in donÕ t participate in the Texas counties are not ty all participate in NFIP. Thursday in Hartville as mestic assault and first de-
Missouri since the presi- NFIP, property owners listed among participating Ripley County is the part of a plea deal in which gree property damage.
dential disaster declara- cannot purchase flood in- or nonparticipating com- only locale included in any six other felony charges Wright County Circuit
tion was made June 2, re- surance, save for some munities, though the cit- part of Quill coverage area stemming from a domes- Court Judge Craig R. Cart-
ported the stateÕ s disaster very expensive private pol- ies of Birch Tree, Emi- in which the county gov- tic assault and the burn- er sentenced Cantrell to
recovery team led by Co- icies, representatives of nence and Winona in ernment has agreed to ing of his home were dis- serve five years in the De-
ordinator Patrick Baker in FEMA and SBA recently Shannon County; Ava in missed, records show. partment of Corrections for
participate in the national
a media conference call on told the Quill. Douglas County; and Ca- Jerrett Philix Dal each felony, with the sen-
program.
Thursday. According to a FEMA bool and Houston in Tex- Cantrell, 36, of Hartville in tence on each count to be
Of that, $10.2 million of Asked during the confer-
document updated Friday, as County are all partici- ence call by the Quill what Wright County, was served concurrently.
Individual Assistance has the Community Status pating communities. charged on June 11 with Cantrell was represent-
been awarded to 1,588 state officials are doing to
Book Report for Missouri, Similarly, Mtn. View, two counts of domestic as- ed by Defense Attorney
survivors by the Federal 163 communities in the West Plains and Willow FLOOD, PAGE 4 sault, three counts of un- Laura Louise King of Ava.
Emergency Management
to hold the books gathered by supporters in surrounding communities to A THICK LAYER OF MUD covers the interior of
replace those lost in the April 29 flood that ravaged the town. The checkout Thomasville resident Rodger Shelton’s late ‘80s
counter, shown here, is coated in a layer of silt and mud that does not wipe model Jeep, used as a hunting wagon. Shelton
off easily. Residents of Thomasville pointed out that parts of the Community said when he opened the door, the vehicle stunk
Building have been cleaned, and cleaned again, but the dust and dried muck like the river that flooded it in late April. When he
from the gymnasium and other areas still under the flood’s effects make their cuts the grass around the Jeep, he said, “it still
way to the spots that have been cleaned. Thomasville has a population of 60. stinks.”
Obituaries THOMASVILLE
me is how much it hurts husband are living in a new home, said Trobaugh.
Continued from Page 1
kw
Department of Correc- two victims. Witnesses field hospital where he from law enforcement, LindaCarter@kw.com
tions for the murder said Campbell then made was treated for two gun- was arrested Oct. 28,
charge; 15 years to be more unusual state- shot wounds and re- TRI-LAKES REALTY
497186s
NEED CASH?
Classes limited to 8. Reserve your class date, they fill up fast!
R. Jacobs of Rolla and
prosecuted by Texas
Fabric
WE LOAN ON ALMOST
County Prosecuting At- ANYTHING OF VALUE!
417.293.8732
GVUERN50S0
torney Parke Jeffries
Stevens.
According to a proba- Mon. - Fri. 9:30am to 5pm • Sat. 10am to 2pm
O !
IN STOCK
ble cause statement, the 2122 State Route CC (8 miles from Hwy. 63) West Plains, MO 65775
WWW.SEWCONNECTION.COM
Texas County SheriffÕ s 498995s
Department was dis-
patched at about 7:19 THIS WEEK SPECIALS
JUST ARRIVED GUNS
p.m. on Oct. 25, 2016, The Staff Make Model Caliber Reg
to Licking in Texas Members In The Ruger 10/22 Tactical 22Lr $339.99
Picture Are: Marlin 336W 30-30 $329.99
County for a reported WEST PLAINS Ruger SR1911 10mm $849.99
shooting. Dr. Nathan Swift, Keltec Sub 2000 Beretta Mags 40 $319.99
Medical Director, Weatherby VanGuard 300 Wby $399.99
At around 7:15 p.m., Remington 700 SS 270 $499.99
Anna Michel,
according to the report, Administrator,
Savage Axis Camo 243 $279.99
Ruger 10/22 Wild Hog 22Lr $369.99
Campbell shot and killed Polytech M14S 308 $879.99
John Adamson,
Billy Dale Bishop by Social Service Director,
Winchester
Remington
70
700
270
204 Ruger
$389.99
$499.99
shooting him in the head Jennifer Clinton, Remington 700 270 $429.99
and critically wounded Director of Nursing,
Rock River Arms
Remington
LAR-15 Fred Eichler Series
03-A1
5.56
30-06
$1,149.99
$849.99
another victim, William DeAun Judd, H&R Pardner Pump 12Ga $169.99
T. Dumboski, at a home CVA Firebolt Ultra Mag 50 Cal $139.99
Director of Rehabilitation Glenfield 60 22Lr $129.99
near Success in north- Services & Ruger All Weather 77/22 22Lr $599.99
American Tactical Titan 45 $379.99
ern Texas County. Michelle Holloway, Bersa PK380 w/ Laser 380 $419.99
According to witness- Admission Coordinator.
Day by Day
HAND GUNS
VISIT US
Weatherby VanGuard 300 WBY $499.99 399.99
Savage 11 Lady Hunter 223 $669.99 579.99
Browning A-Bolt 325 WSM $999.99 749.99
Windham WW-15 223 $1,189.99 999.99
Ruger Precision 6MM Creedmoor $1,299.99 1199.99
ONLINE
Ruger Precision 5.56 $1,299.99 1199.99
Ruger Precision 6.5 Creedmoor $1,399.99 1329.99
Savage 110 Stealth 300 Win Mag $1,349.99 1199.99
Remington 552 Speedmaster 22Lr $469.99 399.99
Valentine Kern German Drilling 16x16x0.304 $2,999.99 1799.99
24 - 7
497401s
SATURDAY, JULY 15, 2017 114TH YEAR #139 /West.Plains.Daily.Quill /@wpquill www.westplainsdailyquill.net
INDEX
rating technique in the 4H activity night event. Dix-
on, who is a member of the Lucky Clover 4H, will Thomasville, population 60:
neighbors looking after each other
have her cake on display throughout the fair in the
Records 2A Parker building. She is the daughter of Greg and
People 3A Jamie Dixon.
Obituaries 4A
From Page One
Opinions
4A
5A
Heart of the Ozarks Fair Schedule EditorÕ s note: This is the third in a
series of articles focusing on area recov-
ery efforts as a result of the April 29
asville. This is the first of a two-part fol-
low-up that examines the community’s
efforts to obtain governmental support
The annual Heart of day in the Harper Build- flood. Previously, the Quill offered a two- in recovery. Part two will be published
Amusements 7A
the Ozarks Fair will be ing to take pictures of rib- part look at the devastated area of Thom- Tuesday.
Outdoors 7A held Monday through bon winners. Winners
Sports 8A July 22 at the Heart of can also come by the His wife Becka backed while trying to secure as-
Classifieds 8A, 9A the Ozarks Fairgrounds, Quill office, 205 Wash- By Abby Hess him up, saying that sistance from federal
Public Notices 9A north U.S. 63 in West ington Ave. Quill Staff Writer handouts are not taken agencies after the flood-
Plains. The schedule for the in Thomasville. ing that last April left
Comics 1C-4C Tickets on Monday will events is as follows: Gabe Trobaugh of The couple say they their small community of
SUN. cost $5 and will be buy-
MONDAY, JULY 17
Thomasville recently told just want to know some- about two dozen homes
one, get-one free for adult the Quill that his com- oneÕ s got their back. Af-
88 admission. Tuesday 8 a.m. - Junior Market munity doesnÕ t want a ter encountering frustra-
covered in sludge, theyÕ re
©2017 Phillips Media Group dren 5 and younger will 1 p.m. - Home Eco-
All Rights Reserved be admitted for free. nomics, Fine Arts and
Carnival Armband Photography judging
Night is from 6 to 11 p.m. 2 p.m. - Fruits and
Monday through Friday Vegetables judging
and 6 p.m. to midnight 6 p.m. - Dairy Cattle
Saturday. Show
The grandstands will 7 p.m. - Los Moralitos
have a special event each Circus
night. At 7 p.m. Monday,
TUESDAY, JULY 18
the Los Moralitos Circus
will perform; at 8 p.m. 8 a.m. - Replacement
Tuesday and Wednesday, Nanny, Gilt and Ewe Show
the National Federation 1 p.m. - Junior Flower
of Professional Bullriders Show judging
Bull Buck will take cen- 5 p.m. - Auction Cook-
ter stage; at 8 p.m. Thurs- out
day, fairgoers will see the 6 p.m. - Market Steer,
Rafter H Family Rodeo; Goat, Lamb and Swine
7:30 p.m. Friday will fea- Auction
ture the Bootheel Tractor 8 p.m. - NFPB Bull Buck
Pullers Association Trac- Ð Rafter 7P Rodeo Produc-
tor Pull; and at 7:30 Sat- tions
urday, the grandstand Wednesday, July 19
events will wrap up with Noon to 3 p.m. - Buck
the Draggin Wagon Pull- Day Gate Admission STAFF PHOTO BY ALLISON WILSON
ers Association Truck 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. - $1 per BOB HINDS was the featured speaker at the weekly luncheon of the West
Pull. ride at the Carnival Plains Rotary Club held in the Magnolia Room at the West Plains Civic Cen-
Quill photographers 8 p.m. - NFPB Bull Buck ter. His talk was a mixture of jokes and history lessons about where he grew
will be available from 6 Ð Rafter 7P Rodeo Produc- up in Hutton Valley near Willow Springs. He also spoke about his experience
to 7 p.m. Tuesday, tions attending the University of Missouri-Columbia in the 1940s. Saturdays, the
W.P. Quill Weekend Wednesday and Thurs- FAIR, PAGE 4A Quill features Hinds’ column “Days Gone By.” See Page 3A.
52190 – Spacious Family Home 52050 – Horse/Cattle Farm 52350 – Fabulous Farm with 51750 – Cattle or Horse Farm with
on a Quiet Street with Lush Hayfields Live Water & 2 Homes Lush Pasture
1.22 Acres. Fireplace, Appliances, 80 Acres. Guest House, 15 Acres 223 Acres. Workshop, Barn, 9 Ponds, 60 Acres. Waterers, Ponds, Set for
Basement, 5 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths, Christmas Trees, 5 BR, 3 BA, Walk-out 3 Springs, 2 FP, 4 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths, Rotational Grazing, 3 Bedrooms, 3
417.256.1000
486889s
Additional Land Available, $249,000 Basement, Workshop, $379,900 Lush Pasture, $899,900 Baths, Cross Fenced, 4 Barns, $259,900
4A Saturday, July 15, 2017 | West Plains Daily Quill From Page One West Plains, Missouri | westplainsdailyquill.net
confident in at least one Emergency Management UNTANGLING less than $200. sanctioned community who to SBA and then back to
thing: Neighbors look af- Agency (FEMA), have INSURANCE “There is private flood in- wants to move to a low FEMA again, and it is de-
ter each other. been outspoken with surance available (in sanc- flood-risk location in that termined that the flood has
The couple, who have both their complaints Becka’s father, Rodger tioned counties), but it’s same community. She said rendered a person or
Shelton, greeted the Quill very expensive,” Cynthia SBA might be able to re- household unable to meet
recently relocated with against the federal agen-
before a recent tour of the Cowell, public information quest that applicant’s re- serious financial needs. For
their children to nearby cy and their deep appre-
community by explaining officer for SBA, recently quest for a loan because example, Sanders said, a
Alton, thanks to help ciation for that commu-
that Oregon County is not told the Quill. they would not be living in carpenter whose economic
from a fund established nity support. They say a participant in the Nation-
at Alton bank and a lend- they do not want FEMA’s According to SEMA, a high-risk area anymore. livelihood depends on tools
al Flood Insurance Program flood insurance claims are that have been washed
er who took a chance on help and they find the But, she added, SBA
(NFIP) and is therefore la- paid with or without a fed- away may qualify for Other
them, say it’s communi- agency’s presence “in- doesn’t process loans in the
beled a “sanctioned coun- eral disaster declaration. Needs Assistance to replace
ty support that has kept sulting.” The couple, field. Each situation is
ty.” He said that designa- the tools.
their spirits aloft even as along with extended fam- Sanders noted that $19 unique and has its own
tion means that residents SBA, for its part, was
they left the place Bec- ily, reached out to area million was paid to Mis- special circumstances to be
cannot get flood insurance, only able to help one house-
ka’s family has called media including the Quill souri policyholders before taken into consideration,
a problem for those seek- hold in Oregon County,
home since the mid-19th to raise awareness that, the declaration came down and administration repre-
ing help from FEMA and with a home loan for
century. in their estimation, some from the White House on sentatives try to give every
the U.S. Small Business $22,220, according to data
The Trobaughs, un- federal tax dollars may June 2, $1.3 million of opportunity to find solu-
Administration (SBA). provided by Cowell.
happy with their experi- not be going where tax- which was in Howell Coun- tions for survivors, said
Shelton said that FEMA Sanders said that if a
ence with the Federal payers think they are. ty alone. In addition, those Cowell.
says it can pay flood survi- sanctioned county does opt
policyholders with losses Within Oregon County,
vors as much as $33,000 to participate within six
Obituaries
not covered by insurance Alton and Thayer do par-
for damages in its Individ- months of the disaster dec-
can get FEMA support in ticipate in NFIP. Cowell said
ual Assistance Program, laration, in this case, by
the form of Individual As- applicants in nonparticipat-
but in order to qualify, they Dec. 2, residents may be
sistance Grants, he ex- ing areas may qualify, with
must live in a NFIP-partic- eligible for the full scope of
plained. conditions determined as
ipating location or have
Bonnie Hodgson flood insurance, which, he FEDERAL HELP STILL
their applications are pro-
FEMA assistance.
The Trobaughs and their
Graveside services for says, costs thousands of cessed.
AVAILABLE neighbors and families
Bonnie Louise Hodgson, dollars per month. He If it’s determined an ap-
don’t expect that to hap-
77, Bakersfield, Mo., will be questioned the practicality “People can still get help plicant is unable to fulfill
pen.
from FEMA, even if they live the requirements of the
FAIR
held at 10 a.m. Monday, of such an expense, partic-
July 17, 2017, at the Bap- ularly for rural families in communities that have loan, SBA will decline the
tist Hill Cemetery under the with low incomes. chosen not to participate in application, said Cowell,
direction of Robertson-Dra- Scott Sanders, media re- the NFIP, and (therefore) and then refer the applicant Continued from Page 1A
go Funeral Home. lations manager for FEMA, denying their residents the back to FEMA for other pos-
THURSDAY, JULY 20
Mrs. Hodgson passed clarified: Premiums depend ability to purchase NFIP sible assistance.
away at 12:30 p.m. Wednes- on the potential flood risk flood insurance,” said 1 p.m. - Open Flower
Sanders.
FEDERAL SUPPORT Show judging
day, July 12, 2017, near for any given home, and
structures at low risk for Living in a sanctioned Twenty-five residents of 6 p.m. - Heart of the
her home.
flooding cost less to insure. county does not automati- Oregon County have re- Ozarks Angus Associa-
She was born May 13,
He also said that, while cally disqualify survivors ceived FEMA Individuals tion Special Junior Show
1940, at Bridges Creek in BONNIE HODGSON
FEMA manages NFIP, the from receiving SBA bene- and Household Program 8 p.m. - Rafter H Fam-
Ozark County, Mo., to
premiums are set by indi- fits, either, said Cowell. grants, coming to about ily Rodeo
Frank Morton Farel and
Bessie Leota Dean Farel. great-great-grandchildren; vidual insurance compa- “All survivors are encour- $68,200 total, as of Friday, FRIDAY, JULY 21
On Oct. 27, 1956, she was two brothers, Norman nies and not under FEMA’s aged to apply,” she said. “In according to a data sheet
married at Belvidere, Ill., to Farel, wife, Shirley and scope. some instances we can ap- provided by Sanders. Of 10 a.m. - Junior and
Charles Farel; two sisters, According to the State prove a low-interest disas- that, about $64,000 was Open Show of Hereford,
Robert E. Lee Hodgson who
Ruby Cheek-Robinson and Emergency Management ter loan but we need to re- given for housing. One per- Polled Hereford, Charo-
preceded her in death on
Linda Hendrickson, hus- Agency (SEMA) the average view the application and son in Oregon County got lais, Simmental, Limou-
Aug. 29, 1999. Mrs. Hodg-
band, Jim; and several premium for a flood insur- individual situation.” the remainder for Other sin, Gelbvieh, Angus and
son was a very independent
nieces and nephews. ance policy is about $1,000 As an example, she spec- Needs Assistance. Crossbred (Showmanship
lady, was an avid reader,
Her parents, husband, per year. In zones designat- ulated about a hypotheti- Sanders explained that will follow)
her family was an impor-
and one grandson, Bobby ed moderate- to low-risk, cal applicant living in a high assistance is given after a 5 p.m. - Bucket Calf
tant part of her life and she
J. Richardson, preceded yearly premiums could be flood-risk area within a survivor has been referred Show
always put others first. She
6 p.m. - Rabbit and
CHARGES
was of the Baptist faith. her in death.
Visitation will be from 6 Poultry Show
She is survived by four Continued from Page 1A
until 8 p.m. Saturday, July 7:30 p.m. - Bootheel
children, Vicki Richardson,
15, at Robertson-Drago Fu- The case has been set ued to place the youngest during overnight visits. Tractor Pullers Associa-
husband, Jerry, Bakers-
for preliminary hearing at child in that situation as Vance reported the teen tion Tractor Pull
field, Mo., Daniel Hodgson neral Home. Memorial con-
Sr. and Robbie Hodgson tributions may be made to 9 a.m. Aug. 7. well. had told Crider, the teen’s SATURDAY, JULY 23
Sr., wife, Christy, all of the Baptist Hill Cemetery A conviction of Class C mother, about the incidents
and left at Robertson-Dra-
AMENDED COMPLAINT felony child endangerment and Crider had said to keep 8 a.m. - Dairy Goat
Udall, Mo., and Jim Hodg-
Brumble’s amended com- quiet and “swept it under Show
son, wife, Christina, Ba- go Funeral Home. Online charges could result in a
plaint, provided to the Quill the rug.” 7:30 p.m. - Draggin
kersfield, Mo.; seven grand- condolences may be ex- prison term of between three
by the Shannon County Vance also reported in a Wagon Pullers Associa-
children; 17 pressed at www.robertson- and 10 years for each
Court Clerk, shows the pre- separate statement meeting tion Truck Pull
great-grandchildren; two drago.com. charge.
vious Class B felony child The charges are in con- with Norris and Deputy Rick
Orville “Les” Davis
JuIdNyS UER AaNstCmEan
abuse/neglect charge has nection with the case of a Hamilton for an interview
Graveside services for been reduced to a Class C Birch Tree man, Donald about a week later, during
Orville Lester Davis, 75, felony charge of child en- Norris, accused of 106 which Norris had said he
West Plains, Mo., will be dangerment. counts of rape and sodomy abused the younger of the
held at 2 p.m. Saturday, According to the com- of the two children. two children in the same See Us For
plaint, Brumble has found ways as he did the older sib- YourÉ
July 15, 2017, at Howell Norris is due to appear
probable cause to believe ling. •MEDICARE
Memorial Park Cemetery before 37th Circuit Court SUPPLEMENT
under the direction of Rob- Crider endangered her old- Judge David Evans at 9 A later probable cause •L O N G - T E R M
ertson-Drago Funeral est child, at that time young- a.m. Aug. 23 in Shannon statement made by the CARE, LIFE
Home. er than 17, between Jan. 1, County for a criminal mo- same deputy reported that & HEALTH
Mr. Davis passed away 2014 and Aug. 31, 2016, by tion hearing. Norris is the youngest of the two chil- JUDY INSURANCE
at 11:18 a.m. Wednesday, “knowingly exposing [the charged with 47 counts of dren was interviewed in EASTMAN-BALL • A N N U I T I E S
July 12, 2017, at this child] to an individual after statutory rape spanning 2013 and 2014 regarding Owner/Agent AND IRAS
home. [the child] had disclosed to alleged abuse.
Defendant that said individ-
from Jan. 6, 2012 to Dec.
Even knowing all of this
STEPHANIE SPIKOSKI Agent
Mr. Davis will lie in state LES DAVIS 4, 2015, and 59 counts of REBECCA INGRAM Agent
from 5 until 9 p.m. Friday ual had molested [the information, he wrote, Crid-
statutory sodomy from Jan.
at Robertson-Drago Funer- child]….” Brumble’s com- er continued to place the 1562 I M P E R I A L C E N T E R
1, 2006 to Dec. 10, 2010. W E S T P L A I N S , M O . 65775
al Home. Memorial contri- Robertson-Drago Funeral plaint alleges Crider contin- younger child in the home
Brumble is also serving as
487311BJ
butions may be made to St. Home. Online condolences uously left the child with the and care of the alleged abus- 417-255-1150
state’s attorney for that www.judyeastmaninsurance.com
Jude’s Children’s Research may be expressed at www. accused molester overnight er, Norris.
and unsupervised in his case.
Hospital and may be left at robertsondrago.com.
home after hearing of the
2X2s for FebruaryPUBLIC
26, 2017AUCTION
DEPUTY’S ORIGINAL
Donovan DeBrown abuse. STATEMENT
The second child endan-
Donovan DeBrown germent charge pertains to Shannon County Sheriff’s SATURDAY, JULY 22
(1995-2017), died June 18
in Columbia, Mo.
Crider’s younger child.
Brumble alleges in her com-
Deputy Chris Vance report-
ed on Sept. 16, 2016 in a
SPECIAL START TIME – 9:00 A.M.
LOCATION: West Plains, MO. Directions: Bypass 63 & CC Hwy., west on CC approx.
He was born June 14, plaint that, after being in- probable cause statement 5.4 miles to Co. Rd. 6750 (left), then approx.. 1 mile to auction.
1995, to LaRee Huse-De- formed of the abuse by the that he met with a teen that
Brown and Barry DeBrown older child, during those month who said Norris had FURNITURE • COLLECTIBLES
in West Plains, Mo. He grad- same dates, Crider contin- perpetrated sexual abuse Very Clean Auction: Amish oak dining table w/chairs; Amish oak
secretary w/rolltop; La-Z-Boy wing-back recliner; La-Z-Boy recliner;
uated from West Plains Se-
SCREENINGS
love seat; ottoman; 2 wood chairs; queen bed w/headboard; Serta
nior High School in 2013. mattress w/2 night stands, like new; white dresser w/mirror; sofa ta-
He continued his education Continued from Page 1A ble; glass-top end tables; occasional tables; Norman Orr computer
desk w/top; office chair; bookcase; file cabinet; HP printer w/stand;
at the University of Mis- Vizio 43” flat screen w/sound bar; Fender Mustang 1 amp; cedar
souri-Columbia and was density as a risk for possible osteoporosis; and kid- chest; rolling storage cabinet; rugs; fans; lamps; pictures; house
part of the Phi Delta Theta ney and thyroid function. decor; Christmas décor; patio chairs w/table; dorm room refrigera-
Life Line officials say that screenings are affordable, tor; Eureka vacuum cleaner; mop bucket; bird feeders; pots & pans;
fraternity. Many remember bakeware; dishes; silverware; cookers; canner; S/S pans; food de-
him for his great sense of convenient and accessible for wheelchairs and those hydrator; Ice cream maker; collectibles; nice white treadle sewing
humor and his ability to get with trouble walking. Free parking is available. machine; metal lawn chairs; quilts; wood doors; lots of household
Call 1-877-237-1287STATEWIDE
or visit Life Line’s website at
not listed!! Very clean furniture & other items!
those that surrounded him
to laugh. He enjoyed spend- DONOVAN DeBROWN www.lifelinescreening.com. Preregistration is required. TRACTOR • VW BUG • SHOP
ing time with friends and Kubota L2800 tractor w/LA 463 load-
er, 4 wheel, one owner, 300 hrs., barn
family and is loved and a picnic potluck at Noblett shedded; 5 ft. brushhog; 3 pt. carry
missed by many. Lake. all; VOLKSWAGEN BUG: 1974 Bug,
very clean inside & outside, all orig-
Donovan’s family is hold- In place of flowers, me- inal, new overhaul started. NOTE:
ing a service remembering morial donations may be Overhaul started will need to be com-
him at 1 p.m. on Saturday, made to https://afsp.org/. pleted; separate 1600 Volkswagen
motor & extra parts; specialty VW
July 22, in the Conference Donovan’s Memorial overhaul tools. SHOP: John Deere
Room at the Ridge Crest Fund page may be found 125 riding mower; Poulan push mow-
er; gas weedeater; Ryobi battery
Inn, 2105 Porter Wagoner at afsp.donordrive.com/ weedeater; Stihl MS 290 chainsaw;
Blvd, West Plains, MO campaign/in-Memory-of- Poulan Pro35 chainsaw; Generac
5500 generator; Chicago mig welder
65775. This is followed by Donovan-DeBrown. w/helmet; Alltrade floor drill press;
(2) Craftsman 4 ft. stack toolboxes; air tools; garden & hand tools; ham-
Carolyn Crampton WEST
mers; Cummins engine hoist; motor stand; Clarke bench grinder; vise;
497790s
STATEWIDE
New eight-ball Celebrating 80 Nursing dept.
tournament held years, MDC asks reaches milestone
at W.P. Sr. Center for insight with 1,000th grad
SPORTS >> 8A OUTDOORS >> 1B PEOPLE >> 3A
SATURDAY, JULY 22, 2017 114TH YEAR #144 /West.Plains.Daily.Quill /@wpquill www.westplainsdailyquill.net
fyi S E C O N D S
Bond reduced for woman
Last day of the fair charged with murder
Today is the final day of $100,000
the Heart of the Ozarks By Mary Nicholas despite
Fair on north U.S. 63 in Quill Staff Writer objections
West Plains. from the
The day’s events start at A Thayer woman who victim’s
8 a.m. with the Dairy Goat has been charged with family, ac-
Show, expected to last well murder in the shooting cording to
into the afternoon. death of George Rhody court re-
At 7:30 p.m. the Drag- Campbell, 44, was cords.
WILLMAN
gin Wagon Pullers Associ- granted a bond reduc- Condi-
ation Truck Pull will be tion during a recent tions of the bond in-
held in arena. court appearance. clude electronic moni-
Cynthia Deann Will- toring and no contact
Buddy Walk meeting man, 40, was being held with state witnesses, in-
cluding the state’s prin-
in custody on $200,000
The monthly Buddy cipal witness, records
bond, but during a hear-
Walk meeting is set for 6 show.
ing in Oregon County,
p.m. Monday at Fidelity Willman is scheduled
Associate Court Judge
Communications, 3201 for a preliminary hear-
Harvey Shane Allen sus-
U.S. 63 in West Plains. ing at 1 p.m. Aug. 8 in
tained a motion to re-
MURDER, PAGE 4A
Food safety course set duce the bond to
HOWELL COUNTY
for Tuesday in W.P.
The Missouri State
University-West Plains Property owners disagree
with property valuations
(MSU-WP) Small Busi-
ness Technology and De-
velopment Center (SBT-
DC) will host a free food
safety course from 6 to 9 The Howell County house the animals.
p.m. Tuesday at the West Board of Equalization He said the property
Plains Civic Center. met Thursday and lis- has been listed with ap-
FOOD, PAGE 4A tened to those who did proximately 10 real estate
not agree with the prop- agents in the last 12
years and no one has
Howell Valley board erty assessment.
The board first met looked at the property
to discuss tax hearing with Willard Schnur-
busch, whose property is
during that time.
Schnurbush also said
The Howell Valley located on BB Highway. during that time there
School Board of Educa- Schnurbush told the was a public auction held
tion will meet in a regu- The Rafter H Family board his adjoining and no one attended. He
lar session at 6 p.m. said he believes that
Rodeo took center neighbor, the regional an-
Tuesday in the tech property has no value for
stage Thursday at the imal shelter, houses a
building at the school on taxation purposes.
Heart of the Ozarks large number of cats and
ZZ Highway. The board voted to sus-
Fair. Above, Adam dogs. He said he was in- tain the assessor’s valu-
HEARING, PAGE 4A Mast conquered eight volved in a lawsuit with ation on the property.
seconds on the back the City of West Plains for
INDEX
of a junior bull. Right, allowing the neighbors to PROPERTY, PAGE 4A
52360 – Country Living at the 52370 – Beautiful Panoramic Views 50220 – Peace & Tranquility at 50940 – Dramatic Contemporary
Edge of Town 5 Acres. Hardwood Floors, Granite, the Edge of Town Home in the Ozarks
4.37 Acres. Hardwood Floors, Finished Walk-out Basement, Workshop, 1.12 Acres. Park-like Setting, 1.8 Acres. Workshop, Frank Lloyd
417.256.1000 Walk-Out Bsmt, 4 Bedrooms 3 Baths, 3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths, Stainless Hardwood Floors, 3 Bedrooms, 3 Baths, Wright Inspired Home, 3 Bedrooms, 2.5
86890j
Open Floor Plan $224,900 Appliances, $169,900 Basement, $229,900 Baths, Fireplace, $229,900
4A Saturday, July 22, 2017 | West Plains Daily Quill From Page One West Plains, Missouri | westplainsdailyquill.net
Alton. She is being rep- loud verbal command State Highway Patrol In- shell casing inside the and Campbell had been he was not afraid to die
resented by defense at- identifying himself as a vestigators with the Di- chamber. arguing and that during for people he loved. Ac-
torney Jeffrey Thomas police officer and that if vision of Drug and On June 12, the Child the argument, Willman cording to the report,
Waltemate. Court re- anyone was armed, to Crime Control assessed Advocacy Center con- placed a rifle against the Willman allegedly pulled
cords do not indicate drop the weapon imme- the scene and located a ducted an interview with stomach of Campbell. the trigger, resulting in
Willman has posted any diately. 30-30 lever action Win- the reporting juvenile The juvenile stated that a fatal injury to Camp-
bond as of Friday after- After giving the com- chester rifle with a spent who stated that Willman Campbell had then said bell.
PROPERTY
noon. mand, Dewitt reported
Willman was charged that he heard something Continued from Page 1A
on June 12 with second moving through the
degree murder, armed woods to his right as he CHRISTIAN souri State Tax Commis- She said the organiza- land Park, Kan., as its
criminal action, endan- faced the residence but CAMPUS HOUSE sion. He recommended tion is a Missouri not-for- agent for this appeal. Nei-
gering the welfare of a was unable to see any- the board sustain the profit corporation, how- ther the taxpayer nor
child and unlawful use thing. Ronald Antle, a board 2017 valuations and he ever does not have a agent appeared before the
of a weapon. She entered Upon entering the res- member of the Christian
would be happy to assist current 501-C-3 designa- board. The assessor’s val-
a plea of not guilty to all idence, officers located Campus House at West
the property owner in for- tion. The property in uation on the property
charges on June 14. Campbell lying on the Plains, came to the board
warding the matter to the question is being used in was sustained by the
According to the prob- floor in what appeared and requested the prop-
State Tax Commission to the ministry of the orga- board.
able cause statement, at to be the living room erty to be tax empt due
to the use of the proper- determine if the property nization, according to
about 10:34 p.m. June area in a pool of blood would qualify for a tax ex- Fisher. GRISHAM PROPERTIES
11, the Thayer Police with a gunshot wound ty.
He said the organiza- empt status. The board Franks said the issue Grisham Properties,
Department received a to the abdomen. As
tion has been in opera- agreed with the assessor, needs to be addressed by owner of 2400 McFar-
report of a shooting medics attended to
tion since 2005, is a Mis- however at this time the the Missouri State Tax land Drive in West
which occurred on North Campbell, Officer De-
Third Street in Thayer. Witt forced entry to a souri not-for-profit assessor’s valuation on Commission and said he Plains, hired Ray
Dispatch advised Officer bedroom where he ob- corporation and has a the property was sus- will help Fisher by for- Browning of the firm of
Carter E. DeWitt of the served a mirror that ap- 501-C-3 designation. An- tained. warding the matter to the Savage and Browning
Thayer Police Depart- peared to have been tle said the house in commission. Property Tax Represen-
HOUSE OF ABIGAL tatives of Overland
ment that an individual damaged, small question is being used in SENIOR HOUSING
was reporting to 911 amounts of blood the ministry of the orga- Barb Fisher appeared Park, Kan., as its agent
that “his mom shot throughout the room nization including hous- before the board and said West Plains Senior for the appeal, however
George.Ó and what appeared to ing for the minister. she believes the House of Housing on Lambert Lane the taxpayer nor the
The residence was be “a piece of flesh in the Daniel Frank, county Abigal on First Street in is being represented by agent appeared before
that of Willman, and floor,” according to the assessor, said he believes Mtn. View should be tax the firm of Savage and the board. The asses-
upon DeWitt responding report. the decision needs to be exempt due to the uses Browning Property Tax sor’s valuation was sus-
to the home, he ob- Law enforcement lo- addressed by the Mis- of the property. Representation of Over- tained by the board.
FOOD
served a juvenile male cated Willman hiding in
kneeling in the yard and the woods 50 to 100
Continued from Page 1A
appeared to be extreme- yards behind the resi-
ly upset and crying. The dence. She was placed Regional Horticultural ing its importance, as field, irrigation methods Registration may be
officer asked the juve- into custody and was Specialist Patrick Byers well as state regulations and issues, harvest and completed online by vis-
nile where the shooter observed to have blood with the University of for selling to the public. post-harvest safety, food iting http://SBTDC.
was and he replied, down the front of a white Missouri Extension will Byers will also broach safety from field to mar- eventbrite.com, or call
“They’re both inside,” dress she was wearing, lead the course, defining subjects such as food ket and good agricultural 255-7966 for more infor-
according to the state- records show. food safety and discuss- safety in the agricultural practices on the farm. mation.
ment. A supervisor with Or-
Officer Dewitt states
in the report that the
front door of the home
egon County Ambulance
District later informed
law enforcement that
RECOVERY Continued from Page 1A
was open and he could Campbell had died. waters quickly ap- east of Lincoln Avenue. 17.93 inches of rainfall, As waters receded,
hear what sounded like Upon procuring a proached its banks. It From there, coverage will the most ever recorded in families on the west side
a male subject saying, search warrant, officers normally was not nearly shift to the south fork of this city by the NWS. The of Carmical Field stood
“Help!” and “I can’t of the Thayer Police De- so full. Howell Creek just north of ground was saturated al- on their porches sur-
breathe!Ó Dewitt gave a partment and Missouri CC Highway and west of ready and the water in the rounded by underwater
THE CREEK’S PATH U.S. 63 near the storage creek had nowhere to go
HEARING
yards, shaking their
It seems the spell of the units operated by Kelley but up.
Continued from Page 1A heads at their homes’
500- or 1,000-year flood, Self-Storage. Coverage will On Saturday, April 29,
follow the path of the creek nearly 10 inches of rain soaked interiors. Large
as it was called by Nation-
The agenda includes the board opening and ac- pickup trucks were re-
al Weather Service (NWS) to its confluence with Bur- fell. Storms whipped trees
cepting bids for milk, juice, propane, bread and oth- leased from the floodwa-
office in Springfield, is be- ton Creek just north of to the ground. In some ar-
er items. ters, settled in the mid-
ginning to lose its hold. The Minnesota Avenue behind eas, water ran uphill from
There will be a discussion on the setting of a tax dle of the highway as
community, as if waking Super 8 Motel and All Pet the force of the wind.
hearing date and tax levy. The board will also dis-
from a dream, is shrugging and Equine Supply. Brief- Social media videos and though parked and for-
cuss the school start date being more than 10 days
off that shroud, beginning ly, the path of Burton photos were showing gotten.
prior to the first Monday in September and discuss
to breathe, and with that Creek will be explored be- pickup trucks swallowed As the day wore on,
student handbook changes.
The public is invited. breath comes questions. fore returning to follow the by a river cascading down lawmen began telling
“Why didn’t FEMA help rest of Howell Creek’s U.S. 63. people to stay home.
Obituary
us?Ó south fork journey as it Not everywhere in the Nothing could be accom-
“How did we get so much winds its way to meet with city was hit. East of the
plished with all the traf-
water? We don’t live that the north fork just east of Summit Street hill to
Lincoln Avenue and north Preacher Roe, from Main fic, it was creating a haz-
close to the creek.Ó
Ò What do we do if this of Second Street. Street to Woodland Ave- ard, they said.
Anna Shaw happens again?Ó From there, this series nue, there were occasion- Nevertheless, communi-
Complicated questions, will follow the entirety of al puddles and several ty members could be
Anna Lea (Abney)
questions this series aims Howell Creek as it flows lost tree limbs and entire seen hard at work drag-
Shaw, age 73, of Horse-
shoe Bend, Ark., was to break down into bite- just south of the R-7 school trees, but was not under ging debris, picking up
born on Sept. 28, 1943, sized pieces and try to find campus, north of Bratton water. The stream that fallen road signs, rolling
in Camp, Ark., daughter the best answers to. Avenue until it passes city sometimes flows along up their sleeves and get-
of Hershel Sanford and The Quill will sit down limits. Monk Street was rushing, ting to work.
Hattie Roxie Althea with West Plains city offi- Along the way, the Quill but it kept within its con- Today marks 12 weeks
(Sutherland) Abney. She cials and review maps, dis- will visit with home and fines. since the flood. In the
departed this life on cussing flood plains and business owners to hear Meanwhile, Broadway
last three months, large
Wednesday, July 19, mitigation already in place, their stories of the flood’s and north were a differ-
impact and recovery up- ent story. Emergency ve- piles of debris have been
2017 in Salem, Ark. as well what city officials
are thinking in terms of fu- dates, and work with city hicle lights flashed at in- built and carted away,
Anna spent her work- businesses have begun
ing years as a manager ture damage control and and South Central Ozarks tersections, warning
prevention. For several Council of Governments of- drivers to turn around, rebuilding or relocating,
at the Crownpoint Resort
in Horseshoe Bend, Ark. weeks, this reporter has ficials to gain a deeper un- orange cones marking the homeowners have been
ANNA SHAW been studying satellite im- derstanding of past and fu- outer boundaries of where making repairs and some
Anna was a member of
the Fraternal Order of the ages, following Howell ture city planning and water had encroached have been able to move
Eagles #3431 and the She was preceded in Creek and its confluences development as it corre- near downtown. back into their houses.
Boating and Fishing Club death by two husbands with other bodies of water sponds with geography. The Federal Emergen-
(Edward J. Shaw and that flow through the city. The Quill welcomes AFTER THE FLOOD
of Horseshoe Bend. She cy Management Agency
loved her kids, grand- Wayne Jefferies), par- Coverage will begin with reader input and feedback Early Sunday a shroud (FEMA) Disaster Recov-
kids, working in the yard ents, brother (Sanford the north fork of Howell throughout this series, of numbness seemed to ery Center has come and
and fishing. She was a Abney), sister (Lillian Creek as it winds its way which may be submitted envelop the city. Business
gone, as has a Multi-
loving daughter, sister, Strauser) and son in law along Deatherage Avenue by emailing news@wpdai- owners stood outside
(Ken West). across U.S. 63, between lyquill.net or calling 256- their flood-ravaged shops Agency Resource Center.
wife, mother, grandmoth- Howell Creek, if there’s
er, great grandmother Funeral Services will Pizza Shack and Morlan- 9191. surveying the damages, a
be 10 a.m. Saturday, Shell Ford, where it is met father and sons picked up anything in it, is barely
and was a member of the THE BEGINNING
Horseshoe Bend First July 22, 2017, at Barker by Galloway Creek. The litter left behind by raging a trickle. There hasn’t
Baptist Church. Funeral Home in Salem, Quill will follow that fork In the month of April waters on their farm along been much rain in these
Anna is survived by her Ark., with Bro. John along its path until just alone, West Plains saw Bratton Avenue. dog days of summer.
son, Michael Strauser of Hodges officiating. Pall-
Brockwell, Ark.: two bearers are Stephen Hel-
daughters, Carolyn ton, Tyler West, Jona-
Strauser West of West
Plains, Mo., and Kathryn
than Strauser, Dennis
Murdy, Kip Murdy, Cecil
F I N D U S O N FA C E B O O K
Strauser of Mtn. View, Abney and Toby Trivitt. facebook.com/West.Plains.Daily.Quill
Mo.; brother, Johnny Ray Interment will be in the
Abney (Joy) of Calhoun, Camp Cemetery in Camp,
Mo.; two sisters, Betty Ark. Visitation will be 6
Swanson of Horseshoe to 8 p.m. Friday, July 21,
Bend, Ark., and Joyce 2017, at Barker Funeral
Tullis (Mike) of Deepwa- Home. Memorials may be
ter, Mo.; seven grandchil- left with the funeral home
dren, Jessica, Jodi, Jus- for the family to use for
tin, Jonathan, Stephen, a charity of their choice.
Ashley and Tyler; seven Arrangements are under
great grandchildren, the direction of Barker
Zachary, Logan, Jordan, Funeral Home of Salem,
Keagan, Addisyn, Bray- Ark. Guests may sign an
don and Parker; many online registry @ www.
other family and friends. barkerfuneral.com.
499838b
499836b
499837b
4A Saturday, July 22, 2017 | West Plains Daily Quill From Page One West Plains, Missouri | westplainsdailyquill.net
Alton. She is being rep- loud verbal command State Highway Patrol In- shell casing inside the and Campbell had been he was not afraid to die
resented by defense at- identifying himself as a vestigators with the Di- chamber. arguing and that during for people he loved. Ac-
torney Jeffrey Thomas police officer and that if vision of Drug and On June 12, the Child the argument, Willman cording to the report,
Waltemate. Court re- anyone was armed, to Crime Control assessed Advocacy Center con- placed a rifle against the Willman allegedly pulled
cords do not indicate drop the weapon imme- the scene and located a ducted an interview with stomach of Campbell. the trigger, resulting in
Willman has posted any diately. 30-30 lever action Win- the reporting juvenile The juvenile stated that a fatal injury to Camp-
bond as of Friday after- After giving the com- chester rifle with a spent who stated that Willman Campbell had then said bell.
PROPERTY
noon. mand, Dewitt reported
Willman was charged that he heard something Continued from Page 1A
on June 12 with second moving through the
degree murder, armed woods to his right as he CHRISTIAN souri State Tax Commis- She said the organiza- land Park, Kan., as its
criminal action, endan- faced the residence but CAMPUS HOUSE sion. He recommended tion is a Missouri not-for- agent for this appeal. Nei-
gering the welfare of a was unable to see any- the board sustain the profit corporation, how- ther the taxpayer nor
child and unlawful use thing. Ronald Antle, a board 2017 valuations and he ever does not have a agent appeared before the
of a weapon. She entered Upon entering the res- member of the Christian
would be happy to assist current 501-C-3 designa- board. The assessorÕ s val-
a plea of not guilty to all idence, officers located Campus House at West
the property owner in for- tion. The property in uation on the property
charges on June 14. Campbell lying on the Plains, came to the board
warding the matter to the question is being used in was sustained by the
According to the prob- floor in what appeared and requested the prop-
State Tax Commission to the ministry of the orga- board.
able cause statement, at to be the living room erty to be tax empt due
to the use of the proper- determine if the property nization, according to
about 10:34 p.m. June area in a pool of blood would qualify for a tax ex- Fisher. GRISHAM PROPERTIES
11, the Thayer Police with a gunshot wound ty.
He said the organiza- empt status. The board Franks said the issue Grisham Properties,
Department received a to the abdomen. As
tion has been in opera- agreed with the assessor, needs to be addressed by owner of 2400 McFar-
report of a shooting medics attended to
tion since 2005, is a Mis- however at this time the the Missouri State Tax land Drive in West
which occurred on North Campbell, Officer De-
Third Street in Thayer. Witt forced entry to a souri not-for-profit assessorÕ s valuation on Commission and said he Plains, hired Ray
Dispatch advised Officer bedroom where he ob- corporation and has a the property was sus- will help Fisher by for- Browning of the firm of
Carter E. DeWitt of the served a mirror that ap- 501-C-3 designation. An- tained. warding the matter to the Savage and Browning
Thayer Police Depart- peared to have been tle said the house in commission. Property Tax Represen-
HOUSE OF ABIGAL tatives of Overland
ment that an individual damaged, small question is being used in SENIOR HOUSING
was reporting to 911 amounts of blood the ministry of the orga- Barb Fisher appeared Park, Kan., as its agent
that Ò his mom shot throughout the room nization including hous- before the board and said West Plains Senior for the appeal, however
George.Ó and what appeared to ing for the minister. she believes the House of Housing on Lambert Lane the taxpayer nor the
The residence was be “a piece of flesh in the Daniel Frank, county Abigal on First Street in is being represented by agent appeared before
that of Willman, and floor,” according to the assessor, said he believes Mtn. View should be tax the firm of Savage and the board. The asses-
upon DeWitt responding report. the decision needs to be exempt due to the uses Browning Property Tax sorÕ s valuation was sus-
to the home, he ob- Law enforcement lo- addressed by the Mis- of the property. Representation of Over- tained by the board.
FOOD
served a juvenile male cated Willman hiding in
kneeling in the yard and the woods 50 to 100
Continued from Page 1A
appeared to be extreme- yards behind the resi-
ly upset and crying. The dence. She was placed Regional Horticultural ing its importance, as field, irrigation methods Registration may be
officer asked the juve- into custody and was Specialist Patrick Byers well as state regulations and issues, harvest and completed online by vis-
nile where the shooter observed to have blood with the University of for selling to the public. post-harvest safety, food iting http://SBTDC.
was and he replied, down the front of a white Missouri Extension will Byers will also broach safety from field to mar- eventbrite.com, or call
Ò TheyÕ re both inside,Ó dress she was wearing, lead the course, defining subjects such as food ket and good agricultural 255-7966 for more infor-
according to the state- records show. food safety and discuss- safety in the agricultural practices on the farm. mation.
ment. A supervisor with Or-
Officer Dewitt states
in the report that the
front door of the home
egon County Ambulance
District later informed
law enforcement that
RECOVERY Continued from Page 1A
was open and he could Campbell had died. waters quickly ap- east of Lincoln Avenue. 17.93 inches of rainfall, As waters receded,
hear what sounded like Upon procuring a proached its banks. It From there, coverage will the most ever recorded in families on the west side
a male subject saying, search warrant, officers normally was not nearly shift to the south fork of this city by the NWS. The of Carmical Field stood
Ò Help!Ó and Ò I canÕ t of the Thayer Police De- so full. Howell Creek just north of ground was saturated al- on their porches sur-
breathe!Ó Dewitt gave a partment and Missouri CC Highway and west of ready and the water in the rounded by underwater
THE CREEK’S PATH U.S. 63 near the storage creek had nowhere to go
HEARING
yards, shaking their
It seems the spell of the units operated by Kelley but up.
Continued from Page 1A heads at their homesÕ
500- or 1,000-year flood, Self-Storage. Coverage will On Saturday, April 29,
follow the path of the creek nearly 10 inches of rain soaked interiors. Large
as it was called by Nation-
The agenda includes the board opening and ac- pickup trucks were re-
al Weather Service (NWS) to its confluence with Bur- fell. Storms whipped trees
cepting bids for milk, juice, propane, bread and oth- leased from the floodwa-
office in Springfield, is be- ton Creek just north of to the ground. In some ar-
er items. ters, settled in the mid-
ginning to lose its hold. The Minnesota Avenue behind eas, water ran uphill from
There will be a discussion on the setting of a tax dle of the highway as
community, as if waking Super 8 Motel and All Pet the force of the wind.
hearing date and tax levy. The board will also dis-
from a dream, is shrugging and Equine Supply. Brief- Social media videos and though parked and for-
cuss the school start date being more than 10 days
off that shroud, beginning ly, the path of Burton photos were showing gotten.
prior to the first Monday in September and discuss
to breathe, and with that Creek will be explored be- pickup trucks swallowed As the day wore on,
student handbook changes.
The public is invited. breath comes questions. fore returning to follow the by a river cascading down lawmen began telling
Ò Why didnÕ t FEMA help rest of Howell CreekÕ s U.S. 63. people to stay home.
Obituary
us?Ó south fork journey as it Not everywhere in the Nothing could be accom-
Ò How did we get so much winds its way to meet with city was hit. East of the
plished with all the traf-
water? We donÕ t live that the north fork just east of Summit Street hill to
Lincoln Avenue and north Preacher Roe, from Main fic, it was creating a haz-
close to the creek.Ó
Ò What do we do if this of Second Street. Street to Woodland Ave- ard, they said.
Anna Shaw happens again?Ó From there, this series nue, there were occasion- Nevertheless, communi-
Complicated questions, will follow the entirety of al puddles and several ty members could be
Anna Lea (Abney)
questions this series aims Howell Creek as it flows lost tree limbs and entire seen hard at work drag-
Shaw, age 73, of Horse-
shoe Bend, Ark., was to break down into bite- just south of the R-7 school trees, but was not under ging debris, picking up
born on Sept. 28, 1943, sized pieces and try to find campus, north of Bratton water. The stream that fallen road signs, rolling
in Camp, Ark., daughter the best answers to. Avenue until it passes city sometimes flows along up their sleeves and get-
of Hershel Sanford and The Quill will sit down limits. Monk Street was rushing, ting to work.
Hattie Roxie Althea with West Plains city offi- Along the way, the Quill but it kept within its con- Today marks 12 weeks
(Sutherland) Abney. She cials and review maps, dis- will visit with home and fines. since the flood. In the
departed this life on cussing flood plains and business owners to hear Meanwhile, Broadway
last three months, large
Wednesday, July 19, mitigation already in place, their stories of the flood’s and north were a differ-
impact and recovery up- ent story. Emergency ve- piles of debris have been
2017 in Salem, Ark. as well what city officials
are thinking in terms of fu- dates, and work with city hicle lights flashed at in- built and carted away,
Anna spent her work- businesses have begun
ing years as a manager ture damage control and and South Central Ozarks tersections, warning
prevention. For several Council of Governments of- drivers to turn around, rebuilding or relocating,
at the Crownpoint Resort
in Horseshoe Bend, Ark. weeks, this reporter has ficials to gain a deeper un- orange cones marking the homeowners have been
ANNA SHAW been studying satellite im- derstanding of past and fu- outer boundaries of where making repairs and some
Anna was a member of
the Fraternal Order of the ages, following Howell ture city planning and water had encroached have been able to move
Eagles #3431 and the She was preceded in Creek and its confluences development as it corre- near downtown. back into their houses.
Boating and Fishing Club death by two husbands with other bodies of water sponds with geography. The Federal Emergen-
(Edward J. Shaw and that flow through the city. The Quill welcomes AFTER THE FLOOD
of Horseshoe Bend. She cy Management Agency
loved her kids, grand- Wayne Jefferies), par- Coverage will begin with reader input and feedback Early Sunday a shroud (FEMA) Disaster Recov-
kids, working in the yard ents, brother (Sanford the north fork of Howell throughout this series, of numbness seemed to ery Center has come and
and fishing. She was a Abney), sister (Lillian Creek as it winds its way which may be submitted envelop the city. Business
gone, as has a Multi-
loving daughter, sister, Strauser) and son in law along Deatherage Avenue by emailing news@wpdai- owners stood outside
(Ken West). across U.S. 63, between lyquill.net or calling 256- their flood-ravaged shops Agency Resource Center.
wife, mother, grandmoth- Howell Creek, if thereÕ s
er, great grandmother Funeral Services will Pizza Shack and Morlan- 9191. surveying the damages, a
be 10 a.m. Saturday, Shell Ford, where it is met father and sons picked up anything in it, is barely
and was a member of the THE BEGINNING
Horseshoe Bend First July 22, 2017, at Barker by Galloway Creek. The litter left behind by raging a trickle. There hasnÕ t
Baptist Church. Funeral Home in Salem, Quill will follow that fork In the month of April waters on their farm along been much rain in these
Anna is survived by her Ark., with Bro. John along its path until just alone, West Plains saw Bratton Avenue. dog days of summer.
son, Michael Strauser of Hodges officiating. Pall-
Brockwell, Ark.: two bearers are Stephen Hel-
daughters, Carolyn ton, Tyler West, Jona-
Strauser West of West
Plains, Mo., and Kathryn
than Strauser, Dennis
Murdy, Kip Murdy, Cecil
F I N D U S O N FA C E B O O K
Strauser of Mtn. View, Abney and Toby Trivitt. facebook.com/West.Plains.Daily.Quill
Mo.; brother, Johnny Ray Interment will be in the
Abney (Joy) of Calhoun, Camp Cemetery in Camp,
Mo.; two sisters, Betty Ark. Visitation will be 6
Swanson of Horseshoe to 8 p.m. Friday, July 21,
Bend, Ark., and Joyce 2017, at Barker Funeral
Tullis (Mike) of Deepwa- Home. Memorials may be
ter, Mo.; seven grandchil- left with the funeral home
dren, Jessica, Jodi, Jus- for the family to use for
tin, Jonathan, Stephen, a charity of their choice.
Ashley and Tyler; seven Arrangements are under
great grandchildren, the direction of Barker
Zachary, Logan, Jordan, Funeral Home of Salem,
Keagan, Addisyn, Bray- Ark. Guests may sign an
don and Parker; many online registry @ www.
other family and friends. barkerfuneral.com.
499838b
499836b
499837b
Avenue Theatre Oregon County Crayons, rulers
fundraiser to be vet recognized as and glue – it’s
held Aug. 11, 12 patriot of month back to school
NEWS >> 8A PEOPLE & EVENTS >> 3A OPINIONS >> 5A
fyi
WEST PLAINS
Concerns growing
All retired union mem-
bers are welcome at the
meeting. For more infor-
mation, call Cecil Carroll
at 204-2283. for missing local man
Alton Senior Concerns are hicle is parked in
growing for the his driveway and
Center to host well-being of Rob- his walking stick
fundraiser Aug. 12 ert L. Huddleson,
66, of County Road
has not been
found.
Alton Senior Center will 5150, reported Huddleson is
hold a pancake fundrais- missing by his described as being
er from 8 to 11 a.m. Sat- brother, John 5’8,” tall, weighs
urday, Aug. 12. The cost Huddleson, of St. HUDDLESON 130 pounds, has
will be $6 a plate. The James, at 8:44 brownish blonde
menu will consist of pan- a.m. Sunday. shoulder length hair and
cakes, crepes, sausage, Howell County Crimi- a beard.
bacon, sugar and cinna- nal Investigator Don Reid Firefighters from
mon beignets and coffee. said Huddleson was last Pumpkin Center, Potters- COURTESY PHOTO
seen on Thursday putting ville and Howell County West Plains floodplain map
INDEX
out his trash at his home, Rural Fire District began
Records 2A
12 miles west of West searching for the missing
Plains off CC Highway. It man on Sunday on ATVs,
is known the missing horseback and on foot.
Special polling locations announced
People 3A
man consistently walked Anyone having any in- Howell County Clerk Voters in Howell No. 1 Park; Howell No. 3, How-
Obituary 4A
the trails in the Mark formation on Huddleson Dennis Von Allmen has will cast their ballots at ell County Courthouse on
From Page One 4A Twain National Forest, is asked to call the How- announced the polling lo- the First Church of God Court Square; and How-
Opinions 5A which is located across ell County Sheriff’s De- cations for the West on Wayhaven Drive; How- ell No. 4 at the West
Amusements 6A the road from his home. partment at 417-256- Plains R-7 School District ell No. 2 at the National
Around the House 7A, 8A Reid said Huddleson’s ve- 2544 or 911. Election on Tuesday. Guard Armory in People’s LOCATIONS, PAGE 4A
Sports 1B
son and first place winner Grace Stillwell, SECOND-PLACE winner Wilma Puck- JOHNSON AND third place winner Pat
W.P. Quill Weekend Willow Springs. ett, West Plains, and Johnson. Lemieux, West Plains.
50110 – Country Home with Park- 50790 – Commercial Building in 51930 – Cattle or Horse Ranch 51680 – Executive Brick Home with
Like Setting the Heart of Medical Mile with Live Water Fabulous Location
1.5 Acres Fruit Trees, Established .71 Acres Brick Building, Security & 202 Acres Lush Pasture & Hayfields, 6 1.34 Acres 2 Kitchens & Family Room,
417.256.1000 Garden, Outbuilding, 3 Bedrooms, Phone System, Close to the Hospital. Stall Horse Barn, 3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths, Workshop, 4 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths, Full
486893b
Hardwood & Tile $94,999 PRIME LOCATION $214,900. Spring & Spring Fed Stream. $549,900. Finished Basement. $315,000
4A Saturday, August 5, 2017 | West Plains Daily Quill From Page One West Plains, Missouri | westplainsdailyquill.net
Ark. man charged with assault pICTureS OF The pAST August 1961 from the Quill
A Mtn. Home, Ark., new charge was the result 30, is alleged to have had
man, currently in the Bax- of a joint investigation by sexual contact with a then
ter County Jail in Mtn. the sheriff’s office and the 15-year-old girl. The two
Home on other charges, Arkansas State Police into
also had nude images be-
has been charged with sex- an incident alleged to have
ual assault. occurred during the sum- ing transmitted. The inci-
Baxter County Sheriff mer of 2016. dent was reported to in-
John Montgomery said the Gary Ronald Hargett, vestigators in July.
use them at 417 Hair Sa- Pat Lemieux of West Plains For Celebrations, a gift
lon. She also won two who entered her name at from Meadowbrook Natu-
movie tickets from Family Dent Co. She won $25 Bo- ral Foods, $15 gift certifi-
Cinema, two queen-size nus Bucks from the Quill cate from JimmieÕ s Fam-
pillows from Holiday Inn to be used at her choice of ily Restaurant, a pet bed
Express & Suites, three a participating business, from Arlee Home Fash-
large pizzas from Little two movie tickets from ions, $10 gift certificate
CaesarÕ s Pizza, $25 gift Glass Sword Cinema, from Almost Famous BBQ,
certificate from The Fish three large pizzas from Lit- two cinnamon rolls from
Shack, two movie tickets tle CaesarÕ s Pizza, two the Ozark Cafe and $10
from Glass Sword Cinema, movie tickets from Family gift certificate from Show
$25 gift card from Circle Cinema, a Woodwick can- Me Medical Equipment.
C Western Store, an oil dle from Time and Talent, The Quill congratulates
change from Morlan-Shell $20 gift certificate from these winners and thanks
COURTESY PHOTO
Ford, a gift from Meadow- The Fish Shack, a 52 inch all the businesses and the
brook Natural Foods, $15 Quorum Capri Series fan/ community who took part
gift certificate from Jim- light from Towne & Coun- in the Shop Indie and sup-
St. paul Lutheran Church to hold yard sale mieÕ s Family Restaurant,
$25 gift card from Game
try Lighting, $10 gift cer-
tificate from Decorations
ported independent busi-
nesses in the area.
Stash, $15 gift certificate
The St. Paul Lutheran Doors will open at 7 a.m. lowed. For more informa- from Decorations For Cel-
Church will hold an inside
yard sale as a fundraiser
No early sales will be al- tion, call 256-6685. ebrations, $10 gift certifi-
cate from Almost Famous Revival planned for
next week in W.P.
from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. BBQ, a pet bed from Arlee
LOCATIONS
Thursday, Aug. 17 and Home Fashions, $10 gift
Friday, Aug. 18. The Continued from Page 1A certificate from Show Me
church is located on Ken- Medical Equipment, an
tucky Avenue in West Plains Civic Center on St. the school district will outdoor thermometer from Spring Creek Commu- Ò Join us as we let the
Plains. Louis Street. vote at the South Fork Edgeller & Harper Farm nity Church will host a Holy Spirit of Christ Jesus
According to organizers, R-7 voters who live out- School building. Equipment and $40 gift revival Aug. 9 through minister to us and give us
the sale will include lots of side the city limits will Polls will be open from certificate from Kalista 12. Each night the pro- the opportunity to return
bargains with many items vote at the armory and 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tues- Beauty Salon & Day Spa. gram will begin at 6:30 to our first love for Jesus
priced at just a quarter. the South Fork part of day. Third prize was won by p.m. The church is locat- and draw from the river of
FLOOD
ed on K Highway, five life, to receive healing in
miles from the U.S. 63 the broken places in our
Continued from Page 1A bypass in West Plains. lives, to create in us new
is also undergoing some He also said that, from within the floodplain. This FEMA Public Relations Each night, guest hearts and right spirits
revisions, and it has here on out, he expects to is deliberate, he said. Manager Scott Sanders, speaker Pastor Terry and to make new all the
nothing to do with the be reviewing the map about Rather than build a struc- enables homeowners with Brown will preach and old miry places.
flooding that happened every five years. ture that is in jeopardy of properties in floodplain ar- Ò wash us with is word,Ó “Let the fire of God
in April. The changes flood damage, the city eas to recoup losses finan- said Charlotte Chapman. break chains, remove
were already planned. THE PurPosE oF a chooses to use the prop- cially by funding property Ò Marty and Patti Elmore, shackles, tear down
The map currently on FlooDPlaIn erty as green space for acquisition. FEMA does gospel singers and song- strongholds and bring
the FEMA website is dat- public enjoyment. not buy out the properties writers, will minister and restoration and transfor-
Parks explained that bless us with their music mation as God revives
ed July 4, 2011. anytime a flood occurs, itself; rather this is carried
Parks said there is a pro- ConDuCTInG out by local and state gov- and the Spring Creek our hearts.Ó
the city must perform as- Praise Team will lead us For more information,
cess that involves working sessments on properties assEssMEnTs ernments.
with FEMA over time to This is called for in into the presence of God call Charlotte Chapman,
within a designated flood- Parks, Edge and a team through praise worship. 293-3969.
pinpoint areas of potential plain region. While con- such cases where homes
of eight workers spent
Obituary
impact. Those areas can ducting those assess- cannot be rebuilt or ele-
about three weeks speak-
change over the years due ments, a team of city vated out of harmÕ s way
ing to property owners in
to city development or employees, including and would be subject to
the field during the after-
changes in nature, for ex- Parks and Edge, deter- repeated flooding, said
math of the April 29 flood-
ample, and those changes mines whether a property Sanders.
ing. They visited properties,
can be significant. has sustained flood dam- including city infrastruc-
According to a FEMA Eleanor Burks
Ò In some places, we have age, how extensive the fact sheet, Ò The impact
ture such as roads and Funeral services Elea-
a six-foot difference from damage is,and whether it of a storm surge may
bridges, spoke to owners as nor Burks, 85, Willow
the old map,Ó said Parks. can be considered salvage- have structurally weak-
they were available, mea- Springs, Mo., will be held
And, though the changes able. ened formerly sturdy
sured the water level and at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug.
are unaffected by the scope FEMA defines floodplain homes. Water-laden
went back to the office to 5, 2017, in the Rose Cha-
of April 29 flood because of management as Ò the op- walls and floors may set
review. pel at Robertson-Drago
its massive scale, it does eration of a community the stage for hard-to-
Ò For some of our people, Funeral Home.
give one pause to think Ð program of preventive and eradicate colonies of
theyÕ d never worked in a Mrs. Burks passed
six feet doesnÕ t sound like corrective measures to re- mold that can present
floodplain before, so this away at 7:57 a.m. Wednes-
a lot, at first. But, as many duce the risk of current health risks for vulnera-
was new to them,Ó said day, Aug. 2, 2017, at her
area residents learn, when and future flooding, re- ble residents.Ó
Parks. Given the magnitude home.
flood levels are expected to sulting in a more resilient In addition, according
of the event, it was quite a She was born March 14,
be at a certain height, even community.Ó Parks elabo- to FEMA, once a home is
first experience, and the 1932, at Bruner, Mo., to
just one or two feet make rated further by saying his bought out, it is demol-
work isnÕ t done yet. Reports Louis Fink and Gladys
a big difference. role is to help prevent loss ished and the property is ElEanor Burks
are still coming in and data Holman Fink. On June 14,
Parks explained the rea- where possible and to designated as open
is still being compiled from 1952, she was married at
son why AprilÕ s disaster monitor floodplains for re- space.
owners. Parks said they Harrison, Ark., to Arthur Friday at Robertson-Dra-
doesnÕ t factor into changes cord-keeping. Parks said he has
have received information F. Burks Jr., who preced- go Funeral Home. Burial
made to the floodplain map Floodplain management heard from a few busi-
from 80 to 90 percent of the ed her in death on Nov. will be in the Howell Me-
now has to do with com- can include measures ness owners who have
property owners affected. morial Park Cemetery. Me-
monality – the flooding that such as zoning require- expressed interest in par- 18, 1996.
The information gathered morial contributions may
struck southern Missouri ments and building codes. ticipating in the buyout She is survived by two
will be in the cityÕ s records be made to Immanuel
last spring was determined In practice, Parks said, program, but has had to daughters, Becky Broth-
for participation in the Na- Baptist Church Kitchen
by weather officials to be a this means that if a build- tell them the program is erton and husband, Mike
tional Flood Insurance Pro- Fund and may be left at
500- to 1,000-year flood, ing is built within a deter- designed for residential and Debbie Davis and
gram, but also helps Parks Robertson-Drago Funeral
meaning that the probabil- mined floodplain, it must property owners. husband Wayne, all of Po-
and other officials keep an Home. Online condolenc-
ity of it occurring in the be built two feet above the To learn more about mona, Mo.; four grand-
eye on changing trends. es may be expressed
near future, statistically designated flood level. In the city’s role in flood- children; six great-grand-
Parks, who has worked at www.robertsondrago.
speaking, is slim. doing so, this can help plain management, call children; four sisters, Don;
for the city for 30 years and
The floodplain map is de- prevent the need for FEMA City Hall, 256-7176. and several nieces and com.
been floodplain manager
signed for events that are to pay for damage recov- Watch the Quill next nephews.
most of that time, said it
much more common in na- Saturday for a closer look
The section of road is while traveling near the FEMAÕ s buyout pro- 417-255-1150
located from Highway 106 area. gram, as explained by 491106BJ www.judyeastmaninsurance.com
STATEWIDE
Local youth takes MDC works on Back-to-school
first place at opening trails contest details
archery contest at Gist Ranch inside today
SPORTS >> 1B OUTDOORS >> 4B RECORDS >> 2A
SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 2017 114TH YEAR #159 /West.Plains.Daily.Quill /@wpquill www.westplainsdailyquill.net
fyi
MTN. GROVE
INDEX
Records 2A
Path to recovery: City officials discuss damages paid for, and once dis-
charged, can go back to
school witheducation
EditorÕ s note: This is the sev- many folks didnÕ t report them. Howell County: $696,000 in FEMA paid for.
People 3A enth installment in a series of arti- Some set right to work fixing up Individual Assistance grants for West said that after
Obituaries 4A cles documenting area recovery ef- their places immediately, while 161 households, and $1.5 million graduating from basic
From Page One 4A forts following the flooding that others turned to help their neigh- in flood insurance payments made
RECRUITER, PAGE 4
Opinions 5A occurred in late April. bors, not asking for help them- toward 41 claims.
selves.
Amusements 6A Despite not having dollar FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM
Sports 1B By Abby Hess amounts, Edge was able to pro- Parks said Howell Creek only TENDER MERCIES
Public Notices
Classifieds
2B
2B, 3B
Quill Staff Writer vide some other helpful numbers.
About 350 households were flood-
rose about three feet over its
banks. He pointed out that, while Thousands of diapers
Outdoors
Comics
4B
1C-4C
Since early May, West Plains
residents have wondered about
ed and about 100 businesses,
most of which are family owned.
the water level goes up, it also
spreads out into areas that donÕ t given to 51 families
the cost of damages caused by Of those 100 businesses, only one normally flood. Parks said in some
April 29 flash flooding in the city. closed its doors permanently, he areas flooding occurred a quarter On Aug. 5, Tender
SUN. The curiosity is not surprising. says. RKL Construction on Lin- mile away from the creeks. Mercies Diaper Minis-
80 After all, businesses and homes coln Avenue was already in the
process of closing down before the
Edge said in some places, such
as Quail Run off K Highway south
try of First Christian
Church gave 3,620 free
were affected and if the financial
64 costs of recovery are high, local flood happened, says Edge. of West Plains, there wasnÕ t even diapers to 80 babies in
economy is sure to be affected. While cost estimates for the city a creek to flood. A drainage ditch 51 families.
©2017 Phillips Media Group of West Plains are not readily avail- along the highway caused prob-
All Rights Reserved Unfortunately, City Emergency The only requirement
Management Director Kent Edge able, John Mills with the State lems. for those needing dia-
doesnÕ t have a concrete answer. Emergency Management Agency pers is that they must
did have FEMA totals for all of RECOVERY, PAGE 4
Edge, Engineering Supervisor reside in the West
and Flood Plain Manager Wes Plains R-7 School Dis-
Parks and GIS Coordinator/Engi- trict or surrounding ru-
neering Tech Melanie Barnett led ral school districts:
the flood damage assessment Junction Hill, Howell
team. Their job has been to take Valley, Glenwood,
stock of damages done to city South Fork, Richards
property and collect reports from or Fairview.
home and business owners for re- The mission of Ten-
cord keeping and insurance pur- der Mercies Diaper Min-
poses. istry of First Christian
Ò I have no way of knowing (the Church is to share com-
total cost of damages),Ó Edge con- passion, love, and as-
fessed. Part of the issue, he said, sistance with children
is that there are different entities and families in the com-
helping and all of their totals munity.
would have to be added together Pastor Rick Rutledge
for the big picture. and the congregation of
While some of those entities are the church recognize
very visible, like the Federal Emer- that many young fami-
gency Management Agency (FEMA) lies struggle to meet all
and the National Flood Insurance their needs.
Program (NFIP), Red Cross, Ozark A distribution will
Action and the Community Foun- held Sept. 2. An an-
dation of the Ozarks, others sup- nouncement will be
porting recovery efforts are anon- STAFF PHOTO BY CODY SANDERS made prior to that date.
ymous private donors. PORTER WAGONER BLVD. south of City Hall in West Plains was First Christian
Another challenge in counting one of the areas damaged from floodwaters in late April. City Hall Church is at 422 W.
W.P. Quill Weekend up the damages, said Edge, is that sustained no damage. Main St. in West Plains.
51930 – Cattle or Horse Ranch 50960 – Self Sufficient Farm 50240 – Beatuiful Farm With 52520 – Minutes from National
With Live Water w/2 Homes & Live Water Live Water Forest, Rives & Lakes
202 Acres. Lush Pasture & Hay Fields, 184 Acres. Lush Pasture, 2 Springs, 158 Acres. Spring Creek, Fenced & 5 Acres. Pasture & Woods, Native
6 Stall Horse Barn, 3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths, Mature Timber, 3 Bedrooms, 3 Baths, Cross Fenced, 3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths, Landscaping, Fireplace, 4 Bedroom, 2
417.256.1000
486892s
Spring & Spring Fed Stream, $549,900 Excellent Outbuildings, $479,000 Fireplace, Ponds, $333,900 Baths, New Roof 2017, $89,900
4A Saturday, August 12, 2017 | West Plains Daily Quill From Page One West Plains, Missouri | westplainsdailyquill.net
Department was on pa- noticed it was a young he was OK. The child with the boy who stated late at night, the child The DFS worker in-
trol when she observed child who appeared to stated he was scared but that he was 9 years old replied, Ò My mom was formed Atwood there
someone walking east on have been crying. he was walking to his but would be turning 10 drunk and so was [moth- were serious concerns
W. North Street. As she Schultz pulled up next grandmaÕ s house. Schul- soon. When asked why er’s boyfriend] and they with the fact that her
approached, the officer to the child and asked if tz continued to speak he was out walking so were fighting. Mom told son was found by an of-
me to leave and go to ficer walking alone at al-
RECOVERY
grandmaÕ s.Ó most two in the morn-
The boy further ex- ing.
Continued from Page 1 plained his brother was Atwood then allegedly
already over at his began “hollering to [the
“I don’t care what we bought flooded, the team said. Some dam- He said in city limits alone, while grandmaÕ s and his cous- child], asking, ‘Where
out, what we did,Ó said Edge, re- age was done to the Aquatic Cen- rain was still coming down, city in from Mansfield was did I tell you to go?Õ Ó
ferring to the buyout program un- terÕ s fence and pool house and to workers and assisting agencies coming to pick him up. Officers and the DFS
der FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation the bathrooms at the softball performed over 100 water rescues. Schultz instructed the worker attempted to ex-
Grant Program that turns flood- fields. These are the only other Edge recalled a rescue involving child to get into the pa- plain the dangers of al-
prone properties into green space. structures to be damaged, said children who would have had to trol car and she would lowing a 9-year-old to be
Ò I donÕ t think thereÕ s anything we Edge. cross fast-moving water. The res- drive him to his grand- out walking in the mid-
could have possibly done to pre- With the exception of the com- cuer aiding the family spotted a motherÕ s residence. dle of the night. Atwood
vent this.Ó munity garden at Don Warden camper shell on a pickup truck, With the assistance of allegedly replied, Ò Well,
Edge said the flooding that oc- Park, from which antique tools said Edge. Thinking fast, he another officer, Schultz I thought that was what
curred on April 29 was so rare, and improvements carried out by grabbed the camper, flipped it up- drove the child to his I was supposed to do
the magnitude so great, the Ò nor- AmeriCorps were washed away, side down, put the family in and grandmotherÕ s residence when there is a domes-
mal rulesÓ donÕ t apply. damages were relatively minor. towed it back to higher ground. and approached the door tic, send them some-
“You can just throw the (flood) Edge explained that many of the In another story Ð which Edge with the child. where safe.Ó
map out the window,Ó he said. city’s public green spaces were admitted he did not witness first- According to the re- Officer Schultz asked,
He pointed out that the wide- created as a result of prior flood- hand Ð a pedestrian was walking port, the grandmother Ò What would make
spread flooding that caused Wash- ing or their existence in a flood- on Missouri Avenue and was swept eventually came to the [grandmother’s] house a
ington Avenue to be under water plain. into the creekÕ s rushing waters. door and the child asked safe place due to exten-
“all the way back to OzSBI,” and On the evening of April 29, He was pulled downstream about if his brother was there. sive drug abuse in the
covered U.S. 63 on the north side sometime before 7 p.m., Edge said 60 feet, said Edge, until he hit the The woman said no but home by [grandmother’s]
of town is not normal here. a transformer at the Washington creek bank and was able to climb that the child could boyfriend?” Atwood did
It’s in part because of events like Avenue electric substation came out. come in and stay for the not respond, the report
this, the unexpected that “never precariously close to exploding due Ò All the stuff that was in the wa- night. The child de- states.
happens,Ó that the city partici- to the rising water, which would ter, tree limbs, propane tanks, how clined. Atwood admitted she
pates in NFIP. If the city partici- have been extremely dangerous he didnÕ t get hurt...Ó Edge mar- According to the offi- had been drinking. At
pates in the flood insurance pro- and costly. He said city workers veled. Ò Nothing. He got wet!Ó cerÕ s statement, she one point during the
gram, it and its residents can could not cross Howell Creek to Ò was hesitant to leave conversation, she denied
benefit from the federal assistance get to the Lincoln Street substa- MORE HELP TO COME
him there due to prior knowing that her son
offered in the wake of the disas- tion to redirect power, so to pre- Flood survivors who have fully dealings at the resi- had left the house de-
ter. vent calamity, they shut down completed the application process dence.Ó Schultz advised spite her own admission
But, Parks said, thatÕ s not the power to the entire city. for FEMA and SBA assistance may the grandmother that of having told him to
only reason. Many development- Electricity was restored a few soon be eligible for further assis- the child would be going leave.
related grants pertaining to proj- short hours later after rain let up tance, said Edge. with the officers for a It was determined
ects being carried out in a flood- and waters receded. But the situ- The Howell County Recovery while to which Ò she sim- during the investigation
plain actually require a city to ation drew attention to a problem Committee has been formed, an ply stated Ô OK.Õ Ó that AtwoodÕ s level of in-
participate in NFIP in order to the city now seeks to remediate. alliance between local nonprofit Taking the child to the toxication was too high
qualify for the grant. Edge said the City of West Plains agencies and other resources that police department, law to care for the children
is actively looking for funds to aims to fill in the gaps in need for enforcement notified Di- who had been taken into
CITY PROPERTY DAMAGES move that substation out of the those whoÕ ve completed the fed- vision of Family Services care by the Children’s
With regard to public property, floodplain entirely. Engineers have eral assistance application pro- (DFS) of the situation. Division multiple times
the City of West Plains got off pret- been hired to identify an ideal lo- cess, said Edge. Meanwhile, the boy in- in the past. DFS decid-
ty easy this time, said the assess- cation but if a solution can’t be The committee will operate on formed the officers his ed to take emergency
ment team. found, another alternative could referrals from Catholic Charities, brother was also walk- custody of the children.
Three feet of water covered Gir- be to close it down and beef up the who in turn will take referrals from ing to his grandmotherÕ s According to the state-
dley Street that runs south of City Lincoln Street substation, he said. FEMA for those registrants with house and had left a few ment, when the DFS
Hall and crosses Galloway Creek remaining unmet needs. Edge says minutes before he had. worker asked Atwood if
just before it joins Howell Creek’s PRAISE FOR CITY WORKERS the committee is made up of agen- He also stated that his it was alright if the chil-
north fork. Edge said the water Ò The city employees were phe- cies familiar to locals such as sister was still at the res- dren could gather a few
got close to the building but nev- nomenal,Ó said Barnett. She said Community Foundation of the idence with his mother. things to take with them,
er penetrated. on Sunday, April 30, after the rain Ozarks and Convoy of Hope. At about 2:18 a.m., of- Atwood stated, Ò These
The only city-owned building had passed and the sun shone The city, as it does after any ma- ficers patrolling the area kids aren’t taking [exple-
that was damaged in the flood, over the waterlogged city, city em- jor event, is self-evaluating, said for the child’s brother lo- tive] if you are taking
aside from public park facilities, ployees from all departments who Edge. Feedback from local resi- cated him and their sis- them.Ó
was the Greater Ozarks Center for were able to get to City Hall showed dents and business owners is en- ter outside the motherÕ s Atwood did eventually
Advanced Technology (GOCAT). up for work. couraged so that city officials can residence. allow the children to
Floodwaters just over two feet high Ò They showed up Ð with no call,Ó better understand what helped Contact was made take some things before
left behind debris and damaged she said. Ò They said, Ô What can we and what did not. with the children, their being transported to the
the heating, venting and air con- do to help?Õ If they could get here, Ò I donÕ t care what we do,Ó said mother Atwood and her police department.
ditioning unit and an overhead ga- they were here.Ó Edge, Ò We can always make some boyfriend. Atwood, ac- Atwood was placed
rage door. Bids for remodeling and Edge added phone calls impos- improvement.Ó cording to the report, ap- under arrest for child
repairs came to $44,200. sible because most phone lines For more information or to share peared to be extremely neglect and child endan-
Most of the cityÕ s parks were and cell towers were down. feedback call City Hall, 256-7176. intoxicated. germent.
CBCO Continued from Page 1 INVESTIGATION Continued from Page 1 RECRUITER Continued from Page 1
at least 110 pounds, be in good health, and pres- firemen and rescue teams searched the property for training, recruits get four hours of college credit and
ent a valid photo ID. several hours. Reed said he asked for assistance from when the person goes to school for advance training
In recognition of August as First Responders Baxter County, Ark., Sheriff John Montgomery who they will earn more college credit. A recruit today will
Month, CBCO said it appreciates emergency med- furnished the department’s helicopter. Deputies also begin earning $1,479.30 monthly. In four months
ical services personnel, law enforcement officers flew grids in a fixed wing airplane for two days. UTVs, the pay will jump to $1,599.90. West said that may
and firefighters. “Individual support for first re- foot searches, and social media were also used. not sound like a lot of money but the recruit does
sponders can be shown by donating in August at Reed said cadaver dogs were used in the search not pay for hospitalization, housing and other bills
any CBCO Blood Drive,” said CBCO blood drive or- after a search warrant was served on Rudd. The dogs he would pay in civilian life and there is the oppor-
ganizers. hit on a brush pile where the bone fragments and tunity to travel.
For more information, visit www.cbco.org, or call some teeth were found. West has traveled to more than 30 countries dur-
toll-free 800-280-5337. Reed said the investigation is continuing. ing his career so far.
Anyone interested in joining the Air Force may call
Sgt. West at 274-1757.
WEST PLAINS
C A L26,E 2017
2X2s for February N D A R
Community Calendar is courtesy of Aid Downtown Antiques, 256-6487, DEATH NOTICES
Aid Historic Property Development, 293-8219, Ertie P. Reese, 84, Winona, died at 9:40 p.m. Aug.
and Window on the Square Coffee Shop, 256-1887. 8, 2017, at Mercy Hospital, Springfield. Yarber Mor-
See calendar online at www.westplainscalendar.com. tuary, Mtn. View.
Carolyn Hayes, 76, Bakersfield, died at 11:38 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017, at Ozarks Medical Center,
In WEST PLAInS: will be provided, along with live meet at the MDC office, 551 Joe
West Plains. Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, West
entertainment and giveaways. Jones Blvd. This meeting will fo-
Through Aug. 19: The Three Plains.
Aug. 12 (2-4 p.m.): A recep- cus on plant identification. Open
Dimensional Sculpture and Tex- Roberta Lynn Black, 55, West Plains, died 5:22
tion for the West Plains Council to the public. Call Betty Queen
tile Show will be held at Harlin p.m. Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, at Cox Medical Center
on the Arts Mixed Media Exhib- 257-7544.
Museum. Entries are accepted South, Springfield. Robertson-Drago Funeral Home,
it will be held in the civic center Aug. 16: STAR Orientation will
July 28 and 29. Reception is set West Plains.
mezzanine. be held on the MSU-WP campus William Brixey, 65, Willow Springs, died Aug. 10,
for Aug. 19. Get details at www. Aug. 12 (4-6 p.m.): Randy to introduce new students to the
harlinmuseum.com or 256-7801. 2017, in St. Louis. Willow Funeral Home, Willow
Johnson will perform at Wages university, its services, policies Springs.
Through Aug. STATEWIDE
26: The West Brewing Company from 4-6 p.m. and procedures, and to assist
Plains Council on the Arts Photo Judith Stolba, 70, Willow Springs, died Aug. 10,
Ozark Pizza will be on site all day. students in registering for their 2017, in Springfield. Willow Funeral Home, Willow
Exhibit will be available for view- Aug. 12 (7 p.m.): Encore for first semester. Call 255-7955.
ing during the civic centerÕ s Springs.
the Avenue will be held at the Aug. 16: OMC will offer eight- James Clifford Ò NickÓ Sullivant, 78, died Aug.
hours of 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. A re- Avenue Theatre to raise funds week smoking cessation classes.
ception will be held from 1 to 3 7, 2017, in West Plains. Cremations of the Ozarks,
for necessary building repairs. Registration is required and Hollister.
p.m. on Aug. 12. Many past performers will be par- space is limited. Call 257-5959,
Through Aug. 27: The West ticipating. Tickets are $8 or $7 extension 6905.
Plains Council of the Arts will for seniors and children at the Aug. 17: Classes resume in
display its Mixed Media Exhibit door or $7 in advance at Colas- West Plains R-7 and surround-
at the gallery on the civic center antiÕ s. ing school districts.
mezzanine. A reception will be Aug. 12 (7:30 p.m.): Mega Mo- Aug. 17 (9 a.m.-6 p.m.): ABE-
held from 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 12 torsportsÕ Toughest Monster KA Books Exhibit will be held in
Aug. 12 (noon-5 p.m.): Mc- Truck Tour will be held at the Dogwood Rooms 1 and 2.
Farland Spine and Sport is spon- Heart of the Ozarks Fairgrounds. Aug. 17 (5-9 p.m.): Wages
soring a free pool party at the
STATEWIDE
aquatic center. Food and drinks
Aug. 15 (6:30 p.m.): The
Ozarks Native Plant Society will Mic Night.
2X2s for February 26, 2017
WEST
Brewing Company will host Open
502736s
491109BJ 491106b
STATEWIDE STATEWIDE
Local Friday Remembering 9th annual OMC
night football and honoring Blue Jean Ball
coverage inside Sept. 11 September 30
SPORTS >> 1B NEWS >> 6A & 7A NEWS >> 7A & 8A
Storys Creek when you can, and take what you need, when you
need it.Ó To learn more about the Giving Tree visit
school to host
@WPgivingtree on Facebook.
historic reunion
In partnership with
the Shannon County
Museum, Ozark Nation-
al Scenic Riverways will
host a special reunion at
the historic Storys Creek
one-room school at 5
p.m. Sept. 17. Former
teachers, students and
their families invite ev-
STAFF PHOTO BY ABBY HESS eryone to join in this free
REBUILDING THE SOIL Ð Ziggy Zigler of West event, which will feature
Plains dumps a load of compost from his wheel- a potluck dinner. Visi-
barrow into a garden bed Thursday morning at tors are encouraged to
the West Plains Community Garden. He spent the bring old pictures and
stories to share, a cov-
morning planting cover crops and mixing the com-
ered dish and folding
post into the soil to restore nutrients and build the
chairs.
soil back up. The community garden was heav- The event will kick off
ily damaged in April flooding with an estimated
$22,000 in losses. REUNION, PAGE 4A
W.P. Quill Weekend
52600 – Surrounded on 3 Sides 52610 – Marvelous Hobby Farm 53500 – Beautiful Wooded 50040 – Commercial Building with
by National Forest w/Panoramic Views Private Setting High Visibility
26 Acres Established Garden and 20 Acres Ponds and Creek, Pasture, 8.4 Acres Hardwood Floors, 1/2 Acre Great location on Busy Porter
417.256.1000 Orchard, 3 workshops, 5 Bedrooms, 5 Barn, Basement, 3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths, Finished Walkout Basement, 4 BR, 3 Wagoner Blvd, 2 Separate Units,
486968s
Baths, Finished Basement. $449,900. 2 Greenhouses, Orchard. $275,000. BA, Granite, Tall Ceilings. $269,900. Unlimited Possibilities $199,000.
4A Saturday, September 9, 2017 | West Plains Daily Quill From Page One West Plains, Missouri | westplainsdailyquill.net
But volunteers and ed to send in an applica- community garden. his Bobcat to haul flood- Melton is considered a persistent domestic violence
gardeners were all smiles tion, she said. A team ar- Ò I was really surprised deposited rocks out of offender. He has pleaded guilty to a Wright County charge
and laughter Thursday rived in June. that the shed and the the garden. After theyÕ d of third-degree domestic assault in March 2010; a Doug-
morning as they contin- Thompson said area signs off it didnÕ t show all been piled up, he las County charge of third-degree domestic assault in
ued the seasonÕ s work of residents rallied around up somewhere,Ó said asked if he could take July 2009; a Douglas County charge of third-degree do-
rebuilding the soil and the team, ensuring its Hicks. Henderson and them offsite, Hicks said. mestic assault in May 2013; and a Douglas County
harvesting the vegetables members had a place to Thompson spent an af- Of course, garden mem- charge of third-degree domestic assault in August 2014.
grown. sleep and hot food to eat. ternoon walking along bers were happy to The latest charge against Melton was filed July 11 and
Ò We are survivors,Ó She recalled Mayor Jack the creek banks search- oblige. stems from an incident which occurred on the afternoon
said member Ziggy Zigler. Pahlmann and other city ing for missing tools, the The flood damaged the of July 8 when officers with the Mtn. Grove Police De-
He was hard at work add- officials taking the time shed, the trug beds, any- spigots used for watering
partment were dispatched to a Mtn. Grove residence in
ing compost to soil in gar- to show appreciation to thing they could find, but the garden, bending
response to a report Melton had pulled a knife on a wom-
den beds, mixing it in and the young workers. the water was still high them out of shape and
planting cover crop seeds. Ò IÕ ve been really grate- and the search yielded causing them to spring an who lived with him.
Several beds are abloom ful they (AmeriCorps) little. leaks, said Henderson. According to the probable cause statement, Melton
Ð and abuzz Ð with buck- have that kind of rela- Henderson said some- Ò One morning, two attempted to cut the victimÕ s shirt off with a pocket knife
wheat, a cover crop which tionship with the city,Ó one did find a small piece trucks of [city] water de- and grabbed her by her face and jaw.
not only replenishes vital she said, adding that of a trug tag. partment staff showed up
nutrients to the soil, but their positive demeanor Ò We donÕ t know what and spent three hours, I
attracts beneficial in-
sects. Several varieties of
and hard work was re-
freshing to see. Ò It in-
weÕ re going to do about
the trug beds,Ó she said.
think, repairing our
leaks,Ó she recalled, in- Commission to meet Monday
bees and butterflies flit- spired me and gave me Ò And our funding is just credulously. To her, it
The Howell County Commission will meet at 10
ted from flower to flower hope for future genera- about depleted.Ó She said was just another exam-
a.m. Monday in the commission room on the second
as the volunteers worked. tions.Ó committee members are ple of community mem-
floor of the Howell County Office Building at 35 Court
Garden Chair Ginny considering the possibil- bers coming together to
Henderson and adminis- ‘a LoT More To Go’ ity of building the beds do good.
Square.
Commissioners are scheduled to review and ap-
trator Dawn Hicks took Ò A lot has been accom- themselves. Hicks added Zigler said thatÕ s im-
prove August reports and approve accounts payable.
turns with committee plished and thereÕ s still another possibility is that portant. The community
The public is invited.
member Sherrill Thomp- a lot more to go,Ó said the garden committee garden is more than just
son and Zigler to cele- Thompson. She said the may choose to purchase a garden, he said. ItÕ s a
brate the victories and communityÕ s support has a small number of beds place of beauty, a place
gush about the commu-
nity that has supported
made recovery possible,
but donations are still
at a time based on need. to enjoy a peaceful picnic
and conversation and
Junction Hill board meets Tues.
the garden. needed. reBUILDInG IT aLL beautiful weather. ItÕ s a The Junction Hill C-12 cific topics are listed.
Ò WeÕ re about three- Many of the tools have A $4,000 donation place, he said, for every- School Board will gather AdministratorsÕ reports
fourths of the way back,Ó been replaced, said from the Community one. for its regular monthly will be heard from Princi-
said Henderson. She said Hicks, but thereÕ s one Foundation of the Ozarks Ò I walk my dog here, I meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tues- pal Tim Perkins and Su-
the recovery has been in tool the garden is still Flood Relief Fund has donÕ t just garden,Ó said day in the school library. perintendent John Dern
large part aided by Amer- missing: a two-handled gone toward rebuilding Zigler. Ò People use this After welcoming guests before the board moves
iCorps. A team spent broadfork used for turn- the in-ground garden space.Ó and approving the agenda into closed session to dis-
about four weeks in West ing soil. beds and their frames, The garden committee the board is expected to cuss personnel and a stu-
Plains aiding the cityÕ s The trug beds are pret- and replacing lost tools. has scheduled two work- review the monthly finan- dent matter.
cleanup efforts, working ty high on HendersonÕ s Henderson said so many days: from 9 to 11:30 cial report and hear com- The Junction Hill school
in city parks, the Greater and HickÕ s concerns, be- individuals and business a.m. today, and 9 a.m. to mittee reports. Old and board typically meets on
Ozarks Center for Ad- cause they want garden- people dropped by to lend 11:30 a.m. Sept. 16. new business will be dis- the second Tuesday of
vanced Technology and ing to be something ev- support in a variety of Ò All tools will be pro- cussed. However, no spe- each month.
Health Haven Botanical eryone can enjoy, but ways. vided and the help is
Gardens. even higher priority is the Hicks said she is much appreciated,Ó said
REUNION
to find out how to get an Healthy Lifestyles is (Koshkonong) R-III School during that portion of the
emergency recovery team about three blocks east Board will hold its regular meeting. Maintenance up-
in place. She never need- and a block south of the Continued from Page 1A
September meeting at 7 dates will be given by Dan-
p.m. Monday in Room 121 iel Howell and administra-
at the school. tive reports will be given by
Obituary
Continued from Page 1A
storys Creek school in 1903
hangers will be accepted. All acrylic and oils must
be dry. Watercolor, ink, graphics and pastel (all works in the Storys Creek the blackboard during
on paper) must be under glass. Any subject which School with a program the program.
can be presented to school children will be accept- featuring historical infor- Storys Creek School George Peter Hansen III
ed. Pieces can be no larger than 36x48 inches. mation and poems about was built in 1896 and
one-room schools, fol- was one of the longest A celebration of life ser-
This will be an open competition without art cat- vice for George Peter
egories. Two dimensional art accepted include: oils; lowed by the potluck din- serving one-room schools
ner. Former students will in Shannon County. Hansen III, 62, West
water medium which includes acrylic, gouache, reg- Plains, was held Sept. 8,
ular watercolor and watercolor pencils; mixed medi- share tales from the past Originally located on Sto-
and reminisce about rys Creek near Emi- 2017, at West Plains
um/collage; pastel; graphics which includes pencil, Community Gardens.
graphite, charcoal, ink, linocut and colored pencil. school days spent near nence, the school was do-
Storys Creek with former nated to the National Mr. Hansen passed
More than $1,000 will be awarded in prize money. away at 8 p.m., Sunday,
Prizes will include awarding the over-all Best of Show teachers. Special music Park Service by Mrs.
by the Shannon County Edna Staples and moved Sept. 3, 2017, at his
and 1st, 2nd, 3rd, honorable mention, memorial home.
awards, purchase awards, artistic encouragement Museum Pickers will to Alley Spring in 1971.
round out the night and It serves as an exhibit He was born Jan. 26,
awards and People's Choice. 1955, at Turlock, Calif.,
A meet and greet social for the artists will be held everyone is welcome to dedicated to the history
bring instruments to join of one-room schools in to Christopher David
at 2 p.m. Oct. 7. Ribbons, prize money and special Hansen and Addie L. Fiez
awards will be awarded at the reception by the Har- in. Shannon County. GeorGe Hansen
The Storys Creek Storys Creek School is Hansen. Mr. Hansen was
lin Museum's Board Director David Dunlap and Board a proud gardener at the
President, Gladys Morris. The paintings will be re- School blackboard, located at Alley Spring,
which contained the sig- five miles west of Emi- community garden and wife, Janice Hansen.
leased at 3 p.m. Paintings may be picked up at the was a member of the Memorial contributions
museum the following week between noon and 4 p.m. natures of former stu- nence, on Highway 106.
dents, was partially dam- For more information, Church of Jesus Christ may be made to West
Tuesday through Friday.
2X2s for January
aged during the flooding call (573) 226-3945 or of Latter Day Saints. Plains Community Gar-
During the show, artists may have their art work He is survived by two dens and may be left at
for sale. The Harlin Museum will be given a 20 per- in April. Alumni and fam- visit the parkÕ s Facebook
ilies are encouraged to page or website at www. children, Robert Cer- Robertson-Drago Funer-
cent commission on any sales from art sold in the vantes and Sharlene Pe- al Home. Online condo-
Harlin Museum during the fall show. put the names back on nps.gov/ozar.
tra; two grandchildren, lences may be expressed
The Harlin Museum's 42nd Annual Fall Art Show
LIBRARY
Karissa Carter and Nicole at www.robertsondrago.
and Competition will be hosted by the James P. Har- Petrea; and his former com.
lin Foundation Board and is sponsored by the local Continued from Page 1A
business community of West Plains, the Museum's
100 Patrons and James P. Harlin Foundation Mu- Sept. 16. National collect rocks." Those participat-
seum Board members. rocks day will also be cel- ing are encouraged to
Proceeds after expenses will go towards the Har- ebrated Sept. 16. Patrons bring a rock to paint or
lin Museum's maintenance and creating a controlled will be painting "pet paint one of the library's.
environmental storage area for the museum's per-
manent collection.
needed.
Orb weavers Lisa Schiffleger Friday night
decorating the sewing her H.S. football
world we live in ‘simple dream’ coverage inside
OUTDOORS >> 4B PEOPLE & EVENTS >> 3A SPORTS >> 1B
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 114TH YEAR #194 /West.Plains.Daily.Quill /@wpquill www.westplainsdailyquill.net
fyi
Moody VFD
plans benefit
dinner, auction
The Moody Volunteer
Fire Department will host
a spaghetti dinner and
pie auction Oct. 7 at the
Moody Community
Building, 14300 State
Route E in Moody. The
BENEFIT, PAGE 4A
Property Rights
group to meet
“SURROUND AND DROWN”
was the mission of West Plains and Howell Co. Rural Fire Dis-
The Commonsense Prop- trict No. 1 firefighters keeping watch over a controlled burn
erty Rights Coalition (PRC) Thursday evening at 905 Missouri Ave. The empty house was
will meet at 6 p.m. Monday ignited for demolition and as a training exercise for West
at FredÕ s Fish House in Plains and Howell County Rural Fire District No. 1 firefight-
Mammoth Spring, Ark. ers. A full complement of fire trucks was present but on
The speaker will be Da- standby to respond to other emergencies, West Plains Fire
vid Stokely, special assis- Lt. and training coordinator Wayne Cormier said. Two ladder
tant to Sen. Claire Mc- trucks protected electric and fiber optics lines from the blaze
Caskill. According to PRC by keeping them soaked from overhead, added West Plains
GROUP, PAGE 4A Fire Chief Roy Sims. The exercise was described by Cormier
as “defensive mode” training; there was no attempt to extin-
Auditions guish the blaze from the interior of the house. Instead, the
fire was monitored to prevent its spread to nearby structures.
scheduled for STAFF PHOTO BY KIM LANGSTON
Christmas play Cancer victim wants New economic development director hired WEST PLAINS
to go to own home
Auditions for Ò A Christ-
mas StoryÓ will be held at
6 p.m. Saturday at the The cityÕ s Economic Development Corporation Board on Fri-
West Plains Civic Center. day announced the hire of David Bossemeyer of Wichita, Kan.,
Performances will be held wants to go home to the to the position. He will begin his duties Nov. 1.
during December in By Ron Woolman house her family has been He replaces former director Bob Case, who resigned unexpect-
Houston, Willow Springs building for four years. edly in February after serving in that capacity for six years. Dur-
Quill Staff Writer
and West Plains. However, the threat of in- ing his last year in that role, he worked to secure Ready to Work
For more information fection may prove too risky certification for Howell County and pushed for the development of
When Mary Kay Severin
email cmoosebabe@cen- for Mary Kay to return to the Greater Ozarks Center for Advanced Technology skilled labor
discovered a lump in her
turytel.net. breast, she knew her life the unfinished home near HIRED, PAGE 2A BOSSEMEYER
was going to change. But Pomona.
INDEX
she didnÕ t know how much.
After her treatment, she HOME, PAGE 4A
Records 2A
People 3A
Obituaries 4A
From Page One 2A, 4A
Opinions 5A
Amusements 6A
Sports 1B
Classifieds 2B, 3B
Public Notices 3B
Outdoors 4B
Comics 1C-4C
SUN. STAFF PHOTO BY KIM LANGSTON
Path to Recovery:
A road without a name
EditorÕ s Note: This is the Quill at 256-9191 or email
10th installment in a series news@wpdailyquill.net.
of articles documenting
area recovery efforts follow-
ing the floods that occurred By Abby Hess
in late April. With this in- Quill Staff Writer
stallment, the Quill begins
following creek paths A small road in West
through West Plains and Plains cuts from Porter
talking to owners of homes Wagoner Boulevard to
and businesses affected. Gibson Street, just south STAFF PHOTO BY ABBY HESS
Homes and businesses of Arvest Bank, past BRIAN STAACK, owner of Bootleggers BBQ on Gibson Street, leans thought-
with recovery stories to fully in the doorway between his restaurant’s entrance and its seating area.
W.P. Quill Weekend share are invited to call the RECOVERY, PAGE 4A His business was hit with about $100,000 in damages in the April flood.
52230 – Open House 51130 – Totally Remodeled Home 53860 – Hunting Land Near White 53890 – Cedar Ranch Style Home
Sunday, October 1 at the Edge of Town Ranch Conservation Close to Town
2.2 Acres Hardwood & Tile, FP, 21 Acres Ranch Style Home, Guest 1 Acre Vaulted Ceiling, Stainless Steel
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
417.256.1000
Swanstone, Appliances, 4 Bedrooms, 3 Quarters, Abundance of Wildlife, Barn, Appliances, 3 BR, 2 BA, Covered Patio,
486973s
2513 Paula Drive Baths, Workshop. $269,900. Workshop $99,900. Garden Shed $129,900.
4A Saturday, September 30, 2017 | West Plains Daily Quill From Page One West Plains, Missouri | westplainsdailyquill.net
RECOVERY
Ozark Family Care and scribes that which fluid
Continued from Page 1A
Obituary
curving around between cannot pass through. Ac-
cording to the USGS, im-
JB Cantrell
Bootleggers BBQ and
Brooke Haven Health Care. pervious surfaces affect the JB Cantrell died at his
That road aligns perfect- flow of water and flooding home in Mtn. View
ly on a satellite-view map characteristics of local shortly before 5:30 a.m.
with the south fork of How- streams. It explains that on Wednesday, Sept. 27,
ell Creek, a watershed, or rain is usually absorbed 2017, while surrounded
area into which stormwater into soil where it is stored by family and caregivers
drains. City officials have as groundwater and even- who had become like
confirmed that the road is tually makes its way into family. JB commenced
not a city-maintained street. streams. When these natu- his journey on July 26,
In fact, itÕ s not even named rally occurring conditions 1931, in Myrtle, Oregon
on city maps. are in place, USGS says, County, when he was
Bootleggers owner Brian flooding is less significant welcomed into the home
Staack said he didnÕ t know because the storm runoff is COURTESY PHOTO of his parents, Noval Eli-
it wasnÕ t a city street until lessened. However, when jah Cantrell and Nevada
surfaces in watersheds are A ROAD WITH NO NAME and unclear ownership con- JB CANTRELL
he bought his restaurant nects Porter Wagoner Boulevard to Gibson Street Pinkney Mitchell
building. Of the $100,000 paved over, that water goes Cantrell, and older sis-
where the pavement chan- southwest of the intersection of those two roads. and several nieces,
in estimated damages to ter, Lela. Later, JBÕ s
nels it, rather than into the younger brother, Rich- nephews and cousins.
StaackÕ s business, he says, cording to regulations.Ó hit with about $200,000
soil. ard, joined the family. After holding various
the road repair alone factors worth of damages, accord-
Ò In a developed water- ‘iT CAME up FAST’ positions in the insur-
in at between $30,000 to ing to its manager, Bruce After spending his
shed, much more water ar- ance industry, JB along
$45,000. Bootleggers didnÕ t take McAfee. early childhood in the
rives into a stream much with his wife owned and
Cue the record scratch. on any water, and neither Ò There was close to a foot Myrtle area, JB resided
more quickly, resulting in operated Cantrell Home
Ò Wait,Ó this reporter in- did its neighbor, Brooke Ha- and a half of water in the with his family in St.
an increased likelihood of Furnishings in Mtn.
terrupted. Ò Who is respon- ven. Staack said he watched building,Ó McAfee said. Louis before the family
more frequent and more se- View from 1969 until
sible for the road?Ó the water come up the “About five feet outside.” relocated to Mtn. View.
vere flooding,” writes USGS. 1991. JB was a person
Ò I donÕ t know for sure,Ó backside of the hill on the The restaurant was open at During his senior year
And thatÕ s to say nothing of deep faith and a long
Staack answered with a lop- west side of the restaurant, the time the water came in at Mtn. View High
of a stream thatÕ s been time active member of
sided smile. Ò WeÕ re trying to paved over. and he watched it creep up and in 15 minutesÕ time, he School, JB met Patricia
to Brooke HavenÕ s door. watched the water rise a First Baptist Church in
find that out.” Ò When rain hits saturat- Ann Couch and after
Residents were ready to foot. Mtn. View where he
ed or impervious ground it graduating in 1949 they
MYSTERiouS oRigiNS evacuate, but the water Ò We had normal staff on were married at the First
served as a deacon and
begins to flow overland in other roles. An avid
Stack explained: At some downhill,Ó USGS writes in stopped rising just in time, hand, we all jumped in to- Baptist Church in Mtn.
he said. gether,Ó he said, recalling pilot, JB enjoyed own-
point in the past, before an article about surface View on July 16, 1950.
He recalled watching a his teamÕ s quick response ing and flying a plane he
Wood & Huston Bank took runoff and the water cycle. JB and Pat are the par-
deep freezer from someoneÕ s to the rising threat. hangered at the Mtn.
ownership of its property With no soil to absorb it, ents of Charles Curtis
home float past his busi- Ò It was just unreal,Ó said View airport as long as
on Porter Wagoner, the pre- rainwater will runoff into Cantrell who has prac-
vious owners of that build- ness down the creek. Some- McAfee. Ò It was like the his health permitted. He
the nearest stream as it car- ticed law in Mtn. View was a tireless supporter
ing and the father of the ries water to the creek or thing struck his customized movies.Ó Fortunately, the for 35 years and Cathey
former owner of the current food trailer on its back end, store did not have any de- of all things Mtn. View,
river it feeds into. When this Sue Cantrell Thompson was Mtn. proud and
Bootleggers property were happens, it happens quick- tearing the metal out of livery drivers on the road
who has served as the supportive of his family,
named on a deed. That ly, and results in flash shape so that it acted as a when the flooding began.
Head Start Director in had a ready smile, sel-
deed detailed ownership of flooding, USGS explains. paddle. The force of the wa- Ò Thank God we didnÕ t,Ó said
Mtn. View and Willow dom complained, and
the road. Because of this propen- ter began to move it. McAfee.
Springs for 34 years. looked for the positive
Unfortunately, the deed sity to flood, the Federal Ò There was nothing you The flood closed down the
restaurant for a month. It JB is survived by his in any situation.
was never updated over the Emergency Management could do,Ó said Staack, re-
washed away part of its spouse, Pat, son Charles A memorial service
years, Staack says, and Agency (FEMA) has desig- calling. Ò It came up fast
enough.Ó He knew he sign, a large panel with the and his spouse Sachiko, will be held at 10 a.m.
while the paperwork that nated the road with no
couldnÕ t drive his pickup company logo. On May 9, a daughter Cathey and on Saturday, Oct. 14,
came with his building name a high-risk floodway.
truck down to save the trail- week and a half after the her spouse Tom, grand- 2017, at First Baptist
when he purchased it Staack says he under-
er. All he could do was wait flood left its mark, volun- son Jay Brice Thompson Church in Mtn. View,
makes reference to the stands that to mean that,
road, he wasnÕ t able to until midnight, when he teers walked along the beds and his spouse Mandy under the direction of
essentially, any work done
make heads or tails of the was finally able to retrieve of Howell and Burton of Mtn. View, grand- Yarber Mortuary, Mtn.
on the road can only be car-
ownership. He called his it. creeks. Over the course of daughter Anna Chiyoko View, with lunch to fol-
ried out to restore it to pre-
dad, who said something Neal Sloan, manager at the day the sign was found, Creek and her spouse low at the church. The
flood conditions.
wasnÕ t adding up, and sug- To complicate things, he nearby RameyÕ s, said the in two pieces, about a quar- Aaron of Louisville, Ky., family requests that me-
gested having a banker look had an engineer come look same. The store was open ter-mile away. granddaughter Sarah morial gifts be made to
at the papers. at the road and assess what when the rain started and After replacing the car- Michiko Cantrell of San Jacks Fork Community
Between StaackÕ s dad it would take to do the re- remained open through the pets, cleaning the building Francisco, Calif., grand- Foundation and mailed
and his banker, they sort- pairs. The engineer told him deluge. Despite taking on a and replacing all of the son Eric Davis Thomp- to P.O. Box 1030, Mtn.
ed out all the information the road could not be paved few inches of water and los- kitchen equipment, Pizza son and his fiancŽ e View MO 65548. All do-
available, but still werenÕ t over as it is; not one layer of ing some product, the store Hut was back open for busi- Courtney, of Kansas nations will be used to
able to figure out whose re- asphalt or even sealant can was open for business as ness by the end of May. City, and great-grand- support local communi-
sponsibility the road is. It be put on the road. usual the next day. Back at Bootleggers, Sta- daughter Lucy Miyake ty projects in JBÕ s mem-
was never a big issue, Any time the road needs Ò We watched the fore- ack is forging ahead with Creek. Also surviving ory. Condolences may
though. Before the flood, significant maintenance, cast,Ó said Sloan. Ò We still restaurant improvements are his sister, Lela May- be expressed at www.
Bootleggers and Wood & Staack says, it will need to werenÕ t ready. It came that were put on hold by the berry, of Springfield, yarbermortuary.com.
Huston shared the respon- be torn up and completely quickly.Ó flood. While the eatery itself
BENEFIT
sibility of maintenance as redone. Ò The water started com- wasnÕ t damaged, Staack
needed. He continues to look into ing in,Ó he recalled. Ò We and his wife and co-owner Continued from Page 1A
As mentioned before, the FEMA regulations and says tried to figure out how to Jessica put their plans on
road aligns perfectly with heÕ s researching mitigation slow it down or stop it, but the back burner to work dinner will begin at 5:30 Breakfast will be served
Howell Creek as seen from options such as a retaining we couldnÕ t.Ó He said in his with Operation BBQ Relief p.m. and the pie auction after the hunt. Biscuits,
above, giving the appear- wall or culvert. Asked if it eight years with the store, (OBR). That organization will be at 7 p.m. After the sausage, gravy and
ance that at some past would make more financial heÕ s never known it to take spent 15 days using the res- auction, card games and scrambled eggs or choc-
date, the creek was paved sense to do away with the on water at all. taurant to put together hot dominos will be played. olate gravy will be provid-
over. road, he said it wouldnÕ t Ð at Ò I think we were pretty meals for volunteers and The second annual Fall ed for $5.
The USGS Water Scienc- least one business, the clin- fortunate. We didnÕ t have flood survivors in the area Open Coon Hunt will fol- For more information,
es School has a webpage ic, is wholly dependent on it. the damage some other and also traveled more re- low the event. Registra- call Dennis Rice at 257-
dedicated to Ò Impervious Ò It has to stay there,Ó said folks did,Ó he said. cently to Texas and Florida tion begins at 4:30 p.m. 5132 after 5 p.m. or Sha-
surfaces and flooding.” The Staack. “We’ve gotta figure For example, Pizza Hut, to help in hurricane after- The hunt will take place ron Yeager Smittle at
word Ò imperviousÓ de- out a way to maintain it ac- about 400 feet away, was math. from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. En- 417-284-3022.
HOME
try fee is $25 per dog. All proceeds from the
Trophies and prizes will events will go toward an
Continued from Page 1A
be awarded and a gun addition to the Moody
Mary KayÕ s husband Al- house is completed it is the way of work at the ficient home following his giveaway also will be Volunteer Fire Depart-
len and the coupleÕ s 21-year- hopeful his wife will be able home. The house is located retirement from a company held. ment.
old son Arron, are attempt- to come home. off of County Road 2070, in northern Wisconsin
GROUP
ing to get their house three miles east of Pomona where they lived. Allen said
completed by winter so their HELpiNg ouT off of N Highway and on they chose the Pomona area Continued from Page 1A
wife and mother can come In a letter to the Quill, a County Road 2060. Anyone because a local realtor went
home after she receives can- former Willow Springs res- who would like to volunteer out of his way and helped chairman Kevin Jotz, Stokely will provide a rundown
cer surgery on her right ident, Joy Ellsworth, said to work may call Allen at them find the 15-acre tract on current events in Washington, D.C., and will take
breast. she is trying to recruit la- 417-274-9885. where they now live. questions and comments and suggestions to pass
Allen said Friday that bor to complete the interior The off-grid 2,100 square Ò We love the area and the on to Senator McCaskill.
while they have been build- of the house so the family foot home, is totally self- people and like the fact The community is encouraged to attend. Members
ing their home, the family can bring Mary Kay home sufficient with power com- there are four seasons are invited to come early to enjoy food.
has been living in a camper. as soon as she is able. ing from solar panels and here,Ó Allen said. For more information call 417-264-2435.
About a year ago, Mary Ellsworth, representing water from purified rainwa-
Kay, discovered a lump in Clement Waters, a not-for- ter.
her breast. Choosing to go profit corporation, said at Allen visits his wife of 24
the homeopathic route, 7 p.m. Monday that the years daily at the hospital
Mary Kay ate primarily or- Clement Waters Facebook and hopes the treatments
ganic food and treated the page will be live and broad- and surgery will allow his
lump with natural products. casting from the public li- wife to return home.
However, despite the brary in Kansas City. At The SeverinsÕ looked in
change in her diet, Mary that time, volunteers will various places around the PONY CAMEL
Kay started bleeding from be told what is needed in country to build a self-suf- RIDES RIDES
the breast and went to
Ozarks Medical Center
(OMC) in West Plains to get
a doctorÕ s opinion. Last
week, doctors performed a
biopsy and confirmed the
SeverinsÕ worst fear Ð the
lump was cancer.
Mary Kay has been re-
ceiving radiation treatments
and remains in OMC. Allen Wednesday Sunday
said they hope the radiation
treatments will shrink the
tumor enough so the doc-
tors can remove it.
Following surgery, Southern Hills Shopping Center, 1310 Preacher Roe, West Plains
though, Mary Kay will need
to be placed in a nursing
Wed. - Sat. 10AM to 9 PM • Sun. 11AM to 5PM
home rather than go back in the parking lot under the
to the familyÕ s Pomona
home.
According to Allen, doc-
tors do not want Mary Kay
living in the camper nor in
the unfinished house for the
time being. The doctors are
afraid of infection which
HAVE YOUR PHOTO TAKEN WITH ONE OF OUR LITTLE FRIENDS
503795b
Benefit in
Mtn. View
A chili and soup
dinner will be held at
5 p.m. Oct. 7 at the
Mtn. View Senior Cen-
ter, 903 East Fifth St. STAFF PHOTO BY RON WOOLMAN
in Mtn. View. WEST PLAINS AUTHOR Annie England Noblin looks over notes for her next
Live music, a baked book. There will be a book signing from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Wages Brew-
goods auction, a good ery, 1382 Bill Virdon Blvd., for her hardback book, “Pupcakes.” She has had
will donation and a three paperback books published by HarperCollins Publishing, one of the top
50/50 drawing will be five publishers in the United States.
book to be released
carry out.
Fall festival
in West Plains
The First United Christmas-themed novel years before transferring
Methodist Church will By Ron Woolman about a woman who lives to the Springfield campus
hold Fall Fest '17 from Quill Staff Writer in Jonesboro, Ark., and to earn her Bachelor's de- COURTESY PHOTO
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. moves to Memphis to gree in English and Mas- BUDDY WALK DONATION – A monetary donation
7 at People's Park in “I got my first journal start a new life, will be re- ters in English and Cre- was made by West Plains Savings and Loan to the
when I was eight-years- leased Tuesday. Noblin ative Writing. She Ozarks Community Buddy Walk in West Plains.
FESTIVAL, PAGE 10A old and I have written will hold a book signing graduated from the uni- From left: bank employee Connie Collins and walk
ever since,Ó Annie Eng- from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday versity in 2007. Noblin participant Damon Emery. Damon is the 6 year old
INDEX
land Noblin said while at Wages Brewery on Bill returned to West Plains and the son of Jeremy and Teri Emery of Vanzant.
talking about being a Virdon Boulevard in West to work as a writing spe-
published author with Plains. Everyone is wel- cialist for six months at
suspended sentence
Opinions 5A Publishing. Noblin attended Missouri Viola, Ark., for a year.
Noblin's first hardback State University-West
Amusements 6A Plains (MSU-WP) for two AUTHOR, PAGE 10A
book, Ò Pupcakes,Ó a
News 10A
Sports 1B
WRIGHT COUNTY Jack Sprague, 34, of an Alford plea, suspects
51730 – Custom Built Home in a 51910 – Lake Front Home on 52550 – Exclusive Country Club 52150 – Perfect Home for a Large
Park Like Setting Golf Course Estates Family
50 Acres Cherry Cabinets w/Granite, Full Finished Walk-Out Basement, .86 Acres Hardwood Floors, Vaulted 1/2 Acre 2 Fireplaces, New Roof, 2
417.256.1000
486974b
In-Ground Pool, 5 Bedrooms, 4.5 Tile, HW, Granite, 4 Bedrooms, 4 Ceiling, Fireplace, 4 Bedrooms, 2 Living Areas, 4 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths,
Baths, Barn, 3 Fireplaces. $749,900. Baths, Geothermal Heat. $529,900. Baths, Granite, Landscaping. $199,900. Basement. $127,000.
4A West Plains Daily Quill | Saturday, October 7, 2017 Amusements West Plains, Missouri | westplainsdailyquill.net
By Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman ROSE IS ROSE® Pat Brady and Don Wimmer
by Chad Carpenter
BEAVO sources
Check out the new, free JUST JUMBLE app
Friday’s Answers
FRIDTA
CRIWEK
Now arrange the circled letters
to form the surprise answer, as
suggested by the above cartoon.
Answer “ ”
here:
(Answers Monday)
Jumbles: VILLA GIZMO CIRCUS HERMIT
Yesterday’s
Answer: When it came to making things disappear,
the illusionist had the — MAGIC TOUCH
Cryptoquote By
Peter
Gallagher
Gearing up Zizzers travel to Day trip: Wonders
for Haunting in Rolla in regular of Wildlife Museum
the Hollows season finale and Aquarium
LOCAL NEWS >> 8A SPORTS >> 1B OUTDOORS >> 4B
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2017 114TH YEAR #204 /West.Plains.Daily.Quill /@wpquill www.westplainsdailyquill.net
fyi
PATH TO RECOVERY:
52190 – Open House 53880 – National Forest 53900 – Self Sufficient 53910 – Cattle or Horse Farm
on 2 Sides Farm Fabulous Location
Sunday, October 15 35 Acres Park Like Setting, Newly 10 Acres Wood Burning Fireplace, 50 Acres ICF Construction, H/W &
417.256.1000
486975b
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Remodeled, 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths, 32x28 Workshop, 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Tile, Barn & Shop, 3+ Bedrooms, 3.5
1309 Butler Avenue Native Stone Fireplace. $249,900. Baths, Barn, Garden. $174,900. Baths, Finished Basement. $479,900.
4A Saturday, October 14, 2017 | West Plains Daily Quill From Page One West Plains, Missouri | westplainsdailyquill.net
According to Kamps, Edge, committee member committeeÕ s role as that When CCSOMO workers Ò The thing with mold is odist Church or Howell
the nature of the CCSO- and emergency manage- of the last piece of a puz- reach out privately to that it may not show up County Long Term Recov-
MO enables it to have a ment director for West zle that brings the entire flood survivors and dis- until next summer,Ó said ery Committee. Mail
close working relation- Plains. The way it works, picture together. creetly offer resources, it Edge. Ò ThatÕ s why itÕ s checks to 503 W. Main
ship with FEMA and the he said, is that Catholic Ò There may be 100 peo- creates opportunity, par- longterm recovery.Ó St., West Plains, MO
State Emergency Man- Charities calls each indi- ple [Catholic Charities ticularly those in the ru- The effort is county- 65775.
agement Agency (SEMA). vidual household on the helps] before they come ral parts of the county. wide. ItÕ s not a West Individuals and orga-
Catholic Charities has FEMA master list, asks to us,Ó says Edge. Edge added that ano- Plains recovery commit- nizations not yet partici-
rare, privileged access to that question, and iden- nymity actually increas- tee, a Mtn. View commit- pating in the committee
the list FEMA disaster re- tifies whether all the re-
PRIVACY PROTECTED
es participation, and in- tee or a Willow Springs wishing to volunteer time
lief-registered house- sources available to that CCSOMO takes very creased participation is a committee, itÕ s everyone and services are encour-
holds. The organization household have been ex- seriously the privacy of good thing. coming together, said aged to email Edge at
uses the list to identify hausted. those on the FEMA mas- Ò We want to bring How- Edge and Kamps. Be- kent.edge@westplains.
remaining unmet needs If the answer is Ò yes,Ó ter list. No one else is to ell County back to its nor- cause of this, they said, net.
after FEMA and SBA the committee is set in know the names on the mal.Ó it may be the best oppor- Participating organiza-
have done what theyÕ re motion. list, not even the recov- tunity for rural county in- tions include American
able. Ò The only time they ery committee. MORE THAN MEETS
habitants who are not Red Cross, Catholic
Ò First thing theyÕ re go- make it to us is when Kamps explained, CC- THE EYE
covered by the National Charities, City of West
ing to do is ask, Ô How far theyÕ ve gone through all SOMO identifies specific Edge said though Flood Insurance Program Plains, City of Willow
have you gone with the programs,Ó said Edge. needs and essentially things in many places (NFIP) to get help, if they Springs, Community
FEMA?Õ Ó explained Kent Kamps described the builds a case profile for look Ò normalÓ Ð trash signed up with FEMA. Foundation of the Ozarks,
the Howell County Long piles have been picked Convoy of Hope, FEMA,
CONTEST
While West Plains, Mtn.
Term Recovery Commit- up, businesses are re- View and Willow Springs First Baptist Church,
Continued from Page 1A tee to use; itÕ s the com- opening Ð there are things city governments partici- First Presbyterian
mitteeÕ s job to identify to do still that canÕ t be so pate in NFIP, Howell Church, First United
Quill staff judged the entries based on creativity
which organization can easily seen. County government does Methodist Church, How-
and coloring skill, and each participant's personal
meet the named needs. Long term effects of the not. ell County, Missouri
information was hidden to avoid influencing judges'
And all of this is done flood may be as straight- State University-West
opinions.
while protecting individ- forward as finding per- SUPPORT LONG Plains, Ozarks Medical
Winners may have a photo taken and claim their
ual privacy. manent housing, in the TERM RECOVERY Center (OMC), Ozark Ac-
prizes between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Mondays through
Ò We never know the cases of a family who may Right now, the best tion, Ozark Independent
Fridays at the Quill office, 205 Washington Ave. Call
256-9191 for more information. name of the person weÕ re be renting a home while way to support the How- Living, Presbyterian
Coloring pages for the contest were published in helping,Ó said Edge. figuring out what to do ell County Long Term Re- Churches of Willow
the Sept. 27 and Sept. 30 issues of the Quill. Win- He and Kamps took with their flooded resi- covery Committee, mem- Springs and Mtn. View,
ning entries will be showcased in the Quill's window turns emphasizing the dence, or replacing beds bers said, is through SEMA, the office of U.S.
display through the end of the month. importance of discretion for children whose mat- financial contributions. Rep. Jason Smith, West-
in the overall success of tresses were soaked in Donations to the 501(c) side Church of Willow
QUAIL
recovery efforts. the deluge. Other issues (3) nonprofit can be made Springs, Willow Care and
Continued from Page 1A Ò People donÕ t like ask- may have yet to show up, by check, made out to ei- OMC Behavioral Health-
ing for help,Ó said Kamps. such as mold. ther First United Meth- care.
NONPROFIT
games, silent and live auctions, camaraderie and
food. Continued from Page 1A
Quail Forever is a habitat organization, working
to improve the quantity and quality of upland habi- was excited about the fu- built, for fear of complica- such opportunity, and not greenhouse planters with
tat that quail vitally need for long term strong and ture of CASA and fond of tions. If the home is not just to get the home ready a demolition hammer and
healthy populations. Through local chapters Quail the communities of Willow complete, she will have to before winter for Mary shovels.
Forever has created or enhanced more than 15.8 Springs and West Plains. stay in a nursing home. KayÕ s return and help her Volunteers are asked to
million acres across the U.S. and Canada. In March 2016, preg- have the best possible bring work gloves, a
nant with her second CLEMENT WATERS: quality of life. The home sledgehammer and a
Quail Forever is unique among the national con- BUILDING A BRIDGE
servation organizations, in that Quail Forever em- child, she traveled about has become the organiza- shovel if possible. Dish-
powers local chapters with the responsibility to de- five hours to Kansas City When Ellsworth heard tionÕ s number-one project, washing gloves may be
termine how 100 percent of their locally raised funds for a baby shower hosted of the SeverinsÕ predica- said Ellsworth, because it helpful for working with
are used. Funds raised at the banquet stay in the by family. After she went ment, she sprang into ac- provides an opportunity mud, says Ellsworth, add-
Ozarks to benefit local quail habitat needs. into preterm labor, she tion. As founder and pres- learn valuable skills for ing that volunteers should
For more information call 256-9158 was told by doctors not to ident of Clement Waters, sustainable living. wear clothing that is ap-
travel for more than two of which Mary Kay Sever- Ò Our number-one need, propriate for working with
hours at a time. frankly, is for the house mud.
Obituaries
in is a founding board
She notified the CASA member, Ellsworth saw a that weÕ ve adopted to be Volunteers with general
board and her newly-hired unique opportunity. a successful, tourable ex- construction experience
volunteer coordinator she Clement Waters began ample of sustainable may be able to assist with
would be taking a medi- in 2014 as a plan to de- housing,Ó she said. wall framing, hanging
Joseph Sully cal leave of absence until
her son was born, about
velop a demonstration Early this month, Clem-
ent Waters was reviewed
drop ceilings, installing
insulation, laying cement,
property for sustainable
Joseph Michael Sully, two months later. Howev- housing. Over time, those by the Greater Kansas installing cabinetry or
age 19, passed away unex- er, when the time came, involved began to realize City Community Founda- connecting liquid propane
pectedly on Saturday, Oct. complications arose with there were more pressing tion, an organization seek- tank to kitchen applianc-
7, 2017. Born in Torrance, her babyÕ s birth which re- housing needs, particu- ing to increase support for es.
Calif., Joseph was the sulted in a long stay in the larly for the economically charity cause. The non- Those with plumbing
youngest of three children. neonatal intensive care underprivileged. The profit hopes to acquire for- and electrical experience
JosephÕ s family moved to unit and required special- group's focus shifted to ested property in a low- may be able to help con-
West Plains in 2012. He at- ist care for at least the first help bring about sustain- income Kansas City nect and install two lights
tended West Plains High two years of his life. able living practices. neighborhood to teach and install plumbing fix-
School and graduated in Faced with a difficult Ò Clement Waters has survival skills such as re- tures. All volunteers
2016. choice, Ellsworth wrote a become a lifestyle compa- purposing and basic re- should bring hammers,
His greatest joy was to passionate letter to CASA ny, helping people learn pair skills. levels, screwdrivers and
sing in the concert choir at supporters printed in the about survival techniques, similar useful tools.
WPHS. After high school, JOSEPH SULLY WANT TO HELP?
June 21, 2016, Quill, be- especially low-income Those who would like to
Joseph attended MSU-West ginning, Ò Sometimes life folks,Ó Ellsworth ex- READ THIS contribute labor to the
Plains as an A+ student. parents, James and Brigid doesnÕ t go as planned.Ó plained. Layman volunteers project but are unable to
JosephÕ s other interests Sully, and his sisters Jes- She called on the commu- Ò In the city, you have to wishing to help with the attend on the scheduled
included astronomy, math, sica Coolidge and Sarah nity to support CASAÕ s ad- work,Ó she said. Ò They lost Severin home, who have weekends should call pri-
science, anime and wolves. Sully. He will be greatly vocacy efforts as she pub- track of how to grow their no prior homebuilding ex- mary builder Allen Sever-
Joseph is survived by his missed. licly resigned from her own food, seal their own perience, may be able to in, 274-9885, before vis-
position. windows to save money É help smooth out already- iting the property.
Olga Kennedy Similarly, Mary Kay and how to reuse and re- assembled rammed-earth-
Funeral services for Olga Severin didnÕ t plan to be purpose [materials] when water-bottle walls with
Janebell Squire Kennedy, diagnosed with breast they wear out.Ó Looking mud plaster by hand
99, West Plains, Mo., will cancer in the midst of back over her experience (gloves optional), smooth
be held at 10 a.m., Monday, building her familyÕ s living in south-central out exterior rammed-
Oct. 16, 2017 in the Rose dream home. Missouri gave her an idea. earth-tire walls with pa- NOV. 4 10 am Registration
begins at 8:30am
Chapel at Robertson-Drago In 2012, Mary Kay and Ò In the Ozarks, I saw percrete, "feed" and mon- GALLOWAY PARK
Funeral Home. Allen purchased their Po- people live in poverty and itor a cement mixer, learn PICK UP REGISTRATION FORM AT:
$
10 ENTRY
Mrs. Kennedy passed mona property to build an make it work,Ó she said. how to compact a rammed- FEE
Heroes Coffee • West Plains
Pomona Christian Church • Pomona
away at 6:05 a.m., Friday, Ò earthshipÓ home, using She saw families raising earth tire in the "garage OR REGISTER $
10 T-SHIRTS
507399b
Oct. 13, 2017 at her home, natural and recycled ma- kids on meager incomes, wing" or dig in-ground ONLINE AT:
terials to create an abode pomonachristian.com/calendar/forms
at the amazing age of 99 feeding them and shelter-
years. less dependent on public ing them without relying
She was born April 28, utilities and fossil fuels. on outside help. Ò ThereÕ s
1918, at San Francisco, Ca- OLGA KENNEDY The Severin family, in- a lot of survival skills in
lif. She was the oldest cluding their son Arron, the Ozarks that are not
daughter of eight children grandchildren; 17 great- now 21, have been chron- being used in urban ar-
born to Frank Talmage and great-grandchildren; one icling their homeÕ s prog- eas,Ó she concluded.
Mabel Gertrude Kenney sister, Orvena Jo Moss; sis- ress online at https://sev- The nonprofit has three
Squire. As a young child, ter-in-law, Rachel Squire; erinearthship.weebly.com. stated focal points Ells-
the family moved to Stur- and many nieces and neph- Progress on the home worth credited Mary Kay
kie, Ark. She attended ews. has slowed drastically, Severin with defining:
school at Lone Oak and Sa- Her parents, husband, however. In September, housing and related im-
lem schools in Arkansas. son Jack, four brothers, months after Mary Kay provements, sustainable
Olga married Basil Amos two sisters, granddaughter found a lump in her food and gardening, and
Kennedy on March 28, Rene Stephens Casale, breast, she was diagnosed building a bridge between 507672hb
1936. To this union three great-grandson Patrick with breast cancer and be- urban and rural commu-
children were born, Jack, Ross Armstrong and re- gan radiation treatment nities. The organization
Jane and Jeannette. This cently a nephew, Danny at Ozarks Medical Center. offers education and
beautiful marriage lasted Squire of Moody, Mo., pre- In an article published hands-on opportunities
65 years before Basil ceded her in death. in the Sept. 30 Quill, the for economically disad-
passed away on June 4, Visitation will be held Severin family said doc- vantaged individuals to
2001. Mrs. Kennedy has from 6 until 8 p.m. Sunday, tors have told Mary Kay build skills in those areas.
been a member of the at Robertson-Drago Funer- she should not live in the The SeverinsÕ earthship
Church of Christ since al Home. Burial will be in unfinished home, nor the home was Ò adoptedÓ by
1934. the Howell Memorial Park camper the family has Clement Waters as one
She is survived by two Cemetery. Memorial contri- been staying in while itÕ s
daughters, Jane Gilbreath butions may be made to St.
and husband, Jack, West JudeÕ s ChildrenÕ s Research
Plains, Mo. and Jeannette
Stephens, Schererville,
Hospital and may be left at
Robertson-Drago Funeral Fall Festival
Ind.; special daughter-in- Home. Online condolences International Farmers Market
law, Judy Kennedy; eight may be expressed at www.
robertsondrago.com.
3371 N US Hwy 63, West Plains, MO 65775
grandchildren; 19 great-
• Face Painting • Giveaways
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2017 114TH YEAR #214 /West.Plains.Daily.Quill /@wpquill www.westplainsdailyquill.net
Feathered mask
workshop Sun. wanted to get home’
The Willow Springs Arts The property, owned and operated
Council is sponsoring a By Abby Hess by Dr. Ed Ò DocÓ Henegar, overlooks the
class on creating feath- Quill Staff Writer North Fork of the White River. Rodman
ered masks from 1 to 3 said that, while the employees were
p.m. Sunday at the Fer- This is the 13th installment in a se- prepared to move some things around
guson Building in down- ries of articles documenting area recov- the day of the flood, no one expected
town Willow Springs. ery efforts following the floods that oc- the river to rise more than a couple doz-
Facilitators for the curred in late April. The North Fork of en feet.
class are local artists and the White River that flows through Ozark She actually wasnÕ t even supposed
educators Ron McGarry County crested at 41.8 feet on April 29, to work that day. She was covering a
and Kristina Kauffman. according to the U.S. Geological Survey. shift for a coworker who had to leave
They will be joined by Ter- Beginning with this installment, survi- town. When Rodman went in that rainy
ry Cook. The class is open vors recount their experiences for the Saturday, she and her coworkers were
to all ages for a fee of $15 Quill. told by their supervisor to expect to
for those 15 years and move some things out of the basement, STAFF PHOTOS BY ALLISON WILSON
older. All materials are in- Before Alexis Rodman came to work but otherwise, it was business as usu- TASTE OF MISSOURI – Thrivent Financial, 1378
cluded with the fee. Reg- for the Quill, she was a waitress at Dawt al. Bill Virdon Blvd., is a platinum sponsor of the
ister by calling Barbara Mill near Tecumseh in Ozark County. West Plains Rotary’s fifth annual Taste of Missouri
Dawt Mill is a popular destination ‘WATER’S STARTING TO COME IN’ set for 5:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at the West Plains Civic
WORKSHOP, PAGE 4A
for those river enthusiasts who enjoy Center. The event showcases the food and bever-
canoeing and kayaking or sleeping away There was a conference underway ages of the state. There will be live music and an
the weekend of April 28 and the res-
Pumpkin Dash
in rustic cabins. The old grist mill has auction featuring a variety of unique and specialty
served as a venue for regional musical taurant was serving a buffet-style din- items. The first 500 ticket holders through the door
Today favorites such as Ha Ha Tonka, The ner. At about 5:30 p.m., Rodman said, will receive a souvenir glass, shown here held by
Porchlights and Cyndi and the Tone a bartender went to the basement to
Thrivent Financial Associate Kevin Walker and
Pumpkin Dash 2017 Daddies. DAWT MILL, PAGE 4A Thrivent Associate Representative Eric Gibson,
will be held today at Lo- and up close below. Tickets are $25 in advance
berg Park in Hardy, Ark., and $35 at the door. Purchase from any rotarian,
with three different par- Got a ‘scaredy-cat?’ at the West Plains Civic Center box office, Savor
COURTESY PHOTO
‘DRUG FREE’ – About 400 Thayer Elementary School students gathered Wednesday on the neighboring high school football field
under the direction of high school band director Jason Rehm. Acting on a vision from school counselor Megan Pitts and School
Resource Officer Steve Biffle, Rehm organized the youths into a formation spelling out their commitment to living drug free. The
activity was a part of the school’s participation in the annual Red Ribbon Week recognized nationwide to encourage abstinence
from tobacco, drugs and alcohol.
53560 – Updated Home in a 52470 – Horse/Cattle Farm with 53980 – Exclusive Country Club 54000 – Fabulous Home in Quail
Quiet Neighborhood Panoramic Views Subdivision Run Estates
.65 Acres Hardwood & Tile, 3 Fireplaces, 40 Acres 2nd Home w/3 Bedrooms, Lush .97 Acres Full Finished Walkout 1/2 Acre Full Finished Walkout
417.256.1000 2nd Kitchen, 6 Bedrooms, 3 Baths, Hayfields, 5 Bedrooms, 3 Baths, Walkout Basement, HW & Tile, 5 Bedrooms, 3.5 Basement, Fireplace, 5 Bedrooms, 3
486977b
Finished Walkout Basement. $184,900. Basement, Workshop. $299,900. Baths, Fireplace, 3 Living Areas. $249,900. Baths, HW, Tile, Granite. $229,900.
4A Saturday, October 28, 2017 | West Plains Daily Quill From Page One West Plains, Missouri | westplainsdailyquill.net
DASH
soaked staff could change
ing to come in!Õ Ó into dry clothes, using the the premises. Mill.
The restaurant crew left Rodman described a Ò I was just awestruck at Continued from Page 1A
retail clothing. There, in
the customers to enjoy the store, the workers hud- scene of chaos and emo- what it looked like,Ó she morning of the event is $25. To learn more, follow
their dinner while they set dled out of the rain. tional tension. Guests were said. Ò ROCK This HOUSEÓ on Facebook, or its event page
out to clean the basement At about 8 p.m., Rod- upset, and the scared staff The river had risen 42 Ò Pumpkin Dash 2017.Ó
and do what they could to man said, water outside were doing their best to feet in six hours. She saw
vRbA
salvage the night. Then the the restaurant was four keep everyone calm. She cabins on their sides and
power went out. feet high. Her boss, a six- credits her boss with keep- the chefÕ s table was under- Continued from Page 1A
Ò We were rushing foot-plus man, was going ing a level head about him. water, but the garden was
around trying to light can- in and out of the building, Employees had moved untouched. abandonment of a corpse. rasÕ home.
dles so the customers monitoring the situation their cars a second time, At a later point, when The three were arrested According to social me-
could finish their dinner,” as he could, and he report- parking them along the she returned again for Sept. 20 after interviews dia posts made by Stein-
said Rodman, explaining ed that it was starting to road so that customers post-flood cleanup, she no- with law enforcement re- feld, she had begun iden-
the battery powering the come up the top of the could move their own ve- ticed the water line within garding SteinfeldÕ s disap- tifying as male-to-female
emergency backup lights basement stairs. hicles to higher ground. the restaurant was two feet pearance. Steinfeld was transgender, calling her-
was drained. Half an hour later, the Rodman said her boss shy of the ceiling. reported missing Sept. 14 self Ally Lee Steinfeld and
The guests, once fin- water had breached the had an idea: Form a chain With roads still washed by SteinfeldÕ s family mem- referring to herself as a
ished, went to their rooms restaurantÕ s main level. of vehicles, a long caravan, out, Rodman determined bers. female. Many friends and
to prepare for a meeting and slowly move everyone to head to Mtn. Home, According to probable family also began refer-
scheduled for later in the PuLLInG ToGEThEr to Dawt MillÕ s parking lot Ark., where she had fam- cause statements provid- ring to Steinfeld as Ò she.Ó
evening. The shift supervisor di- along U.S. 160 at the junc- ily. While eating breakfast ed by the Texas County Some have called for
Within an hour, the rected his staff to the ho- tion of PP Highway. He with her coworkers at a Circuit Court, Vrba the murder to be classi-
basement had taken on 11 tel, where they gathered called law enforcement nearby gas station diner, bragged to Schauer and fied as a hate crime, but
feet of water, Rodman said, with guests and Henegar ahead of time to let him a couple came in and told Calderas he planned on no motive has been re-
and it was beginning to and his wife, who were know the plan. her the way through Ba- poisoning Steinfeld but vealed and Missouri law
creep up the stairs and in there for the conference. By this time, the water kersfield was clear. She set couldnÕ t get Steinfeld to doesnÕ t allow for en-
the front of the building. The hotel is on higher was already lapping at the out for her great-auntÕ s drink the poison. Instead, hanced punishment of
Still in daylight, employees ground than the restau- bottom step of the hotel, place, where she showered Vrba claimed he stabbed first-degree murder under
saw trees, a huge propane rant, though not quite as scaring guests again. Rod- immediately and slept. Steinfeld to death. Vrba a hate crime designation.
tank emitting fumes, and high up as the General man says Ò it took foreverÓ At 5 p.m. the next day, said he then gouged It was later revealed
one of their own stainless Store. There, a headcount to form the chain and get the roads cleared enough SteinfeldÕ s eyes out and Steinfeld had been dating
steel industrial coolers and check-in was conduct- out, due to fear and con- for her to go home to her stabbed her in the geni- Calderas and statements
pass them by. They ed. fusion. Once they were in parents in rural West tals. made to officers by Vrba
watched Ò millionsÓ of the Some guests in the low- motion, the mud made the Plains, whom sheÕ d been Vrba, Calderas and and Schauer indicated
bar’s shot glasses float er cabins reported they roads slippery and it was unable to reach. She said Schauer then allegedly Calderas may have want-
away. were taking on water and still rough going. she walked into the door, burned the body and hid ed Steinfeld harmed, but
The workers moved their were anxious to get back SaFE haVEn fell into her motherÕ s lap some of the bones in a the reason why has not
cars up to higher ground, and save their belongings. and cried for 30 minutes. chicken coop near Calde- been revealed.
carrying things out of the The shift supervisor en- The chain worked. The The exhaustion and emo-
Obituaries
upon her face.
small building. The guests Ò Oh my gosh,Ó she said.
were looking to the staff for Ò This could have been so
answers. much worse.Ó
Ò TheyÕ re scared, they
have no idea whatÕ s going Sharon Murdy
on. TheyÕ re from the cities,
tHAyeR
Funeral services for
they donÕ t know what to
Sharon Murdy, 72, Ed-
do,Ó Rodman said, remem-
monton, Ky., will be held
bering how the customers Continued from Page 1A at 2 p.m., Monday, Oct.
STAFF PHOTO BY ABBY HESS would look to the Dawt em-
Ò As our students and 30, 2017, at Center of
NEW ‘BUDDY BENCH’ – Richards R-V School ployees as though theyÕ d
teachers were placed into God Church, West Plains,
Board member Ricky Vonallmen was the winner know how to make it all
formation, they were told under the direction of
of a “Buddy Bench” prize given at the Missouri better. Ò WeÕ d never been
what the formation would Rose Chapel at Robert-
School Board Association Conference held ear- through it before either, we
spell,Ó explained Pitt. son-Drago Funeral Home.
lier this month. He wasted no time in making sure didnÕ t know.Ó
Ò However, they were un- Mrs. Murdy passed
it was installed the next week in the elementary It was during all this
aware of exactly what they away Oct. 24, 2017, at
school’s playground for the children’s use. First- that Henegar spoke up and
were creating and how out- T.J. Sampson Hospital,
graders from Shawna Land’s class take a moment voiced his appreciation for
standing the end result Glasgow, Ky.
his dedicated staff. He en-
out of their busy Monday afternoon to show off the would be.Ó Visitation will be held
couraged them to go to
new bench. From left: Marriam Sykes, Parker Hel- It took 45 minutes, from 4 to 6 p.m., Sunday,
their cars, where it could Sharon Murdy
ton, Roxie Bryant and Olivia Gilmore. Ò wonderfully patientÓ at Robertson-Drago Fu-
be warm, and try to get
teachers and students on neral Home. Burial will
PetS
their best behavior to pull be in the Homeland Cem- Robertson-Drago Funer-
of the display, and in the etery. al Home. Online condo-
Continued from Page 1A
end, she said, everyone Memorial contribu- lences may be expressed
times,Ó said Vannada. Ò Secondly, if their Ò Another thing people might be mind- was ecstatic. tions may be made to the at www.robertsondrago.
animals are normally kept outside, es- ful of, since some candy and chocolates Students also celebrated family and may be left at com.
pecially if they are in the front yard, move can be dangerous to pets, be sure and by wearing themed outfits
them to the backyard if possible to keep
them from being disturbed by heavy foot
watch your animals and keep the good-
ies out of reach of your pets,Ó he cau-
each day of school: mis-
matching clothes Tuesday Death Notice
traffic.” tioned. The Humane Society of Missouri for Ò DonÕ t Get Mixed Up in Dennis Renken, 78, Tecumseh, died at 5:45 a.m.,
He is echoed by the Humane Society agreed, noting chocolate in particular is Drugs,Ó red on Wednesday Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, at his home. Robertson-Dra-
of Missouri, which reminds pet owners potentially life-threatening to dogs, cats for Ò Live to Be Drug Free,Ó go Funeral Home, West Plains.
that dogs and cats may find noisy chil- and ferrets. pajamas Thursday for Ò ItÕ s John Albert Barbrow, Jr., 47, West Plains, died
dren in costumes alarming or threaten- My Dream to Be Drug Oct. 23, 2017. Midwest Cremation and Funeral Ser-
ing. Dogs, even on leashes, can be dif- Free,Ó and a favorite sports
addITIonaL TIPS vices, Springfield.
ficult to manage in those circumstances, team Friday for Ò #Team- Lance Rhoads, 32, West Plains, died Oct. 26, 2017,
so should not be taken on trick-or-treat- The Humane Society offered a few DrugFree.Ó There was no at West Vue Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, West
ing excursions, the organization stressed. more tips for pet owners to consider: school Monday. Plains. Carter Funeral Home, Inc., West Plains.
Even pets kept indoors should be kept - Cats, especially black cats, may be Through the course of
as far from the ruckus as can be man- the target of pranksters. Black cat own- the week, students and
aged, said the Humane Society. ers are advised to keep their cats safe- teachers focused on many
Ò Frequently opened doors provide a ly indoors during the Halloween season. aspects of health and safe-
perfect opportunity for escape, which - Keep pets away from decorations. ty, said Pitts.
can go unnoticed during all the commo- Flames in jack-oÕ -lanterns and candles Red Ribbon Week was
tion,” cautioned organization officials. can quickly singe, burn or set fire to a established in 1988 to cre-
Ò Keep cats in a separate room and dogs petÕ s fur. ate national awareness
on a leash to avoid problematic situa- - Owners should only put pets in cos- concerning the problems
tions. Be sure all pets wear collars with tumes if sure the animals will enjoy it. related to the use of tobac-
Keep in mind most pets dislike the con- co, alcohol and other
502336b
509644b
509645b