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Four area residents arrested on drug charges
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Monroe County Sheriff David Hoffman reported that local law enforcement officers served a search warrant at 19551 Monroe Road 235, Paris in search of narcotics on Oct. 22. The warrant yielded controlled substances, a firearm and four persons arrested. The suspects were held by the Monroe County Sheriff pending charges.
Monroe County Prosecuting Attorney Nichole D. Volkert filed charges on Oct. 23 in response to the investigation. Arrest warrants were issued by Associate Circuit Judge Michael P. Wilson. The charges and bonds are as follows:
·James D. Griffith of Madison for Class C felony of possession of a controlled substance and Class A misdemeanor of possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana. Bond was set at $5000.
·Robert E. Wolfe of Paris was served with an outstanding arrest warrant for the Class A felony of sale of a controlled substance within 2, 000 feet of a school. Bond set at $100,000 cash only. Further charges are pending.
·Tanya A. Bennett and Jodi R. Wolfe were charged by summons for the Class A misdemeanor of possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana and released after posting $2,000 bond.
The arrests were the result of a joint drug investigation conducted by the NEMO Drug Task Force and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department.
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Monroe County Court
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The following were recorded as paying fines to the Associate Division Fine Collection Center for Oct. 13.
For speeding: Shipley Y. Austin, Centralia; Camilla L. Decker, Shelbina; Douglas H. Fifer, Columbia; Shawn L. Gresham, Salem; Ryan P. McDowell, Columbia; Julie E. Miller, Richardson, Texas; April C. Potterfield, Columbia; Karen S. Schwebel, Columbia; Monica R. Shoemaker, Monroe City; Todd E. Shutt, Taylorville, Ill.; Thresa L. Sportsman, Keytesville; Kaitlyn J. Turner, Paris; Maureen M. Walsh, Florissant. For seat belt violations: Virginia W. Caldwell, Paris; Mary R. Rainwater, Madison.
The following were recorded as paying fines to the Associate Division Fine Collection Center for Oct. 20.
For speeding: Martha H. Ames, Huntsville; Genelee Beckley, Clarence; Bernard A. Bowman, Monroe City; Carol L. Dent, Palmyra; Michael L. Dinneny, Blue Springs; Carla J. Kennedy, Paris. For seat belt violations: Sean M. Davis, Monroe City; Anthony B. Koontz, Madison; James R. Long, Paris; Teleahanne M. Troy, Monroe City; John W. Westfaul, Madison. For failure to stop for a stop sign: William G. VanBoening, Paris.
Circuit Court
Joseph D. Vidal, Hannibal, violated provision of temporary instructions permit, $25.50; Larry R. Lewton, Stoutsville, speeding 64 mph, $200.50; Lawrence W. Charles, Marshall, speeding 64 mph, $200.50; Gayle A. Utley, New London, seat belt violation, $10; Jason T. Romeo, St. Charles, speeding 59 mph, $200.50; Ricky W. Wells, Mexico, failed to register motor vehicle annually, $35.50; John R. Perkins, Fairway, Kan., speeding 64 mph, $200.50; Latrecia F. Klutts, Fulton, non-registered boat, $25.50; Isaac G. Cuno, Mexico, failed to display ski flag, $25.50; James C. Compton, Wentzville, seat belt violation, $10; Audrey Ann Schrader, Wentzville, seat belt violation, $10; Curtis L. Peak, Bowling Green, failed to have valid insurance, $50.50; Kelsey A. Lehenbauer, Monroe City, speeding 64 mph, $100.50; Virginia M. Springer, Moberly, driving while intoxicated, $300 fine, 30 days in Monroe County Jail, VIP, SATOP and 30 hours of community service work; Mark E. Schlabach, Holliday, driving while intoxicated, suspended imposition of sentence, placed on two years of private probation and to complete 24 hours of community service work; Robert M. Wilkerson II, Santa Fe, driving while intoxicated, $300 fine and 90 days in Monroe County Jail, driving while suspended, 10 days in Monroe County Jail and jail to run concurrent; Zachary G. Dawson, Madison, careless and imprudent driving, $50.50; James B. Patchett, Columbia, boating while intoxicated, $500; Jenna S. Gentry, Lohman, possession of liquor by a minor, suspended imposition of sentence, placed on 2 years probation and to complete 30 hours community service work; Jose A. Garcia, Marshall, driving without a valid drivers license, $250 fine and 30 days in Monroe County Jail.
Civil Court
Missouri Electric Coop Credit Union vs. Kevin Reeves, judgment for the plaintiff, $4,959.22 plus court costs and interest; Mike Kuda vs. Jerry Wilkerson, judgment for the plaintiff, $1,467; CACH, LLC. vs. Mitchell Drew, judgment for the plaintiff, $8,409.35 plus court costs and interest; Lynn F. Carmean vs. Rick Carmean, judgment for the plaintiff, $2,803.85.
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MoDot to sell excess property
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During a four-day blitz the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) will quickly sell 23 highly marketable properties. MoDOT’s North Central office in Macon will be taking part in the event by offering two of those properties.
The Realty to Roads Blitz is an all-out attempt to sell multiple properties across the state in a short period of time. The properties will sell either at auction or by sealed bid from Nov. 16-20. Details about the program can be found at <a href=”http://www.modot.org/realtyforsale”>www.modot.org/realtyforsale.
During the blitz, the north central district will be selling a property in Randolph County and a property in Carroll County. Both will be sold by sealed bid. The bids for these two properties will be opened at 10:00 a.m., November 19 in the Macon office.
Information about each property is as follows:
Randolph County
1.4 acres located on the southeast quadrant of McKinsey Street and Business Route 63/Morley Street in Moberly. The property is ready for commercial or business development. The property is rectangular in shape.
Carroll County
3.395 acres located on the northeast quadrant of the Route 24 and Route 65 intersection, along the east city limits of Carrollton. The property has commercial development potential. The property is irregular in shape.
“Our goal is to sell a fairly large number of properties in a concentrated amount of time,” said Gregory Wood, Realty to Roads Project Director in MoDOT’s Right of Way Division. “We want to draw attention to the fact we have property for sale and get land we’re no longer using in the hands of owners who can put it to good use. Of benefit to everyone is the fact that the money from the sales goes to fund needed road and bridge projects.”
Wood said the blitz compliments other activities MoDOT has implemented to aggressively sell excess property. As part of the Realty to Roads initiative, MoDOT has contracted with two private firms for real estate marketing and consulting services.
In addition to the land being sold during the Realty to Roads blitz, other MoDOT property for sale can be found on the department’s web site modot.org/realtyforsale.
For information on submitting bids on the Randolph or Macon County properties, or for other information about properties in MoDOT’s north central district, interested individuals can contact District Right of Way Manger Sam Grimes in Macon at (660) 385-8680.
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Cold weather rules
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The Missouri Public Service Commission’s Cold Weather Rule, designed to help customers with heat-related utility bills, begins on Nov. 1. The rule will remain in effect through March 31, 2010.
The Cold Weather Rule applies to natural gas and electric utilities under PSC jurisdiction that provide heat-related service. Municipally operated systems, cooperatives and those that provide propane delivered by truck are not under PSC jurisdiction. The rule does not apply to them. The Cold Weather Rule has been a part of the Commission’s rules and regulations since 1977 and since that time, it has helped over two million Missourians with heat-related utility service.
The Cold Weather Rule:
* Prohibits the disconnection of heat-related service when the temperature is predicted to drop below 32 degrees during the following 24 hour period.
* Provides more lenient terms permitting reconnection of service for natural gas customers. A customer can have service restored by making an initial payment of 50 percent of his/her outstanding balance or $500, whichever is less, with the deferred balance to be paid in a Cold Weather Rule payment agreement plan. A natural gas utility will not be required to offer more lenient payment terms to keep service on or to reconnect a customer more than once every two years or when a customer has defaulted on a Cold Weather Rule payment plan under this section three or more times.
* Prohibits the disconnection of registered elderly and disabled customers who meet certain income guidelines who make a minimum payment.
It is important to note that in order to receive some of the benefits of the Cold Weather Rule, a customer must sign-up (register) with their heat-related company.
For more information on the PSC’s Cold Weather Rule, please see the Commission’s website at www.psc.mo.gov or call the Commission’s Consumer Services hotline at 1-800-392-4211. Consumers can also receive Cold Weather Rule information from their local natural gas or electric company.
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Years ago by Janet Painter
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90 Years Ago
Nov. 7, 1919
Warren W. Fuqua paid $2,360 for an 11-month-old Poland China boar at the Dr. E.R. Poage sale in Shelbina. This was the top of the sale.
A decision involving property worth about $50,000 left by Henry B. Elzea of near Hannibal was handed down in Hannibal by special judge A.H. Waller of Moberly giving the heirs the greater part of the estate. C.L. Elzea and Mrs. J.L. Evans of Monroe City were among the heirs who were plaintiffs to the suit.
Tom Spalding arrived home after nearly a year in military service in France. He was in the motor transport corps and left the United States the day the Armistice was signed in World War I.
R. Milstead Noel was advised that he had passed the state board as a registered pharmacist. He was employed with the Southern & Spalding Pharmacy.
Announcement was made that a community house would be built in Philadelphia, shares of stock totaling $4,000 having been sold for the project.
80 Years Ago
Nov. 8, 1929
Ten girls’ teams had entered the third annual Northeast Missouri basketball tournament and eight boys’ teams had entered the subdistrict tournament scheduled to be held at Monroe City High School Nov. 21-23.
Pleasant Hill Church, west of Florida, celebrated the 100th anniversary of the founding on Nov. 3. It was the oldest church body in Monroe County and its churchyard rest some of the country’s most prominent pioneers.
The Santa Fe Bank, of which Judge W.B. Norman was president, started liquidation proceedings through the state financial department. The institution had deposits of approximately $80,000 and was fully solvent, the decision to liquidate resulting from the fact that there was little profit in operation of a small bank in a rural territory.
70 Years Ago
Nov. 9, 1939
The board of alderman made an order that the city fire engine could not leave the city limits at any time for a distance of more than two miles. Trips out of the city limits were to made only in dire emergencies and a minimum charge of $10 ordered for such runs.
Five new deacons were ordained into the First Baptist Church on Sunday, Nov. 5. They were: George S. Tompkins, J.V. Proctor, Scott Conway, Wilfred Dawson and Marvin Painter.
Miss Deana Handley accepted a position as stenographer in the office of the Quincy Soybean Products Company.
Members of the vocational agriculture class of Monroe City High School and their teacher, R.M. Luyster, made a tour of farmers in Marion County on which soil conservation had been done by members of the CCC Camp at Palmyra.
John Pflantz of near West Ely won first in the 10-ear and bushel classes of 125-130 day corn at the state grain show in connection with the 1939 Farmers Week at the University of Missouri.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Miller, for 25 years residents of Monroe City and community, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on Oct. 30 at their present home in Mediapolis, Iowa, where they had moved a few months previously.
60 Years Ago
Nov. 10, 1949
Members of the Monroe City Methodist Church received attendance awards as follows: Mrs. Ester Kendrick, eight years; J.C. Hardy, three years; Sherry Kendrick, Dickie Redman, Martha Sue Jones, Donald Jones, Mary Dixie Crawford, R.E. Jackson, Mrs. H. Deforest Wilson, Mrs. Leland Gullick, Hugh Smith, Shirley Dooley, Edgar Wilson, Kathryn Jane Reid, Mrs. Nelle Landers, Mrs. LeRoy Zeiger, Mrs. Hugh Smith, Miss Manona Sherman and Billy Umstattd, David Morrison, son of the Rev. and Mrs. D.T. Morrison, also had a record of eight years’ perfect attendance.
The Rev. P.J. Gannon, resident pastor of St. Stephen Catholic Church at Indian Creek, arrived home from New York City, where he was hospitalized for a number of weeks following a trip he made in the spring to his native land of Ireland.
50 Years Ago
Nov. 5, 1959
The office of Mary Patricia Shanahan, M.D., was opened Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 204 Winter Street. Dr. “Pat”, a graduate of St. Louis University, had for her assistant and secretary, her sister, Miss Joyce Shanahan.
Mr. and Mrs. William Corder had been notified by the U.S. Air Force that their son, Major William M. Corder, who had been missing on a flight since August was presumed dead. They also advised them that Major Corder’s body had not been found.
Mr. and Mrs. William H., Engle celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Nov. 8.
Rev. and Mrs. T.P. Middleton were married 62 years on Nov. 3.
Miss Velma Rose Ford, 24 years of age, died Nov. 1 from injuries received in a one-car accident Oct. 23, near Shelbina.
Harry Hays, son of Dr. and Mrs. T.E. Hays, former Indian Creek residents, was elected mayor of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Kerry Ratliff and Wayne Dry were crowned courtesy queen and king of the F.H.A. party at Monroe City High School.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Tuley of Maywood were parents of a son born Oct. 25.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Webb of Shelbina were proud parents of a son born Oct. 27.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hays of Canton were parents of a daughter born Oct. 28.
40 Years Ago
Oct. 30, 1969
C.J. Collins, city clerk, resigned his position after he was offered a raise. He thought he should receive more than offered and resigned.
Sgt. Terry L. Bertrand, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Bertrand, was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious achievement in the Republic of Vietnam during July 1 – Aug. 31, 1969.
Eight-year-old Scott Geist, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Geist was one of six area youths in the district competition in the Punt, Pass and Kick contest held at Parkway West High School in St. Louis on Oct. 25.
Births: a son, Duane Anthony, Oct. 22 to Mr. and Mrs. James Buckman of Moline, Ill.; a son, Dale Christopher, Oct. 21 to Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Painter of Adrian, Mich.; a daughter, Stacy Joe, Oct. 28 to Dr. and Mrs. F.J. Simmons, Oct. 28; a son, Troy Dwayne, Oct. 28 to Mr. and Mrs. Bill Porter.
30 Years Ago
Nov. 1, 1979
The Monroe City News won fourth in the general excellence category of the National Newspaper Contest. It was announced during the annual awards ceremony of the National Newspaper Association meeting at Orlando, Fla.
Births: a daughter, Pamela Lynn, Oct. 24, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Varga, Jr.; a son Eric Ryan, Oct. 20 to Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Hays of Palmyra; a son, Johnathan Walker, Oct. 29 to Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hagan of Pflugerville, Texas, Oct. 29.
The Missouri Department of Conservation rounded up over 85 thousand fish to be distributed to area lakes. Those lakes to receive the fish included: Deer Ridge Lake, Wyconda State Park, Marshall Diggs Wildlife Area and the Ella Ewing Wildlife Area.
Three area men were killed in a car-truck collision on Oct. 26, Huie Marler, 23, of Hunnewell, Galen Harvey, 28, of Hunnewell and David McElvain, 18, of Palmyra.
20 Years Ago
Nov. 2, 1989
The 10th annual Debonaire Homemakers Club Craft Extravaganza was to be held at the Monroe City High School on Saturday, Nov. 4.
Six hundred-eighty attended the annual Holy Rosary Altar Society Fall Dinner at the Msgr. Connolly Gymnasium on Sunday, Oct. 29.
Births: a daughter, Victoria Abigail, Oct. 30 to Richard and Crystal Howard; a daughter, Kayla Ann, Oct. 27 to Don and Joni Yager of Lee’s Summit.
The Girl Scouts were to begin their annual Girl Scout Cookie Sales with seven different varieties for sale at $2.00 a box.
10 Years Ago
Nov. 2, 1999
Taken from the files of The Lake Gazette
The Monroe City Methodist Church had an overflowing crowd during Sunday services in their new sanctuary. More than 230 attended the services according to Rev. Peggy Jeffries.
More than 120 craft booths will be set up for the 20th annual Debonaires Homemakers Club Christmas Craft and Gift Extravaganza held at the Monroe City High School.
Births: a daughter, Emily Ann, Oct. 22 to Jamie and Stacy Galloway of Milan, Tenn.; a daughter, Casey Elizabeth, Oct. 30 to Rep. Kenny and Renee Hulshof of Columbia.
The Holy Rosary Altar Society annual Fall Dinner was a success as approximately 700 attended the dinner with at least 250 carry-outs taken Sunday, Oct. 31.
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