Mo.) Daily Record Tuesday, March 25, 2014
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Located inside The today’s issue of The ConwayChronicles Lebanon Daily Record The Lebanon LHS takes the fi eld at Florida tournament See story, page 3 www.lebanondailyrecord.com Volume 69, Number 71 Daily Record TUESDAY 50 cents MARCH 25, James Ivan Wynn You need to read today’s Leb a non Daily Record DEATHS Perry Michael Rhodes 2014 Betty J. Endsley Holman-Howe/Hartville • Agriculture news Pages 4 & 5 Jo Ann “Jody’’ Kelley GOOD See Pages 2 & 11 Coleman REA SONS • Community Calendar Page 2 Frances Stewart 4 Shadel’s Colonial/Lebanon • Conway Chronicles Pages 6 & 7 Beverly A. Gillis Holman-Howe/Lebanon www.holmanhowe.com • Classifi eds Pages 8 & 9 www.lebanondailyrecord.com Council members question development Elmore, Anthony ask Heard why project was allowed to begin without proper approval by the city By Julie Turner-Crawford opened the fl oor to comments Director Richard Shockley had Elmore continued by saying ferring that property?” Elmore model. (Gantvoort) has current- The Daily Record from the council. been working over the past few that the area where the project is asked. ly submitted a plat to address all [email protected] Ward 3 Councilman Dennis months with Gantvoort on the underway is subject to fl ooding, Heard said that there has been of those items, and that will be Lebanon City Administrator Elmore took the opportunity to project to begin excavation. specifi cally Crescent Drive, dur- discussion about vacating the in front of planning and zoning Chris Heard came under fire question why Larry Gantvoort of “There is no site plan and ing heavy rainfalls and while the right of way, which the city does (in April).” once again Monday when some Triple G Properties was working nothing has been through plan- retention pond has not overfl own routinely, back to the “parent He added that the plan is council members questioned on demolishing the gas station ning and zoning,” Elmore said. during peak rains, it has fi lled. property,” which would be the currently under review by the why a local developer was al- near Elm Street and Millcreek “They are out there filling a He contended that the pond property in question. city’s Community Development lowed to begin work on a new without any approval from the (storm water) retention pond is now nearly 70 percent fi lled “What we have talked about staff. connivence store without an ap- city. full. What’s going on? He’s been with dirt. is vacating a portion of that right “Richard and I have been proved site plan. Elmore specifically asked out there shoveling dirt for two Elmore also said that of way because it is excess right working with (Gantvoort) on Following the approval of Heard if he approved the work weeks, a week and a half, fi lling Gantvoort is working on prop- of way, and we ran models to that overall site development,” several slated items of business, to begin, to which Heard re- a retention pond on city prop- erty that is a city right of way. determine how much retention Heard said. Lebanon Mayor Lyle Anderson plied that he and Public Works erty.” “How do you plan on trans- we would need based on that See ‘City’/ page 12 4 charged in Second candidate assault with Iowa Road hammer case fi les for presiding Victim's former girlfriend, 3 others jailed closed commissioner From LDR Staff An angry ex-girlfriend, Filings for August primary end today who wanted to get “revenge” on her ex-boyfriend, and From LDR Staff Have a comment? three of her friends are be- Today is the fi nal day to fi le Go to www.lebanondailyrecord.com hind bars after they allegedly for county offi ces that will ap- pear in the August primary. broke into a Falcon home ■ County Clerk: Glenda As of Monday evening, and beat up her ex-boyfriend Mott the only contested race in the to the point that he had to be ■ Recorder of Deeds: Lynn county is that of the presiding taken to a hospital. Stowe commissioner. The Laclede County Pros- ■ Treasurer: Jean Cook John Carr fi led Monday to ecuting Attorney’s offi ce has ■ Prosecuting attorney: Jon seek the Republican nomina- charged 23-year-old Stepha- Morris tion. He will face incumbent nie Lynn Campbell, 30-year- ■ Collector: Steve Picker- Danny Rhoades. old Adam Eugene Guinn, ing There are no other contested 24-year-old Veronica Chantal ■ Associate Circuit Court races and the only candidates Ruiz and 26-year-old Kendall Local tow truck judge Division 3: Steve Jack- to fi le are the Republican in- Damron, all of Lebanon, are companies pull a son cumbents. each charged with a class B truck from a creek ■ Associate Circuit Court Monday after it trav- The following is a list of felony of burglary in the fi rst judge Division 4: Larry Win- eled off of the bridge candidates who have fi led for degree and a class C felony frey Jr. on Iowa Road Mon- county offi ces: of second-degree assault. Candidates must pay a $50 All four are being held day near Sleeper. ■ Circuit Clerk: Wanda While no one was See ‘Filings’/ page 12 in the Laclede County Jail Tyre injured in the crash, in lieu of a $50,000 cash-or- the bridge was surety bond each, according damaged, forcing to online court records. Their county offi cials to Hobbs withdraws initial court dates hadn’t close the bridge until been set by press time Mon- further notice. West- day afternoon. ern Commissioner from Ward 2 race According to court docu- Jack Glendenning ments fi led by the Laclede said offi cials from Name will still appear on April ballot County Sheriff’s Offi ce, a the Missouri Depart- deputy was dispatched at ment of Transpor- From LDR Staff Brian Hobbs has an- Have a comment? about 11 p.m. Friday to a tation will inspect Go to www.lebanondailyrecord.com home in the 28000 area of the bridge today to nounced that is withdraw- ing from the race for Leba- Sappington Lane in Falcon see if the structure elected,” Hobbs wrote. My can handle traffi c. non City Council. for a report of an in progress wife and I have purchased a The commission In a letter received by assault with weapons. The new home outside of Ward 2 asks that alatrenate The Daily Record Mon- alleged assailants left before that we intend to make our the deputy arrived. routes be used while day, Hobbs said that he is the determination is withdrawing from the race primary residence in April. The deputy was met in the This is an opportunity that driveway by the homeowner, being made. because he will be moving LDR photos from Ward 2. we did not anticipate, but who had witnessed the as- Julie Turner-Crawford is the right choice for us as sault. The homeowner led “Although my name may be on the ballot, I will not be a family.” See ‘Assault’/ page 12 able to fulfill my duties, if See ‘Hobbs’/ page 11 Hauger joins LDR staff Residents asked to refrain from burning as community news intern Natural cover fi res across the county for more than a week keep fi re departments busy From LDR Staff broadcast journalism and The Lebanon Daily Re- technical theatre. By Fines Massey be real careful with a fire ground to keep the fi re from Have a comment? cord has become part of the The Daily Record Over the past four years, and wait until conditions are spreading,” he said. “Remem- Go to www.lebanondailyrecord.com classroom for she has reported, anchored, [email protected] right,” Laclede County Pre- ber the Golden Rule. Treat the University and worked behind the scenes After more than a week siding Commissioner Danny your neighbor like you’d want of natural cover fi res plagu- The whole ground is a wick of Missouri for KOMU-TV, the NBC affi li- Rhoades said. to be treated. ing the county, the Laclede right now just waiting to be School of Jour- ate in Columbia. Rhoades If it’s blowing County Commission is ask- ignited,” Rhoades said. nalism, with She is also extremely in- emphasized wait.” journalism ing residents to think twice Those who must burn are terested in the arts and has using common Recent and student Emily before lighting fi res and to be asked to “prep up” first, worked on multiple theatre sense. He said past storms Hauger joining productions for Mizzou. She prepared for the worst when Rhoades said. They should burning of any have trans- the newspaper plans to pursue a career in they do. have either a water bucket Hauger kind should formed forest staff for a week theatre stage management “We don’t want to try to put or water hose nearby, as be avoided on fl oors into vir- of hands-on publishing ex- and/or scenic artistry. a ban out there and say ‘No well as a rake and a leaf windy and dry Rhoades Rowe perience. The School of Journalism, you can’t do it or we’re going tual tinderbox- blower to help extinguish days. Hauger hails from the the world’s fi rst and oldest, to investigate you.’ We’re not es as they’ve fi lled with fallen or control the flames if they “Wait until the wind dies frozen tundra of Shakopee, was founded by Dean Walter going there. We just want to debris and leaves. were to get out of control.