City Announces Plan for New Sports Complex
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Vol. 117 Issue #11 Thursday, July 25, 2019 $1.00 For more, log on to: www.mycameronnews.com Cameron, Missouri City announces plan for new sports complex By Jimmy Potts last week’s city council meeting while city a 10-acre tract known as the Park Valley home to the Cameron High School baseball Editor manager Steve Rasmussen explained the Baseball/Softball Complex owned by the and softball teams. As part of the agreement, [email protected] budgetary ramifications of the move during city of Cameron, used for all of our baseball. the YMCA would continue using the fields, Monday’s special meeting, called to brief It has the only three baseball/softball fields free of charge, while the school district Area kids will soon swing for the fences in the city council of the upcoming 2019/2020 located in the city currently.” annually pays $150,000 to the parks board a new location following an announcement budget. With the announced complex still in the for eventual purchase of the complex. The of a recent land purchase with plans to “The agreement before you tonight is infancy of planning, Bontrager proposed a city would use those funds to further develop convert it into a city-operated baseball/ from months and months and years and three-way agreement between the city, the the concept park. softball complex. years of work and discussions and working school district and the YMCA for use of “Through the parks board’s master plan, Cameron Public Works Director Drew toward what is best for baseball fields in our the Park Valley Baseball/Softball Complex Bontrager made the announcement during community,” said Bontrager July 15. “It is through 2022. The complex is currently See COMPLEX on page 3 KC Comets land in Cameron for camp Proposed utility rate By Jimmy Potts increase part of 2019/2020 Editor [email protected] budget A pair of professional By Jimmy Potts million in it,” Rasmussen soccer players with the Editor said. “We built in the rate Kansas City Comets dropped [email protected] increase; as you’ll see, our revenues this year will be by Cameron to give area kids The Cameron City larger than our revenues last a few tips. Council will decide whether year because we built in that Forward Leo Gibson and to increase a 12 percent rate increase.” defender John Sosa will work increase to city utilities Although losing an with members of the Cameron during its Aug. 5 meeting, estimated $1.5 million Dragons Soccer Club when they will make the from Crossroad’s closing, throughout the week, teaching first vote on Cameron’s $22 Rasmussen said a more the fundemantals of soccer. million, 2019/2020 budget. accurate figure is $1.2 “It’s actually fun. We During Monday’s special million because the city started [Monday] and the kids meeting to review the purchases electricity at a still have energy and they’re 2019/2020 budget, Steve wholesale, 5/6 rate and sells doing really well,” Gibson Rasmussen lamented the 12 it to the public at retail. With said. “We’re all having a percent increase but said another electricity provider wonderful time. It’s just the there was no other way to powering the Western basic stuff - how to pass, how overcome a $1.5 million Missouri Corrections to dribble. Tomorrow we’ll shortfall due to the recent Center, due to the prison’s teach them shooting. It’s just closing of the Crossroads original construction being really teaching the basics and Correctional Center. helping the coaches see it “The electric fund is our from there.” largest single fund with $7.5 See BUDGET on page 8 The camp also featured a Comets forward Leo Gibson refs a game with Ella Thompson and Xander Ensign. few Cameron High School soccer players under new few years ago and everybody Welch said. “... These guys translate their skill sets to Leah Dawson’s family left coach Jason Welch. loved it so we brought him are a good bunch of guys the kids so they learn it and “I brought [John Sosa] up a back each year after that,” with a great personality, who understand it.” with memories and questions By Mike Hanrahan C-O Reporter [email protected] First Old School Farmers Market Leah Dawson died horrendously. Her family is left with memories, off to slow start thanks to weather heartaches, and many By Jimmy Potts recent harvest. questions. Editor “A lot of it is because we Dawson, 23 of [email protected] had so much rain and we Cameron, loved deeply and could not get into the fields,” desperately wanted to be With only two venders at Maddex said. “There are a loved. If she felt she might search by family, friends the first official day of the lot of late harvests. I know have offended someone, she and law enforcement, her Old School Farmers Market, there are some people who would immediately beg their remains were located June organizer Denise Maddex have been selling corn all forgiveness. 27. Her death has been ruled remains confident the event day, every day, but some of “Her quest for acceptance a homicide. Her boyfriend, will become a city mainstay. the corn in other places aren’t and affection left her 49-year old Kenneth Wykert Maddex attributed the even producing yet. I guess vulnerable,” Dawson’s of Maysville, was the last slow start to a mixture of it’s all about whether you mother, Tonya Elldredge, person to see Leah. Saturday’s intense heat and From right Tracy Reed, daughter Kieran, Denise got your crops going at the said. Although charges have late spring and early summer Maddex, Chelcee Botts and son Jude Botts beginning of the year.” Leah disappeared on rains that she said slowed the pose for a photo as Kieran hands off a recently See MARKET on page 3 purchased acorn squash plant. June 4 and after a desperate See DAWSON on page 3 CONSIGNMENT AUCTION ACCEPTING CONSIGNMENTS SAT., August 24 • 9:00 a.m. NOW! Location: 23966 St. Hwy. 6 • Gallatin, MO Call Shay Esbeck 660-605-0839 • Justin Harlow 660-605-2346 • Barney Esbeck 660-605-0841 2 - Citizen-Observer Police Thursday, July 25, 2019 Cameron Fire Department ~ Calls for service DeKalb County Sheriff’s Report The following report is calls for service answered by the Cameron Fire Department from 7/14/19 – 7/20/19 July 8-14, 2019. Sunday 14 8:48 am: DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office July 9 July 12 1:50 am: DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office received a report of livestock out on Hwy 6 Cameron Firefighters responded to a CO/ Cameron Fire Department Firefighters assisted other agency at Bob Griffin Rd 9:52 am: DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Odor Complaint at 7:21 p.m. at 715 Harris responded to a CO/ Odor Complaint at 8:06 2:27 pm: DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office received a report of disturbance/ mental health Lane. p.m. at 1303 N. Walnut. received a report of a possible warrant service on Thornton Rd on Frank Ross Rd 11:14 am: DeKalb Clinton Ambulance July 10 July 14 dispatched to medical on Polk St Cameron Firefighters responded to a fire Cameron Fire Department Firefighters 5:30 pm: DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office received a report of abandoned vehicle on Hwy 1:03 pm: DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office alarm at 1:38 a.m. at 317 S. Locust. responded to a fire alarm at 5:22 p.m. at 920 received a report of fraud on Hill St Cameron Fire Department Firefighters N. Harris. 36 EB/ Camp Farwesta 7:23 pm: DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office 1:22 pm: DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office responded to a fire alarm at 4:11 a.m. at received a report of fraud on Frost Rd 1012 W. Prospect. received a report of suspicious activity on Wamsley Rd. 5:01 pm: DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office assisted a stranded motorist on Hwy 6 Cameron Police Department - Arrest Report Monday 15 5:46 pm: DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office 7:22 am: DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office received a civil matter on Hwy 6 July 8-14, 2019 advised MoDot of injured animal on Hwy 6 7:57 pm: DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office 10:16 am: DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office of Cameron warrant/ FTA financial received a report of a civil matter on Chestnut St Monday July 8 received a report of child abuse/ neglect on responsibility. 9:22 pm: DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office April Dawn Brown, 37, of Cameron Main St Bryce Lewis Brookshire, 27, St. Louis, assisted another agency on Hwy 36 EB arrested for fail to appear/ city of Cameron 1:38 pm: DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office arrested for warrant-Montgomery County- warrant-traffic, warrant arrest-DeKalb received a report C & I driver on Hwy 36 EB Friday 19 FTA-traffic County-FTA violation of bond. 2:56 pm: DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office 6:17 AM: DeKalb Clinton Ambulance Tuesday July 9 Thursday July 11 received a report of assault on Main St dispatched to medical on Polk St Dustin Ray Carpenter, 31, of Gallatin Christopher Wayne Parton, 38, Cameron, 5:08 pm: DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office 6:52 am: DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office arrested warrant- DeKalb County- FTA arrested for warrant/ Clinton County received a report of suicidal adult/wellbeing notified MSHP of a C & I driver on Hwy 36 traffic. check on Hillcrest Dr. WB Saturday July 13 12:09 pm: DeKalb Clinton Ambulance Muhammad Asim Shoaib, 52, Overland 6:11 pm: DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday July 10 received a report of civil matter on dispatched to medical call on Main St Bobby Wayne Jr.