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MISSOURI’S BEST SMALL-TOWN WEEKLY NEWSPAPER 75¢ Three-time Gold Cup winner, Missouri Press Association, 2015, 2016 and 2017 PURDY ROAD DISTRICT TACKLES WINTER DAMAGE — PAGE 2 <<< SOARING INTO COLLEGE SIGNING Purdy’s Keeling inks with MSSU for hoops. — PAGE 3 CASSVILLE emocrat DJUNE 13, 2018 | CASSVILLE-DEMOCRAT.COM BURGLARIES IN GOLDEN Where: Golden Discount Center and Battery Outfitters Who: Barry County candidates Trevor Gundlach, 18, of Exeter; Hunter Williams, 19, of Golden; and Kevin Newman, 19, of Exeter What: Are each charged with burglary, stealing and property vie for votes at forum damage Aug. 7 primary election made sultant for Marck Enterprises Candidate: ‘I hope FORUM a case for why they should be Recycling in Cassville, told the that the citizens get Who: Barry County candidates elected. audience that his strengths in What: Held a public, meet-and- In the run for presiding com- financing and the small busi- 3 charged out and vote’ greet forum for voters missioner, Cherry Warren, cur- ness sector, along with bringing Where: Seligman Event Center rent six-term commissioner, is new ideas to the table, qualified When: BY JULIA KILMER Thursday, June 7 challenged by six-term County him for the position. in pair of [email protected] Clerk Gary Youngblood, and “I feel like we need to do About 20 Barry County res- at the Seligman Event Center John Hendricks. more to help these small com- idents attended a get-to-know- Thursday, where 10 candidates Hendricks, previous owner munities,” he said. Golden your-candidate-style forum vying for county offices in the of Jersey’s and current con- CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 burglaries MUTTON BUSTING Cash, property stolen from Golden A FAVORITE AT Discount Center, Battery Outfitters ROTARY RODEO BY KYLE TROUTMAN [email protected] Three teenagers have been arrested in connection to a pair of business burglaries in Golden, where cash and prop- erty were allegedly stolen from Golden Discount Center and Battery Outfitters. Trevor Gundlach, 18, of Exeter, is charged with sec- ond-degree burglary, first-de- gree property damage and misdemeanor stealing. Hunter Williams, 19, of Golden, is charged with second-degree burglary, felony stealing and misdemeanor second-de- gree property damage. Kevin Newman, 19, of Exeter, is also charged with second-degree burglary, felony stealing and misdemeanor second-degree property damage. Dexter Beyer rides his way to a 92-point score and first-place finish in the mutton busting According to a proba- portion of the Cassville Rotary Rodeo Friday night. Kyle Troutman/[email protected] ble cause statement filed by Deputy Angela Cole, with the Barry County Sheriff’s Office, Gundlach and Williams allegedly broke a window at the Golden Discount Center Cassville woman competing for Miss Missouri sometime between May 31 and June 1, gaining entry and tak- MISS MISSOURI Horner is entering her junior year at ing a cash drawer valued at Horner: ‘I just want to Missouri State University in Springfield, Who: CHS graduate Madison Horner majoring in broadcast journalism and $150 and containing $30 in show how dedicated I am What: cash. The window was valued After winning Miss Texas County, Horner minoring in political science. This is the sec- will compete for Miss Missouri. ond time she is involved in the pageant. She at $800. During an interview, to my platform’ When: Williams allegedly admitted he The week of pageant events began Sunday competed as a teen contestant in 2017 after and Gundlach broke into the BY KYLE TROUTMAN winning Teen Miss Texas County. Winning business and stole the money. [email protected] High School graduate Madison Horner, as Miss Texas County this year qualified her CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 This is a busy week for 2016 Cassville she is vying for the title of Miss Missouri. CONTINUED ON PAGE 7 Barry County passes prescription drug monitoring program Administrator: ‘The OPIOID ORDINANCE Who: Barry County Health objective is to lessen Department; Barry County the effects of opioids Commission What: Signed opioid ordinance on the community’ When: Thursday, June 7 Where: Barry County Courthouse BY JULIA KILMER [email protected] County to do the program that they Aimed at combating the opioid have,” Brock said. “The pharmacist epidemic that is impacting indi- will have access to the data that St. viduals, families, and riddling the Louis County has, to see when peo- medical and criminal justice sys- ple last filled their scripts. The objec- tems, the Barry County Health tive is to try to assist in lessening the Department and Barry County effects of opioids on the community. Commission recently met to sign It will give them a tool to help better an opioid ordinance and join the decide whether or not a patient is St. Louis County Prescription Drug filling their script too early.” Monitoring Program. According to Brock, Barry The Barry County Health Department and Barry County Commission Roger Brock, administra- County is one out of at least 30 met Thursday morning at the Cassville Courthouse to sign a new opioid tor for the Barry County Health that have partnered with St. Louis ordinance that will include the county in a prescription drug monitoring Department, commented on County in an attempt to address program. Along with about 30 other counties across the state, the county the ordinance that was penned opioid addictions and the myriad partnered with St. Louis County’s drug prescription monitoring program Thursday morning, which will pro- of problems that class of drugs can in an effort to help combat opioid addictions. Pictured in photo, from left, vide a tool for pharmacists and doc- create. are: Roger Brock, front left, administrator for the health department; Gary tors to access information about “Multiple counties are partner- Youngblood, Barry County clerk; Gary Schad, Barry County commissioner; opioid-related prescriptions. ing with them,” Brock said. “They Wayne Hendrix, Barry County commissioner; and Cherry Warren, Barry were the first to create a prescrip- County presiding commissioner. John Starchman, president of the Board of 7 39292 00068 8 “We signed a prescription drug Vol. 148, No. 21 monitoring program which will tion drug monitoring program in Trustees for the health department, and Jim Brasel, were also present for ©2018 Cassville Democrat allow us to partner with St. Louis CONTINUED ON PAGE 7 the signing, but not pictured. Contributed photo COVERING BARRY COUNTY, MO., LIKE THE MORNING DEW SINCE 1871. Page 2 • Wednesday, June 13, 2018 Cassville Democrat NEWS BRIEFS Local church to host UMC Day Camp Cassville United Methodist Church is partnering with Purdy road district gets Heartland Camps to bring Cassville UMC Day Camp from July 9-13. Youth who have completed grades K-6 are invited to join for worship, Bible study, crafts, water games, archery and more. Camp is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day and costs $25 per child. Lunch is provided. jump on winter damage Scholarships are available if needed. People may call 417-847-2328 to sign up. on three miles of roads: Road, a back road to Pervasive PURDY SPECIAL Farm Road 2060 from Walmart, on Farm Roads potholes prompt ROAD DISTRICT Highway 37 to Farm Road 1090, 2070 and 1085. Central Crossing Senior Center to host car show 1070; on 2057 from 1070 Hutchens Construction Central Crossing Senior Center is hosting a “People’s Status: Faced heavy pothole early attack, chip crop after winter to the second curve; and completed the chip and Choice Awards” car show on June 28, from 10 a.m. to on 1070 from 2070 to seal work. 1 p.m. People may bring their cars or just show up and and seal work Chip and seal: Three miles of roads completed 2057. "I feel better about the admire the antique and classic cars on display. People BY MURRAY BISHOFF New: Used different, cheap- Instead of patching pot- roads, other than we spent will be afforded an opportunity to vote on the automo- er fill for potholes holes with cold mix, which a lot of money," Scott said. biles on display and a low-cost lunchtime meal in the Cassville Democrat has risen to the cost of Fuller said he has more center’s cafeteria will be served. Participants do not have After a winter that "However, the approach to $90 a ton and may not patching to do and would to be a senior to eat there. spawned a large prolifera- tion of potholes, the Purdy fixing problems has been stick to the hole, Fuller like to address major work Special Road District has more intense in the spring, said the district turned to on Farm Road 1120 head- Poker Run coming to Shell Knob gone on the offensive ear- rather than contracting for a finer base rock for fill- ing south, but whether that The Shell Knob Chamber of Commerce is hosting a ly, spending the major work later in the year." er, available at $6 per ton gets done will depend on Pirate’s theme Poker Run on Saturday to raise funds portion of its budget for "Every road was pret- from Couch Excavating in how far remaining funds for the Fire & Thunder Fireworks display. Participating the year this spring. ty messed up," Foreman Cassville. This patch chip stretch. With major work pirates will sail the water with a treasure map with des- "It's a typical year at the James Fuller said. "We strategy was used on an for the year already done, ignated dock stops to pick up their “booty.” Boats will road district," said Rick had some major repairs." eighth of a mile to Farm Fuller said the district fac- meet at Carmelina’s at the end of the day to turn in their Scott, president of the Commissioners ordered Road 2090 to the rail- es equipment repairs plus “treasures.” Carmelina’s will also have the Southwest district's commissioners.