U.S. Rep. Jason “Go Farm” offers Smith: Fight is not unique holiday DAYS Foreign & Domestic over shopping 9 ‘TIL Family Owned & Operated Since 1995 CHRISTMAS 2090 Clark Ave West Plains RECORDS >> 2 FARM >> 11 417-256-9452 599324b WEST PLAINS, HOWELL CO., MO | SINGLE COPY 50¢ Plus Tax WEDNESDAY, DEC. 16, 2020 117TH YEAR #249 /West.Plains.Daily.Quill /@wpquill /@wpquill Willow Springs aldermen Santa stays meet Thursday Thirty-one cases of COVID-19 were report- The Willow Springs connected ed as confirmed in the Board of Aldermen will meet at 5 p.m. Thurs- u COVID-19, PAGE 4 day in city hall council chambers, 900 W. Main Virtual visits delight children MISSOURI St. in Willow Springs. Total COVID-19 cases: All are welcome. in West Plains and beyond 347,603. On the agenda is the Change from last report: approval of minutes members ages 5 through 2,762. from the November By Kim Langston 10 were divided into 50,000+: St. Louis County. meeting, approval of [email protected] groups of four or less, 25,000-44,999: Kansas bills for payment and and had a minute or two City. receipt of financial re- Necessity has changed each to speak with the 20,000-24,999: Jackson, St. ports, and department many aspects of day-to- jolly old elf. Charles. head and board reports day life in 2020, and hol- The children were en- 10,000-19,999: Boone, from the YMCA. idays and tried-and-true couraged to have a gift Greene, Jefferson, St. Louis Kelly Beets with Mis- celebrations and tradi- or two in mind as a re- City. souri Intergovernmen- tions have not gone un- quest. Boys & Girls Club 5,000-9,999: Buchanan, tal Risk Management touched, either. But a lit- CEO Josh Sherman said Cape Girardeau, Clay, Cole, Association (MIRMA) tle flexibility and the interaction, from an Franklin, Jasper, St. Fran- will attend. Existing open-mindedness, aided adult's perspective, was cois. business includes a by technology, can go a “a little different,” but COURTESY PHOTO 1,000-4,999: Adair, Audrain, ZOOM TO THE NORTH POLE – Members of the discussion of vacating long way. seemed a better solution Barry, Benton, Butler, Calla- the alley behind the Members Boys & Girls than having Santa arrive Boys and Girls Club of the Greater West Plains way, Camden, Cass, Chris- former Sonic property Club of the Greater West in person and having to Area recently spoke with Santa Claus via Zoom, tian, Clinton, Cooper, Craw- and new business in- Plains area proved that take other precautions expressing holiday wishes virtually this year and ford, Dunklin, Henry, Howell, cludes 2021 contracts recently during a Zoom such as putting up a putting a high tech spin on the tradition of jolly Johnson, Joplin, Laclede, with the YMCA, rural call with Santa. plexiglass barrier. old Saint Nicholas, estimated to be as old as 1,700 Lafayette, Lawrence, Lin- fire department and li- About 50 to 60 club u SANTA, PAGE 4 years. From left are Jackson H. and Madelyn R. coln, Madison. Marion, Mc- brary, plus the setting Donald, Miller, Mississippi, of the 2021 budget. Moniteau, Morgan, New Ma- Time has been set drid, Newton, Nodaway, aside for questions MSU-WP alumna Lyndsey Parker receives Citizen Scholar Award Osage, Pemiscot, Perry, Pet- from the media. tis, Phelps, Pike, Platte, Polk, Personnel will be Missouri State University-West Pulaski, Randolph, Saline, discussed during the Plains graduate Lyndsey Parker, Sa- Scott, Ste. Genevieve, Stod- closed session, follow- lem, Mo., was one of six students dard, Stone, Taney, Texas, ing the open session who received Missouri State Univer- Warren, Washington, Web- meeting. sity’s 2020-2021 Citizen Scholar ster. Award. 500-999: Andrew, Barton, The awards were presented Thurs- Bates, Bollinger, Carroll, Dal- visit the day by the Missouri State University las, DeKalb, Dent, Douglas, Board of Governors at the group’s Gasconade, Gentry, Grundy, Quill online regular meeting in Springfield. Harrison, Howard, Livings- Established in fall 2007, the award ton, Macon, Ralls, Ray, Rip- 24-7 @ is given annually to students “who ley, Sullivan, Vernon, Wayne, wesplainsdailyquill.net exemplify the concept of a citizen Wright. scholar,” university officials said. Under 500: Atchison, “In some students, you can imme- Caldwell, Carter, Cedar, diately recognize something special, Chariton, Clark, Dade, Da- INDEX something unique about them. Lynd- viess, Hickory, Holt, Iron, Records 2 sey was one of those students for us Knox, Lewis, Linn, Maries, People 3 here at Missouri State-West Plains,” Mercer, Monroe, Montgom- From Page One 4 said interim Chancellor Dennis Lan- ery, Oregon, Ozark, Putnam, caster. Reynolds, Schuyler, Scot- Obituaries 4 “She’s a leader, a scholar devoted COURTESY PHOTO land, Shannon, Shelby, St. Newspapers in Education 5 to an academic and career pursuit LYNDSEY PARKER, center, Salem Mo., an August 2019 graduate of Clair, Worth. Public Notices 8 dear to her heart, and a willing giver Missouri State University-West Plains and an agriculture major at Deaths: 4,754. Classifieds 8,9 of herself to her fellow students and Missouri State-Springfield, was one of six students who received Change from last report: 240. her campus. She truly represents the the 2020-2021 Citizen Scholar Award presented Thursday by the ARKANSAS Amusements 10 concept of ‘citizen scholar,’” Lan- Missouri State University Board of Governors. With Parker are Total COVID-19 cases: Farm 11 caster added. MSU-WP Student Life and Development Coordinator Jared Cates, 187,057. Sports 12 u AWARD, PAGE 4 left, and interim Chancellor Dennis Lancaster. Change from last report: 1,355. THU. 15,000+: Pulaski, Washing- ton. 47 10,000-14,999: Benton. 25 5,000-9,999: Craighead, Faulkner, Jefferson, Saline, ©2020 Phillips Media Group Sebastian. All Rights Reserved 1,000-4,999: Arkansas, Ash- ley, Baxter, Boone, Carroll, Chicot, Clark, Clay, Colum- bia, Crawford, Crittenden, Cross, Drew, Garland, Greene, Hempstead, Hot Spring, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Johnson, Law- rence, Lee, Lincoln, Logan, Lonoke, Miller, Mississippi, Newton, Ouachita, Phillips, Poinsett, Polk, Pope, Ran- dolph, Sevier, St. Francis, Union, White, Yell. 500-999: Bradley, Cleburne, Conway, Desha, Franklin, Fulton, Grant, Howard, Little River, Madison, Marion, Ne- vada, Sharp, Stone, Van Bu- ren. Under 500: Calhoun, Cleve- COURTESY PHOTO land, Dallas, Lafayette, Mon- A TOY DRIVE was held at Toyota of West Plains to benefit the Greater West Plains Area Chamber of roe, Montgomery, Perry, Commerce Community Christmas Assistance Program, with major contributions from Don and Connie Pike, Prairie, Scott, Searcy, Henry and John Woodworth, said officials. The committee, in its 15th year, is a partnership between Woodruff. the chamber’s Nonprofit Alliance, Ozark Action and representatives of area schools, law enforcement, Deaths: 2,990. businesses and other community groups. Its goal, say organizers, is to help families celebrate Change from last report: 45. Christmas by matching agencies and donors with individuals and families in need. In 2019, more than Source: Local health 460 households were served by the program. To learn more about supporting the Community Christmas departments and state Assistance efforts, call the chamber office, 256-4433. With the toys collected are Parts Manager Joshua COVID-19 dashboards. W.P. Quill Daily Krans, left, and Toyota Service Manager Dawn Wheelbarger. 600372hb Records 2 Wednesday, December 16, 2020 | West Plains Daily Quill West Plains, Missouri | westplainsdailyquill.net CAPITOL REPORT District 8 • Republican Conservation Commission THE FIGHT ISN’T OVER the citizens of this coun- fraud, including voter in- holds Dec. meeting try are now right to ques- timidation, voter imper- The West Plains Daily Quill (USPS-675- This week, I fi led a tion the outcome. sonation, and the illegal During its regular December meeting, held Friday, 740) is published Tuesday through Sat- brief before the United Voter identification, discarding of ballots. I the Missouri Conservation Commission approved the urday, except all major holidays, New States Supreme Court signature verification, immediately wrote to sale of timber in Shannon County and exchange of Year’s Day, Thanksgiving, and Christ- challenging the election and poll observing rights United States Attorney acreage in Reynolds county, approved hunting recom- mas Day by Phillips Media Group, P.O. procedures in the states are all integral to trust in General William Barr de- mendations for bear and wild turkey, and set next Box 110, 205 Washington Ave., West of Pennsylvania, Georgia, our elections. In the ab- manding investigations year’s deer hunting dates. Plains, Mo. 65775-0110, Phone (417) Michigan, and Wisconsin. sence of those things we into every allegation. Fol- About 707,000 board feet of timber on 415 acres of 256-9191; Fax 417-256-9196. The pub- This lawsuit, which fi nd ourselves question- lowing specifi c reports of Compartment 30, Angeline Conservation Area in Shan- lisher reserves the right, at his sole dis- was fi led by the ing what they had suitcases of ballots in non County was approved for sale. Commissioners cretion, to edit, classify or reject any ad- State of Texas, to hide. This is all Georgia, I once again also authorized the exchange of about 160 of Clear- vertising copy submitted by the advertiser. All advertising created by outlined how the without mention- called upon Attorney water Conservation Area land in Reynolds County for the publisher are not considered a governors and ing the fact that General Barr to investi- two tracts, totaling 220 acres, as an addition to Logan “work made for hire” and the publisher state election of- Joe Biden is re- gate and demanded an- Creek Conservation Area in the same county. retains all copyright to all advertise- fi cials in the four ported by the swers. Commissioners gave fi nal approval to Missouri De- ments created by the publisher for the states mentioned mainstream me- The Department of partment of Conservation recommendations to estab- advertiser.