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Bethany Republican-Clipper The official newspaper of Harrison County, Missouri since 1873 Bethany, Missouri 64424 Vol. 91, No. 26 www.bethanyclipper.com July 29, 2020 75 Cents Three county offices to be decided in Aug. 4 primary election Harrison County residents had been cast at the County The candidates for physician, and Raleigh Ritter opposed by Arnie AB Dienoff, Amendment No. 2 that would will be voting in three contested Clerk’s Office by Monday morn- and Saundra McDowell. The Aaron Wisdom and Mike Cart- adopt Medicaid expansion for races when they go to the polls ing, and the office is processing sheriff, assessor and Democratic candidates for gov- er in the Republican primary. persons 19 to 64 years old with next Tuesday, Aug. 4, in the pri- another 205 applications for ab- commissioner are ernor are Nicole Galloway, cur- Gregory Upchurch and Alisia an income level at or below mary election. sentee ballots. The office will be profiled inside R.-C. rent state auditor, and Jimmie Canady are competing for the 133% of the federal poverty lev- One of the major races will open extra hours from 8 a.m. to Incumbent Lila Craig will be Matthews, Antoin Johnson, Eric Democratic nomination. el as set forth in the Affordable be between Sheriff Trevor Place noon on Saturday for absentee opposed by Hannah Thompson Morrison and Robin John Daniel Secretary of State Jay Ash- Care Act. and Deputy Sheriff Eric Rimmer voting. in the Republican county asses- Van Quaethem. croft is unopposed in the Repub- Three other parties will be who are competing in the Re- Precinct workers will be en- sor’s race and incumbent North State Representative J. Egg- lican primary. He will face Dem- holding primaries. Libertar- publican primary election. The couraged to wear masks, and District Commissioner Rick leston is unopposed in the Re- ocrat Yinka Faleti in November. ian candidates are Rik Combs, winning candidate will be unop- hand sanitizers will be available Smith will be opposed by Mike publican primary and will face State Treasurer Scott Fitzpat- governor; Bill Slantz, lieuten- posed in the November general for voters. Smith of Eagleville. Democrat Mindi Smith in the rick is unopposed in the Repub- ant governor; Nick Kasoff, state election since no Democratic Place, who previously served Current South District Com- November general election. lican primary, while Vicki Lorez treasurer; Kevin Babcock, attor- candidates entered the race. in the Bethany Police Depart- missioner Jim Holcomb, Collec- U.S. Representative Sam Englund has no opposition in the ney general, and Jim Higgins, The county’s six voting pre- ment, was appointed sheriff fol- tor-Treasurer Cheryl Coleman, Graves will be opposed by Chris Democratic primary. U.S. representative. cincts will be open from 6 a.m. lowing the death of Josh Eck- Coroner Zach Wilson and Public Ryan in the Republican primary, Attorney General Eric Running in the Green Party to 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Debbie erson. He will be opposed by Administrator Kimberly King while Ramona Farris, Charles Schmitt faces no opposition in are Jerome Howard Bauer, gov- Reed, county election officer, Deputy Sheriff Rimmer, who are unopposed in the Republican West, Gena Ross, Henry Martin the Republican primary, while ernor; Kelly Dragoo, lieutenant said the same health precau- has been a law officer since primary. and Donald Robert Sartain are Rich Finneran and Elad Gross governor; Paul Lehmann, secre- tions will be in effect at the poll- 1991. Governor Mike Parson will competing for the Democratic are competing in the Democratic tary of state, and Joseph Civeti- ing places that were used in the Two other county offices will face a field of three candidates nomination. primary. ni, state treasurer. Paul Venable April elections. be decided in Tuesday’s elec- in the Republican primary in- In other state elections, Lieu- Missouri residents also will is running for Constituion Party Reed said 52 absentee votes tion: cluding Jim Neely, a Cameron tenant Governor Mike Kehoe is be voting on Constitutional secretary of state. Re-entry plan announced for reopening of school South Harrison plans to open device or other device to con- Fall 2020 | South Harrison R-II Schools school on August 25 with sever- nect to classes using Google al guidelines in place to protect Classroom. the health of students, teachers South Harrison has been and staff during the pandemic. working with other Harrison In an introduction to the County school districts to es- 12-page reopening document, tablish “hot spots” through a school officials said the plan was cellphone company to provide developed using recommenda- Re-Entry: Reopening Plan Internet connections in areas tions from the Harrison County of the county without access Health Department, the Mis- able but students will be asked to broadband. About 125 black souri Department of Elementary to bring their own bottled water. boxes will be purchased “to fill and Secondary Education and There will be hand sanitizing in dead spots” in the area, Eastin other federal and state resources. stations, hand wipes and other said. Superintendent Dennis Eastin cleaning supplies in each class- The school has obtained said he knows that some of the room, common area, offices and spray guns to sanitize school guidelines will change because on each school bus. buses in between trips to and the state education department Restrooms will be cleaned from school. Students will sit in has been issuing recommenda- and sanitized three times a day assigned seats to allow contact tions almost on a weekly basis. and classrooms will be sanitized tracing if needed. Students will “This is a framework,” Eas- daily with cleaning materials be seated in family groups as tin said, “and some of it will used on desks, tables and mate- much as possible. change.” rials. Desks in classrooms will The reopening plan was de- Teachers will be required to be spread out when possible to veloped by a committee com- take their temperature at home provide social distancing. More posed of building administrators before arrival at school. Those tables will be added to the com- and a teacher’s representative. who are experiencing symptoms mons areas to spread out stu- The plan does not require are asked not to report for work. dents during lunch shifts. An teachers and students to wear Instruction will be provided extra lunch shift will be added to masks although that is highly in a face-to-face format, virtu- reduce congestion in the lunch- recommended, according to ally or a combination of both. room. school officials. Teachers are asked to commu- “We are going to have to The school will have a rigor- nicate with parents and students limit visitors in the building dur- ous cleaning protocol inside the regarding academic progress. ing the school day,” Eastin said building and on school buses. Students who are absent from among other guidelines in the Water faucets will not be avail- class may use a school issued plan. Republican-Clipper photo Sign of the times: Kristy Eckerson and her daughter, Cearstyn, wear masks in front of the sign on the Dallas man receives long prison front door of Walmart announcing its new requirement to have customers wear masks before entering the store. Masks are an official policy at all Walmart Stores where the employees have been wearing face coverings for several weeks. Hy-Vee this week began handing out masks to shoppers at the store sentence for motel shooting in Bethany. A Dallas, Texas, man, who was responsible for a shooting at a Bethany motel that led to a Harrison County Community Hospital to increase community-wide manhunt, was sentenced to prison terms total- security with network infrastructure upgrade ing 18 years on Thursday in Har- The Harrison County Com- eras for patients and staff safety. In other business, Schuyler rison County Circuit Court. munity Hospital plans to add as The new security cameras will Cox, director of facilities and Jackson Mateo Miesse, who many as 115 security cameras replace the current 36-camera environmental services, dis- was 21 years at the time of the on the premises under action an- CCTV system. The new camera cussed updates and maintenance incident, entered a guilty plea to nounced at a meeting of the hos- system will give visual access happening at the hospital. The assault in the first degree causing pital district board. to patient waiting areas that are hospital received a new roof due serious physical injury, armed Hospital CEO Tina Gillespie, currently unmonitored, Gillespie to last year’s hailstorm; the roof criminal action and drug pos- reported on capital expenditure said. Additionally, the new cam- is under 30-year warranty. The session in an appearance before requests, including new IT net- era system will help with social roof replacement resolved many Circuit Judge Thomas Alley. work infrastructure and upgrad- distancing and COVID-19 pa- A man identified as William ing and increasing security cam- tient monitoring. See security on Page 2. C. Philley, who resides in Loui- siana, received multiple gunshot wounds during a confrontation File photo Shooting scene: Law officers converged on the Super 8 Motel on on April 5, 2020, in the parking April 5 following a shooting in the motel’s parking lot. The perpetrator, COVID-19 testing begins at HCCH lot of the Super 8 Motel. Both Jackson Mateo Miesse, was sentenced to prison on Thursday. Coronavirus testing began some areas where it has been work with patients who aren’t men were guests at the motel. last week at the Harrison Coun- taken 7 to 10 days to receive covered by insurance, Gillespie Miesse fled from the shoot- He was taken into custody by Center awaiting trial.

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