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Volume 139 Issue No. 27 Wednesday, July 3, 2024 $1.50 plus tax

Puzzles

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Weekly

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Circle of Hope accused child abuser Boyd Householder dies

From the CCR newsroom

Boyd Householder,

scheduled to stand trial

on dozens of child abuse

felonies that allegedly oc-

curred at the now-closed

Circle of Hope boarding

school, died June 25 of

cardiac arrest, according

to the Kansas City Star.

Adam Woody, who rep-

resents the Household-

ers, said Boyd Household

had been using two oxy-

gen tanks daily.

Householder, 75, and

Stephanie Householder,

59, operated Circle of

Hope Girls Ranch in Ce-

dar County for 14 years.

They were charged

in 2021 with 99 felony

counts of child abuse and

neglect, including stat-

utory rape, sodomy and

physical abuse. Their

trial, which has been de-

layed multiple times, was

scheduled for late Octo-

ber and expected to last

three weeks.

Boyd Householder

faced 78 felony charges,

including six counts of

second-degree statutory

rape, nine counts of sec-

ond-degree statutory sod-

omy, six counts of sexual

contact with a student,

and 55 counts of abuse or

neglect of a child.

One of the alleged vic-

tims is Amanda House-

holder, the couple’s es-

tranged daughter. She

sued her parents for

forced labor, beating

her for their own sexual

gratiﬁcation and making

her punish other students

at the boarding school

near Humansville, which

closed in August 2020.

In September, the Mis-

souri Attorney General’s

Ofﬁce offered a plea deal to

Stephanie Householder to

testify against her husband

in their upcoming trial. The

offer was not accepted.

She is charged with

21 felonies, including 11

counts of abuse or ne-

glect of a child and 10

counts of endangering

the welfare of a child.

The two were held with-

out bond until July 2021,

when David R. Munton,

presiding judge of the

28th Judicial Circuit, set

a $10,000 bond after Boyd

Householder said he had

COVID-19.

At that time, Stephanie

Householder said she had

a serious blood clot in her

foot that, if not proper-

ly treated, could result

in amputation. Munton

placed restrictions on

them, including wearing

ankle monitors.

The couple later re-

quested that the ankle

monitors be removed.

The judge granted Boyd

Householder’s request to

remove the monitors but

not his wife’s.

Some lawsuits are on-

going, and it is not known

how Boyd Householder’s

death will affect the case

against Stephanie House-

holder.

Cedar County residents, check your voter cards

By Pat Hindman

All voting residents of

Cedar County should have

recently received new vot-

er identiﬁcation cards in

the mail. Voters need to

look at the new card to see

if their voter precinct has

changed.

Kimmy Warner from

Caplinger Woods said

she recently looked at

her card and saw that Ca-

plinger Mills no longer

has a voting precinct in

the unincorporated town.

Caplinger Mills voters

will be driving to Stock-

ton City Library to vote.

Warner said she contact-

ed County Clerk Heather

York, but she feels she

has not received adequate

information.

When questioned, Coun-

ty Clerk Heather York said

several voting precinct

changes have occurred.

“This is not top secret

as new voter registration

cards went out across

the county over the past

month with the new vot-

ing locations noted on the

cards’” York told CCR.

“This has been a difﬁcult

decision that has been in

the making for the bet-

ter part of the past six or

seven years; change isn’t

always easy, even when

it’s necessary. I need folks

to be aware of this change

and have already prepared

a notice for all the papers

but will send all the per-

tinent information to you

as we get a little closer to

election day so that it is

fresher on voters’ minds

to double check their voter

registration cards for the

proper voting locations.

As we are currently ﬁve

weeks out, I intend to wait

a couple more weeks to

send this,”

York said a polling loca-

tion list will also accom-

pany the required legal

election publication the

week before the election.

Warner, however, has

indicated that she would

like more information now

to understand why it was

changed and if there is

any way to reverse the

decision.

“I …was surprised our

polling place isn’t a block

away at Caplinger Woods

as it has always been. In-

stead, it is in town at the

library,” Warner said.

“That isn’t a far trek for

us as we are in Stockton

daily, but for many people

in this area, it is, as there

are farmers who are work-

ing their land and cattle

during the day, zipping

over to Caplinger Woods

to vote is what they have

always done. Since this

is such a pivotal election

year, I was surprised to

see the polling place had

changed, which could

make it difﬁcult for many

people in our county to

vote, having to travel

miles into town.”

She continued, “I then

called the Cedar County

election ofﬁce, and they

explained the polling

place was closed due to

lack of equal representa-

tion from each primary

party to run the voting

process at that location. I

wondered what happened

to the people who worked

the polling place at Ca-

plinger Woods during the

last election. Did some

not update their volunteer

status? Were there some

deaths that caused the

uneven count of the usual

polling workers? Both are

situations in which I can

understand how a polling

place could become obso-

lete, but I couldn’t imagine

the county closing a polling

place without some sort of

a public request for polling

workers whether by mail

or by advertisement in the

newspaper to keep these

essential polling places

open to allow out of town

voters to vote….” Since she

is a registered independent,

Warner said she asked if

she could work the polls.

“The answer was no,” she

said. “I had to be one of the

two primary parties….”

“Also, in talking to

several of my full-time

resident campers, they

had received their up-

dated voting cards in the

mail but simply slid the

card into their wallet and

hadn’t noticed their poll-

ing place had changed. I

wonder how many neigh-

bors out here in the coun-

try received the same

and wouldn’t notice our

long-time polling place is

closed….” she said.

When CCR contacted

York again with questions

about polling place chang-

es and reasons, York re-

sponded that polling plac-

es would be given nearer

the election time.

As of now, voters may

want to check their new

registration cards to see

if their polling place has

changed. Voters can also

go to https://voteroutreach.

sos.mo.gov/portal to ﬁnd

their polling place.

Rock on!

Get ready for the

thrill of the hunt and

the chance to win ex-

citing prizes.

The Cedar County

Republican Newspa-

per reveals the first

clue in the July rock

hunt. This time, rock

painter Tracy Nichols

of ElDo has given us

a ﬁsh to ﬁnd. And it is

not hidden near water.

This month, the rock

is hidden somewhere

in ElDo.

Join in the fun and be

part of the community

by following the clues

and searching for the

rock. A new clue will

be revealed each week

in July until the rock is

discovered and brought

to the newspaper ofﬁce.

If the rock is not

found by July 24, an

exact geo site will be

given.

Just imagine the de-

lightful prize package

each month! Thanks to

the generosity of our lo-

The much-anticipated CCR rock hunt is back and is in ElDo!

cal businesses, Enriques in

Stockton is contributing a

$30 gift certiﬁcate; Simple

Simons is donating a free

large pizza; The Bait Shop

is giving out a dozen min-

nows or worms; and Retro

Spirit is donating a free

t-shirt. We are also adding

a Cedar County Republican

Newspaper mug and pen.

Last month, Katry-

na Haslock of Stockton

found the rock on the ﬁrst

clue! She cleverly found

the CCR Rock hiding un-

der the “Fierce” eagle

near the large arrow-

head-shaped rock near the

Conservation’s Veterans

Memorial.

You can be this month’s

winner! Here is the ﬁrst clue:

“I am on dry land but

cool in a public location in

El Dorado Springs.”

Restraining order puts halt on alleged sex party

By Pat Hindman

A temporary restraining

order granted one day be-

fore a scheduled event re-

sulted in a shut-down of a

TLC Hawaiian Hotties party

scheduled at Zumwalt Expo

Center in Stockton. An afﬁ-

davit signed by Cedar Coun-

ty Sheriff James McCrary

and a temporary restrain-

ing order ﬁled in the Cir-

cuit Court by Cedar County

Prosecuting Attorney Ty

Gaither showed cause as to

why the restraining order

was in force for ten days. Al-

legedly, TLC was planning

a “BDSM” party Saturday

night at the Expo Center.

The restraining order was

issued Friday. Following

the restraining order, the

respondent had until July 1

to show why the preliminary

injunction should not be is-

sued. As of the print date,

CCR has not conﬁrmed a

response.

It is alleged in the afﬁda-

vit the TLC Hawaiian Hot-

ties advertised this event as

a “BDSM Sex Party” with

smoking of marijuana and

acts that could be deter-

mined as promoting prosti-

tution. Attendees reportedly

pay to enter and take part in

the event.

Sheriff McCrary said the

restraining order was given

when it became apparent

there could be violations of

law. According to the re-

straining order, TLC Hawai-

ian Hotties is a subsidiary of

a Limit Liability Corpora-

tion that is doing business

in Missouri. The afﬁdavit

states, “The respondent

leased the Zumwalt Center

located on RB Road for the

purpose of staging, conduct-

ing, promoting, and host-

ing a “BDSM” sex party.

The Hawaiian Hotties is

charging $25 for entrance,

admission, and participation

in the “Sex Party.”

The Zumwalt Center is

a public place leased with

the Corp of Engineers on

federal ground.

The afﬁdavit also states

the plaintiff “has been car-

rying out and will continue

to carry out such acts unless

restrained by Order of the

Court.” The order states, “ir-

reparable injury, loss, and or

damage to the public health,

welfare, and safety will re-

sult to Plaintiff before notice

can be given to Respondent.”

Similar events have re-

portedly been held at the

Zumwalt Center. One such

event was shown on a TLC

Facebook page as occurring

in September 2022.

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Wednesday, July 3, 2024

From left: Sheridan Garman-Neeman, the Chief Com-

munity Wealth ocer for New Growth stands with Pam

Bowen, winner of best costume during Summer Lovin,

a fties trivia event. Alana Hindman

The winning trivia team for the Liston Centers Summer Lovin fundraiser was the Cauthon family, with a total of

420 points. Contributed news

Trivia Fundraiser for ElDO’S Liston Center raises upwards of $3000

By Alana Hindman

The Liston Center in

ElDO hosted Summer Lo-

vin’, a trivia fundraiser,

this past Friday. Thanks

to sponsors, donations,

team registrations, a 50/50

raffle, and food sales,

the event raised close to

$3,000, which will help

pay for the kitchen reno-

vation.

Sixty-four players and

ten staff enjoyed the eve-

ning’s fabulous fifties

theme. Mike Morin was

the MC for the event. The

winning team was the

Cauthon family, with 420

points; second place was

the Fugate team, with 390.

Many came dressed in ﬁf-

ties style, and the best cos-

tume prize went to Pam

Bowen, a local.

“I loved seeing such a

great crowd represent-

ing diverse groups in the

community. I loved that

we had representation

from Stockton, Osceola,

and Appleton City in addi-

tion to El Dorado Springs.

And I loved that every-

The Director of the Women’s Business Center at New

Growth in ElDO, Wacey Rivale, looked the part during

the fabulous fties trivia night at the Liston Cen-

ter. Alana Hindman

one was so good-humored

and seemed to have such

a good time. From the be-

ginning, the Liston Center

was meant to be a commu-

nity center for activities

and community resourc-

es,” said Debra Vickers,

Public Relations Director

for the West Central Mis-

souri Community Action

Agency.

Rhonda Dines, market-

ing coordinator for New

Growth MO, a community

development corporation

afﬁliated with West Cen-

tral Missouri Community

Action Agency, said,” It

was a fun party. Playing

trivia and visiting with

and seeing everyone there

was really fun. Plus, it was

gratifying knowing it was

all for a good cause. The

main vision for initiating

a Festival of Games was

to create opportunities for

communities to connect.

“I would encourage

someone to come out and

have fun and spend time

with their neighbors,” she

added. “Yes, it’s fundrais-

ing for a good cause, but it

is more about having fun

and connecting with oth-

ers in your community.”

Along with events, the

Liston Center sometimes

houses a warming or cool-

ing station, and public

showers are open by ap-

pointment on certain days.

The upcoming functional

kitchen will enhance the

opportunity to offer meals

when the center is in use

Seventy-four people enjoyed the fties trivia compe-

tition this past Friday evening. This event was a fund-

raiser for a future kitchen at the Liston Center. Alana

Hindman

and bring a new level of

comfort and convenience

to the community.

El Dorado Youth Inc.

initially introduced Trivia

nights at the Liston Cen-

ter. This group renovated

the old school building,

added the gym, and envi-

sioned saving it and turn-

ing it into a community re-

source. They were known

to host trivia nights each

year; however, this is the

ﬁrst time since 2019 that

Liston has had a trivia

night.

Last Friday’s fun event

kicked off West Central’s

Festival of Games, a se-

ries of activities across

the nine-county region.

Another trivia night is

tentatively planned for

August. A Poker Run is

planned in the Bates/Cass

County area in early Sep-

tember. Bingo for a Cause

is scheduled for Septem-

ber 27 in Clinton.

“The culminating activ-

ities will be in Warsaw

in late October and will

feature games, entertain-

ment, and awards present-

ed to winners of previous

events. These activities

are all in the planning

stage-we will share details

as they develop,” conclud-

ed Vickers.

Send inquiries to info@

wcmcaa.org or dvickers@

wcmcaa.org for details

about upcoming events.

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Cedar County Republican NEWS Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Marley misses kids and dogs, so help

him nd his perfect home

By Izzy Hindman

Hi guys! I’m super excit-

ed to meet you. My name is

Marley, and I am a Great

Pyrenees mixed with a Ca-

tahoula Leopard dog.

At about three years old,

I’m in excellent health and

ready to have new adven-

tures. I’m a bit shy at ﬁrst,

but I’m a quick learner. I

came from a home with

kids and other dogs, so I

would be a great ﬁt for a

family like that. I just need

a little time to warm up to

new people.

I have a heart full of love

that I’m eager to share with

everyone, and I can’t wait

to ﬁnd a loving family to

share it with.

I love pets and treats and

even know some tricks. I’m

a good sitter.

I can’t wait to meet you.

Please come see me.

Best wishes, Marley

Navigate the website at

www.polkcountyhumane-

society.org to ﬁnd my pro-

file, other available ani-

mals, applications to adopt

or foster, and contact infor-

mation. Follow on Facebook

or TikTok at PolkCounty-

HumaneSociety.

Marley is a beautiful

mixture of two loyal dog

breeds. Please check out

this sweet boy who wants

to be around family again.

Izzy Hindman

Interesting facts related to Independence Day

From the CCR newsroom

Americans celebrate

Independence Day ev-

ery July 4. The holiday

has become synonymous

with summer fun, as

grand fireworks displays

and backyard barbecues

are integral components

of many people’s July 4

celebrations.

As Americans and

residents of the United

States prepare for some

festive Fourth of July

celebrations, they can

keep these interesting

facts related to Indepen-

dence Day in mind.

· There have been many

iterations of the Ameri-

can ﬂag. The American

ﬂag has become an iconic

symbol of freedom rec-

ognized across the globe

since the United States

declared their indepen-

dence from Great Brit-

ain in 1776. But few July

4 celebrants may know

As Americans and resi-

dents of the United States

prepare for some festive

Fourth of July celebra-

tions, they can keep these

interesting facts related

to Independence Day in

mind.

and Sausage Council

estimates that 150 mil-

lion hot dogs are con-

sumed on July 4. Though

there’s no correspond-

ing estimate related to

how many hamburgers

Americans eat on July 4,

various reports suggest

Americans eat roughly

50 billion burgers annu-

ally, so it’s fair to con-

clude many a burger will

be consumed this Inde-

pendence Day.

· July is a popular

month for nations to

celebrate their indepen-

dence. In addition to the

United States, various

countries, including Al-

geria (July 5), Argentina

(July 9), The Bahamas

(July 10), Belarus (July

3), Burundi (July 1), Can-

ada (July 1), Cape Verde

(July 1), Colombia (July

20), Kiribati (July 12),

and Liberia (July 26),

celebrate their Indepen-

dence Day in July.

· John Adams, a Found-

ing Father of the United

States and the second

president in the coun-

try’s history, felt Amer-

icans should celebrate

their independence

from Great Britain on

July 2. That’s because

the Continential Con-

gress voted for indepen-

dence on July 2, 1776.

However, the Declara-

tion of Independence

was not approved for

two more days, thus

making July 4 the day to

celebrate America’s in-

dependence from Great

Britain.

that the current version

is the 27th iteration of the

American ﬂag. According

to the U.S. Chamber of

Commerce, the current

version of the ﬂag ofﬁ-

Jim & Donna Pelfrey

on your Golden 50th

Anniversary.

May your anniversary be a

reection of the beautiful

life you’ve built together,

lled with love, joy, and

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A Stockton Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting was held Saturday at Hideaway

River Farms, Caplinger Woods, north of Stockton. Hideaway has been owned by

Scott and Leah Boldin of Las Vegas since 2021. The couple and their families have

been working on improvements and additions since then. Hideaway now has 11

new camper sites on Sac River, remodeled river-front cabins, additional camping

sites, and new tent camping. The Boldins are now moving to Hideaway to become

members of the community. Pat Hindman

Hideaway celebrates signicant

changes with ribbon-cutting

cially became the ﬂag on

July 4, 1960.

· More than half of

all Americans own an

American flag. A 2023

poll from WalletHub

found that 57 percent of

Americans own an Amer-

ican flag. And that’s not

the only way Ameri-

cans show their national

pride, as the same poll

found that roughly one in

three Americans intend-

ed to purchase patriotic

merchandise for July 4.

· The United States is

not the only place to cele-

brate American indepen-

dence. Such celebrations

occur in various coun-

tries, including Australia,

Denmark, Ireland, and

Norway. The festivities

in Rebild National Park in

Denmark is believed to be

the largest celebration of

American independence

outside the United States.

· The National Hot Dog

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Cedar County RepublicanNEWS

Wednesday, July 3, 2024

4 Boating Tips for July Fourth: Likely

the Longest Anchoring Day of the Year

Contributed news

The BoatUS Founda-

tion for Boating Safety

and Clean Water has four

tips to help boaters spend

America’s birthday safely

at anchor.

1. Be anchor smart. Be-

fore heading out, is your

anchoring gear is up to

snuff? Bitter end secured?

You may not have used it

yet this boating season, so

be sure all is good to go

for whatever anchoring

arrangement – a picnic

hook, extra fenders for a

raft-up, or shoreside tie-up

requiring a second line.

When arriving to your

celebration spot and set-

ting anchor, ensure you

let out enough scope for

the depth and predicted

weather conditions. Show

some courtesy if things

get crowded. On the other

hand, don’t be that guy

who runs into an anchor-

age throwing a wake or

who is completely oblivi-

ous to those around him.

2. Avoid CO poisoning.

Generators give boaters

the creature comforts

they want. However, don’t

run the generator if you’ve

got swimmers in the water

at the back of the boat – a

common place for guests

to congregate on ﬂoats and

pool toys. This is where

exhaust ports often locat-

ed, spewing dangerous,

odorless carbon monoxide.

3. Don’t stress it. It’s

a long day on the water.

Be careful with stressors

including noise, vibration,

sun, wind, waves and other

motion. U.S. Coast Guard

research shows that four

Boaters will need to have patience during the Fourth

of July holiday period, especially at launch ramps after

reworks shows end, says Boat Owners Association of

The United States. Contributed news

hours of exposure to these

can produce a kind of fa-

tigue, or “boater’s hypno-

sis,” which slows reaction

time almost as much as if

you were legally drunk.

Adding alcohol makes it

worse.

For your boat, don’t

stress your battery play-

ing music all day. Tow-

BoatUS reports calls to

its 24-hour dispatch for

battery jump services

surge – as if on cue – just

after the ﬁrework shows

end when boaters want to

head home.

4. Get home safely. Be-

fore departing an anchor-

age, wait to turn on the

engine until everyone is

back aboard and ladder is

up. If you’re leaving a ﬁre-

works show, proceed with

utmost caution. It’s always

better to wait a few min-

utes for everyone to clear

out and give a chance for

wakes to subside before

departing. Be patient and,

again, give as much cour-

tesy as you can. Everyone

aboard should be acting

as a lookout. Never take a

shortcut home after dark.

Did you

know?

From the CCR newsroom

John Adams, a staunch

supporter of American

independence and a rep-

resentative for Boston

at the First Continental

Congress, felt that, af-

ter America gained in-

dependence from Great

Britain, July 2nd was the

correct date on which

to celebrate American

Independence Day. July

2nd was when the vote

for independence took

place. July 4, 1776 was

when the Declaration

of Independence was

ofﬁcially signed. There-

after, Adams would re-

portedly decline invita-

tions to appear at July

4th events in protest. In

an interesting turn of

events, July 4th would

prove significant to

Adams in another way.

Both Adams and Thom-

as Jefferson, another

key ﬁgure in American

history, died on July 4,

1826, which marked the

50th anniversary of the

adoption of the Decla-

ration of Independence.

DEADLINE NOON MONDAY.

Submit news to news@cedarrepublican.com.

9 facts about the Declaration

of Independence

From the CCR newsroom

The Declaration of Independence is

a document that indicates the founding

principles of the United States of Amer-

ica. The declaration was issued by the

Continental Congress on July 4, 1776,

and announced the separation of the 13

British colonies in North America from

the United Kingdom.

That signiﬁcance means the public

may want to learn more about the

Declaration of Independence. Here are

some key facts.

1. While Thomas Jefferson wrote

the Declaration of Independence, it

was carefully reviewed and modiﬁed

by other members of the Continental

Congress, notably John Adams and

Benjamin Franklin.

2. The Continental Congress actually

voted for independence on July 2, 1776.

The written Declaration was dated July

4, 1776, but it wasn’t actually signed un-

til August 2nd of that year. John Adams

thought July 2nd would be marked as

the national holiday.

3. Fifty-six delegates signed the Dec-

laration of Independence, but not all

were present on that day in August.

4. While many know that John Han-

cock signed ﬁrst, with his prominent

signature readily visible, it is believed

that Thomas McKean of Delaware was

the last person to sign.

5. Others signed according to state

delegation and in columns, starting with

the northernmost state (New Hamp-

shire) to the southernmost (Georgia).

6. About 200 copies of the Dunlap

Broadside were printed. Today, 26 cop-

ies remain.

7. The original rough draft of the Dec-

laration of Independence has been lost.

8. The Declaration of Independence

was not universally accepted, and many

people in the colonies remained loyal

to the British monarchy and opposed

American independence.

9. The Declaration of Independence

has a message written on the back of

it. It reads, “Original Declaration of

Independence dated 4th July 1776.”

The declaration was issued by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, and

announced the separation of the 13 British colonies in North America from the

United Kingdom.

5 fun facts about the month of July

By From the CCR newsroom

July is synonymous with fun in the

sun. In the northern hemisphere, July

is typically characterized by sunny

days, warm weather and long hours of

daylight, making it an ideal month to en-

joy a little rest and relaxation. Though

it might be a great time for some R&R,

July also boasts an interesting history.

As revelers soak up some sun this sum-

mer, they can ponder these fun facts

about the month of July.

1. July is named after a person whose

been famous for thousands of years.

According to the Farmer’s Almanac,

Roman dictator Julis Caesar developed

the precursor to the Gregorian calen-

dar used today. Though that made him

worthy of a month named in his honor,

it didn’t do much to protect him during

his life, as Caesar was famously assas-

sinated in 44 B.C.

2. July is a celebratory month for fans

of revolution. American Independence

Day (July 4) and Bastille Day (July 14),

which commemorates the storming of

the Bastille and the dawn of the French

Revolution in 1789, are among the notable

revolutionary moments celebrated in July.

3. Baseball historians know that

many signiﬁcant events in the game

have taken place in July, and some re-

cords set in the month have withstood

longer than others. On July 12, 1931,

Mel Ott of the New York Giants hit his

100th career homerun, becoming the

youngest player to reach that mile-

stone. Ott was 22 years and 132 days

old when he set the mark, which still

stands today.

4. One of the more famous statements

in United States history was uttered in

July, though it wasn’t within American

borders or even on the planet Earth.

On July 20, 1969, American astronaut

Neil Armstrong, after stepping onto the

surface of the moon, declared, “That’s

one small step for man, one giant leap

for mankind.”

5. Two men who played integral roles

in the American colonies gaining their

independence from Great Britain both

passed away on July 4th, the day that

celebrates that very independence. On

July 4th, 1826, former presidents John

Adams and Thomas Jefferson, who

were once friends, then political rivals

and, ﬁnally, friends again, passed away

within hours of each other.

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Judgments

ST V KENDRA BERNING, EL DORADO

SPRINGS — Stealing — Motor Vehicle/

Watercraft/Aircraft- State of Missouri by

Prosecuting Attorney Ty Gaither and, Defen-

dant in person, and with Attorney Keegan

Whipple. Defendant, having previously been

arraigned and having entered a plea of not

guilty, requests leave of Court to withdraw

that plea and tenders a plea of guilty to the

oense contained in the Information. The

Court nds Defendants plea of guilty to

Count I is made voluntarily and intelligently

and with a full understanding of the charge

and consequences of the plea and with a full

understanding of Defendants rights attend-

ing a jury trial and appeal, and the eect of

a guilty plea on those rights on each count.

The Court nds a factual basis for the plea on

Count I. The Court accepts the plea of guilty

and nds the Defendant guilty of the crime

as contained in the Information. Whereupon,

the Court: grants allocution and asks Counsel

and Defendant whether they have anything

to say as to why sentence and judgment

should not be pronounced on each convic-

tion, and nding no sucient cause to the

contrary; the Court then; Suspends imposi-

tion of sentence and places Defendant on

probation for a period of ve (5) years under

the supervision of the Missouri Department

of Probation and Parole based on the condi-

tions set forth in the Order of Probation en-

tered this date which is incorporated herein

by reference. Said sentence and Judgment

follows the recommendation of the Prose-

cuting Attorney. Costs taxed in the amount

authorized by law to Defendant. Judgment

is entered in favor of the State of Missouri

and against the Defendant for the sum au-

thorized by law for the use of Crime Victims

Compensation Fund. CLERF $300.00 taxed

against the Defendant. Attorney allowed

to withdraw; Defendant sentenced to, SIS,

5 Years of Probation; Order for Supervised

Probation

ST V STEVEN ELIAS COMIS, WALLACE NC

— CHARGE 1- Dwi-

Probation- 2 Years; CHARGE 2- Exceeded

Posted Speed Limit (Exceeded By 16 — 19

Mph)- Defendant sentenced to Fine $400.00

and Court Costs; Case Mgmt Conf Held- De-

fendant appears in person and with attorney

Lee. Defendant waives rights (in writing) and

voluntarily enters a plea of guilty.

ST V GERALD LEE DEESER, EL DORADO

SPRINGS -

Stealing — $750 Or More- State of Mis-

souri by Prosecuting Attorney T. Gaither and,

Defendant by video, in custody, and with

Attorney Keegan Whipple. The Court nds

the Defendant guilty of the crime as con-

tained in the Information. Whereupon, the

Court grants allocution and asks Counsel and

Defendant whether they have anything to

say as to why sentence and judgment should

not be pronounced on each conviction, and

nding no sucient cause to the contrary;

the Court then; Sentences and commits the

Defendant to the custody of DOC for a pe-

riod of Ct. I ?seven (7) years. Said sentence or

sentences to be served concurrent with all

other cases. The Court further orders: Costs

taxed in the amount authorized by law to

Defendant. Judgment is entered in favor of

the State of Missouri and against the Defen-

dant for the sum authorized by law for the

use of Crime Victims Compensation Fund.

CLERF of $300.00. Defendant advised of the

right to proceed under S. Ct. Rule 24.035.

Then, Defendant examined under oath and

on the record as to assistance of counsel. The

Court nds no probable cause of ineective

assistance of counsel. Attorney allowed to

withdraw; Defendant sentenced to 7 Years

Doc CONC/CONS CASE & COUNTY: CONCUR-

RENT WITH ALL OTHER CASES

ST V AMBER LOUISE EGGERS, STOCKTON

— Operated MTR Veh With Brakes Not In

Working Order- Defendant sentenced to Fine

in the Amount of $100.00 and Court Cost

ST V LON GILE, HARRISONVILLE — Insu-

cient Personal Flotation Devices- Defendant

sentenced to Fine in the Amount of $60.50

and Court Cost

ST V JOSE LOUIS GONZALEZ LOPEZ, RAN-

TOUL, IL — Fail to Drive On the right Half Of

RDWY When RDWY was of Sucient Width-

Defendant sentenced to Fine Amount $60.50

and Court Cost

Marriage Applications

CHARLES EDWARD CARTER, 64, MARION,

AL AND ROSEMARY M ELLIOTT, 53, MARION,

CHARLES DEWITT RICHARDS, 41, EL DO-

RADO SPRINGS AND HAYLEY ELIZABETH

JULIAN, 32, EL DORADO SPRINGS

MICHAEL WAYNE MCCORMICK, 35, STOCK-

TON AND WHITNEY LYNN PYLE, 34, STOCK-

TON

Transfers

CENTRAL TRUST BANK TO THE TIMBR DOL-

LAR INVESTMENTS, LLC TO

LT 29 GREEN ACRES FF E 63.84 FT

B Z HOLDINGS LLC TO A C Z HOLDINGS,

LLC

STR 20-34-27 /W/NW

KENNEY, KIMBERLY ANN TO JSKA FARMS,

LLC

LT 1 STR 6-33-26 //NW

LT 2 STR 6-33-26 //NW

LT 2 STR 31-34-26 /N/SW

LT 2 STR 31-34-26 /S/SW

LT 2 STR 31-34-26 /S/NW

STR 25-34-27 /SE/SE

STR 36-34-27 /NE/NE

STR 24-33-26 /SE/SE

STR 24-33-26 /NW/SE

STR 24-33-26 /E/SW

STR 13-33-26 /NW/SW

STR 14-33-26 E/NE/SE

BL 18 CORBIN & HALL’S ADD TO STOCK-

TON

KENNEY, KIMBERLY A. TO JSKA FARMS, LLC

LT 2 STR 31-34-26 /S/SW

STR 23-33-26 E/E/NW

STR 23-33-26 /W/NE

STR 23-33-26 /NW/SE

STR 14-33-26 E/SE/SW

STR 14-33-26 SE/NE/SW

STR 24-33-26 /NW/SE

STR 24-33-26 /SW/SE

STR 13-33-26 /SW/SW

STR 14-33-26 /S/SE

STR 23-33-26 /E/NE

STR 24-33-26 /W/NW

NATHANIEL CHILTON, ABBY CHILTON TO

GC ARRIBA LLC

STR 29-36-28 /SE/SE

GC ARRIBA LLC TO RILEY JULIAN, HANNAH

JULIAN

STR 29-36-28 /SE/SE

ARIC HOLLOWAY, DEANNA HOLLOWAY,

ERIN HOLLOWAY TO CHRISTOPHER WAG-

ONER, MONICA HAMILTON

STR 16-35-27 /NW/SE

STR 16-35-27 S/SW/NE

CODY L MARSHALL TO LUCAS QUAMME,

MICHELLE QUAMME

STR 9-35-28 S/SE/SE

WARREN WILLIAMS TO BOLDLIFE ENTER-

PRISES LLC

LT 388 BL 50 CRUCE’S WEST ADD TO ELDO

//W

LT 389 BL 50 CRUCE’S WEST ADD TO ELDO

LT 390 BL 50 CRUCE’S WEST ADD TO ELDO

TODD LEONARD, MICHELLE LEONARD,

AUSTIN HUNTER, MEGAN HUNTER TO

MARYAM D EL-SHERIF

LT 78 BL 9 JOHNSON’S ADD TO ELDO

LT 79 BL 9 JOHNSON’S ADD TO ELDO

HAMMONS PRODUCTS CO TO ORAL E MI-

CHAM INC

STR 31-36-26 W/SE/NW

STR 31-36-26 /SW/NW

STR 31-33-26 W/NE/SW

STR 31-33-26 /NW/SW

RONNIE JOE FOWLER JR, MADISYN

FOWLER TO DARRELL FIGY

LT 3 BL 2 ORIGINAL JERICO SPRINGS

LT 4 BL 2 ORIGINAL JERICO SPRINGS

LT 5 BL 2 ORIGINAL JERICO SPRINGS

LT 6 BL 2 ORIGINAL JERICO SPRINGS

CARLENE R WORKMAN TO CARLENE R

WORKMAN, AMY R BRIGGS

LT 5 STR 5-34-26 //NE

STR 5-34-26 E/E/NW

TODD W BELT, JAMIE GATZKE TO LEON

CLIFFORD

STR 13-35-26 /NW/SE FF S 572.9 FT

STR 13-35-26 /NE/SW FF S 572.9 FT

ROBERT MOORE, VENETIA COPELAND, JIM

COPELAND TO DAMON BRYAN SLAUGHTER,

BRANDY JO SLAUGHTER

STR 16-35-26 /NW/SE

PAMELA MARSCH, JOSEPH MARSCH TO

PAMELA MARSCH, JOSEPH MARSCH

LT 7 CASSELL & SWITZER ADD TO STOCK

//S

LT 7 CASSELL & SWITZER ADD TO STOCK

/S/N

LT 9 CASSELL & SWITZER ADD TO STOCK

FF S 80FT

EL DORADO SPRINGS

POLICE DEPARTMENT

ACTIVITY LOG

On 6-17-2024, Code Enforcement posted a resi-

dence in the 400 block of South Forest St for nui-

sance grass.

On 6-17-2024, Ocers responded to the Police

Department for a sex oense that occurred earlier.

On 6-19-2024, Code Enforcement and Ocers

executed a search warrant in the 500 block of

North St James St for nuisance grass.

On 6-19-2024, Code Enforcement and Ocers

executed a search warrant in the 100 block of Mc-

Crary St for nuisance grass.

On 6-20-2024, Animal Control responded to an

animal neglect in the 300 block of S High St.

On 6-20-2024, Code Enforcement posted a

residence in the 300 block of South Park St for nui-

sance grass.

On 6-20-2024, Code Enforcement posted a residence

in the 200 block of West Olive St. for nuisance grass.

On 6-21-2024, Code Enforcement posted a res-

idence in the 500 block of South Jackson St for

nuisance grass.

On 6-23-2024, Ocers conducted a trac stop

where the driver, Dustin Dowdell, had an active

Vernon County, MO warrant.

Gerlt receives probation following Alford plea

From the CCR newsroom

Christopher Gerlt of Humansville received ﬁve years probation on June 26 when he

appeared before Judge Jacob Dawson in Cedar County Court with a felony charge of

tampering with a motor vehicle. Gerlt came before Judge Dawson with an Alford plea

regarding the 2023 case.

According to a probable cause statement, Gerlt was allegedly stopped for driving with a

revoked license when he was spotted leaving Casey’s General Store in 2023. The incident

resulted in a chase by a Cedar County deputy and an arrest.

Gerlt’s probation is to run concurrently with a 2021 probation violation regarding an

Alford plea for burglary.

Osceola juvenile dies in St. Clair County wreck

From the CCR newsroom

A 16-year-old male was killed June 24 on Missouri 82, two miles east of Osceola, accord-

ing to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Troop D report. The accident happened when a

1999 Oldsmobile Alero driven by the juvenile traveled off the right side of the roadway; the

driver overcorrected, and the vehicle crossed the center of the roadway and overturned.

The driver was not wearing a safety device.

This is Troop D’s 46th fatality for 2024.

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Cedar County RepublicanLEGALS

Wednesday, July 3, 2024

IN THE 28TH

JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,

CEDAR COUNTY, MISSOURI

JUDGE OR DIVISION:

PROBATE

In the Estate of JAMES

VICTOR KENNEDY, De-

ceased. Case Number:

24CD-PR00042

NOTICE OF LETTERS

TESTAMENTARY GRANTED

IN THE 28TH

JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,

CEDAR COUNTY, MISSOURI

JUDGE OR DIVISION:

PROBATE

In the Estate of ERIC LEWIS,

Deceased. Case Number:

24CD-PR00050

NOTICE OF LETTERS OF

ADMINISTRATION GRANTED

(SUPERVISED

ADMINISTRATION)

To All Persons Interested in

the Estate of ERIC LEWIS,

Decedent:

On June 21, 2024, the

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF

CEDAR COUNTY, MISSOURI

ASSOCIATE DIVISION

In the Matter of Haighan

Marie Massey, Date of birth:

11-13-2022 Minor Estate No.

24CD-CV00307

NOTICE UPON ORDER

FOR SERVICE

BY PUBLICATION

The State of Missouri to

Dakota Massey:

You are hereby notified that

an action has been com-

menced for a Petition of sole

legal and physical custody, and

child support of the minor child

H.M.M. date of birth 11/13/2022

born to Kelon Keith and Dakota

Massey.

The names of all parties to

said action are stated above in

the caption hereof and the

name and address of the

attorney for Petitioners is Peter

A. Lee, 12 Public Square, P.O.

Box 220, Stockton, MO 65785.

You are further notified that,

unless you file an answer or

other pleading or shall other-

BOARD OF

EQUALIZATION:

In accordance with Section

138.010 RSMo., notice is here-

by given that the Cedar County

Board of Equalization will con-

vene on Monday, July 15, 2024

at 10:00 a.m. in the County

Commission Room #5, located

at 113 South Street, Stockton,

MO in the Cedar County

Courthouse. An extra meeting

may be scheduled for July 8,

2024 at 10:00 a.m. if there are

enough sessions requested.

Any person who disagrees with

the Assessment of their proper-

ty may appeal to the County

Board of Equalization. A current

appraisal will be required to

consider any appeal. The ap-

peal shall be filed with the

County Clerk's Office no later

than 8:30 a.m. July 5, 2024. To

receive an Appeal Form, please

contact the County Clerk's

Office at 417.276.6700 Ext 222

or send your request to:

clerk@cedarcountymo.gov.

The Board of Equalization

shall consist of the County

Commissioners, the Assessor

(non-voting member), the Sur-

IN THE 28TH

JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,

CEDAR COUNTY, MISSOURI

JUDGE OR DIVISION:

DAVID R. MUNTON

Plaintiff/Petitioner: SCHMIDT

BASCH, LLC vs. Defend-

ant/Respondent: JESSICA J

LEWIS, W J L, A A L, CEDAR

COUNTY, MISSOURI COL-

LECTOR OF REVENUE, UN-

KNOWN HEIRS OF ERIC J.

LEWIS Nature of Suit:

CC Other Real Estate Actions

Case Number: 24CD-CV00302

NOTICE UPON ORDER

FOR SERVICE

BY PUBLICATION

The State of Missouri to:

UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ERIC J.

LEWIS 8100 S. 1865 RD.

HUMANSVILLE, MO 65674

You are notified that an

action has been commenced

against you in the Circuit Court

of Cedar County, Missouri, the

object and general nature of

which is Cc Other Real Estate

Actions and which affects the

following described property:

19880 South 1451 Road,

Stockton, MO 65785

The names of all parties in

this action are stated in the

caption above and the name(s)

and address(es) of the attor-

ney(s) for the plaintiff/petition-

er(s) are:

ANDREW RYAN MAGDY,

Schmidt Basch, LLC, 1034

South Brentwood Blvd , SUITE

1555, ST LOUIS, MO 63117

314-721-9200

You are further notified that,

unless you file an answer or

other pleading or otherwise

appear and defend against this

action within 45 days after

06-13-2024, judgment by de-

fault will be entered against

you.

Date 6/13/2024

Sarah Turner

Circuit Cler

IN THE 28TH

JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,

CEDAR COUNTY, MISSOURI

JUDGE OR DIVISION:

PROBATE

In the Estate of BYRON

BOCK, Deceased. Case Num-

ber: 24CD-PR00019

NOTICE OF LETTERS

TESTAMENTARY GRANTED

(SUPERVISED

ADMINISTRATION)

To All Persons Interested in

the Estate of BYRON BOCK,

Decedent: On June 6, 2024,

the last will of Decedent having

been admitted to probate, the

following individual was appoin-

ted personal representative of

the estate of BYRON BOCK,

decedent by the Probate Divi-

sion of the Circuit Court of

CEDAR COUNTY, Missouri.

The name, business address,

and phone number of the

personal representative is: Eliz-

abeth Floyd, 1304 W Battle-

field, Springfield, MO 65807,

417-886-8800. The personal

representative's attorney's

name, business address and

phone number is: Elizabeth

Floyd, 1304 W Battlefield,

Springfield, MO 65807,

417-886-8800.All creditors of

said decedent are notified to file

claims in court within six

months from the date of the first

publication of this notice or if a

copy of this notice was mailed

to, or served upon, such

creditor by the personal repre-

sentative, then within two

months from the date it was

mailed or served, whichever is

later, or be forever barred to the

fullest extent permissible by

law. Such six-month period and

such two-month period do not

extend the limitation period that

would bar claims one year after

Decedent's death, as provided

in Section 473.444, RSMo, or

any other applicable limitation

periods. Nothing in Section

473.033, RSMo, shall be con-

strued to bar any action against

a decedent's liability insurance

carrier through a defendant ad

litem pursuant to Section

537.021, RSMo.

Date of the decedent's death:

February 23, 2024

Date of first publication: June

12, 2024

Sarah Turner

Circuit Clerk

By: Niki Wood

Deputy Clerk

NOTICE

TO BIDDERS

The City of Stockton, Mis-

souri will receive sealed

proposals at Stockton City

Hall, 1424 South St., Stock-

ton, MO until 4:00 p.m. on

August 9, 2024, for a pro-

gram of group health insur-

ance benefits including den-

tal and vision optional for city

employees. The bids will be

opened at the next meeting

scheduled for Monday, Au-

gust 12, 2024, at 4:30 p.m.

Proposals must be submit-

ted in a sealed envelope and

clearly marked "Health Insur-

ance Bid".

Late proposals will be

rejected and unopened.

The City of Stockton re-

tains the right to reject any

and all proposals submitted

and to waive any technicali-

ties contained in any propos-

al and accept the offer the

City deems most advanta-

geous. Upon review of each

proposal the City also re-

serves the right to request

additional clarifications if nee-

ded, regarding networks,

benefits and funding.

Proposal forms and addi-

tional details concerning the

requirements for submitting a

proposal and the coverage's

required may be obtained

from City Hall at 1424 South

St., Stockton, MO 65785 or

by calling the City Clerk,

Vanessa Harper at

417-276-5210 and requesting

specifications.

Vanessa Harper,

City Clerk

veyor and two citizens of the

county appointed by the County

Commission. The County Clerk

serves as secretary of the

Board without vote.

following individual, Jessica

Lewis, was appointed the per-

sonal representative of the

estate of ERIC LEWIS, dece-

dent, by the Probate Division of

the Circuit Court of Cedar

County, Missouri.

The personal representa-

tive's name, business address

and phone number are: Jessica

Lewis, 8100 S. 1865 Road,

Humansville, MO 65674.

The personal representative's

attorney's name, business ad-

dress and phone number are:

Peter Lee, 12 Public Square,

PO Box 220, Stockton, MO

65785, 417-276-6700.

All creditors of said decedent

are notified to file claims in

court within six months from the

date of the first publication of

this notice or if a copy of this

notice was mailed to, or served

upon, such creditor by the

personal representative, then

within two months from the date

it was mailed or served,

whichever is later, or be forever

barred to the fullest extent

permissible by law. Such six-

month period and such two-

month period do not extend the

limitation period that would bar

claims one year after Dece-

dent's death, as provided in

Section 473.444, RSMo, or any

other applicable limitation peri-

ods. Nothing in Section

473.033, RSMo, shall be con-

strued to bar any action against

a decedent's liability insurance

carrier through defendant ad

litem pursuant to Section

537.021, RSMo.

Date of the decedent's death:

October 12,

2023

Date of first publication: June

26, 2024

Sarah Turner

Circuit Clerk

By: Niki Wood

Deputy Clerk

wise appear and defend

against the aforesaid petition

within 45 days beginning the

26th day of June, 2024,

Judgment by default will be

rendered in accordance with

the Petition.

It is ordered that a copy

hereof be published according

to law in the Cedar County

Republican, a newspaper of

general circulation published in

the County of Cedar, State of

Missouri. A true copy of the

record.

Witness my hand and the

seal of the Circuit Court this

18th day of June, 2024.

Sarah Turner

Circuit Cler

Marla Gettys

Deputy Cler

To be published in the Cedar

County Republican four con-

secutive weeks.

Date of First Publication:

June 26, 2024

Proof of publication to be

filed within 10 days of final

publication.

REQUEST FOR

PROPOSAL

STOCKTON R#1

SCHOOL DISTRICT

ASPHALT PAVING

The district is seeking bids

for asphalt paving of existing

gravel parking lots. Bid pack-

ets can be picked up in the

Superintendent's office.

Areas to be paved include

some areas where proper

elevation is required for

drainage. Locations are on

either side of South Blake

street behind Stockton mid-

dle School. The scope of

work is as follows:

Contractor shall grade to

proper subgrade for proper

drainage of completed proj-

ect.

Subgrade shall be com-

pacted.

Asphalt shall be installed in

multiple lifts with proper

compaction.

Asphalt shall be MODOT

BP-2 at a minimum thickness

of 3 inches.

Striping of completed as-

phalt shall be done for

parking in place of existing

parking blocks.

Bid shall include all barri-

cades and traffic control as

needed.

Bid shall include any and

all costs incurred for the

completion of the project.

Winning contractor is respon-

sible for all permits and

licenses required by the

municipality.

Winning contractor is re-

quired to provide proof of

insurance. This project is

subject to prevailing wages

and will require that prevail-

ing wages be paid to the

workers employed by this

project.The District will select

the best proposal as deter-

mined by the evaluation of

the RFP and any negotia-

tions. The Superintendent or

designee shall have the right

to reject any or all proposals.

Please include in the bid a

projected start date.

Sealed bids will be

opened July 8th at the

Superintendent's office at

12:00 p.m. If you choose to

email the bid's these emails

will not be opened until July

8th at 12:00 p.m. Bids will be

emailed to dcrawford@stock

ton.k12.mo.us and rbarnes

@stockton.k12.mo.us

For questions or to sched-

ule a site visit contact Rod

Barnes @ 417-276-9891.

(INDEPENDENT

ADMINISTRATION)

To All Persons Interested in

the Estate of JAMES VICTOR

KENNEDY, Decedent:

On June 6, 2024, the last will

of Decedent having been ad-

mitted to probate, the following

individual was appointed the

personal representative of the

estate of JAMES VICTOR

KENNEDY, decedent, by the

Probate Division of the Circuit

Court of CEDAR COUNTY

Missouri. The personal repre-

sentative may administer the

estate independently without

adjudication, order, or direction

of the Probate Division of the

Circuit Court, unless a petition

for supervised administration is

made to and granted by the

court.

The name, business address

and phone number of the

personal representative is:

Adam Kinnard, 11360 S 2325

Road, Stockton, MO 65785.

The personal representa-

tive's attorney's name, business

address and phone number is:

Jesse Ankrom, 119 S. Main,

Bolivar, MO 65613,

417-326-8756.

All creditors of said decedent

are notified to file claims in

court within six months from the

date of the first publication of

this notice or if a copy of this

notice was mailed to, or served

upon, such creditor by the

personal representative, then

within two months from the date

it was mailed or served,

whichever is later, or be forever

barred to the fullest extent

permissible by law. Such six-

month period and such two-

month period do not extend the

limitation period that would bar

claims one year after the

decedent's death, as provided

in Section 473.444, RSMo, or

any other applicable limitation

periods. Nothing in Section

473.033, RSMo, shall be con-

strued to bar any action against

a decedent's liability insurance

carrier through a defendant ad

litem pursuant to Section

537.021, RSMo.

Date of the decedent's death:

December 15, 2023

Date of first publication: June

12, 2024

Sarah Turner

Circuit Clerk

By: Niki Wood

Deputy Clerk

Cedar County Historical Society meeting news

Contributed news

The CCHS met at the muse-

um in Stockton on June 24th.

Members present were: Pres-

ident Judy Nichols, Vice Pres-

ident Chris Barber, Treasurer

Anna Hopkins, Ellis Benham,

Joe B. Phillips, Bob Estes and

Sheila Griggs.

The society will present a

program by Larry Wood on

August 22, at 7 p.m. at the

Boathouse Restaurant at

Stockton. Wood has special-

ized in writing many nonfic-

tion historical books about the

Old West and the Civil War. He

will be giving a synopsis of

several of his favorite books

and the Civil War history of

the Ozarks.

Sheila Griggs gave a re-

cap of the Stockton Alumni

School Reunion in Stockton.

Attending were: 108 alumni,

33 spouses or significant oth-

ers, 12 teachers, with 2 being

alumni. Attendees came from

10 different states, with Mis-

souri having the largest, at 95

alumni. Other states repre-

sented were: Kansas, Arkan-

sas, Iowa, Oklahoma, Colora-

do, Georgia, Texas, Virginia

and West Virginia. The oldest

student was Gus Rutledge,

from the class of 1949. Lin-

da Burmester and Ramona

York were applauded for their

many years as employees. The

Sunday church service was

presented by 1991 alumnus,

Reverend Kenny Batson.

Author and society mem-

ber, John Beydler, has in-

formed the society that he has

completed his second book,

“Picked Clean.” It will be

for sale at the museum when

copies arrive. A book signing

and program may possibly be

scheduled in October at the

Boathouse Restaurant. More

Information will be available

at a later date.

The society is still waiting

on the second set of records

on the Caplinger Mills bridge,

from the Mo. State Archives.

They are working on 10 years

of microfilm with that request.

Many used CCHS books are

being sold on E-Bay at great-

ly inflated prices. You might

want to check with the soci-

ety’s book prices before buy-

ing on E-Bay.

Claud Hoffman, life member

of the society, shared that he

has moved from El Dorado

Springs to the Missouri Veter-

ans Home in Mt. Vernon. Claud

is delighted with the move and

looks forward to sharing old

military stories with other

veterans living there.

Best Choice, B.C. Selections

and B.C. Clearly food labels

and computer printer car-

tridges to recycle are still be-

ing collected as a fundraiser.

Donations this month: Bob

Pyle donated a box of photos

from Mary Oldham’s family;

Melodee Chapman donated

some used CCHS books and

William and Lillie Burris fam-

ily photos of students at the

Independence School in the

Wagoner area; Bob Phillips do-

nated an old color photo of the

1924 Stockton School building,

not long after it was built.

The annual meeting and

election of officers will be

held on Monday, July 29th at

1 p.m. at the museum. The mu-

seum will be open on July 6th

and 20th, from Noon to 4 p.m.

and July 29th from 1 to 4 p.m.

Admission is Free.

For information, appoint-

ments or to purchase publi-

cations call 417-276-1142, by

email at cedarcomohistsoc@

gmail.com, on Facebook at

“Cedar County Mo Historical

Society” or by mail at P.O. Box

111, Stockton, MO 65785.

MDC encourages people to discover

red, white, and blue in nature

Contributed news

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — With

the Fourth-of-July coming up, the

Missouri Department of Conser-

vation (MDC) encourage people

to look for red, white, and blue in

nature through a holiday hike, bird

watching, backyard fun, fishing,

and other outdoor activities.

MDC offers some suggestions to

get started finding red, white, and

blue in nature:

Red Royal Catchfly Flowers,

Red Male Summer Tanagers,

White Beard-Tongues or Fox-

gloves,

White Great Egrets,

Blue False Indigos, and

Blue Male Indigo Buntings.

Want more information on these

and other Missouri plants and ani-

mals, including where to ﬁnd them?

Use the handy and helpful MDC

online Field Guide at mdc.mo.gov/

discover-nature/ﬁeld-guide.

Need suggestions for outdoor ad-

ventures? Find Things to Do with

MDC online at mdc.mo.gov/dis-

cover-nature/activities. Offerings

include: cycling on trails, back-

yard nature fun, birdwatching,

fishing, camping, floating, outdoor

cooking, hiking, hunting, nature

photography, wildlife watching,

and more.

Need to find Places to Go for

outdoor adventures? Visit MDC

online at mdc.mo.gov/discover-na-

ture/places.

Find MDC outdoor offerings

based on select types of outdoor

activities, locations, and more

with the free MDC mobile app —

MO Outdoors. It is available for

download through Google Play for

Android devices or the App Store

for Apple devices. Learn more at

mdc.mo.gov/contact-engage/mo-

bile-apps/mo-outdoors.

Celebrate the Fourth-of-July by

looking for red, white, and blue

in nature.

We all scream for ice cream

From the CCR newsroom

Few treats are more pop-

ular on a warm day than

ice cream. With its rich ﬂa-

vor and cooling nature, ice

cream is perfect in a cone,

cup, cake, or even as a side-

kick to a brownie or piece

of pie. Summer may be the

season when ice cream is en-

joyed the most — and many

people have fond memories

of chasing down the neigh-

borhood ice cream truck on

summer afternoons — but

ice cream is a favorite all

year long.

The number of ice cream

ﬂavors is only limited by

the imaginations of ice

cream shop owners. New

small-batch offerings come

out each week at private-

ly owned shops. However,

despite the inﬁnite number

of ﬂavor combinations, cer-

tain ice cream ﬂavors are

more popular than others.

According to the Internation-

al Dairy Foods Association

2022 Ice Cream & Frozen

Novelty Trends Survey,

these ﬂavors are tops in the

eyes of Americans.

1. Chocolate

2. Cookies N’ Cream

3. Vanilla

4. Strawberry

5. Chocolate Chip

6. Cookie Dough

7. Butter Pecan

8. Chocolate Chip Cookie

Dough

9. Caramel

10. Salted Caramel

According to a 2022 sur-

vey of 1,239 Canadians

conducted by Narrative Re-

search, these are the favored

ﬂavors among Canadian ice

cream afﬁcionados.

1. Chocolate

2. Vanilla

3. Mint chocolate (with no

chip)

4. Maple walnut

5. Butterscotch

6. Cookie Dough

7. Cookies N’ Cream

The number of ice cream

avors is only limited by

the imaginations of ice

cream shop owners.

8. Strawberry

9. Moose Tracks

10. Neapolitan

Vanilla stands as the

global ice cream favor-

ite, but some key ﬂavors

also stand out in countries

around the world. In Ja-

pan, Green Tea is a popular

ﬂavor, Venezuelans prefer

Banana, and in Thailand

Coconut reigns supreme.

Ice cream preferences

vary across the globe. How-

ever, ice cream in all ﬂa-

vors and forms is a beloved

dessert few can resist.

Cedar County Republican OBITUARIES Wednesday, July 3, 2024

OBITUARIES

Harold Franklin Cross died at home with his family

by his side on June 24, 2024 on the farm where he was

born on November 26, 1943 to Norman Preston Cross

and Mary Gladys (Bough) Cross.

Harold attended Independence School for four years

before schools were consolidated into Stockton. He

graduated from Stockton High School in 1961. He

attended and received a Bachelor of Science in Agri-

cultural Economics from the University of Missouri in

1965. He worked as a credit representative for Inter-

national Harvester out of Saint Louis Missouri for two

years in the southeast Missouri region. He married

the love of his life Janet Rosalie Keuhn in 1968 after

which they bought and moved to his family farm near

Stockton on Highway Z.

Harold loved to see things grow and managed the

cattle and hog organization until 1990 when he sold the

farm to his older brother Norman. Harold was elected

Cedar County Assessor in 1972, taking ofﬁce in 1973

until 1976. He worked as a farm manager for Hammons

Products from 1977 to 1982. Harold made the decision

to go to nursing school and received his LPN in 1985.

He worked in long term care for over twenty years.

First as administrator at Stockton Nursing Home for

three years, then staff nurse at Parkview Health Care

Facility in Bolivar Missouri for thirteen years then part

time at Stockton Nursing Home. He drove a school bus

after retiring from nursing for six years.

Harold and Jan made many trips together including a

trip to Scotland six weeks after open heart surgery and

traveled into all forty nine states missing only Hawaii.

He spent many hours researching his Cross family his-

tory and has written 193 pages of history for everyone

to have while pushing with two ﬁngers on the keyboard.

Harold was preceded in death by his mother and fa-

ther, sister Shirley (Cross) Frieze and nephews Jeff Cross

and Brent Frieze. He is survived by Jan in the home, son

Neal and Cheri Cross in Bolivar Missouri, son Kevin

and Imelda Cross in Brownsville Texas, granddaughters

Emily and Sara Cross in Stockton Missouri, grandsons

Bradley Rivera in Brownsville Texas and Joshua Cross

in Seattle Washington, nieces Donna Hogg and Carol

Bowerman, nephews Jay Cross and Phil Frieze, cousin

Gaila (Cross) Beach and grand cousin Isabella Frieze

along with many other cousins and friends. Harold’s ﬁrst

great grandson is due in July 2024.

Visitation services were held on Thursday June 27,

2024 at Bland-Brumback Funeral Home in Stockton.

The funeral was on Friday June 28, 2024 at the Freewill

Baptist Church in Stockton followed by internment at

Wagoner Cemetery. In lieu of ﬂowers, Harold’s family

suggests making a donation to your favorite charity in

his name.

Harold Franklin Cross

November 26, 1943 — June 24, 2024

El Dorado Springs Municipal Band to

Celebrate 4th of July is Weekend

Contributed news

We would like to thank our wonderful community

for turning out to honor Mark Koca and his fam-

ily at Sunday afternoon’s concert. We had a great

crowd and the weather was terriﬁc!

This Friday evening our concert will be cele-

brating the 4th of July! Come on out to hear some

patriotic songs and visit with friends with great

music in the background. We play every Friday

and Saturday evening from 8 to 9 p.m. and Sunday

afternoon from 2 to 3. We’d love to play for you!

Friday July 5, 2024

*4th of July Celebration

1 Thumbs Up, U.S.A. (V 16)

2 America the Beautiful

3 Armed Forces Salute (B)

4 Stars and Stripes (B)

5 The Black Horse Troop

6 God Bless the USA

7 76 Trombones (B)

8 US Field Artillery March

9 An American Celebration

10 This Land is Your Land (B)

11 Battle Hymn of the Republic

12 God Bless America

13 Star Spangled Banner

Saturday July 6, 2024

1 United Nations (V1)

2 Liberty Fleet (V 2)

3 Gallant Marines (V 3)

4 Night Flight (V 6)

5 Bombasto (PR 8)

6 Pasadena Day (PR 10)

7 Baby Elephant Walk (101 8)

8 Polka

9 Tuba Choice

10 I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing (B)

11 Salute to the Promised Land (B)

Women rst played in the El Dorado Springs band in

1919. In 1925, director D. I. Nethrow formed a wom-

en’s band called the American Maidens Band. The

band was composed of 24 women. The picture is the

women’s band in front of the 2nd bandstand. Con-

tributed photo

12 Swing Low Sweet Chariot (B)

13 God Bless America

Sunday July 7, 2024

1 Crusaders’ Hymn (S 4)

2 Under the Double Eagle (OF 8)

3 President’s March

4 Westlawn Dirge (T 15)

5 Tennessee Waltz (B)

6 Yellow Rose of Texas (D 12)

7 Percussion Choice

8 Polka Book

9 Chattanooga Choo Choo (B)

10 Your Land and My Land

11 On Wisconsin (B)

12 Holzauction (OF 4)

13 God Bless America

14 Star Spangled Banner

Finding the Women in Our History

Contributed news

The Cedar & Vernon Counties Society met Wednes-

day, June 19, 2024, at the El Dorado Springs Library.

Nancy Thompson presented the program, “Finding

the Women in Our History.” Women are half of our an-

cestors and half of the population. The video was from

the Library of Congress. The video showed the unique

challenge because women were based on relationships

and their connection with men. They held secondary

status as someone’s daughter, someone’s wife, some-

one’s mother. The video suggested searching by asking

questions such as: what was happening when and where

they lived? Was this during the time of abolition? Suf-

frage? Were they orphans?

There were several go-to resources such as family

information, census, vital, courthouse, church, and

school records. There are also marriage records, deeds,

military widow pensions, early school catalogs, obituar-

ies, photo albums and community newspapers printed

during that year. For more information contact the

Library of Congress or “ask a librarian” at ask.loc.gov.

The next meeting will be July 17 at the annex of the

Nevada Library. The program will deal with “DNA,

GED match, and GEDCOMs.”

Beware of patriotic scams this 4th of July, BBB warns

Contributed news

St. Louis, Mo – Better Business Bureau® (BBB®)

advises consumers to keep an eye out for scammers

who might take advantage of the seasonal rise in

patriotism this 4th of July.

“Scammers often play on consumers’ emotions

during busy buying seasons,” said Michelle L. Co-

rey, BBB St. Louis president and CEO. “They might

try to steal money by posing as a fake veterans’

charity or lure people in with a too-good-to-be-true

deal on party supplies. Be careful with your money

and personal information as you’re getting ready to

celebrate this year.”

Patriotic donations: Some scammers will send

phishing messages about fraudulent patriotic charity

campaigns around the 4th of July. These messages

look like they’re from real charities that beneﬁt

veterans or the military, and use urgent, emotional

language to trick consumers into handing over mon-

ey or personal information.

BBB’s tips for donating safely:

Start with a trusted source. If you’d like to donate

to a patriotic cause this 4th of July, look for trusted

nonproﬁts with BBB. You can visit Give.org to see

a national list of BBB Accredited Charities focused

on veterans and the military; at BBB.org, you can

view charity evaluations and ﬁnd local Accredited

Charities serving veterans.

Get the charity’s exact name. There are over 28

thousand veteran and military service organizations

in the U.S. They’re easy to mix up – and not only

that, but scammers sometimes impersonate well-

known charities using a similar-sounding name to

trick donors.

Beware of high-pressure appeals. Legitimate nonprof-

its will be happy to accept your donation at your conve-

nience. Beware of messages that pressure you to donate

immediately. If you’re not sure about donating, wait.

Protect your computer. If you receive an email asking

you to donate online, go directly to the nonproﬁt’s web

address and don’t click any links in the email. Make

sure the charity’s website is secure (its web address

should begin with https://) and that it is spelled cor-

rectly.

Shopping online for ﬂags or decorations: Around the

4th, many people head online to buy American ﬂags,

decorations and party supplies. Scammers might offer

fake or non-existent products to get payment infor-

mation or make a proﬁt. They also impersonate real

retailers with convincing-looking messages or websites.

Seasonal sales: While plenty of legitimate retailers

offer big sales around the 4th of July, scammers may

also take the opportunity to lure in unsuspecting buyers

with too-good-to-be-true deals.

BBB’s shopping tips:

Stick with familiar retailers. If you’d like to try a new

store, you can check it out at BBB.org before you shop.

Double check the source. It’s easy for a fake site to

mimic a well-known retailer’s website, so double check

the web address before you buy. If the website is miss-

ing contact information, that may be a red ﬂag.

If it seems too good to be true, it probably is. Websites

and unsolicited emails or text messages may offer crazy

good deals or giveaways. There’s probably a catch: The

items may not exist or may not be as pictured online.

You might get roped into a monthly subscription or

there could be hidden costs. Read the ﬁne print.

Shop with a credit card. It’s easier to dispute charges

and get your money back if there is a problem.

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Circle of Hope accused child abuser Boyd Householder dies

From the CCR newsroom

Boyd Householder,

scheduled to stand trial

on dozens of child abuse

felonies that allegedly oc-

curred at the now-closed

Circle of Hope boarding

school, died June 25 of

cardiac arrest, according

to the Kansas City Star.

Adam Woody, who rep-

resents the Household-

ers, said Boyd Household

had been using two oxy-

gen tanks daily.

Householder, 75, and

Stephanie Householder,

59, operated Circle of

Hope Girls Ranch in Ce-

dar County for 14 years.

They were charged

in 2021 with 99 felony

counts of child abuse and

neglect, including stat-

utory rape, sodomy and

physical abuse. Their

trial, which has been de-

layed multiple times, was

scheduled for late Octo-

ber and expected to last

three weeks.

Boyd Householder

faced 78 felony charges,

including six counts of

second-degree statutory

rape, nine counts of sec-

ond-degree statutory sod-

omy, six counts of sexual

contact with a student,

and 55 counts of abuse or

neglect of a child.

One of the alleged vic-

tims is Amanda House-

holder, the couple’s es-

tranged daughter. She

sued her parents for

forced labor, beating

her for their own sexual

gratiﬁcation and making

her punish other students

at the boarding school

near Humansville, which

closed in August 2020.

In September, the Mis-

souri Attorney General’s

Ofﬁce offered a plea deal to

Stephanie Householder to

testify against her husband

in their upcoming trial. The

offer was not accepted.

She is charged with

21 felonies, including 11

counts of abuse or ne-

glect of a child and 10

counts of endangering

the welfare of a child.

The two were held with-

out bond until July 2021,

when David R. Munton,

presiding judge of the

28th Judicial Circuit, set

a $10,000 bond after Boyd

Householder said he had

COVID-19.

At that time, Stephanie

Householder said she had

a serious blood clot in her

foot that, if not proper-

ly treated, could result

in amputation. Munton

placed restrictions on

them, including wearing

ankle monitors.

The couple later re-

quested that the ankle

monitors be removed.

The judge granted Boyd

Householder’s request to

remove the monitors but

not his wife’s.

Some lawsuits are on-

going, and it is not known

how Boyd Householder’s

death will affect the case

against Stephanie House-

holder.

Cedar County residents, check your voter cards

By Pat Hindman

All voting residents of

Cedar County should have

recently received new vot-

er identiﬁcation cards in

the mail. Voters need to

look at the new card to see

if their voter precinct has

changed.

Kimmy Warner from

Caplinger Woods said

she recently looked at

her card and saw that Ca-

plinger Mills no longer

has a voting precinct in

the unincorporated town.

Caplinger Mills voters

will be driving to Stock-

ton City Library to vote.

Warner said she contact-

ed County Clerk Heather

York, but she feels she

has not received adequate

information.

When questioned, Coun-

ty Clerk Heather York said

several voting precinct

changes have occurred.

“This is not top secret

as new voter registration

cards went out across

the county over the past

month with the new vot-

ing locations noted on the

cards’” York told CCR.

“This has been a difﬁcult

decision that has been in

the making for the bet-

ter part of the past six or

seven years; change isn’t

always easy, even when

it’s necessary. I need folks

to be aware of this change

and have already prepared

a notice for all the papers

but will send all the per-

tinent information to you

as we get a little closer to

election day so that it is

fresher on voters’ minds

to double check their voter

registration cards for the

proper voting locations.

As we are currently ﬁve

weeks out, I intend to wait

a couple more weeks to

send this,”

York said a polling loca-

tion list will also accom-

pany the required legal

election publication the

week before the election.

Warner, however, has

indicated that she would

like more information now

to understand why it was

changed and if there is

any way to reverse the

decision.

“I …was surprised our

polling place isn’t a block

away at Caplinger Woods

as it has always been. In-

stead, it is in town at the

library,” Warner said.

“That isn’t a far trek for

us as we are in Stockton

daily, but for many people

in this area, it is, as there

are farmers who are work-

ing their land and cattle

during the day, zipping

over to Caplinger Woods

to vote is what they have

always done. Since this

is such a pivotal election

year, I was surprised to

see the polling place had

changed, which could

make it difﬁcult for many

people in our county to

vote, having to travel

miles into town.”

She continued, “I then

called the Cedar County

election ofﬁce, and they

explained the polling

place was closed due to

lack of equal representa-

tion from each primary

party to run the voting

process at that location. I

wondered what happened

to the people who worked

the polling place at Ca-

plinger Woods during the

last election. Did some

not update their volunteer

status? Were there some

deaths that caused the

uneven count of the usual

polling workers? Both are

situations in which I can

understand how a polling

place could become obso-

lete, but I couldn’t imagine

the county closing a polling

place without some sort of

a public request for polling

workers whether by mail

or by advertisement in the

newspaper to keep these

essential polling places

open to allow out of town

voters to vote….” Since she

is a registered independent,

Warner said she asked if

she could work the polls.

“The answer was no,” she

said. “I had to be one of the

two primary parties….”

“Also, in talking to

several of my full-time

resident campers, they

had received their up-

dated voting cards in the

mail but simply slid the

card into their wallet and

hadn’t noticed their poll-

ing place had changed. I

wonder how many neigh-

bors out here in the coun-

try received the same

and wouldn’t notice our

long-time polling place is

closed….” she said.

When CCR contacted

York again with questions

about polling place chang-

es and reasons, York re-

sponded that polling plac-

es would be given nearer

the election time.

As of now, voters may

want to check their new

registration cards to see

if their polling place has

changed. Voters can also

go to https://voteroutreach.

sos.mo.gov/portal to ﬁnd

their polling place.

Rock on!

Get ready for the

thrill of the hunt and

the chance to win ex-

citing prizes.

The Cedar County

Republican Newspa-

per reveals the first

clue in the July rock

hunt. This time, rock

painter Tracy Nichols

of ElDo has given us

a ﬁsh to ﬁnd. And it is

not hidden near water.

This month, the rock

is hidden somewhere

in ElDo.

Join in the fun and be

part of the community

by following the clues

and searching for the

rock. A new clue will

be revealed each week

in July until the rock is

discovered and brought

to the newspaper ofﬁce.

If the rock is not

found by July 24, an

exact geo site will be

given.

Just imagine the de-

lightful prize package

each month! Thanks to

the generosity of our lo-

The much-anticipated CCR rock hunt is back and is in ElDo!

cal businesses, Enriques in

Stockton is contributing a

$30 gift certiﬁcate; Simple

Simons is donating a free

large pizza; The Bait Shop

is giving out a dozen min-

nows or worms; and Retro

Spirit is donating a free

t-shirt. We are also adding

a Cedar County Republican

Newspaper mug and pen.

Last month, Katry-

na Haslock of Stockton

found the rock on the ﬁrst

clue! She cleverly found

the CCR Rock hiding un-

der the “Fierce” eagle

near the large arrow-

head-shaped rock near the

Conservation’s Veterans

Memorial.

You can be this month’s

winner! Here is the ﬁrst clue:

“I am on dry land but

cool in a public location in

El Dorado Springs.”

Restraining order puts halt on alleged sex party

By Pat Hindman

A temporary restraining

order granted one day be-

fore a scheduled event re-

sulted in a shut-down of a

TLC Hawaiian Hotties party

scheduled at Zumwalt Expo

Center in Stockton. An afﬁ-

davit signed by Cedar Coun-

ty Sheriff James McCrary

and a temporary restrain-

ing order ﬁled in the Cir-

cuit Court by Cedar County

Prosecuting Attorney Ty

Gaither showed cause as to

why the restraining order

was in force for ten days. Al-

legedly, TLC was planning

a “BDSM” party Saturday

night at the Expo Center.

The restraining order was

issued Friday. Following

the restraining order, the

respondent had until July 1

to show why the preliminary

injunction should not be is-

sued. As of the print date,

CCR has not conﬁrmed a

response.

It is alleged in the afﬁda-

vit the TLC Hawaiian Hot-

ties advertised this event as

a “BDSM Sex Party” with

smoking of marijuana and

acts that could be deter-

mined as promoting prosti-

tution. Attendees reportedly

pay to enter and take part in

the event.

Sheriff McCrary said the

restraining order was given

when it became apparent

there could be violations of

law. According to the re-

straining order, TLC Hawai-

ian Hotties is a subsidiary of

a Limit Liability Corpora-

tion that is doing business

in Missouri. The afﬁdavit

states, “The respondent

leased the Zumwalt Center

located on RB Road for the

purpose of staging, conduct-

ing, promoting, and host-

ing a “BDSM” sex party.

The Hawaiian Hotties is

charging $25 for entrance,

admission, and participation

in the “Sex Party.”

The Zumwalt Center is

a public place leased with

the Corp of Engineers on

federal ground.

The afﬁdavit also states

the plaintiff “has been car-

rying out and will continue

to carry out such acts unless

restrained by Order of the

Court.” The order states, “ir-

reparable injury, loss, and or

damage to the public health,

welfare, and safety will re-

sult to Plaintiff before notice

can be given to Respondent.”

Similar events have re-

portedly been held at the

Zumwalt Center. One such

event was shown on a TLC

Facebook page as occurring

in September 2022.

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From left: Sheridan Garman-Neeman, the Chief Com-

munity Wealth ocer for New Growth stands with Pam

Bowen, winner of best costume during Summer Lovin,

a fties trivia event. Alana Hindman

The winning trivia team for the Liston Centers Summer Lovin fundraiser was the Cauthon family, with a total of

420 points. Contributed news

Trivia Fundraiser for ElDO’S Liston Center raises upwards of $3000

By Alana Hindman

The Liston Center in

ElDO hosted Summer Lo-

vin’, a trivia fundraiser,

this past Friday. Thanks

to sponsors, donations,

team registrations, a 50/50

raffle, and food sales,

the event raised close to

$3,000, which will help

pay for the kitchen reno-

vation.

Sixty-four players and

ten staff enjoyed the eve-

ning’s fabulous fifties

theme. Mike Morin was

the MC for the event. The

winning team was the

Cauthon family, with 420

points; second place was

the Fugate team, with 390.

Many came dressed in ﬁf-

ties style, and the best cos-

tume prize went to Pam

Bowen, a local.

“I loved seeing such a

great crowd represent-

ing diverse groups in the

community. I loved that

we had representation

from Stockton, Osceola,

and Appleton City in addi-

tion to El Dorado Springs.

And I loved that every-

The Director of the Women’s Business Center at New

Growth in ElDO, Wacey Rivale, looked the part during

the fabulous fties trivia night at the Liston Cen-

ter. Alana Hindman

one was so good-humored

and seemed to have such

a good time. From the be-

ginning, the Liston Center

was meant to be a commu-

nity center for activities

and community resourc-

es,” said Debra Vickers,

Public Relations Director

for the West Central Mis-

souri Community Action

Agency.

Rhonda Dines, market-

ing coordinator for New

Growth MO, a community

development corporation

afﬁliated with West Cen-

tral Missouri Community

Action Agency, said,” It

was a fun party. Playing

trivia and visiting with

and seeing everyone there

was really fun. Plus, it was

gratifying knowing it was

all for a good cause. The

main vision for initiating

a Festival of Games was

to create opportunities for

communities to connect.

“I would encourage

someone to come out and

have fun and spend time

with their neighbors,” she

added. “Yes, it’s fundrais-

ing for a good cause, but it

is more about having fun

and connecting with oth-

ers in your community.”

Along with events, the

Liston Center sometimes

houses a warming or cool-

ing station, and public

showers are open by ap-

pointment on certain days.

The upcoming functional

kitchen will enhance the

opportunity to offer meals

when the center is in use

Seventy-four people enjoyed the fties trivia compe-

tition this past Friday evening. This event was a fund-

raiser for a future kitchen at the Liston Center. Alana

Hindman

and bring a new level of

comfort and convenience

to the community.

El Dorado Youth Inc.

initially introduced Trivia

nights at the Liston Cen-

ter. This group renovated

the old school building,

added the gym, and envi-

sioned saving it and turn-

ing it into a community re-

source. They were known

to host trivia nights each

year; however, this is the

ﬁrst time since 2019 that

Liston has had a trivia

night.

Last Friday’s fun event

kicked off West Central’s

Festival of Games, a se-

ries of activities across

the nine-county region.

Another trivia night is

tentatively planned for

August. A Poker Run is

planned in the Bates/Cass

County area in early Sep-

tember. Bingo for a Cause

is scheduled for Septem-

ber 27 in Clinton.

“The culminating activ-

ities will be in Warsaw

in late October and will

feature games, entertain-

ment, and awards present-

ed to winners of previous

events. These activities

are all in the planning

stage-we will share details

as they develop,” conclud-

ed Vickers.

Send inquiries to info@

wcmcaa.org or dvickers@

wcmcaa.org for details

about upcoming events.

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Marley misses kids and dogs, so help

him nd his perfect home

By Izzy Hindman

Hi guys! I’m super excit-

ed to meet you. My name is

Marley, and I am a Great

Pyrenees mixed with a Ca-

tahoula Leopard dog.

At about three years old,

I’m in excellent health and

ready to have new adven-

tures. I’m a bit shy at ﬁrst,

but I’m a quick learner. I

came from a home with

kids and other dogs, so I

would be a great ﬁt for a

family like that. I just need

a little time to warm up to

new people.

I have a heart full of love

that I’m eager to share with

everyone, and I can’t wait

to ﬁnd a loving family to

share it with.

I love pets and treats and

even know some tricks. I’m

a good sitter.

I can’t wait to meet you.

Please come see me.

Best wishes, Marley

Navigate the website at

www.polkcountyhumane-

society.org to ﬁnd my pro-

file, other available ani-

mals, applications to adopt

or foster, and contact infor-

mation. Follow on Facebook

or TikTok at PolkCounty-

HumaneSociety.

Marley is a beautiful

mixture of two loyal dog

breeds. Please check out

this sweet boy who wants

to be around family again.

Izzy Hindman

Interesting facts related to Independence Day

From the CCR newsroom

Americans celebrate

Independence Day ev-

ery July 4. The holiday

has become synonymous

with summer fun, as

grand fireworks displays

and backyard barbecues

are integral components

of many people’s July 4

celebrations.

As Americans and

residents of the United

States prepare for some

festive Fourth of July

celebrations, they can

keep these interesting

facts related to Indepen-

dence Day in mind.

· There have been many

iterations of the Ameri-

can ﬂag. The American

ﬂag has become an iconic

symbol of freedom rec-

ognized across the globe

since the United States

declared their indepen-

dence from Great Brit-

ain in 1776. But few July

4 celebrants may know

As Americans and resi-

dents of the United States

prepare for some festive

Fourth of July celebra-

tions, they can keep these

interesting facts related

to Independence Day in

mind.

and Sausage Council

estimates that 150 mil-

lion hot dogs are con-

sumed on July 4. Though

there’s no correspond-

ing estimate related to

how many hamburgers

Americans eat on July 4,

various reports suggest

Americans eat roughly

50 billion burgers annu-

ally, so it’s fair to con-

clude many a burger will

be consumed this Inde-

pendence Day.

· July is a popular

month for nations to

celebrate their indepen-

dence. In addition to the

United States, various

countries, including Al-

geria (July 5), Argentina

(July 9), The Bahamas

(July 10), Belarus (July

3), Burundi (July 1), Can-

ada (July 1), Cape Verde

(July 1), Colombia (July

20), Kiribati (July 12),

and Liberia (July 26),

celebrate their Indepen-

dence Day in July.

· John Adams, a Found-

ing Father of the United

States and the second

president in the coun-

try’s history, felt Amer-

icans should celebrate

their independence

from Great Britain on

July 2. That’s because

the Continential Con-

gress voted for indepen-

dence on July 2, 1776.

However, the Declara-

tion of Independence

was not approved for

two more days, thus

making July 4 the day to

celebrate America’s in-

dependence from Great

Britain.

that the current version

is the 27th iteration of the

American ﬂag. According

to the U.S. Chamber of

Commerce, the current

version of the ﬂag ofﬁ-

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life you’ve built together,

lled with love, joy, and

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A Stockton Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting was held Saturday at Hideaway

River Farms, Caplinger Woods, north of Stockton. Hideaway has been owned by

Scott and Leah Boldin of Las Vegas since 2021. The couple and their families have

been working on improvements and additions since then. Hideaway now has 11

new camper sites on Sac River, remodeled river-front cabins, additional camping

sites, and new tent camping. The Boldins are now moving to Hideaway to become

members of the community. Pat Hindman

Hideaway celebrates signicant

changes with ribbon-cutting

cially became the ﬂag on

July 4, 1960.

· More than half of

all Americans own an

American flag. A 2023

poll from WalletHub

found that 57 percent of

Americans own an Amer-

ican flag. And that’s not

the only way Ameri-

cans show their national

pride, as the same poll

found that roughly one in

three Americans intend-

ed to purchase patriotic

merchandise for July 4.

· The United States is

not the only place to cele-

brate American indepen-

dence. Such celebrations

occur in various coun-

tries, including Australia,

Denmark, Ireland, and

Norway. The festivities

in Rebild National Park in

Denmark is believed to be

the largest celebration of

American independence

outside the United States.

· The National Hot Dog

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Wednesday, July 3, 2024

4 Boating Tips for July Fourth: Likely

the Longest Anchoring Day of the Year

Contributed news

The BoatUS Founda-

tion for Boating Safety

and Clean Water has four

tips to help boaters spend

America’s birthday safely

at anchor.

1. Be anchor smart. Be-

fore heading out, is your

anchoring gear is up to

snuff? Bitter end secured?

You may not have used it

yet this boating season, so

be sure all is good to go

for whatever anchoring

arrangement – a picnic

hook, extra fenders for a

raft-up, or shoreside tie-up

requiring a second line.

When arriving to your

celebration spot and set-

ting anchor, ensure you

let out enough scope for

the depth and predicted

weather conditions. Show

some courtesy if things

get crowded. On the other

hand, don’t be that guy

who runs into an anchor-

age throwing a wake or

who is completely oblivi-

ous to those around him.

2. Avoid CO poisoning.

Generators give boaters

the creature comforts

they want. However, don’t

run the generator if you’ve

got swimmers in the water

at the back of the boat – a

common place for guests

to congregate on ﬂoats and

pool toys. This is where

exhaust ports often locat-

ed, spewing dangerous,

odorless carbon monoxide.

3. Don’t stress it. It’s

a long day on the water.

Be careful with stressors

including noise, vibration,

sun, wind, waves and other

motion. U.S. Coast Guard

research shows that four

Boaters will need to have patience during the Fourth

of July holiday period, especially at launch ramps after

reworks shows end, says Boat Owners Association of

The United States. Contributed news

hours of exposure to these

can produce a kind of fa-

tigue, or “boater’s hypno-

sis,” which slows reaction

time almost as much as if

you were legally drunk.

Adding alcohol makes it

worse.

For your boat, don’t

stress your battery play-

ing music all day. Tow-

BoatUS reports calls to

its 24-hour dispatch for

battery jump services

surge – as if on cue – just

after the ﬁrework shows

end when boaters want to

head home.

4. Get home safely. Be-

fore departing an anchor-

age, wait to turn on the

engine until everyone is

back aboard and ladder is

up. If you’re leaving a ﬁre-

works show, proceed with

utmost caution. It’s always

better to wait a few min-

utes for everyone to clear

out and give a chance for

wakes to subside before

departing. Be patient and,

again, give as much cour-

tesy as you can. Everyone

aboard should be acting

as a lookout. Never take a

shortcut home after dark.

Did you

know?

From the CCR newsroom

John Adams, a staunch

supporter of American

independence and a rep-

resentative for Boston

at the First Continental

Congress, felt that, af-

ter America gained in-

dependence from Great

Britain, July 2nd was the

correct date on which

to celebrate American

Independence Day. July

2nd was when the vote

for independence took

place. July 4, 1776 was

when the Declaration

of Independence was

ofﬁcially signed. There-

after, Adams would re-

portedly decline invita-

tions to appear at July

4th events in protest. In

an interesting turn of

events, July 4th would

prove significant to

Adams in another way.

Both Adams and Thom-

as Jefferson, another

key ﬁgure in American

history, died on July 4,

1826, which marked the

50th anniversary of the

adoption of the Decla-

ration of Independence.

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9 facts about the Declaration

of Independence

From the CCR newsroom

The Declaration of Independence is

a document that indicates the founding

principles of the United States of Amer-

ica. The declaration was issued by the

Continental Congress on July 4, 1776,

and announced the separation of the 13

British colonies in North America from

the United Kingdom.

That signiﬁcance means the public

may want to learn more about the

Declaration of Independence. Here are

some key facts.

1. While Thomas Jefferson wrote

the Declaration of Independence, it

was carefully reviewed and modiﬁed

by other members of the Continental

Congress, notably John Adams and

Benjamin Franklin.

2. The Continental Congress actually

voted for independence on July 2, 1776.

The written Declaration was dated July

4, 1776, but it wasn’t actually signed un-

til August 2nd of that year. John Adams

thought July 2nd would be marked as

the national holiday.

3. Fifty-six delegates signed the Dec-

laration of Independence, but not all

were present on that day in August.

4. While many know that John Han-

cock signed ﬁrst, with his prominent

signature readily visible, it is believed

that Thomas McKean of Delaware was

the last person to sign.

5. Others signed according to state

delegation and in columns, starting with

the northernmost state (New Hamp-

shire) to the southernmost (Georgia).

6. About 200 copies of the Dunlap

Broadside were printed. Today, 26 cop-

ies remain.

7. The original rough draft of the Dec-

laration of Independence has been lost.

8. The Declaration of Independence

was not universally accepted, and many

people in the colonies remained loyal

to the British monarchy and opposed

American independence.

9. The Declaration of Independence

has a message written on the back of

it. It reads, “Original Declaration of

Independence dated 4th July 1776.”

The declaration was issued by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, and

announced the separation of the 13 British colonies in North America from the

United Kingdom.

5 fun facts about the month of July

By From the CCR newsroom

July is synonymous with fun in the

sun. In the northern hemisphere, July

is typically characterized by sunny

days, warm weather and long hours of

daylight, making it an ideal month to en-

joy a little rest and relaxation. Though

it might be a great time for some R&R,

July also boasts an interesting history.

As revelers soak up some sun this sum-

mer, they can ponder these fun facts

about the month of July.

1. July is named after a person whose

been famous for thousands of years.

According to the Farmer’s Almanac,

Roman dictator Julis Caesar developed

the precursor to the Gregorian calen-

dar used today. Though that made him

worthy of a month named in his honor,

it didn’t do much to protect him during

his life, as Caesar was famously assas-

sinated in 44 B.C.

2. July is a celebratory month for fans

of revolution. American Independence

Day (July 4) and Bastille Day (July 14),

which commemorates the storming of

the Bastille and the dawn of the French

Revolution in 1789, are among the notable

revolutionary moments celebrated in July.

3. Baseball historians know that

many signiﬁcant events in the game

have taken place in July, and some re-

cords set in the month have withstood

longer than others. On July 12, 1931,

Mel Ott of the New York Giants hit his

100th career homerun, becoming the

youngest player to reach that mile-

stone. Ott was 22 years and 132 days

old when he set the mark, which still

stands today.

4. One of the more famous statements

in United States history was uttered in

July, though it wasn’t within American

borders or even on the planet Earth.

On July 20, 1969, American astronaut

Neil Armstrong, after stepping onto the

surface of the moon, declared, “That’s

one small step for man, one giant leap

for mankind.”

5. Two men who played integral roles

in the American colonies gaining their

independence from Great Britain both

passed away on July 4th, the day that

celebrates that very independence. On

July 4th, 1826, former presidents John

Adams and Thomas Jefferson, who

were once friends, then political rivals

and, ﬁnally, friends again, passed away

within hours of each other.

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Judgments

ST V KENDRA BERNING, EL DORADO

SPRINGS — Stealing — Motor Vehicle/

Watercraft/Aircraft- State of Missouri by

Prosecuting Attorney Ty Gaither and, Defen-

dant in person, and with Attorney Keegan

Whipple. Defendant, having previously been

arraigned and having entered a plea of not

guilty, requests leave of Court to withdraw

that plea and tenders a plea of guilty to the

oense contained in the Information. The

Court nds Defendants plea of guilty to

Count I is made voluntarily and intelligently

and with a full understanding of the charge

and consequences of the plea and with a full

understanding of Defendants rights attend-

ing a jury trial and appeal, and the eect of

a guilty plea on those rights on each count.

The Court nds a factual basis for the plea on

Count I. The Court accepts the plea of guilty

and nds the Defendant guilty of the crime

as contained in the Information. Whereupon,

the Court: grants allocution and asks Counsel

and Defendant whether they have anything

to say as to why sentence and judgment

should not be pronounced on each convic-

tion, and nding no sucient cause to the

contrary; the Court then; Suspends imposi-

tion of sentence and places Defendant on

probation for a period of ve (5) years under

the supervision of the Missouri Department

of Probation and Parole based on the condi-

tions set forth in the Order of Probation en-

tered this date which is incorporated herein

by reference. Said sentence and Judgment

follows the recommendation of the Prose-

cuting Attorney. Costs taxed in the amount

authorized by law to Defendant. Judgment

is entered in favor of the State of Missouri

and against the Defendant for the sum au-

thorized by law for the use of Crime Victims

Compensation Fund. CLERF $300.00 taxed

against the Defendant. Attorney allowed

to withdraw; Defendant sentenced to, SIS,

5 Years of Probation; Order for Supervised

Probation

ST V STEVEN ELIAS COMIS, WALLACE NC

— CHARGE 1- Dwi-

Probation- 2 Years; CHARGE 2- Exceeded

Posted Speed Limit (Exceeded By 16 — 19

Mph)- Defendant sentenced to Fine $400.00

and Court Costs; Case Mgmt Conf Held- De-

fendant appears in person and with attorney

Lee. Defendant waives rights (in writing) and

voluntarily enters a plea of guilty.

ST V GERALD LEE DEESER, EL DORADO

SPRINGS -

Stealing — $750 Or More- State of Mis-

souri by Prosecuting Attorney T. Gaither and,

Defendant by video, in custody, and with

Attorney Keegan Whipple. The Court nds

the Defendant guilty of the crime as con-

tained in the Information. Whereupon, the

Court grants allocution and asks Counsel and

Defendant whether they have anything to

say as to why sentence and judgment should

not be pronounced on each conviction, and

nding no sucient cause to the contrary;

the Court then; Sentences and commits the

Defendant to the custody of DOC for a pe-

riod of Ct. I ?seven (7) years. Said sentence or

sentences to be served concurrent with all

other cases. The Court further orders: Costs

taxed in the amount authorized by law to

Defendant. Judgment is entered in favor of

the State of Missouri and against the Defen-

dant for the sum authorized by law for the

use of Crime Victims Compensation Fund.

CLERF of $300.00. Defendant advised of the

right to proceed under S. Ct. Rule 24.035.

Then, Defendant examined under oath and

on the record as to assistance of counsel. The

Court nds no probable cause of ineective

assistance of counsel. Attorney allowed to

withdraw; Defendant sentenced to 7 Years

Doc CONC/CONS CASE & COUNTY: CONCUR-

RENT WITH ALL OTHER CASES

ST V AMBER LOUISE EGGERS, STOCKTON

— Operated MTR Veh With Brakes Not In

Working Order- Defendant sentenced to Fine

in the Amount of $100.00 and Court Cost

ST V LON GILE, HARRISONVILLE — Insu-

cient Personal Flotation Devices- Defendant

sentenced to Fine in the Amount of $60.50

and Court Cost

ST V JOSE LOUIS GONZALEZ LOPEZ, RAN-

TOUL, IL — Fail to Drive On the right Half Of

RDWY When RDWY was of Sucient Width-

Defendant sentenced to Fine Amount $60.50

and Court Cost

Marriage Applications

CHARLES EDWARD CARTER, 64, MARION,

AL AND ROSEMARY M ELLIOTT, 53, MARION,

CHARLES DEWITT RICHARDS, 41, EL DO-

RADO SPRINGS AND HAYLEY ELIZABETH

JULIAN, 32, EL DORADO SPRINGS

MICHAEL WAYNE MCCORMICK, 35, STOCK-

TON AND WHITNEY LYNN PYLE, 34, STOCK-

TON

Transfers

CENTRAL TRUST BANK TO THE TIMBR DOL-

LAR INVESTMENTS, LLC TO

LT 29 GREEN ACRES FF E 63.84 FT

B Z HOLDINGS LLC TO A C Z HOLDINGS,

LLC

STR 20-34-27 /W/NW

KENNEY, KIMBERLY ANN TO JSKA FARMS,

LLC

LT 1 STR 6-33-26 //NW

LT 2 STR 6-33-26 //NW

LT 2 STR 31-34-26 /N/SW

LT 2 STR 31-34-26 /S/SW

LT 2 STR 31-34-26 /S/NW

STR 25-34-27 /SE/SE

STR 36-34-27 /NE/NE

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STR 24-33-26 /NW/SE

STR 24-33-26 /E/SW

STR 13-33-26 /NW/SW

STR 14-33-26 E/NE/SE

BL 18 CORBIN & HALL’S ADD TO STOCK-

TON

KENNEY, KIMBERLY A. TO JSKA FARMS, LLC

LT 2 STR 31-34-26 /S/SW

STR 23-33-26 E/E/NW

STR 23-33-26 /W/NE

STR 23-33-26 /NW/SE

STR 14-33-26 E/SE/SW

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STR 24-33-26 /NW/SE

STR 24-33-26 /SW/SE

STR 13-33-26 /SW/SW

STR 14-33-26 /S/SE

STR 23-33-26 /E/NE

STR 24-33-26 /W/NW

NATHANIEL CHILTON, ABBY CHILTON TO

GC ARRIBA LLC

STR 29-36-28 /SE/SE

GC ARRIBA LLC TO RILEY JULIAN, HANNAH

JULIAN

STR 29-36-28 /SE/SE

ARIC HOLLOWAY, DEANNA HOLLOWAY,

ERIN HOLLOWAY TO CHRISTOPHER WAG-

ONER, MONICA HAMILTON

STR 16-35-27 /NW/SE

STR 16-35-27 S/SW/NE

CODY L MARSHALL TO LUCAS QUAMME,

MICHELLE QUAMME

STR 9-35-28 S/SE/SE

WARREN WILLIAMS TO BOLDLIFE ENTER-

PRISES LLC

LT 388 BL 50 CRUCE’S WEST ADD TO ELDO

//W

LT 389 BL 50 CRUCE’S WEST ADD TO ELDO

LT 390 BL 50 CRUCE’S WEST ADD TO ELDO

TODD LEONARD, MICHELLE LEONARD,

AUSTIN HUNTER, MEGAN HUNTER TO

MARYAM D EL-SHERIF

LT 78 BL 9 JOHNSON’S ADD TO ELDO

LT 79 BL 9 JOHNSON’S ADD TO ELDO

HAMMONS PRODUCTS CO TO ORAL E MI-

CHAM INC

STR 31-36-26 W/SE/NW

STR 31-36-26 /SW/NW

STR 31-33-26 W/NE/SW

STR 31-33-26 /NW/SW

RONNIE JOE FOWLER JR, MADISYN

FOWLER TO DARRELL FIGY

LT 3 BL 2 ORIGINAL JERICO SPRINGS

LT 4 BL 2 ORIGINAL JERICO SPRINGS

LT 5 BL 2 ORIGINAL JERICO SPRINGS

LT 6 BL 2 ORIGINAL JERICO SPRINGS

CARLENE R WORKMAN TO CARLENE R

WORKMAN, AMY R BRIGGS

LT 5 STR 5-34-26 //NE

STR 5-34-26 E/E/NW

TODD W BELT, JAMIE GATZKE TO LEON

CLIFFORD

STR 13-35-26 /NW/SE FF S 572.9 FT

STR 13-35-26 /NE/SW FF S 572.9 FT

ROBERT MOORE, VENETIA COPELAND, JIM

COPELAND TO DAMON BRYAN SLAUGHTER,

BRANDY JO SLAUGHTER

STR 16-35-26 /NW/SE

PAMELA MARSCH, JOSEPH MARSCH TO

PAMELA MARSCH, JOSEPH MARSCH

LT 7 CASSELL & SWITZER ADD TO STOCK

//S

LT 7 CASSELL & SWITZER ADD TO STOCK

/S/N

LT 9 CASSELL & SWITZER ADD TO STOCK

FF S 80FT

EL DORADO SPRINGS

POLICE DEPARTMENT

ACTIVITY LOG

On 6-17-2024, Code Enforcement posted a resi-

dence in the 400 block of South Forest St for nui-

sance grass.

On 6-17-2024, Ocers responded to the Police

Department for a sex oense that occurred earlier.

On 6-19-2024, Code Enforcement and Ocers

executed a search warrant in the 500 block of

North St James St for nuisance grass.

On 6-19-2024, Code Enforcement and Ocers

executed a search warrant in the 100 block of Mc-

Crary St for nuisance grass.

On 6-20-2024, Animal Control responded to an

animal neglect in the 300 block of S High St.

On 6-20-2024, Code Enforcement posted a

residence in the 300 block of South Park St for nui-

sance grass.

On 6-20-2024, Code Enforcement posted a residence

in the 200 block of West Olive St. for nuisance grass.

On 6-21-2024, Code Enforcement posted a res-

idence in the 500 block of South Jackson St for

nuisance grass.

On 6-23-2024, Ocers conducted a trac stop

where the driver, Dustin Dowdell, had an active

Vernon County, MO warrant.

Gerlt receives probation following Alford plea

From the CCR newsroom

Christopher Gerlt of Humansville received ﬁve years probation on June 26 when he

appeared before Judge Jacob Dawson in Cedar County Court with a felony charge of

tampering with a motor vehicle. Gerlt came before Judge Dawson with an Alford plea

regarding the 2023 case.

According to a probable cause statement, Gerlt was allegedly stopped for driving with a

revoked license when he was spotted leaving Casey’s General Store in 2023. The incident

resulted in a chase by a Cedar County deputy and an arrest.

Gerlt’s probation is to run concurrently with a 2021 probation violation regarding an

Alford plea for burglary.

Osceola juvenile dies in St. Clair County wreck

From the CCR newsroom

A 16-year-old male was killed June 24 on Missouri 82, two miles east of Osceola, accord-

ing to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Troop D report. The accident happened when a

1999 Oldsmobile Alero driven by the juvenile traveled off the right side of the roadway; the

driver overcorrected, and the vehicle crossed the center of the roadway and overturned.

The driver was not wearing a safety device.

This is Troop D’s 46th fatality for 2024.

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Cedar County RepublicanLEGALS

Wednesday, July 3, 2024

IN THE 28TH

JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,

CEDAR COUNTY, MISSOURI

JUDGE OR DIVISION:

PROBATE

In the Estate of JAMES

VICTOR KENNEDY, De-

ceased. Case Number:

24CD-PR00042

NOTICE OF LETTERS

TESTAMENTARY GRANTED

IN THE 28TH

JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,

CEDAR COUNTY, MISSOURI

JUDGE OR DIVISION:

PROBATE

In the Estate of ERIC LEWIS,

Deceased. Case Number:

24CD-PR00050

NOTICE OF LETTERS OF

ADMINISTRATION GRANTED

(SUPERVISED

ADMINISTRATION)

To All Persons Interested in

the Estate of ERIC LEWIS,

Decedent:

On June 21, 2024, the

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF

CEDAR COUNTY, MISSOURI

ASSOCIATE DIVISION

In the Matter of Haighan

Marie Massey, Date of birth:

11-13-2022 Minor Estate No.

24CD-CV00307

NOTICE UPON ORDER

FOR SERVICE

BY PUBLICATION

The State of Missouri to

Dakota Massey:

You are hereby notified that

an action has been com-

menced for a Petition of sole

legal and physical custody, and

child support of the minor child

H.M.M. date of birth 11/13/2022

born to Kelon Keith and Dakota

Massey.

The names of all parties to

said action are stated above in

the caption hereof and the

name and address of the

attorney for Petitioners is Peter

A. Lee, 12 Public Square, P.O.

Box 220, Stockton, MO 65785.

You are further notified that,

unless you file an answer or

other pleading or shall other-

BOARD OF

EQUALIZATION:

In accordance with Section

138.010 RSMo., notice is here-

by given that the Cedar County

Board of Equalization will con-

vene on Monday, July 15, 2024

at 10:00 a.m. in the County

Commission Room #5, located

at 113 South Street, Stockton,

MO in the Cedar County

Courthouse. An extra meeting

may be scheduled for July 8,

2024 at 10:00 a.m. if there are

enough sessions requested.

Any person who disagrees with

the Assessment of their proper-

ty may appeal to the County

Board of Equalization. A current

appraisal will be required to

consider any appeal. The ap-

peal shall be filed with the

County Clerk's Office no later

than 8:30 a.m. July 5, 2024. To

receive an Appeal Form, please

contact the County Clerk's

Office at 417.276.6700 Ext 222

or send your request to:

clerk@cedarcountymo.gov.

The Board of Equalization

shall consist of the County

Commissioners, the Assessor

(non-voting member), the Sur-

IN THE 28TH

JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,

CEDAR COUNTY, MISSOURI

JUDGE OR DIVISION:

DAVID R. MUNTON

Plaintiff/Petitioner: SCHMIDT

BASCH, LLC vs. Defend-

ant/Respondent: JESSICA J

LEWIS, W J L, A A L, CEDAR

COUNTY, MISSOURI COL-

LECTOR OF REVENUE, UN-

KNOWN HEIRS OF ERIC J.

LEWIS Nature of Suit:

CC Other Real Estate Actions

Case Number: 24CD-CV00302

NOTICE UPON ORDER

FOR SERVICE

BY PUBLICATION

The State of Missouri to:

UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ERIC J.

LEWIS 8100 S. 1865 RD.

HUMANSVILLE, MO 65674

You are notified that an

action has been commenced

against you in the Circuit Court

of Cedar County, Missouri, the

object and general nature of

which is Cc Other Real Estate

Actions and which affects the

following described property:

19880 South 1451 Road,

Stockton, MO 65785

The names of all parties in

this action are stated in the

caption above and the name(s)

and address(es) of the attor-

ney(s) for the plaintiff/petition-

er(s) are:

ANDREW RYAN MAGDY,

Schmidt Basch, LLC, 1034

South Brentwood Blvd , SUITE

1555, ST LOUIS, MO 63117

314-721-9200

You are further notified that,

unless you file an answer or

other pleading or otherwise

appear and defend against this

action within 45 days after

06-13-2024, judgment by de-

fault will be entered against

you.

Date 6/13/2024

Sarah Turner

Circuit Cler

IN THE 28TH

JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,

CEDAR COUNTY, MISSOURI

JUDGE OR DIVISION:

PROBATE

In the Estate of BYRON

BOCK, Deceased. Case Num-

ber: 24CD-PR00019

NOTICE OF LETTERS

TESTAMENTARY GRANTED

(SUPERVISED

ADMINISTRATION)

To All Persons Interested in

the Estate of BYRON BOCK,

Decedent: On June 6, 2024,

the last will of Decedent having

been admitted to probate, the

following individual was appoin-

ted personal representative of

the estate of BYRON BOCK,

decedent by the Probate Divi-

sion of the Circuit Court of

CEDAR COUNTY, Missouri.

The name, business address,

and phone number of the

personal representative is: Eliz-

abeth Floyd, 1304 W Battle-

field, Springfield, MO 65807,

417-886-8800. The personal

representative's attorney's

name, business address and

phone number is: Elizabeth

Floyd, 1304 W Battlefield,

Springfield, MO 65807,

417-886-8800.All creditors of

said decedent are notified to file

claims in court within six

months from the date of the first

publication of this notice or if a

copy of this notice was mailed

to, or served upon, such

creditor by the personal repre-

sentative, then within two

months from the date it was

mailed or served, whichever is

later, or be forever barred to the

fullest extent permissible by

law. Such six-month period and

such two-month period do not

extend the limitation period that

would bar claims one year after

Decedent's death, as provided

in Section 473.444, RSMo, or

any other applicable limitation

periods. Nothing in Section

473.033, RSMo, shall be con-

strued to bar any action against

a decedent's liability insurance

carrier through a defendant ad

litem pursuant to Section

537.021, RSMo.

Date of the decedent's death:

February 23, 2024

Date of first publication: June

12, 2024

Sarah Turner

Circuit Clerk

By: Niki Wood

Deputy Clerk

NOTICE

TO BIDDERS

The City of Stockton, Mis-

souri will receive sealed

proposals at Stockton City

Hall, 1424 South St., Stock-

ton, MO until 4:00 p.m. on

August 9, 2024, for a pro-

gram of group health insur-

ance benefits including den-

tal and vision optional for city

employees. The bids will be

opened at the next meeting

scheduled for Monday, Au-

gust 12, 2024, at 4:30 p.m.

Proposals must be submit-

ted in a sealed envelope and

clearly marked "Health Insur-

ance Bid".

Late proposals will be

rejected and unopened.

The City of Stockton re-

tains the right to reject any

and all proposals submitted

and to waive any technicali-

ties contained in any propos-

al and accept the offer the

City deems most advanta-

geous. Upon review of each

proposal the City also re-

serves the right to request

additional clarifications if nee-

ded, regarding networks,

benefits and funding.

Proposal forms and addi-

tional details concerning the

requirements for submitting a

proposal and the coverage's

required may be obtained

from City Hall at 1424 South

St., Stockton, MO 65785 or

by calling the City Clerk,

Vanessa Harper at

417-276-5210 and requesting

specifications.

Vanessa Harper,

City Clerk

veyor and two citizens of the

county appointed by the County

Commission. The County Clerk

serves as secretary of the

Board without vote.

following individual, Jessica

Lewis, was appointed the per-

sonal representative of the

estate of ERIC LEWIS, dece-

dent, by the Probate Division of

the Circuit Court of Cedar

County, Missouri.

The personal representa-

tive's name, business address

and phone number are: Jessica

Lewis, 8100 S. 1865 Road,

Humansville, MO 65674.

The personal representative's

attorney's name, business ad-

dress and phone number are:

Peter Lee, 12 Public Square,

PO Box 220, Stockton, MO

65785, 417-276-6700.

All creditors of said decedent

are notified to file claims in

court within six months from the

date of the first publication of

this notice or if a copy of this

notice was mailed to, or served

upon, such creditor by the

personal representative, then

within two months from the date

it was mailed or served,

whichever is later, or be forever

barred to the fullest extent

permissible by law. Such six-

month period and such two-

month period do not extend the

limitation period that would bar

claims one year after Dece-

dent's death, as provided in

Section 473.444, RSMo, or any

other applicable limitation peri-

ods. Nothing in Section

473.033, RSMo, shall be con-

strued to bar any action against

a decedent's liability insurance

carrier through defendant ad

litem pursuant to Section

537.021, RSMo.

Date of the decedent's death:

October 12,

2023

Date of first publication: June

26, 2024

Sarah Turner

Circuit Clerk

By: Niki Wood

Deputy Clerk

wise appear and defend

against the aforesaid petition

within 45 days beginning the

26th day of June, 2024,

Judgment by default will be

rendered in accordance with

the Petition.

It is ordered that a copy

hereof be published according

to law in the Cedar County

Republican, a newspaper of

general circulation published in

the County of Cedar, State of

Missouri. A true copy of the

record.

Witness my hand and the

seal of the Circuit Court this

18th day of June, 2024.

Sarah Turner

Circuit Cler

Marla Gettys

Deputy Cler

To be published in the Cedar

County Republican four con-

secutive weeks.

Date of First Publication:

June 26, 2024

Proof of publication to be

filed within 10 days of final

publication.

REQUEST FOR

PROPOSAL

STOCKTON R#1

SCHOOL DISTRICT

ASPHALT PAVING

The district is seeking bids

for asphalt paving of existing

gravel parking lots. Bid pack-

ets can be picked up in the

Superintendent's office.

Areas to be paved include

some areas where proper

elevation is required for

drainage. Locations are on

either side of South Blake

street behind Stockton mid-

dle School. The scope of

work is as follows:

Contractor shall grade to

proper subgrade for proper

drainage of completed proj-

ect.

Subgrade shall be com-

pacted.

Asphalt shall be installed in

multiple lifts with proper

compaction.

Asphalt shall be MODOT

BP-2 at a minimum thickness

of 3 inches.

Striping of completed as-

phalt shall be done for

parking in place of existing

parking blocks.

Bid shall include all barri-

cades and traffic control as

needed.

Bid shall include any and

all costs incurred for the

completion of the project.

Winning contractor is respon-

sible for all permits and

licenses required by the

municipality.

Winning contractor is re-

quired to provide proof of

insurance. This project is

subject to prevailing wages

and will require that prevail-

ing wages be paid to the

workers employed by this

project.The District will select

the best proposal as deter-

mined by the evaluation of

the RFP and any negotia-

tions. The Superintendent or

designee shall have the right

to reject any or all proposals.

Please include in the bid a

projected start date.

Sealed bids will be

opened July 8th at the

Superintendent's office at

12:00 p.m. If you choose to

email the bid's these emails

will not be opened until July

8th at 12:00 p.m. Bids will be

emailed to dcrawford@stock

ton.k12.mo.us and rbarnes

@stockton.k12.mo.us

For questions or to sched-

ule a site visit contact Rod

Barnes @ 417-276-9891.

(INDEPENDENT

ADMINISTRATION)

To All Persons Interested in

the Estate of JAMES VICTOR

KENNEDY, Decedent:

On June 6, 2024, the last will

of Decedent having been ad-

mitted to probate, the following

individual was appointed the

personal representative of the

estate of JAMES VICTOR

KENNEDY, decedent, by the

Probate Division of the Circuit

Court of CEDAR COUNTY

Missouri. The personal repre-

sentative may administer the

estate independently without

adjudication, order, or direction

of the Probate Division of the

Circuit Court, unless a petition

for supervised administration is

made to and granted by the

court.

The name, business address

and phone number of the

personal representative is:

Adam Kinnard, 11360 S 2325

Road, Stockton, MO 65785.

The personal representa-

tive's attorney's name, business

address and phone number is:

Jesse Ankrom, 119 S. Main,

Bolivar, MO 65613,

417-326-8756.

All creditors of said decedent

are notified to file claims in

court within six months from the

date of the first publication of

this notice or if a copy of this

notice was mailed to, or served

upon, such creditor by the

personal representative, then

within two months from the date

it was mailed or served,

whichever is later, or be forever

barred to the fullest extent

permissible by law. Such six-

month period and such two-

month period do not extend the

limitation period that would bar

claims one year after the

decedent's death, as provided

in Section 473.444, RSMo, or

any other applicable limitation

periods. Nothing in Section

473.033, RSMo, shall be con-

strued to bar any action against

a decedent's liability insurance

carrier through a defendant ad

litem pursuant to Section

537.021, RSMo.

Date of the decedent's death:

December 15, 2023

Date of first publication: June

12, 2024

Sarah Turner

Circuit Clerk

By: Niki Wood

Deputy Clerk

Cedar County Historical Society meeting news

Contributed news

The CCHS met at the muse-

um in Stockton on June 24th.

Members present were: Pres-

ident Judy Nichols, Vice Pres-

ident Chris Barber, Treasurer

Anna Hopkins, Ellis Benham,

Joe B. Phillips, Bob Estes and

Sheila Griggs.

The society will present a

program by Larry Wood on

August 22, at 7 p.m. at the

Boathouse Restaurant at

Stockton. Wood has special-

ized in writing many nonfic-

tion historical books about the

Old West and the Civil War. He

will be giving a synopsis of

several of his favorite books

and the Civil War history of

the Ozarks.

Sheila Griggs gave a re-

cap of the Stockton Alumni

School Reunion in Stockton.

Attending were: 108 alumni,

33 spouses or significant oth-

ers, 12 teachers, with 2 being

alumni. Attendees came from

10 different states, with Mis-

souri having the largest, at 95

alumni. Other states repre-

sented were: Kansas, Arkan-

sas, Iowa, Oklahoma, Colora-

do, Georgia, Texas, Virginia

and West Virginia. The oldest

student was Gus Rutledge,

from the class of 1949. Lin-

da Burmester and Ramona

York were applauded for their

many years as employees. The

Sunday church service was

presented by 1991 alumnus,

Reverend Kenny Batson.

Author and society mem-

ber, John Beydler, has in-

formed the society that he has

completed his second book,

“Picked Clean.” It will be

for sale at the museum when

copies arrive. A book signing

and program may possibly be

scheduled in October at the

Boathouse Restaurant. More

Information will be available

at a later date.

The society is still waiting

on the second set of records

on the Caplinger Mills bridge,

from the Mo. State Archives.

They are working on 10 years

of microfilm with that request.

Many used CCHS books are

being sold on E-Bay at great-

ly inflated prices. You might

want to check with the soci-

ety’s book prices before buy-

ing on E-Bay.

Claud Hoffman, life member

of the society, shared that he

has moved from El Dorado

Springs to the Missouri Veter-

ans Home in Mt. Vernon. Claud

is delighted with the move and

looks forward to sharing old

military stories with other

veterans living there.

Best Choice, B.C. Selections

and B.C. Clearly food labels

and computer printer car-

tridges to recycle are still be-

ing collected as a fundraiser.

Donations this month: Bob

Pyle donated a box of photos

from Mary Oldham’s family;

Melodee Chapman donated

some used CCHS books and

William and Lillie Burris fam-

ily photos of students at the

Independence School in the

Wagoner area; Bob Phillips do-

nated an old color photo of the

1924 Stockton School building,

not long after it was built.

The annual meeting and

election of officers will be

held on Monday, July 29th at

1 p.m. at the museum. The mu-

seum will be open on July 6th

and 20th, from Noon to 4 p.m.

and July 29th from 1 to 4 p.m.

Admission is Free.

For information, appoint-

ments or to purchase publi-

cations call 417-276-1142, by

email at cedarcomohistsoc@

gmail.com, on Facebook at

“Cedar County Mo Historical

Society” or by mail at P.O. Box

111, Stockton, MO 65785.

MDC encourages people to discover

red, white, and blue in nature

Contributed news

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — With

the Fourth-of-July coming up, the

Missouri Department of Conser-

vation (MDC) encourage people

to look for red, white, and blue in

nature through a holiday hike, bird

watching, backyard fun, fishing,

and other outdoor activities.

MDC offers some suggestions to

get started finding red, white, and

blue in nature:

Red Royal Catchfly Flowers,

Red Male Summer Tanagers,

White Beard-Tongues or Fox-

gloves,

White Great Egrets,

Blue False Indigos, and

Blue Male Indigo Buntings.

Want more information on these

and other Missouri plants and ani-

mals, including where to ﬁnd them?

Use the handy and helpful MDC

online Field Guide at mdc.mo.gov/

discover-nature/ﬁeld-guide.

Need suggestions for outdoor ad-

ventures? Find Things to Do with

MDC online at mdc.mo.gov/dis-

cover-nature/activities. Offerings

include: cycling on trails, back-

yard nature fun, birdwatching,

fishing, camping, floating, outdoor

cooking, hiking, hunting, nature

photography, wildlife watching,

and more.

Need to find Places to Go for

outdoor adventures? Visit MDC

online at mdc.mo.gov/discover-na-

ture/places.

Find MDC outdoor offerings

based on select types of outdoor

activities, locations, and more

with the free MDC mobile app —

MO Outdoors. It is available for

download through Google Play for

Android devices or the App Store

for Apple devices. Learn more at

mdc.mo.gov/contact-engage/mo-

bile-apps/mo-outdoors.

Celebrate the Fourth-of-July by

looking for red, white, and blue

in nature.

We all scream for ice cream

From the CCR newsroom

Few treats are more pop-

ular on a warm day than

ice cream. With its rich ﬂa-

vor and cooling nature, ice

cream is perfect in a cone,

cup, cake, or even as a side-

kick to a brownie or piece

of pie. Summer may be the

season when ice cream is en-

joyed the most — and many

people have fond memories

of chasing down the neigh-

borhood ice cream truck on

summer afternoons — but

ice cream is a favorite all

year long.

The number of ice cream

ﬂavors is only limited by

the imaginations of ice

cream shop owners. New

small-batch offerings come

out each week at private-

ly owned shops. However,

despite the inﬁnite number

of ﬂavor combinations, cer-

tain ice cream ﬂavors are

more popular than others.

According to the Internation-

al Dairy Foods Association

2022 Ice Cream & Frozen

Novelty Trends Survey,

these ﬂavors are tops in the

eyes of Americans.

1. Chocolate

2. Cookies N’ Cream

3. Vanilla

4. Strawberry

5. Chocolate Chip

6. Cookie Dough

7. Butter Pecan

8. Chocolate Chip Cookie

Dough

9. Caramel

10. Salted Caramel

According to a 2022 sur-

vey of 1,239 Canadians

conducted by Narrative Re-

search, these are the favored

ﬂavors among Canadian ice

cream afﬁcionados.

1. Chocolate

2. Vanilla

3. Mint chocolate (with no

chip)

4. Maple walnut

5. Butterscotch

6. Cookie Dough

7. Cookies N’ Cream

The number of ice cream

avors is only limited by

the imaginations of ice

cream shop owners.

8. Strawberry

9. Moose Tracks

10. Neapolitan

Vanilla stands as the

global ice cream favor-

ite, but some key ﬂavors

also stand out in countries

around the world. In Ja-

pan, Green Tea is a popular

ﬂavor, Venezuelans prefer

Banana, and in Thailand

Coconut reigns supreme.

Ice cream preferences

vary across the globe. How-

ever, ice cream in all ﬂa-

vors and forms is a beloved

dessert few can resist.

Cedar County Republican OBITUARIES Wednesday, July 3, 2024

OBITUARIES

Harold Franklin Cross died at home with his family

by his side on June 24, 2024 on the farm where he was

born on November 26, 1943 to Norman Preston Cross

and Mary Gladys (Bough) Cross.

Harold attended Independence School for four years

before schools were consolidated into Stockton. He

graduated from Stockton High School in 1961. He

attended and received a Bachelor of Science in Agri-

cultural Economics from the University of Missouri in

1965. He worked as a credit representative for Inter-

national Harvester out of Saint Louis Missouri for two

years in the southeast Missouri region. He married

the love of his life Janet Rosalie Keuhn in 1968 after

which they bought and moved to his family farm near

Stockton on Highway Z.

Harold loved to see things grow and managed the

cattle and hog organization until 1990 when he sold the

farm to his older brother Norman. Harold was elected

Cedar County Assessor in 1972, taking ofﬁce in 1973

until 1976. He worked as a farm manager for Hammons

Products from 1977 to 1982. Harold made the decision

to go to nursing school and received his LPN in 1985.

He worked in long term care for over twenty years.

First as administrator at Stockton Nursing Home for

three years, then staff nurse at Parkview Health Care

Facility in Bolivar Missouri for thirteen years then part

time at Stockton Nursing Home. He drove a school bus

after retiring from nursing for six years.

Harold and Jan made many trips together including a

trip to Scotland six weeks after open heart surgery and

traveled into all forty nine states missing only Hawaii.

He spent many hours researching his Cross family his-

tory and has written 193 pages of history for everyone

to have while pushing with two ﬁngers on the keyboard.

Harold was preceded in death by his mother and fa-

ther, sister Shirley (Cross) Frieze and nephews Jeff Cross

and Brent Frieze. He is survived by Jan in the home, son

Neal and Cheri Cross in Bolivar Missouri, son Kevin

and Imelda Cross in Brownsville Texas, granddaughters

Emily and Sara Cross in Stockton Missouri, grandsons

Bradley Rivera in Brownsville Texas and Joshua Cross

in Seattle Washington, nieces Donna Hogg and Carol

Bowerman, nephews Jay Cross and Phil Frieze, cousin

Gaila (Cross) Beach and grand cousin Isabella Frieze

along with many other cousins and friends. Harold’s ﬁrst

great grandson is due in July 2024.

Visitation services were held on Thursday June 27,

2024 at Bland-Brumback Funeral Home in Stockton.

The funeral was on Friday June 28, 2024 at the Freewill

Baptist Church in Stockton followed by internment at

Wagoner Cemetery. In lieu of ﬂowers, Harold’s family

suggests making a donation to your favorite charity in

his name.

Harold Franklin Cross

November 26, 1943 — June 24, 2024

El Dorado Springs Municipal Band to

Celebrate 4th of July is Weekend

Contributed news

We would like to thank our wonderful community

for turning out to honor Mark Koca and his fam-

ily at Sunday afternoon’s concert. We had a great

crowd and the weather was terriﬁc!

This Friday evening our concert will be cele-

brating the 4th of July! Come on out to hear some

patriotic songs and visit with friends with great

music in the background. We play every Friday

and Saturday evening from 8 to 9 p.m. and Sunday

afternoon from 2 to 3. We’d love to play for you!

Friday July 5, 2024

*4th of July Celebration

1 Thumbs Up, U.S.A. (V 16)

2 America the Beautiful

3 Armed Forces Salute (B)

4 Stars and Stripes (B)

5 The Black Horse Troop

6 God Bless the USA

7 76 Trombones (B)

8 US Field Artillery March

9 An American Celebration

10 This Land is Your Land (B)

11 Battle Hymn of the Republic

12 God Bless America

13 Star Spangled Banner

Saturday July 6, 2024

1 United Nations (V1)

2 Liberty Fleet (V 2)

3 Gallant Marines (V 3)

4 Night Flight (V 6)

5 Bombasto (PR 8)

6 Pasadena Day (PR 10)

7 Baby Elephant Walk (101 8)

8 Polka

9 Tuba Choice

10 I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing (B)

11 Salute to the Promised Land (B)

Women rst played in the El Dorado Springs band in

1919. In 1925, director D. I. Nethrow formed a wom-

en’s band called the American Maidens Band. The

band was composed of 24 women. The picture is the

women’s band in front of the 2nd bandstand. Con-

tributed photo

12 Swing Low Sweet Chariot (B)

13 God Bless America

Sunday July 7, 2024

1 Crusaders’ Hymn (S 4)

2 Under the Double Eagle (OF 8)

3 President’s March

4 Westlawn Dirge (T 15)

5 Tennessee Waltz (B)

6 Yellow Rose of Texas (D 12)

7 Percussion Choice

8 Polka Book

9 Chattanooga Choo Choo (B)

10 Your Land and My Land

11 On Wisconsin (B)

12 Holzauction (OF 4)

13 God Bless America

14 Star Spangled Banner

Finding the Women in Our History

Contributed news

The Cedar & Vernon Counties Society met Wednes-

day, June 19, 2024, at the El Dorado Springs Library.

Nancy Thompson presented the program, “Finding

the Women in Our History.” Women are half of our an-

cestors and half of the population. The video was from

the Library of Congress. The video showed the unique

challenge because women were based on relationships

and their connection with men. They held secondary

status as someone’s daughter, someone’s wife, some-

one’s mother. The video suggested searching by asking

questions such as: what was happening when and where

they lived? Was this during the time of abolition? Suf-

frage? Were they orphans?

There were several go-to resources such as family

information, census, vital, courthouse, church, and

school records. There are also marriage records, deeds,

military widow pensions, early school catalogs, obituar-

ies, photo albums and community newspapers printed

during that year. For more information contact the

Library of Congress or “ask a librarian” at ask.loc.gov.

The next meeting will be July 17 at the annex of the

Nevada Library. The program will deal with “DNA,

GED match, and GEDCOMs.”

Beware of patriotic scams this 4th of July, BBB warns

Contributed news

St. Louis, Mo – Better Business Bureau® (BBB®)

advises consumers to keep an eye out for scammers

who might take advantage of the seasonal rise in

patriotism this 4th of July.

“Scammers often play on consumers’ emotions

during busy buying seasons,” said Michelle L. Co-

rey, BBB St. Louis president and CEO. “They might

try to steal money by posing as a fake veterans’

charity or lure people in with a too-good-to-be-true

deal on party supplies. Be careful with your money

and personal information as you’re getting ready to

celebrate this year.”

Patriotic donations: Some scammers will send

phishing messages about fraudulent patriotic charity

campaigns around the 4th of July. These messages

look like they’re from real charities that beneﬁt

veterans or the military, and use urgent, emotional

language to trick consumers into handing over mon-

ey or personal information.

BBB’s tips for donating safely:

Start with a trusted source. If you’d like to donate

to a patriotic cause this 4th of July, look for trusted

nonproﬁts with BBB. You can visit Give.org to see

a national list of BBB Accredited Charities focused

on veterans and the military; at BBB.org, you can

view charity evaluations and ﬁnd local Accredited

Charities serving veterans.

Get the charity’s exact name. There are over 28

thousand veteran and military service organizations

in the U.S. They’re easy to mix up – and not only

that, but scammers sometimes impersonate well-

known charities using a similar-sounding name to

trick donors.

Beware of high-pressure appeals. Legitimate nonprof-

its will be happy to accept your donation at your conve-

nience. Beware of messages that pressure you to donate

immediately. If you’re not sure about donating, wait.

Protect your computer. If you receive an email asking

you to donate online, go directly to the nonproﬁt’s web

address and don’t click any links in the email. Make

sure the charity’s website is secure (its web address

should begin with https://) and that it is spelled cor-

rectly.

Shopping online for ﬂags or decorations: Around the

4th, many people head online to buy American ﬂags,

decorations and party supplies. Scammers might offer

fake or non-existent products to get payment infor-

mation or make a proﬁt. They also impersonate real

retailers with convincing-looking messages or websites.

Seasonal sales: While plenty of legitimate retailers

offer big sales around the 4th of July, scammers may

also take the opportunity to lure in unsuspecting buyers

with too-good-to-be-true deals.

BBB’s shopping tips:

Stick with familiar retailers. If you’d like to try a new

store, you can check it out at BBB.org before you shop.

Double check the source. It’s easy for a fake site to

mimic a well-known retailer’s website, so double check

the web address before you buy. If the website is miss-

ing contact information, that may be a red ﬂag.

If it seems too good to be true, it probably is. Websites

and unsolicited emails or text messages may offer crazy

good deals or giveaways. There’s probably a catch: The

items may not exist or may not be as pictured online.

You might get roped into a monthly subscription or

there could be hidden costs. Read the ﬁne print.

Shop with a credit card. It’s easier to dispute charges

and get your money back if there is a problem.

GENEALOGY PROGRAM:

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Position Available

City of El Dorado Springs

Department: Utility

Position: Water Construction/

Maintenance Laborer

Experience: General Heavy Construction,Have

Current CDL or Willing to obtain

Please send resume to:

City of El Dorado Springs

405 West Oak

El Dorado Springs, Mo. 64744

Attention: Joe Robison

*Applications are available at City Hall, 135 West

Spring Street or at the Utilities Warehouse located

405 W Oak, the corner of First and Oak Street.

Application deadline is August 1,, 2024.

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