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Aug. 26 - 27, 2020 • Vol. 1, Issue 127

Hollister Schools honors retirees

Friday edition to include tribute to our publisher

Coming Back Home: Braschler Reunion Planned. Page 2

Here’s Your Sign:

Hobby Lobby making progress. Page 5

Solo Art Exhibit:

SMAC features art of Jennifer Manning. Page 9

WEATHER...page 17

Rain & Storm chances stick around through the weekend.

Charlene Free. (Submitted to Branson Globe)

Submitted to Branson Globe The Hollister R-V School District honored it’s 2020 retirees at a district reception on August 19. Those retiring at the end of the 2019-2020 school year were Charlene Free ( with 27 years in education - all in Hollister), Sandy Humbyrd (29 years in education, Hollister), Becky Renner (13 years in education, 7 years in Hollister), David Raney (33 years in education, 23 years Hollister), Cheryl Scott (19 years in education, Hollister) and Bob Williams (30 years in education, 25 years Hollister).

During the reception, guests

Becky Renner. (Submitted to Branson Globe)

Bob Williams. (Submitted to Branson Globe) Publisher Kim Rohde. (FILE)

Sandy Humbyrd. (Submitted to Branson Globe)

Cheryl Scott. (Submitted to Branson Globe)

were able to share memories and well wishes with the retirees.

Each retiree was presented with a memory book and a gift card

from the district. Representative Jeff Justus provided each certified teacher with a Missouri State Resolution.

Staff Reports On Friday, August 21, Branson Globe Publisher Kim Rohde passed away in her home. She was 63. Arrangements are pending.

Kim was a mom, sister, publisher, incredible sales person, and forever friend to all of us here at the Globe, and countless others in the Ozarks.

Our Friday edition will try to capture just a part of that. Please plan to check it out online after 6 am Friday at bransonglobe.com, or pick up a printed edition at your favorite retail location.

College of the Ozarks launches in-person fall semester classes Submitted to Branson Globe POINT LOOKOUT, MO. — College of the Ozarks students resumed classes Tuesday, Aug. 25. With more than 1,500 students enrolled, COVID-19 guidelines are in place to protect everyone’s health and safety.

The successful Summer Work

Education Program set the stage for the return of students for fall. Because C of O is a work college,and students work to offset the cost of their tuition, the on-campus, work component is essential. All students work 15 hours a week on campus and two 40-hour work weeks each year,

which covers about 25 percent of the cost of education. The remainder is covered by grants and scholarships.

College of the Ozarks offers a summer work scholarship yearly to students who qualify. Normally, the summer is broken up into two, six-week terms. The six-

week session covers room and board for one semester, while working the full 12 weeks covers the entire year of room and board.

In this summer’s adapted version of the Summer Work EduSEE CLASSES, PAGE 3

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Braschler Family returns to Branson for reunion shows

By Brenda Meadows Staff Writer The Braschler Family, a cor-

nerstone of Branson’s music scene for about 25 years, has rescheduled their reunion show

due to the COVID-19 virus.

The new date and time, September 13. was necessary due to

The Braschler Family returns to Branson for two reunion shows, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., on September 13 in Hamners Variety Theatre 3090 Shepherd of the Hills Expressway. (Special to Branson Globe)

social distancing. There will be a show at 2 p.m. and one at 7 p.m. in Hamners’ Variety Theatre, 3090 Shepherd of the Hills Expressway. The venue had been The Braschler Theatre and was built by their family.

“We are so excited to be coming back to Branson and performing for all of our dear fans and friends,” said Sherri Braschler. “It will be such a blessing to see old friends and relive with them some of the old gospel songs we used to sing those many years ago.”

It has been 13 years since the family performed on a Branson stage. The Braschler’s performed there for the last time in 2007.

Continual requests from the group’s many fans influenced the Brashler’s decision to do a one show performance in Branson.

“So many memories in the old Braschler Theatre and walking on that stage will be one of the most memorable times of my life,” said Paul Braschler.

The Braschler’s began their Branson journey in 1984. The theatre was just past Silver Dollar City and, at times, an audience of 10 or fewer came to hear them. But they did not give in to discouragement. They began attracting a following that allowed them to relocate to a larger theatre on Gretna Road in 1985 where they sang for several years. Some well-known country celebrities such as Larry Gatlin, Charley Pride and Roy Clark would “sneak” in to sit on the back row of seats.

As Branson grew so did the Braschler fan base, so much so the family built a theatre on Shepherd of the Hills Expressway where they performed for for 12 years. Which is why returning to perform at the Hamner Variety Theater is special to them.

The Braschler’s Branson performances also included comeSEE BRASCHLERS, PAGE 7

COVID-19 in Stone and Taney counties, by the numbers: (As of 08/25/2020. Data provided by TCHD and SCHD websites) CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES TANEY COUNTY 621 STONE COUNTY 204

RECOVERED CASES TANEY COUNTY 212 STONE COUNTY 132

DEATHS

TANEY COUNTY 16 STONE COUNTY 1

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cation Program, students worked two and a half weeks to cover one semester of room and board.

The two and a half-week session earned them almost $4,000.

During the five-week session, students earned room and board for the entire school year or close to $8,000.

This arrangement, with shorter work sessions, allowed the normal number of students, close to 700, to participate in the shorter, condensed Summer Work Education Program.

Bryan Cizek, dean of work education, said College administrators worked for weeks on this plan.

“We worked at the planning for over a month,” Cizek said.

“The day we sent students home in March was the day we were going to release summer work acceptance letters. Due to the conditions with COVID-19, we decided to wait. Instead, we immediately started diving into how we were going to do the Summer Work Education Program under these new constraints. Dr. (Jerry C.) Davis was clear that we should offer the same amount of summer work scholarships that we do in a normal year.”

Freshman business administration major Eva Howser worked

in construction over the summer and expressed her gratitude for the work program.

“As a student just starting out, and with COVID-19 restrictions in place, I don’t have a lot of options to work and make money,” Howser said. “Because I was accepted into this program, I’ve been able to pay for the next two semesters of room and board. I absolutely love what I do. It’s just a win-win all the way around.”

The College established guidelines to protect the campus this fall and made changes to operations in workstations and academic settings. “Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself” is the guiding principle as College of the Ozarks campus family members work to keep each other safe.

“The goal of our plan is to remain open all semester, which will require sacrifices and diligence by each member of the campus family,” said Dr. Sue Head, vice president for cultural affairs and dean of character education. “If loving our neighbor is our guiding principle, it will serve as a reminder to each of us that we are masking, physical distancing, temperature checking and hand sanitizing to protect those around us, especially those who are vulnerable.”

Students will adhere to strict guidelines before arriving on

LOCAL campus, including self-quarantine to the extent possible and monitoring temperatures. Students will be limited in their

time off campus, thus minimizing exposure.

The College has dedicated themselves to following the fol-

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From left, Juniors Stacy Roberts, marketing major, and Celine Douthit, public relations major, review a document in the administrative offices during the Summer Work Education Program in June. (Submitted to Branson Globe)

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Train Up a Child: Why some kids ‘act out’

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By Pat Little Little tries the patience of adults more than having a child misbehave by throwing a tantrum or acting in unacceptable ways. Often, the tendency is to treat the symptom of behavior rather than looking deeper to decide why the child is acting as he/she is and treating the reason for the behavior. There are many reasons a child misbehaves. One reason children do so is that they simply haven’t been taught acceptable behavior. Other children have found through experience that their actions get them what they want.

Still other children become frustrated about their present circumstances and act out because they don’t know another way to deal with the situation.

It seems that some parents think that children will raise themselves.

They neglect teaching their children proper behavior and simply leave them to their own way of thinking about things. These children are almost like little wild animals that have never been tamed. They make decisions according to base wants for the moment with little regard for consequences of behavior. If they feel like running, they run. If they feel like shouting, they shout. If they feel like tearing up something, they tear it up. Actions are determined by feelings at the moment.

In such cases, teachers or others working with these children must

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teach them how to act along with the “whys” of correct behavior. Often, these children have been left so long that they will never catch up with where they should be in learning proper behavior. In many cases, the parents themselves don’t know how to act acceptably even if they should decide to teach their children.

Some children act out because they have experienced in the past that doing so will get them what they want. These are the children whose parents give in to temper tantrums just to get the child to be quiet. It is human nature to use tactics that work for our survival. Children learn that this is one tactic that works, so it is repeated. A common example of this child is the one who throws a tantrum in a store while shopping to get something desired.

The parent, rather than tolerate the

embarrassment, will get the item for the child. The next time the child wants something, that child will throw another temper tantrum.

Parents need to stop giving in to the tantrums to change this child and instead respond only to positive behavior.

Sometimes children find themselves in situations that they can’t handle. This could be a child who normally acts very nice, but suddenly there may be an outburst.

Children have not yet learned the “niceties” of talk to say no to something beyond their ability. In addition, as a child, they are taught to obey and not say no. Parents and teachers sometimes “pigeonhole” a child into a situation that is scary or beyond the child’s competence. In such cases, the child knows nothing better than to become frustrated and “lash out” at those around. Not all children are of the nature to sit still for long periods of time in school.

Some children are designed to be active children and not the nice and quiet children we may want. God designs us uniquely and that design does not always fit into the expectations of a parent or teacher. In such cases, parents and teachers need to assure the child that he/she is not expected to do something that the child can’t do. A different assignment may need to be given at the level of ability.

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spent with a child to learn what the child is thinking and feeling. This knowledge helps us understand the child’s behavior and with many prayers for wisdom, parents and teachers can then address that behavior in a loving way.

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dy. Former Hee Haw character Homer Lee, played by comedian Terry Sanders, was part of the lineup.

“I was hired to be the comedian for the Braschler Music Show in August 1986 and was with them for 17 years,” Sanders said. “I am proud that they are having their first gospel Reunion Show. So many people loved them and all they stood for and considered the Braschlers to be like ‘family’ to them and have missed them so much.”

The Braschler family has won Branson’s Gospel Show of the Year, entertained people throughout the Midwest and was recognized as one of George H.W. Bush’s Thousand Points of Light in the 1990s.

The group’s harmonies and heartfelt passion for gospel music has entertained and inspired hundreds of thousands throughout the years.

Although the Braschlers have a reputation for gospel music, their show isn’t only gospel.

There will be plenty of country, bluegrass, pop and patriotic numbers in their reunion show.

Of course, on May 5, they will be singing many of the gospel songs that seem to have been forgotten in modern day churches.

For a walk down a longtime missed gospel memory lane, whether from childhood or from listening to the Braschler family sing those classic songs, the Sunday afternoon reunion show with the Braschlers will satisfy.

Tickets may be purchased by calling 417-334-4363. Local rates are available for Stone and Taney County residents.

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Continued from page 3 to the largest possible classrooms.

• Students will be required to wear face masks when indoors.

• Larger classes will alternate days and will make use of new technology, Swivl, so that some students can view the day’s lecture virtually.

• Larger classes may have assigned seating so physical distancing can be maintained, and efficient and effective tracking can be done should a student test positive.

• Students will have their temperature checked every morning before they leave their dorms.

• Any faculty or staff entering the campus will have their temperature checked at the front gates.

• Sanitation stations will be placed at the entrance of buildings.

• The Pearl Rogers Dining Center will not allow more than a 50 percent capacity, or 250 students, to be seated in the cafeteria at one time.

bransonglobe.com • Students will also have a carry-out option in the cafeteria, in addition to the traditional dine-in option.

• Cafeteria workers will serve food behind plexiglass windows, and the floor will be marked with 6-foot distancing labels.

The Armstrong McDonald Clinic medical and nursing staff have the capability to test those with acute symptoms and perform random spot checks throughout campus as needed.

Housing arrangements have been established exclusively for students who are under investigation and/or test positive to allow them to be physically separated from other students.

Staff and faculty members who test positive for COVID-19 must self-isolate at home until they have recovered.

“Because of diligent planning and based on what we’ve learned from the Summer Work Education Program, we feel very prepared to transition to in-person instruction with the whole student body this fall,” Cizek said.

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SMAC to host solo exhibit for local artist Submitted by SMAC Hollister, MO—The Southern Missouri Arts Connection (SMAC) will present the work of local artist Jennifer Manning in her solo exhibit “Mother” September 4 - 25 in the Branson Underground Gallery, 7 Downing Street in Hollister. There will be an opening night reception 6-9 p.m. Friday, September 4. Both are free and open to the public.

Manning grew up in Fair Grove, Missouri and doesn’t remember a time when she wasn’t creating.

She credits her parents for a foundation of traditional values and work ethic, on which she has built her life. Her parents encouraged her to follow her passions, no matter what they may be. And that is exactly what she did. She attended College of the Ozarks, including a time as a foreign exchange student to the Netherlands 1990-94.

Through battling thyroid cancer and motherhood, she managed to earn a Master of Art from Central Missouri State, Master of Fine Art from Fort Hayes University and a Master of Art Teaching from Southwest Missouri State Univer-

sity. She has taught art at College of the Ozarks and Palmire College in California. After earning her last degree, she settled into teaching high school art in her hometown.

Since moving to Branson, she has put teaching aside to concentrate on her art for a season. She also works at Sunshine Signs and owns TKO Construction.

Manning’s exhibit work is retrospective, flowing through the hills and valleys of her artistic career.

Her style can best be described as “abstract expressionism counterbalanced with elements of realism.”

“It shows the discord of my past and who I am now,” she said.

The opening night reception is being hosted by local author Alfred Horn, who will be autographing copies of his latest book, “Sanctuary,” a sci-fi adventure novel and the first book in his Predator series.

Southern Missouri Arts Connection (SMAC), a 501C3 non-profit local center of creativity, art education, innovation and community partnership, strives to improve the quality of life in southern Missouri by connecting individuals with the arts, for the benefit of all.

Artist Jennifer Manning’s art is described as “abstract expressionism counterbalanced with elements of realism.” (Special to Branson Globe)

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Season opener for Hollister Tiger Football is this Friday

The Hollister High School (HHS football team) takes the field as the Hollister Tiger Marching Band plays during a 2019 game. (photo by Brooklyn Schultz)

Submitted to Branson Globe One of the most anticipated events at the start of each school year is the return of Friday Night Lights. Friday Night Lights returns to the Hollister Tiger Football Stadium Friday, August 28, as the Hollister High School football team takes on Monett in its season opener and first home game. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.

While fans and families are “excited” for this long-awaited night, Hollister Athletic Director John Burgi wants to make sure that players, coaches and fans are staying safe and helping to ensure that Friday Night Lights can continue throughout the fall season.

“We have protocols and safety guidelines we have put in place and ask that everyone in attendance adhere to these for the safety of our players, fans, and our

visitors from Monett,” said Burgi.

Burgi said tailgating will not be allowed on the Hollister campus this year. Those in attendance will be required to wear a face-covering unless they are able to social distance. To help with social distancing, fans will be allowed to bring lawn chairs this year and sit in designated areas around the track and in all grassy areas. Tents and canopies in the grassy areas will be allowed as well. Fans will not be allowed on the football field at any time, including at the end of the competition.

Fans who are sick, showing symptoms or have been in direct contact with a COVID positive individual are asked to stay home.

Admission to Hollister home football games is $3 for adults and $2 for students. Adults age 62 and older are free.

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What’s in a name: When an ‘extra’ session is not ‘special’ Courtesy Senate.Mo.Gov. The Missouri General Assembly meets for little more than four months each year, from January through mid-May. With the exception of a short veto session in September, which is devoted exclusively to revisiting any bills rejected by the governor, the chambers of the Missouri Senate and House of Representatives remain quiet seven months each year. Once the gavel falls in May, except for extraordinary circumstances, no additional laws are passed until the Legislature convenes again in January.

And yet, since July 27, the Missouri General Assembly has been in session, considering legislative proposals.

The Legislature was summoned back to the Capitol by the governor, who is granted the authority to call additional legislative sessions “on extraordinary occasions.” Article IV, Section 9 of the Missouri Constitution says the governor, “may convene the General Assembly by proclamation, wherein he shall state specifically each matter on which action is deemed necessary.”

The governor’s proclamation calling the General Assembly back into session this year outlined six measures intended to combat violent crime in Missouri’s metropolitan areas. On Aug. 10, he expanded his call with an additional legislative request. Deliberations regarding those proposals are expected to continue through the beginning of September.

Many often refer to the additional legislative activity of 2020 as a “special session,” but that is not technically correct. According to the Constitution, the governor may convene an “extra” session. A “special” session may only be called by the Legislature itself.

Since 1988, Missouri’s Constitution has allowed the General Assembly to call itself into special session. A petition to convene a special session requires signatures from three-fourths of the members from both legislative chambers and must

state the specific purpose for the additional session. The Legislature has exerted this authority only once – in 2018, to consider impeaching a sitting governor.

Prior to 1972, the Missouri General Assembly convened biannually. The extra session provision of the Constitution provided a mech-

tracting major industrial expansion projects.

Although special sessions called by the Legislature are limited to 30 days, an extra session called by the

governor can last up to 60 days.

The current extra session, like all those in the past, is limited in scope and specifically focused on issues included in the governor’s

call for an extra session. The eventual outcome, however, is in the hands of lawmakers. Time will tell how this extra session is recorded in Missouri legislative history.

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Senator Karla May discusses proposed anti-crime legislation in the Senate chamber as the General Assembly meets in an extra legislative session called by the governor. (Senate.mo.gov)

anism for lawmakers to address important statewide issues in the off years, when the Legislature was not scheduled to meet. Even now, when the General Assembly convenes every year, extra legislative sessions, such as the one currently underway, are relatively common. Ten extra sessions have been called since 2001. Twice in recent history, the governor has called two extra sessions in the same year. In the past, legislators have been called back to Jefferson City to finish work on legislation not passed during regular sessions or to respond to unexpected events. In 1993, the Legislature was summoned to fund recovery efforts following devastating floods.

The following year, legislators impeached Missouri’s secretary of state during an extra session.

Several extra sessions have focused on legislation aimed at at-

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MDC connects people with autumn’s monarch butterfly migration

By Bill Graham, Missouri Dept. of Conservation Kansas City, Mo. – Autumn brings streams of monarch butterflies migrating southward

through western Missouri. As they mingle with local butterflies, it gives people a fine time to see the orange and black monarchs as they touch down

on flowers or warm up on stone.

The Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) Burr Oak Woods Nature Center will host a free online virtual program about

monarchs from 1 to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 2.

This program will also teach participants how to utilize citizen science to help track the monarch population’s fall migration to wintering grounds in the mountain pine forests of Mexico. Participants will learn how to catch and carefully handle monarchs, how to apply small paper tags to the wings, and how to enter tag numbers in a data base.

People finding a monarch with a tag can report it to the online data base. The information gathered helps scientists track mon-

arch movements and population trends.

A loss of habitat in North America and in Mexico has dwindled monarch populations.

People can help them with small landscape plantings of native plants, such as purple coneflowers or native asters where the adults gather nectar, or milkweed where the larvae feed and grow.

Registration is required for this program. To register, visit https://short.mdc.mo.gov/ZBe. To learn more about monarchs in Missouri, visit https://short. mdc.mo.gov/ZBn.

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MoDOT concerned over alarming rise in work zone, TMA crashes

Submitted to Branson Globe JEFFERSON CITY—As the state attempts to return to normal amid the global pandemic, the Missouri Department of Transportation is dealing with a surge in work zone crashes despite decreased traffic volumes.

MoDOT has already had 39 truck/trailer-mounted attenuators hit in work zones across the state this year. That compares with 19 hits at this time in 2019. Attenuators are like giant, crushable shock absorbers which absorb momentum and reduce the force of the impact. Damage to drivers and vehicles involved is lessened.

“We’ve had a 100% increase in TMA hits at a time when traffic on Missouri roads has decreased by nearly 50% for much of the year,” said MoDOT Director Patrick K. McKenna. “That’s not only an

overwhelming figure, it’s also completely avoidable with appropriate driver attention.”

“Distracted driving has been recognized as a major factor in work zone crashes,” said Nicole Hood, state highway safety and traffic engineer. “Since 2014, cell phone related crashes in MO have increased by 35%. Using a cellphone in a car is potentially one of the most dangerous actions you can take while driving.”

Any time highway workers are present on a Missouri roadway – whether it’s a long-term lane closure, a moving operation, or shoulder work – your safety and the safety of those workers depends on drivers’ focus and attention.

Since 2012, the state Slow Down and Move Over law requires motorists to slow down and change lanes when approaching MoDOT

Lost wages assistance benefit payments may start this week

People can learn how to tag butterflies to help scientists track their movements. Photo by MDC Staff, courtesy Missouri Department of Conservation.

Missouri nut season just around the corner

By Peg Craft, Missouri Dept. of Conservation The beginning of fall is a great time to gather homegrown nuts in Missouri. Our top three featured nuts that fruit in September and October are black walnuts, pecans and hickory.

Missouri is the world’s top producer of black walnuts which are used in many baking recipes and are our state tree nut. A green rounded husk about the size of a tennis ball covers the dark nut. The kernel is oily, sweet and edible. Walnuts are a hard nut to crack and first-timers will need tips to succeed.

An easier nut to gather is the pecan. It’s naturally splitting husk and thin shell make it fairly easy to gather and process.

Pecans are one of the most important cultivated nuts of North America and are tasty in pies.

Just as flavorful as pecans but lesser known are hickory nuts.

Missouri has over eight species of hickories and the better tasting nuts come from shellbark, shagbark and mockernut trees.

Hickory nuts are an important food for many species of wildlife including squirrels, turkeys and ducks.

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Courtesy of Missouri Dept. of Labor and Industrial Relations Jefferson City, MO - The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations’ (DOLIR’s) Division of Employment Security (DES) announced on August 24 that it is working as expeditiously as possible to issue Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) benefit payments to unemployed workers as early as later this week.

Missouri was granted initial funding for the LWA program and will be paying eligible recipients an additional $300 per week retroactively to the week ending August 1.

“Many families across our state are in great need during this time, and we are doing all we can to deliver the extra federal assistance provided by the President’s Executive Order to Missourians as soon as possible,” said Missouri Governor Mike Parson. “In fact, Missouri was one of the very first states to apply for and receive over $200 million in this latest round of federal funding,

allowing us to nearly double Missouri’s maximum weekly benefit payment of $320.”

“While providing this tremendous increase to unemployed workers, we are also taking seriously our responsibility to fund other critical needs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,” Governor Parson said.

“Missouri’s budget has taken a substantial hit in recent months, requiring us to carefully target every remaining dollar of our federal emergency assistance funds to support first responders, purchase protective equipment and testing supplies for healthcare workers, and to support teachers and students as they return to school.”

In order to receive an LWA benefit payment, an individual must be eligible to receive at least $100 in unemployment benefits per week, and the individual must self-certify that they are unemployed or partially unemployed as a result of the SEE BENEFIT, PAGE 15

vehicles or law enforcement and emergency vehicles with lights flashing. Failure to do so is a Class A misdemeanor and can result in fines and/or imprisonment.

To further underscore the importance of driving safely in work zones, last year Gov. Mike Parson signed “Lyndon’s Law,” to revoke

the driver’s license of anyone who hits a highway or utility worker in a work zone or an emergency responder in an emergency zone. Lyndon Ebker was a 30-year employee of MoDOT when he was hit and killed in a Franklin County work zone by a distracted driver in 2016.

“Operating a motor vehicle— whether it is an 18-wheel commercial transport or the family sedan—is a full-time job,” McKenna said. “Road conditions can change in a heartbeat.

We don’t want that heartbeat to be the last—either for you or our workers.”

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New network seeking to heal trauma in St. Louis

By Mary Schuermann Kuhlman, Courtesy of Public News Service ST. LOUIS -- As local and state leaders look to curb crime in the St. Louis area, a new initiative is focused on healing the trauma spurred by violence. There already have been more homicides in St. Louis in 2020 than all last year, and the lives lost include 15 children.

Les Johnson, vice president for family-support initiatives for the group ARCHS (Area Resources for Community and Human Services) said violent crime affects not only the victim but also the health of the entire community.

“It’s very painful to see, night after night, the number of children that have been fatally wounded or injured due to gun violence,” he said. “So, we were looking at providing assistance, help and understanding for those families

who have been impacted by crime.”

ARCHS is partnering with five area nonprofits on the Neighborhood Healing Network, which was launched on Aug. 24. It will help identify victims of trauma in the community and offer social and emotional support.

Johnson said he is hopeful the network will help reduce some of the stigma related to receiving mental-health support. He added that longterm exposure to crime can result in depression and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

“Families and children that are exposed in that manner often find it very difficult to function on a day-today basis, but they often may find it difficult to reach out to find help and assistance to deal with those issues,” he said.

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then they can provide that same type of a healthy emotional environment and socially supportive environment for their children as well,” he said.

According to the latest Missouri Kids Count data from the Family and Community Trust, the mental and behavioral health hospitalization rate for St. Louis County residents under age 20 is about 88 per 10,000 people.

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same day. The first retroactive payment should be issued by the end of this week and all others by the latter part of next week.

The LWA program will continue until the earlier of: 1) FEMA expends $44 billion from the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF), or 2) the total un-obligated balance of the DRF decreases to $25 billion, or 3) legislation is enacted that provides, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, supplemental federal unemployment compensation or similar compensation for unemployed or underemployed individuals or 4) December 27, 2020, which is the end of the period of performance for the grant.

For details and updates, visit labor.mo.gov/coronavirus.

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COVID-19 pandemic. Those who self-certified when they filed their initial claim and are eligible for an LWA benefit payment do not need to take any action because the state will automatically add the $300 to their weekly benefit amount.

Individuals who did not indicate they were unemployed due to COVID-19 and meet the other eligibility requirements will receive either e-mail or mailed correspondence from the DES by the end of next week on their potential eligibility for the LWA program.

As the DES will be processing retroactive payments separately due to the volume of items, eligible individuals should not expect to receive all their retroactive payments on the

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City naming sewage plant after John Oliver

DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut town’s officials are showing comedian John Oliver what they think about his expletive-filled rant about their city —

they’re naming the local sewage treatment plant after him.

Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton announced the tongue-incheek move in a video posted on his Facebook page on Saturday that shows him at the plant.

“We are going to rename it the John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant,” the Republican mayor says. “Why? Because it’s full of crap just like you, John.”

The new name comes after a recent episode of HBO’s “Last

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Week Tonight with John Oliver” in which he explored the racial disparities in the jury selection process, citing problems in a few Connecticut towns.

In the segment, Oliver noted Danbury’s “charming railway museum” and its “historic Hearthstone Castle.”

“I know exactly three things about Danbury,” he said. “USA Today ranked it the second-best city to live in in 2015, it was once the center of the American hat industry and if you’re from there, you have a standing invite to come get a thrashing from John Oliver — children included — (expletive) you.”

It wasn’t exactly clear what prompted Oliver to go off on Danbury. A message seeking comment was left for his agent Sunday.

Oliver also made fun of Boughton and other American mayors in 2017 over videos they made seeking to attract Amazon’s second world headquarters. In his video, Boughton asks Alexa where the best place for the facility would be, and Alexa says Danbury.

In Boughton’s new video, he also mentions that Amazon has decided to open a distribution facility in Danbury, although it’s not the second world headquarters.

“And, oh by the way, thanks for showing that Amazon video,” Boughton says to Oliver at the end of the video. “We did get Amazon here in Danbury.”

Kayaker reunites author with message in a bottle from 1985

MILTON, Del. (AP) — A kayaker who discovered a message in a bottle floating in a Delaware river was able to reunite the letter with the woman who wrote it 35 years ago.

Brad Wachsmuth thought the bottle bobbing in the water about 2 miles offshore of the Broadkill River was a piece of trash when he spotted it Aug. 8, just a few days after Tropical Storm Isaias swept through the area, WBOC-TV reported.

bransonglobe.com “As we usually do as kayakers, we try to pick up trash out of the water when we can,” he told the station this week.

But Wachsmuth’s friend noticed there was something inside, and the two fished out the letter written

by Cathi Riddle and her cousin, Stacey Wells, dated 35 years ago — Aug. 1, 1985. It described their family pets and asked potential future readers if they had any of their own, among other childhood musings.

Wachsmuth brought the letter to the Milton Historical Society and a curator reached out to family and put the two in touch, the news outlet said.

Riddle still lived just miles away in Milton, and Wachsmuth was able to return the letter to her Thursday. He said he was surprised it ended up in the same waters after decades of storms and tides, but Riddle suggested that maybe, it was fate.

“My cousin and I were staying at the beach and we decided to write the letter and send it out and see how far it went,” Riddle told the station. “It didn’t travel very far, but perhaps it traveled the world and came back.”

74 days, less than 1 mile later, Tennessee turtle recovered

ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. (AP) — A 150-pound tortoise who escaped from a Tennessee home has been returned after 74 days, managing to make it less than a mile during his slow and steady journey.

Though the African Sulcata Tortoise named Soloman crawled away from his Ashland City enclosure more than two months ago, he was discovered just an eighth of a mile away from home last week, his owner, Lynn Cole, told WKRN-TV on Friday.

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valley at a construction site and returned him within minutes.

He didn’t seem to make it far, but Cole said the true extent of the 15-year-old tortoise’s trek remains a mystery.

“I guess that we will never know the full details of Solomon’s great adventure and how he managed to elude us all for so long,” Cole told the news outlet.

“No matter his traveled course or intent, thanks to the gentleman and his son who happened to be driving by at that moment, Solomon is now safely at home and, as such, so much joy has been returned to our family.”

Cole said Solomon is a beloved pet who has been with their family since birth. The owners said they would pay his rescuers a reward for returning him home.

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1346 Battle of Crécy, south of Calais in northern France; Edward III’s English longbows defeat Philip VI’s army, cannons used for first time in battle

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1791 John Fitch granted US patent for his working steamboat 1843 Charles Thurber patents a typewriter

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Movies & TV • 1951 “An American in Paris” with music by George Gershwin, directed by Vincente Minnelli, starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron premieres in London (Academy Awards Best Picture 1952) • 1955 1st color telecast (NBC) of a tennis match (Davis Cup) • 1996 “7th Heaven”, starring Jessica Biel, debuts on The WB • 2015 WDBJ TV reporter Alison Parker and cameraman

Adam Ward are fatally shot live on TV by an ex-colleague in Moneta, Virginia Music • 1846 Felix Mendelssohn’s oratorio “Elijah” premieres at the Birmingham Festival in England • 1968 “Hey Jude” single released by the Beatles (Billboard Song of the Year 1968, Billboard 10th biggest song of all time 2013) Sports • 1971 Bobby Orr signs a fiveyear contract with the Boston Bruins worth one million dollars, the first million dollar contract in NHL history • 1971 NY Giant football team announces they’re leaving Bronx for NJ in 1975 • 2016 San Francisco 49ers Colin Kaepernick kneels in protest during the US national anthem at San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium while playing against the San Diego Chargers, objecting to racial injustice and police brutality in the US

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