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Aug. 5, 2020

UPSP 213-200 Vol. 156, No. 11

Larry Adams, Jr.

Larry Adams wins county sheriff post in Primary Election Most of those voting in yesterday’s Primary Election held locally chose a Republican ballot to decide the next Daviess County Sheriff. renew! Larry Adams, Jr., of Jamesport easily defeated Kyle Cornett and Tyler Miller by receiving 69% of votes cast. Thus, with no opponent on the ballot for the November General election, Adams effectively succeeds Ben Becerra as Daviess County Sheriff. A 38.17% voter turnout was recorded (1,995 ballots cast from a total of 5,227 eligible to vote). The sheriff ’s race contributed to most choosing a Republican ballot (1,724) over ballots taken by Democrats (245); only five ballots were chosen for three other parties with the non-partisan count at 21.

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YESTERDAY’S RESULTS Primary Election results shown below are only those where voters had choices.

Republican Ballot For Governor

Raleigh Ritter...........................41 ► Mike Parson......................870 James W. (Jim) Neely............630 Saundra McDowell................123

For Lt. Governor

Arnie C. Ac Dienoff..................96 ► Mike Kehoe.......................616 Aaron T. Wisdom...................176 Mike Carter............................481

U.S. Representative (6th District)

► Sam Graves...................1,304 Chris Ryan.............................329

Daviess County Sheriff

Kyle Cornett...........................247 ► Larry Adams, Jr..............1,162 Tyler Miller.............................274

Daviess County Assessor

► Aaron Piburn..................1,050 Joshua Ty Lisle......................377

Democrat Ballot Governor

► Nicole Galloway.................189 Jimmie Mattthews.................... 11 Antoin Johnson..........................5 Eric Morrison...........................19 Robin John Daniel Van..............3

Lt. Governor

Gregory A. Upchurch...............80 ► Alissia Canady...................135

Attorney General

► Rich Finnerran...................155 Elad Gross...............................52

U.S. Representative (6th District)

► Ramona Farris.....................68 Charles West...........................40 Gena L. Ross..........................45 Henry Martin............................55 Donald Robet Sartain................4

Amendment 2 to expand Medicaid in Missouri

Yes.........................................599 No.......................................1,337 (although failed in Daviess Co., Amendment 2 passed statewide)

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CARES funding available to Daviess County entities Daviess County has received grant funds from the U.S. Treasury to reimburse businesses, non-profits and other entities for any expenses incurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic from March 1 to Dec. 31, 2020. The first application period ends Aug. 11, with other application periods ending Oct. 13 and Dec. 15. Possible reimbursement items include rent, mortgage interest and utilities for any period your business was closed due to the pandemic order, as well as any expenses for sneeze guards, cleaning and sanitizing supplies, gloves, masks, etc. Some payroll expenses can also be reimbursed, as well as other items. For information contact the Daviess County Commission at 660DAVIESS COUNTY 663-3300, Ext. 5. James L. Ruse is the presiding commissioner.

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Coronavirus Update

Chaplain Theresa Hamilton named new Comfort Care Hospice volunteer coordinator

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Confirmed Cases to Date

Daviess County...... (unchanged) 19 Grundy County..... (+2 this week) 25 Caldwell County... (+5 this week) 34 Dekalb County...... (+6 this week) 35 Livingston Co. .....(+26 this week) 53 Harrison County..(+29 this week) 60 Clinton County...... (+8 this week) 65 Gentry County...... (+2 this week) 82

Missouri 54,854 cases, 1330 deaths

Statewide change (7 days): +9.1%

Source: Missouri DHSS at 8:30 a.m. Aug. 5

USA: 4.85M confirmed cases, 2.37M recoveries, 159K deaths Worldwide: 18.4M cases, 11M recoveries, 701K deaths

Source: Wikipedia; Daily situation reports available via the World Health Organization

NOTE: Most of the positive cases in Daviess County had either mild or no symptoms; all of the recovered have not had any long-term effects. Testing is available, but you should talk to your physician first.

Sheriff says to check your storage units The Daviess County Sheriff ’s Office is asking citizens who have storage units to please check them to make sure they are secure. The office has received reports of multiple break-ins that have occurred at storage units. If you discover your storage unit has been tampered with, do not touch anything. Contact the Daviess County Sheriff ’s Office immediately at 660-663-2031. If you have any information regarding the break-ins that have occurred, please contact Deputy Dalton Youtsey at the Daviess County Sheriff ’s Office, phone 660-663-2031.

2020 Kickin’ Cancer event now cancelled; gas cards still offered The Kickin’ Cancer with Kindness committee has canceled the block party, BBQ, and silent auction fundraiser scheduled for Sept. 26, 2020, due to the pandemic. Since the fundraising event last September, over $18,000 of gas cards have been purchased, helping many Daviess County cancer patients with transportation expenses going to treatments. Gas cards are still available at Farmers Bank and at BTC Bank to be used for fuel costs only. The community has been very supportive of this program for the past six years, raising money to help with the traveling expense of friends and neighbors. Make your donation by check payable to Kickin’ Cancer with Kindness. Checks can be dropped off or mailed to BTC, PO Box 35, Gallatin, MO 64640.

Cameron Regional Medical Center’s Comfort Care Hospice (CCH) is pleased to announce that Theresa Hamilton is the new volunteer coordinator. The new position is in addition to her role as chaplain, a position she’s held for the past two years. Becca Neuhalfen previously served in the coordinator role, and will continue to provide support as a social worker. In addition to hospice, Theresa and her husband Pastor Russ have served Cameron First Christian Church for four years. Previously, the Hamiltons were at Gallatin First Christian Church for 12 years. They will soon celebrate 30 years of marriage and have three adult children and six grandchildren. Mrs. Hamilton has a degree in journalism and enjoys reading, writing, and graphic design; she just published her first gratitude journal. She describes herself as “a life-long learner” who completed her

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religious education later in life. “I’m blessed to be serving in two important roles at Comfort Care Hospice with an amazing team of compassionate caregivers,” says Hamilton. “I look forward to working with our current volunteers and I encourage others to consider getting involved.” Becoming a hospice volunteer is a process that involves

training and some paperwork; however, the opportunity to provide compassionate care and support to people in need is priceless. Hospice volunteers can help in many ways, including providing supportive services by in-person visits, phone calls, sending cards, sharing hobbies, assisting with errands, homemaking tasks, and clerical services. “Though COVID-19 restrictions and policies are a challenge at this time, we are working as a team to find safe and creative ways to continue supporting our patients,” says CCH Director Dominique Clark. Comfort Care Hospice serves these 10 counties in Northwest Missouri: Andrew, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Harrison, Livingston, and Ray Counties. Palliative care is also now available. For more information about hospice, palliative care, or becoming a volunteer, please call 816-632-4411.

Bombers ‘the’ place in Breckenridge It’s “bombs away” for Bombers, an eating place which recently opened in Breckenridge. The business is owned by Heather Brown. She runs the business herself with help from her mother, Patty Newman. Bombers opened in the middle of May, but the kitchen wasn’t set up to serve food until the first of June. Bombers has candy, snacks, ice, and beer. There are tables and chairs for inside dining, a pool table, a juke box, and a picnic table outside. The menu includes cheddar bits, cheeseburgers, fries, hot dogs, tater tots, tenderloins, chicken strips, onion rings, pepper jack bits, and pizza. For dessert you can choose between an ice cream bowl, a drumstick, or a shake. In the future, Heather is thinking of doing specials like steak night and taco night. Once she gets settled, she is also going to try to get a hard liquor license. Hours are from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. The business may stay open a little later Thursday through Saturday. They are closed Sunday. “Come check Bombers out,” Heather says. “Come eat, have

a drink.” As a sideline, Heather has a taxi service. “Don’t laugh,” she says. “I have five teenagers.” She’s willing to travel between 40 to 50 local miles if you need a ride. She also has a dental lab located inside the Bombers building. Heather has been doing dental work since 1997. She started working in Kansas City, opened her own lab in Mooresville, and then moved the lab inside her home in Breckenridge in 2008. Heather owns the building located at 33061 Yard Avenue (M Highway). She had a business there before called Town and Country. She then leased it as the

Getting Place, which was there for a couple of years. She has now opened back up as Bombers, which was the nickname for her father when he was a kid. “People need a place to go,” she says. “There’s no sense in letting the building waste away. It gives the town and the surrounding area someplace to go.” Heather and her husband Donnie Brown have two boys, 16 and 18, are the legal guardians of two girls, 14 and 16, and are fostering a 15-year-old. The teens attend school at Ludlow. Donnie works for Infasource, a utility and pipeline operation.

Heather Brown named her business after her grandfather’s nickname

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