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OMC to offer free Athletic Physicals Dave McVicker, APN and Reese Marriott, APN at the Ozarks Medical Center McVicker Family Healthcare will be offering free athletic physicals for student athletes grades 7th thru 12th. Marriott is also accepting new patients for all primary care health needs. The clinic is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. To make an appointment for a free athletic physical Volume 110 - Issue 29 or for more information, call 417-934-2273.
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MVPD to host Bicycle Rodeo on August 20 The Mtn. View Police Department is pleased to announce that it will be hosting a Bicycle Rodeo on Saturday, August 20 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the parking lot behind the police station. Children ages 5-13 will be able to participate in this event. Age groups for the course will consist of ages 5-7, 8-10 and 11-13. At the completion of the course each registrant will receive a certificate of completion and get a chance to win a grand prize of a new bicycle. Each age group will have one girls and one boys prize bike with helmet available to win. Courses in the Rodeo are designed to teach children important skills they will need to keep them safe on city streets or where ever they may ride. Five bicycle courses will be set up for the children to navigate through and it will incorporate important skills such as riding in a tight straight line, a figure 8 turning course, a serpentine turning course, a quick braking course, and finally a course that has 2-way traffic, stop signs, and an intersection where the children safely turn through opposing traffic. The MVPD is looking for 20 volunteers to help with this event who can sign up for at the Mtn. View Police Department. Among these 20, we are looking specifically for one or two bicycle tinkerers who can assist with the safety inspections of the children’s bicycles and small repairs. The deadline to sign up to be a volunteer is August 12. If anyone in the community wishes to help but is unable to do so, MVPD is accepting donations of retired/outgrown children’s bicycle helmets of all ages and genders that will be used as loaner helmets in this event for children who do not have their own helmet to participate. These helmets will be kept by the department to be used again for the next bicycle rodeo. For more information please stop by the police station or call our non-emergency line at 417-934-2994.
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Man faces multiple counts of Suspect arrested in sexual misconduct against child Lockwood by Laura Wagner Managing Editor laura@mvstandard.com
According to reports on March 28, 2016 a hotline report was made to the Missouri Department of Social Services Children’s Division in reference the possible sexual abuse of a six-year-old female. The suspect, Danny Campbell, was a friend to the family at the time of the incidents. Investigators with the Howell County Sheriff’s Depart-
ment conducted a forensic interview on April 1, 2016 with the victim and her 8-year-old brother. Both disclosed several instances of sexual abuse. On April 28, 2016 two search warrants were served for electronic devices, including phones, computers and cameras at the residence where Campbell resides with his brother and at a second residence identified as a travel trailer he lives in during the summer months. Several items were seized including Campbell’s cell phone,
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Jamestown man arrested for murder The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control announces the arrest of Christopher Cody Buxton, 30, of Jamestown, Missouri, for murder. On Friday, July 29, 2016, at the request of Moniteau County Sheriff’s Office, the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control initiated an investigation into a suspected child abuse incident. During the course of the investigation information was developed indicating 2 1/2 month old Kyler Buxton had been assaulted and received extensive injuries which were possibly caused by non-accidental trauma. The infant’s father, Christopher Buxton was identified as a suspect in this assault. On July 30, 2016, Buxton succumbed to his inju-
ries and died while at Missouri Women’s and Children’s Hospital. On August 3, 2016, Troopers arrested Christopher Buxton for 2nd degree murder at his residence in Jamestown, MO. Christopher Buxton was transported to the Moniteau County Jail where he is being held without bond. This ongoing investigation has been assisted by the Moniteau County Sheriff’s Office and the Missouri Department of Social Services, Children’s Division. The charge for which the above subject was arrested is mere accusation and is not evidence of guilt. Evidence in support of this charge must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.
a digital camera from his travel trailer and a tablet computer from his bedroom at his brother’s house. Those items were released to the South Central Missouri Computer Crime Task Force for analysis. On May 27, 2016 the completed report from the task force was received by the Howell County investigators. Located on all devices that were seized were multiple pictures and videos of child pornography. Officers believe the defendant poses a danger to the crime victim because on July 20, 2016 someone shot the victim’s vehicle while parked at their residence during the early morning hours. That matter is still under investigation. Danny L. Campbell, 53 of West Plains was arrested on
Thursday, August 4. He was taken to the Howell County Jail where he is being Danny Campbell charged with 5 counts of statutory rape-1st degree; 2 counts of child molestation-1st degree; 12 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and 4 counts of possession of child pornography. He is currently being held on a $250,000 bond. The charges set forth in an indictment are merely accusations, and each defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
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Fatality on Hwy. AZ A 49-year-old woman from Willow Springs was fatally injured in a one-vehicle accident that occurred Thursday, August 4 at 2:45 p.m. on Hwy. AZ. According to reports the accident was approximately 7 miles North of Willow Springs. MSHP reports indicate that a 1998 Dodge Ram pickup operated by Jodi D. Miller, 46 of Willow Springs traveled off the right side of the roadway and over-corrected. The vehicle then traveled off the left side of the roadway and overturned, partially ejecting a passen-
ger, Lisa A. Roberts, 49 of Willow Springs. Roberts was pronounced at the scene by Texas County Coroner Thomas Whitaker. She was reportedly not wearing her safety device. The vehicle, which sustained moderate damage, was towed by Adams Wrecker Service. The accident was investigated by Trooper M.A. Philpott and assisted by Trooper J.M. Kenyon, Cpl. T.R. Nelson and Trooper S.J. Crewse. This was the 21st fatality for Troop G compared to only 12 this time in 2015.
Mtn. View-Birch Tree
Tax rate hearing to be held August 18 The Mtn. View-Birch Tree will be held on Thursday, AuR-III School District will hold gust 18 at 6 p.m. at the Liberty a public hearing on the pro- Middle School Media Center. posed tax rate. The hearing Citizens may be heard on
the property tax rates proposed to be set by the district. The tax rates are set to produce the revenues which
the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016 shows to be required from property taxes.
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Solar cars pass through Mtn. View by Laura Wagner Managing Editor laura@mvstandard.com
Motorists traveling down Hwy. 60 caught an unusual sight in the Ozarks this past week. Multiple solar powered vehicles came through the area as they are participating in the 2016 American Solar Challenge. The race began July 30 and ran until August 6. It featured collegiate solar car teams in a rally style event traveling 1,975 miles through Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota. In addition to the race, the cars made pit stops at nine national park locations. Teams competing include: University of Michigan, University of Kentucky, UC Berkeley, Iowa State, Northwestern University, ZHAW School of Engineering, Illinois State University, University
American Solar Challenge - The Missouri S&T Solar Car, pictured above, made it’s way through Mtn. View on Tuesday, August 9 during the 2016 American Solar Challenge. The car is 4.64m in length, 1.62m in width and 1.04m in height. It weighs approximately 158kg has a custom axial flux hub motor, 3 custom billet 16” wheels and a carbon fiber composite for the chassis. (Photo: Standard/Burks)
of Waterloo, Principia College, University of Minnesota, Missouri S&T, Georgia Institute of Technology, Dunwoody
College of Technology, P o l y t e c h n i q u e Montreal, Southern Illinois University, University of Toronto,
Ecole de Technologie Superieure, McMaster University, Western Michigan University and Appalachian State.
shooting
At approximately 7:30 a.m., Dade County 911 received a call of shots fired at the Prairie Mountain Screen Printing business located at 509 West 4th Street in Lockwood, Missouri. A 20-year old male resident of Lockwood allegedly fired a weapon at a westbound vehicle on US 160 at Dade County Road 81. The suspect followed the vehicle westbound to the business. The suspect fired shots into the front of the business striking a male victim and a female victim. The suspect fled the scene to his residence in Lockwood, where he was taken into custody without incident by local law enforcement. Both shooting victims were transported to Cox South Hospital in Springfield for treatment of injuries. Michael John Galer, Jr., 64, of Lockwood, Missouri, and Krista Lauren Gerster, 28, of Lockwood, Missouri, were both shot at the business located at 509 West 4th Street, Lockwood, Missouri. Donald Shawn Hembree, 41, Greenfield, Missouri, was shot at by the same suspect at the intersection of US 160 and Dade See Shooting on Page 5
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MOST WANTED
The Howell County Sheriff's Department has issued warrants and is looking for four individuals in the Howell County area. If you have any information on the whereabouts of these individuals, do not try to apprehend them, call the sheriff's office at 417-256-2544 or local authorities. Steven K. Adelsberger, age 30 Wanted for warrant for arrest on a class D felony charge of non-support. His bond has been set at $3,500. Timothy P. Colbert, age 41 - Wanted for warrant for arrest on a class C felony charge of failure to register as a sex offender. His bond has been set at $3,500. Dustin A. Gilstrap, age 27 - Wanted for probation violation warrant for arrest on a class C felony charge of domestic assault-2nd degree. No bond. Brandi K. Lawson, age 34 - Wanted for warrant for arrest on a class C felony charge of receiving stolen property. Her bond has been set at $7,500.