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Local women gather to quilt with a mission See Page 2A
Serving the communities of Lewis County, Mo. since 1862 (USPS 088-820) Vol. XLI New Series, No. 13 Canton, Mo. 63435 • 16 Pages • 2 Sections • 55 cents
Thursday, March 28, 2013
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VOTE APRIL 2 Lewis County voters are urged to vote on April 2. Several propositions and candidates are on the ballot. See related article and ballot in this edition.
NEWS JOURNAL NEW LOCATION The Press-News Journal will soon move to their new location at 109 North Fourth in LaGrange in the former Presbyterian Church building. The building has been completely restored. The newspaper office will be located in the lower level of the building. The first date of operation in LaGrange will be April 1.Phone number and email addresses for the newspaper will remain the same. The post office box will continue to be, P.O. Box 227, Canton, Mo. 63435
DURHAM EGG HUNT RESCHEDULED The Durham Community Center Easter Egg Hunt has been rescheduled due to the winter weather and will be Saturday, March 30, at 11 a.m. at the center. Other activities planned include a bake sale, balloon release and raffle. Everyone is welcome.
Photo by Rita Cox
Spring arrived in Lewis County on March 20, but a winter storm hit the area over the weekend. This wintery photo shows the entrance to Windy Hill in LaGrange.
Tina Meier Speaks about Bullying Rita Cox Editor rita1@lewispnj.com Tina Meier was a typical mother seven years ago. She had a teenage daughter, Megan, who was having trouble with peer pressure in school. Tina Meier came to Highland High School March 20 to tell people her story. Meier told her daughter to ignore the people who were causing the problem. She explained the steps she had taken and the advice she had given her daughter. Her beautiful daughter, like any typical teenager, had doubts about
herself. She wanted to fit in with the crowd. Meier thought everything was getting better. Megan had befriended a boy and talked with him during her computer time. Then one day the boy messaged her that their relationship was over. Other people on My Space joined in and said that Megan was a mean person who shouldn’t even live. Megan was upset, her mother tried to console her, doing everything she could to make her daughter feel better. Tina Meier was downstairs in her home, when an unexplainable feeling came over her.
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ELECTION DAY IS APRIL 2 Index Editorial Events Calendar Sports Classified Legals/Notice Ballots Obituaries
Lewis County will have a general municipal election on April 2. On of the main issues on the ballot is Proposition Public Safety, which reads, Shall the County of Lewis impose an additional county wide sales tax, in the amount of one-fourth of one percent for the purpose of providing law enforcement services for the county, including, but not limited to, safe schools initiative , school resource officer, protection of school students and personnel, addressing security safety, and employee retention at the county jail, hiring additional reserve deputies, enhancement of services of the prosecutor’s office. Common Road District 1 Proposition R states, Shall the Common Road District 1 of Lewis County continue the present additional levy of 21 cents per hundred dollar valuation for a period of four years, per Article 10, Section 12A of the Constitution of Missouri. Canton Special Road District will
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choose one person to serve as Board Member. Candidates are William Paulsen and Cody Kaylor. Lewis County C-1 School District will choose two directors to serve as members of the Board of Education for a term of three years each. Candidates are Robert Reed Miller, Terry Faulconer, David Porter and Tina Abell. One director for the C-1 Board of Education will be chosen for term of one un-expired year. Candidates are Jamie Brennan and Darren L. Neisen. For the City of Canton election, current Mayor Jarrod Phillips is running unopposed. As is Robin Bracey for alderman in Ward 1; Kevin Carlin in Ward 2 and Sharon K. Upchurch in Ward 3. City of LaBelle, current mayor Larry Hackemack is running unopposed as is Debra Lay for City Collector and Roger Scott for South Ward Aldermen. North Ward Alderman for a two year term has three candidates, Roy Lewis Sr.; Jonah
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Lewis and Benny Kaylor. The City of LaBelle also has a Proposition on the ballot which states, Shall the City of LaBelle continue a $0.1000 Cent tax levy on one hundred dollars assessed valuation for general municipal purposes, to be designated for street repairs and maintenance, for four years. The City of Lewistown will vote for a north ward alderman. Wes Sharpe is running unopposed. Bill Geisendorfer is running unopposed for the south ward position. The City of Ewing has three candidates running for mayor, Dean Wagy, incumbent Linda K. Lueckenhoff and Dan Ray. First ward alderman candidates are Bonnie Penn, Eugene Jones and Jeff A. Bruhl. Second ward alderman candidates are Kathy Sparks and Tonya Lahr. A copy of the official ballot is listed in this edition.
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