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Lewis County
Serving the communities of Lewis County, Mo. since 1862 (USPS 088-820) Vol. XL New Series, No. 19 Canton, Mo. 63435 • 16 Pages • 2 Sections • 55 cents
BREAKING NEWS UPDATES AT
Thursday, May 10, 2012
ONLY MEMORIES WILL REMAIN
CANTON BUSINESS LEADER DIES Longtime Canton business leader Donald Eugene Sykes has died. Sykes, 87, ran Don’s Grand Leader and later Grand Leader Pharmacy with his wife Katie for a number of years, was groundkeeper for several years at River Valley Country Club, was active in the Otto Bruner American Legion Post 170. He also served on various church, school, and community boards. A full obituary is on page 5B.
COUPLE HURT WHEN MOTORCYCLE STRIKES DEER Two people from Quincy each suffered apparently moderate injuries when their motorcycle struck a deer Saturday night. Operator Ralph E. Scheufele, 47 and passenger Melony J. Rosenburg 31, both of Quincy were taken by Lewis County Ambulance to Blessing Hospital in Quincy after being ejected from the cycle. There was moderate damage to the Harley Davidson motorcycle. The accident occurred at 11:40 p.m. on U.S. 61, four miles south of LaGrange. Also assisting the Patrol were Lewis County Sheriff’s Office, LaGrange Fire and Rescue, and Ace Elder Towing.
Photo by Rita Cox
This LaGrange building on the corner of Main and Washington Street has been a landmark for over 100 years. Time and flooding has taken its tole on the former grand structure. Demolition began Monday and will continue this week.
Major road closure is scheduled for next month
CULVER-STOCKTON TO KICK-OFF $10.4 M CAMPAIGN TODAY For the first time in two decades, Culver-Stockton will officially kickoff a public fundraising campaign today. A video “A Vision for our Future” will be part of the $10.4 million campaign kick-off at 4 p.m. at East Wing of the Carl Johann Memorial Library. Actually, the campaign was approved in May 2011, and has been in a silent fundraising for a year. The campaign is planned for three years, and includes a recreation and wellness center, renovations to the Carl Johann Memorial Library, endowment growth, a more robust annual giving program for student scholarships, and campus beautification projects, including paving and parking. The public is invited.
TIGERS IMPROVE TO 13-3 The Canton Tigers improved to 13-3 on the year by squeezing out a victory over Paris by a score of 3-2. The Tigers were led by a complete game on the mound by Austin Hoewing. Brandon Berhorst picked up two hits for the Tigers. The Tigers finish up the regular season next week with games against Highland, South Shelby, and Brashear. The Canton Tigers JV team was victorious 3-2. Nathan Lewis picked up the win, was relieved by Reece Carmichael, and then Cory “Tank” Martz earned the save on the mound for the Tigers.
BY DAN STEINBECK Editor dan@lewispnj.com
Photo by Dan Steinbeck
A major road closure for bridge replacement in Lewis County will be next month. For several years, the Missouri Department of Transportation have been replacing a number of suspect bridges in the state in the Safe and Sound program. The bridge at Sugar Creek on Route 16 between Canton and Monticello will be replaced starting June 4. This means route 16
will be closed for 49 days with a detour over routes F, E, and A. The project is expected to be completed July 23. This is the third and last scheduled of the Safe and Sound Bridge Replacement projects in Lewis County. A 362-foot bridge over the Wyaconda River on route E northeast of Canton was replaced in 2009. A 137-foot brige was replaced over the Big Grassy Creek west of Ewing in 2011 Statewide, the program started in 2009 with 802 project bridges.
LEWIS COUNTY C-1 SEEKING TWO PRINCIPALS The Lewis County C-1 School District is seeking two principals. Highland Elementary Principal Kurt Malone has resigned to be the school principal at Palmyra. Meanwhile, Highland High Principal Jason Fink has resigned to become the principal at Ballwin Middle School in Quincy. Malone has been with the C-1 district for 14 years, starting as assistant Highland high Principal and later became Highland Elementary. Fink has been with the C-1 district for seven years total on two stints. He was an at-risk teacher at Highland, left for a
time to be athletic director and assistant principal at Canton and then returned to be assistant Highland High Principal and later Highland Principal. Superintendent Jackie Ebeling said the time frame for getting replacements would be determined at the C-1 board meeting this week. The board would also look at the process to seek interviews for the posts. Ebeling said several applications have been received for each position. Other principals still in the district are Highland Elementary Assistant Principal Sue Ann Gaus and Highland High Assis-
tant Prncipal and Athletic Director Larry Post. The board was also expected to decide at the Wednesday, May 9 meeting, to make a decision on a replacement board member for Harry Scifres. The three candidates are Terry Faulconer and Donna Collier, both with previous school board experience, and C-1 supporter Jamie Brennan. Ebeling said the board interviewed the candidates in April, and by board policy, the person is appointed and sworn-in at the next meeting.
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