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Lewis County
Serving the communities of Lewis County, Mo. since 1862 (USPS 088-820) Vol. XL New Series, No. 22 Canton, Mo. 63435 • 12 Pages • 2 Sections • 55 cents
Thursday, May 31, 2012 BY DAN STEINBECK Editor
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SECOND ARSON DEFENDANT PLEADS GUILTY BY DAN STEINBECK Editor dan@lewispnj.com
The second man charged with the burning of the Canton Motel in November 2011 has pleaded guilty to arson in the second degree. Brian Waschenbach, 41, of Kahoka, entered a guilty plea May 10 in Lewis County Circuit Court before Circuit Judge Russell Steele. A pre-sentence investigation was ordered, and a sentencing hearing is set for June 7. A co-defendant Abel Rosales, 30, of Canton pled guilty earlier this year and began serving a three-year sentence in Missouri Department of Corrections. A Canton Police report in December 2011 for the arrest of the two claims Washchenbach, the owner of the former Motel offered Rosales payment for setting the fire. Rosales had managed the motel, before it closed several months before the fire. More than 30 firefighters from Canton, LaGrange, Williamstown and Monticello battled the motel blaze for about two hours.
BRIDGE CLOSURE ON MO 16 Weather permitting on Tuesday, June 5, MO 16 will close to replace the Sugar Creek Bridge located east of Monticello. The 87-year-old bridge should take approximately 49 working days to replace. The new bridge will be eightfoot wider and will open to traffic in late July. Road closure signs will be in place notifying motorists of the work. A detour is available over Routes F, E and A. Some areas of the road will remain open to residential traffic only; all other traffic must take alternate routes during this time. Message boards along the road will be set up in advance of the closure. For more information about this bridge or others in the Safe and Sound Bridge Program, contact MoDOT’s customer service center at 1-888 ASK MODOT or visit us online at www. modot.org/northeast.
Law enforcement from at least four agencies converged on a Canton home Tuesday morning, May 29. Details were sketchy mid Tuesday morning, but police radio traffic suggested a person was in a house at or near 1207 White Street had a gun and was threatening themself. Traffic on White Street was blocked from 12th to 14th Street from 8:11 to 10:30 a.m. Two women, whose connection to the subject wasn’t clear, were seen talking to law enforcement and then later sitting on a hillside. At one point, a Canton police officer pulled a rifle out of the trunk of a squad car. Canton Police Chief Hayes Shelley said no shots were fired, and that the neighbors to the east were evacuated from their home. Shelley said a weapon was recovered, and said the incident is still under investigation. He declined to say if the weapon had been fired. Canton and LaGrange Police, Lewis County Sheriff’s Office and the Missouri State Highway Patrol were on the scene. After 10 a.m. an ambulance and first responders were called to that address, and apparently transported one person to a hospital.
Tuesday Incident Halts Traffic
Photos by Dan Steinbeck
Law enforcement was on the scene at 1207 White Street in Canton Tuesday morning where it had been reported that a man had a gun and was threatening to harm himself. No shots were fired during the incident. White Street was closed for a short time.
Memorial Day Services Held Locally
Photo by Rita Cox
LEFT - American Legion Otto Bruner Post 170 honored the memory Commander Richard Pulse and Bugler Don Sykes with empty chairs draped with their jackets. RIGHT - Richard Maples, middle, was honored for 60 years service. Also picutred are Stanley Wilson and Wilma Maples.
CANTON BASEBALL ENDS ONE GAME SHY OF STATE ROUND The Canton Tigers bid to make the final four in Class 1 baseball fell one game shy. The Tigers fell in the quarterfinal game 13-4 to top-ranked Santa Fe, who entered the game with a 20-1 record. Canton fished their season at 19-5. The Tigers were led on offense by Tyler Niemann and Levi Gaus. The Tigers finished the year at 19-5 and having reached the Elite 8 for the first time since 1988. “The boys gave it their all this year. They were focused, had fun, and got much better as the year progressed. This team did a lot of great things and should be very proud of what was accomplished,” said Tigers Coach Brett Niemann.
FFA RECEIVES $250 DONATION Jason Wallingford, Owner of United Country Wallingford Group, recently presented a $250 donation to the Lewis County C-1 FFA chapter to enhance chapter activities. United Country Wallingford Group is a real estate auction company specializing in the marketing and brokerage of Illinois, Iowa and Missouri real estate.
Submitted Photo
Canton Tigers huddle after their game against Santa Fe.
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