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Horner Receives Flag Betty Horner of Canton received a flag from her nephew with a very special meaning. SEE PAGE 3A
Lewis County
Serving the communities of Lewis County, Mo. since 1862 (USPS 088-820) Vol. XL New Series, No. 30 Canton, Mo. 63435 • 20 Pages • 2 Sections • 55 cents
BREAKING NEWS UPDATES AT
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Bridge Ready To Reopen
UPCOMING AREA BLOOD DRIVES The American Red Cross will hold blood drives in the area in August at the following locations. August 2Immanuel Methodist Church, Canton from 1-6 p.m. August 7- Queen of Peace Catholic Chruch, Ewing, 3-7 p.m. August 15- Country Aire Retirement Estates, Lewistown, from 2-6 p.m. August 23- LaBelle Manor, LaBelle from 2:30 -6:30 p.m.
MODOT WAIVES FEE FOR MOVING WIDE HAY LOADS Severe weather throughout Missouri and surrounding states has prompted a special hauling permit to help farmers move hay as needed for livestock. The permit will allow for the movement of wider loads through Dec. 31 of this year. At the Department of Agriculture’s request, the Missouri Department of Transportation is waiving the fee for blanket oversize permits to haul wide loads of hay. The fee is waived through Dec. 31 on loads up to 12 feet, four inches wide, that are of legal height, length and weight. In addition to the savings of up to $64, the waiver will allow hay movements to take place over holidays and at night, a practice not normally allowed. At night, or when visibility is less than 500 feet, drivers must use a reflective, oversized load sign and clearance lights instead of flags at the edges of their loads. “Missouri farmers are facing challenges as a result of the extremely dry conditions our state is experiencing,” said Director of Agriculture Dr. Jon Hagler. “Waiving the permit fee for our state’s farmers and haulers transporting hay will certainly help livestock and crop producers continue doing what they do best. We appreciate MoDOT’s continued cooperation and support of Missouri’s agriculture industry throughout these severe conditions.” Because many highways are under repair and might have narrow lanes, drivers are expected to review their route for work zone restrictions before beginning their trip. They must adhere to all other permit requirements, such as proper signing and lighting, and they must stop at weigh stations. Farmers should call MoDOT’s Motor Carrier Services office at 1-800-877-8499 to report the year, make and license plate number of their power unit and provide their business name and address. Motor Carrier Services will then issue the permits by fax or email. More resources and information about drought conditions, as well as a directory for producers needing to buy and sell hay are available online at mo.gov.
Photo by Rita Cox
MoDOT workers put the finishing touches on the new Sugar Creek Bridge on Highway 16 east of Monticello. The bridge was reopened on July 24 with ribbon cutting ceremonies to be held July 26. The new bridge took about 70 days to complete.
Sugar Creek bridge on Highway 16 east of Monticello opened for traffic on July 24. A ribbon cutting is scheduled for July 26 at 11 a.m. MoDOT officials, contractors, federal, state and local officials are scheduled to attend. The public is invited. The new bridge is eight feet wider than the one it replaced and took almost two months to complete. This is the final bridge of three that was replaced on MoDOT’s Safe and Sound Bridge Program. Route E over the Wyaconda River and Route 156 over Big Grassy Creek also were replaced within the last two years. The Safe and Sound Bridge program is a great example of what can be accomplished when funding is available,” said MoDOT Area Engineer Amy Crawford. “With current transportation funding levels, it is unlikely Missourians will see the number of bridge improvements we’ve had.”
DRY CONDITIONS AFFECTING LIVESTOCK
Photo by Rita Cox
Drought conditions not only hurt field crops, but many of the area pastures are suffering because of the extreme heat and dry weather.
CANTON FESTIVAL THEATRE PRESENTS MURDER MYSTERY The Canton Festival Theatre will present a murder-mystery dinner theatre production of The Button Factory Caper at the Lewis Street Playhouse on August 4 at 6 p.m. and a dessert matinee performance on August 5 at 2 p.m. Pearl thieves, insurance scammers and a genealogy fanatic intent on protecting the honor of Canton’s button factory-- who has the best motive to murder the announcer at the Golden Eagle Showboat? That’s the question Col. Amos Hart will have to unravel. Col. Hart has returned to the
Golden Eagle to see a revival of David Steinbeck’s musical “Pearl, the Button Factory Girl’ after receiving an anonymous tip that someone plans to sabotage the show to protect an ancestor’s honor. Little does he know that relatives of the button factory workers, and even some shady dealers from a big-city garment district insurance outfit, have also come to the show to get clues for finding a stash of pearls hidden beneath the factory floor boards. Now that Canton’s real button factory has come down, there’s treasure to recover.
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As the show starts, the announcer promises a surprise revelation about the historic button factory at the final curtain. Before that curtain can fall, however, the announcer is foully murdered. Which one of these suspicious guests is desperate enough to have done the deed? The audience will help Col. Hart solve the caper and save the pearls by listening to each alibi and even questioning some of the witnesses, if they want to be a part of the fun. Reservations and ticket information are available at the Playhouse office by
calling Carrie Strobel at (231) 330-0722 or email at lewisstplayhouse@hotmail.com The buffet for the dinner performance will be provided by Riverside Smoke House. Proceeds from shows will got to the Canton Festival Theatre to keep live community theatre an important part of the programming in the Lewis Street Playhouse. Both the Playhouse and Canton Festival Theatre are member organizations of the Canton Area Art Council, a nonprofit organization affiliated with the Missouri Arts Council.
Kim Hugenberg Multi-Line Agent 203 E. Lafayette, Monticello, MO
573-767-5351
khugenberg@mofb.com
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