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Wednesday, April 4, 2012
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HARLEY HITS DEER SENDING LA PLATA MAN TO HOSPITAL According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Randy Lene, age 55 of La Plata was riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle near Novelty, Missouri on Route 156 when he hit a deer that ran into his path on the roadway. After colliding with the deer Lene was thrown from the bike. The accident occurred on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at approximately 2:30 p.m. He was flown to Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville by Air Evac with moderate injuries.
LA PLATA TRACK TEAMS HOSTS MEET ON MARCH 26TH Girls Varsity Girls100 Meter Dash - 1st Taylor Snodgrass, La Plata, 2nd Mallory Eitel, La Plata and 3rd, Sierra Jacques, Novinger. Girls 200 Meter Dash - 1st Mallory Eitel, La Plata, 2nd Taylor Snodgrass, La Plata and 3rd Katey Schmiedeskamp, Cairo. Girls 400 Meter Dash - 1st Alicia Albrecht, Green City, 2nd Annika McAtee, Cairo and 3rd Katelain Evens, Cairo. Girls 800 Meter Dash - 1st Ashlee Fortney, Brashear, 2nd Caitlin Canote, Story continued on page 8A
LOCALS HONORED WITH LIFETIME AWARDS
Pictured above with Ernice Boyd is his cousin, Mayor Charlie Thompson and his niece, Mary Williams.
Sunday, March 11th at Lighthouse Assembly of God Church in La Plata, Missouri, Mrs. Peggy Redmon Ammerman and Mr. Ernice Boyd were honored for 71 years of membership. The church was established May 27, 1941 and Mrs. Ammerman and Mr. Boyd are two of the remaining living original members of the church. They are chartered members and Mrs. Ammerman was just a girl when the church was chartered. The honorees were given certificates for their 71 years of membership and a gift certificate to Santa Fe Espresso. Mr. Boyd, age 93, has been playing his guitar at the church with Reverend Ginger Henley on Sundays until a recent illness, he has been missed. The church is proud of the Life Time Membership Awards given to Ammerman and Boyd and the time they have given to the Lord.
The Easter Bunny was also at the Easter Egg Hunt helping children find eggs, play games and even do a little hugging and some sidewalk chalk art.
METH LAB RECOVERED IN MACON COUNTY Macon County Sheriff Robert Dawson reports that his office has recovered a meth lab that was dumped roadside, and wants to warn of a new danger for area highway cleanup crews that comes in the form of toxic, sometimes deadly, drug residue. The toxic residue is found on paraphernalia used to make “mobile” methamphetamine labs, said Sheriff Robert Dawson. Mobile meth labs are operated out of vehicles and then discarded along roadways, Dawson said. “With the prevalence of mobile meth labs and the popularity of road cleanups, I want crews to be aware and be safe,” Dawson said. Dawson said the “mobile labs” are becoming increasingly popular statewide. “Contents for a lab are contained in a car because it’s easy and mobile and hard for law enforcement to track,” Dawson said. “Manufacturers will mix it up in their vehicles. They want to dispose of the evidence and get rid of it.” Several local groups schedule their cleanup crews to work local along the roadways in the spring. The sheriff said volunteers need to stay clear of these types of items: • Empty bottles attached to a rubber hose. • The smell of ammonia coming from a piece of refuse. • Coffee filters stained red or containing a white powder residue. • Garbage bags with cat litter, often referred to as “death bags” because they
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contain deadly gasses. • Corroded propane tanks. • Empty or used alcohol products. • Numerous empty cold medicine and diet pill bottles or blister packs. • Unused matches without striker
The method of making the drug is accomplished by pouring all the ingredients into a two-liter soda bottle or other container, Dawson said. Meth labs of the past that operated out of homes and garages required
plates. “I’m hoping that this raises the awareness of what to look for, and I hope we can avoid any tragedies. These cleanups are a good thing,” Dawson said. Dawson said making meth in a vehicle in “one pot” — often in pop bottles — is the easiest, but most dangerous way of making meth. “Just last fall three suspects had a lab blow up in their car in Macon County, causing serious burns to all three.”
hundreds of cold tablets, a lot of fuel, household cleaning supplies and a room large enough to set up the lab. When road cleanup crews come in contact with the pop bottles and other devices used to make meth, they can absorb the chemicals through their skin and are at risk of inhaling them, Dawson said. For further information Contact Sheriff Robert Dawson at 660-385-2062.
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