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Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012

CLEARWATER High School will celebrate Homecoming this Friday. The Tigers will play the Greenville Bears; action will start at 6 p.m. with the boys’ junior varsity contest. The queen will be crowned after the varsity boys’ game. Candidates for queen are: front from left, Sarah Stovall, Brenadette Hicks, Catherine Hurt, Cora Brinkley, Sierra Lotz; back, Eleanor Hasenbeck, Dawnita Galvin, Jessica Niswonger, Courtney DeClue, and Kyra Garrison. The queen will be chosen through a process that includes a vote of the student body, grades, teacher evaluations, and interviews by a panel of community leaders.

Scaggs Developing New Markets for Lime

Jim Scaggs purchased the rock and lime plant in Patterson in 2007. Since that time, he has been working to expand his company’s markets.
Scaggs attended the Piedmont Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors meeting Wednesday, Jan. 18, at the Chamber office and discussed how his business is expanding.
When he purchased the business, the business was primarily a quarry. Rock and lime were sold locally. Scaggs has been working to expand his markets and products.
His products are currently being shipped to five states—Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, and Ohio. He is working to get his products marketed nationally.
“For 50 or 60 years, the quarry was operated primarily for agricultural lime,” Scaggs said. “I have branched out into different markets. I produce speciality products for concrete work, asphalt work, and Missouri Department of Transportation maintenance. I also provide a delivery service.”
If a company or muncipality needs a specialty item, Scaggs is willing to work and create the product. He said that he created a crushed stone product for Eagle Sky Christian Camp at Patterson.
“I am also selling products to local cities and counties,” Scaggs said. “I have provided product to Piedmont, Williamsville, and Greenville. I service Wayne, Bollinger, Madison, Iron, and Reynolds counties.”

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Greenville R-2
Rehires Rogers, Hand

Dr. Andrew Rogers has been rehired as superintendent of the Greenville R-2 School District. He was one of three rehired at the Tuesday, Jan. 17, meeting. The board normally meets the third Thursday of each month, but January’s meeting was changed due to a scheduling conflict.
The January meeting was very lengthy. The board met at
6 p.m. for a workshop entitled “Vision Missouri.” At 7 p.m., the regular meeting was called to order. The board went into executive session at 8:50 p.m. and ended the meeting at 11:31 p.m.
According to draft minutes from the meeting, the board unanimously voted to offer Rogers a one-year contract at no less than his present salary. Dr. Rogers is completing his first year as Greenville superintendent.
Cheryl McAllister was rehired as the special education coordinator. Deborah Hand was offered a two-year contract as Greenville R-2’s federal programs director and one-quarter Williamsville Elementary Principal.

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County Experiencing Vandalism Problem

The Wayne County Road and Bridge Department is experiencing a wave of vandalism. The county commissioners said that road signs have been stolen and the front windshield of one of the county’s brush cutters has been broken.
Eastern District Commisssioner Bill Hovis reported that stop signs and road number signs are vanishing in the Patterson area. He said that signs have been stolen from several roads. The commissioners believe that the road signs and sign posts are being stolen and sold as scrap metal.
Western District Commissioner Chad Henson said that a couple of months ago signs were vanishing in the Western District. In the last few weeks, no signs have been stolen. His problems also include a broken windshield.
“The front windshield of our new brush cutter was knocked out while it was parked in Williamsvillle,” Henson explained. “It was parked next to one of our graders. It was not damaged.”

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Lawsuit Challenges New Districts for Missouri House

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) —A new legal challenge filed Monday over Missouri's redistricting process - this time over new maps for the state House - could throw more uncertainty into the 2012 election season just weeks before candidates begin filing for office.
The most recent lawsuit contends a new map for the 163-member Missouri House violates requirements that districts have similar populations and be contiguous and compact. The lawsuit asks the state Supreme Court to block the new state House districts from being used for this year's elections.
Already this month, the state high court has struck down new Senate districts and ordered further legal review of a new U.S. House map, which a trial court was to complete by Feb. 3. The Supreme Court ordered the redistricting process for the 34-member state Senate to start over from the beginning. If the court strikes down the state House maps, that redistricting process also could have to start from scratch.
Missouri candidates can start filing for office Feb. 28.

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