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2BuyAg registration
training for growers,
producers Tuesday
From 2 to 3 p.m. Tues-
day 2BuyAg CEO Kim Har-
rison will offer a training
demonstration for growers
and producers interested
in creating a profile in the
online sellersÕ platform. The
free event will be held in the
vote in special election
The West Plains R-7
School District has called
a special election to be
held on Aug. 8. The vot-
er registration deadline
to participate in the elec-
tion will be at 5 p.m.
Wednesday.
Applications to regis-
ter by mail must be post-
marked no later than
Wednesday. Those who
are registered but have
moved are encouraged to
transfer their registra-
tion in order to avoid de-
lays on Election Day.
Registration may be
completed at the Howell
County Clerk’s Office on
the first floor of the How-
ell County Office Build-
ing in West Plains, in
Willow Springs City Hall
or in Mtn. View City
Hall.

Kosh school board to hear updates

West Plains Civic Center.
Harrison will give a
hands-on demonstration to
show agricultural produc-
ers and growers how to reg-
ister and create a profile on
the platform, which seeks
to offer a way to connect
farmers and food buyers.
Attendees will also have
the opportunity to review
on building plans, discuss vacancy
discussion is a vacancy on
By Abby Hess the school board left by STAFF PHOTO BY CODY SANDERS
Quill Staff Writer B.J. Vandiver, who was SUPREME COURT of Missouri clerk and Alton High School graduate Betsy
elected to the board in
AuBuchon met with West Plains Mayor Jack Pahlmann before Thursday’s
The Oregon-Howell R-III April. Bryant said Vandiv- Chamber of Commerce luncheon.
er was recently promoted
School Board will convene

Alton grad’s job one for the books

their profiles with Harrison
and Chief Marketing Offi-
cer Olivia Vann and have
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Plant society to meet
Ozarks Native Plant So-
ciety will meet at 6:30
p.m. July 18 for its sec-
ond in a series of summer
Plant Identification meet-
ings held at the Ozarks
Regional Office of the Mis-
souri Department of Con-
servation, 551 Joe Jones
Blvd. in West Plains.
Meetings are free and
open to the public, and
held the third Tuesday of
each month.
For more information
call Betty Queen 257-
7544.
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Opinions
for its regular monthly
meeting at 7 p.m. Monday
in Room 121 at Koshko-
nong School to hear up-
dates from architect Chris
Ball regarding school im-
provements and discuss a
vacant seat.
Ball will present draw-
ings and plans to the board
pertaining to improve-
ments funded by a $1.65
million bond issue voters
approved in April, said Su-
perintendent Seth Bryant.
This is to be the first ma-
jor building improvements
made to the campus in 15
years, excluding renova-
tions necessitated by a fire
in March 2014 and covered
by the districtÕ s insurance.
Building updates dis-
cussed include construc-
tion, furnishing and equip-
ment for a new middle
school that includes class-
2A rooms, restrooms and ad-
3A ministrative space, along
with increased entrance
4A
security at the elementary
4A school.
5A Also on the agenda for
by his employer and as a
result, has moved out of
the school district. Vandiv-
er previously served as al- the Willow Springs Ro- ing Alton in Oregon
derman for the City of By Cody Sanders tary meeting and on County.
Koshknong and left that Quill Staff Writer Thursday at the West After the luncheon, she
seat for the school board Plains Sunrise Rotary visited the Quill office.
in April, when he moved Supreme Court of Mis- and the West Plains
outside of city limits. souri Clerk Betsy Led- Chamber of Commerce A FIRST
Public notices soliciting gerwood-AuBuchon luncheon. The Alton High School
interested candidates were spent two days in How- AuBuchon called the graduate is only the sixth
published in area newspa- ell County this week as trip Ò a homecomingÓ as
pers, and one person has she spoke Wednesday at she grew up in neighbor-  ALTON, PAGE 4A
applied, said Bryant. The
board will discuss that
candidate during MondayÕ s
meeting.
Other items on the agen-
da include a maintenance
update from Daniel How-
ell, a report from Principal
David Miller and the su-
perintendentÕ s report.
Within BryantÕ s report, dis-
trict financials, the annual
tax hearing, lunch prices,
bids and bus inspections
will be presented.
The board will move into
closed session to discuss
personnel before returning
to open session and ad-
journing.

‘Shop Indie’ in West Plains

Amusements 6A
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Classifieds 8A, 9A
July is Independent A canister will be
Outdoors 10A Retailer Month, and the placed on the counter at
Comics 1C-4C Quill is sponsoring a each participating busi-

Thomasville, population 60:

Ò Shop IndieÕ Õ campaign
SUN. to help local merchants
bring customers into
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68 the month and highlight
the role local indepen-
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Shop Indie is short for
Ò shop your independent
retailers.Ó The promo-
tion includes over
$1,500 in cash and priz-
es available to custom-
ers. First-, second- and
third-place winners will
be selected from among
those entering. Adver-
tisements from partici-
pating merchants are on
pages 1B through 4B in
todayÕ s edition, with a
list of prizes to be award-
ed on page 3B.
ness, and the customers
can put their entry in
the container as many
times as they wish. The
deadline to enter is July
31. Winners will be an-
nounced Aug. 5.
Businesses will re-
ceive a poster for their
storefront window and
an entry container for
their counter, and the
businessÕ name and ad-
dress included in an ad
once a week in the Quill
during July as a shop-
ping reminder.
For more information
call an advertising rep-
resentative at the Quill
at 256-9191, or go to
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In danger of becoming a ghost town?
STAFF PHOTO BY ABBY HESS
MASON JAR LIDS hold up the ceiling of Becka Trobaugh’s 95-year-old
great-grandmother’s home. Trobaugh, one of a five-generation family
that lived in Thomasville before the flood, explained the ceiling was fall-
ing, so workers cleaning inside the home after waters receded impro-
vised the Mason lid solution to secure ceiling tiles in place. The family
has relocated and does not plan to rebuild in Thomasville.
(EditorÕ s note: This is the first in agement (FEMA) and U.S. Small Busi-
a series of articles focusing on area ness Administration representatives
recovery efforts as a result of the April say they will still be around.
29 flood. First is a two-part look at In places like West Plains, with its
the devastated area of Thomasville. relative wealth of resources and la-
Part two will be published Tuesday.) bor, the signs of disaster are near-
hidden in piles of detritus contracted
out to be picked up one at a time, or
By Abby Hess in the bent aluminum siding of old
Quill Staff Writer factory buildings and the fresh ply-
wood framed roofs of small business-

Wyoming man faces distribution

It has been 10 weeks since wide- es in the Washington Avenue valley.
spread flash flooding struck the There are places in nearby coun-

charges in Howell County

W.P. Quill Weekend
Roger Paul Tapson, 25,
Laramie, Wyo., was arrest-
ed at 10:04 p.m. Thursday
at the Howell County
SheriffÕ s Department on a
Howell County grand jury
warrant charging him with
two counts of distribution
of a controlled substance.
On May 15, 2015, he al-
legedly distributed meth-
amphetamine to a confi-
dential informant and on
July 1, 2015, he allegedly
distributed lysergic acid
diethylamide.
He is in the county jail
on $50,000 bail.
southern Missouri Ozarks in what
has been called a 100- or 500-year
flood event.
In these weeks, the stories told by
survivors have shifted not-so-subtly
from miracles to rebuilding lives and
dealing with the flood’s aftermath.
Federal agencies have made their
presence known through the area,
and even after disaster recovery cen-
ters close, Federal Emergency Man-
ties, more rural and with fewer re-
sources Ð like Thomasville in Oregon
County Ð that have no municipal
government of their own and rely on
a county government to look after
them. Places with small populations
that took as much damage if not more
than seen in West Plains, often have
only a few hands to clean the mess-
es that remain.
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Obituaries
Norma R. Massie
A memorial service for
Norma R. Massie, 98,
West Plains, Mo., will be
held at noon on Wednes-
day, July 12, 2017, at the
First Christian Church,
under the direction of
Robertson-Drago Funer-
al Home.
Mrs. Massie passed
away peacefully at 5:09
p.m. Wednesday, July 5,
2017, at West Vue Nurs-
ing Center.
She was born Sept. 16,
1918, at Americus, Mo.,
to Oscar Barton and Ruth
Blackburn Barton. Nor-
ma was one of four
daughters, Beulah Mass-
ie and Thelma Lowry,
who precede her in death
and is survived by Kath-
leen Craig. She was mar-
ried on Sept. 5, 1936, at
Summersville, Mo., to
Clifford C. Massie. This
marriage was blessed
with a daughter, Marjo-
rie Ann, son-in-law, Tom
Carr and grandson, Mark
Thomas Carr. Norma was
a loving daughter, devot-
ed wife, mother, sister,
Annette “Cookie” Barr
Annette Ò CookieÓ Barr,
58, of East Moline
passed away July 5,
2017, at her home.
Funeral services will
be 11 a.m. Monday at
Schroder Mortuary in
Silvis with visitation one
hour prior to service
time. Burial will be at
Greenview Memorial
Gardens in East Moline.
Memorials may be made
to the family.
Annette was born Aug.
22, 1959, in Mansfield,
Mo., the daughter of
Paul and Reba Morrison
Turner. She worked at
Isle of Capri Casino as
an auditor for 21 years.
Cookie was a member of
the Silvis Eagles Club
and enjoyed bowling,
playing softball, golfing
and fishing. She also en-
joyed volunteering and
the ball diamonds at Ja-
cobÕ s Park in East Mo-
line.
Survivors include her
daughter Jessica
Lauren Nichole Henley
June 3, 2001 – July 2, 2017
Lauren Nicole Henley
of Nixa, Mo., passed
away suddenly at her
home on Sunday, July
2, 2017. Lauren was
born June 3, 2001, in
West Plains, Mo., to
Jared and Nikki Henley.
Lauren was best
known for her sweet,
bubbly personality and
enjoyed an active life
with many friends. She
had an infectious smile
and was never one to
shy away from trying
something new. She
loved nature and spend-
ing time with her fam-
ily outdoors, especially
watching a beautiful
sunset. The fi rst fi ve
years of her life were
spent playfully pretend-
ing that she was a pup-
py, a true testament to
her love for animals
which she maintained
throughout her life.
When her nose wasnÕ t
in a book, Lauren could
often be found express-
ing her creativity by
writing poetry or draw-
ing. She enjoyed shar-
ing her hope for the fu-
ture, found in the Bible,
with others and her
long term goal was to
become a full-time min-
ister in the Nixa congre-
Death Notice
Lawrence C. Ford, 91, Fremont, Mo., died July 5,
2017, in Fremont. Duncan Funeral Home, LLC, Wi-
nona, Mo.
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NORMA MASSIE
grandmother, mother-in-
law and aunt to her niec-
es and nephews. She en-
joyed fishing, golfing,
playing bridge and loved
to cook. Mrs. Massie was
a member of First Chris-
tian Church for many
years.
Memorial contribu-
tions may be made to
First Christian Church or
a charity of choice and
may be left at Robertson-
Drago Funeral Home.
Online condolences may
be expressed at www.rob-
ertsondrago.com.
ANNETTE BARR
Franks; grandchildren
Adam Franks and Jus-
tin Hemphill; siblings
Doris (Ted) VanDe-
Woestyne, Judy (Donny)
Johnson, Paulette (Ran-
dy) Miller, Rita (Jim)
Stanley and Gary
(JoAnn) Turner.
Annette was preceded
in death by her parents
and an infant daughter
Christy Dawn.
Online condolences
may be sent to the fam-
LAUREN HENLEY
gation of JehovahÕ s Wit-
nesses where she was
an active member.
Lauren is survived by
her parents, Jared and
Nikki Henley; her broth-
er, Colin Henley; three
grandparents; and
many aunts, uncles,
and cousins.
When you think of
Lauren please remem-
ber her for her love of
life, her love of those
around her, and her
faith in God. May we al-
ways cherish the happy
memories we enjoyed
with Lauren.
A memorial service
for Lauren will be held
Monday, July 10, 2017,
at 1 p.m. at Greenlawn
East Funeral Home in
Springfield, Mo.
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HOPE
It is with Thomasville
that the Quill begins this
series, and the question
is begged: Is the 214-year-
old community in danger
of becoming a ghost
town?
The Quill will also trav-
el the path of Howell and
Galloway creeks in West
Plains and examine
where the worst of the
damage occurred, learn
who has rebuilt and who
is rebuilding, who has
stayed and who is mov-
ing. Maps showing the
changes brought by a de-
veloping community will
be reviewed and the re-
silience of the locals will
be highlighted, with an
eye toward the future:
Now that we know this is
possible, how do we come
together to minimize the
damage in the future?
AT HOME
IN THOMASVILLE
The Quill recently vis-
ited with four generations
of a five-generation fam-
ily with deep roots in
Thomasville, led by Bec-
ka Trobaugh. She ex-
plained that her ances-
tors settled in the area in
ALTON
person to hold her job
and the first woman. Au-
Buchon is proud of her
humble beginnings.
Ò Kids from small towns
are just as capable and
just as smart as kids in
the big cities,Ó she said.
AuBuchon was born in
Jonesboro, Ark., but her
family moved to Alton be-
fore she started kinder-
garten. Her mother,
Brenda, was a teacher
and her father, Keith, a
businessman who owned
Ledgerwood Lumber.
AuBuchonÕ s brother,
Patrick, today serves as
the Oregon County pre-
siding commissioner.
AuBuchon now lives in
Jefferson City with her
husband and four chil-
dren, but returns home
to Alton when she can,
but thatÕ s, Ò not as often
as IÕ d like,Ó she said.
Following her gradua-
tion in 1993, she attend-
ed William Woods Univer-
sity in Fulton followed by
the University of Missouri
in Columbia, where she
earned three degrees Ð
her bachelor of science in
agricultural journalism
in 1997 and her master
of Health administration
and her law degree, both
in 2000.
After college, she
moved to Jefferson City
where she worked as a
Missouri lobbyist at Gam-
ble & Schlemeier. It was
there she met her hus-
band Rich, an attorney
who was at the time
working for Senator Roy
Blunt.
AuBuchon spent 11
years at the company be-
fore she was hired by the
Thank You
The family of Hazel A. Brown Smith would like to
thank everyone for the condolences, food, cards,
calls and donations received to honor our mother,
grandmother and great grandmother.
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the mid-19th century,
and before April 29, all
five generations lived just
feet from one another in
the heart of the town that
was founded in 1803.
Thomasville isnÕ t a big
place, and it canÕ t even
technically be called a
Ò town.Ó It has no govern-
ment of its own, no post
office, no school. It is a
community within the
Moore Township of Ore-
gon County, and is made
up of a three-block by
three-block grid of streets
that crosses over High-
way 99 north of Alton.
Trobaugh and her hus-
band and children, her
parents, grandparents
and great-grandmother
lived along Walnut Street
south of Highway 99.
Ò Ever seen Ô The Won-
der YearsÕ ?Ó Trobaugh
asked the Quill, referring
to a popular TV show
aired in the late 1980s
and set in a quiet 1960s
suburb. Ò That was us.
That was Thomasville.Ó
Looking at a satellite
view of Thomasville, one
can see that those five
houses are among about
two dozen within that
state court in January
2012 as commission
counsel for the stateÕ s Ju-
dicial Finance Commis-
sion and legislative liai-
son. She was promoted
nine months later to the
then-newly created posi-
tion of director of govern-
ment relations and dep-
uty counsel.
In that role, she has
aided in everything from
guiding budget negotia-
tions for the judiciary to
helping to schedule cas-
es for argument to help-
ing to oversee death pen-
alty cases.
AuBuchon took the po-
sition of clerk on Jan. 1
of this year.
Ò I am grateful and very
humbled about the op-
portunity the court has
given me to serve a gov-
ernment I love and be-
lieve in,Ó AuBuchon said
at the time of her promo-
tion. Ò I visited Jefferson
City for the first time with
my grandmother for the
Sophomore Pilgrimage,
and it was one of the
most memorable days of
my life. Never could I
have dreamed I would
end up working in state
government, let alone
serving as clerk of the Su-
preme Court.Ó
AuBuchon sees herself
as the face of the court
and is happy to travel the
state educating and in-
forming residents of what
the Supreme Court of
Missouri is and how it op-
erates. That was the pur-
pose of her trip to Willow
Springs and West Plains.
At each public event, she
explained the history of
the state courts and ex-
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nine-block grid. There are
a handful of homes scat-
tered about just outside
the grid. The Oregon
County Clerk’s office says
that, give or take, Thom-
asvilleÕ s population is 60
people.
CONFLUENCE
Trobaugh and her fa-
ther, Rodger Shelton ex-
plained that, of those
roughly two dozen hous-
es, only two did not take
on water in the April
flood. Their assertion
echoed one made to the
Quill by Presiding Oregon
County Commissioner
Patrick Ledgerwood in
early May.
Not only did all of the
other houses take on wa-
ter, most of them took on
so much water, said Shel-
ton, they are now unliv-
able. Some were occupied
by residents whose
homes had been paid for
long ago, and others were
occupied by young fami-
lies with years left to pay
on the mortgage.
Yards once beautifully
landscaped in this old
Ò garden spotÓ are littered
with metal, rocks,
plained how and what
type of cases they over-
see at the top level.
Ò Residents of Howell
County and the sur-
rounding area are very
lucky to have the high
quality judges and attor-
neys that they do. In larg-
er areas, you donÕ t know
them personally, never
run into them at the gro-
cery store,Ó said AuBu-
chon.
The Supreme Court of
Missouri is comprised of
seven judges, Chief Jus-
tice Zel Fischer, George
W. Draper III, Paul Wil-
son, Mary Russell, W.
Brent Powell, Patricia
Breckenridge and Laura
Devir Stith.
The stateÕ s high court
has exclusive jurisdiction
on death penalty review,
constitutional questions
and tax or revenue laws.
Ò I feel very strongly
that the courts are here
to protect its people from,
at times, their own gov-
ernment and as the face
of the courts, I want peo-
ple to understand our in-
stitution. We can do a lot
of good,Ó said AuBuchon.
A HISTORY OF FIRSTS
During her presentation
in West Plains, AuBuchon
told the story of being the
first child to ever be flown
by an Air Evac air ambu-
lance.
Ò In 1986, we were in a
car accident and Jack
Bates (the program direc-
tor of the West Plains Air
Evac base) used a crow
bar to rescue me from the
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branches, flotsam and
jetsam left behind by two
raging rivers converging
on the community. And
for Shelton, rebuilding
the home that he pieced
together by hand and
raised his children in
isnÕ t an option; as far as
heÕ s concerned, itÕ s not a
matter of it will happen
again, but when.
Thomasville itself be-
gins just a couple hun-
dred feet north of the
Eleven Point River. And
about 2,000 feet from the
point where Highway 99
enters the community on
the south side, the Mid-
dle Fork joins the Eleven
Point.
ThatÕ s a lot of water to
start with. And the
138-mile-long Eleven
Point River originates
near Willow Springs.
County officials told the
Quill in May that they
thought the flooding was
caused by runoff into the
river from areas affected
by the rain, in addition
to the National Weather
Service-estimated 10.5 to
12.5 inches that fell over
Thomasville.
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car. He saved my life,Ó she
told the audience of West
Plains business leaders,
which included Bates.
Ò To be called out like
that in front of my peers
is very humbling,Ó Bates
told the Quill after the lun-
cheon. “I was a flight para-
medic at that time and IÕ ve
never done this type of
thing for the attention. I
was just happy to be
there.Ó
Later, she expanded
more on the story to the
Quill.
Ò After being pulled out,
I was loaded on a helicop-
ter and flown away. I spent
a month at Ozarks Medi-
cal Center and was in a
nearly-full body cast. In
some ways, I believe that
accident and what fol-
lowed started me on my
career path,Ó she said. Ò I
remember going to a
courthouse in my cast.
The courthouse had no el-
evator as it was pre-ADA
(Americans with Disabili-
ties Act of 1990). Now, ev-
ery courthouse I go in to,
I check to make sure they
are ADA compliant.Ó
TRAINING
Continued from Page 1A
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By Mary Nicholas murder,
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Daniel Campbell, 39, action and
Success, entered a plea first de-
of guilty to three felony gree as-
charges, including sec- sault.
ond degree murder, on CAMPBELL He had
Friday in Maries County originally
Court and was given a been charged with first
sentence of life impris- degree murder, two
onment. counts of armed crimi-
Campbell, charged in nal action, assault and
the October 2016 shoot- unlawful possession of a
firearm.
ing death of Billy Dale
Circuit Court Judge
Bishop, was scheduled
John D. Beger sentenced
to face a jury trial this
Campbell to 999 years,
week, but as part of a life imprisonment in the
STAFF PHOTO BY MARY NICHOLAS
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CONSTRUCTION HAS BEGUN on a new bridge on PP Highway over the North Fork of the White River

Man pleads guilty to domestic

near Dawt in Ozark County. Contracts were recently awarded to Clarkson Construction of Kansas City to
replace this bridge as well as the one on CC Highway at Hammonds. Crews have been busy working on
both sites throughout this past week to rebuild following the devastation of the April 29 flood.

$66M in payments made to flood survivors assault, burning his home
By Abby Hess
Quill Staff Writer
More than $66 million
in payments have been
made to flood survivors in
Missouri since the presi-
dential disaster declara-
tion was made June 2, re-
ported the stateÕ s disaster
recovery team led by Co-
ordinator Patrick Baker in
a media conference call on
Thursday.
Of that, $10.2 million of
Individual Assistance has
been awarded to 1,588
survivors by the Federal
Emergency Management
tive in recovery and re-
building than federal as-
sistance money, and
continued to hold that line
during the conference.
However, in localities that
donÕ t participate in the
NFIP, property owners
cannot purchase flood in-
surance, save for some
very expensive private pol-
icies, representatives of
FEMA and SBA recently
told the Quill.
According to a FEMA
document updated Friday,
the Community Status
Book Report for Missouri,
163 communities in the
state do not participate in
the flood insurance pro-
gram. Howell, Oregon,
Ozark and Wright coun-
ties are among them.
Shannon, Douglas and
Texas counties are not
listed among participating
or nonparticipating com-
munities, though the cit-
ies of Birch Tree, Emi-
nence and Winona in
Shannon County; Ava in
Douglas County; and Ca-
bool and Houston in Tex-
as County are all partici-
pating communities.
Similarly, Mtn. View,
West Plains and Willow
Springs in Howell County;
Alton and Thayer in Ore-
gon County; Theodosia
and Gainesville in Ozark
County; and Hartville and
Mansfield in Wright Coun-
ty all participate in NFIP.
Ripley County is the
only locale included in any
part of Quill coverage area
in which the county gov-
ernment has agreed to
participate in the national
program.
Asked during the confer-
ence call by the Quill what
state officials are doing to
 FLOOD, PAGE 4
By Mary Nicholas
Quill Staff Writer
A Wright County man
entered a plea of guilty to
three felony charges
Thursday in Hartville as
part of a plea deal in which
six other felony charges
stemming from a domes-
tic assault and the burn-
ing of his home were dis-
missed, records show.
Jerrett Philix Dal
Cantrell, 36, of Hartville in
Wright County, was
charged on June 11 with
two counts of domestic as-
sault, three counts of un-
lawful use of a weapon,
two counts of armed crim-
inal action, arson and
property damage. On
Thursday, he pleaded
guilty to unlawful use of a
weapon, second degree do-
mestic assault and first de-
gree property damage.
Wright County Circuit
Court Judge Craig R. Cart-
er sentenced Cantrell to
serve five years in the De-
partment of Corrections for
each felony, with the sen-
tence on each count to be
served concurrently.
Cantrell was represent-
ed by Defense Attorney
Laura Louise King of Ava.

Thomasville, population 60: ‘We want a hand up’

Agency (FEMA), $9.1 mil-
lion to 140 applicants by
the U.S. Small Business
Administration (SBA) and
$47 million to 931 Mis-
souri policyholders by the
National Flood Insurance
Program (NFIP), which is
still processing claims.
In addition, a $500,000
Crisis Counseling Pro-
gram Grant has been
awarded to the Missouri
Department of Mental
Health by FEMA to fund
psychological services to
help build resiliency
among disaster survivors.
Aug. 1 is the deadline
to apply for Individual As-
sistance from FEMA, as
well for Physical Damage
Loans from SBA. Business
owners, homeowners and
renters in Howell and sur-
rounding counties may
apply for both, but should
go through FEMA first.
To apply for assistance,
call 800-621-3362 or vis-
it www.DisasterAssis-
tance.gov.
STATE ASSISTANCE
Officials have consis-
tently stressed that flood
insurance is more effec-
(EditorÕ s note: This is the
second part of the story
printed about the devas-
tated area of Thomasville
in SaturdayÕ s Quill. This
look is the first in a series
of articles focusing on area
recovery efforts as a result
of the April 29 flood.)
By Abby Hess
Quill Staff Writer
As the Quill recently
toured the homes of one
Thomasville family’s five
living generations, mem-
bers of that family shared
pieces of history going
back to the 1850s when
the family settled in that
town.
The once-prosperous
town with its Harley-Da-
vidson dealership and ho-
tel, and acclaimed athletes
and civil war lore, was dev-
astated by flash flooding
April 29. The community
now boasts two dozen
homes, all but two of
which were flooded.
Thomasville, according
to the Oregon County
Clerk’s Office, was settled
in 1803.
Of all five of her family’s
houses, Becka TrobaughÕ s
is the only one that still
resembles a home, and,
according to her father
Rodger Shelton, is the only
one that has a good pos-
sibility to be rebuilt. But
Trobaugh and her hus-
band Gabe have pur-
chased a new home in Al-
ton instead. Between lack
of funds to rebuild the
house and a need for sta-
bility for their children,
Trobaugh said, the choice
was clear.
The family was given
$363.01 by Federal Emer-
gency Management Agen-
cy (FEMA) to go toward re-
building and repairs, she
said. And while she has
questions about the effec-
tiveness of the assistance,
she is ready to move for-
ward.
Shelton said he quali-
fied for an U.S. Small
Business Administration
loan designated for busi-
nesses, private nonprofits,
homeowners and renters,
but heÕ s not sure if itÕ ll
come through.
Ò If I get it, itÕ ll be great,Ó
he said.
TrobaughÕ s 95-year-old
great-grandmotherÕ s
house faces Highway 99.
A sign dated mid-May
hangs on her front door,
requesting she visit the
Multi-Agency Resource
Center in Alton that has
been gone for nearly two
months. The house is gut-
ted. The floors are wooden
planks, and wires and ca-
bles snake over the skel-
etal walls, where sunlight
charges through the
cracks. The ceiling was
falling, said Trobaugh, so
to stop further damage,
those cleaning up inside
the house secured ceiling
tiles at the corners with
old Mason jar lids and
milk bottle caps.
Wanda Daves, Tro-
baughÕ s grandmother,
pointed to a pile of rub-
ble and twisted metal.
She said it was once the
home she shared with her
husband Bud, a double
wide trailer that had been
unceremoniously moved
off its foundation, which
can be seen a few dozen
feet behind.
SheltonÕ s house, the
third on the tour, looks
much like the first house
Ð barren walls, naked
wires, water lines high up
on the windows.
But TrobaughÕ s house,
with its still-wallpapered
walls and remaining per-
sonal touches such as the
vibrant wreath outside
above the door, really
drives it home: These fam-
ilies arenÕ t just walking
away from walls, ceilings
and floors. They’re walk-
ing away from homes filled
with memories.
Ò The part that bothers
 THOMASVILLE, PAGE 4

STAFF PHOTO BY ABBY HESS

THE THOMASVILLE BRANCH of the Oregon County Library, housed in the

Community Building that occupies the former high school, is still not ready STAFF PHOTO BY ABBY HESS

to hold the books gathered by supporters in surrounding communities to A THICK LAYER OF MUD covers the interior of
replace those lost in the April 29 flood that ravaged the town. The checkout Thomasville resident Rodger Shelton’s late ‘80s
counter, shown here, is coated in a layer of silt and mud that does not wipe model Jeep, used as a hunting wagon. Shelton
off easily. Residents of Thomasville pointed out that parts of the Community said when he opened the door, the vehicle stunk
Building have been cleaned, and cleaned again, but the dust and dried muck like the river that flooded it in late April. When he
from the gymnasium and other areas still under the flood’s effects make their cuts the grass around the Jeep, he said, “it still
way to the spots that have been cleaned. Thomasville has a population of 60. stinks.”

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me is how much it hurts husband are living in a new home, said Trobaugh.
Continued from Page 1

series, the Quill will set out

Lauren Nicole Henley
June 3, 2001 – July 2, 2017
Lauren Nicole Henley of
Nixa, Mo., passed away
suddenly at her home on
Sunday, July 2, 2017.
Lauren was born June 3,
2001, in West Plains, Mo.,
to Jared and Nikki Henley.
Lauren was best known
for her sweet, bubbly per-
sonality and enjoyed an
active life with many
friends. She had an infec-
tious smile and was never
one to shy away from try-
ing something new. She
loved nature and spend-
ing time with her family
outdoors, especially
watching a beautiful sun-
set. The first five years of
her life were spent play-
fully pretending that she
was a puppy, a true testa-
ment to her love for ani-
mals which she main-
tained throughout her life.
When her nose wasnÕ t in
a book, Lauren could of-
ten be found expressing
her creativity by writing
poetry or drawing. She en-
joyed sharing her hope for
the future, found in the
Bible, with others and her
long term goal was to be-
come a full-time minister
in the Nixa congregation
of JehovahÕ s Witnesses
Donovan DeBrown
Donovan DeBrown, 22, West Plains, Mo., died on
June 18 in Columbia, Mo. A memorial service will
take place at 1 p.m. on July 22, 2017, at the Ridge
Crest Inn. This is followed by a potluck at 3:30 p.m.
at Noblett Lake.
Death Notices
LAUREN HENLEY
where she was an active
member.
Lauren is survived by
her parents, Jared and
Nikki Henley; her brother,
Colin Henley; three grand-
parents; and many aunts,
uncles, and cousins.
When you think of Lau-
ren please remember her
for her love of life, her love
of those around her, and
her faith in God. May we
always cherish the happy
memories we enjoyed with
Lauren.
A memorial service for
Lauren will be held Mon-
day, July 10, 2017, at 1
p.m. at Greenlawn East
Funeral Home in Spring-
field, Mo.
her,Ó said Trobaugh, com- camper they were fixing up Ò A local banker took a to find answers, discussing
forting her 11-year-old before the flood, a camper chance on me, because IÕ m with FEMA and SBA rep-
daughter Paige in her old they say is in no way ready from here,Ó she said. resentatives, as well as
bedroom, walls painted for full-time living. The Ò We donÕ t want a hand- state and county officials.
green with pink flowers, truck used to pull it runs, out,Ó her husband ex- To contribute to the
stained by splashes of but wonÕ t move, so theyÕ re plained. Ò We want a hand Community Foundation of
sludge. stuck where they are, she up.Ó the Ozarks Flood Recovery
Ò The part that bothers said. Ò This community doesnÕ t Fund, donors may go on-
me the most, though,Ó said “We’re trying to figure out take handouts,Ó she add- line to cfozarks.org/floodre-
Trobaugh, gesturing to her what weÕ re going to do for ed. Ò So many people have covery or mail checks to
parentsÕ home across the winter,Ó said Youngs. Ò We helped us, I just want to Community Foundation of
way, Ò ThatÕ s my motherÕ s have no family here, we help others. Ô Love your the Ozarks, P.O. Box 8960,
house. ThatÕ s my home.Ó have no place else to go.Ó neighbor.Õ IsnÕ t that what Springfield, MO 65801,
For Trobaugh, sheÕ s lost In the first week after the itÕ s about?Ó with one of the specific
the home built for her, and flood, Youngs recalled vol- The families have some communities noted. Sup-
the home she herself made. unteers coming out in tough questions for the fed- ported communities in-
And then thereÕ s the droves. She said she told eral agencies still stationed clude Thomasville, West
home of their neighbor those she knew there was in disaster recovery centers Plains, Van Buren and
Sherry Youngs. She lived too much work to do and in Alton and Gainesville. In Carter County, and Do-
in two adjoined trailers and no way to get to it with the the next installment of the niphan and Ripley County.
had a metal workshop in waters still high, and there
the back. One trailer were no places to stay. She
washed away completely,
and pieces were found de-
asked them to go and come
back later.
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home a few feet away. when we need the help.Ó
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497289s David & Alison Shannon
been in her husbandÕ s fam- munities has kept their
ily for more than 100 years. spirits aloft. The Trou-
Ò I wish we had ran and
never came back,Ó she said.
baughs were able to use
grant money from the Com-
West Plains
With her home completely
demolished, she and her
munity Foundation of the
Ozarks to purchase their
Electric Supply
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Frances Hamilton, 76, Thayer, Mo., died at 9:20

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recovery team is conducting
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Weekend
SATURDAY, JULY 15, 2017
fyi
Howell Co. Commission
to meet Monday
The Howell County
Commission will meet
at 10 a.m. Monday in
the commission room of
the second floor of the
Howell County Offi ce
Building at 35 Court
Square.
The agenda includes
a review of the June
2017 general ledger re-
ports and review the
county treasurerÕ s set-
tlement report.
The public is invited.
Health screenings to
be held in civic center
Residents living in and
around West Plains will
have an opportunity to
learn about their risks for
chronic, serious condi-
tions with a health screen-
ing event to be held Aug.
24 at the West Plains Civ-
ic Center.
The event offers screen-
ings for conditions such
as cardiovascular disease,
osteoporosis and diabetes
by international commu-
nity-based preventative
health screening provider,
Life Line Screening.
Screenings included
can check for the level of
arterial plaque buildup,
related to risk for heart
disease, stroke and over-
all vascular health; HDL
and LDL cholesterol lev-
els; diabetes risk; bone
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114TH YEAR #139
Charges reduced
for Mtn. View mom
By Abby Hess
Quill Staff Writer
Amended charges were
filed Monday by Shannon
County Prosecuting Attor-
ney Jodie Brumble
against a Mtn. View mom,
Cristeen Crider, who had
previously been charged
with two counts of child
abuse for allegedly leav-
ing her children in the
care of a family member
accused of molesting
them repeatedly over a
span of years.
The amendment is the
second change since
charges, two Class A fel-
ony counts of child abuse
or neglect, were originally
filed in November 2016.
That case was dropped
Feb. 9 when Brumble filed
SUPREME RIBBON WINNER – Lilly Dixon, 9, won
the Supreme Champion ribbon for her cake deco-
rating technique in the 4H activity night event. Dix-
on, who is a member of the Lucky Clover 4H, will
have her cake on display throughout the fair in the
2A Parker building. She is the daughter of Greg and
3A Jamie Dixon.
4A
4A
5A
Heart of the Ozarks Fair Schedule
The annual Heart of
7A
the Ozarks Fair will be
7A held Monday through
8A July 22 at the Heart of
the Ozarks Fairgrounds,
9A north U.S. 63 in West
Plains.
Tickets on Monday will
cost $5 and will be buy-
one, get-one free for adult
admission. Tuesday
through Saturday tickets
will be $7 for adults. Chil-
dren 5 and younger will
be admitted for free.
Carnival Armband
Night is from 6 to 11 p.m.
Monday through Friday
and 6 p.m. to midnight
Saturday.
The grandstands will
have a special event each
night. At 7 p.m. Monday,
the Los Moralitos Circus
will perform; at 8 p.m.
Tuesday and Wednesday,
the National Federation
of Professional Bullriders
Bull Buck will take cen-
ter stage; at 8 p.m. Thurs-
day, fairgoers will see the
Rafter H Family Rodeo;
7:30 p.m. Friday will fea-
ture the Bootheel Tractor
Pullers Association Trac-
tor Pull; and at 7:30 Sat-
urday, the grandstand
events will wrap up with
the Draggin Wagon Pull-
ers Association Truck
Pull.
Quill photographers
will be available from 6
to 7 p.m. Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thurs-
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a new case
with a
Class C fel-
ony charge
of child en-
danger-
ment and a
Class B fel-
CRIDER
ony charge
of child abuse or neglect.
With MondayÕ s amend-
ment, Brumble is seeking
conviction on two Class C
felony counts of child en-
dangerment. Crider, who
appeared Monday in
Shannon County court
with Defense Attorney
Larry Burton, pleaded not
guilty to the charges as
read by 37th Associate
Court Judge Harvey Allen
who presided remotely
from the Oregon County
Courthouse.
 CHARGES, PAGE 4A
STAFF PHOTO BY MARY NICHOLAS
“Barney Fife” visited West Plains Thursday to help raise funds at the annu-
al Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Lock-Up held at Skillets Family
Cafe. The character is played by longtime Branson comedian Terry Wayne
Sanders, originally from Mtn. Grove. He made several more stops around
town, including the Quill office and Perry’s Barbershop on Court Square.
From left: Dennis Crider, a professional photographer and musician from
West Plains, Sanders and barbershop owner Nathan Perry. Last summer,
Crider sold his photographs during Cowboy Days at Silver Dollar City,
where Sanders works full time. Crider said he will be there again this year
from Sept. 13 through Oct. 29. Watch the Quill for more information on the
STAFF PHOTO BY CODY SANDERS
total raised for MDA.
Thomasville, population 60:
neighbors looking after each other
EditorÕ s note: This is the third in a
series of articles focusing on area recov-
ery efforts as a result of the April 29
asville. This is the first of a two-part fol-
low-up that examines the community’s
efforts to obtain governmental support
day in the Harper Build- flood. Previously, the Quill offered a two- in recovery. Part two will be published
ing to take pictures of rib- part look at the devastated area of Thom- Tuesday.
bon winners. Winners
can also come by the His wife Becka backed while trying to secure as-
Quill office, 205 Wash- By Abby Hess him up, saying that sistance from federal
ington Ave. Quill Staff Writer handouts are not taken agencies after the flood-
The schedule for the in Thomasville. ing that last April left
events is as follows: Gabe Trobaugh of The couple say they their small community of
MONDAY, JULY 17
Thomasville recently told just want to know some- about two dozen homes
the Quill that his com- oneÕ s got their back. Af-
8 a.m. - Junior Market munity doesnÕ t want a ter encountering frustra-
covered in sludge, theyÕ re
Steer, Goat, Lamb And
Swine Show
handout, just a hand up. tion after frustration  NEIGHBORS, PAGE 4A
1 p.m. - Home Eco-
nomics, Fine Arts and
Photography judging
2 p.m. - Fruits and
Vegetables judging
6 p.m. - Dairy Cattle
Show
7 p.m. - Los Moralitos
Circus
TUESDAY, JULY 18
8 a.m. - Replacement
Nanny, Gilt and Ewe Show
1 p.m. - Junior Flower
Show judging
5 p.m. - Auction Cook-
out
6 p.m. - Market Steer,
Goat, Lamb and Swine
Auction
8 p.m. - NFPB Bull Buck
Ð Rafter 7P Rodeo Produc-
tions
Wednesday, July 19
Noon to 3 p.m. - Buck
Day Gate Admission STAFF PHOTO BY ALLISON WILSON
1 p.m. to 3 p.m. - $1 per BOB HINDS was the featured speaker at the weekly luncheon of the West
ride at the Carnival Plains Rotary Club held in the Magnolia Room at the West Plains Civic Cen-
8 p.m. - NFPB Bull Buck ter. His talk was a mixture of jokes and history lessons about where he grew
Ð Rafter 7P Rodeo Produc- up in Hutton Valley near Willow Springs. He also spoke about his experience
tions attending the University of Missouri-Columbia in the 1940s. Saturdays, the
 FAIR, PAGE 4A Quill features Hinds’ column “Days Gone By.” See Page 3A.
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NEIGHBORS
confident in at least one
thing: Neighbors look af-
ter each other.
The couple, who have
recently relocated with
their children to nearby
Alton, thanks to help
from a fund established
at Alton bank and a lend-
er who took a chance on
them, say it’s communi-
ty support that has kept
their spirits aloft even as
they left the place Bec-
ka’s family has called
home since the mid-19th
century.
The Trobaughs, un-
happy with their experi-
ence with the Federal
Obituaries
Bonnie Hodgson
Graveside services for
Bonnie Louise Hodgson,
77, Bakersfield, Mo., will be
held at 10 a.m. Monday,
July 17, 2017, at the Bap-
tist Hill Cemetery under the
direction of Robertson-Dra-
go Funeral Home.
Mrs. Hodgson passed
away at 12:30 p.m. Wednes-
day, July 12, 2017, near
her home.
She was born May 13,
1940, at Bridges Creek in
Ozark County, Mo., to
Frank Morton Farel and
Bessie Leota Dean Farel.
On Oct. 27, 1956, she was
married at Belvidere, Ill., to
Robert E. Lee Hodgson who
preceded her in death on
Aug. 29, 1999. Mrs. Hodg-
son was a very independent
lady, was an avid reader,
her family was an impor-
tant part of her life and she
always put others first. She
was of the Baptist faith.
She is survived by four
children, Vicki Richardson,
husband, Jerry, Bakers-
field, Mo., Daniel Hodgson
Sr. and Robbie Hodgson
Sr., wife, Christy, all of
Udall, Mo., and Jim Hodg-
son, wife, Christina, Ba-
kersfield, Mo.; seven grand-
children; 17
great-grandchildren; two
Orville “Les” Davis
Graveside services for
Orville Lester Davis, 75,
West Plains, Mo., will be
held at 2 p.m. Saturday,
July 15, 2017, at Howell
Memorial Park Cemetery
under the direction of Rob-
ertson-Drago Funeral
Home.
Mr. Davis passed away
at 11:18 a.m. Wednesday,
July 12, 2017, at this
home.
Mr. Davis will lie in state
from 5 until 9 p.m. Friday
at Robertson-Drago Funer-
al Home. Memorial contri-
butions may be made to St.
Jude’s Children’s Research
Hospital and may be left at
Donovan DeBrown
Donovan DeBrown
(1995-2017), died June 18
in Columbia, Mo.
He was born June 14,
1995, to LaRee Huse-De-
Brown and Barry DeBrown
in West Plains, Mo. He grad-
uated from West Plains Se-
nior High School in 2013.
He continued his education
at the University of Mis-
souri-Columbia and was
part of the Phi Delta Theta
fraternity. Many remember
him for his great sense of
humor and his ability to get
those that surrounded him
to laugh. He enjoyed spend-
ing time with friends and
family and is loved and
missed by many.
Donovan’s family is hold-
ing a service remembering
him at 1 p.m. on Saturday,
July 22, in the Conference
Room at the Ridge Crest
Inn, 2105 Porter Wagoner
Blvd, West Plains, MO
65775. This is followed by
Carolyn Crampton
Carolyn Nadene Crampton, 77, West Plains, Mo.,
died 3:40 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at West
Vue Nursing Home. A Celebration of Life Services will
be held at a 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017, at the
First Baptist Church of West Plains under the direc-
tion of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Death Notices
Betty Joann Ledgerwood, 72, Reeds Spring, died
at 4:05 p.m. Thursday, July 13, 2017, at her home.
Yarber Mortuary, Mtn. View.
Masayuki Higuchi, 68, Mtn. View, died at 6:44
a.m. Friday, July 14, 2017, at his home. Yarber Mor-
tuary, Mtn. View.
Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA), have
been outspoken with
both their complaints
against the federal agen-
cy and their deep appre-
ciation for that commu-
nity support. They say
they do not want FEMA’s
help and they find the
agency’s presence “in-
sulting.” The couple,
along with extended fam-
ily, reached out to area
media including the Quill
to raise awareness that,
in their estimation, some
federal tax dollars may
not be going where tax-
payers think they are.
BONNIE HODGSON
great-great-grandchildren;
two brothers, Norman
Farel, wife, Shirley and
Charles Farel; two sisters,
Ruby Cheek-Robinson and
Linda Hendrickson, hus-
band, Jim; and several
nieces and nephews.
Her parents, husband,
and one grandson, Bobby
J. Richardson, preceded
her in death.
Visitation will be from 6
until 8 p.m. Saturday, July
15, at Robertson-Drago Fu-
neral Home. Memorial con-
tributions may be made to
the Baptist Hill Cemetery
and left at Robertson-Dra-
go Funeral Home. Online
condolences may be ex-
pressed at www.robertson-
drago.com.
LES DAVIS
Robertson-Drago Funeral
Home. Online condolences
may be expressed at www.
robertsondrago.com.
DONOVAN DeBROWN
a picnic potluck at Noblett
Lake.
In place of flowers, me-
morial donations may be
made to https://afsp.org/.
Donovan’s Memorial
Fund page may be found
at afsp.donordrive.com/
campaign/in-Memory-of-
Donovan-DeBrown.
From Page One
UNTANGLING
INSURANCE
Becka’s father, Rodger
Shelton, greeted the Quill
before a recent tour of the
community by explaining
that Oregon County is not
a participant in the Nation-
al Flood Insurance Program
(NFIP) and is therefore la-
beled a “sanctioned coun-
ty.” He said that designa-
tion means that residents
cannot get flood insurance,
a problem for those seek-
ing help from FEMA and
the U.S. Small Business
Administration (SBA).
Shelton said that FEMA
says it can pay flood survi-
vors as much as $33,000
for damages in its Individ-
ual Assistance Program,
but in order to qualify, they
must live in a NFIP-partic-
ipating location or have
flood insurance, which, he
says, costs thousands of
dollars per month. He
questioned the practicality
of such an expense, partic-
ularly for rural families
with low incomes.
Scott Sanders, media re-
lations manager for FEMA,
clarified: Premiums depend
on the potential flood risk
for any given home, and
structures at low risk for
flooding cost less to insure.
He also said that, while
FEMA manages NFIP, the
premiums are set by indi-
vidual insurance compa-
nies and not under FEMA’s
scope.
According to the State
Emergency Management
Agency (SEMA) the average
premium for a flood insur-
ance policy is about $1,000
per year. In zones designat-
ed moderate- to low-risk,
yearly premiums could be
CHARGES
The case has been set
for preliminary hearing at
9 a.m. Aug. 7.
AMENDED COMPLAINT
Brumble’s amended com-
plaint, provided to the Quill
by the Shannon County
Court Clerk, shows the pre-
vious Class B felony child
abuse/neglect charge has
been reduced to a Class C
felony charge of child en-
dangerment.
According to the com-
plaint, Brumble has found
probable cause to believe
Crider endangered her old-
est child, at that time young-
er than 17, between Jan. 1,
2014 and Aug. 31, 2016, by
“knowingly exposing [the
child] to an individual after
[the child] had disclosed to
Defendant that said individ-
ual had molested [the
child]….” Brumble’s com-
plaint alleges Crider contin-
uously left the child with the
accused molester overnight
and unsupervised in his
home after hearing of the
abuse.
The second child endan-
germent charge pertains to
Crider’s younger child.
Brumble alleges in her com-
plaint that, after being in-
formed of the abuse by the
older child, during those
same dates, Crider contin-
SCREENINGS
density as a risk for possible osteoporosis; and kid-
ney and thyroid function.
Life Line officials say that screenings are affordable,
convenient and accessible for wheelchairs and those
with trouble walking. Free parking is available.
Call 1-877-237-1287STATEWIDE
or visit Life Line’s website at
www.lifelinescreening.com. Preregistration is required.
STATEWIDE
STATEWIDE
less than $200.
“There is private flood in-
surance available (in sanc-
tioned counties), but it’s
very expensive,” Cynthia
Cowell, public information
officer for SBA, recently
told the Quill.
According to SEMA,
flood insurance claims are
paid with or without a fed-
eral disaster declaration.
Sanders noted that $19
million was paid to Mis-
souri policyholders before
the declaration came down
from the White House on
June 2, $1.3 million of
which was in Howell Coun-
ty alone. In addition, those
policyholders with losses
not covered by insurance
can get FEMA support in
the form of Individual As-
sistance Grants, he ex-
plained.
FEDERAL HELP STILL
AVAILABLE
“People can still get help
from FEMA, even if they live
in communities that have
chosen not to participate in
the NFIP, and (therefore)
denying their residents the
ability to purchase NFIP
flood insurance,” said
Sanders.
Living in a sanctioned
county does not automati-
cally disqualify survivors
from receiving SBA bene-
fits, either, said Cowell.
“All survivors are encour-
aged to apply,” she said. “In
some instances we can ap-
prove a low-interest disas-
ter loan but we need to re-
view the application and
individual situation.”
As an example, she spec-
ulated about a hypotheti-
cal applicant living in a high
flood-risk area within a
ued to place the youngest
child in that situation as
well.
A conviction of Class C
felony child endangerment
charges could result in a
prison term of between three
and 10 years for each
charge.
The charges are in con-
nection with the case of a
Birch Tree man, Donald
Norris, accused of 106
counts of rape and sodomy
of the two children.
Norris is due to appear
before 37th Circuit Court
Judge David Evans at 9
a.m. Aug. 23 in Shannon
County for a criminal mo-
tion hearing. Norris is
charged with 47 counts of
statutory rape spanning
from Jan. 6, 2012 to Dec.
4, 2015, and 59 counts of
statutory sodomy from Jan.
1, 2006 to Dec. 10, 2010.
Brumble is also serving as
state’s attorney for that
case.
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26, 2017AUCTION
DEPUTY’S ORIGINAL
STATEMENT
Shannon County Sheriff’s
Deputy Chris Vance report-
ed on Sept. 16, 2016 in a
probable cause statement
that he met with a teen that
month who said Norris had
perpetrated sexual abuse
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sanctioned community who to SBA and then back to
wants to move to a low FEMA again, and it is de-
flood-risk location in that termined that the flood has
same community. She said rendered a person or
SBA might be able to re- household unable to meet
quest that applicant’s re- serious financial needs. For
quest for a loan because example, Sanders said, a
they would not be living in carpenter whose economic
a high-risk area anymore. livelihood depends on tools
that have been washed
But, she added, SBA
away may qualify for Other
doesn’t process loans in the
Needs Assistance to replace
field. Each situation is
the tools.
unique and has its own
SBA, for its part, was
special circumstances to be
only able to help one house-
taken into consideration,
hold in Oregon County,
and administration repre-
with a home loan for
sentatives try to give every
$22,220, according to data
opportunity to find solu-
provided by Cowell.
tions for survivors, said
Sanders said that if a
Cowell.
sanctioned county does opt
Within Oregon County,
to participate within six
Alton and Thayer do par-
months of the disaster dec-
ticipate in NFIP. Cowell said
laration, in this case, by
applicants in nonparticipat-
Dec. 2, residents may be
ing areas may qualify, with
eligible for the full scope of
conditions determined as
their applications are pro-
FEMA assistance.
The Trobaughs and their
cessed.
neighbors and families
If it’s determined an ap-
don’t expect that to hap-
plicant is unable to fulfill
pen.
the requirements of the
FAIR
loan, SBA will decline the
application, said Cowell,
and then refer the applicant Continued from Page 1A
back to FEMA for other pos-
THURSDAY, JULY 20
sible assistance.
1 p.m. - Open Flower
FEDERAL SUPPORT Show judging
Twenty-five residents of 6 p.m. - Heart of the
Oregon County have re- Ozarks Angus Associa-
ceived FEMA Individuals tion Special Junior Show
and Household Program 8 p.m. - Rafter H Fam-
grants, coming to about ily Rodeo
$68,200 total, as of Friday, FRIDAY, JULY 21
according to a data sheet
provided by Sanders. Of 10 a.m. - Junior and
that, about $64,000 was Open Show of Hereford,
given for housing. One per- Polled Hereford, Charo-
son in Oregon County got lais, Simmental, Limou-
the remainder for Other sin, Gelbvieh, Angus and
Needs Assistance. Crossbred (Showmanship
Sanders explained that will follow)
assistance is given after a 5 p.m. - Bucket Calf
survivor has been referred Show
6 p.m. - Rabbit and
Poultry Show
Continued from Page 1A
7:30 p.m. - Bootheel
during overnight visits. Tractor Pullers Associa-
Vance reported the teen tion Tractor Pull
had told Crider, the teen’s SATURDAY, JULY 23
mother, about the incidents
and Crider had said to keep 8 a.m. - Dairy Goat
quiet and “swept it under Show
the rug.” 7:30 p.m. - Draggin
Vance also reported in a Wagon Pullers Associa-
separate statement meeting tion Truck Pull
with Norris and Deputy Rick
JuIdNyS UER AaNstCmEan
Hamilton for an interview
about a week later, during
which Norris had said he
abused the younger of the
two children in the same See Us For
ways as he did the older sib- YourÉ
ling. •MEDICARE
SUPPLEMENT
A later probable cause •L O N G - T E R M
statement made by the CARE, LIFE
same deputy reported that & HEALTH
the youngest of the two chil- JUDY INSURANCE
dren was interviewed in EASTMAN-BALL • A N N U I T I E S
2013 and 2014 regarding Owner/Agent AND IRAS
alleged abuse.
Even knowing all of this
STEPHANIE SPIKOSKI Agent
REBECCA INGRAM Agent
information, he wrote, Crid-
er continued to place the 1562 I M P E R I A L C E N T E R
W E S T P L A I N S , M O . 65775
younger child in the home
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SPECIAL START TIME – 9:00 A.M.
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FURNITURE • COLLECTIBLES
Very Clean Auction: Amish oak dining table w/chairs; Amish oak
secretary w/rolltop; La-Z-Boy wing-back recliner; La-Z-Boy recliner;
love seat; ottoman; 2 wood chairs; queen bed w/headboard; Serta
mattress w/2 night stands, like new; white dresser w/mirror; sofa ta-
ble; glass-top end tables; occasional tables; Norman Orr computer
desk w/top; office chair; bookcase; file cabinet; HP printer w/stand;
Vizio 43” flat screen w/sound bar; Fender Mustang 1 amp; cedar
chest; rolling storage cabinet; rugs; fans; lamps; pictures; house
decor; Christmas décor; patio chairs w/table; dorm room refrigera-
tor; Eureka vacuum cleaner; mop bucket; bird feeders; pots & pans;
bakeware; dishes; silverware; cookers; canner; S/S pans; food de-
hydrator; Ice cream maker; collectibles; nice white treadle sewing
machine; metal lawn chairs; quilts; wood doors; lots of household
not listed!! Very clean furniture & other items!
TRACTOR • VW BUG • SHOP
Kubota L2800 tractor w/LA 463 load-
er, 4 wheel, one owner, 300 hrs., barn
shedded; 5 ft. brushhog; 3 pt. carry
all; VOLKSWAGEN BUG: 1974 Bug,
very clean inside & outside, all orig-
inal, new overhaul started. NOTE:
Overhaul started will need to be com-
pleted; separate 1600 Volkswagen
motor & extra parts; specialty VW
overhaul tools. SHOP: John Deere
125 riding mower; Poulan push mow-
er; gas weedeater; Ryobi battery
weedeater; Stihl MS 290 chainsaw;
Poulan Pro35 chainsaw; Generac
5500 generator; Chicago mig welder
w/helmet; Alltrade floor drill press;
(2) Craftsman 4 ft. stack toolboxes; air tools; garden & hand tools; ham-
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mers; Cummins engine hoist; motor stand; Clarke bench grinder; vise;
electric 6 hp log splitter needs work; sand blaster; backpack sprayer;
jack & jack stands; shop vac; cords; ropes; ladder; log chain; T-post &
wire; MinnKota trolling motor; camping supplies; shop supplies; lum-
ber; kerosene heater; tarps; car ramps. WOOD WORK: Craftsman cast
iron top table saw; Delta 6 in. jointer; Leigh table top dovetail jig; B/D
mitre saw; Ryobi 10 in. planer w/cart; router table; Delta 10 in. lathe;
Delta 14 in. bandsaw; RBI scroll saw; Porter Cable sawzall; nailer; table
top belt & disc sander; assorted hardware & wood supplies; metal &
wood clamps. Auctioneers Note: United Country, Jerry Hall, has sold
the Bishop’s farm. All like new items, one owner tractor, Volkswagen
Bug. Don’t miss this fine auction. Note: Special starting time of 9 a.m.
OWNERS: JIM & PHYLIS BISHOP
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Bond reduced for woman
Last day of the fair charged with murder
Today is the final day of $100,000
the Heart of the Ozarks By Mary Nicholas despite
Fair on north U.S. 63 in Quill Staff Writer objections
West Plains. from the
The day’s events start at A Thayer woman who victim’s
8 a.m. with the Dairy Goat has been charged with family, ac-
Show, expected to last well murder in the shooting cording to
into the afternoon. death of George Rhody court re-
At 7:30 p.m. the Drag- Campbell, 44, was cords.
WILLMAN
gin Wagon Pullers Associ- granted a bond reduc- Condi-
ation Truck Pull will be tion during a recent tions of the bond in-
held in arena. court appearance. clude electronic moni-
Cynthia Deann Will- toring and no contact
Buddy Walk meeting man, 40, was being held with state witnesses, in-
cluding the state’s prin-
in custody on $200,000
The monthly Buddy cipal witness, records
bond, but during a hear-
Walk meeting is set for 6 show.
ing in Oregon County,
p.m. Monday at Fidelity Willman is scheduled
Associate Court Judge
Communications, 3201 for a preliminary hear-
Harvey Shane Allen sus-
U.S. 63 in West Plains. ing at 1 p.m. Aug. 8 in
tained a motion to re-
 MURDER, PAGE 4A
Food safety course set duce the bond to

for Tuesday in W.P.
The Missouri State
University-West Plains
(MSU-WP) Small Busi-
ness Technology and De-
velopment Center (SBT-
DC) will host a free food
safety course from 6 to 9
p.m. Tuesday at the West
Plains Civic Center.
 FOOD, PAGE 4A
Howell Valley board
to discuss tax hearing
The Howell Valley
School Board of Educa-
tion will meet in a regu-
lar session at 6 p.m.
Tuesday in the tech
building at the school on
ZZ Highway.
 HEARING, PAGE 4A
HOWELL COUNTY
Property owners disagree
with property valuations
The Howell County
Board of Equalization
met Thursday and lis-
tened to those who did
not agree with the prop-
erty assessment.
The board first met
with Willard Schnur-
busch, whose property is
located on BB Highway.
Schnurbush told the
The Rafter H Family board his adjoining
Rodeo took center neighbor, the regional an-
stage Thursday at the imal shelter, houses a
Heart of the Ozarks large number of cats and
Fair. Above, Adam dogs. He said he was in-
Mast conquered eight volved in a lawsuit with
seconds on the back the City of West Plains for
house the animals.
He said the property
has been listed with ap-
proximately 10 real estate
agents in the last 12
years and no one has
looked at the property
during that time.
Schnurbush also said
during that time there
was a public auction held
and no one attended. He
said he believes that
property has no value for
taxation purposes.
The board voted to sus-
tain the assessor’s valu-
ation on the property.

INDEX
of a junior bull. Right, allowing the neighbors to  PROPERTY, PAGE 4A

Commissioners to meet Mon.

Thaddeus Biring of
Records 2A West Plains was one
of several local youth
People 3A
to compete in the Howell County Commissioners will meet at 10 a.m.
Obituaries 4A mutton busting chal- Monday in the commission room on the second floor
From Page One 4A lenge. of the Howell County Office building at 35 Court
Opinions 5A Square.
Commissioners are scheduled to meet with Mur-
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West Plains’ path to recovery: following Howell Creek

This is the fifth install-
ment in a series of articles
documenting area recov-
ery efforts following the
flash floods that occurred
in late April.
By Abby Hess
Quill Staff Writer
In the days before the
April 29 flood, many in
West Plains had their eyes
trained on Howell Creek,
particularly near the R-7
school campus, as the
W.P. Quill Weekend  RECOVERY, PAGE 4A
This Google satellite image
map shows the north and
south forks of Howell Creek
as they flow through the north
part of the city and converge
near Lincoln Avenue and Sec-
ond Street. On the left, Burton
Creek flows into the south fork
of Howell Creek just north of
Minnesota Avenue, behind
Super 8 Motel and All Pet and
Burton Creek Equine Supply. Outside of the
South Fork map’s frame, between Morlan-
Howell Creek Shell Ford and Pizza Shack
North Fork south of Girdley Street, Gal-
Howell Creek
loway Creek flows into Howell
Creek’s north fork.

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4A Saturday, July 22, 2017 | West Plains Daily Quill
MURDER
Alton. She is being rep-
resented by defense at-
torney Jeffrey Thomas
Waltemate. Court re-
cords do not indicate
Willman has posted any
bond as of Friday after-
noon.
Willman was charged
on June 12 with second
degree murder, armed
criminal action, endan-
gering the welfare of a
child and unlawful use
of a weapon. She entered
a plea of not guilty to all
charges on June 14.
According to the prob-
able cause statement, at
about 10:34 p.m. June
11, the Thayer Police
Department received a
report of a shooting
which occurred on North
Third Street in Thayer.
Dispatch advised Officer
Carter E. DeWitt of the
Thayer Police Depart-
ment that an individual
was reporting to 911
that “his mom shot
George.Ó
The residence was
that of Willman, and
upon DeWitt responding
to the home, he ob-
served a juvenile male
kneeling in the yard and
appeared to be extreme-
ly upset and crying. The
officer asked the juve-
nile where the shooter
was and he replied,
“They’re both inside,”
according to the state-
ment.
Officer Dewitt states
in the report that the
front door of the home
was open and he could
hear what sounded like
a male subject saying,
“Help!” and “I can’t
breathe!Ó Dewitt gave a
HEARING
The agenda includes the board opening and ac-
cepting bids for milk, juice, propane, bread and oth-
er items.
There will be a discussion on the setting of a tax
hearing date and tax levy. The board will also dis-
cuss the school start date being more than 10 days
prior to the first Monday in September and discuss
student handbook changes.
The public is invited.
Obituary
Anna Shaw
Anna Lea (Abney)
Shaw, age 73, of Horse-
shoe Bend, Ark., was
born on Sept. 28, 1943,
in Camp, Ark., daughter
of Hershel Sanford and
Hattie Roxie Althea
(Sutherland) Abney. She
departed this life on
Wednesday, July 19,
2017 in Salem, Ark.
Anna spent her work-
ing years as a manager
at the Crownpoint Resort
in Horseshoe Bend, Ark.
Anna was a member of
the Fraternal Order of the
Eagles #3431 and the
Boating and Fishing Club
of Horseshoe Bend. She
loved her kids, grand-
kids, working in the yard
and fishing. She was a
loving daughter, sister,
wife, mother, grandmoth-
er, great grandmother
and was a member of the
Horseshoe Bend First
Baptist Church.
Anna is survived by her
son, Michael Strauser of
Brockwell, Ark.: two
daughters, Carolyn
Strauser West of West
Plains, Mo., and Kathryn
Strauser of Mtn. View,
Mo.; brother, Johnny Ray
Abney (Joy) of Calhoun,
Mo.; two sisters, Betty
Swanson of Horseshoe
Bend, Ark., and Joyce
Tullis (Mike) of Deepwa-
ter, Mo.; seven grandchil-
dren, Jessica, Jodi, Jus-
tin, Jonathan, Stephen,
Ashley and Tyler; seven
great grandchildren,
Zachary, Logan, Jordan,
Keagan, Addisyn, Bray-
don and Parker; many
other family and friends.
loud verbal command
identifying himself as a
police officer and that if
anyone was armed, to
drop the weapon imme-
diately.
After giving the com-
mand, Dewitt reported
that he heard something
moving through the
woods to his right as he
faced the residence but
was unable to see any-
thing.
Upon entering the res-
idence, officers located
Campbell lying on the
floor in what appeared
to be the living room
area in a pool of blood
with a gunshot wound
to the abdomen. As
medics attended to
Campbell, Officer De-
Witt forced entry to a
bedroom where he ob-
served a mirror that ap-
peared to have been
damaged, small
amounts of blood
throughout the room
and what appeared to
be “a piece of flesh in the
floor,” according to the
report.
Law enforcement lo-
cated Willman hiding in
the woods 50 to 100
yards behind the resi-
dence. She was placed
into custody and was
observed to have blood
down the front of a white
dress she was wearing,
records show.
A supervisor with Or-
egon County Ambulance
District later informed
law enforcement that
Campbell had died.
Upon procuring a
search warrant, officers
of the Thayer Police De-
partment and Missouri
Continued from Page 1A
ANNA SHAW
She was preceded in
death by two husbands
(Edward J. Shaw and
Wayne Jefferies), par-
ents, brother (Sanford
Abney), sister (Lillian
Strauser) and son in law
(Ken West).
Funeral Services will
be 10 a.m. Saturday,
July 22, 2017, at Barker
Funeral Home in Salem,
Ark., with Bro. John
Hodges officiating. Pall-
bearers are Stephen Hel-
ton, Tyler West, Jona-
than Strauser, Dennis
Murdy, Kip Murdy, Cecil
Abney and Toby Trivitt.
Interment will be in the
Camp Cemetery in Camp,
Ark. Visitation will be 6
to 8 p.m. Friday, July 21,
2017, at Barker Funeral
Home. Memorials may be
left with the funeral home
for the family to use for
a charity of their choice.
Arrangements are under
the direction of Barker
Funeral Home of Salem,
Ark. Guests may sign an
online registry @ www.
barkerfuneral.com.
499836b
From Page One
State Highway Patrol In-
vestigators with the Di-
vision of Drug and
Crime Control assessed
the scene and located a
30-30 lever action Win-
chester rifle with a spent
PROPERTY
CHRISTIAN
CAMPUS HOUSE
Ronald Antle, a board
member of the Christian
Campus House at West
Plains, came to the board
and requested the prop-
erty to be tax empt due
to the use of the proper-
ty.
He said the organiza-
tion has been in opera-
tion since 2005, is a Mis-
souri not-for-profit
corporation and has a
501-C-3 designation. An-
tle said the house in
question is being used in
the ministry of the orga-
nization including hous-
ing for the minister.
Daniel Frank, county
assessor, said he believes
the decision needs to be
addressed by the Mis-
FOOD
Regional Horticultural
Specialist Patrick Byers
with the University of
Missouri Extension will
lead the course, defining
food safety and discuss-
RECOVERY
waters quickly ap-
proached its banks. It
normally was not nearly
so full.
THE CREEK’S PATH
It seems the spell of the
500- or 1,000-year flood,
as it was called by Nation-
al Weather Service (NWS)
office in Springfield, is be-
ginning to lose its hold. The
community, as if waking
from a dream, is shrugging
off that shroud, beginning
to breathe, and with that
breath comes questions.
“Why didn’t FEMA help
us?Ó
“How did we get so much
water? We don’t live that
close to the creek.Ó
Ò What do we do if this
happens again?Ó
Complicated questions,
questions this series aims
to break down into bite-
sized pieces and try to find
the best answers to.
The Quill will sit down
with West Plains city offi-
cials and review maps, dis-
cussing flood plains and
mitigation already in place,
as well what city officials
are thinking in terms of fu-
ture damage control and
prevention. For several
weeks, this reporter has
been studying satellite im-
ages, following Howell
Creek and its confluences
with other bodies of water
that flow through the city.
Coverage will begin with
the north fork of Howell
Creek as it winds its way
along Deatherage Avenue
across U.S. 63, between
Pizza Shack and Morlan-
Shell Ford, where it is met
by Galloway Creek. The
Quill will follow that fork
along its path until just
shell casing inside the
chamber.
On June 12, the Child
Advocacy Center con-
ducted an interview with
the reporting juvenile
who stated that Willman
souri State Tax Commis-
sion. He recommended
the board sustain the
2017 valuations and he
would be happy to assist
the property owner in for-
warding the matter to the
State Tax Commission to
determine if the property
would qualify for a tax ex-
empt status. The board
agreed with the assessor,
however at this time the
assessor’s valuation on
the property was sus-
tained.
HOUSE OF ABIGAL
Barb Fisher appeared
before the board and said
she believes the House of
Abigal on First Street in
Mtn. View should be tax
exempt due to the uses
of the property.
ing its importance, as
well as state regulations
for selling to the public.
Byers will also broach
subjects such as food
safety in the agricultural
east of Lincoln Avenue.
From there, coverage will
shift to the south fork of
Howell Creek just north of
CC Highway and west of
U.S. 63 near the storage
units operated by Kelley
Self-Storage. Coverage will
follow the path of the creek
to its confluence with Bur-
ton Creek just north of
Minnesota Avenue behind
Super 8 Motel and All Pet
and Equine Supply. Brief-
ly, the path of Burton
Creek will be explored be-
fore returning to follow the
rest of Howell Creek’s
south fork journey as it
winds its way to meet with
the north fork just east of
Lincoln Avenue and north
of Second Street.
From there, this series
will follow the entirety of
Howell Creek as it flows
just south of the R-7 school
campus, north of Bratton
Avenue until it passes city
limits.
Along the way, the Quill
will visit with home and
business owners to hear
their stories of the flood’s
impact and recovery up-
dates, and work with city
and South Central Ozarks
Council of Governments of-
ficials to gain a deeper un-
derstanding of past and fu-
ture city planning and
development as it corre-
sponds with geography.
The Quill welcomes
reader input and feedback
throughout this series,
which may be submitted
by emailing news@wpdai-
lyquill.net or calling 256-
9191.
THE BEGINNING
In the month of April
alone, West Plains saw
F I N D U S O N FA C E B O O K
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and Campbell had been
arguing and that during
the argument, Willman
placed a rifle against the
stomach of Campbell.
The juvenile stated that
Campbell had then said
She said the organiza-
tion is a Missouri not-for-
profit corporation, how-
ever does not have a
current 501-C-3 designa-
tion. The property in
question is being used in
the ministry of the orga-
nization, according to
Fisher.
Franks said the issue
needs to be addressed by
the Missouri State Tax
Commission and said he
will help Fisher by for-
warding the matter to the
commission.
SENIOR HOUSING
West Plains Senior
Housing on Lambert Lane
is being represented by
the firm of Savage and
Browning Property Tax
Representation of Over-
field, irrigation methods
and issues, harvest and
post-harvest safety, food
safety from field to mar-
ket and good agricultural
practices on the farm.
17.93 inches of rainfall,
the most ever recorded in
this city by the NWS. The
ground was saturated al-
ready and the water in the
creek had nowhere to go
but up.
On Saturday, April 29,
nearly 10 inches of rain
fell. Storms whipped trees
to the ground. In some ar-
eas, water ran uphill from
the force of the wind.
Social media videos and
photos were showing
pickup trucks swallowed
by a river cascading down
U.S. 63.
Not everywhere in the
city was hit. East of the
Summit Street hill to
Preacher Roe, from Main
Street to Woodland Ave-
nue, there were occasion-
al puddles and several
lost tree limbs and entire
trees, but was not under
water. The stream that
sometimes flows along
Monk Street was rushing,
but it kept within its con-
fines.
Meanwhile, Broadway
and north were a differ-
ent story. Emergency ve-
hicle lights flashed at in-
tersections, warning
drivers to turn around,
orange cones marking the
outer boundaries of where
water had encroached
near downtown.
AFTER THE FLOOD
Early Sunday a shroud
of numbness seemed to
envelop the city. Business
owners stood outside
their flood-ravaged shops
surveying the damages, a
father and sons picked up
litter left behind by raging
waters on their farm along
Bratton Avenue.
facebook.com/West.Plains.Daily.Quill
Continued from Page 1A
he was not afraid to die
for people he loved. Ac-
cording to the report,
Willman allegedly pulled
the trigger, resulting in
a fatal injury to Camp-
bell.
Continued from Page 1A
land Park, Kan., as its
agent for this appeal. Nei-
ther the taxpayer nor
agent appeared before the
board. The assessor’s val-
uation on the property
was sustained by the
board.
GRISHAM PROPERTIES
Grisham Properties,
owner of 2400 McFar-
land Drive in West
Plains, hired Ray
Browning of the firm of
Savage and Browning
Property Tax Represen-
tatives of Overland
Park, Kan., as its agent
for the appeal, however
the taxpayer nor the
agent appeared before
the board. The asses-
sor’s valuation was sus-
tained by the board.
Continued from Page 1A
Registration may be
completed online by vis-
iting http://SBTDC.
eventbrite.com, or call
255-7966 for more infor-
mation.
Continued from Page 1A
As waters receded,
families on the west side
of Carmical Field stood
on their porches sur-
rounded by underwater
yards, shaking their
heads at their homes’
soaked interiors. Large
pickup trucks were re-
leased from the floodwa-
ters, settled in the mid-
dle of the highway as
though parked and for-
gotten.
As the day wore on,
lawmen began telling
people to stay home.
Nothing could be accom-
plished with all the traf-
fic, it was creating a haz-
ard, they said.
Nevertheless, communi-
ty members could be
seen hard at work drag-
ging debris, picking up
fallen road signs, rolling
up their sleeves and get-
ting to work.
Today marks 12 weeks
since the flood. In the
last three months, large
piles of debris have been
built and carted away,
businesses have begun
rebuilding or relocating,
homeowners have been
making repairs and some
have been able to move
back into their houses.
The Federal Emergen-
cy Management Agency
(FEMA) Disaster Recov-
ery Center has come and
gone, as has a Multi-
Agency Resource Center.
Howell Creek, if there’s
anything in it, is barely
a trickle. There hasn’t
been much rain in these
dog days of summer.
499837b
4A Saturday, July 22, 2017 | West Plains Daily Quill
MURDER
Alton. She is being rep-
resented by defense at-
torney Jeffrey Thomas
Waltemate. Court re-
cords do not indicate
Willman has posted any
bond as of Friday after-
noon.
Willman was charged
on June 12 with second
degree murder, armed
criminal action, endan-
gering the welfare of a
child and unlawful use
of a weapon. She entered
a plea of not guilty to all
charges on June 14.
According to the prob-
able cause statement, at
about 10:34 p.m. June
11, the Thayer Police
Department received a
report of a shooting
which occurred on North
Third Street in Thayer.
Dispatch advised Officer
Carter E. DeWitt of the
Thayer Police Depart-
ment that an individual
was reporting to 911
that Ò his mom shot
George.Ó
The residence was
that of Willman, and
upon DeWitt responding
to the home, he ob-
served a juvenile male
kneeling in the yard and
appeared to be extreme-
ly upset and crying. The
officer asked the juve-
nile where the shooter
was and he replied,
Ò TheyÕ re both inside,Ó
according to the state-
ment.
Officer Dewitt states
in the report that the
front door of the home
was open and he could
hear what sounded like
a male subject saying,
Ò Help!Ó and Ò I canÕ t
breathe!Ó Dewitt gave a
HEARING
The agenda includes the board opening and ac-
cepting bids for milk, juice, propane, bread and oth-
er items.
There will be a discussion on the setting of a tax
hearing date and tax levy. The board will also dis-
cuss the school start date being more than 10 days
prior to the first Monday in September and discuss
student handbook changes.
The public is invited.
Obituary
Anna Shaw
Anna Lea (Abney)
Shaw, age 73, of Horse-
shoe Bend, Ark., was
born on Sept. 28, 1943,
in Camp, Ark., daughter
of Hershel Sanford and
Hattie Roxie Althea
(Sutherland) Abney. She
departed this life on
Wednesday, July 19,
2017 in Salem, Ark.
Anna spent her work-
ing years as a manager
at the Crownpoint Resort
in Horseshoe Bend, Ark.
Anna was a member of
the Fraternal Order of the
Eagles #3431 and the
Boating and Fishing Club
of Horseshoe Bend. She
loved her kids, grand-
kids, working in the yard
and fishing. She was a
loving daughter, sister,
wife, mother, grandmoth-
er, great grandmother
and was a member of the
Horseshoe Bend First
Baptist Church.
Anna is survived by her
son, Michael Strauser of
Brockwell, Ark.: two
daughters, Carolyn
Strauser West of West
Plains, Mo., and Kathryn
Strauser of Mtn. View,
Mo.; brother, Johnny Ray
Abney (Joy) of Calhoun,
Mo.; two sisters, Betty
Swanson of Horseshoe
Bend, Ark., and Joyce
Tullis (Mike) of Deepwa-
ter, Mo.; seven grandchil-
dren, Jessica, Jodi, Jus-
tin, Jonathan, Stephen,
Ashley and Tyler; seven
great grandchildren,
Zachary, Logan, Jordan,
Keagan, Addisyn, Bray-
don and Parker; many
other family and friends.
loud verbal command
identifying himself as a
police officer and that if
anyone was armed, to
drop the weapon imme-
diately.
After giving the com-
mand, Dewitt reported
that he heard something
moving through the
woods to his right as he
faced the residence but
was unable to see any-
thing.
Upon entering the res-
idence, officers located
Campbell lying on the
floor in what appeared
to be the living room
area in a pool of blood
with a gunshot wound
to the abdomen. As
medics attended to
Campbell, Officer De-
Witt forced entry to a
bedroom where he ob-
served a mirror that ap-
peared to have been
damaged, small
amounts of blood
throughout the room
and what appeared to
be “a piece of flesh in the
floor,” according to the
report.
Law enforcement lo-
cated Willman hiding in
the woods 50 to 100
yards behind the resi-
dence. She was placed
into custody and was
observed to have blood
down the front of a white
dress she was wearing,
records show.
A supervisor with Or-
egon County Ambulance
District later informed
law enforcement that
Campbell had died.
Upon procuring a
search warrant, officers
of the Thayer Police De-
partment and Missouri
Continued from Page 1A
ANNA SHAW
She was preceded in
death by two husbands
(Edward J. Shaw and
Wayne Jefferies), par-
ents, brother (Sanford
Abney), sister (Lillian
Strauser) and son in law
(Ken West).
Funeral Services will
be 10 a.m. Saturday,
July 22, 2017, at Barker
Funeral Home in Salem,
Ark., with Bro. John
Hodges officiating. Pall-
bearers are Stephen Hel-
ton, Tyler West, Jona-
than Strauser, Dennis
Murdy, Kip Murdy, Cecil
Abney and Toby Trivitt.
Interment will be in the
Camp Cemetery in Camp,
Ark. Visitation will be 6
to 8 p.m. Friday, July 21,
2017, at Barker Funeral
Home. Memorials may be
left with the funeral home
for the family to use for
a charity of their choice.
Arrangements are under
the direction of Barker
Funeral Home of Salem,
Ark. Guests may sign an
online registry @ www.
barkerfuneral.com.
499836b
From Page One
State Highway Patrol In-
vestigators with the Di-
vision of Drug and
Crime Control assessed
the scene and located a
30-30 lever action Win-
chester rifle with a spent
PROPERTY
CHRISTIAN
CAMPUS HOUSE
Ronald Antle, a board
member of the Christian
Campus House at West
Plains, came to the board
and requested the prop-
erty to be tax empt due
to the use of the proper-
ty.
He said the organiza-
tion has been in opera-
tion since 2005, is a Mis-
souri not-for-profit
corporation and has a
501-C-3 designation. An-
tle said the house in
question is being used in
the ministry of the orga-
nization including hous-
ing for the minister.
Daniel Frank, county
assessor, said he believes
the decision needs to be
addressed by the Mis-
FOOD
Regional Horticultural
Specialist Patrick Byers
with the University of
Missouri Extension will
lead the course, defining
food safety and discuss-
RECOVERY
waters quickly ap-
proached its banks. It
normally was not nearly
so full.
THE CREEK’S PATH
It seems the spell of the
500- or 1,000-year flood,
as it was called by Nation-
al Weather Service (NWS)
office in Springfield, is be-
ginning to lose its hold. The
community, as if waking
from a dream, is shrugging
off that shroud, beginning
to breathe, and with that
breath comes questions.
Ò Why didnÕ t FEMA help
us?Ó
Ò How did we get so much
water? We donÕ t live that
close to the creek.Ó
Ò What do we do if this
happens again?Ó
Complicated questions,
questions this series aims
to break down into bite-
sized pieces and try to find
the best answers to.
The Quill will sit down
with West Plains city offi-
cials and review maps, dis-
cussing flood plains and
mitigation already in place,
as well what city officials
are thinking in terms of fu-
ture damage control and
prevention. For several
weeks, this reporter has
been studying satellite im-
ages, following Howell
Creek and its confluences
with other bodies of water
that flow through the city.
Coverage will begin with
the north fork of Howell
Creek as it winds its way
along Deatherage Avenue
across U.S. 63, between
Pizza Shack and Morlan-
Shell Ford, where it is met
by Galloway Creek. The
Quill will follow that fork
along its path until just
shell casing inside the
chamber.
On June 12, the Child
Advocacy Center con-
ducted an interview with
the reporting juvenile
who stated that Willman
souri State Tax Commis-
sion. He recommended
the board sustain the
2017 valuations and he
would be happy to assist
the property owner in for-
warding the matter to the
State Tax Commission to
determine if the property
would qualify for a tax ex-
empt status. The board
agreed with the assessor,
however at this time the
assessorÕ s valuation on
the property was sus-
tained.
HOUSE OF ABIGAL
Barb Fisher appeared
before the board and said
she believes the House of
Abigal on First Street in
Mtn. View should be tax
exempt due to the uses
of the property.
ing its importance, as
well as state regulations
for selling to the public.
Byers will also broach
subjects such as food
safety in the agricultural
east of Lincoln Avenue.
From there, coverage will
shift to the south fork of
Howell Creek just north of
CC Highway and west of
U.S. 63 near the storage
units operated by Kelley
Self-Storage. Coverage will
follow the path of the creek
to its confluence with Bur-
ton Creek just north of
Minnesota Avenue behind
Super 8 Motel and All Pet
and Equine Supply. Brief-
ly, the path of Burton
Creek will be explored be-
fore returning to follow the
rest of Howell CreekÕ s
south fork journey as it
winds its way to meet with
the north fork just east of
Lincoln Avenue and north
of Second Street.
From there, this series
will follow the entirety of
Howell Creek as it flows
just south of the R-7 school
campus, north of Bratton
Avenue until it passes city
limits.
Along the way, the Quill
will visit with home and
business owners to hear
their stories of the flood’s
impact and recovery up-
dates, and work with city
and South Central Ozarks
Council of Governments of-
ficials to gain a deeper un-
derstanding of past and fu-
ture city planning and
development as it corre-
sponds with geography.
The Quill welcomes
reader input and feedback
throughout this series,
which may be submitted
by emailing news@wpdai-
lyquill.net or calling 256-
9191.
THE BEGINNING
In the month of April
alone, West Plains saw
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and Campbell had been
arguing and that during
the argument, Willman
placed a rifle against the
stomach of Campbell.
The juvenile stated that
Campbell had then said
She said the organiza-
tion is a Missouri not-for-
profit corporation, how-
ever does not have a
current 501-C-3 designa-
tion. The property in
question is being used in
the ministry of the orga-
nization, according to
Fisher.
Franks said the issue
needs to be addressed by
the Missouri State Tax
Commission and said he
will help Fisher by for-
warding the matter to the
commission.
SENIOR HOUSING
West Plains Senior
Housing on Lambert Lane
is being represented by
the firm of Savage and
Browning Property Tax
Representation of Over-
field, irrigation methods
and issues, harvest and
post-harvest safety, food
safety from field to mar-
ket and good agricultural
practices on the farm.
17.93 inches of rainfall,
the most ever recorded in
this city by the NWS. The
ground was saturated al-
ready and the water in the
creek had nowhere to go
but up.
On Saturday, April 29,
nearly 10 inches of rain
fell. Storms whipped trees
to the ground. In some ar-
eas, water ran uphill from
the force of the wind.
Social media videos and
photos were showing
pickup trucks swallowed
by a river cascading down
U.S. 63.
Not everywhere in the
city was hit. East of the
Summit Street hill to
Preacher Roe, from Main
Street to Woodland Ave-
nue, there were occasion-
al puddles and several
lost tree limbs and entire
trees, but was not under
water. The stream that
sometimes flows along
Monk Street was rushing,
but it kept within its con-
fines.
Meanwhile, Broadway
and north were a differ-
ent story. Emergency ve-
hicle lights flashed at in-
tersections, warning
drivers to turn around,
orange cones marking the
outer boundaries of where
water had encroached
near downtown.
AFTER THE FLOOD
Early Sunday a shroud
of numbness seemed to
envelop the city. Business
owners stood outside
their flood-ravaged shops
surveying the damages, a
father and sons picked up
litter left behind by raging
waters on their farm along
Bratton Avenue.
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he was not afraid to die
for people he loved. Ac-
cording to the report,
Willman allegedly pulled
the trigger, resulting in
a fatal injury to Camp-
bell.
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land Park, Kan., as its
agent for this appeal. Nei-
ther the taxpayer nor
agent appeared before the
board. The assessorÕ s val-
uation on the property
was sustained by the
board.
GRISHAM PROPERTIES
Grisham Properties,
owner of 2400 McFar-
land Drive in West
Plains, hired Ray
Browning of the firm of
Savage and Browning
Property Tax Represen-
tatives of Overland
Park, Kan., as its agent
for the appeal, however
the taxpayer nor the
agent appeared before
the board. The asses-
sorÕ s valuation was sus-
tained by the board.
Continued from Page 1A
Registration may be
completed online by vis-
iting http://SBTDC.
eventbrite.com, or call
255-7966 for more infor-
mation.
Continued from Page 1A
As waters receded,
families on the west side
of Carmical Field stood
on their porches sur-
rounded by underwater
yards, shaking their
heads at their homesÕ
soaked interiors. Large
pickup trucks were re-
leased from the floodwa-
ters, settled in the mid-
dle of the highway as
though parked and for-
gotten.
As the day wore on,
lawmen began telling
people to stay home.
Nothing could be accom-
plished with all the traf-
fic, it was creating a haz-
ard, they said.
Nevertheless, communi-
ty members could be
seen hard at work drag-
ging debris, picking up
fallen road signs, rolling
up their sleeves and get-
ting to work.
Today marks 12 weeks
since the flood. In the
last three months, large
piles of debris have been
built and carted away,
businesses have begun
rebuilding or relocating,
homeowners have been
making repairs and some
have been able to move
back into their houses.
The Federal Emergen-
cy Management Agency
(FEMA) Disaster Recov-
ery Center has come and
gone, as has a Multi-
Agency Resource Center.
Howell Creek, if thereÕ s
anything in it, is barely
a trickle. There hasnÕ t
been much rain in these
dog days of summer.
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fyi
Commissioners
to meet Monday
Howell County commis-
sioners will meet at 10
a.m. Monday in the com-
mission room on the sec-
ond floor of the Howell
County Office Building at
35 Court Square. The
agenda includes approv-
ing accounts payable.
The public is invited.
Retiree meeting
scheduled
The next meeting of the
Alliance of Retired Ameri-
cans and the Steelworkers
Organization of Active Re-
tirees is set for 11 a.m.
Aug. 9 at the West Plains
Senior Center’s Board
Room.
The topic of discussion
will be the effect of pro-
posed legislation on union
retirees and their families.
All retired union mem-
bers are welcome at the
meeting. For more infor-
mation, call Cecil Carroll
at 204-2283.
Alton Senior
Center to host
fundraiser Aug. 12
Alton Senior Center will
hold a pancake fundrais-
er from 8 to 11 a.m. Sat-
urday, Aug. 12. The cost
will be $6 a plate. The
menu will consist of pan-
cakes, crepes, sausage,
bacon, sugar and cinna-
mon beignets and coffee.
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People
Obituary
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Opinions
Amusements
Around the House 7A, 8A
Sports
Classifieds 2B, 3B
Public Notices
Outdoors
Comics 1C-4C
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Path to recovery: floodplain maps, assessments
EditorÕ s Note: This is into his role as floodplain
the sixth installment in a manager, what it means
series of articles docu- to be in a floodplain, how
menting area recovery ef- damage assessments are
forts following the flash conducted and what hap-
floods that occurred in pens after.
late April.
MAP CONSTANTLY
EVOLVING
By Abby Hess
Parks said the Feder-
Quill Staff Writer
al Emergency Manage-
ment Agency (FEMA)
Before setting out to fol- floodplain map for West
low the path of the April Plains was initially cre-
29 flood destruction and
ensuing recovery that hap-
ated in 1975 and until
pens to follow along the
about 2011, it remained
unchanged. Though a
Howell Creek watershed,
flood event occurred that
the Quill reached out to
year, the process of
the City of West Plains to
changing the map was
ensure the correct areas
already underway at the
are being looked at and the
time of the fl ood, he
right questions are being
said.
asked.
Just like then, the
Engineering Supervisor
current floodplain map
and Floodplain Manager
Wes Parks shared insight  FLOOD, PAGE 4A
HOWELL COUNTY
Concerns growing
for missing local man
Concerns are hicle is parked in
growing for the his driveway and
well-being of Rob- his walking stick
ert L. Huddleson,
66, of County Road
has not been
found.
5150, reported Huddleson is
missing by his described as being
brother, John 5’8,” tall, weighs
Huddleson, of St. HUDDLESON 130 pounds, has
James, at 8:44 brownish blonde
a.m. Sunday. shoulder length hair and
Howell County Crimi- a beard.
nal Investigator Don Reid Firefighters from
said Huddleson was last Pumpkin Center, Potters- COURTESY PHOTO
seen on Thursday putting ville and Howell County West Plains floodplain map
out his trash at his home, Rural Fire District began
2A
12 miles west of West searching for the missing
Plains off CC Highway. It man on Sunday on ATVs,
is known the missing horseback and on foot.
Special polling locations announced
3A
man consistently walked Anyone having any in- Howell County Clerk Voters in Howell No. 1 Park; Howell No. 3, How-
4A
the trails in the Mark formation on Huddleson Dennis Von Allmen has will cast their ballots at ell County Courthouse on
4A Twain National Forest, is asked to call the How- announced the polling lo- the First Church of God Court Square; and How-
5A which is located across ell County Sheriff’s De- cations for the West on Wayhaven Drive; How- ell No. 4 at the West
6A the road from his home. partment at 417-256- Plains R-7 School District ell No. 2 at the National
Reid said Huddleson’s ve- 2544 or 911. Election on Tuesday. Guard Armory in People’s  LOCATIONS, PAGE 4A
1B
Winners of Quill’s Shop Indie contest announced today
3B
4B
Last month, the Quill spon- Stillwell of Willow Springs who Cinema, a spa package from Jo- post Motorsports, an area rug
sored a “Shop Indie” campaign to entered her name at Ozark Quick ey’s on the Square, a pet bed from from Quality Floors, a free eye
highlight the important role small Lube. She won $75 Bonus Bucks Arlee Home Fashions, two movie exam from Vision Xpress and $10
local independent retailers play
in the community they serve, the
from the West Plains Daily Quill
to be used at her choice of a par-
tickets from Glass Sword Cine-
ma, four large pizzas from Little
gift certificate from Show Me Med-
ical Equipment.
local economy they contribute to, ticipating business, one night stay Caesar’s Pizza, a gift from Mead- Second prize was won by Wil-
and in the retail sector as a whole. at Holiday Inn Express & Suites, owbrook Natural Foods, an oil ma Puckett of West Plains who
Three winners were randomly se- $25 West Plains Chamber gift cer- change from Morlan-Shell Ford, entered her name at 417 Hair Sa-
lected from all the entries received tificate from the West Plains a $25 gift certificate from Jim- lon. She won $50 Bonus Bucks
from the businesses who chose Chamber of Commerce, $30 gift mie’s Family Restaurant, $10 gift from the Quill and has chosen to
to participate. certificate from the Fish Shack, certificate from Almost Famous
First prize was won by Grace two movie tickets from Family BBQ, a skid lid helmet from Out-  WINNERS, PAGE 4A
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Ark. man charged with assault
A Mtn. Home, Ark.,
man, currently in the Bax-
ter County Jail in Mtn.
Home on other charges,
has been charged with sex-
ual assault.
Baxter County Sheriff
John Montgomery said the
George D. Hay Society to induct stars
The George D. Hay So-
ciety of West Plains will
hold its 11th annual Hall
of Honor induction of
stars beginning at 6 p.m.
Aug. 12 at the Star The-
atre in Willow Springs.
Inductees are Colonel
Eric Lewis, Carter Stan-
ley, Leland Martin and
Denver Hoskins. The
Ozarks Cabin Award will
be given to Kirby Clark,
Sharry Lovan, Roger
St. paul Lutheran Church to hold yard sale
The St. Paul Lutheran
Church will hold an inside
yard sale as a fundraiser
from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 17 and
Friday, Aug. 18. The
church is located on Ken-
tucky Avenue in West
Plains.
According to organizers,
the sale will include lots of
bargains with many items
priced at just a quarter.
FLOOD
is also undergoing some
revisions, and it has
nothing to do with the
flooding that happened
in April. The changes
were already planned.
The map currently on
the FEMA website is dat-
ed July 4, 2011.
Parks said there is a pro-
cess that involves working
with FEMA over time to
pinpoint areas of potential
impact. Those areas can
change over the years due
to city development or
changes in nature, for ex-
ample, and those changes
can be significant.
Ò In some places, we have
a six-foot difference from
the old map,Ó said Parks.
And, though the changes
are unaffected by the scope
of April 29 flood because of
its massive scale, it does
give one pause to think Ð
six feet doesnÕ t sound like
a lot, at first. But, as many
area residents learn, when
flood levels are expected to
be at a certain height, even
just one or two feet make
a big difference.
Parks explained the rea-
son why AprilÕ s disaster
doesnÕ t factor into changes
made to the floodplain map
now has to do with com-
monality – the flooding that
struck southern Missouri
last spring was determined
by weather officials to be a
500- to 1,000-year flood,
meaning that the probabil-
ity of it occurring in the
near future, statistically
speaking, is slim.
The floodplain map is de-
signed for events that are
much more common in na-
ture, and more likely to
happen within a period of
a few years, rather than
once or twice a millenium.
Z Highway in Shannon County
closed for pavement repairs
Z Highway in Shannon
County will be closed from
7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday
and Tuesday, weather
permitting, while Missouri
Department of Transpor-
tation crews perform
pavement repairs.
The section of road is
located from Highway 106
new charge was the result
of a joint investigation by
the sheriff’s office and the
Arkansas State Police into
an incident alleged to have
occurred during the sum-
mer of 2016.
Gary Ronald Hargett,
Woods Sr. and Judy
Haney. Country Song
Writer of the Year will be
awarded to Judy Haney;
Gospel Song Writer of the
Year to Debbie Cochran;
Promoter of the Year to
Roger Woods Sr.; Padio
Personality of the Year to
Steve Quick; Heritage
Award to Ron Smith and
Randy Hawkins; and En-
tertainers of the Year to
Eric Lewis and New Ken-
Doors will open at 7 a.m.
No early sales will be al-
LOCATIONS
Plains Civic Center on St.
Louis Street.
R-7 voters who live out-
side the city limits will
vote at the armory and
the South Fork part of
He also said that, from
here on out, he expects to
be reviewing the map about
every five years.
THE PurPosE oF a
FlooDPlaIn
Parks explained that
anytime a flood occurs,
the city must perform as-
sessments on properties
within a designated flood-
plain region. While con-
ducting those assess-
ments, a team of city
employees, including
Parks and Edge, deter-
mines whether a property
has sustained flood dam-
age, how extensive the
damage is,and whether it
can be considered salvage-
able.
FEMA defines floodplain
management as Ò the op-
eration of a community
program of preventive and
corrective measures to re-
duce the risk of current
and future flooding, re-
sulting in a more resilient
community.Ó Parks elabo-
rated further by saying his
role is to help prevent loss
where possible and to
monitor floodplains for re-
cord-keeping.
Floodplain management
can include measures
such as zoning require-
ments and building codes.
In practice, Parks said,
this means that if a build-
ing is built within a deter-
mined floodplain, it must
be built two feet above the
designated flood level. In
doing so, this can help
prevent the need for FEMA
to pay for damage recov-
ery, he explained.
Parks noted that the
majority of the cityÕ s 18
outdoor parks, trails and
public spaces actually lie
to the end of state main-
tenance.
The work zone will be
open to local traffic only
and will be marked with
signs.
Motorists are urged to
use extreme caution
while traveling near the
area.
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30, is alleged to have had
sexual contact with a then
15-year-old girl. The two
also had nude images be-
ing transmitted. The inci-
dent was reported to in-
vestigators in July.
tucky Colonels.
New Kentucky Colonels
will entertain with a pre-
show Admission is free
and donations are ac-
cepted. George D. Hay
was the founder of the
grand Ole Opry with his
inspiration at a cabin
hoedown at the commu-
nity of Old Town in 1919,
located south of Thayer.
For more information,
call 417-293-3367.
COURTESY PHOTO
lowed. For more informa-
tion, call 256-6685.
Continued from Page 1A
the school district will
vote at the South Fork
School building.
Polls will be open from
6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tues-
day.
within the floodplain. This
is deliberate, he said.
Rather than build a struc-
ture that is in jeopardy of
flood damage, the city
chooses to use the prop-
erty as green space for
public enjoyment.
ConDuCTInG
assEssMEnTs
Parks, Edge and a team
of eight workers spent
about three weeks speak-
ing to property owners in
the field during the after-
math of the April 29 flood-
ing. They visited properties,
including city infrastruc-
ture such as roads and
bridges, spoke to owners as
they were available, mea-
sured the water level and
went back to the office to
review.
Ò For some of our people,
theyÕ d never worked in a
floodplain before, so this
was new to them,Ó said
Parks. Given the magnitude
of the event, it was quite a
first experience, and the
work isnÕ t done yet. Reports
are still coming in and data
is still being compiled from
owners. Parks said they
have received information
from 80 to 90 percent of the
property owners affected.
The information gathered
will be in the cityÕ s records
for participation in the Na-
tional Flood Insurance Pro-
gram, but also helps Parks
and other officials keep an
eye on changing trends.
Parks, who has worked
for the city for 30 years and
been floodplain manager
most of that time, said it
appears there has been an
uptick in flood activity in
recent years. He was cau-
tious in making that state-
ment but it highlights why
the need to maintain such
records exists.
Another reason for col-
lecting this information is
to qualify the city for
FEMAÕ s buyout grant of-
fered under the Hazard Mit-
igation Grant Program, for
which Parks said the city
has submitted a notice of
interest.
BuYouT ProGraM
FEMAÕ s buyout pro-
gram, as explained by
pICTureS OF The pAST
Quill Country Correspondent – rose ranck, Quill Country Corre-
spondent extraordinary, who lives in the dawt area has made pets of all her
animals on the 40 acre hill farm high above the north Fork river. Here she
feeds her future milk cow, “Bets,” who comes to the yard anytime rose calls.
Frequently the calves and chickens and a lone turkey poult accompany her
to the mail box a quarter mile away.
wINNerS
use them at 417 Hair Sa-
lon. She also won two
movie tickets from Family
Cinema, two queen-size
pillows from Holiday Inn
Express & Suites, three
large pizzas from Little
CaesarÕ s Pizza, $25 gift
certificate from The Fish
Shack, two movie tickets
from Glass Sword Cinema,
$25 gift card from Circle
C Western Store, an oil
change from Morlan-Shell
Ford, a gift from Meadow-
brook Natural Foods, $15
gift certificate from Jim-
mieÕ s Family Restaurant,
$25 gift card from Game
Stash, $15 gift certificate
from Decorations For Cel-
ebrations, $10 gift certifi-
cate from Almost Famous
BBQ, a pet bed from Arlee
Home Fashions, $10 gift
certificate from Show Me
Medical Equipment, an
outdoor thermometer from
Edgeller & Harper Farm
Equipment and $40 gift
certificate from Kalista
Beauty Salon & Day Spa.
Third prize was won by
Continued from Page 1A
FEMA Public Relations
Manager Scott Sanders,
enables homeowners with
properties in floodplain ar-
eas to recoup losses finan-
cially by funding property
acquisition. FEMA does
not buy out the properties
itself; rather this is carried
out by local and state gov-
ernments.
This is called for in
such cases where homes
cannot be rebuilt or ele-
vated out of harmÕ s way
and would be subject to
repeated flooding, said
Sanders.
According to a FEMA
fact sheet, Ò The impact
of a storm surge may
have structurally weak-
ened formerly sturdy
homes. Water-laden
walls and floors may set
the stage for hard-to-
eradicate colonies of
mold that can present
health risks for vulnera-
ble residents.Ó
In addition, according
to FEMA, once a home is
bought out, it is demol-
ished and the property is
designated as open
space.
Parks said he has
heard from a few busi-
ness owners who have
expressed interest in par-
ticipating in the buyout
program, but has had to
tell them the program is
designed for residential
property owners.
To learn more about
the city’s role in flood-
plain management, call
City Hall, 256-7176.
Watch the Quill next
Saturday for a closer look
at the city’s floodplain
map at City Hall and the
damages incurred to the
city as a result of the
late-April flood.
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Pat Lemieux of West Plains
who entered her name at
Dent Co. She won $25 Bo-
nus Bucks from the Quill
to be used at her choice of
a participating business,
two movie tickets from
Glass Sword Cinema,
three large pizzas from Lit-
tle CaesarÕ s Pizza, two
movie tickets from Family
Cinema, a Woodwick can-
dle from Time and Talent,
$20 gift certificate from
The Fish Shack, a 52 inch
Quorum Capri Series fan/
light from Towne & Coun-
try Lighting, $10 gift cer-
tificate from Decorations
Revival planned for
next week in W.P.
Spring Creek Commu-
nity Church will host a
revival Aug. 9 through
12. Each night the pro-
gram will begin at 6:30
p.m. The church is locat-
ed on K Highway, five
miles from the U.S. 63
bypass in West Plains.
Each night, guest
speaker Pastor Terry
Brown will preach and
Ò wash us with is word,Ó
said Charlotte Chapman.
Ò Marty and Patti Elmore,
gospel singers and song-
writers, will minister and
bless us with their music
and the Spring Creek
Praise Team will lead us
into the presence of God
through praise worship.
Obituary
Eleanor Burks
Funeral services Elea-
nor Burks, 85, Willow
Springs, Mo., will be held
at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug.
5, 2017, in the Rose Cha-
pel at Robertson-Drago
Funeral Home.
Mrs. Burks passed
away at 7:57 a.m. Wednes-
day, Aug. 2, 2017, at her
home.
She was born March 14,
1932, at Bruner, Mo., to
Louis Fink and Gladys
Holman Fink. On June 14,
1952, she was married at
Harrison, Ark., to Arthur
F. Burks Jr., who preced-
ed her in death on Nov.
18, 1996.
She is survived by two
daughters, Becky Broth-
erton and husband, Mike
and Debbie Davis and
husband Wayne, all of Po-
mona, Mo.; four grand-
children; six great-grand-
children; four sisters, Don;
and several nieces and
nephews.
JuIdNyS UER AaNstCmEan
Her parents, husband,
one grandson, one great-
grandson and three broth-
ers, preceded her in death.
2X2s for February 26, 2017
Mrs. Burks will lie in
state from 4 until 9 p.m.
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For Celebrations, a gift
from Meadowbrook Natu-
ral Foods, $15 gift certifi-
cate from JimmieÕ s Fam-
ily Restaurant, a pet bed
from Arlee Home Fash-
ions, $10 gift certificate
from Almost Famous BBQ,
two cinnamon rolls from
the Ozark Cafe and $10
gift certificate from Show
Me Medical Equipment.
The Quill congratulates
these winners and thanks
all the businesses and the
community who took part
in the Shop Indie and sup-
ported independent busi-
nesses in the area.
Ò Join us as we let the
Holy Spirit of Christ Jesus
minister to us and give us
the opportunity to return
to our first love for Jesus
and draw from the river of
life, to receive healing in
the broken places in our
lives, to create in us new
hearts and right spirits
and to make new all the
old miry places.
“Let the fire of God
break chains, remove
shackles, tear down
strongholds and bring
restoration and transfor-
mation as God revives
our hearts.Ó
For more information,
call Charlotte Chapman,
293-3969.
ElEanor Burks
Friday at Robertson-Dra-
go Funeral Home. Burial
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CBCO to host child endangerment
blood drive
The Community Blood
Center of the Ozarks
(CBCO) will hold a blood
drive from 2 to 6 p.m.
Aug. 15 at the First Bap-
tist Church, 801 Ozark
St., Cabool.
The CBCO is the sole
local provider of blood for
patients at 40 area hos-
pitals in southwest Mis-
souri, northwest Arkan-
sas and southeast
Kansas. Sick and injured
hospital patients depend
on CBCO donors to pro-
vide the lifesaving blood
they need. On average, a
transfusion takes place
every seven minutes and
around 220 donations
are needed each day to
meet the areaÕ s blood
needs.
Each blood donation
will be awarded Life-
Points as a part of CB-
COÕ s donor rewards pro-
gram. LifePoints may be
redeemed online for a va-
riety of gift cards, or
points may be assigned
to other meaningful
causes or charities. More
information on the Life-
Points donor rewards
program may be found at
www.cbco.org.
To be eligible to give
blood, donors must weigh
 CBCO, PAGE 4
By Mary Nicholas
Quill Staff Writer
A Mtn. Grove mother
faces multiple felony
charges stemming from
an alleged night of drink-
ing during which one of
her children was found
walking the streets alone
in the early hours of
Tuesday morning.
Victoria Lynn Atwood,
47, was arrested Tuesday
by Mtn. Grove Police De-
partment and is in cus-
tody on $2,500 cash only
OZARK COUNTY
Bone fragments found,
investigation continues
Burning agents, parts
of clothing, bone frag-
ments and teeth have
been sent to the Missouri
Crime Lab in Springfield
to be analyzed to deter-
mine the identification of
human remains found on
the Rebecca Ruud farm
on Ozark County Road
905, five miles west of
Theodosia, according to
Ozark County Sheriff
bond. She was charged
the same day with three
counts of first degree en-
dangering the welfare of
a child and three counts
of abuse or neglect of a
child.
No court date or de-
fense attorney is listed in
court records as of Friday
afternoon.
According to the prob-
able cause statement, at
about 1:40 a.m. Tuesday,
Officer Shawna Schultz
of the Mtn. Grove Police
 MOTHER, PAGE 4
Darrin Reed.
Reed said the remains
may be those of 16-year-
old Savannah Leckie,
who has been missing
from the home she shared
with her biological moth-
er, Rebecca Ruud since
July 20.
The sheriff said his of-
fice along with volunteer
 INVESTIGATION, PAGE 4
STAFF PHOTO BY RON WOOLMAN
NEW AIR FORCE recruiter Sgt. Monty West is now in West Plains. West en-
courages any from ages 17 to 39 to consider joining the Air Force.
RECRUITING OFFICE OPEN IN WEST PLAINS
New recruiter urges people to join
West said he qualified
By Ron Woolman
for recruiter training and
Quill Staff Writer went to Lackland Air
Force Base in San Anto-
The U.S. Air Force Re- nio. When he saw there
cruiting Office is now was a slot for a recruiter
open after being closed in West Plains, he applied
for three years, accord- and got the job.
ing to the new recruiter, However, the Air Force West grew up on a farm
Air Force Tech Sgt. Mon- has reopened many of the in Miller and said when
ty West. offices, including the one he retires from a 20-year
Three years ago the Air in West Plains. stint, he plans to go back
Force closed a number of Sgt. West, who is to the area and take up
recruiting offices in scheduled to be in West farming.
smaller towns to save Plains for four years, has According to the re-
money as they concen- been in the Air Force for cruiter, the Air Force is
trated on the urban ar- nine years working pri- recruiting 17- to 39-year-
eas for recruitment, said marily as a loadmaster of olds. He said the military
West. a C-5 cargo plane. offers a lot of incentives.
If in the military, one can
go to college and have it

INDEX
Records 2A
Path to recovery: City officials discuss damages
EditorÕ s note: This is the sev-
People 3A enth installment in a series of arti-
Obituaries 4A cles documenting area recovery ef-
From Page One 4A forts following the flooding that
Opinions 5A occurred in late April.
Amusements 6A
Sports 1B By Abby Hess
Public Notices
Classifieds
2B
2B, 3B
Quill Staff Writer
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Since early May, West Plains
residents have wondered about
the cost of damages caused by
April 29 flash flooding in the city.
SUN. The curiosity is not surprising.
80 After all, businesses and homes
were affected and if the financial
64 costs of recovery are high, local
economy is sure to be affected.
©2017 Phillips Media Group
All Rights Reserved Unfortunately, City Emergency
Management Director Kent Edge
doesnÕ t have a concrete answer.
Edge, Engineering Supervisor
and Flood Plain Manager Wes
Parks and GIS Coordinator/Engi-
neering Tech Melanie Barnett led
the flood damage assessment
team. Their job has been to take
stock of damages done to city
property and collect reports from
home and business owners for re-
cord keeping and insurance pur-
poses.
Ò I have no way of knowing (the
total cost of damages),Ó Edge con-
fessed. Part of the issue, he said,
is that there are different entities
helping and all of their totals
would have to be added together
for the big picture.
While some of those entities are
very visible, like the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency (FEMA)
and the National Flood Insurance
Program (NFIP), Red Cross, Ozark
Action and the Community Foun-
dation of the Ozarks, others sup-
porting recovery efforts are anon-
ymous private donors.
Another challenge in counting
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paid for, and once dis-
charged, can go back to
school witheducation
many folks didnÕ t report them. Howell County: $696,000 in FEMA paid for.
Some set right to work fixing up Individual Assistance grants for West said that after
their places immediately, while 161 households, and $1.5 million graduating from basic
others turned to help their neigh- in flood insurance payments made
 RECRUITER, PAGE 4
bors, not asking for help them- toward 41 claims.
selves.
Despite not having dollar FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM
amounts, Edge was able to pro- Parks said Howell Creek only TENDER MERCIES
vide some other helpful numbers.
About 350 households were flood-
rose about three feet over its
banks. He pointed out that, while Thousands of diapers
ed and about 100 businesses,
most of which are family owned.
the water level goes up, it also
spreads out into areas that donÕ t given to 51 families
Of those 100 businesses, only one normally flood. Parks said in some
closed its doors permanently, he areas flooding occurred a quarter On Aug. 5, Tender
says. RKL Construction on Lin- mile away from the creeks. Mercies Diaper Minis-
coln Avenue was already in the
process of closing down before the
Edge said in some places, such
as Quail Run off K Highway south
try of First Christian
Church gave 3,620 free
flood happened, says Edge. of West Plains, there wasnÕ t even diapers to 80 babies in
While cost estimates for the city a creek to flood. A drainage ditch 51 families.
of West Plains are not readily avail- along the highway caused prob-
The only requirement
able, John Mills with the State lems. for those needing dia-
Emergency Management Agency pers is that they must
did have FEMA totals for all of  RECOVERY, PAGE 4
reside in the West
Plains R-7 School Dis-
trict or surrounding ru-
ral school districts:
Junction Hill, Howell
Valley, Glenwood,
South Fork, Richards
or Fairview.
The mission of Ten-
der Mercies Diaper Min-
istry of First Christian
Church is to share com-
passion, love, and as-
sistance with children
and families in the com-
munity.
Pastor Rick Rutledge
and the congregation of
the church recognize
that many young fami-
lies struggle to meet all
their needs.
A distribution will
held Sept. 2. An an-
nouncement will be
STAFF PHOTO BY CODY SANDERS made prior to that date.
PORTER WAGONER BLVD. south of City Hall in West Plains was First Christian
one of the areas damaged from floodwaters in late April. City Hall Church is at 422 W.
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MOTHER Continued from Page 1

Department was on pa-
trol when she observed
someone walking east on
W. North Street. As she
approached, the officer
noticed it was a young
child who appeared to
have been crying.
Schultz pulled up next
to the child and asked if
he was OK. The child with the boy who stated late at night, the child The DFS worker in-
stated he was scared but that he was 9 years old replied, Ò My mom was formed Atwood there
he was walking to his but would be turning 10 drunk and so was [moth- were serious concerns
grandmaÕ s house. Schul- soon. When asked why er’s boyfriend] and they with the fact that her
tz continued to speak he was out walking so were fighting. Mom told son was found by an of-
me to leave and go to ficer walking alone at al-

RECOVERY
“I don’t care what we bought
out, what we did,Ó said Edge, re-
ferring to the buyout program un-
der FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation
Grant Program that turns flood-
prone properties into green space.
Ò I donÕ t think thereÕ s anything we
could have possibly done to pre-
vent this.Ó
Edge said the flooding that oc-
curred on April 29 was so rare,
the magnitude so great, the Ò nor-
mal rulesÓ donÕ t apply.
“You can just throw the (flood)
map out the window,Ó he said.
He pointed out that the wide-
spread flooding that caused Wash-
ington Avenue to be under water
“all the way back to OzSBI,” and
covered U.S. 63 on the north side
of town is not normal here.
It’s in part because of events like
this, the unexpected that “never
happens,Ó that the city partici-
pates in NFIP. If the city partici-
pates in the flood insurance pro-
gram, it and its residents can
benefit from the federal assistance
offered in the wake of the disas-
ter.
But, Parks said, thatÕ s not the
only reason. Many development-
related grants pertaining to proj-
ects being carried out in a flood-
plain actually require a city to
participate in NFIP in order to
qualify for the grant.
CITY PROPERTY DAMAGES
With regard to public property,
the City of West Plains got off pret-
ty easy this time, said the assess-
ment team.
Three feet of water covered Gir-
dley Street that runs south of City
Hall and crosses Galloway Creek
just before it joins Howell Creek’s
north fork. Edge said the water
got close to the building but nev-
er penetrated.
The only city-owned building
that was damaged in the flood,
aside from public park facilities,
was the Greater Ozarks Center for
Advanced Technology (GOCAT).
Floodwaters just over two feet high
left behind debris and damaged
the heating, venting and air con-
ditioning unit and an overhead ga-
rage door. Bids for remodeling and
repairs came to $44,200.
Most of the cityÕ s parks were
flooded, the team said. Some dam-
age was done to the Aquatic Cen-
terÕ s fence and pool house and to
the bathrooms at the softball
fields. These are the only other
structures to be damaged, said
Edge.
With the exception of the com-
munity garden at Don Warden
Park, from which antique tools
and improvements carried out by
AmeriCorps were washed away,
damages were relatively minor.
Edge explained that many of the
city’s public green spaces were
created as a result of prior flood-
ing or their existence in a flood-
plain.
On the evening of April 29,
sometime before 7 p.m., Edge said
a transformer at the Washington
Avenue electric substation came
precariously close to exploding due
to the rising water, which would
have been extremely dangerous
and costly. He said city workers
could not cross Howell Creek to
get to the Lincoln Street substa-
tion to redirect power, so to pre-
vent calamity, they shut down
power to the entire city.
Electricity was restored a few
short hours later after rain let up
and waters receded. But the situ-
ation drew attention to a problem
the city now seeks to remediate.
Edge said the City of West Plains
is actively looking for funds to
move that substation out of the
floodplain entirely. Engineers have
been hired to identify an ideal lo-
cation but if a solution can’t be
found, another alternative could
be to close it down and beef up the
Lincoln Street substation, he said.
PRAISE FOR CITY WORKERS
Ò The city employees were phe-
nomenal,Ó said Barnett. She said
on Sunday, April 30, after the rain
had passed and the sun shone
over the waterlogged city, city em-
ployees from all departments who
were able to get to City Hall showed
up for work.
Ò They showed up Ð with no call,Ó
she said. Ò They said, Ô What can we
do to help?Õ If they could get here,
they were here.Ó
Edge added phone calls impos-
sible because most phone lines
and cell towers were down.
Continued from Page 1
He said in city limits alone, while
rain was still coming down, city
workers and assisting agencies
performed over 100 water rescues.
Edge recalled a rescue involving
children who would have had to
cross fast-moving water. The res-
cuer aiding the family spotted a
camper shell on a pickup truck,
said Edge. Thinking fast, he
grabbed the camper, flipped it up-
side down, put the family in and
towed it back to higher ground.
In another story Ð which Edge
admitted he did not witness first-
hand Ð a pedestrian was walking
on Missouri Avenue and was swept
into the creekÕ s rushing waters.
He was pulled downstream about
60 feet, said Edge, until he hit the
creek bank and was able to climb
out.
Ò All the stuff that was in the wa-
ter, tree limbs, propane tanks, how
he didnÕ t get hurt...Ó Edge mar-
veled. Ò Nothing. He got wet!Ó
MORE HELP TO COME
Flood survivors who have fully
completed the application process
for FEMA and SBA assistance may
soon be eligible for further assis-
tance, said Edge.
The Howell County Recovery
Committee has been formed, an
alliance between local nonprofit
agencies and other resources that
aims to fill in the gaps in need for
those whoÕ ve completed the fed-
eral assistance application pro-
cess, said Edge.
The committee will operate on
referrals from Catholic Charities,
who in turn will take referrals from
FEMA for those registrants with
remaining unmet needs. Edge says
the committee is made up of agen-
cies familiar to locals such as
Community Foundation of the
Ozarks and Convoy of Hope.
The city, as it does after any ma-
jor event, is self-evaluating, said
Edge. Feedback from local resi-
dents and business owners is en-
couraged so that city officials can
better understand what helped
and what did not.
Ò I donÕ t care what we do,Ó said
Edge, Ò We can always make some
improvement.Ó
For more information or to share
feedback call City Hall, 256-7176.
grandmaÕ s.Ó
The boy further ex-
plained his brother was
already over at his
grandmaÕ s and his cous-
in from Mansfield was
coming to pick him up.
Schultz instructed the
child to get into the pa-
trol car and she would
drive him to his grand-
motherÕ s residence.
With the assistance of
another officer, Schultz
drove the child to his
grandmotherÕ s residence
and approached the door
with the child.
According to the re-
port, the grandmother
eventually came to the
door and the child asked
if his brother was there.
The woman said no but
that the child could
come in and stay for the
night. The child de-
clined.
According to the offi-
cerÕ s statement, she
Ò was hesitant to leave
him there due to prior
dealings at the resi-
dence.Ó Schultz advised
the grandmother that
the child would be going
with the officers for a
while to which Ò she sim-
ply stated Ô OK.Õ Ó
Taking the child to the
police department, law
enforcement notified Di-
vision of Family Services
(DFS) of the situation.
Meanwhile, the boy in-
formed the officers his
brother was also walk-
ing to his grandmotherÕ s
house and had left a few
minutes before he had.
He also stated that his
sister was still at the res-
idence with his mother.
At about 2:18 a.m., of-
ficers patrolling the area
for the child’s brother lo-
cated him and their sis-
ter outside the motherÕ s
residence.
Contact was made
with the children, their
mother Atwood and her
boyfriend. Atwood, ac-
cording to the report, ap-
peared to be extremely
intoxicated.
most two in the morn-
ing.
Atwood then allegedly
began “hollering to [the
child], asking, ‘Where
did I tell you to go?Õ Ó
Officers and the DFS
worker attempted to ex-
plain the dangers of al-
lowing a 9-year-old to be
out walking in the mid-
dle of the night. Atwood
allegedly replied, Ò Well,
I thought that was what
I was supposed to do
when there is a domes-
tic, send them some-
where safe.Ó
Officer Schultz asked,
Ò What would make
[grandmother’s] house a
safe place due to exten-
sive drug abuse in the
home by [grandmother’s]
boyfriend?” Atwood did
not respond, the report
states.
Atwood admitted she
had been drinking. At
one point during the
conversation, she denied
knowing that her son
had left the house de-
spite her own admission
of having told him to
leave.
It was determined
during the investigation
that AtwoodÕ s level of in-
toxication was too high
to care for the children
who had been taken into
care by the Children’s
Division multiple times
in the past. DFS decid-
ed to take emergency
custody of the children.
According to the state-
ment, when the DFS
worker asked Atwood if
it was alright if the chil-
dren could gather a few
things to take with them,
Atwood stated, Ò These
kids aren’t taking [exple-
tive] if you are taking
them.Ó
Atwood did eventually
allow the children to
take some things before
being transported to the
police department.
Atwood was placed
under arrest for child
neglect and child endan-
germent.

CBCO Continued from Page 1 INVESTIGATION Continued from Page 1 RECRUITER Continued from Page 1

at least 110 pounds, be in good health, and pres- firemen and rescue teams searched the property for training, recruits get four hours of college credit and
ent a valid photo ID. several hours. Reed said he asked for assistance from when the person goes to school for advance training
In recognition of August as First Responders Baxter County, Ark., Sheriff John Montgomery who they will earn more college credit. A recruit today will
Month, CBCO said it appreciates emergency med- furnished the department’s helicopter. Deputies also begin earning $1,479.30 monthly. In four months
ical services personnel, law enforcement officers flew grids in a fixed wing airplane for two days. UTVs, the pay will jump to $1,599.90. West said that may
and firefighters. “Individual support for first re- foot searches, and social media were also used. not sound like a lot of money but the recruit does
sponders can be shown by donating in August at Reed said cadaver dogs were used in the search not pay for hospitalization, housing and other bills
any CBCO Blood Drive,” said CBCO blood drive or- after a search warrant was served on Rudd. The dogs he would pay in civilian life and there is the oppor-
ganizers. hit on a brush pile where the bone fragments and tunity to travel.
For more information, visit www.cbco.org, or call some teeth were found. West has traveled to more than 30 countries dur-
toll-free 800-280-5337. Reed said the investigation is continuing. ing his career so far.
Anyone interested in joining the Air Force may call
Sgt. West at 274-1757.
WEST PLAINS
C A L26,E 2017
2X2s for February N D A R
Community Calendar is courtesy of Aid Downtown Antiques, 256-6487, DEATH NOTICES
Aid Historic Property Development, 293-8219, Ertie P. Reese, 84, Winona, died at 9:40 p.m. Aug.
and Window on the Square Coffee Shop, 256-1887. 8, 2017, at Mercy Hospital, Springfield. Yarber Mor-
See calendar online at www.westplainscalendar.com. tuary, Mtn. View.
Carolyn Hayes, 76, Bakersfield, died at 11:38 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017, at Ozarks Medical Center,
In WEST PLAInS: will be provided, along with live meet at the MDC office, 551 Joe
West Plains. Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, West
entertainment and giveaways. Jones Blvd. This meeting will fo-
Through Aug. 19: The Three Plains.
Aug. 12 (2-4 p.m.): A recep- cus on plant identification. Open
Dimensional Sculpture and Tex- Roberta Lynn Black, 55, West Plains, died 5:22
tion for the West Plains Council to the public. Call Betty Queen
tile Show will be held at Harlin p.m. Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, at Cox Medical Center
on the Arts Mixed Media Exhib- 257-7544.
Museum. Entries are accepted South, Springfield. Robertson-Drago Funeral Home,
it will be held in the civic center Aug. 16: STAR Orientation will
July 28 and 29. Reception is set West Plains.
mezzanine. be held on the MSU-WP campus William Brixey, 65, Willow Springs, died Aug. 10,
for Aug. 19. Get details at www. Aug. 12 (4-6 p.m.): Randy to introduce new students to the
harlinmuseum.com or 256-7801. 2017, in St. Louis. Willow Funeral Home, Willow
Johnson will perform at Wages university, its services, policies Springs.
Through Aug. STATEWIDE
26: The West Brewing Company from 4-6 p.m. and procedures, and to assist
Plains Council on the Arts Photo Judith Stolba, 70, Willow Springs, died Aug. 10,
Ozark Pizza will be on site all day. students in registering for their 2017, in Springfield. Willow Funeral Home, Willow
Exhibit will be available for view- Aug. 12 (7 p.m.): Encore for first semester. Call 255-7955.
ing during the civic centerÕ s Springs.
the Avenue will be held at the Aug. 16: OMC will offer eight- James Clifford Ò NickÓ Sullivant, 78, died Aug.
hours of 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. A re- Avenue Theatre to raise funds week smoking cessation classes.
ception will be held from 1 to 3 7, 2017, in West Plains. Cremations of the Ozarks,
for necessary building repairs. Registration is required and Hollister.
p.m. on Aug. 12. Many past performers will be par- space is limited. Call 257-5959,
Through Aug. 27: The West ticipating. Tickets are $8 or $7 extension 6905.
Plains Council of the Arts will for seniors and children at the Aug. 17: Classes resume in
display its Mixed Media Exhibit door or $7 in advance at Colas- West Plains R-7 and surround-
at the gallery on the civic center antiÕ s. ing school districts.
mezzanine. A reception will be Aug. 12 (7:30 p.m.): Mega Mo- Aug. 17 (9 a.m.-6 p.m.): ABE-
held from 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 12 torsportsÕ Toughest Monster KA Books Exhibit will be held in
Aug. 12 (noon-5 p.m.): Mc- Truck Tour will be held at the Dogwood Rooms 1 and 2.
Farland Spine and Sport is spon- Heart of the Ozarks Fairgrounds. Aug. 17 (5-9 p.m.): Wages
soring a free pool party at the
STATEWIDE
aquatic center. Food and drinks
Aug. 15 (6:30 p.m.): The
Ozarks Native Plant Society will Mic Night.
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Weekend
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2017
fyi
W.P. Library
story times
The West Plains Li-
brary will host Preschool
Story Time for children
ages 2 to 6, from 10:30
to 11 a.m. Tuesday and
Thursday. "Barnyard
Banter" by Denise Flem-
ing will be presented and
"Old MacDonald Had a
Farm" will be sung. Pop-
corn will be served and
there will be a scoop and
pour with kernels of
corn.
All ages are encour-
aged to attend "Family
Story Time" from 10:30
to 11:30 a.m. Saturday,
 LIBRARY, PAGE 4A
Blood pressure
subject of lunch
High blood pressure
can cause a variety of
other health issues, but
there are ways to over-
come those obstacles.
ThatÕ s why Mercy St.
Francis Hospital is host-
ing another free Ò brunch
and learnÓ at 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 27.
Randy Berner, nurse
manager of Mercy St.
Francis HospitalÕ s medi-
cal/surgical unit, plans
 ST. FRANCIS, PAGE 4A
INDEX
Records 2A
People 3A
Obituaries 4A
From Page One 4A
Opinions 5A
Sports 1B
Classifieds 2B, 3B
Public Notices 2B
Amusements 4B
Comics 1C-4C
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Persistent offender Arvest Bank supports Blue Jean Ball
to serve four years
A Mtn. Grove man was arraigned in Wright Coun-
ty court Thursday and sentenced to serve four years
in the Missouri Department of Corrections on a fel-
ony charge of third-degree domestic assault.
Daniel Webster Melton, 28, entered an Alford guilty
plea to the charge during his arraignment in circuit
court before Judge R. Craig Carter. In an Alford plea,
the criminal defendant does not admit the act, but
admits that the prosecution could likely prove the
charge.
 OFFENDER, PAGE 4A
PATH TO RECOVERY
W.P. Community Garden
keeps on growing
COURTESY PHOTO
FROM LEFT: Kimberly Bontrager, Arvest Bank com-
mercial lender; Andrea Crews, sales manager; Joyce
James, president; Brian Rhoads, residential lender
EditorÕ s Note: This is was washed away with and Melissa Smith, OMC Media Relations Specialist and
the ninth installment in a signs still affixed and Chair of Blue Jean Ball.
valuable handmade tools
series of articles docu-
menting area recovery ef- still stored within. Arvest Bank is a sponsor for OMCÕ s let mignon, barbecue pork tenderloin
forts following the floods Garden beds just days ninth annual Blue Jean Ball (BJB). and black bean burger dinner with
that occurred in late April.
With this installment, the
away from bearing fresh,
young plant starts were
OMC FoundationÕ s signature event
will be held Sept. 30 at Risner Sta-
all the fixin’s, beer, wine and sodas.
Tickets are $50 until Sept. 29 and
Quill continues following filled with rocks deposit- bles in West Plains.
creek paths through West ed by the angry, swollen An all-inclusive ticket includes fi-  BALL, PAGE 4A
Plains and talking to own- creek.
ers of homes and busi- Nearly a dozen trug
Harlin Museum art show set
nesses affected. Homes (raised) beds donated by
and businesses with re- Ozark Independent Liv-
covery stories to share are ing two years ago to make
invited to call the Quill at gardening more accessi-
256-9191 or email news@ ble for those with mobil- The Harlin Museum's four years and not previ- gallery-wrapped canvas
wpdailyquill.net. ity difficulties, gone. 42nd annual Fall Art ously shown in Harlin with wire and eye-screws
The greenhouse was Show and Competition Museum's Competition for hanging. No saw-tooth
moved off its base and will be held Sept. 19 Art Show exhibits. All
needed to come down. through Oct. 7. The jur- work must be framed or  ART SHOW, PAGE 4A
By Abby Hess In all, the estimated ied art competition is
Quill Staff Writer damage done by the flood open to all artists 18
rounded out to about years and older.
Sitting about 100 feet $22,000, a staggering Entry dates for the
north of the confluence of loss for a community col- competition will be from
Howell CreekÕ s north and laboration for which the noon to 4 p.m., Sept. 15
south forks, the West
Plains Community Garden
only tangible profit is
measured in fresh pro-
and 16 in the Harlin Mu-
seum's Hathcock Gal-
on Lincoln Avenue was hit duce grown for personal lery, 405 Worcester St.,
hard by the April 29 flood consumption. West Plains. The Harlin
that besieged the city. Museum is open from
 GARDEN, PAGE 4A
An entire 10Õ x 12Õ shed noon to 4 p.m. Tuesdays
through Saturdays.
Entry fees are one
painting, $20; two paint-
ings, $35; three paint-
ings, $45; and four paint- STAFF PHOTOS BY ABBY HESS
ings, $50. Artists may THE GIVING TREE Little Free Pantry sheltered by
enter only four paintings. the pavilion in PeopleÕ s Park on Broadway in West
Make checks payable to Plains was empty, reported a reader to the Quill
the Harlin Museum. All on Friday. By the time the Quill arrived on scene
paintings must be origi- to document the lack of supplies, it was full again.
nal works of the artist
entering. No copies will
Founder and caretaker Sara Powers, who will cel-
be accepted. All work
ebrate the pantry’s first anniversary next month,
says thatÕ s not uncommon Ð the pantry may
must be done in the last
empty out several times in a day, and supporters
are quick to fill it back up again. The pantry oper-
ates on a simple principle: ÒP ut in what you can,
Storys Creek when you can, and take what you need, when you
need it.Ó To learn more about the Giving Tree visit
school to host
@WPgivingtree on Facebook.
historic reunion
In partnership with
the Shannon County
Museum, Ozark Nation-
al Scenic Riverways will
host a special reunion at
the historic Storys Creek
one-room school at 5
p.m. Sept. 17. Former
teachers, students and
their families invite ev-
STAFF PHOTO BY ABBY HESS eryone to join in this free
REBUILDING THE SOIL Ð Ziggy Zigler of West event, which will feature
Plains dumps a load of compost from his wheel- a potluck dinner. Visi-
barrow into a garden bed Thursday morning at tors are encouraged to
the West Plains Community Garden. He spent the bring old pictures and
stories to share, a cov-
morning planting cover crops and mixing the com-
ered dish and folding
post into the soil to restore nutrients and build the
chairs.
soil back up. The community garden was heav- The event will kick off
ily damaged in April flooding with an estimated
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GARDEN Continued from Page 1A OFFENDER Continued from Page 1A

But volunteers and
gardeners were all smiles
and laughter Thursday
morning as they contin-
ued the seasonÕ s work of
rebuilding the soil and
harvesting the vegetables
grown.
Ò We are survivors,Ó
said member Ziggy Zigler.
He was hard at work add-
ing compost to soil in gar-
den beds, mixing it in and
planting cover crop seeds.
Several beds are abloom
Ð and abuzz Ð with buck-
wheat, a cover crop which
not only replenishes vital
nutrients to the soil, but
attracts beneficial in-
sects. Several varieties of
bees and butterflies flit-
ted from flower to flower
as the volunteers worked.
Garden Chair Ginny
Henderson and adminis-
trator Dawn Hicks took
turns with committee
member Sherrill Thomp-
son and Zigler to cele-
brate the victories and
gush about the commu-
nity that has supported
the garden.
Ò WeÕ re about three-
fourths of the way back,Ó
said Henderson. She said
the recovery has been in
large part aided by Amer-
iCorps. A team spent
about four weeks in West
Plains aiding the cityÕ s
cleanup efforts, working
in city parks, the Greater
Ozarks Center for Ad-
vanced Technology and
Health Haven Botanical
Gardens.
ed to send in an applica-
tion, she said. A team ar-
rived in June.
Thompson said area
residents rallied around
the team, ensuring its
members had a place to
sleep and hot food to eat.
She recalled Mayor Jack
Pahlmann and other city
officials taking the time
to show appreciation to
the young workers.
Ò IÕ ve been really grate-
ful they (AmeriCorps)
have that kind of rela-
tionship with the city,Ó
she said, adding that
their positive demeanor
and hard work was re-
freshing to see. Ò It in-
spired me and gave me
hope for future genera-
tions.Ó
‘a LoT More To Go’
Ò A lot has been accom-
plished and thereÕ s still
a lot more to go,Ó said
Thompson. She said the
communityÕ s support has
made recovery possible,
but donations are still
needed.
Many of the tools have
been replaced, said
Hicks, but thereÕ s one
tool the garden is still
missing: a two-handled
broadfork used for turn-
ing soil.
The trug beds are pret-
ty high on HendersonÕ s
and HickÕ s concerns, be-
cause they want garden-
ing to be something ev-
eryone can enjoy, but
even higher priority is the
community garden.
Ò I was really surprised
that the shed and the
signs off it didnÕ t show
up somewhere,Ó said
Hicks. Henderson and
Thompson spent an af-
ternoon walking along
the creek banks search-
ing for missing tools, the
shed, the trug beds, any-
thing they could find, but
the water was still high
and the search yielded
little.
Henderson said some-
one did find a small piece
of a trug tag.
Ò We donÕ t know what
weÕ re going to do about
the trug beds,Ó she said.
Ò And our funding is just
about depleted.Ó She said
committee members are
considering the possibil-
ity of building the beds
themselves. Hicks added
another possibility is that
the garden committee
may choose to purchase
a small number of beds
at a time based on need.
reBUILDInG IT aLL
A $4,000 donation
from the Community
Foundation of the Ozarks
Flood Relief Fund has
gone toward rebuilding
the in-ground garden
beds and their frames,
and replacing lost tools.
Henderson said so many
individuals and business
people dropped by to lend
support in a variety of
ways.
Hicks said she is
his Bobcat to haul flood-
deposited rocks out of
the garden. After theyÕ d
all been piled up, he
asked if he could take
them offsite, Hicks said.
Of course, garden mem-
bers were happy to
oblige.
The flood damaged the
spigots used for watering
the garden, bending
them out of shape and
causing them to spring
leaks, said Henderson.
Ò One morning, two
trucks of [city] water de-
partment staff showed up
and spent three hours, I
think, repairing our
leaks,Ó she recalled, in-
credulously. To her, it
was just another exam-
ple of community mem-
bers coming together to
do good.
Zigler said thatÕ s im-
portant. The community
garden is more than just
a garden, he said. ItÕ s a
place of beauty, a place
to enjoy a peaceful picnic
and conversation and
beautiful weather. ItÕ s a
place, he said, for every-
one.
Ò I walk my dog here, I
donÕ t just garden,Ó said
Zigler. Ò People use this
space.Ó
The garden committee
has scheduled two work-
days: from 9 to 11:30
a.m. today, and 9 a.m. to
11:30 a.m. Sept. 16.
Ò All tools will be pro-
vided and the help is
much appreciated,Ó said
Melton is considered a persistent domestic violence
offender. He has pleaded guilty to a Wright County charge
of third-degree domestic assault in March 2010; a Doug-
las County charge of third-degree domestic assault in
July 2009; a Douglas County charge of third-degree do-
mestic assault in May 2013; and a Douglas County
charge of third-degree domestic assault in August 2014.
The latest charge against Melton was filed July 11 and
stems from an incident which occurred on the afternoon
of July 8 when officers with the Mtn. Grove Police De-
partment were dispatched to a Mtn. Grove residence in
response to a report Melton had pulled a knife on a wom-
an who lived with him.
According to the probable cause statement, Melton
attempted to cut the victimÕ s shirt off with a pocket knife
and grabbed her by her face and jaw.
Commission to meet Monday
The Howell County Commission will meet at 10
a.m. Monday in the commission room on the second
floor of the Howell County Office Building at 35 Court
Square.
Commissioners are scheduled to review and ap-
prove August reports and approve accounts payable.
The public is invited.
Junction Hill board meets Tues.
The Junction Hill C-12 cific topics are listed.
School Board will gather AdministratorsÕ reports
for its regular monthly will be heard from Princi-
meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tues- pal Tim Perkins and Su-
day in the school library. perintendent John Dern
After welcoming guests before the board moves
and approving the agenda into closed session to dis-
the board is expected to cuss personnel and a stu-
review the monthly finan- dent matter.
cial report and hear com- The Junction Hill school
mittee reports. Old and board typically meets on
new business will be dis- the second Tuesday of
cussed. However, no spe- each month.

Koshkonong school board to

Hicks said the team
came nearly unbidden.
She had put in a call to
the Denver AmeriCorps
office to see who she
needed to coordinate with
missing shed.
Ò It was last seen bob-
bing in the street behind
Healthy Lifestyles,Ó said
Henderson. Ò Signs were
still on it!Ó For scale,
Ò thrilledÓ so much has
been done so quickly.
She told of a neighbor to
the garden, a business
owner, who brought over
Henderson.
For information call
Hicks at the Health De-
partment, 256-7078, or
Henderson at 256-6977.
discuss bid for building updates
The Oregon-Howell rooms are set to be opened

to find out how to get an
emergency recovery team
in place. She never need-
REUNION
Healthy Lifestyles is (Koshkonong) R-III School during that portion of the
about three blocks east Board will hold its regular meeting. Maintenance up-
and a block south of the Continued from Page 1A
September meeting at 7 dates will be given by Dan-
p.m. Monday in Room 121 iel Howell and administra-
at the school. tive reports will be given by

BALL Continued from Page 1A

Under the business and
discussion portion of the
agenda, the board is ex-
may be purchased at the OMC Foundation at No. pected to consider approv-
12 Parkway Center. Tickets are $65 at the door on al of a bid for the districtÕ s
the day of event. building project.
Sponsorships, which include benefits of reserved In April, the districtÕ s
seating in the Ò SheriffÕ s TentÓ and more, are still voters approved a $1.65
available. Items for the Silent Auction are needed. million bond issue to fund
Every year, a variety of items are donated from major building improve-
baked goods to trips are up for bid in the Silent ments to the campus, in-
Auction. For more information on tickets, spon- cluding the construction of
sorships, or the Silent Auction, contact a commit- a new middle school and
tee member of the OMC Foundation at 417-853- increased elementary
5200. school security.
Bids for mobile class-
Principal David Miller and
Superintendent Seth Bry-
ant. BryantÕ s report will in-
clude updates on enroll-
ment, the annual audit,
bus routes and school
property.
The board will go into
closed session to discuss
personnel matters before
returning to open session
and adjourning.
The Oregon-Howell
school board typically
meets on the second Mon-
day of each month.

ART SHOW COURTESY PHOTO

Obituary
Continued from Page 1A
storys Creek school in 1903
hangers will be accepted. All acrylic and oils must
be dry. Watercolor, ink, graphics and pastel (all works in the Storys Creek the blackboard during
on paper) must be under glass. Any subject which School with a program the program.
can be presented to school children will be accept- featuring historical infor- Storys Creek School George Peter Hansen III
ed. Pieces can be no larger than 36x48 inches. mation and poems about was built in 1896 and
one-room schools, fol- was one of the longest A celebration of life ser-
This will be an open competition without art cat- vice for George Peter
egories. Two dimensional art accepted include: oils; lowed by the potluck din- serving one-room schools
ner. Former students will in Shannon County. Hansen III, 62, West
water medium which includes acrylic, gouache, reg- Plains, was held Sept. 8,
ular watercolor and watercolor pencils; mixed medi- share tales from the past Originally located on Sto-
and reminisce about rys Creek near Emi- 2017, at West Plains
um/collage; pastel; graphics which includes pencil, Community Gardens.
graphite, charcoal, ink, linocut and colored pencil. school days spent near nence, the school was do-
Storys Creek with former nated to the National Mr. Hansen passed
More than $1,000 will be awarded in prize money. away at 8 p.m., Sunday,
Prizes will include awarding the over-all Best of Show teachers. Special music Park Service by Mrs.
by the Shannon County Edna Staples and moved Sept. 3, 2017, at his
and 1st, 2nd, 3rd, honorable mention, memorial home.
awards, purchase awards, artistic encouragement Museum Pickers will to Alley Spring in 1971.
round out the night and It serves as an exhibit He was born Jan. 26,
awards and People's Choice. 1955, at Turlock, Calif.,
A meet and greet social for the artists will be held everyone is welcome to dedicated to the history
bring instruments to join of one-room schools in to Christopher David
at 2 p.m. Oct. 7. Ribbons, prize money and special Hansen and Addie L. Fiez
awards will be awarded at the reception by the Har- in. Shannon County. GeorGe Hansen
The Storys Creek Storys Creek School is Hansen. Mr. Hansen was
lin Museum's Board Director David Dunlap and Board a proud gardener at the
President, Gladys Morris. The paintings will be re- School blackboard, located at Alley Spring,
which contained the sig- five miles west of Emi- community garden and wife, Janice Hansen.
leased at 3 p.m. Paintings may be picked up at the was a member of the Memorial contributions
museum the following week between noon and 4 p.m. natures of former stu- nence, on Highway 106.
dents, was partially dam- For more information, Church of Jesus Christ may be made to West
Tuesday through Friday.
2X2s for January
aged during the flooding call (573) 226-3945 or of Latter Day Saints. Plains Community Gar-
During the show, artists may have their art work He is survived by two dens and may be left at
for sale. The Harlin Museum will be given a 20 per- in April. Alumni and fam- visit the parkÕ s Facebook
ilies are encouraged to page or website at www. children, Robert Cer- Robertson-Drago Funer-
cent commission on any sales from art sold in the vantes and Sharlene Pe- al Home. Online condo-
Harlin Museum during the fall show. put the names back on nps.gov/ozar.
tra; two grandchildren, lences may be expressed
The Harlin Museum's 42nd Annual Fall Art Show

LIBRARY
Karissa Carter and Nicole at www.robertsondrago.
and Competition will be hosted by the James P. Har- Petrea; and his former com.
lin Foundation Board and is sponsored by the local Continued from Page 1A
business community of West Plains, the Museum's
100 Patrons and James P. Harlin Foundation Mu- Sept. 16. National collect rocks." Those participat-
seum Board members. rocks day will also be cel- ing are encouraged to
Proceeds after expenses will go towards the Har- ebrated Sept. 16. Patrons bring a rock to paint or
lin Museum's maintenance and creating a controlled will be painting "pet paint one of the library's.
environmental storage area for the museum's per-
manent collection.

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tension.
Ò WeÕ ll talk about all the lifestyle changes you
can make, as well as the treatments for high blood
pressure,Ó Berner said. Ò Mercy offers many tools
to help patients dealing with this health issue, so
you donÕ t have to drive far for help.Ó
Light refreshments will be provided at the Sept.
27 event, which will be held in the SisterÕ s Din-
ing Room across from the cafeteria, located at 100
W. U.S. Highway 60 in Mtn. View. No RSVP is
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Moody VFD
plans benefit
dinner, auction
The Moody Volunteer
Fire Department will host
a spaghetti dinner and
pie auction Oct. 7 at the
Moody Community
Building, 14300 State
Route E in Moody. The
 BENEFIT, PAGE 4A

Property Rights
group to meet
The Commonsense Prop-
erty Rights Coalition (PRC)
will meet at 6 p.m. Monday
at FredÕ s Fish House in
Mammoth Spring, Ark.
The speaker will be Da-
vid Stokely, special assis-
tant to Sen. Claire Mc-
Caskill. According to PRC
 GROUP, PAGE 4A
Auditions
scheduled for
“SURROUND AND DROWN”
was the mission of West Plains and Howell Co. Rural Fire Dis-
trict No. 1 firefighters keeping watch over a controlled burn
Thursday evening at 905 Missouri Ave. The empty house was
ignited for demolition and as a training exercise for West
Plains and Howell County Rural Fire District No. 1 firefight-
ers. A full complement of fire trucks was present but on
standby to respond to other emergencies, West Plains Fire
Lt. and training coordinator Wayne Cormier said. Two ladder
trucks protected electric and fiber optics lines from the blaze
by keeping them soaked from overhead, added West Plains
Fire Chief Roy Sims. The exercise was described by Cormier
as “defensive mode” training; there was no attempt to extin-
guish the blaze from the interior of the house. Instead, the
fire was monitored to prevent its spread to nearby structures.
STAFF PHOTO BY KIM LANGSTON

Christmas play Cancer victim wants New economic development director hired WEST PLAINS

Auditions for Ò A Christ-
mas StoryÓ will be held at
6 p.m. Saturday at the
West Plains Civic Center.
Performances will be held
during December in
Houston, Willow Springs
and West Plains.
For more information
email cmoosebabe@cen-
turytel.net.
to go to own home
By Ron Woolman
Quill Staff Writer
When Mary Kay Severin
discovered a lump in her
breast, she knew her life
was going to change. But
wants to go home to the
house her family has been
building for four years.
However, the threat of in-
fection may prove too risky
for Mary Kay to return to
the unfinished home near
Pomona.
The cityÕ s Economic Development Corporation Board on Fri-
day announced the hire of David Bossemeyer of Wichita, Kan.,
to the position. He will begin his duties Nov. 1.
He replaces former director Bob Case, who resigned unexpect-
edly in February after serving in that capacity for six years. Dur-
ing his last year in that role, he worked to secure Ready to Work
certification for Howell County and pushed for the development of
the Greater Ozarks Center for Advanced Technology skilled labor
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INDEX
she didnÕ t know how much.
After her treatment, she  HOME, PAGE 4A
Records 2A
People 3A
Obituaries 4A
From Page One 2A, 4A
Opinions 5A
Amusements 6A
Sports 1B
Classifieds 2B, 3B
Public Notices 3B
Outdoors 4B
Comics 1C-4C
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All Rights Reserved STAFF PHOTO BY RON WOOLMAN
ALLEN SEVERIN, right, and his son Arron, are hop-
ing to complete the family's off-grid Pomona home
and bring Allen's wife, Mary Kay, home soon after
the surgery is completed to remove a large lump
in her breast. Allen said Mary Kay should be able
to return home after the risk of infection is dimin-
ished. A not-for-profit organization represented by
a former Willow Springs resident and volunteers is
hoping to help the family finish their home.
Vue Pleasant Valley Manor was held Friday in West Plains, attended by
about 60 West Vue residents, staff members and community members in-
cluding West Plains Mayor Jack Pahlmann. The funding for the building,
which will have almost 1,800 sq. ft. of indoor space plus a 900 sq. ft. cov-
ered pavilion, was provided by late Pleasant Valley resident Grace Willard.
The building is to be designated as a gathering place for Pleasant Valley
Manor and Pleasant Valley Village residents for events such as parties or
family reunions. Willard’s nephew Pastor Dennis Willard spoke of Grace
as a fine, outstanding Christian lady who lived a life of civil service and
expressed gratitude to all that helped in the facility’s planning. Grace was
a resident from 2009 to her death in 2015. From left: West Vue, Inc. board
member Newt Brill, Pastor Willard, Pleasant Valley Manor Manager Lenora
Martin, West Vue, Inc., Chairman of the Board Vicki Hogan, Pleasant Valley
Village Manager Glenda Grandstaff and West Vue, Inc. CEO Jalynn Meidell.

W.P. Quill Weekend
Path to Recovery:
A road without a name
EditorÕ s Note: This is the
10th installment in a series
of articles documenting
area recovery efforts follow-
ing the floods that occurred
in late April. With this in-
stallment, the Quill begins
following creek paths
through West Plains and
talking to owners of homes
and businesses affected.
Homes and businesses
with recovery stories to
share are invited to call the
Quill at 256-9191 or email
news@wpdailyquill.net.
By Abby Hess
Quill Staff Writer
A small road in West
Plains cuts from Porter
Wagoner Boulevard to
Gibson Street, just south STAFF PHOTO BY ABBY HESS
of Arvest Bank, past BRIAN STAACK, owner of Bootleggers BBQ on Gibson Street, leans thought-
fully in the doorway between his restaurant’s entrance and its seating area.
 RECOVERY, PAGE 4A His business was hit with about $100,000 in damages in the April flood.

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RECOVERY
Ozark Family Care and
curving around between
Bootleggers BBQ and
Brooke Haven Health Care.
That road aligns perfect-
ly on a satellite-view map
with the south fork of How-
ell Creek, a watershed, or
area into which stormwater
drains. City officials have
confirmed that the road is
not a city-maintained street.
In fact, itÕ s not even named
on city maps.
Bootleggers owner Brian
Staack said he didnÕ t know
it wasnÕ t a city street until
he bought his restaurant
building. Of the $100,000
in estimated damages to
StaackÕ s business, he says,
the road repair alone factors
in at between $30,000 to
$45,000.
Cue the record scratch.
Ò Wait,Ó this reporter in-
terrupted. Ò Who is respon-
sible for the road?Ó
Ò I donÕ t know for sure,Ó
Staack answered with a lop-
sided smile. Ò WeÕ re trying to
find that out.”
MYSTERiouS oRigiNS
Stack explained: At some
point in the past, before
Wood & Huston Bank took
ownership of its property
on Porter Wagoner, the pre-
vious owners of that build-
ing and the father of the
former owner of the current
Bootleggers property were
named on a deed. That
deed detailed ownership of
the road.
Unfortunately, the deed
was never updated over the
years, Staack says, and
while the paperwork that
came with his building
when he purchased it
makes reference to the
road, he wasnÕ t able to
make heads or tails of the
ownership. He called his
dad, who said something
wasnÕ t adding up, and sug-
gested having a banker look
at the papers.
Between StaackÕ s dad
and his banker, they sort-
ed out all the information
available, but still werenÕ t
able to figure out whose re-
sponsibility the road is. It
was never a big issue,
though. Before the flood,
Bootleggers and Wood &
Huston shared the respon-
sibility of maintenance as
needed.
As mentioned before, the
road aligns perfectly with
Howell Creek as seen from
above, giving the appear-
ance that at some past
date, the creek was paved
over.
The USGS Water Scienc-
es School has a webpage
dedicated to Ò Impervious
surfaces and flooding.” The
word Ò imperviousÓ de-
HOME
Mary KayÕ s husband Al-
len and the coupleÕ s 21-year-
old son Arron, are attempt-
ing to get their house
completed by winter so their
wife and mother can come
home after she receives can-
cer surgery on her right
breast.
Allen said Friday that
while they have been build-
ing their home, the family
has been living in a camper.
About a year ago, Mary
Kay, discovered a lump in
her breast. Choosing to go
the homeopathic route,
Mary Kay ate primarily or-
ganic food and treated the
lump with natural products.
However, despite the
change in her diet, Mary
Kay started bleeding from
the breast and went to
Ozarks Medical Center
(OMC) in West Plains to get
a doctorÕ s opinion. Last
week, doctors performed a
biopsy and confirmed the
SeverinsÕ worst fear Ð the
lump was cancer.
Mary Kay has been re-
ceiving radiation treatments
and remains in OMC. Allen
said they hope the radiation
treatments will shrink the
tumor enough so the doc-
tors can remove it.
Following surgery,
though, Mary Kay will need
to be placed in a nursing
home rather than go back
to the familyÕ s Pomona
home.
According to Allen, doc-
tors do not want Mary Kay
living in the camper nor in
the unfinished house for the
time being. The doctors are
afraid of infection which
could lead to more compli-
cations. Allen said once the
scribes that which fluid
cannot pass through. Ac-
cording to the USGS, im-
pervious surfaces affect the
flow of water and flooding
characteristics of local
streams. It explains that
rain is usually absorbed
into soil where it is stored
as groundwater and even-
tually makes its way into
streams. When these natu-
rally occurring conditions
are in place, USGS says,
flooding is less significant
because the storm runoff is
lessened. However, when
surfaces in watersheds are
paved over, that water goes
where the pavement chan-
nels it, rather than into the
soil.
Ò In a developed water-
shed, much more water ar-
rives into a stream much
more quickly, resulting in
an increased likelihood of
more frequent and more se-
vere flooding,” writes USGS.
And thatÕ s to say nothing
of a stream thatÕ s been
paved over.
Ò When rain hits saturat-
ed or impervious ground it
begins to flow overland
downhill,Ó USGS writes in
an article about surface
runoff and the water cycle.
With no soil to absorb it,
rainwater will runoff into
the nearest stream as it car-
ries water to the creek or
river it feeds into. When this
happens, it happens quick-
ly, and results in flash
flooding, USGS explains.
Because of this propen-
sity to flood, the Federal
Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) has desig-
nated the road with no
name a high-risk floodway.
Staack says he under-
stands that to mean that,
essentially, any work done
on the road can only be car-
ried out to restore it to pre-
flood conditions.
To complicate things, he
had an engineer come look
at the road and assess what
it would take to do the re-
pairs. The engineer told him
the road could not be paved
over as it is; not one layer of
asphalt or even sealant can
be put on the road.
Any time the road needs
significant maintenance,
Staack says, it will need to
be torn up and completely
redone.
He continues to look into
FEMA regulations and says
heÕ s researching mitigation
options such as a retaining
wall or culvert. Asked if it
would make more financial
sense to do away with the
road, he said it wouldnÕ t Ð at
least one business, the clin-
ic, is wholly dependent on it.
Ò It has to stay there,Ó said
Staack. “We’ve gotta figure
out a way to maintain it ac-
house is completed it is
hopeful his wife will be able
to come home.
HELpiNg ouT
In a letter to the Quill, a
former Willow Springs res-
ident, Joy Ellsworth, said
she is trying to recruit la-
bor to complete the interior
of the house so the family
can bring Mary Kay home
as soon as she is able.
Ellsworth, representing
Clement Waters, a not-for-
profit corporation, said at
7 p.m. Monday that the
Clement Waters Facebook
page will be live and broad-
casting from the public li-
brary in Kansas City. At
that time, volunteers will
be told what is needed in
503795b
From Page One
A ROAD WITH NO NAME and unclear ownership con-
nects Porter Wagoner Boulevard to Gibson Street
southwest of the intersection of those two roads.
cording to regulations.Ó
‘iT CAME up FAST’
Bootleggers didnÕ t take
on any water, and neither
did its neighbor, Brooke Ha-
ven. Staack said he watched
the water come up the
backside of the hill on the
west side of the restaurant,
and he watched it creep up
to Brooke HavenÕ s door.
Residents were ready to
evacuate, but the water
stopped rising just in time,
he said.
He recalled watching a
deep freezer from someoneÕ s
home float past his busi-
ness down the creek. Some-
thing struck his customized
food trailer on its back end,
tearing the metal out of
shape so that it acted as a
paddle. The force of the wa-
ter began to move it.
Ò There was nothing you
could do,Ó said Staack, re-
calling. Ò It came up fast
enough.Ó He knew he
couldnÕ t drive his pickup
truck down to save the trail-
er. All he could do was wait
until midnight, when he
was finally able to retrieve
it.
Neal Sloan, manager at
nearby RameyÕ s, said the
same. The store was open
when the rain started and
remained open through the
deluge. Despite taking on a
few inches of water and los-
ing some product, the store
was open for business as
usual the next day.
Ò We watched the fore-
cast,Ó said Sloan. Ò We still
werenÕ t ready. It came
quickly.Ó
Ò The water started com-
ing in,Ó he recalled. Ò We
tried to figure out how to
slow it down or stop it, but
we couldnÕ t.Ó He said in his
eight years with the store,
heÕ s never known it to take
on water at all.
Ò I think we were pretty
fortunate. We didnÕ t have
the damage some other
folks did,Ó he said.
For example, Pizza Hut,
about 400 feet away, was
the way of work at the
home. The house is located
off of County Road 2070,
three miles east of Pomona
off of N Highway and on
County Road 2060. Anyone
who would like to volunteer
to work may call Allen at
417-274-9885.
The off-grid 2,100 square
foot home, is totally self-
sufficient with power com-
ing from solar panels and
water from purified rainwa-
ter.
Allen visits his wife of 24
years daily at the hospital
and hopes the treatments
and surgery will allow his
wife to return home.
The SeverinsÕ looked in
various places around the
country to build a self-suf-
Continued from Page 1A
COURTESY PHOTO
hit with about $200,000
worth of damages, accord-
ing to its manager, Bruce
McAfee.
Ò There was close to a foot
and a half of water in the
building,Ó McAfee said.
“About five feet outside.”
The restaurant was open at
the time the water came in
and in 15 minutesÕ time, he
watched the water rise a
foot.
Ò We had normal staff on
hand, we all jumped in to-
gether,Ó he said, recalling
his teamÕ s quick response
to the rising threat.
Ò It was just unreal,Ó said
McAfee. Ò It was like the
movies.Ó Fortunately, the
store did not have any de-
livery drivers on the road
when the flooding began.
Ò Thank God we didnÕ t,Ó said
McAfee.
The flood closed down the
restaurant for a month. It
washed away part of its
sign, a large panel with the
company logo. On May 9, a
week and a half after the
flood left its mark, volun-
teers walked along the beds
of Howell and Burton
creeks. Over the course of
the day the sign was found,
in two pieces, about a quar-
ter-mile away.
After replacing the car-
pets, cleaning the building
and replacing all of the
kitchen equipment, Pizza
Hut was back open for busi-
ness by the end of May.
Back at Bootleggers, Sta-
ack is forging ahead with
restaurant improvements
that were put on hold by the
flood. While the eatery itself
wasnÕ t damaged, Staack
and his wife and co-owner
Jessica put their plans on
the back burner to work
with Operation BBQ Relief
(OBR). That organization
spent 15 days using the res-
taurant to put together hot
meals for volunteers and
flood survivors in the area
and also traveled more re-
cently to Texas and Florida
to help in hurricane after-
math.
Continued from Page 1A
ficient home following his
retirement from a company
in northern Wisconsin
where they lived. Allen said
they chose the Pomona area
because a local realtor went
out of his way and helped
them find the 15-acre tract
where they now live.
Ò We love the area and the
people and like the fact
there are four seasons
here,Ó Allen said.
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Obituary
JB Cantrell
JB Cantrell died at his
home in Mtn. View
shortly before 5:30 a.m.
on Wednesday, Sept. 27,
2017, while surrounded
by family and caregivers
who had become like
family. JB commenced
his journey on July 26,
1931, in Myrtle, Oregon
County, when he was
welcomed into the home
of his parents, Noval Eli-
jah Cantrell and Nevada
Pinkney Mitchell
Cantrell, and older sis-
ter, Lela. Later, JBÕ s
younger brother, Rich-
ard, joined the family.
After spending his
early childhood in the
Myrtle area, JB resided
with his family in St.
Louis before the family
relocated to Mtn. View.
During his senior year
at Mtn. View High
School, JB met Patricia
Ann Couch and after
graduating in 1949 they
were married at the First
Baptist Church in Mtn.
View on July 16, 1950.
JB and Pat are the par-
ents of Charles Curtis
Cantrell who has prac-
ticed law in Mtn. View
for 35 years and Cathey
Sue Cantrell Thompson
who has served as the
Head Start Director in
Mtn. View and Willow
Springs for 34 years.
JB is survived by his
spouse, Pat, son Charles
and his spouse Sachiko,
daughter Cathey and
her spouse Tom, grand-
son Jay Brice Thompson
and his spouse Mandy
of Mtn. View, grand-
daughter Anna Chiyoko
Creek and her spouse
Aaron of Louisville, Ky.,
granddaughter Sarah
Michiko Cantrell of San
Francisco, Calif., grand-
son Eric Davis Thomp-
son and his fiancŽ e
Courtney, of Kansas
City, and great-grand-
daughter Lucy Miyake
Creek. Also surviving
are his sister, Lela May-
berry, of Springfield,
BENEFIT
dinner will begin at 5:30
p.m. and the pie auction
will be at 7 p.m. After the
auction, card games and
dominos will be played.
The second annual Fall
Open Coon Hunt will fol-
low the event. Registra-
tion begins at 4:30 p.m.
The hunt will take place
from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. En-
try fee is $25 per dog.
Trophies and prizes will
be awarded and a gun
giveaway also will be
held.
GROUP
chairman Kevin Jotz, Stokely will provide a rundown
on current events in Washington, D.C., and will take
questions and comments and suggestions to pass
on to Senator McCaskill.
The community is encouraged to attend. Members
are invited to come early to enjoy food.
For more information call 417-264-2435.
JB CANTRELL
and several nieces,
nephews and cousins.
After holding various
positions in the insur-
ance industry, JB along
with his wife owned and
operated Cantrell Home
Furnishings in Mtn.
View from 1969 until
1991. JB was a person
of deep faith and a long
time active member of
First Baptist Church in
Mtn. View where he
served as a deacon and
in other roles. An avid
pilot, JB enjoyed own-
ing and flying a plane he
hangered at the Mtn.
View airport as long as
his health permitted. He
was a tireless supporter
of all things Mtn. View,
was Mtn. proud and
supportive of his family,
had a ready smile, sel-
dom complained, and
looked for the positive
in any situation.
A memorial service
will be held at 10 a.m.
on Saturday, Oct. 14,
2017, at First Baptist
Church in Mtn. View,
under the direction of
Yarber Mortuary, Mtn.
View, with lunch to fol-
low at the church. The
family requests that me-
morial gifts be made to
Jacks Fork Community
Foundation and mailed
to P.O. Box 1030, Mtn.
View MO 65548. All do-
nations will be used to
support local communi-
ty projects in JBÕ s mem-
ory. Condolences may
be expressed at www.
yarbermortuary.com.
Continued from Page 1A
Breakfast will be served
after the hunt. Biscuits,
sausage, gravy and
scrambled eggs or choc-
olate gravy will be provid-
ed for $5.
For more information,
call Dennis Rice at 257-
5132 after 5 p.m. or Sha-
ron Yeager Smittle at
417-284-3022.
All proceeds from the
events will go toward an
addition to the Moody
Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment.
Continued from Page 1A
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W.P. City Hall
closed Mon.
named to EDC ment Director and CEO of
The West Plains City
By Abby Hess the corporation, David
Hall and other city of- Quill Staff Writer Bossemeyer.
fices will be closed The 25-person advisory
Monday in observance The Economic Develop- board is made up of 11
of Columbus Day holi- ment Corporation on Thurs- members of the private sec-
day. day evening officially named tor and 14 members of the
Trash that is nor- members of its 25-person public sector. Members
mally picked up on advisory board and an from the private sector are
Monday will be collect- eight-person board of direc- Chair Cary Stewart, Vice
ed Tuesday. No other tors that will oversee new-
routes will be affected. ly-hired Economic Develop-  EDC, PAGE 10A

Benefit in
Mtn. View
A chili and soup
dinner will be held at
5 p.m. Oct. 7 at the
Mtn. View Senior Cen-
ter, 903 East Fifth St. STAFF PHOTO BY RON WOOLMAN
in Mtn. View. WEST PLAINS AUTHOR Annie England Noblin looks over notes for her next
Live music, a baked book. There will be a book signing from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Wages Brew-
goods auction, a good ery, 1382 Bill Virdon Blvd., for her hardback book, “Pupcakes.” She has had
will donation and a three paperback books published by HarperCollins Publishing, one of the top
50/50 drawing will be five publishers in the United States.

Local author’s new

at the event. All mon-
ey raised will benefit
the senior center.
People wishing to
attend can dine in or

book to be released
carry out.

Fall festival
in West Plains
The First United Christmas-themed novel years before transferring
Methodist Church will By Ron Woolman about a woman who lives to the Springfield campus
hold Fall Fest '17 from Quill Staff Writer in Jonesboro, Ark., and to earn her Bachelor's de- COURTESY PHOTO

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct.
7 at People's Park in
 FESTIVAL, PAGE 10A
“I got my first journal
when I was eight-years-
old and I have written
ever since,Ó Annie Eng-
moves to Memphis to
start a new life, will be re-
leased Tuesday. Noblin
will hold a book signing
from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday
gree in English and Mas-
ters in English and Cre-
ative Writing. She
graduated from the uni-
versity in 2007. Noblin
BUDDY WALK DONATION – A monetary donation
was made by West Plains Savings and Loan to the
Ozarks Community Buddy Walk in West Plains.
From left: bank employee Connie Collins and walk
participant Damon Emery. Damon is the 6 year old

INDEX
land Noblin said while at Wages Brewery on Bill returned to West Plains and the son of Jeremy and Teri Emery of Vanzant.
talking about being a Virdon Boulevard in West to work as a writing spe-
published author with Plains. Everyone is wel- cialist for six months at

Alford plea leads to

Records 2A come to attend. MSU-WP
one of the top five pub-
People 3A lishing companies in New A 2000 graduate from She then taught Eng-
Amusements 4A York City, HarperCollins Koshkonong High School, lish at the high school in

suspended sentence
Opinions 5A Publishing. Noblin attended Missouri Viola, Ark., for a year.
Noblin's first hardback State University-West
Amusements 6A Plains (MSU-WP) for two  AUTHOR, PAGE 10A
book, Ò Pupcakes,Ó a
News 10A
Sports 1B
WRIGHT COUNTY Jack Sprague, 34, of an Alford plea, suspects

Grovespring man pleads guilty to

Public Notices 2B
Mtn. Grove, was sen- do not plead guilty but
Classifieds 2B, 3B tenced to five years in the admit there is enough ev-
Outdoors 4B Missouri Department of idence to convict them of
Comics
SUN.
1C-4C
possesion, child endangerment Corrections with sus-
pended execution of sen-
tence.
a crime.
SpragueÕ s original
charges included first-
84 Wilfred Hall, 48, of Grovespring, has drug raid in Douglas County which re- Charged with second-
degree domestic assault
degree domestic assault,
second-degree domestic
63 pleaded guilty to possession of a con-
trolled substance and first-degree en-
sulted in 13 arrests and the seizure of
four pounds of drugs, a large amount and unlawful use of a assault, unlawful use of
dangering the welfare of a child in of cash, guns and counterfeit money. weapon, Sprague entered a weapon, armed crimi-
©2017 Phillips Media Group
All Rights Reserved Wright County Court before Judge One man was arrested in that raid and an Alford plea Thursday nal action, first-degree
Craig Carter. before Judge Craig Cart-
 GUILTY, PAGE 10A er in Wright County. In  SENTENCE, PAGE 10A
Hall was charged following a Jan. 5

Path to recovery: looking for the helpers

By Abby Hess
Quill Staff Writer
EditorÕ s Note: This is the 11th
installment in a series of articles
documenting area recovery ef-
forts following the floods that oc-
curred in late April. With this in-
stallment, the Quill continues
following creek paths through
West Plains and talking to own-
ers of homes and businesses af-
fected. Homes and businesses
with recovery stories to share are
invited to call the Quill at 256-
9191 or email news@wpdaily-
quill.net.
The late Fred Rogers, of the
classic childrenÕ s television show
Ò Mr. RogersÕ Neighborhood,Ó had
soothing words for parents to
W.P. Quill Weekend
refer to when the news began to
overwhelm.
Ò My mother would say to me,
Ô Look for the helpers. You will
always find people who are help-
ing.Õ To this day, especially in
times of disaster, I remember
my motherÕ s words, and I am al-
ways comforted by realizing that
there are still so many helpers
Ð so many caring people in this
world.Ó
Despite the fact that, in Rog-
ersÕ time, 24-hour news chan-
nels had yet to take over the tele-
vision, his words ring timeless.
Indeed, the sentiment he ex-
pressed has been something of
an unintentional undercurrent,
so to speak, in the course of this
series.
And in keeping with the un-
intended theme, when Habitat
for Humanity of Howell County
Director Craig King was asked
if heÕ d be interested in sharing
the Habitat ReStoreÕ s story with
the Quill, he listened carefully
to the pitch and waited a
thoughtful moment before re-
plying.
Ò Well, sure,Ó he said. Ò But the
real story is the volunteers.Ó
‘YOU DON’T KNOW
WHERE TO START’
The Habitat ReStore on Por-
ter Wagoner Boulevard is essen-
tially the fundraising mecha-
nism that drives the local
Habitat for Humanity program
which builds affordable housing
for those who canÕ t buy homes
in conventional ways. The store
takes community donations,
from household appliances, fix-
tures and furnishings to dŽ cor,
paint and knickknacks, and
turns them around to sell.
The sales go directly to sup-
port Habitat for Humanity.
The ReStore is located near
where Burton Creek joins with
the south fork of Howell Creek.
In 2011, it flooded with 43 inch-
es of water, just under four feet,
causing the store to be closed
for two weeks.
On April 29, it flooded again.
This time it took more than five
feet of water. And this time, it
took the ReStore a month to re-
open.
King was living his own per-
sonal nightmare on the North
Fork of the White River at his
Ozark County cabin, swept off
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Committee set for long haul

Quail Forever
banquet Oct. 21
The annual Heart of
the Ozarks Quail For-
ever banquet will begin
at 6 p.m. Oct. 21 at the
Howell Rural Fire Sta-
tion on K Highway in
West Plains.
All are invited to join
Heart of the Ozarks
Quail Forever to sup-
port the conservation
of Missouri's beloved
game bird, the bob-
white quail. The eve-
ning will be filled with
 QUAIL, PAGE 4A
W.S. Sr. Center
By Abby Hess
Quill Staff Writer
This is the 12th install-
ment in a series of articles
documenting area recov-
ery efforts following the
floods that occurred in
late April. With this in-
stallment, the Quill con-
STAFF PHOTO BY ALLISON WILSON cludes its coverage of the
A FIRST GENERAL Baptist Church van of Willow flood’s impact in West
Springs transporting eight children was involved Plains with a focus on
long term recovery. Sub-
in a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon on Porter
sequent installments will
Wagoner Blvd. in West Plains. No injuries were
look toward Ozark Coun-
reported. A West Plains transit bus picked up the
ty.
children until parents could arrive. Above, West
Plains emergency crews attempt to move the dam- Nearly two dozen agen-
cies have converged in
aged van. Below, the van is loaded onto a wrecker.
Howell County to set in
motion a long-term recov-
ery response team to sat-
isfy unmet needs from
last springÕ s devastating
flood and assist with fu-
ture disaster recovery,
national and state levels.
According to Secretary
Heather Kamps, who rep-
resents MissouriÕ s Eighth
District U.S. Rep. Jason
Smith on the committee,
the purpose of the group
is to help individuals who
have exhausted the re-
sources available to them
and get them Ò back to
normal.Ó
‘THERE FOR THE
LONG HAUL’
Kamps said the whole
effort is facilitated by
Catholic Charities of
Southern Missouri (CC-
SOMO).
Early in May, that
agency, acting as prima-
ry disaster case manage-
ment provider for south-
ern Missouri in response
to flooding in late April,
participated in a dozen
MARCs were billed as
a one-stop shop for flood
survivors who were able
to consult with the Fed-
eral Emergency Manage-
ment Agency (FEMA),
Small Business Adminis-
tration (SBA), secular and
nonsecular disaster relief
agencies.
During that time, Cath-
olic Charities provided
$23,550 in aid via gift
cards to 624 households
representing 1,725 peo-
ple affected by the floods,
according to a late-May
press release from the or-
ganization.
Ò WeÕ re the agency that
helps through the full re-
covery process which can
be more than a year for
some, and we also work
with volunteer groups to
provide home repairs,Ó
said CCSOMO Director of

to host fundraiser should the need arise.

The Howell County
Multi-Agency Resource
Centers (MARCs) serving
Disaster Response Shea
Lane at the time. Ò WeÕ ll
Long Term Recovery West Plains, Eminence, be there for the long
A breakfast fund- Committee is its name, Alton, Gainesville, Van haul.Ó
raiser is set for 8 to 10 but organizations in- Buren and Doniphan and
a.m. Oct. 21 at the Wil- volved include those at six other area cities.  RECOVERY, PAGE 4A
low Springs Senior
Center.
The menu includes
biscuits and gravy, WILLOW SPRINGS-BASED
eggs, sausage, pan-
cakes, fruit, cinnamon
rolls, orange juice, cof-
Nonprofit to help Pomona family
fee and milk. The cost
is $5 and door prizes $70,000 in the building of down the road, the road
will be given every 15
By Abby Hess this house since purchas- forks; turn right onto
minutes. Quill Staff Writer ing the property in 2012. County Road 2060 and
For more informa-
STAFF PHOTO BY ALLISON WILSON Ellsworth stressed there turn into the first drive-
tion, call Wilma at 469- Clement Waters, a non- is something for everyone way on the left.

99 enter Quill coloring

3892. profit organization found- to do, regardless of exper- Those planning to at-
ed and based in Willow tise or ability Ð even well- tend should RSVP online
Springs and making a dif- behaved children, partic- at eventbrite.com/d/unit-

INDEX contest, winners named ference in Kansas City,

has adopted a home un-
ularly those age 9 and
older, can participate. The
ed-states/severins-winter
and consider any travel
Records 2A der construction in Pomo- goal, she said, is to finish and lodging needs before
People 3A Despite enthusiastic Raines. Both are in West na and is calling for vol- the home before winter, so commuting. Anyone un-
response to its annual Plains. unteers to donate time that Mary Kay can be able to attend physically
Obituaries 4A where she wants to be as can also support the proj-
fall coloring contest, the First-place winner of and labor at the property
From Page One 4A Quill managed to select the 14 and older catego- starting at 9 a.m. Satur- she recovers. ect by contributing funds
Opinions 5A nine winners out of the ry is Danielle Robinson, day. A workday has been set online at crowdrise.com/
Amusements 6A 99 entries submitted. Pomona. Mya Zdan of Ò A family that is ¾-way to begin at 9 a.m. Satur- get-the-severins-home.
First place winner in West Plains took second done with their home day, with additional work-
Local News 8A
the 7 and older division place and Michelle Metz build is in trouble,Ó wrote days scheduled for Oct. ‘LIFE DOESN’T GO
Sports 1B is Landen Doss, followed of Alton took third. the organizationÕ s founder 28 and Nov. 11, VeteransÕ AS PLANNED’
Classifieds 2B, 3B in second place by Lila Prizes for first place are and president Joy Ells- Day weekend, during Ellsworth, the former
Public Notices 3B Miller and third, Allie two tickets to the Glass worth in an emailed call which Ellsworth hopes to executive director of 37th
Fox. All three live in West Sword movie theater and to action. Ò Mary Kay Sev- spend three days working. Judicial CASA (Court-Ap-
Outdoors 4B
Plains. a large two-topping pizza erin, who designed the The property is located on pointed Special Advocates)
Comics 1C-4C In the 8 to 13 year-old from Domino's; for sec- 100 percent off-grid two- Howell County Road 2060. who lived in Willow
division, first place was ond place, one ticket to bedroom, one-bath earth- To get to the SeverinsÕ Springs until the spring of
SUN. awarded to Campbell the Glass Sword and a contact house, has been property from West Plains, 2016 understands very
67 Sleiter, Minnesota. Sleit-
er is the granddaughter
medium two-topping piz-
za from Domino's; and
battling cancer for the take U.S. 63 north to N
Highway in Pomona. Turn
well the upheaval a medi-
past year while she, her
40 of Bonnie and West third place, one ticket to son Arron and her hus- right at the highway and
cal crisis can cause in
best-laid plans.
Plains High School soft- the Glass Sword and me- band Allen have contin- travel about three miles, She had no intention of
©2017 Phillips Media Group
ball coach Don Long of dium single-topping piz- ued to build.Ó According past a cemetery on the moving back to Kansas
All Rights Reserved
West Plains. In second za from Domino's. to Ellsworth, the family right. Turn right after the City last year. Ellsworth
place was Cara Jaques, has invested more than cemetery, at County Road
and in third, Aiden  CONTEST, PAGE 4A 2070. Just under a mile  NONPROFIT, PAGE 4A

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RECOVERY Continued from Page 1A

According to Kamps, Edge, committee member committeeÕ s role as that When CCSOMO workers Ò The thing with mold is odist Church or Howell
the nature of the CCSO- and emergency manage- of the last piece of a puz- reach out privately to that it may not show up County Long Term Recov-
MO enables it to have a ment director for West zle that brings the entire flood survivors and dis- until next summer,Ó said ery Committee. Mail
close working relation- Plains. The way it works, picture together. creetly offer resources, it Edge. Ò ThatÕ s why itÕ s checks to 503 W. Main
ship with FEMA and the he said, is that Catholic Ò There may be 100 peo- creates opportunity, par- longterm recovery.Ó St., West Plains, MO
State Emergency Man- Charities calls each indi- ple [Catholic Charities ticularly those in the ru- The effort is county- 65775.
agement Agency (SEMA). vidual household on the helps] before they come ral parts of the county. wide. ItÕ s not a West Individuals and orga-
Catholic Charities has FEMA master list, asks to us,Ó says Edge. Edge added that ano- Plains recovery commit- nizations not yet partici-
rare, privileged access to that question, and iden- nymity actually increas- tee, a Mtn. View commit- pating in the committee
the list FEMA disaster re- tifies whether all the re-
PRIVACY PROTECTED
es participation, and in- tee or a Willow Springs wishing to volunteer time
lief-registered house- sources available to that CCSOMO takes very creased participation is a committee, itÕ s everyone and services are encour-
holds. The organization household have been ex- seriously the privacy of good thing. coming together, said aged to email Edge at
uses the list to identify hausted. those on the FEMA mas- Ò We want to bring How- Edge and Kamps. Be- kent.edge@westplains.
remaining unmet needs If the answer is Ò yes,Ó ter list. No one else is to ell County back to its nor- cause of this, they said, net.
after FEMA and SBA the committee is set in know the names on the mal.Ó it may be the best oppor- Participating organiza-
have done what theyÕ re motion. list, not even the recov- tunity for rural county in- tions include American
able. Ò The only time they ery committee. MORE THAN MEETS
habitants who are not Red Cross, Catholic
Ò First thing theyÕ re go- make it to us is when Kamps explained, CC- THE EYE
covered by the National Charities, City of West
ing to do is ask, Ô How far theyÕ ve gone through all SOMO identifies specific Edge said though Flood Insurance Program Plains, City of Willow
have you gone with the programs,Ó said Edge. needs and essentially things in many places (NFIP) to get help, if they Springs, Community
FEMA?Õ Ó explained Kent Kamps described the builds a case profile for look Ò normalÓ Ð trash signed up with FEMA. Foundation of the Ozarks,
the Howell County Long piles have been picked Convoy of Hope, FEMA,
CONTEST
While West Plains, Mtn.
Term Recovery Commit- up, businesses are re- View and Willow Springs First Baptist Church,
Continued from Page 1A tee to use; itÕ s the com- opening Ð there are things city governments partici- First Presbyterian
mitteeÕ s job to identify to do still that canÕ t be so pate in NFIP, Howell Church, First United
Quill staff judged the entries based on creativity
which organization can easily seen. County government does Methodist Church, How-
and coloring skill, and each participant's personal
meet the named needs. Long term effects of the not. ell County, Missouri
information was hidden to avoid influencing judges'
And all of this is done flood may be as straight- State University-West
opinions.
while protecting individ- forward as finding per- SUPPORT LONG Plains, Ozarks Medical
Winners may have a photo taken and claim their
ual privacy. manent housing, in the TERM RECOVERY Center (OMC), Ozark Ac-
prizes between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Mondays through
Ò We never know the cases of a family who may Right now, the best tion, Ozark Independent
Fridays at the Quill office, 205 Washington Ave. Call
256-9191 for more information. name of the person weÕ re be renting a home while way to support the How- Living, Presbyterian
Coloring pages for the contest were published in helping,Ó said Edge. figuring out what to do ell County Long Term Re- Churches of Willow
the Sept. 27 and Sept. 30 issues of the Quill. Win- He and Kamps took with their flooded resi- covery Committee, mem- Springs and Mtn. View,
ning entries will be showcased in the Quill's window turns emphasizing the dence, or replacing beds bers said, is through SEMA, the office of U.S.
display through the end of the month. importance of discretion for children whose mat- financial contributions. Rep. Jason Smith, West-
in the overall success of tresses were soaked in Donations to the 501(c) side Church of Willow

QUAIL
recovery efforts. the deluge. Other issues (3) nonprofit can be made Springs, Willow Care and
Continued from Page 1A Ò People donÕ t like ask- may have yet to show up, by check, made out to ei- OMC Behavioral Health-
ing for help,Ó said Kamps. such as mold. ther First United Meth- care.

NONPROFIT
games, silent and live auctions, camaraderie and
food. Continued from Page 1A
Quail Forever is a habitat organization, working
to improve the quantity and quality of upland habi- was excited about the fu- built, for fear of complica- such opportunity, and not greenhouse planters with
tat that quail vitally need for long term strong and ture of CASA and fond of tions. If the home is not just to get the home ready a demolition hammer and
healthy populations. Through local chapters Quail the communities of Willow complete, she will have to before winter for Mary shovels.
Forever has created or enhanced more than 15.8 Springs and West Plains. stay in a nursing home. KayÕ s return and help her Volunteers are asked to
million acres across the U.S. and Canada. In March 2016, preg- have the best possible bring work gloves, a
nant with her second CLEMENT WATERS: quality of life. The home sledgehammer and a
Quail Forever is unique among the national con- BUILDING A BRIDGE
servation organizations, in that Quail Forever em- child, she traveled about has become the organiza- shovel if possible. Dish-
powers local chapters with the responsibility to de- five hours to Kansas City When Ellsworth heard tionÕ s number-one project, washing gloves may be
termine how 100 percent of their locally raised funds for a baby shower hosted of the SeverinsÕ predica- said Ellsworth, because it helpful for working with
are used. Funds raised at the banquet stay in the by family. After she went ment, she sprang into ac- provides an opportunity mud, says Ellsworth, add-
Ozarks to benefit local quail habitat needs. into preterm labor, she tion. As founder and pres- learn valuable skills for ing that volunteers should
For more information call 256-9158 was told by doctors not to ident of Clement Waters, sustainable living. wear clothing that is ap-
travel for more than two of which Mary Kay Sever- Ò Our number-one need, propriate for working with
hours at a time. frankly, is for the house mud.

Obituaries
Joseph Sully
Joseph Michael Sully,
age 19, passed away unex-
pectedly on Saturday, Oct.
7, 2017. Born in Torrance,
Calif., Joseph was the
youngest of three children.
JosephÕ s family moved to
West Plains in 2012. He at-
tended West Plains High
School and graduated in
2016.
His greatest joy was to
sing in the concert choir at
WPHS. After high school,
Joseph attended MSU-West
Plains as an A+ student.
JosephÕ s other interests
included astronomy, math,
science, anime and wolves.
Joseph is survived by his
Olga Kennedy
Funeral services for Olga
Janebell Squire Kennedy,
99, West Plains, Mo., will
be held at 10 a.m., Monday,
Oct. 16, 2017 in the Rose
Chapel at Robertson-Drago
Funeral Home.
Mrs. Kennedy passed
away at 6:05 a.m., Friday,
JOSEPH SULLY
parents, James and Brigid
Sully, and his sisters Jes-
sica Coolidge and Sarah
Sully. He will be greatly
missed.
She notified the CASA
board and her newly-hired
volunteer coordinator she
would be taking a medi-
cal leave of absence until
her son was born, about
two months later. Howev-
er, when the time came,
complications arose with
her babyÕ s birth which re-
sulted in a long stay in the
neonatal intensive care
unit and required special-
ist care for at least the first
two years of his life.
Faced with a difficult
choice, Ellsworth wrote a
passionate letter to CASA
supporters printed in the
June 21, 2016, Quill, be-
ginning, Ò Sometimes life
doesnÕ t go as planned.Ó
She called on the commu-
nity to support CASAÕ s ad-
vocacy efforts as she pub-
licly resigned from her
position.
Similarly, Mary Kay
Severin didnÕ t plan to be
diagnosed with breast
cancer in the midst of
building her familyÕ s
dream home.
In 2012, Mary Kay and
Allen purchased their Po-
mona property to build an
Ò earthshipÓ home, using
in is a founding board
member, Ellsworth saw a
unique opportunity.
Clement Waters began
in 2014 as a plan to de-
velop a demonstration
property for sustainable
housing. Over time, those
involved began to realize
there were more pressing
housing needs, particu-
larly for the economically
underprivileged. The
group's focus shifted to
help bring about sustain-
able living practices.
Ò Clement Waters has
become a lifestyle compa-
ny, helping people learn
about survival techniques,
especially low-income
folks,Ó Ellsworth ex-
plained.
Ò In the city, you have to
work,Ó she said. Ò They lost
track of how to grow their
own food, seal their own
windows to save money É
and how to reuse and re-
purpose [materials] when
they wear out.Ó Looking
back over her experience
living in south-central
Missouri gave her an idea.
Ò In the Ozarks, I saw
people live in poverty and
make it work,Ó she said.
She saw families raising
that weÕ ve adopted to be
a successful, tourable ex-
ample of sustainable
housing,Ó she said.
Early this month, Clem-
ent Waters was reviewed
by the Greater Kansas
City Community Founda-
tion, an organization seek-
ing to increase support for
charity cause. The non-
profit hopes to acquire for-
ested property in a low-
income Kansas City
neighborhood to teach
survival skills such as re-
purposing and basic re-
pair skills.
WANT TO HELP?
READ THIS
Layman volunteers
wishing to help with the
Severin home, who have
no prior homebuilding ex-
perience, may be able to
help smooth out already-
assembled rammed-earth-
water-bottle walls with
mud plaster by hand
(gloves optional), smooth
out exterior rammed-
earth-tire walls with pa-
percrete, "feed" and mon-
itor a cement mixer, learn
how to compact a rammed-
earth tire in the "garage
Volunteers with general
construction experience
may be able to assist with
wall framing, hanging
drop ceilings, installing
insulation, laying cement,
installing cabinetry or
connecting liquid propane
tank to kitchen applianc-
es.
Those with plumbing
and electrical experience
may be able to help con-
nect and install two lights
and install plumbing fix-
tures. All volunteers
should bring hammers,
levels, screwdrivers and
similar useful tools.
Those who would like to
contribute labor to the
project but are unable to
attend on the scheduled
weekends should call pri-
mary builder Allen Sever-
in, 274-9885, before vis-
iting the property.
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Oct. 13, 2017 at her home,
at the amazing age of 99
years.
She was born April 28,
1918, at San Francisco, Ca-
lif. She was the oldest
daughter of eight children
born to Frank Talmage and
Mabel Gertrude Kenney
Squire. As a young child,
the family moved to Stur-
kie, Ark. She attended
school at Lone Oak and Sa-
lem schools in Arkansas.
Olga married Basil Amos
Kennedy on March 28,
1936. To this union three
children were born, Jack,
Jane and Jeannette. This
beautiful marriage lasted
65 years before Basil
passed away on June 4,
2001. Mrs. Kennedy has
been a member of the
Church of Christ since
1934.
She is survived by two
daughters, Jane Gilbreath
and husband, Jack, West
Plains, Mo. and Jeannette
Stephens, Schererville,
Ind.; special daughter-in-
law, Judy Kennedy; eight
grandchildren; 19 great-
OLGA KENNEDY
grandchildren; 17 great-
great-grandchildren; one
sister, Orvena Jo Moss; sis-
ter-in-law, Rachel Squire;
and many nieces and neph-
ews.
Her parents, husband,
son Jack, four brothers,
two sisters, granddaughter
Rene Stephens Casale,
great-grandson Patrick
Ross Armstrong and re-
cently a nephew, Danny
Squire of Moody, Mo., pre-
ceded her in death.
Visitation will be held
from 6 until 8 p.m. Sunday,
at Robertson-Drago Funer-
al Home. Burial will be in
the Howell Memorial Park
Cemetery. Memorial contri-
butions may be made to St.
JudeÕ s ChildrenÕ s Research
Hospital and may be left at
Robertson-Drago Funeral
Home. Online condolences
may be expressed at www.
robertsondrago.com.
natural and recycled ma-
terials to create an abode
less dependent on public
utilities and fossil fuels.
The Severin family, in-
cluding their son Arron,
now 21, have been chron-
icling their homeÕ s prog-
ress online at https://sev-
erinearthship.weebly.com.
Progress on the home
has slowed drastically,
however. In September,
months after Mary Kay
found a lump in her
breast, she was diagnosed
with breast cancer and be-
gan radiation treatment
at Ozarks Medical Center.
In an article published
in the Sept. 30 Quill, the
Severin family said doc-
tors have told Mary Kay
she should not live in the
unfinished home, nor the
camper the family has
been staying in while itÕ s
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feeding them and shelter-
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on outside help. Ò ThereÕ s
a lot of survival skills in
the Ozarks that are not
being used in urban ar-
eas,Ó she concluded.
The nonprofit has three
stated focal points Ells-
worth credited Mary Kay
Severin with defining:
housing and related im-
provements, sustainable
food and gardening, and
building a bridge between 507672hb
urban and rural commu-
nities. The organization
offers education and
hands-on opportunities
for economically disad-
vantaged individuals to
build skills in those areas.
The SeverinsÕ earthship
home was Ò adoptedÓ by
Clement Waters as one
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NORTH FORK SURVIVORS

Feathered mask
workshop Sun.
The Willow Springs Arts
Council is sponsoring a
class on creating feath-
ered masks from 1 to 3
p.m. Sunday at the Fer-
guson Building in down-
town Willow Springs.
Facilitators for the
class are local artists and
educators Ron McGarry
and Kristina Kauffman.
They will be joined by Ter-
ry Cook. The class is open
to all ages for a fee of $15
for those 15 years and
older. All materials are in-
cluded with the fee. Reg-
ister by calling Barbara
 WORKSHOP, PAGE 4A
Pumpkin Dash
Today
Pumpkin Dash 2017
will be held today at Lo-
berg Park in Hardy, Ark.,
with three different par-
wanted to get home’
By Abby Hess
Quill Staff Writer
This is the 13th installment in a se-
ries of articles documenting area recov-
ery efforts following the floods that oc-
curred in late April. The North Fork of
the White River that flows through Ozark
County crested at 41.8 feet on April 29,
according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Beginning with this installment, survi-
vors recount their experiences for the
Quill.
Before Alexis Rodman came to work
for the Quill, she was a waitress at Dawt
Mill near Tecumseh in Ozark County.
Dawt Mill is a popular destination
for those river enthusiasts who enjoy
canoeing and kayaking or sleeping away
in rustic cabins. The old grist mill has
served as a venue for regional musical
favorites such as Ha Ha Tonka, The
Porchlights and Cyndi and the Tone
Daddies.
Got a ‘scaredy-cat?’
The property, owned and operated
by Dr. Ed Ò DocÓ Henegar, overlooks the
North Fork of the White River. Rodman
said that, while the employees were
prepared to move some things around
the day of the flood, no one expected
the river to rise more than a couple doz-
en feet.
She actually wasnÕ t even supposed
to work that day. She was covering a
shift for a coworker who had to leave
town. When Rodman went in that rainy
Saturday, she and her coworkers were
told by their supervisor to expect to
move some things out of the basement, STAFF PHOTOS BY ALLISON WILSON
but otherwise, it was business as usu- TASTE OF MISSOURI – Thrivent Financial, 1378
al. Bill Virdon Blvd., is a platinum sponsor of the
West Plains Rotary’s fifth annual Taste of Missouri
‘WATER’S STARTING TO COME IN’ set for 5:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at the West Plains Civic
Center. The event showcases the food and bever-
There was a conference underway ages of the state. There will be live music and an
the weekend of April 28 and the res-
auction featuring a variety of unique and specialty
taurant was serving a buffet-style din- items. The first 500 ticket holders through the door
ner. At about 5:30 p.m., Rodman said, will receive a souvenir glass, shown here held by
a bartender went to the basement to
Thrivent Financial Associate Kevin Walker and
 DAWT MILL, PAGE 4A Thrivent Associate Representative Eric Gibson,
and up close below. Tickets are $25 in advance
and $35 at the door. Purchase from any rotarian,
at the West Plains Civic Center box office, Savor

Keep pets safe during Halloween

ticipation options and
costumes encouraged.
Runners, joggers, walk-
ers and stroller-riders are
invited to join in the event
and support the Rock
This House ladiesÕ confer-
ence in Ash Flat, Ark. The
6K begins at 8 a.m., 5K
at 8:50 and 4K at 9:30.
Participants may choose
to compete in all three.
The cost to register the
 DASH, PAGE 4A
By Abby Hess
Quill Staff Writer
Groups of kids wearing strange out-
fits ring doorbells and knock on doors,
shouting Ò Trick or Treat!Ó They hold
their bags and buckets out for good-
ies to be dropped in and traipse across
the yard to the next neighborÕ s house.
ItÕ s an annual routine carried out
for generations so far past the story of
Grill or the West Plains Daily Quill office.
Pets, on the other hand, no matter
how well-trained, can find the event
frightful. West Plains Animal Control
Officer Brad Vannada has some sug-
gestions for pet owners looking to calm
their pets and keep them safe during
the city-recommended trick-or-treat
time, 4 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31.
Ò Number one, since there will be lots
of vehicles and people walking, pet
owners should keep their pets inside
if possible during trick-or-treating

INDEX trick-or-treatingÕ s origin that is the

stuff of folklore. And kids love it.  PETS, PAGE 4A
Records 2A

Vrba granted change of venue

People 3A
Obituaries 4A
From Page One 4A
Opinions 5A Suspected murderer Andrew Vrba, Dec. 5 in Crawford County.
Amusements 6A 18, of Houston, was granted a change Officials allege Vrba stabbed Stein-
of venue to Crawford County from feld and mutilated the corpse on or
Arts 7A
Texas County. The request was grant- about Sept. 3 at the home of Briana
Sports 1B ed Thursday by Texas County Circuit Calderas, 24, of Cabool, and he, Cal-
Classifieds 2B, 3B Court Judge Sidney T. Pearson III, ac- deras, and Isis Schauer, 18, also of
Public Notices 3B cording to court records. Cabool, burned SteinfeldÕ s body and
Vrba is charged with first-degree hid the remains in order to cover up
Outdoors 4B
murder, armed criminal action and the crime.
Comics 1C-4C abandonment of a corpse in the mur- Calderas and Schauer are also
SUN. der of transgender teen Ally Lee Stein- charged with first-degree murder,
feld (Joseph Steinfeld), 17. Vrba re- armed criminal action and
58 mains jailed in Texas County without
36 bail. A case review is scheduled for  VRBA, PAGE 4A

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‘DRUG FREE’ – About 400 Thayer Elementary School students gathered Wednesday on the neighboring high school football field
under the direction of high school band director Jason Rehm. Acting on a vision from school counselor Megan Pitts and School
Resource Officer Steve Biffle, Rehm organized the youths into a formation spelling out their commitment to living drug free. The
activity was a part of the school’s participation in the annual Red Ribbon Week recognized nationwide to encourage abstinence
from tobacco, drugs and alcohol.

Thayer Elem. students spell out Red Ribbon Week message

By Abby Hess
Quill Staff Writer
Thayer Elementary concluded
its participation in the annual Red
Ribbon Week program Friday. The
week is observed across the U.S.
each October to promote absti-
W.P. Quill Weekend
nence from tobacco, drugs and
alcohol.
The event was commemorated
in a big way Wednesday by hun-
dreds of elementary students.
Ò Our biggest activity involved
gathering our entire student body
of approximately 400 students
onto the football field to create a
formation that would spell out
Ô DRUG FREE,Õ Ó said school coun-
selor Megan Pitts. She said the
idea came a few weeks ago as she
and School Resource Officer Steve
Biffle discussed plans to engage
the students in the weekÕ s activi-
ties.
Pitts said she was initially skep-
tical the feat could be accom-
plished with so many students,
but the high schoolÕ s band direc-
tor, Jason Rehm, stepped in to
coordinate the youngsters, and
Wednesday, the vision became re-
ality.
 THAYER, PAGE 4A

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DAWt mill Continued from Page 1A WORKSHOP Continued from Page 1A

begin setting up for a pri- darKnESS FaLLS wanted to get home.Ó some sleep. It would all be Nyden, 417-855-0505.
vate concert that was sup- In fact, she said, one over in the morning, he For more information on Willow Springs Arts Coun-
Perched up the hill from
posed to be hosted there couple did try. They were said. cil activities, visit the groupÕ s Facebook page, Ò Willow
the restaurant is Dawt
later that night. rescued by emergency Rodman did that, and Springs Arts Council,Ó or website, www.willowspring-
MillÕ s General Store. Rod-
Ò She hollered up the workers and brought back when the sun rose, drove sarts.org. The council is a member of the Missouri
man said her supervisor
stairs,Ó recalled Rodman. to the group, which, by out with the team the next Arts Council and funded by community sponsors.
unlocked the store so the
Ò Ô Um, thereÕ s water start- that point, had evacuated day, returning to Dawt

ing to come in!Õ Ó
The restaurant crew left
the customers to enjoy
their dinner while they set
out to clean the basement
and do what they could to
soaked staff could change
into dry clothes, using the
retail clothing. There, in
the store, the workers hud-
dled out of the rain.
At about 8 p.m., Rod-
man said, water outside
the premises.
Rodman described a
scene of chaos and emo-
tional tension. Guests were
upset, and the scared staff
were doing their best to
Mill.
Ò I was just awestruck at
what it looked like,Ó she
said.
The river had risen 42
feet in six hours. She saw
DASH
Continued from Page 1A
morning of the event is $25. To learn more, follow
Ò ROCK This HOUSEÓ on Facebook, or its event page
Ò Pumpkin Dash 2017.Ó

salvage the night. Then the
power went out.
Ò We were rushing
around trying to light can-
dles so the customers
could finish their dinner,”
said Rodman, explaining
the battery powering the
emergency backup lights
was drained.
The guests, once fin-
ished, went to their rooms
to prepare for a meeting
scheduled for later in the
evening.
Within an hour, the
basement had taken on 11
feet of water, Rodman said,
and it was beginning to
creep up the stairs and in
the front of the building.
Still in daylight, employees
saw trees, a huge propane
tank emitting fumes, and
one of their own stainless
steel industrial coolers
pass them by. They
watched Ò millionsÓ of the
bar’s shot glasses float
away.
The workers moved their
cars up to higher ground,
carrying things out of the
the restaurant was four
feet high. Her boss, a six-
foot-plus man, was going
in and out of the building,
monitoring the situation
as he could, and he report-
ed that it was starting to
come up the top of the
basement stairs.
Half an hour later, the
water had breached the
restaurantÕ s main level.
PuLLInG ToGEThEr
The shift supervisor di-
rected his staff to the ho-
tel, where they gathered
with guests and Henegar
and his wife, who were
there for the conference.
The hotel is on higher
ground than the restau-
rant, though not quite as
high up as the General
Store. There, a headcount
and check-in was conduct-
ed.
Some guests in the low-
er cabins reported they
were taking on water and
were anxious to get back
and save their belongings.
The shift supervisor en-
keep everyone calm. She
credits her boss with keep-
ing a level head about him.
Employees had moved
their cars a second time,
parking them along the
road so that customers
could move their own ve-
hicles to higher ground.
Rodman said her boss
had an idea: Form a chain
of vehicles, a long caravan,
and slowly move everyone
to Dawt MillÕ s parking lot
along U.S. 160 at the junc-
tion of PP Highway. He
called law enforcement
ahead of time to let him
know the plan.
By this time, the water
was already lapping at the
bottom step of the hotel,
scaring guests again. Rod-
man says Ò it took foreverÓ
to form the chain and get
out, due to fear and con-
fusion. Once they were in
motion, the mud made the
roads slippery and it was
still rough going.
SaFE haVEn
The chain worked. The
cabins on their sides and
the chefÕ s table was under-
water, but the garden was
untouched.
At a later point, when
she returned again for
post-flood cleanup, she no-
ticed the water line within
the restaurant was two feet
shy of the ceiling.
With roads still washed
out, Rodman determined
to head to Mtn. Home,
Ark., where she had fam-
ily. While eating breakfast
with her coworkers at a
nearby gas station diner,
a couple came in and told
her the way through Ba-
kersfield was clear. She set
out for her great-auntÕ s
place, where she showered
immediately and slept.
At 5 p.m. the next day,
the roads cleared enough
for her to go home to her
parents in rural West
Plains, whom sheÕ d been
unable to reach. She said
she walked into the door,
fell into her motherÕ s lap
and cried for 30 minutes.
The exhaustion and emo-
vRbA
abandonment of a corpse.
The three were arrested
Sept. 20 after interviews
with law enforcement re-
garding SteinfeldÕ s disap-
pearance. Steinfeld was
reported missing Sept. 14
by SteinfeldÕ s family mem-
bers.
According to probable
cause statements provid-
ed by the Texas County
Circuit Court, Vrba
bragged to Schauer and
Calderas he planned on
poisoning Steinfeld but
couldnÕ t get Steinfeld to
drink the poison. Instead,
Vrba claimed he stabbed
Steinfeld to death. Vrba
said he then gouged
SteinfeldÕ s eyes out and
stabbed her in the geni-
tals.
Vrba, Calderas and
Schauer then allegedly
burned the body and hid
some of the bones in a
chicken coop near Calde-
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rasÕ home.
According to social me-
dia posts made by Stein-
feld, she had begun iden-
tifying as male-to-female
transgender, calling her-
self Ally Lee Steinfeld and
referring to herself as a
female. Many friends and
family also began refer-
ring to Steinfeld as Ò she.Ó
Some have called for
the murder to be classi-
fied as a hate crime, but
no motive has been re-
vealed and Missouri law
doesnÕ t allow for en-
hanced punishment of
first-degree murder under
a hate crime designation.
It was later revealed
Steinfeld had been dating
Calderas and statements
made to officers by Vrba
and Schauer indicated
Calderas may have want-
ed Steinfeld harmed, but
the reason why has not
been revealed.

Commissioners to meet Mon.

restaurant with them,
Ò just in case,Ó Rodman
said. That was the last
time they would go inside
the restaurant that night.
couraged them to stay
calm and stay put, said
Rodman.
Ò People were panicking,Ó
she recalled. Ò They just
staff and guests fleeing the
ever-rising river made it to
the lot, where they were
greeted by emergency
workers and taken to shel-
ter at the nearby Tecum-
seh Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment.
Firefighters made coffee,
and the survivors began to
get their bearings in the
tional fatigue had taken its
toll.
Still, when she looks
The Howell County Mike Coldiron, of the
back over the whole expe- commissioners will meet Howell County SheriffÕ s
rience and looks at the pic-
at 10 a.m. Monday in the Department, speaking
tures, and realizes no lives commission room on the with commissioners about
were lost and Dawt Mill
second floor of the Howell revitalizing the telephone
was back up and running County Office Building at system at the department.
in two monthsÕ time, that
35 Court Square. The public is invited to
sense of awe is visible The agenda includes Lt. attend.

Obituaries
upon her face.
small building. The guests Ò Oh my gosh,Ó she said.
were looking to the staff for Ò This could have been so
answers. much worse.Ó
Ò TheyÕ re scared, they
have no idea whatÕ s going Sharon Murdy
on. TheyÕ re from the cities,

tHAyeR
Funeral services for
they donÕ t know what to
Sharon Murdy, 72, Ed-
do,Ó Rodman said, remem-
monton, Ky., will be held
bering how the customers Continued from Page 1A at 2 p.m., Monday, Oct.
STAFF PHOTO BY ABBY HESS would look to the Dawt em-
Ò As our students and 30, 2017, at Center of
NEW ‘BUDDY BENCH’ – Richards R-V School ployees as though theyÕ d
teachers were placed into God Church, West Plains,
Board member Ricky Vonallmen was the winner know how to make it all
formation, they were told under the direction of
of a “Buddy Bench” prize given at the Missouri better. Ò WeÕ d never been
what the formation would Rose Chapel at Robert-
School Board Association Conference held ear- through it before either, we
spell,Ó explained Pitt. son-Drago Funeral Home.
lier this month. He wasted no time in making sure didnÕ t know.Ó
Ò However, they were un- Mrs. Murdy passed
it was installed the next week in the elementary It was during all this
aware of exactly what they away Oct. 24, 2017, at
school’s playground for the children’s use. First- that Henegar spoke up and
were creating and how out- T.J. Sampson Hospital,
graders from Shawna Land’s class take a moment voiced his appreciation for
standing the end result Glasgow, Ky.
his dedicated staff. He en-
out of their busy Monday afternoon to show off the would be.Ó Visitation will be held
couraged them to go to
new bench. From left: Marriam Sykes, Parker Hel- It took 45 minutes, from 4 to 6 p.m., Sunday,
their cars, where it could Sharon Murdy
ton, Roxie Bryant and Olivia Gilmore. Ò wonderfully patientÓ at Robertson-Drago Fu-
be warm, and try to get
teachers and students on neral Home. Burial will

PetS
times,Ó said Vannada. Ò Secondly, if their
animals are normally kept outside, es-
pecially if they are in the front yard, move
them to the backyard if possible to keep
them from being disturbed by heavy foot
traffic.”
He is echoed by the Humane Society
of Missouri, which reminds pet owners
that dogs and cats may find noisy chil-
dren in costumes alarming or threaten-
ing. Dogs, even on leashes, can be dif-
ficult to manage in those circumstances,
so should not be taken on trick-or-treat-
ing excursions, the organization stressed.
Even pets kept indoors should be kept
as far from the ruckus as can be man-
aged, said the Humane Society.
Ò Frequently opened doors provide a
perfect opportunity for escape, which
can go unnoticed during all the commo-
tion,” cautioned organization officials.
Ò Keep cats in a separate room and dogs
on a leash to avoid problematic situa-
tions. Be sure all pets wear collars with
their best behavior to pull be in the Homeland Cem- Robertson-Drago Funer-
of the display, and in the etery. al Home. Online condo-
Continued from Page 1A
end, she said, everyone Memorial contribu- lences may be expressed
Ò Another thing people might be mind- was ecstatic. tions may be made to the at www.robertsondrago.
ful of, since some candy and chocolates Students also celebrated family and may be left at com.
can be dangerous to pets, be sure and by wearing themed outfits
watch your animals and keep the good-
ies out of reach of your pets,Ó he cau-
each day of school: mis-
matching clothes Tuesday Death Notice
tioned. The Humane Society of Missouri for Ò DonÕ t Get Mixed Up in Dennis Renken, 78, Tecumseh, died at 5:45 a.m.,
agreed, noting chocolate in particular is Drugs,Ó red on Wednesday Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, at his home. Robertson-Dra-
potentially life-threatening to dogs, cats for Ò Live to Be Drug Free,Ó go Funeral Home, West Plains.
and ferrets. pajamas Thursday for Ò ItÕ s John Albert Barbrow, Jr., 47, West Plains, died
My Dream to Be Drug Oct. 23, 2017. Midwest Cremation and Funeral Ser-
Free,Ó and a favorite sports
addITIonaL TIPS vices, Springfield.
team Friday for Ò #Team- Lance Rhoads, 32, West Plains, died Oct. 26, 2017,
The Humane Society offered a few DrugFree.Ó There was no at West Vue Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, West
more tips for pet owners to consider: school Monday. Plains. Carter Funeral Home, Inc., West Plains.
- Cats, especially black cats, may be Through the course of
the target of pranksters. Black cat own- the week, students and
ers are advised to keep their cats safe- teachers focused on many
ly indoors during the Halloween season. aspects of health and safe-
- Keep pets away from decorations. ty, said Pitts.
Flames in jack-oÕ -lanterns and candles Red Ribbon Week was
can quickly singe, burn or set fire to a established in 1988 to cre-
petÕ s fur. ate national awareness
- Owners should only put pets in cos- concerning the problems
tumes if sure the animals will enjoy it. related to the use of tobac-
Keep in mind most pets dislike the con- co, alcohol and other
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ID tags in case of accidental escape.Ó

Vannada said animal safety concerns
donÕ t stop when the costumed kids are
all safely in their own homes.
finement of costumes and masks. drugs. The national theme
For more Halloween pet safety tips, this year is, Ò A Healthy Me
visit the Humane Society of Missouri Is Drug Free!Ó To learn
website at hsmo.org. more visit redribbon.org.
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