Pulaski County Mo. Missouri

Skelton sign is close to but not on license bureau property, officials say

August 31, 2010, 08:51:38 AM by darrellmaurina

Questions have been raised about whether this sign is on license bureau property.

Skelton sign is close to but not on license bureau property, officials say
PULASKI COUNTY, Mo. (Aug. 31, 2010) — People who come to the Pulaski County license fee office to renew their driver’s licenses or vehicle licenses can’t avoid the current congressional campaign. Those entering the parking lot see a large sign on the east for Republican candidate Vicky Hartzler; those entering the main entrance see a small yard sign on the west for longtime Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Ike Skelton. The Hartzler sign is right next to the license bureau parking lot but is clearly on private property. The wall on which it is hanging is part of a building owned by Dr. Benny Thomas, a Lake of the Ozarks medical doctor who also runs a medical practice in Pulaski County and whose wife is a Republican elected official serving on the Camden County Commission. That’s not so obvious to visitors who see the smaller Skelton sign. Even though it is on property controlled by Darrell Nickels, the property is vacant and the property line is not obviously marked, and during Monday morning’s meeting of the county commission, Presiding Commissioner Don McCulloch said he’s received complaints. “Darrell Nickels said it was on his property, and he is not going to take it down, and he’d love for the caption on a photo to say that he as a Republican is proud to support Ike Skelton,” McCulloch said. Click here to read more on Pulaski County Daily News ...
By Darrell Todd Maurina

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Separate weekend wrecks total four vehicles, seriously injure five people

August 31, 2010, 07:19:58 AM by darrellmaurina

Troopers inspect a semi crash Saturday.

Separate weekend wrecks total four vehicles, seriously injure five people
PULASKI COUNTY, Mo. (Aug. 30, 2010) — Two separate Saturday wrecks injured seven people, two requiring helicopter evacuation, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol reports. The worst wreck happened about 4:50 p.m. on westbound Interstate 44, just east of the Piney River Bridge, when a semi truck driver, Kalisa Evariste, 50, of Madison, Wis., carrying 40,000 pounds of strawberries lost control, slid across the median, smashed through the median cables, and struck an oncoming pickup truck which was then struck by a SUV. Evariste and a passenger in his semi, Nicholas J. Sohns, 29, of Lesuer, Minn., both suffered serious injuries. According to the state patrol report, Sohns’ semi struck the left side of a 2007 Chevrolet 3500 pickup driven by John F. Korenak, 59, seriously injuring both the driver and his passenger, Bethel A. Korenak, 60, both of Wentzville. That pickup then struck a 2003 Acura SUV driven by Angelia K. Varga, 40, of Springfield, with the secondary crash sending the SUV and the pickup down a steep embankment and causing minor injuries to Angelia Varga and her passenger, Francis J. Varga, 55, both of Springfield. Later that evening, Plato resident John W. Jones, 39, failed to negotiate a curve while southbound on Route AW near Evening Shade south of Fort Leonard Wood about 9:29 p.m., ran his 2008 Pontiac G6 off the roadway, and struck a tree, suffering serious injuries. All three vehicles in the first crash as well as Jones’ car were totaled. In unrelated incidents recently reported by state troopers, five people, Mark Joseph S. Concepcion, 28, of Crocker, James E. Mayfield, 37, of Dixon, Robert W. Wilber, 34, of Plato, Hugo E. Bravo, 24, of St. Robert, and Albert C. Young, 40, of Hinesville, Ga., were arrested on a variety of charges including drunk driving. Click here to read more on Pulaski County Daily News ...

By Darrell Todd Maurina

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Badly vented boiler could have blown up courthouse, inspectors warn

August 30, 2010, 02:53:43 PM by darrellmaurina

PULASKI COUNTY, Mo. (Aug. 30, 2010) — County Clerk Diana Linnenbringer reported Monday that state fire inspectors have found a problem with the county’s courthouse boiler system which is so serious that the county faces a $5,000 per day penalty if it’s not fixed within 30 days. The problem is that the atmospheric vent was not vented to the outside. After being called to the courthouse for a meeting with commissioners, Waynesville Rural Fire Chief Doug Yurecko confirmed that the problem is serious. “If there was a gas leak in the regulator, it could create a buildup of raw gas in the building, and if it found a source of ignition, it would ignite until the gas burned off,” Yurecko said. “The courthouse would be relocated,” said Presiding Commissioner Don McCulloch, meaning by that an explosion would “relocate” the building. Click here to read more on Pulaski County Daily News ...
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Truck vehicle accident I-44, two vehicles hit head on by semi.

August 28, 2010, 05:30:48 PM by Lepard LLC

Mile marker 166 east bound lane I-44, semi crossed median through the cables and hit two vehicles head on, truck and vehicles all down a steep hill. Six people involved, two appear to be unhurt. West bound lane is blocked and traffic is backed up to Phelps County.

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Barnitz, Brown both fail in efforts to obtain Farm Bureau endorsement

August 28, 2010, 02:54:39 PM by darrellmaurina

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Aug. 28, 2010) — As a fifth-generation rancher in the rural Dent County community of Lake Spring, State Sen. Frank Barnitz has received the Missouri Farm Bureau’s FARM-PAC endorsement in both of his last two state senate campaigns, but FARM-PAC announced Thursday that they won’t be making an endorsement this year for the 16th District. Barnitz, a conservative Democrat, previously served as a state representative for the rural communities south of Rolla. His Republican opponent this year, Dr. Dan Brown, a one-term state representative from Rolla, is a veterinarian with a large-animal practice who has years of experience working with cattle — including Barnitz’s own cows on occasion. "Our trustees felt both candidates could represent the interests of agriculture very well," said Leon Kreisler, who served as chairman of the evaluating committee, in a prepared statement. Brown has already received endorsements from two different pro-life organizations in Missouri rather than Barnitz, even though Barnitz had received the endorsements in prior years from Missouri Right to Life. Click here to read more on Pulaski County Daily News ...

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Pulaski County Circuit Court Reports, 8/17/2010 WITH PHOTOS

August 27, 2010, 05:53:15 PM by darrellmaurina

Preliminary hearings for Shannon Renee Vanderhoof, Eric H. Vorum, Brooke Elaine Benavidez, John C. Bastean, Jakwiesha N. Nelson, John M. Overby, Henry J. Barba, Angela S. Tate, Jacquetta S. Richey, Ashanti S. Vance, Debra F. Beaty, Cory R. York, Ashley N. Plog (Abeita), Noel Sylve, Michael T. Esparza, Andre D. McClean, Leroy Vanderhoof, Kyle B. Reardon, Robert M. Dowling, Clarence A. Palmer Jr., Tony R. Adams, James I. Thomas, and Brittany Anna Johnson before Associate Circuit Judge Colin Long on Aug. 17, 2010. Click here to read more on Pulaski County Daily News ...

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