News Staff The town of Lancaster finally has a new mayor. Last month, the race between James Foster and Lucas McElhinney ended in a tie — both got 69 votes.
So voters tried again Tuesday and it was still a squeaker. But McElhinney wins with 85 votes. Foster had 78. Lancaster has 675 residents. So, most of the townspeople didn’t vote.
Money to beef-up school security. Governor Mike Parson handing out grants to school systems across the state. Locally, Adair R-1 will get $50,000. So will Macon County R-IV.
LaPlata R-II is getting a hundred thousand dollars and Macon R-1 receiving just over 149-thousand.
Here’s the link to see a full list of schools and the amounts they will receive.
https://dese.mo.gov/media/pdf/school-safety-grant-awards-fy2023
The Adair County Health Department is offering services for infants and children they want you to know about.
They can inspect your child’s car set to make sure it’s installed properly. And qualifying families can get a free safety seat.
The department also has an nteresting new gadget. It’s like a breath-a-lyzer but it tracks carbon monoxide levels in the blood. In pregnant women, the device will measure lung function for both the mother as well as the baby. Information that is helpful if a mom-to-be smokes…and would like to quite.
Contact the health dept to learn more.
Gas prices up another penny in Adair county in the last three days. Average locally is $3.45 a gallon. Up 9-cents here in just over a week. Knox county even higher at $3.62 a gallon. AAA says the statewide average is $3.35 a gallon — up 32-cents in a month.
Road work you should know about. On May 1-2, that’s next Monday and Tuesday — Macon County Route 149 will close between East Santa Fe and East Valley Street for work on the Railroad crossing. Closing at 7 Monday morning and they hope to re-open Tuesday afternoon at five.
Road work in Sullivan county. Route T is closed at the East Locust Creek Bridge, south of Milan. The bridge has a beam that’s worn out. Crews have to figure out a plan of action — so drivers need to find a different route. The bridge was built back in 1949.
Gas prices in Missouri up 3-cents in the past week in Missouri. Statewide average is 3.37 a gallon. Up 34 cents in a month. In Adair county, prices up 8-cents a gallon in the past week…now running $3.44 a gallon. Sullivan county jumped to $3.66 a gallon.
Truman State continues dealing with a cyber attack that infected its computer system with a virus. The school’s IT staff hopes to have internet available later Tuesday. And onnline classes were canceled Tuesday.
It’s a mess for employees who can’t use their work stations. For students, they can’t use computers issued by Truman that are Windows based. The school has not said if any personal student data has been breached in this cyber attack.
In Linn county, a four year old boy got into a pick-up truck yesterday, managed to put it gear and the truck rolled into a pond. A dive team went into the water to rescued the boy. He was flown to Children’s Hospital in Kansas City in serious condition.
It happened just south of Bucklin.
A winning poker hand for the local United Way. They raised $2,680 from the Texas Hold’em tournament. 40 players participated. The United Way of Northeast Missouri provides funds for 11 not for profit agencies from the 4-H Council, to the Adair County Family YMCA, and the Salvation Army.