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Becky Stewart-Essick pulls out of primary race for assessor A Republican candidate for Stone County Assessor has decided
to shut down her campaign for the Aug. 5 primary election.
Becky Stewart-Essick, a longtime employee in the Stone
County Assessor’s office, said she is no longer running for
the office. When asked to confirm she is leaving the race,
Stewart-Essick said, “Yes, I have dropped out.” She declined
to say why she is no longer a candidate. Her decision comes
too late to remove her name from the ballot for the Aug. 5
Republican primary election. And it leaves Cape Fair
resident Brad Hudson as the only Republican actively seeking
the office. Since her name will remain on the ballot,
Stewart-Essick could conceivably win the primary election
for a post she no longer seeks. She did not indicate what
action she would take should she come out on top in the
primary contest. A single Democrat has filed for the
assessor’s post – Jim Huy of Cape Fair.
Jul-15-08 | Stone County Gazette |
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Table Rock businesses weather stormy spring Cut the Table Rock Lake tourism cards any way you want and
you still get the same hand in 2008. It won’t be a banner
year.But all is not doom and gloom. Business owners in the
tourism industry who depend on Table Rock Lake for their
livelihood are having a challenging year. Maybe not
disastrous, but most certainly challenging. Table Rock
tourism analysts who project doom and gloom for 2008 can
trot out several negative factors when mulling the current
season – a lagging economy and high gas prices, as well as
flooding and overflowing lake levels. And then there’s
always rain, rain and more rain. Truth be told, maybe all
those elements – particularly record rainfall – play a role
in ensuring 2008 won’t be a show-stopper in the Table Rock
tourism annals. But, despite a tough spring, several area
business owners are seeing signs of rebound and hope for the
remainder of the season.
To read the rest of the story, pick up a copy of the Stone
County Gazette at a local newsstand or call 739-3237 for
subscription information.
Jul-15-08 | Stone County Gazette |
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MoDOT’s list of unfunded mandates includes Kimberling bridge The Missouri Department of Transportation recently released
a list of more than five dozen state road projects that need
to get done, including the Kimberling City bridge. The
problem? No money.
According to the Associated Press, MoDOT said last month it
needs more than $30 billion dollars for road improvements
over the next 20 years. Projected revenue for MoDOT during
the same period is less than $13 billion.
MoDOT spokesman Bob Edwards recently said extensive deck
repairs on the Kimberling City bridge were completed last
summer. He said the bridge is set for a paving job next
month. Between last summer’s repairs and next month’s
paving, Edwards said, the bridge should be good for five to
10 years. He noted the Kimberling City bridge, at 1,832 feet
in length, is the longest bridge in District 8.
To read the rest of the story, pick up a copy of the Stone
County Gazette at a local newsstand or call 739-3237 for
subscription information.
Jul-15-08 | Stone County Gazette |
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Displaced swallows find new home at Summer Fresh People weren’t the only creatures displaced by this spring’s
flooding and high water.
In Kimberling City, record high levels at Table Rock Lake
flushed out a cliff swallow colony from underneath the south
side of the Kimberling City bridge.
The birds didn’t migrate far – not much more than a rock’s
throw up Mo. 13 to Summer Fresh supermarket.
Store manager Jeff Wingo said the birds showed up – by the
dozens, or possibly hundreds – the first week in June. They
immediately set to work attaching their distinctive mud
nests to the canopy overhanging the supermarket entrance.
Some nests were built by the north entrance, but the
majority of the birds opted for the south entrance.
The cliff swallows (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) do not appear
on any known endangered list, though they are deemed by at
least one ornithology source a threatened species.
Wingo said he already learned what that means.
“You can’t shoot them,” Wingo said, “and you can’t destroy
the nest unless they vacate.”
The birds will likely fly off later this month, headed for
their South America winter homes.
To read the rest of the story, pick up a copy of the Stone
County Gazette at a local newsstand or call 739-3237 for
subscription information.
Jul-15-08 | Stone County Gazette |
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