Mr. Oswald A. "Ozzie" Walkenhorst, 88, of New Haven, Missouri, passed away Saturday, July 28, 2018 at New Haven Care Center.

He is survived by a son Gene Walkenhorst and wife Terry of Jefferson City; a daughter Wanda Walkenhorst of New Haven, a son Gary Walkenhorst and wife Dawn of New Haven; a daughter Nancy Shockley and husband David of New Haven.
Visitation will be Thursday August 2nd from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Toedtmann & Grosse Funeral Home, New Haven, Missouri.
Funeral Services will be held Friday, August 3rd, at 11:00 a.m. from Bethlehem Lutheran Church, New Haven, Missouri with Rev. Mark Goucher officiating. Interment will be at Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery New Haven, Missouri.
The family request donations to Bethlehem Lutheran Church or New Haven Care Center. To send condolences logon to toedtmanngrosse.com.

Sandra Lee Engelbrecht, 80, of New Haven, MO, passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at New Haven Care Center.
Sandra was born in Washington, Missouri on November 19, 1937, a daughter of the late Ellis & Wilhelmina (Meyer) Rodgers.
She was the widow of John W. Engelbrecht.  They were united in marriage on August 22, 1959, at St. Peter's United Church of Christ, New Haven.  John preceded her in death on February 7, 2011.
Sandra was a very active member of St. Peter's United Church of Christ.  She was the church organist, the music director for 45 years and a member of the quilters group.  She loved to quilt, cook, and spend time with her grandchildren.
Sandra is survived by a daughter, Laurie Steinbeck & husband Rick, of Hermann; by a son, Dave Engelbrecht & wife Jodi, of New Haven, by her siblings, Key Egley, of Phoenix, Arizona; Elaine Pehle, of New Haven; and Roni Rodgers, of Union, and by four grandchildren, Eli Steinbeck & wife Erika, of Edmond, Oklahoma; Hannah Steinbeck & fiance Rettaliata, of Charleston, South Carolina; and Emma & Jacob Engelbrecht, of New Haven.  She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and a grandson Justin Steinbeck.
 
Visitation will be held Monday, July 30th from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Toedtmann & Grosse Funeral Home, New Haven.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. at St. Peter's United Church of Christ, New Haven, with Rev. David Poe officiating. 
Burial will be at St. Peter's Cemetery.  Memorials may be given to New Haven Hospice or New Haven Music Boosters.  C/O Toedtmann & Grosse Funeral Home.

Donald H. Pruessner, 83, of New Haven, MO, passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at New Haven Care Center.
Donald was born in New Haven, Missouri on October 5, 1934, a son of the late Elmer H. & Frances (Giebler) Pruessner.
He was the widower of Patricia J. (Shelton) Pruessner.  They were united in marriage on April 15, 1956 in New Haven, Missouri.  Patricia preceded him in death on October 27, 2009.
Donald was a member of St. Peter's United Church of Christ, New Haven.  He was a manager of the New Haven Cubs for over 30 years, served on the New Haven School Board for several terms, and he served on the original committee that formed the New Haven Community Auditorium.  He worked for Hawthorne, Kellwood/American Recreation and at lastly for Intragram. 
Donald is survived by two daughters, Sue Gerlemann & husband Charles, of New Haven; and Lynne Denehy & husband Tim, of Ankeny, Iowa; by five grandchildren, Doug Gerlemann & wife Candace, of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico; Greg Gerlemann & wife Kate, of Hermann; Adam Kloppe & wife Katie, of Maplewood, Missouri; Rachele Maczuk & husband Dustin, of New Haven; and Sam Denehy & wife Marissa, of St. Louis; by seven great grandchildren, Charlotte, Francis, & Henri Gerlemann, of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico; Garth & Riley Gerlemann, of Hermann; and James & Julianne Maczuk, of New Haven, by two sisters, Clara Jane Wolff, of Warrenton, Missouri; and Marian Gerling, of Washington, Missouri and by many other family members and friends.   He is preceded in death by his parents, his wife, and by one brother Bob Pruessner.
 
Visitation will be held Thursday, July 26th from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Toedtmann & Grosse Funeral Home, New Haven.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 11:00 a.m. at St. Peter's United Church of Christ, New Haven, with Rev. David Poe officiating. 
Burial will be at St. Peter's Cemetery,  New Haven.  Memorials may be given to St. Peter's U.C.C. or to Macular Degeneration.  C/O Toedtmann & Grosse Funeral Home.

John L. Haney, Sr., 89, of New Haven, MO, passed away Friday, July 20, 2018 at Gasconade Manor Nursing Home, Owensville, Missouri. 
John was born in Roodhouse, Illinois on August 22, 1928, a son of the late Jay & Sarah (Sutton) Haney.
He was the widower of Marcella (Parmentier) Haney.  They were united in marriage on October 30, 1948, in Union, Missouri. 
John served in the U.S. Army reserves.  He worked as a residential and commercial union carpenter.   In his free time he also enjoyed working on lawn mowers.
John is survived by four sons, John Haney, Jr., of St. Clair, Missouri; David  Haney, of Aurora, Colorado; Bobby Haney, of Tomball, Texas; and Kevin Haney & wife Stacy, of Washington, Missouri; by three daughters, Deborah Nicks & husband Lauren, of Beaufort, Missouri; Patty Rogers, of Rosebud, Missouri; and Chris Jokerst & husband Mike, of Foley, Missouri; by two sisters, Dortha Woodruff, of Seattle, Washington; and Daisy Campbell & husband Jim, of Sullivan, Missouri; by 21 grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren.
 
He is preceded in death by his parents, his wife, by two sons, Mike and Kenny Haney, one daughter Karen Cash, two brothers, Oscar & Jay Haney, and one sister Truelah Crider.
Visitation will be held Friday, July 27th from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Toedtmann & Grosse Funeral Home, New Haven, where funeral services will be held Saturday at 10:00 a.m. 
Burial will be at Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Union, Missouri.
Memorials may be given to  Alzheimer's Association.  C/O Toedtmann & Grosse Funeral Home. 

On 7-18-2018 approximately 8:30 PM, deputies responded to the 300 block of Skyline Drive, New Haven, MO in reference to a subject who had been stabbed.  The reporting party stated he had been assaulted and ultimately stabbed the individual during the altercation.  Deputies arrived on the scene and located the subject who had been stabbed. EMS was also dispatched to the scene and the subject was deceased.  Deputies made contact with the suspect, who had been on the phone with 911, and he was taken into custody for questioning.  The victim is identified as David L. Haight, a 34 year old male from New Haven.  The investigation continues and charges will be forwarded to the Prosecuting Attorney’s office for their review. 
 
Steve Pelton
Franklin County Sheriff

Registration for the 2018-19 school year is set for the following dates:

Seniors-Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Juniors-Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Sophomores-Thursday, August 2, 2018

Freshmen-Friday, August 3, 2018

New Students (who did not attend NHMS or R-II)-Monday, August 6, 2018

Registration will be from 8am-12pm and 1pm-3pm.

*Seniors, Juniors and Sophomores-If you bring your $20 Chromebook fee on registration day, you will be issued your chromebook that day unless you owe additional fees to the district.

Students unable to register during regular office hours should contact Mr. Peirick at 573-237-2629 to make other arrangements.  New students to the district must bring their immunization records and transcripts from their previous school.  If possible, have your previous district to mail records to:

New Haven High School
c/o Doug Peircik
100 Park Dr.
​New Haven, Mo. 63068

High school practices start on Mon. Aug. 6. 
Athletes are reminded that a current physical and insurance verification is required prior to practicing.


SOFTBALL:
8:00 -10:00 am
*Meet at Lions Field rain or shine

CROSS COUNTRY:
Mon. Aug. 6 @ 7:00 pm
Beginning on Tues. Aug. 7 @ 8:00 am
*Meet at the upper park pavillion

VOLLEYBALL:
*Grades 9-12 will all practice together the first week
Mon. Aug. 6 from 8:30 -11:30 am
Aug. 7,8, & 9 from 8:30 -11:00 am
Fri. Aug. 10 from 3:00 - 5:30 pm

Middle School practice dates and times:

CROSS COUNTRY:   Begins on Mon. Aug. 13
3:00 - 5:00 pm everyday
*Meet in the cafeteria

GIRLS BASKETBALL:   Begins on Tues. Aug. 21
3:00 - 5:00 pm at the elementary gym
*Athletes should ride the bus after school to the elementary

Marching Band practice dates and times:

SECTIONALS:   Mon. July 30 - Fri. Aug. 3
7:00 -8:00 am       Flags & Shamrockettes
8:00 -9:00 am       Flutes, Clarinets, Alto Saxophones,Trumpets, & Mellophones
9:00 -10:00 am     Tenor/Baritone Saxophones, Baritones, Trombones, & Sousa
10:00 -11:00 am         Drumline
11:00 am -12:00 pm   Drum Majors

FULL BAND PRACTICE:   Mon. Aug. 6 - Fri. Aug. 10
7:00 -8:00 am  
*Full band and auxiliary

SEASON PRACTICE:   Begins on Mon. Aug. 13
7:00 - 7:40 am
*Full band and auxiliary

Verllie Thompson Feltes, 93, of Leslie, MO, passed away Sunday, July 15, 2018 at her granddaughter's home in Washington, Missouri. 
Verllie was born in St. Aubert, Missouri on August 27, 1924, a daughter of the late Albert Clayton & Kate Belle (McLaughlin) Thompson.
She was married to Francis Thompson. He preceded her in death on July 3, 1959.  She later remarried to Carl J. Feltes on September 29, 1963 at Assumption Church in New Haven.  Carl preceded her in death on December 6, 1997.
Verllie was a member of Assembly of God Church, Gerald, Missouri.  Her church was very important to her.
She was a homemaker but also worked various jobs at Langenberg Hat Factory and Hawthorne's both in New Haven and also for Vicks Drive-In Restaurant. In her free time Verllie enjoyed gardening, canning, cooking, fishing in the Elkhorn River, playing the piano, and feeding and watching animals.  She loved spending time with her grandchildren and loved her cat.
Verllie is survived by three sons, Rholand Thompson & wife Donna, of New Haven, Missouri; Larry Thompson & friend Regina Biermann, of Hermann, Missouri; and Linn Thompson & wife Debbie, of Leslie, Missouri; by three daughters, Leeanna Hasty, of New Haven, Missouri; Donna Klingsick & husband Gene, of Hermann, Missouri; and  Ruth Hines & husband Ron, of Brighton, Illinois; by a step-son, David Feltes & wife Ellen, of Morrison, Illinois; two step-daughters, Patsy Watkins, of Bethalto, Illinois; and Shirley Wall & husband Thomas, of Independence, Missouri, and by many grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents, her two husbands, Francis & Carl, by two brothers, Stanley & Percy Thompson, one sister, Marie Nichols, two sons-in-law, Leland & Ray Hasty, a daughter-in-law, Eylane Thompson, a granddaughter Angel Sullentrup, a grandson, Lacy Moorehead, and two great granddaughters, Taylor Thompson, and Kathryn Hasty Barton.
Visitation will be held Wednesday, July 18th from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Toedtmann & Grosse Funeral Home, New Haven, where funeral services will be held Thursday at 11:00 a.m, with Glen Thompson officiating. 
Burial will be at Nortman Cemetery, New Haven, Missouri.  Memorials may be given to Nortman Cemetery or Mercy Hospice.   C/O Toedtmann & Grosse Funeral Home.

On July 6, 2018 the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an assault that occurred in the 1000 Block of Shady Lane in Sullivan, MO. A deputy was dispatched to meet the female victim at Mercy Hospital in Washington. Upon interviewing the victim, she reported she had been assaulted multiple times and held against her will by a man between July 5th and 6th at his Sullivan home. The deputy noticed the victim had visible injuries consistent with an assault. The victim identified the male suspect as Randy Lee Ash, age 51. It was reported Ash was in possession of firearms in his home during the assault. Investigators were called to the scene. A search warrant for evidence was obtained by Franklin County detectives.
 
Randy Ash was known to investigators as a convicted felon with a violent criminal history. He is the respondent in two Franklin County adult protection orders. Most recently, investigators learned that Crawford County Sheriff’s Office was looking for Ash after he was pursued in a vehicle and attempted to strike a deputy’s vehicle during the pursuit. Due to the violent history and reported firearm possession and attempts to elude law enforcement, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team was activated to assist in executing the search warrant.
 
Prior to the execution of the search warrant Crawford County issued an arrest warrant on Randy Ash for Assault 1st on Law Enforcement. Additionally, two other Franklin County arrest warrants and a probation violation warrant were issued on Ash for drug possession and domestic assault stemming from previous reports. Franklin County Sheriff’s Office deputies, detectives, SWAT team operators, and the Multi County Violent Crimes and Narcotics Enforcement Unit investigators responded to Ash’s home early Tuesday morning, July 10, 2018 to execute the search warrant and attempt service of the arrest warrants. The home was unoccupied at that time.
 
Detectives and deputies began working leads and searching the area for Ash. Around 10:00 am Tuesday morning Ash’s vehicle was located at a motel in the 2700 block of Hwy 100 in Gray Summit. Detectives learned Ash was located in one of the motel rooms. They called more personnel to the scene to contain him. Once deputies arrived they hailed for Ash to come out of the room and he surrendered without incident.
 
Currently, Randy Lee Ash is being held at the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office for the warrants out of Franklin and Crawford counties. The total bond amount of all active warrants was $245,000. The investigation of the assault is ongoing.


​Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
Press Release
7-12-18
 
On 7-11-2018, information was gathered with a possible location of 45 year old, Brian Ashburn, who had active warrants and had been charged with 2 counts of Felony DWI.  Deputies responded to the 2000 block of Sycamore Lane, St. Clair, to attempt to take him into custody.  Upon arrival to the residence, two white males were encountered on the carport.  One male fled into the residence while the other complied with our requests.  This subject stated he did not know the subjects name he was speaking to and he himself had just arrived at the residence.  A perimeter was set up and verbal communication was started to have the occupants exit the residence.  Through this effort, four other subjects came outside the residence but none of them were Ashburn.
 
The homeowner advised there were several more subjects inside the residence but she could not name all of them, nor would the exit the residence.  After a period of time, with no contact, it was decided to have the Franklin County Swat Team respond.
 
The Franklin County Swat Team entered the residence, locating four more people inside, one being Mr. Ashburn.  Mr. Ashburn was taken into custody on his warrants.  Two other subjects were arrested on outstanding warrants, Cheyanne West, a 23 year old female from St. Clair who was wanted by Jefferson County for traffic charges and Walter Stahlman, a 20 year old male from St. Clair who had a traffic warrant.
 
All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
 
Steve Pelton
Franklin County Sheriff

More than 9,600 of America’s best and brightest high school students traveled to Maryland to Elevate Their Futures as they competed for the opportunity to win more than $175,000 in cash awards.
 
The Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) National Leadership Conference was held June 28–July 1 in Baltimore. Participants from across the United States and abroad attended this exciting conference to enhance their business skills, expand their networks, and participate in more than 70 business and business-related competitive events.
 
Liz Hughes, Emma Engelbrecht, and Natalie Hoerstkamp from New Haven High School received national recognition at the FBLA Awards of Excellence Program on July 1. They competed in Hospitality Management and brought home 5th place. 

The City is applying for a STP Project grant through East-West Gateway for improvements to Maiden Lane.  The improvements will include new sidewalks, curb and gutter, stormwater improvement, and improving the Maiden Lane and Maupin Street intersection.
 
EWG is seeking public comments on the project.  The city needs as much support as possible to help their chances of receiving funding. 
 
The comment period closes on July 24.  Online comments can be made here.
 
You can also submit comments by mail to:   
Local Program Application Comments
East-West Gateway Council of Governments
1 S. Memorial Drive, Suite 1600
St. Louis, MO 63102