Middle school student of the Month is Jose Romo-Vazquez. Jose is the son of Ruben and Alma Romo. Jose is in the middle school band and choir, a member of National Junior Honor Society, and is a track and field athlete. While not at school, Jose, helps his mother with baking and his dad with other jobs. He is also a member of the St. Joseph Manchester Youth Group. He enjoys reading, watching cooking shows and documentaries, listening to music, and playing with his dog, Maui.
Picture above: Queen, Natalie Pecaut and King, Dominic Lewis. Photographer: Katelyn Byers.
On 12/2/2019 an individual made contact with a deputy at the Franklin County Sheriff's Office lobby. He advised he got a call from a subject today who identified himself as Mark Richardson. Mr. Richardson claimed to work at the Franklin County Sheriff's Office and informed the reporting party he had a warrant for not showing up to Jury Duty. He gave instructions to go to Dollar General and put $250.00 on a Money Pack card for the warrant. When he was done at the store Mr. Richardson told him to give him the number off the card while he drove to the Sheriff's Office to fill out paperwork. The victim did get the card putting money on it but refused to give him the number until he spoke with him at our office. Mr. Richardson told him if he didn't give it to him over the phone he would be placed under arrest when he got to the office, the victim still refused. At this point he is not out any money. The Sheriff’s Office attempted to call the number back but it appeared to be disconnected. It is possible that the number was created with a “spoof” app where you can actually type in the Sheriff’s Office or for that matter any number to show on your caller id.
We would like to remind our citizens that law enforcement does not conduct business this way and to never give anyone your financial information over the phone. The Sheriff’s Office is asking you to share this information as it is getting close to tax time and this along with the IRS phone scam is common this time of year. Steve Pelton Franklin County Sheriff By: Brande Kubiak
On Monday, November 25, the New Haven varsity girls basketball team won against the Bourbon WarHawks 46-11. The starters are McKenzie Overschmidt, Lexi Sidwell, Ellie Westermeyer, Hannah Rethemeyer, and Mackenzie Wilson. The alternates are Meagan Holtmeyer, Kayla Brumels, Madison Langenberg, Grace Faris, and Caroline Otten. The girls played a hard game against Bourbon and came out strong, getting ahead in the first quarter of 27-1. In the beginning, junior Hannah Rethemeyer got us the ball in the jump ball. Sophomore Mackenzie Wilson was the point guard, juniors Ellie Westermeyer and Hannah Rethemeyer were the post players, and seniors Lexi Sidwell and McKenzie Overschmidt were the other guards. Our top scorers that night were Caroline Otten and Mackenzie Wilson with 10 points scored each. Hannah Rethemeyer and Ellie Westermeyer came in second with 8 points scored each. The spectators say they worked hard and played well together. Some of the fans in the stands said Mackenzie Wilson made some amazing 3-pointers. The girls were asked how they thought they improved since last year and Caroline Otten responded with, “Yes, I feel I have gotten better with moving around more in the post and taking more shots.” The girls were also asked what they want to achieve this season and McKenzie Overschmidt said, “I want to win districts this year, beating Hermann.” Lexi Sidwell also responded with, “I'd like for us to achieve all of our team goals, as well as our individual goals this season.” Great job and good luck next time, Shamrocks! On 11-29-2019, Franklin County Deputies responded to the 4200 block of Hwy N in Robertsville for a report of a suspicious person. It was reported a male subject was trying to get into a residence stating he needed to use the phone to contact his girlfriend because he had just wrecked his motorcycle. The resident at this location turned the male away and upon the arrival of deputies, the male subject was gone. The area was checked with the male not being located. On 11-30-2019, deputies responded back to the 4200 block of Hwy N, this time to a neighboring residence, for a report of suspicious activity regarding a possible stolen motorcycle. Upon the arrival of a deputy, he observed a black Honda sport bike and a white Ford Thunderbird in the driveway. The deputy made contact with three individuals from the Pacific area inside the Thunderbird. Information from these individuals gained information a fourth subject, a male from the New Haven area, had fled into the woods when he observed the deputy in the area. The deputy ran a records check on the motorcycle and found it had been reported stolen from the Wentzville area. While conducting his investigation, the deputy observed the fourth subject attempting to sneak back toward the deputy's location and then hide behind a pile of wood. The deputy gave chase in a foot pursuit. At this time, Franklin County asked for the assistance of any MSHP Troopers in the area, several responded. The deputy was able to apprehend the male subject while Troopers assisted with maintaining scene control as well as assisting the deputy. One female occupant of the Thunderbird was transported to the Franklin County Adult Detention Facility by a Trooper for outstanding warrants. The male subject, identified as 23 year old Lukas Creech, was also transported to this facility and charged with Tampering with a Motor Vehicle in the 1st Degree as well as Resisting Arrest. Warrants were issued on these charges and a bond was set for $10,000 cash. Information regarding this incident was shared with St. Charles County who will be handling the charges of Stealing a Motor Vehicle. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Steve Pelton Franklin County Sheriff By: Paige Remillard
East Central College held an Art Demo day on November 14, where students were welcome to the college to follow around an instructor. This instructor led the groups of students through the college art department, where the students were shown new and different ways of making art. When arriving at the college I was informed that I would have to meet in the theater where a speaker would explain the schedule of the day. There were plenty of people in the theater, but not all of them were there for Art Demo day. Some of the people in the room were there for Humanities Fest, which was going on at the same time as Art Demo day. The day started off with everyone meeting in the theater. The first speaker was a poet who travels the world and writes many different poems. Her name was Jeanette Powers. She read a few poems before the art students were allowed to leave. Many of her poems were about when she was younger and about things she had seen in places she has been. The rest of the people to speak were the staff of the college who encouraged students in the theater to attend ECC. After the poet and the admission director spoke, the art students were advised to leave the theater and meet in the hall. After meeting in the hall, the students were twice broken down into groups. I went with the group to ceramics. Once in the ceramics room, the teacher proceeded to show us how to transfer glaze to a ceramic cup before firing it. She laid down a piece of newspaper the size of the cup and proceeded to draw out a design. When she had her design all mapped out, the glaze had to dry. Once the glaze was dry enough, she applied slip. Slip is a mixture of clay and water so that it would bind pieces of clay together better. She then wrapped the paper around the cup and rubbed the slip and glaze off. When the paper was peeled away, it revealed the design she had drawn out before. Afterwards we were sent to printmaking. In that class, the teacher taught us how to print. He showed us different material that is used to carve on to create a design that is then covered in ink and pressed down on a sheet of paper. He allowed some students to try out his press machine that is used to push the stamp onto the paper better than using your own hands. At the end of the printmaking class, the teacher handed out a print that he had made of his own for each student to take. When the tour of the art department was done, we were all ushered into a room where we were served lunch, and a course description of the year was told. When Art Demo day was done and over with, all the students were allowed to leave and head back to their schools. The day was full of interesting things and very informative people. |
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