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PLANNING AND ZONING
Subdivisions approved near Trimble, Lathrop by jim bonebrake leader reporter
On Thursday, April 6, the Clinton County Planning and Zoning Commission held three public hearings – one minor subdivision and two major subdivisions. The
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commission was missing its chairman and vice-chairman, along with one additional member. The commission is one member short, as Michael Gassman has resigned his position. With Chairman Michael Adair
and Vice-Chairman Terry Beers absent, the remaining members elected Elizabeth Franklin to serve as chair for the public hearings that evening. The first hearing was a request by O Highway Investments,
LLC, of Trimble, Mo., which had applied for a major subdivision of 95.6 acres into eight parcels measuring between 10 and 15.7 acres. The LLC was also asking for a rezoning of the eight lots to R-1 (sin||Continued on A2
ON THE HUNT
by jim bonebrake
Spring Sports Special Check out which spring sports teams from Lathrop, Plattsburg and East Buchanan have their eyes set on glory. || PAGE A8
EBHS Coaching Standout
Sheriff ’s Report
leader reporter
Get a comprehensive look at what went on in law enforcement the previous week throughout Clinton County. || PAGE A3 There were more than enough goodies to go around Saturday, April 8, during the Lathrop Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Easter Egg Hunt at Burns Memorial Park downtown, as kids of all ages packed in for the event. brett adkison | the leader
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||Continued on A2 Rev. Charles East, Jr., and his wife, Corbetta, have made a home here in Plattsburg, where the entire family has practiced service to the community through their faith.
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East Buchanan student Laken Stallard was recently recognized as an outstanding student basketball coach. || PAGE A16
Funds will benefit kids at East Buch Despite bad weather and the Chiefs playing in the AFC playoffs on Saturday, January 21, residents in and around Gower still made their way out to a special spaghetti dinner. That night at the Gower Christian Church, the Gower Masonic Lodge raised $8,000 in free will donations. The food was donated to the Masons, and the East Buchanan Family and Consumer Science students made and donated all the desserts. It was a huge success, as the Masonic Home of Missouri matched the donations twoto-one, allowing the Gower Masonic Lodge to donate $24,000 to Caring Paws for a Cause at East Buchanan. This is a relatively new program at the school. It is designed to assist any East Buchanan students in need with lunches, shoes, clothes, coats, emergency kits for trauma situations and much more.
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PLATTSBURG
Rev. East approaches 80th by steve tinnen
leader publisher emeritus
In a journey spanning from Alabama to Missouri and encompassing nearly four decades as pastor of the Second Baptist Church in Plattsburg, going anywhere else is out of the question for Rever-
end Charles East, Jr. He’s found his home in Plattsburg. Rev. East (who turns 79 on Friday, April 28) said his father, Charles, worked in a sawmill in Fayette, Alabama, but didn’t like the travel, going from mill to mill in
what was called a circuit. He found a better place to raise the family in Moberly, Mo., where Pedrow Moberly owned a sawmill. No more circuit travel was needed. The move to Moberly proved to be more ||Continued on A2
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