Hitting the Mark
Local youth western heritage shooters shine at Nationals in Utah || PAGE A6
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Freemans to sell Larry’s One and Two Stop Plattsburg native Lowell Hartell to buy stations
PRESS RELEASE • October will bring a change of seasons and a change of ownership for Larry’s One and Two Stops in Plattsburg. Store owners Larry and Beverly Freeman will end their 45 years of convenience store service, passing owner-
Larry and Beverly Freeman
CITY OF PLATTSBURG
Council Moves Major Projects Forward
ship to Lowell Hartell and his son Baron Hartell. The Hartells currently own and operate 13 Trex Mart convenience stores in Northwest Missouri and one in Elwood, Kansas. They also have two Country Cafe locations. Lowell Har-
tell was raised in Plattsburg. He graduated from Plattsburg High School in 1967. Baron Hartell graduated from North Platte (Dearborn) in 2007. Larry Freeman began his business in 1960 with the purchase of the Two Stop lo-
cation and a tank wagon. He delivered fuel to farmers and furnace fuel oil to homes in the Plattsburg area. He also serviced the old Stuckey’s location at the intersection of I-35 and 116 Highway. It was there ||Continued on A3
BACK TO SCHOOL BASH
by brett adkison leader editor
The City of Plattsburg took big strides forward with three major projects on Monday evening. The Plattsburg City Council approved contracts pertaining to the stormwater inflow and infiltration reduction plan, the TAP sidewalk and crosswalk project, and the pedestrian bridge over Horse Fork Creek during its regular monthly meeting Monday, August 12. The first was an agreement with Lamp-Rynearson Engineering for the city’s inflow and infiltration reduction plan. Andrew Conard, an engineer with LampRynearson, spoke to the council about the project. He said that the company has been working with the city over the last year to identify the problems in the sewer system that are allowing upwards of a million gallons of infiltrating ground water and storm runoff into the system. That water is then needlessly treated at the city’s wastewater treatment plant. Conard said that smoke testing and video data has revealed a number of structural defects in the sewer system, which is still composed of clay pipe in some areas. He said the goal is rehabilitate the defective lines, adding that technology has come a long way, as the work can be done with fewer open cuts into the system, itself. Conard said that the total project is expected to cost approximately $6.3 million but the city will be eligible for $3.5 million in grant funding and $2.8
Fall Festival helps students celebrate return to class The August heat retreated on Saturday evening, making it the perfect night for Plattsburg families to head downtown for the Plattsburg Fall Festival Committee’s annual Back to School Bash on Main Street. The night included food, fun, games, a movie on the big screen, school supply donations, and a hundred free wristbands for the Fall Festival in October. brett adkison | the leader
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CITY OF GOWER
City and community leaders gathered in downtown Gower on Monday evening to officially cut the ribbon on the new sidewalk along the businesses on Railroad Avenue. The big project took time and dedication from the city, which used TAP grant funding for the improvements. iim bonebrake |
City Cuts Ribbon on New Sidewalk by jim bonebrake leader reporter
Under cloudy skies on Monday, August 12, upwards of 30 Gower residents, leaders and more gathered along Railroad Street to help celebrate the newly-constructed handicap-accessible sidewalk downtown.
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During his remarks, Gower Mayor Kenny Pike outlined the hoops and hurdles the city and its officials had to navigate to obtain the federal funds along with grant funds from Senate Bill 40 to make this project financially feasible for the community. Pike thanked all those ||Continued on A2
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