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EAST BUCHANAN SCHOOLS
District narrows EBMS work to three firms by jim bonebrake leader reporter
During the East Buchanan Board of Education meeting Monday, September 18, the board narrowed the number of firms that could possibly take charge of the new middle school construction
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2023 Fall Festival next week
down to the final three. Universal, A.J. Mueller, and Nabholz made the final list. The board hopes to eventually contract with one firm to take the lead in the construction. They will start negotiating with Universal, and if no contract can be reached, move to
the next two on the list. The board also discussed the pros and cons of relinquishing ownership of #5 School House. This appeared to be somewhat of a complicated issue. The building only (no property) was given to the Gower School District some-
time early in 1950 for $1 and was to be used for educational purposes. Board minutes from February 24, 1950, show the district taking ownership, and the building has been used to date by #5 Community Club for educational activities. ||Continued on A2
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Work Moves Along Work continues at a quick pace on the new Dollar General in Lathrop, which will be a DG Market. A similar store was recently built in Lawson. The new Dollar General in Lathrop is also on 116 Highway, just west of Hamilton Bank. Casey’s General Store has also submitted a site plan for a location on I-35 in Lathrop. brett adkison | the leader
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Lathrop Mules Homecoming Bonus coverage of LHS Homecoming activities, including the annual parade and coronation || PAGE A6
October Senior Center Menu See what will be on the menu for the month of October at the Gathering Place in downtown Plattsburg. || PAGE A9
by brett adkison
The 2023 Plattsburg Fall Festival will offer more than three days of fun this month, giving everyone a reason to “Fall in Love with the ‘Burg!” The festival will begin this year on Wednesday, October 11, with the Miss Plattsburg and Junior Miss Pageants at 7 p.m. at the Plattsburg High School performing arts center. The Senior Gray Tiger contest winners will also be announced that evening. Residents can vote for the winners with their pennies at certain locations (see the festival’s Facebook page for locations). The winners of the pageants will be announced Thursday evening, October 12, as part of the opening ceremonies at the Community Courtyard beginning at 7 p.m. The ceremonies will also include the DAR leading the Pledge of Al-
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Weekly Sheriff ’s Report This week’s activity report through the Clinton County Sheriff ’s Dept. || PAGE A3
Community........A5 Opinion..............A4 Legals..............A10 Sheriff...............A3 Congratulations to Lathrop seniors McKinlee Clapp and Kyle Morgan, who were crowned 2023 Lathrop Homecoming Queen and King on Friday, September 29, at LHS. The Mules football team fought tough that night but fell to Hamilton 14-0. For more photo coverage from Homecoming, turn to page A6 of this edition of The Leader. brett adkison | the leader
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by brett adkison leader editor
The Lathrop Police Department is prepared to investigate a report on an alleged attempted child abduction that happened Monday evening in Lathrop. News of the possible abduction attempt on Park Street on the north side of town spread on social media Monday evening. Lathrop Police Chief Dave Speiser said Tuesday that the initial report was made to the Clinton County Sheriff’s Department and he anticipated
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