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Residents ask for more info on city operations
by brett adkison leader editor
The Plattsburg City Council heard criticism Monday evening about how the city communicates information to the public, including meeting notifica-
tions and the timeliness of information posted to the municipal website. Resident Jim Banks was the first to speak to the council during public participation Monday, September 9, at Plattsburg City Hall.
He asked the council whether they discuss agenda items prior to meetings, to which Mayor David Jett said they can’t discuss the items without an open meeting. “If we had a chance to see what you guys are get-
ting, you’d get a little more favorable response,” Banks said. “We have no clue what you guys are getting in those packets until we come up here. Then you ask us to speak before we know what the heck is going on. That’s
backwards there, don’t you think?” Mayor Jett said he believed the packages are available to the public ahead of the meetings, to which Banks—referring specifically to the city website—
said the last he saw was 2022. City Administrator Steve Garrett asked City Clerk Lisa Read about possibly uploading the board packets (which are expand||Continued on A2
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Route H bridge over I-35 is open once again ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Clinton County Route H bridge over Interstate 35 near Cameron is now open following a bridge rehabilitation project. Phillips Hardy, Inc., working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, began the project in February 2024. The roadway reopened to all traffic on Thursday, September 5, following the rehabilitation project. The Route H bridge spans the interstate about a quarter-mile west of 69 Highway, or four miles east of Turney, Mo. To learn more about the project, visit the project’s MoDOT webpage at https://www.modot.org/ route-h-bridge-replacement-clinton. MoDOT asks drivers to work with them by always buckling up, keeping your phone down, slowing down and moving over in work zones. Know before you go and check what work zones you might encounter at traveler.modot.org. While at modot.org, sign up online for work zone updates. Information is also available 24/7 at 888-ASK-MODOT (275-6636) or via social media.
High school football is back in full swing Both the East Buchanan Bulldogs and the Plattsburg Tigers were in action in Clinton County for their home openers on Friday, September 6. While East Buchanan suffered a tough loss to Class 4 Savannah, the Tigers opened their second year of eight-man football with a convincing 68-32 victory over Knox County. The Lathrop Mules fell to 1-1, losing to Christ Prep in Kansas on Saturday. The Cameron Dragons took the road trip to Warrensburg but couldn’t pull out the win, falling 49-14. (Above, left to right) East Buchanan captains Aidan Smith, Trey Johnson, Corbin Allen and Phoenix Baugh make their way to midfield for the coin flip Friday. (Left) Plattsburg senior Gavin Boyle pulls in a leaping touchdown at Plattsburg High School last Friday. brett adkison | the leader
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The Hungry Mule reopens to public by brett adkison leader editor
One of Lathrop’s longstanding businesses is back open. The Hungry Mule, the restaurant on 116 Highway and Maple Street, opened its doors once again on Friday, September 6. The eatery had been closed since May 2021. Owner Kay Chandler
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said they’ve received a strong response from the community, and she’s humbled that it was missed by the customers. “It’s been here forever,” she said of the decision to reopen. “We missed the place. We missed the people.” The Hungry Mule closed in May 2021. In addition to the COVID-19 pandemic and
its impact on business and workers, Chandler said she had been in a car accident and sustained injuries that required surgery. She said they’re going to roll with the punches until they can get the Mule where they want it to be. She hopes to eventually open full service, days and nights, seven
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days a week once again. “Everybody has been so helpful and so understanding and patient,” she said. “It’s going to take way too much to get it back to where I wanted it before, but we’re still trying.” The Hungry Mule is open from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will be closed on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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