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Plattsburg, Lathrop and Gower, Mo. PLATTSBURG SCHOOLS
Before and after school care coming to CCR-III by brett adkison leader editor
Parents in Plattsburg will soon have a new option for before and after school care. The Clinton County
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City to share cost of AED with school district
R-III Board of Education approved a memorandum of understanding Monday, March 20, with BASE Camp Plattsburg to provide before and after school programming on the dis-
trict’s premises beginning The program, which will be paid for by participating parents, will be for students ages five to 12. Plattsburg Superintendent Dr. Sandy Steggall
said Monday that a survey was sent to parents earlier this year and this is one of the services the respondents signaled their interest in. BASE Camp will utilize the elementary gym, cafe-
teria and playground and will be able to serve 16 students per worker. Dr. Steggall gave the board an update on the district’s work on strate||Continued on A2
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History made in Plattsburg Catch The Leader’s special section celebrating and commemorating the Tigers’ remarkable run to third-place at state. || PAGE B1
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Sheriff ’s Report Get a comprehensive look at what went on in law enforcement the previous week throughout Clinton County. || PAGE A3
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J.P. Cradic with the Plattsburg Masonic Lodge presented Jackie Tilford with Clinton Care Portal with a donation of $1,500 last week at 4C’s, which will go to help the group purchase more coats for children in need of coats throughout the county. “It’s a huge help,” Tilford said. “It’s wonderful for the families and kids.” She added that 4C’s has been a great partner as the distribution point for the free coats. Cradic said the lodge sent $500 to the Masonic Home Foundation, which matched it two-for-one, adding the lodge has matched $26,000 in grants in the past year, which they’ve used to help supply locals with coats, school supplies, food and more. “That’s our whole objective here – how we can help the community and different organizations,” Cradic said. brett adkison | the leader
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Presentation on author O.O. McIntyre this Saturday The notion that Oscar Odd McIntyre, born in Plattsburg, would go on to become one of the most well-respected columnists in the United States will be the feature of the Clinton County’s Historical Society’s event on Saturday, March 25. Tinnen Town
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Isaia Howard up for a major honor, while an East Buchanan grad wins a national title. || PAGE A12
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During its monthly meeting on Monday, March 13, the Gower City Council discussed the MoDOT TAP Grant, received an update from City Attorney Joe Gagnon on the codification of the town’s ordinances, and approved sharing the cost of an AED with the East Buchanan School District for a unit at Heritage Park. Mayor Kenny Pike informed the council that the MoDOT TAP Grant, as well as a possible grant from Senate Bill 40, for the new sidewalk on the north side of Railroad is still going forward, but added that the city is waiting on MoDOT’s time line. Pike explained to the council that he received a call regarding Senate Bill 40 and possible funding, but the city needs to coordinate time lines for all possible financing for the project. City Attorney Joe Gagnon explained to the council that the last codification was done in 2009 with the assistance of the Mo-Kan Regional Council. He said since that time there have been ordinances passed – some were minor changes and others
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Hall and Event Center in downtown Plattsburg will be the site for the occasion beginning at 6 p.m. There is no admission fee, just a free will donation as part of the fundraising efforts of the society. McIntyre was born at 206 W. Maple Street in
Plattsburg, Mo., on February 18, 1884, to Henry Bell and Fanny Young McIntyre. Tragic circumstances led Odd and his sister to be sent to Gallipolis, Ohio, to be raised by their paternal grandmother, Mary Joan McIntyre. Their ties to Plattsburg would contin-
ue as they would return to Plattsburg in the summers. His father was the owner of the LaClede Hotel during a time when it was highly regarded. From his humble beginnings working in the newspaper business, he worked to become a fa-
mous New York newspaper columnist. Beginning in the 1920s, for a quarter century his column New York Day by Day grew to be published in more than 500 newspapers nationwide. With that success also came financial suc||Continued on A2
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