Courthouse 3-31-21: Fingerprint system grant will be pursued by sheriff

Sheriff  Larry Adams Jr. update commissioners on current situations in the county.  He also discussed car issues and the availability of a lease/grant for a new fingerprint system. Permission was granted to pursue the new system at no cost.

James Lewis, road and bridge supervisor, met with the commission to update them on ongoing work. His crew is working in Benton and Harrison Townships on bridge and tube repair. The mower will return to working in Benton Township as soon as the weather clears. Discussion was held regarding a tube near a railroad crossing in Harrison Township.

RaCail King, Daviess County Health Director, spoke to the commission by phone to advise them of ongoing Coronavirus cases in Daviess County.  RaCail advised as of March 24 the county had 672 total cases with three actives, 655 out of isolation, and 14 deaths. They are vaccinating second dose persons this week. It is possible there may be a mass vaccination event in a few weeks.

Michael Marriott, MoDOT area engineer, spoke to the commission by phone to advise them of upcoming state projects that will be happening in Daviess County this spring and early summer.

Russell Placzec, Oden Enterprises, met with the commission to discuss the availability of bridge steel for this year.

Jay Ivers, Vantage Point Engineering for Grand River Mutual, met with the commission to inform them of fiber optic work beginning in the Gilman City / Jamesport area in the next two years. Mr. Ivers asked for permission to lay the new line along the edge of the county roads in the northeast part of the county.  Permission was granted for them to drill one inch from the edge of the road. All tubes will be bored 36” to 42” deep.

Discussion was held regarding the retirement of the current county health director, Cheryl Alexander.  The commission spoke to the new manager, RaCail King, to discuss her interest in filling the open position. David Cox made a motion to appoint RaCail King to be the Daviess County Health Director for the remainder of the term ending in February 2022; Wayne Uthe  seconded and the motion passed unanimously.

After lunch, the commission worked on training for their County Commissioners Association requirements for 2021.  Their normal conference is canceled due to COVID-19 concerns.

The meeting adjourned at 3 p.m.

This information is taken from the minutes of the March 24 meeting of the Daviess County Commission. All commissioners were present.

Circuit Court

Cases bound over from the Associate Division: State vs. Steven Dale Lawrence, Pattonsburg, sodomy first degree, child molestation second and third degree, two counts child molestation fourth degree, sexual misconduct involving a child less than 15, two counts furnish pornographic material to minor, sexual abuse second degree, three counts supplying liquor to a minor, possession of marijuana, and unlawful possession of paraphernalia.

Civil cases filed: GFG Inland Elevator and Grain LLC, Stanberry, vs. Steve McBee, Gallatin, suit on account; Division of Employment Security vs. Linda S. Davis, Jamesport, and Cynthia S. Eaton, Gallatin, transcript judgment.

Associate Circuit

Noah A. Trombley, 32, of Olathe, KS, was charged March 23 with felony forgery after an incident at Jameson. According to the probable cause statement, Trombley used a counterfeit $100 bill to purchase a vehicle from the victim. Trombley had placed the counterfeit bill between other legal currency $100 bills to hide the fact that it was a fake.

Land Transfers

Quit Claim Deeds

Tract in Marion Township from David and Michelle Hibbs and Cheryl and Michael Minyard to Mary and Joseph Brandt; tract in Marion Township from David and Michelle Hibbs, Mary and Joseph Brandt, and Cheryl and Michael Minyard to David Ryan Hibbs LDPS, Mary Louise Brandt LDPS, and Cheryl Renee Minyard, LDPS, an undivided one-third interest each; Lake Viking Lot #2424 from Joseph and Vicki Greim to Michael and Jennifer Eversole; tract in Colfax Township from Paul and Dawnelle Rohde to Thomas and Monica Bonderer.

Beneficiary Deeds

Tract in Union Township from Rose Ann Sullenger to Chad W. Sullenger LDPS; tract in Union Township from Rose Ann Sullenger to Christa Sullenger and Chad W. Sullenger as tenants in common LDPS; Lake Viking lot #350 from Mark and Patricia Adams to Mark and Patricia Adams, trustees of the Mark R. Adams and Patricia L. Adams Trust; Lake Viking lots #731 and #732 from James W. and Celia M. Calandrino-Helton to Celia M. Calandrino-Helton Revocable Trust.

Warranty Deeds

Partial outlot in Gallatin from Elizabeth Dunnington and Leroy Dunnington to Mitchell and Amanda Riley; tract in Jamesport Township from Larry and Lucy Schrock to Freeman and Katie Detweiler; Lake Viking lots #S-119 and #559 from Mike and Sheryl Krehbiel to Mike and Sheryl Krehbiel as trustees of the SM Krehbiel Revocable Trust; lots in Pattonsburg from Anthony and Michelle Johnson to Jason Kauffman.

Release of Tax Sale Certificate of Purchase

Lake Viking lot #1015 from Odette Enterprises LLC to Colby and Heather Olmstead; Lake Viking lot #1018 from Odette Enterprises LLC to Gerald W. Peterson; Lake Viking lot #1016 from Odette Enterprises to Randall Teel.