Miller confers 40, Mt. Vernon 106, in week of graduations
Mt. Vernon seniors Dominic Dawson and Jaylee Presnall beam as they joyfully rush down the aisle at Mt. Vernon High School’s graduation Friday, May 20. School officials were forced to move the ceremony indoors due to possible inclement weather, but the change of venue definitely didn’t dampen the graduates’ spirits.
A tractor-trailer driver from Iowa might count himself lucky after escaping major injury from a crash into a rock bluff at the 53.8 mile marker on I-44, Monday, May 23.
Owen D. McDowell, 58, Council Bluffs, Iowa was driving his 2020 Freightliner eastbound on I-44, seven miles east of Mt. Vernon, when he crossed the median, went off the roadway, overturned, and came to rest thanks to an unforgiving rock bluff.
McDowell, who was wearing a seatbelt, had serious injuries and was taken to the nearest hospital by ambulance.
Lawrence County Sheriff Brad DeLay, who was on scene, said the driver was essentially OK, other than a possible broken ankle and a few cuts and scrapes. DeLay added that the driver had no idea what had happened following the impressive collision. (Photo by Ryan Squibb)
The chapel at Rock Prairie Cemetery now has electricity. (Photo by Steve Chapman)
Employees at Mid-Missouri Bank assemble lunches for guests. Mo Beef Kids honored Mid-Missouri Bank for their pre-Covid contribution to the Mo Beef Kids program with a symbolic check presentation.
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Two packages of thin-sliced beef luncheon meat
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