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ONLINE AT WWW.DAILYJOURNALONLINE.COM WEEKEND, JULY 16-17, 2011 NEWS iaoii Aam dqh TTqto fell SCAM Continued From Page 1 PAGE 2 DAILY JOURNAL water. Officials are still investigating. Parish believes the man lived alone. He said there are indications the man may have been fishing. This drowning was dispatched not even 24 hours after a near drowning of a 2-year-old girl at nearby Lac Marseilles in Terre Du Lac.

The girl who was swimming with family had slipped out of her vest. She was alert and breathing by the time EMS arrived. Terre Du Lac has 16 lakes. Two of the largest lakes have swimming beaches. TERRE DU LAC A Terre Du Lac man who lived in a house along Lake Capri was found dead Friday afternoon.

Police Chief Walt Parish said the ambulance district, and Terre Du Lac fire and police departments were dispatched to a drowning at about 3 p.m. A family member had found the elderly man in the lake. "He apparently drowned," Parish said. The man's name is not being released at this time. It is not known how long the man had been in the Cadet man hurt in accident Friday Bennett wants to do so in secret.

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Readers, have you had the same thing happen to you? Please share your story in the comments section of this story. The Daily Journal has made a commitment to keep readers abreast of scams that hit our area. If someone tries to make you the victim of a scam, submit details at http:www.dailyjournalon-line.comconnect (click on the Scam logo) or call A Cadet man was injured in an accident in Washington County Friday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Jesse Boyer, 26, received moderate injuries and was taken to Mineral Area Regional Medical Center. Reports state he was driving a Washington County.

According to the patrol, Brittany Halbert, 23, was taken to Washington County Memorial. Reports state she was driving a 1995 Nissan Altima when her vehicle left the roadway and overturned. The accident was reported at 10:20 p.m. 1991 Toyota Corolla on Sansoucie Road when the vehicle went off the roadway and struck a tree. He was not wearing a seat belt.

The accident was reported at 9 a.m. An Irondale woman received minor injuries in an accident Thursday on Scout Camp Road in Contractor, state not liable in bridge death us at 431-2010 and tell us what happened. We will try to include yourstory in our scam alert series to prepare others who may find themselves in the same situation. The Daily Journal will run Scam Alert stories in the Weekend paper. The lawsuit was filed by Janet Peterson and her late mother, Virginia Winslow, of Savannah.

They said the driver of their car, Janet Peterson's daughter, became confused by construction on the bridge. When she took what she thought was an exit, the car dropped through a construc-tionhole. The St. Joseph News-Press reports that Winslow died weeks later from her injuries. ST.

JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) The jury has ruled that the state and a contractor were not responsible after a woman died when the car she was in fell through a hole in a bridge near St. Joseph. A Buchanan County jury on Wednesday ruled in favor of the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission and Progressive Contractors Inc. of Clayton in a lawsuit filed after a 2007 accident on the Pony Express Bridge.

Freer continued from page i AMEREN Continued From Page 1 involuntary commitment hearings for 18 years. For five years, Freer was a sworn prosecuting attorney for St. Francois and Washington counties collecting child enforcement payments. Freer was recently appointed to his second four-year term as drug court commissioner in December. Judge Pratte and Drug Court Administrator Amy Patterson both said the drug court program will continue as usual.

"I met with Judge Pratte and we will carry on as normal until we get a new commissioner," Patterson said. She said the drug court program works because it has awesome team members. Besides the administrator, the team consists of the county prosecuting attorney, Probation and Parole, Southeast Missouri Behavioral Health counselors, and law enforcement officers who work as trackers, i The only problem she anticipates is if a drug court member needs to be sanctioned with jail time. She said they don't do that often and they can come up with creative solutions. Judge Pratte said attorneys in the 24th circuit were made aware of the immediate position opening and he's already received a couple resumes.

"I think there will be quite a number of them," he said. No deadline for applications has been set yet. He said they want to get a drug court commissioner quickly but they also want to have time to consider the applicants. Since the Drug Court program started in the 24th Judicial Circuit in January of 2007, more than 140 have been admitted to the program. Their graduation rate has been about 70 percent.

Those who are kicked out of the program are sent to the circuit judge for sentencing. Teresa Ressel is a reporter for the Daily Journal and can be reached at 573 -431 -2010, ext. 179 or at tresseldailyjournalonline.com: park superintendent and critically injured his three children. The utility reached a November 2007 settlement with state officials, and under that agreement, it promised not to charge customers for the costs of the accident with the caveat that it was allowed to request recovery for "enhancements, costs incurred due to circumstances or conditions that are currently not reasonably foreseeable and costs that would have been incurred" if Taum Sauk had not collapsed. Regulators were not part of the settlement.

Ameren Missouri contends that customers will benefit from a new reservoir that is safer and will last longer and that the costs it pursued were allowed. Staff for the Public Service Commission agreed. Opponents that had included the state public counsel who represents customers before regulators said customers should not be forced to pay for building the new reservoir. Public Service Commission member Robert Clayton said he thinks regulators sent the right message Wednesday. In a concurring opinion, Clayton said much of the rate increase was for the environmental improvements at the Sioux Power Plant that are the types of improvements regulators should support.

Clayton also endorsed the commission's deci sion with the Taum Sauk reservoir. "Rate payers should not be burdened with this investment which came about entirely and solely because of mistakes made by the utility," Clayton wrote. Missouri Public Counsel Lewis Mills said excluding the costs for the Taum Sauk reservoir made sense. "It's just commonsense," Mills said. "That's the way it should have come out." The original Taum Sauk reservoir started operation in 1963, and its replacement started in April 2010.

Water flows down the mountain and turns turbines. At night when electrical demand is low, the water is pumped back to the top of the mountain. Utility regulators Wednesday also set the return on equity that Ameren Missouri is allowed to earn at 10.2 percent. The utility requested that it be set at 10.7 percent. This most recent rate case was the fourth for Ameren Missouri in roughly four years.

In May 2010, the commission approved a $226 million rate increase. In January 2009, regulators approved a rate increase of $163 million. And in 2007, the power company was granted a $43 million increase, which was a fraction of the $361 million it had requested. A spokeswoman for Ameren Missouri said the utility was reviewing the decision. From its preliminary review, the power company said it agrees with some parts but was disappointed by others, including that a portion of the costs for building the new Taum Sauk reservoir were excluded.

"Our investment in Taum Sauk will provide significant benefits to our customers for decades to come and our request was consistent with costs we could seek recovery for under our settlement with the state of Missouri," Ameren Missouri spokeswoman Rita Holmes-Bobo said. Ameren Missouri sought a rate increase of more than $200 million. The request included costs for installing "scrubbers" at its Sioux Power Plant that help to remove sulfur dioxide gas, particulates and other substances. The utility also wanted a portion of the costs for rebuilding the Taum Sauk reservoir added to its rate base that is collected from electric customers over time. The reservoir needed to be rebuilt because it collapsed in December 2005.

The collapse of the reservoir near Lesterville about 110 miles southwest of St. Louis sent a billion gallons of water down a mountain that swept away the home of a state Regional Kounaup your classmates you plan to attend and encourage them to attend as well. Registration for meals was July 13. Many classes are additionally planning their own reunions around the All School Reunion, including the Class of 1950, Class of 1961 and Class of 1978. To have your name added to the mailing list for the All-School Reunion, send your address to James Simpson, 10165 Weber Lane, Potosi, MO 63664.

Ste.Genivi3VG Anyone wishing to donate school supplies, volunteer time, andor financial support can contact the Community Services Staff of EMAA at 573-783-5226 (extension 3102) or 1-800-392-8663. Be sure to make plans to attend. Remember, this fair is for the children; therefore, all children must attend the fair in order to receive services, including the free school supplies. If children are not present, then no school supplies will be given out for that child. County Jefferson County.

The other will take place at the Union Covered Bridge State Historic Site in Monroe County. Among other things, the department will use the money to remove graffiti from the Sandy Creek bridge and install two infrared cameras with motion sensors to record activities at the bridge. The money will also go toward repairing 2008 flood damage at the Union Covered Bridge and hir -tag a structural engineer to inspect the bridges. Arcadia apartment complex celebrates remodeling A celebration was held July 6 at the 33-year-old Frederick Terrace Apartments in Arcadia to commemorate the remodeling of 52 units at the complex. This brought to culmination a process that began in 2008, when the apartment's board of directors contacted Margaret Yates of the Southeast Missouri Regional Planning Commission to write a grant application fofTunds to bring Frederick Terrace back into shape after years of aging and disrepair.

After gaining the grant in 2010, the board submitted an application and received funds from Ameren Missouri's Multifamily Income Qualified Program for energy efficient upgrades. Finally, a $483,220 grant was received by the board from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, Iowa, toaidintherehabil- itation project. The apartment's board voted to add an additional $40,000 to the grant which had been sponsored by the fronton branch of First State Community Bank, allowing construction to begin. Now that the remodeling project is complete, the apartments have central heat and air; as well as new exterior doors and windows; kitchen and bathroom fixtures; counter tops; sinks; siding, soffits; fascia; lights; bathroom exhaust fans; smoke detectors; and, in 24 units, walk-in showers. The Ameren Missouri grant allowed for the purchase of energy efficient stoves, refrigerators, hot water heater insulation, water-saving sink aerators, low-flow shower heads and light bulbs.

Washington Ccunty All-School Reunion set for this weekend The PHS All School Reunion is this Saturday and Sunday. The 17th annual event begins with an afternoon tea at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Trojan Intermediate School and dinner 6 p.m. Saturday at the PHS Round Building. A program is planned at 8 p.m., followed by a social from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m.

The event winds up with a breakfast buffet from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday at the Trojan Intermediate School. The cost is a $20 per person. The Alumni Reunnion is intended for everyone.

Just tell Msdiscn County Back-to-School Fair The 12th Annual EMAA Back-to-School Fair will be held in August. The fair is sponsored by East Missouri Action Agency, in coordination with several other Madison County Organizations supporting the effort. The fair will target Madison County school-age children who are economically disadvantaged. Many services will be provided, including immunization checks, BMI screenings, health screenings, free school supplies and much more. All income eligible students must sign up in advance at EMAA's new location at 18 Court Square (right next to Subway) for their free school supplies for the new school year.

The date for the fair will be announced at the time of registration. The office is now open three days a week: Tuesday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Wednesday, 8 a.m. -3 p.m.; and Thursday, 8 a.m. -5 p.m. It will close only for lunch Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon to 1 pm.

Volunteers are still needed to help with the fair, and space is available for informational booths. Waste tire program cleans up tires A waste tire program in Ste. Genevieve cleaned up about 75,000 tires during April, and has resulted in some recognition for Kenneth Williams, associate board member of the Ste. Genevieve Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD). He was given a plaque for his efforts on the project, which included successful application for a waste tire recycling program with DNR.

The tires that were hauled away will go to the Department of Corrections to be cleaned and shredded. Some of the shredded tires will be used for paving materials and backfill for drainage area. Most of the tires will be used to generate electricity, particularly in the Columbia and St. Joseph areas. Jefferson County Ma gets federal money for covered bridges JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.

(AP) -Missouri is getting nearly $145,000 to help preserve two of the state's historic covered bridges. The state Department of Natural Resources announced the grants Monday. The funds come from the Federal Highway Administration's National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program. One project is planned at the Sandy Creek Covered Bridge State Historic Site near Goldman in or to reject advertising at Its discretion. Guaranteed Delivery Carrier Routes If you do not receive your paper, please call customer service at (573) 431-1999 by 6 p.m.

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