The Miller County Autogram-Sentinel from Tuscumbia, Missouri • 2

Th Mfllw County Autogrsm-Ssntlnsl Tuicumbla Mo Thursday Jan 31 1 Ml Pig could be paid or payroll ducks and office by KllnWK Gran- written tham said he had agreed to furnish Primarily at issue was Gran- the office mi his own and also pro- tham's budget request to purchase vide his own law books this year to a computer to keep track of court help the county with its budget cases crunch Grantham appeared at the hear- TCuTlonWh atth ing and before having thecommis- hearing how the issue of the fumi- sioners served with the order he ture and lawbooks was handled read from a prepared statement with Wiliams and the state statute involved He said ten or 12 years ago al- In his statement Grantham said thoughcountyrecordsdonotdocu- he had been of the opinion from ment it the county judges (now various meetings with commission- called commissioners) apparently ers that they believed his proposed made an agreement with Williams budget "was very reasonable and that if he furnished his own fumi- would be approved at least that ture and lawbooks that the county was my understanding" He said would pay to have the books up- heleamedSaturdaynightthathis dated with supplements Williams budget proposal had been cut He presented receiptsforitemshe had then obtained a copy of the com- purchased during his tenure in misrion's proposed budget cuts and office in December Kallenbach "was shocked" he said said The isting The commissioners disputed that agreed to let him have the items they had given the judge the im- then After two new commission- pression that they would approve ers John Dowler and Patterson his budget requests took office in January they reviewed Grantham said the county com- the information and concurred Kal- mission is proposingthat he pay off lenbachsaid $5600 the office was over budget "We felt we had no justification in 1 990 leaving him only $1 0900 to call the man (Williams) a with which to run the court for a Kallenbach said He agreed that year "This is impossible" he said the procedure was unusual Pat- Grantham said outgoing Judge terson in responding to a question Norman Williams also was au- from Grantham said a bill for a thorized to remove office furniture word processor apparently ordered and law books from the courtroom by Williams for his new private 2 practice office in El don initially was sent to the county but was not paid by the counfylt has been given to Williams he said Dowler said the commissioners had talked to another judge and learned that while they mijgit be able to retain some of the books through court action the cost of the proceedings likely would exceed the cost of new books Patterson said he had assumed the new books would be put into the budget by Grantham "but apparently it he said Grantham saidhe wants to run a 21st century operation instead of a 19th century one He noted he heard 110 cases Jan 23 "I cannot func- tion with what I have" he said He continued that the office has had a "ridiculous" budget in the past Grantham said he believed the cuts were made against him as "Mr Grantham" and not as "Judge Grantham" and were perhaps po- litical in nature He said people sometimes refer to Kallenbach as "King Kallenbach which might be cute" but that Miller County should not be run like a kingdom "Surely this commission is not anti court" he said Grantham had attempted to con- tact Patterson on Sunday leaving a message with Mrs Patterson and did talk with Dowler Both commissioners expressed irritation at the conversations "My wife has nothing to do with the budget" Patterson told Gran- tham He asked Grantham to apolo- gizp to Mrs Patterson Dowler said he also resented the tone of Grantham's remarks to him at his house SundayHe said he did not appreciate being called a liar at his own home Grantham said he had been angry and that he was sorry if he had offended anyone "I hope you get over it I certainly will" he said "I really felt it was a slap in the face It was an insult" Gran- tham said later ofhisfeelings about the budget cuts He also noted that the order of mandamus was "harsh very harsh" Commissioners Dowler and Pat- terson shook hands with Grantham after the apology Both commis- sioners said their decision to cut the request was neither personal or political Rowden also discussed hisbudget with the commission It was cut some and Rowden said he had al- ready cut expenses before he sub- mitted the request He said it looked like he was penalized because he made cuts on his own and did not pad the request He went over other office budget requests and tenta- from Page 1 tive approvals noting those that gpt increases Tm goingto have to cutthe girls pay" Rowden said when he got to the line item for salaries in his budget However the commission- era said they intended for someof that pay to come from the child support and bad check funds The child support fund still owes the state $4400 for enforcement costs in the past the state said were not documented correctly Rowden said 66peroentoftheenforcementcosts are paid by the state to the county along with 12 percent of what is recovered Normally that would make $30000 to $50000 annually for a county the size of Miller RowdensaidHoweverhesaideven with one assistant prosecutor handling all child support claims he is not sure that that kind of income can be realized All of the money goes into the county general revenue fund The bad check fund is wholly controlled by the prosecutor and is generated by fees collected on bad checks He said the funds gener- ated are supposed to be used to collect bad checks but agreed sala- ries could be paid from it However he said he is not sure that the fund will generate the $4000 increase mi nadA wnunucQ 0X1 ncn ITuscumbia R-3 Honor Roll II Second Quarter erly Hedrick Michael Humphreys Wickham Sam Cotten Skills Search continues for leads in murder Jennifer Rush Debra Slone Honorable Mention Myron Cotten Skills 10th Grade Honor Roll Jeana Albertson Jason Ash' Laura Barnhart Amy Dinkins Honorable Mention Joey Wright Jason Bell Skills -9 th Grade Honor Roll Brian Ahart Chad Edwards Honorable Mention Tracy Luttrell Michelle Terry John Honor Roll 12th Grade Principal's Toni Pryor Jean- ette Tucker Mitchell Keeth Honor Roll Ash -Dawn English Amy Harwood Jamie hor-' ton Nicole Kessler Carla Luttrell Maria Sanchez Sean Smith DeAnne Whitaker Honorable Mention Kevin 1 Eaton Skills 11th Grade Principal's Dawn Rush Honor Roll Steve Burks Amory Flaugher Jennifer Flaugher Bev Lesters coining The "Lesters" one of the favorite 2 1991 at 7 p'm and most loved family traditions in In case of bad weather contact gospel music will be at the Tus- Molly Patterson 369-21 24 or Patty cumbia Christian Church on Feb Lupardus 369-2122 8th Grade Gayle Abbott Lorri Dinkins Tiffany Duncan Jesse Flaugher Bobby Jo Patterson Willie Wright Josh Wyrick John Crane Skills Honorable Mention Barnhart Thomas Burton Jimmy Hendricks Skills 7th Grade Principal's Jessica Ash -Honor Roll Debby Barnhart Robin Horton Honorable Mention Stacy Edwards Billy Keeth Mica McKiddy Angela McNeal SEE: FANCHER INSURANCE AGENCY Hwy 42 Iberia M0 793-6200 Sigggg Sheet 26 GaugM2 Ptdfi: $4250 per square 29 Gauge 2 Ptd' $3650 per square Mixed Colors $26 per square si Lane Building Products Inc Highway 28 West Owensvllle MO 65066 Bos Hrs 7-5 Mon-Fri 7-Noon Sat Call 437-4147 By Lorie Kiso Authorities are continuing their search for leads in the murder of 42-year-old Trudy Darby ofBr andi Darby died from an apparent gunshot wound to the head at about 11:45 pm Jan 19 officials have said Her body was recovered from the Little Niangua River in Hickory County at about 4 pjn Monday Jan 21 "We are running down every lead weean Camden County Sher-iffRalph Rider said Tuesday Sheriffs department officials from both Camden andHickoiy counties have little information to go on Darby had called her son from the and Country Market at about 10pm Jan 19 and toldhim die had seen strange man outside of the store When her son arrived about five minutes later Darby was gone although her coat and puree were still inside the stare officials have said Approximately $200 was also missing from the store officials said Law enforcement officials are looking for a white male between 30 and 40 yearsold weighing about 230 lbe and between 5'11" and 6 foot tall The man is described as having dark hair and eyes Rider said "Thia man is a possible witness He was seen in the roadside park before the incident occurred he could have seen something that TUSCUMBIAR-3 Feb 4-8 MONDAY Hamburger with cheese tater tots pickle and onions peaches milk TUESDAY Turkey roast mashed potatoes gravy pineapple milk bread WEDNESDAY Beanie Wieners lettuce salad pears hot rolls honey milk THURSDAY Vegetable soup crackers applesauce milk FRIDAY Cook's choice green beans and ta tors cole slaw mixed fruit milk NURSES AIDES needed fuil or part time Competitive wages -arid good benefits If interested in working for our residents call Sandy at 493-221 5 St Elizabeth Care Center Sheriffs department officials from Camden and Hickoy counties are searching for a man matching this description who could provide information into the murder of Trudy Darby was going Rider said Rider and Hickory County Sheriff Ray Tipton traveled to Kansas last weekend with two Missouri State Highway Patrolmen to interview a man who fit the method of operation Rider said however that the man had receivedatraffic ticket in Kansas close to the time of the incident "We are relying on citizens to get information to us" Rider said "We are running down every lead we have and any type of information may be useful" Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriffs department at 346-2243 ST ELIZABETH IM Feb 4-8 MONDAY Pig in blanket browned potatoes green beans peaches TUESDAY Taco peas peaches WEDNESDAY Chili cinnamon roll pineapple THURSDAY Turkey roast mashed potatoes com applesauce FRIDAY Tuna casserole potato rounds lettuce salad mixed fruit cake Breadbutterand milk are served daily "s' RNs WANTED St Elizabeth Care Center I Our 63 bed home is in need of RNs to work I weekends Eiyoy a very competitive wage of $1800 hourtWe take great pride in the reputation we have I for providing tender loving care for our residents If lyou interested in working for a progressive I fi tyith'a hiome-like atmosphere call 314-493-22i5-imif ask for Pat or Sandy EOE I 4V i yf.