04-27-2012

 

REWARD OFFERED FOR INFORMATION ABOUT DAYTIME BURGLARY

Two daytime robberies occurred Wednesday, April 25 in Clinton County.  Clinton County Sheriff’s Department’s Chief Deputy Mark Etter said the Clinton County Sheriff’s Department received two reports Wednesday, April 25 of daytime burglaries.  There were no items taken from the first home on Brink Road near Hughes Road.  One suspect from the first burglary was described as a white male in his early 20s, with a stocky build, and short dark hair styled like a "buzz cut."  He was described as wearing a black t-shirt with a red logo on it.  The second suspect was described as a white male in his early 20s, with a stocky build, and short dark hair styled like a "buzz cut."  He was also described as having white gauze or bandages on both hands.  The second daytime burglary occurred near Gebke Road northeast of Bartelso.  Several items were taken from this location, including numerous firearms, electronic equipment, cash, coins from the 1800s, and jewelry.  A possible suspect vehicle is a white van.  Anyone with information is asked to call the Clinton County Sheriff’s Department at 594-4555.  The Clinton County Crimestoppers are offering substantial rewards for both robberies.

IMPROVEMENTS COMING TO ROADS IN MONTROSE CEMETERY

Improvements are coming to the roads in Montrose Cemetery.  At Tuesday night’s special Greenville City Council meeting, the council voted to use some of the excess money from the monument damage settlement to improve many of the roads in Montrose Cemetery.  The current rock and grass roads will be asphalted.  Rueters Asphalt had the lowest bid at $45,000.00.  2 ½ inches of asphalt will cover the current base including the turnabout, the hilled area, and many, but not all, of the other roads.  The asphalt will be a major improvement to the current road conditions.  The council also voted to contract with Mains Tree Service to remove some dead and deceased trees from Montrose Cemetery, again using funds from the insurance settlement in the amount of $6,500.00.  City Manager Dave Willey said Mains has worked in the cemetery before and the work has always been done very well. 

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CRAIG MARKS NEW GREENVILLE REGIONAL HOSPITAL PRESIDENT AND CEO

As WGEL Radio reported Tuesday morning Craig J. Marks has been appointed President and CEO of Greenville Regional Hospital, effective May 14, 2012.  Marks brings nearly thirty years of hospital operations experience, most recently serving as President and CEO of Western Missouri Medical center in Warrensburg, Missouri since 2007.  He has a BA degree in Hospital/Business Administration from Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota and a Masters of Hospital/Healthcare Administration degree from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.  He and his wife Andrea have been married 28 years.  Interim President Morris L. Bond said, “We are confident we have made an excellent choice to lead this organization into the future.  We look forward to Mr. and Mrs. Marks becoming part of our community.”

GHS ROBOTICS TEAM

Greenville High School’s new Robotics Team recently competed at a Botball tournament.  Team sponsor Ginny Larsson told WGEL this is the program’s first year.  The school provided them with some funding and they sent out letters asking for additional money to help buy supplies and materials.  The team uses an engineering process.  This means they first sit down and brainstorm ideas for a design, build the design, run the design through tests, and then start all over again.  The team recently competed at the Greater St. Louis Regional Botball Tournament at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.  There were 17 schools at the competition and Greenville placed fourth overall and received the Best Engineering Design and Best Engineering Fix awards.  Ginny said she is very proud of her students and their wonderful performance.