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The Eldon Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution will be hosting a genealogy workshop on Saturday, May 19 from 1-4pm at the Morgan County Public Library in Versailles. The workshop is free and open to the general public.

The Morgan County Caring for Kids Coalition is having a Jail/Bail and Hotdog Sale fundraiser Saturday, May 19 in Versailles.
Well known citizens in Morgan County are being "arrested" to raise money for the non-profit organization's annual Morgan County Back To School Fair.

The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in the mid-Missouri area for the week of May 14 - 18, 2012.

Everybody on the Gravois arm, and most people who visit Coconuts know the place. It’s the rock house with the big Catamaran next to the dock.
A lot of others — local people — know the house because they grew up going to parties there or spending summer vacations fishing nearby.
But only a few remember back in the days just after the Lake filled up, when a young couple from Warrensburg built the little rock house just across a cove from Washburn’s Point, one of the Lake’s first fishing camps.

Local police apprehended a fugitive in a high speed chase through three counties May 10 after officers responded to a reported sighting of Joshua J. Gresham, 27, of Sedalia Thursday morning.
According to a press release from the Morgan County Sheriff's Office, Gresham was wanted for an outstanding warrant from the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole for a parole violation and on two outstanding warrants from Pettis County. He was also involved in a multi-county pursuit on April 24, 2012 where he was not caught. Charges from that incident are pending.

Missouri's attorney general has stepped in and filed a lawsuit against a Barnett dog breeder. Attorney General Chris Koster claims Lisa Oldendorf, who owns Oldendorf Boxer, violated a number of provisions of the Animal Care Facilities Act and the Canine Cruelty Prevention Act.

Morgan County prosecutor Dustin Dunklee, who is a captain in the Missouri National guard and a JAG legal adviser for the 35th Combat Aviation Brigade, headed to Fort Leonard Wood near Waynesville on Monday, where he will be stationed for 30 days.

The Morgan County Sheriff's Office has announced it will be holding a DWI safety checkpoint in May.

Gravois Mills Postmaster Pam Payne was awarded the Missouri Postmaster of the Year award during the recent state convention of the National League of Postmasters. The Missouri National League of Postmasters (NLPM) awards Postmaster of the Year to the member who has outstanding within their own community and within the management organization.

The Village of Gravois Mills was recently cited by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for failing to have an asbestos inspection and illegal burning related to the demolition of the Gorilla Villa building on its property last summer.

Laurie Elks Lodge #2705 have named Samantha Mankey and Zachary Drescher the LCTC Student of the Year.

After the upheaval in the police department in the last two years, newly-named Laurie Police Chief Mark Black says he is ready to move the department forward.

The next  Relay For Life of Morgan County Planning Meeting is scheduled for May 8 at the Morgan County Library in the Comminity Room.

Lake Regional Health System will hold a health fair from 7:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday, May 10, at Elks Lodge #2705, located at 174 Elks Lane in Laurie, Mo.

The Lake of the Ozarks Watershed Alliance is holding two septic tank maintenance workshops on the west side of the Lake of the Ozarks this spring.

Mrs. Michael’s and Mrs. Fischer’s preschool students from Morgan County R-1 in Stover visited Gravois Fire Protection District’s Station 5 May 3.

 It’s time to gear up for the 15th annual Spring Harbor Hop set for May 5 hosted by the Lake of the Ozarks Convention & Visitor Bureau. Stop by any of the 30-plus locations around the Lake from during the day to participate.

Members of Stover FFA recently made good use of the leadership skills their organization is known for by making connections with area farmers, which in turn helped them place in the top 80 with 41 votes for the second annual FFA Chapter Challenge.

The Morgan County Commission is working to upgrade the county's radio communication system. Commissioners voted April 23 for a request for proposal for a bank-qualified tax exempt lease purchase for up to $875,000 to complete the project.