Judge Scott Hayes, presiding judge of the 14th Judicial Circuit (Howard and Randolph  Counties), sat Tuesday by special designation with the Supreme Court of Missouri. Hayes was sitting in place of Judge Patricia Breckenridge who was recused from the first case argued that day. This is the first time Hayes has served as a special judge with the Supreme Court.  

Hayes heard a case concerning taxes assessed by the Platte County Assessor on property that was under construction.

He was elected as circuit judge for the 14th Judicial Circuit in November 2006. Before  serving as a circuit  judge, Hayes worked as an assistant prosecuting attorney in Randolph County from 1994 through 1998, an assistant public defender for the 14th Judicial Circuit (Randolph County) from 1998 through 2002, and was elected associate circuit judge in Randolph County from 2003 through 2006.

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Former Linn UMC pastor will be assigned to superintendency post

Word has been received that the Rev. Dale Stone will be assigned as superintendent of the United Methodist Church’s Mark Twain District based in Kirksville. The appointment will be effective with the close of the Missouri Conference’s annual session in June.

Stone served as pastor of the Paul H. Linn Memorial United Methodist Church here from 1996 to 2001.

Since 2001, he and his wife, Barbara, have been serving the congregation of First United Methodist Church in Mexico. They will move to Kirksville in June.

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Dan Elliott honored

CMU biololgy professor Dr. Dan Elliott has received word that he will again be included in “Marquis Who’s Who in America,” 2011 edition.

Elliott, a longtime resident of Fayette, has been honored with inclusion in the publication a number times in past years.

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Baccalaureate service will take place Wednesday

Fayette High School graduates and their families are invited to the St. Joseph Catholic Church Hall, Wednesday, 8 a.m., for breakfast and an inspirational service.

Hosted by the Fayette Ministerial Alliance, the baccalaureate service will feature special music by Fayette High School vocal students and a keynote speaker from the University of Missouri Career Center in Columbia. Craig Benson will talk about ways individuals are divinely called to service.

Breakfast will be prepared by Dennis and Bonnie Potter, along with several volunteers.

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Glasgow K of C contributes $10,000 to area nonprofits

The Glasgow Knights of Columbus distributed a total of $10,000 to a number of groups including the Fayette Senior Center, the Glasgow Senior Center, the New Franklin Silver Liners Senior Center, Glasgow Food Pantry, Lewis Library and other worthy causes.

The Catholic-based organization raised the money as part of fund-raising events during the 2009-2010 National Football League season.

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May pulse ‘unlikely’ to happen

With high river flows on the lower portion of the Missouri River and forecasts for more of the same, it is unlikely that the “May Pulse” will be conducted this year.

The U.S. Corps of Engineers announced the prediction Wednesday.

A pulse of water from Gavins Point Dam (at the Nebraska and South Dakota border) to benefit the endangered pallid sturgeon was scheduled during the period between May 1 and 19.

“There is plenty of water in the reservoirs to conduct the pulse, but the combination of high downstream flows on the James River and other tributaries, early nesting by the plovers, and low water temperatures makes a pulse this month unlikely,” said Jody Farhat, Chief of the Water Management Office in Omaha.

The pulse in March was cancelled because downstream flow limits were exceeded.

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Fayette natives receive honors

• Jordan Caleb Bell, son of Lawrence and Martha Bell of Fayette, received an award for academic, work and character excellence at an awards ceremony held April 29 on the campus of the College of the Ozarks.

Jordan is a 2006 Grace ‘n’ Glory Christian Academy graduate.

• Ronnia Estes received an honorable mention for poetry in the Missouri Scholastic Writing Awards Contest. Her writing was one of 53 selected among hundreds of entries.

Ronnia is a Fayette High School student.

The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Program has recognized accomplished artists such as Truman Capote, Joyce Carol Oates, Sylvia Plath, Robert Redford and Andy Warhol who were student winners as teenagers.

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Scholastic Book Fair to begin Monday

Discover, Visa and MasterCard accepted.

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Lewis Library in Glasgow receives $3,000 grant

Patrons of Glasgow’s Lewis Library will have new computers and wheelchair-accessible tables thanks to a $3,000 grant.

The Missouri State Library notified library officials recently that they will receive $3,076. The funds will be used to purchase three wheelchair-accessible tables and three computers.

Residents at Glasgow Living Center will take advantage of the new computers and equipment twice a week.

When seniors are not using the equipment it will be available to regular patrons and a number of students who make use of library facilities.