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The City of Shelbina has been one of the communities that has been mentioned in the last few months to be the location for a new truckstop on Highway 36 in Shelbina.
   According to Joe Glover, member of the Shelby County Economic Development Council, the prospective owners have been working on getting figures together for the last several months for a proposal to bring before the council. He said the owners told him they are hoping to have that proposal ready for either the first or second meeting in January.
   Glover has been in contact with the prospective owners, who are from outside of the community. He said they are looking at city-owned land located Northeast of the overpass in Shelbina.
   Actual construciton for the truckstop wouldn’t begin until sometime in 2011.
   For the full story, see this week’s issue of the Shelbina Weekly.   2210 0952 12/30/2009 hdl

Workers from Schwada Builders were busy Tuesday working on the new Special Needs Unit at the Salt River Community Care in Shelbina. They are hoping to have it completed in 120 days from the starting date.

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The following is a list of persons who have filed for candidacy for the Municipal Election to be held on April 6, 2010. Filing closes on January 19, 2010.
   Clarence Care Center Director. One director, district #5: Michael Collins.
   Salt River Nursing Home Board Member
    One Director District #4: Neal E. Livingston
    Shelbina Special Road District. Bert Greenwell
    Salt River Ambulance District
    One director, district #3: Delores Shively.   2212 0952 12/30/2009 hdl

This is the first of a two part series taking a look back at the events of 2009.
   January 7
   Two business owners, Sam Oshner of Sam’s Auto Parts, and Travis Howell of the Shelbina Laundry Mat reported that their businesses had been broken into during the month of December, 2008. Several other businesses in Shelby County were also broken into.
   The Shelby County R-IV School District received an infrastructure grant for $118,452.60 through the Safe Routes To School program for items associated with a new loading zone that would isolate buses from other regular vehicles on West College Street at the Shelbina Elementary.
   The Shelbina Fire Protection District was called to a fire at the home of Lana Dawkins of Shelbina on Thursday, Jan. 1, just before midnight.
   January 14
   Twelve students were inducted into South Shelby’s Chapter of the National Honor Society. They were Jordan Blew, Trevor Collins, Catheryn Carothers, Bridget Ide, Caroline Kirby, Ona Rufener, Jill Barry, Kory White, Lauren Studer, Kayla Harvey, Amber Peacock and Evan Carroll.
   The Shelbina City Council passed its first reading of the Industrial Electrical Rate increase which would affect Cerro Flow. Cerro and the City of Shelbina had discussed this proposed increase at length before the meeting.
   The South Shelby Cardinal boys basketball team defeated Macon 86-79 in the championship game of the South Shelby Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 10.
   January 21
   Shelbina Mayor John Smith said it would probably be the summer of 2010 before the new public swimming pool would be open for business.
   It was announced that former Shelby County person Kristi Ray would be the speaker at the annual Shelbina Chamber of Commerce Banquet. Ray works for the Columbia Chamber of Commerce.
   For the full story, see this week’s issue of the Shelbina Weekly.   2214 0952 12/30/2009 hdl

A one-vehicle accident resulted in minor injuries for a Shelbina man at around 12:20 p.m. Sunday, on Highway 36, two miles east of Clarence.
   According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 64-year-old Martin I. Short was traveling east when he attempted to pass a vehicle. Short lost control of his 2002 Chevrolet in the west bound lane due to snow on the roadway. His vehicle travled off the right side of the road and overturned.
   Short was transported by Salt River Ambulance to Samaritan Hospital in Macon.
   For the full story, see this week’s issue of the Shelbina Weekly.   2213 0952 12/30/2009 hdl