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Pictured above is Steve Ayers (far left) making his public presentation to the Shelbina City Council about putting a truckstop in Shelbina.

Steve Ayers of Ayers Oil Company attended the Shelbina City Council meeting Tuesday night to make an official presentation to the mayor and council about his intentions to bring a truckstop to Shelbina.
   Plans For A Truckstop
   Ayers said he and Joe Glover had been discussing the property and project for the last few years.
   “Joe had asked me what I had envisioned us putting there. I told him a traditional convenience store probably in the neighborhood of 3,000 square feet,” he said. He said it would also include scales, showers, ATM machine and all the typical amenities. He also added that it would most likely have a fast food restaurant in it as well.
   “Joe and I had many conversations about this and we wanted to decide how to move forward. I would like to see the highway completed, and then see it mature a little bit so we could see the traffic counts and do a site study for gas sales, fuel sales, inside sales and fast food,” he explained.
   They came up with the idea of an option contract, and talked with Shelbina City Attorney Mike Greenwell. Both sides have looked at it and are in agreement with it at this time.
   Ayers said his estimated employment at the truckstop would be 12 to 14 employees with a manager and assistant manager. This would not include the restaurant part. It would be a 24 hour facility.
   For the full story, see this week’s issue of the Shelbina Weekly.   2453 1010 3/10/2010 hdl

With the economic crises that has rocked the nation and trickled down from state to state, the affect has reached us locally as Shelby County R-IV Superintendent Rick Roberts gives a bleak state of the district address.
   Roberts said the numbers change on a daily basis as to how deep the cuts will be for education in our local schools. “I attended the Superintendents meeting in Macon this past Wednesday. Gerri Ogle was there from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. She is one of the finance people who have a lot of insight and works closely with all areas. According to her, the January revenues for the State of Missouri are down 12.5 percent from last year. February’s revenues are coming in 12 percent lower also,” he said. Roberts said it looks like the district will have a two percent to four percent withholding for this year. At two percent the dollar amount for the district would amount to $56,153. He noted that three weeks ago it was at one percent. “I am in hopes that it does not increase anymore. However, the legislative session is not complete yet. As it looks, this year and next year’s State budgets must be cut even more. There is a possibility of a 10 to 12 percent withholding of State money,” he explained. This would place Shelby County R-IV in an unbelievable financial pinch.
   For the full story, see this week’s issue of the Shelbina Weekly.   2454 1010 3/10/2010 hdl

The Shelby County Economic Development Board worked on a job description for the Director position during its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, March 4 at the Shelby County Extension Center in Shelbyville.
   Job Description
   Board member Jim McConnell said that he and board president Glenn Eagan tweeked the job description a little. The employement contract they came up with would allow the person in the position to work on an average of 20 hours per week. The idea is for a part-time person to work an average of 20 hours per week for an annual salary of $20,000. McConnell added that this position won’t have any benefits since it’s part time. He said they would reimburse for mileage and training with a maximum of $2,500 budgeted for training in a year’s time.
   It was also added that if they wrote a grant or administrated a grant, that person would be able to earn additional compensation seperate from the job duties. Board member Joe Glover asked how they would go about compensating for the grant writing. McConnell said it would have to be on a case-by-case basis between the person and the entity that the grant is written for. The was concern that the person might spend all of their time writing grants, with nothing else getting done during the 20 hour work week. There was a suggestion of having the actual grant writing process being done outside the 20 hour timespan.
   For the full story, see this week’s issue of the Shelbina Weekly.   2455 1010 3/10/2010 hdl

The first annual Show Me Shelby County business expo that will be held 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., on Saturday at the Father Buhman Center in Shelbina.
   Organizer Pat Greenwell said the idea is to let local businesses have a chance to show what the have to offer first hand for the public. The event will be free to the public. Greenwell said he feels the Expo will give businesses a chance to have samples of their products on hand for the public to see. Local business owners will be able to answer questions and interact with the public about all of the facets of what their business is all about.
   Greenwell said that the money made from the event will be donated to the Shelby County R-IV and North Shelby School Districts.
   For the full story, see this week’s issue of the Shelbina Weekly.   2456 1010 3/10/2010 hdl

The Mid-Missouri chapter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) has named Joe and Vonda Berti as Community Chair People (CCP) for the purpose of raising awareness and assisting MDA in its mission for the families in the Shelby County area with neuromuscular diseases.
   MDA’s CCPs are advocates of MDA’s mission of providing hope and help to families affected by neuromuscular diseases. They are people with “big hearts” that see the value of advancing MDA’s agenda of raising monies to fund life-saving research and life changing services such as: flu shots, durable medical equipment repairs, support groups, clinic visits and much more.
   Vonda Berti is currently employed at Hannibal Regional Hospital and serves as Director of Administrative Services. Vonda has served in the health care field for over 20 years and has contributed to the Shelby County community for nearly 30 years.
   Joe Berti has recently been appointed President of the Community State Bank located in Shelbina, and is an active board member for this bank. Joe has worked for the bank since it’s opening, and both are proud members of the Shelbina community.
   For more on this story, see this week's issue of the Shelbina Weekly.   2457 1010 3/10/2010 hdl