The Weston Chronicle

Busy Times Coming Up!

Below is an excerpt from Beth's editorial from this week.  The entire editorial may be found in this week's print copy of the Weston Chronicle or online here.

Spring always brings us out and this one is no exception. 

This Saturday, we have the Mason’s Biscuit and Gravy Breakfast 7-10
The second of the Moonshiners Car Club show on Main Street starting 5:00
 Bigfoot Search 11 to 4 at the tennis courts in the Downtown City Park, April 27
And watch for bicycles Sunday as the Stay Fired Up Gravel Grinder Tour comes from Leavenworth, headed north.

The following weekend, The Bank of Weston will  hold a Customer Appreciation Extravaganza Saturday.
Friends of San Lucas will promote health care in Guatemala at a Church Service May 5 10:00AM at Weston United Methodist Church. All are welcome! No RSVP required.
It is followed by a picnic at 4:30 PM at Red Barn Farm in Weston. There will be a silent and live auction. To see more event information or to RSVP, visit sanlucasmission.org/kansas-city-celebration-2024.
Watch our feathered neighbors on the Evergy Iatan Falcon Cam! 
Spring brings nesting seasons for birds, and among the most fun to watch thanks to online cameras are peregrine falcons. 
The Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) decades long effort to restore falcons as nesting birds in the state is aided by partners. Peregrine falcons were originally cliff-nesting birds, and ledges on tall buildings and utility smokestacks like the smokestack at the Iatan Energy Plant north of Weston. 
This has been a productive nest site for falcons for several years. Falcons at that nest overlook the Missouri River valley. The nest can be viewed online at Evergy Iatan Falcon Cam | Inside The Nest Live Stream - YouTube.

The Sheriff’s Department is much more than an administrative building. Now moving into the old Resource Center near the KCI Expo building, the new center contains all the facilites except the Dispatch Center and Jail, which remain as part of the Court House center in Platte City. 
The department left 9,800 square feet of space for well over 30,000 square feet in the new building. It means offices have been able to move out of closets, there will be no more lines for the bathrooms and there will be room for more in the evidence rooms.
Deputies will be closer to the areas of the county with the most calls, Souther Platte County.
The building has allowed the department to create training and exercise rooms, a staff kitchen and eating area,  so they can host training classes in house. 
“Since we moved, we’ve hosted seven national classes for 296 Law Enforcement personnel from seven states,” Sheriff Mark Owen said. 
In addition, the department made changes to the building designed as a backup for the Administrative Building. “If there was a catastrophic event, the county offices can be back up in a day or two instead of weeks or months,” he said. 

Highlights of the Missouri Legislature’s actions last week, courtesy of The Missouri Independent;
Education-Scholarships. A massive education bill that expands a private school scholarship program and opens up Boone County to charter schools is estimated to cost taxpayers $468 million when fully implemented. .
Education-Homeschool. The Missouri Senate voted Wednesday night to ensure homeschool families are allowed to own firearms. 
Border Funds. A bill dedicating $2.2 million to support deployment of Missouri National Guard soldiers and State Highway Patrol troopers to Texas.

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Beth McPherson, Editor

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