Owensville aldermen on Monday gave final approval granting Economic Development Rates (EDR) for electricity cost reductions to three businesses.

A routine traffic stop  Nov. 12 in Montgomery County led to the seizure of 1.2 pounds of heroin. A Missouri State Highway Patrol initiated a traffic stop along I-70. After receiving conflicting information from the driver and passenger, written consent to search was requested and granted. The driver, Liverio Ruiz-Chavira, 30, Kansas City, Mo., and passenger Jamie Chavira-Chapparo, 29, Kansas City, Mo., were arrested and charged with felony first-degree drug trafficking. “The charge for which Ruiz-Chavira and Chavira-Chapparo have been arrested is mere accusation and is not evidence of guilt,” the patrol noted. “Evidence in support of the charge must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.”

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