Texas County presiding commissioner Scott Long gestures while making a point at a meeting on U.S. 63. At his right is associate commissioner John Casey and his left is associate commissioner Doyle Heiney. Visible in back is Mike Pace, a former Texas County resident who at one time sat on the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission. Credit: HOWELL COUNTY NEWS

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