January 2014 – Page 69 – St. Joseph Post Archive

St Joe Sex Offender Sentenced For Illegally Reentering US

Posted on January 10, 2014

A registered sex offender living in the country illegally in St Joseph has been sentenced by a federal judge for illegally reentering the United States after being deported.

US Attorney Tammy Dickinson says Raul Guadalupe Ocon-Marin, 32, was sentenced to two years and six months in federal prison without parole.

On Sept. 20, 2013, Ocon-Marin pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the United States.

Ocon-Marin was born in Mexico and was admitted into the United States as a lawful permanent resident as the child of a U.S. citizen. According to court documents, Ocon-Marin was convicted in Iowa in 2004 of sexual abuse for having sexual intercourse with a 15-year-old girl. The girl became pregnant but miscarried the child. Ocon-Marin’s legal status was revoked and he was deported to Mexico on Feb. 16, 2005.

The Buchanan County, Mo., Sheriff’s Department was provided with information that Ocon-Marin was illegally residing in St. Joseph. On Jan. 13, 2013, deputies arrested Ocon-Marin for failing to register as a sex offender. Ocon-Marin was convicted on Feb. 14, 2013, in Buchanan County Circuit Court. He was released on parole on June 7, 2013, and taken into federal custody.

Woman injured in Friday morning rollover crash UPDATE

Posted on January 10, 2014January 10, 2014

12:19 p.m. UPDATE A woman is recovering from injuries she received in a Friday morning rollover accident in Clinton County.

According to the Missouri Highway Patrol forty eight year old Kate M. Lawson of Excelsior Springs, Mo was driving a 1998 Jeep Cherokee north on US 69 approximately 3 miles south of Cameron at 6 a.m.

The Jeep travelled off the east side of the road and overturned, coming to rest on its top in the ditch facing east. Lawson was transported to Cameron Regional Medical Center. She was not wearing a seat belt.

6: 10 a.m. First responders have been dispatched to report of a rollover accident on US Highway 69, approximately 4 miles south of Cameron.

The roads in many areas are very slick. Stay tuned to Eagle Radio/KFEQ and check St. Joseph Post for additional details on the accident as they become available.

Report: Fewer winter wheat acres this year?

Posted on January 10, 2014

(AP) — The first government forecast of the growing season shows U.S. farmers planted fewer acres of winter wheat for harvest this year.

The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Friday that the 41.9 million planted acres are down 2 percent from last year. Seeding for the 2014 winter wheat crop began in August.

Plantings of hard red winter wheat, used to make bread, were estimated to be up 2 percent at 30.1 million acres.

Significantly more hard red wheat acres were seeded in Colorado, Montana and North Dakota. Those helped offset large acreage decreases in Kansas, Oklahoma and South Dakota.

Utah had a record low acreage, while North Dakota seeded a record high number of wheat acres.

Kansas planted 8.8 million acres of winter wheat, down 7 percent from a year ago.

Mo. Man sentenced in Prison in Cocaine Case

Posted on January 10, 2014

(AP) – A California man has been sentenced to 19 years in prison after about 13.3 pounds of cocaine were found in his vehicle in northwest Missouri.

Platte County prosecutor Eric Zahnd announced Friday that 37-year-old Marcos Gonzalez, of Stockton, Calif., was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty in October to first-degree drug trafficking. Zahnd says the cocaine was valued at $600,000.

In April 2013, a Platte County deputy stopped Gonzalez’s U-Haul van for a routine traffic violation. While searching the van, the deputy found heat sealer and rubber bands, which Zahnd says are commonly used to package narcotics and bulk cash. The deputy found the cocaine inside the bottom lining of three black suitcases.

Mo. Officials Discuss Rosecrans, Create Missouri Military Partnership

Posted on January 10, 2014January 10, 2014

11:45 a.m. UPDATE (AP) – Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is creating a new military partnership led by state Treasurer Clint Zweifel to focus on keeping and enhancing military bases, force strength and federal defense spending in the state.

The Missouri Military Partnership was given a March 31 deadline to submit a report laying out a strategy for protecting and improving the state’s defense installations.

Nixon said Friday the military bases and service members are important for national security and Missouri’s economy. He said an economic impact study indicates the Missouri National Guard, Whiteman Air Force Base and Fort Leonard Wood support about 65,000 direct and direct jobs in Missouri.

(AP) – Missouri officials are announcing plans to retain and strengthen military bases and federal defense spending in the state.

Gov. Jay Nixon and state Treasurer Clint Zweifel scheduled news conferences Friday at or near three military installations.

Nixon and Zweifel planned to start the day at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in St. Joseph, where Adjutant Gen. Stephen Danner was to join them.

They were heading later Friday to the University of Central Missouri, located in Warrensburg near Whiteman Air Force Base, and to St. Robert, which is near Fort Leonard Wood.

Advertising Account Executive | Full-time

Posted on January 10, 2014January 10, 2014

Eagle Communications – Job Opening

Advertising Account Executive – St. Joseph, Missouri

Eagle Communications in St. Joseph, MO is looking for an experienced salesperson with confidence, drive and creative ideas to market our four radio stations and websites. Candidates should be hard working, goal oriented and self-motivated. An entrepreneurial spirit and a proven track record are essential to success.

Responsibilities include: contacting businesses to uncover potential advertising opportunities, researching client’s industry, presenting proposals and persuading clients to invest in your ideas. Continued client support and servicing is also required.

As an employee-owner, everything you do counts and we only hire the best. Our next employee-owner must also understand digital/web and social media. Must have vehicle and clean driving record.

Eagle Communications offers a benefit package including health and life insurance, 401(k) and employee stock ownership. Please send cover letter, resume and application [email protected]. Applications can be found online at http://www.eaglecom.net/Career.html.

Eagle Communications, Inc. is Employee-Owned and an Equal Employment Opportunity company.

Senator Blunt Applauds Introduction Of Bipartisan Trade Bill

Posted on January 10, 2014January 10, 2014

U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) applauded the introduction of the “Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014,” legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives to re-establish U.S. Trade Promotion Authority (TPA):

“America is the second largest exporter of goods, the largest exporter of services, and the largest combined exporter in the world. Free trade is critical for growing our nation’s economy and encouraging private sector job creation. I strongly urge my colleagues to pass TPA to open economic opportunities overseas and break down trade barriers for farmers, ranchers, manufacturers, and millions of job creators nationwide.”

Mo. Man Killed in tractor accident

Posted on January 10, 2014

(AP) – A Morgan County man died when the farm tractor he was driving slid backward down a hill and overturned.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 87-year-old Ernest Gibbs, of Rocky Mount, was thrown from the tractor Thursday and died at the scene.

The tractor continued rolling backward and struck two nearby houses before it stopped.

Mo. Legislative Black Caucus Chairman Resigns

Posted on January 10, 2014

(AP) – The chairman of the Missouri Legislative Black Caucus is stepping down.

Democratic Sen. Jamilah Nasheed, of St. Louis, said Friday that she decided to resign because some members of the 17-member group were upset about her appearance with Republican Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder at a news conference in December.

Nasheed and Kinder were criticizing the decision of a state commission to delay low-income housing tax credits, as part of an informal deal to pass new tax incentives for Boeing.

She became the chair in 2013, after her election to the state Senate. She previously served six years in the House.

Nasheed says the group’s vice-chairman – Democratic Rep. Brandon Ellington, of Kansas City – will take over her duties until the caucus elects a successor.

Nebraska city manager leaving for Missouri job

Posted on January 10, 2014

(AP) — The city manager of McCook in southwest Nebraska has announced his resignation and intention to take a job near his family’s farm home in central Missouri.

J. Jeff Hancock disclosed Wednesday that his last day of work in McCook would be Feb. 7 and that he’d do everything possible “to assist in the transition.” Hancock was named McCook’s city manager in October 2011.

Hancock says there’s a farm near Camdenton, Mo., that’s been owned by his mother’s family since the 1830s. He says he applied to fill the position of city administrator in Camdenton after the current administrator announced her retirement.