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SJSD approves new principals for Lindbergh and Hosea

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Justin McCarthy. Photo courtesy St. Joseph School District.

The St. Joseph School District Board of Education, during this week’s executive session, approved two new principal assignments for the 2018 – 2019 school year.

According to a press release, Justin McCarthy has been selected as principal at Hosea Elementary.

He is currently the assistant principal at Spring Garden Middle School, where he has served since 2013. Previously, he taught physical education at Edison Elementary for six years and was the head baseball coach at Central High School for five years.

McCarthy was hired to replace Kevin Carroll, who has accepted a position with Grain Valley School District R-5.

The search for a new assistant principal at Spring Garden will begin immediately.

 

Leah Richardson. Photo courtesy St. Joseph Public School District.

Leah Richardson has been selected as principal at Lindbergh Elementary.

She is currently principal at Humboldt Elementary, where she has served since fall of 2017. Previously, Richardson was the assistant principal of Oak Grove Elementary and the acting principal of the Webster Learning Center. She has also been an administrative intern at several schools within the district. She began as a teacher with the district in 2006.

Richardson will take over for Dr. Julie Gaddie, who has been named president of the Heartland Foundation.

Retired principal Jeaneen Boyer will serve as interim principal beginning March 1 until the end of the school year.

3-year-old wounded in suburban Kansas City shooting

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Police investigators on the scene of Tuesday shooting photo courtesy Fox4 Kansas City

RAYTOWN, Mo. (AP) – Authorities say a 3-year-old child has been wounded in a suburban Kansas City shooting.

Police say the child’s injuries aren’t life threatening.

The Tuesday afternoon shooting in Raytown was criminal in nature, according to police. They released no other details about what happened.

Anyone with information is asked to call police or a tips hotline.

Clarinda man seriously injured in Gentry County crash

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A Clarinda, Iowa, man was seriously injured in a crash in Gentry County Tuesday.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, at 9:20 p.m., 21-year-old James A. Drake of Blockton was driving a Pontiac Grand Am south on Route H about seven miles south of Darlington. Drake failed to negotiate a curve and the vehicle went off the east side of the road, hit a MoDOT sign, went down an embankment and through several trees before coming to rest on the passenger side.

A passenger in the vehicle, 20-year-old Nicholas M. Nelson of Clarinda, was transported by LifeNet air ambulance to KU Medical Center for treatment of serious injuries. No injuries were reported for the driver.

According to the crash report, neither occupant was wearing a seatbelt.

Temperatures near 60 today and tomorrow

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Enjoy the next two days as highs climb into the 50s and 60s today with some areas seeing 70s on Thursday. This nice warm up will abruptly end Friday as highs fall back into the 20s and 30s. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Patchy fog before 10 a.m. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 59. South southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. South wind 5 to 8 mph.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. South wind 7 to 13 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. North northwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming northwest 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Washington’s Birthday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 36.

 

TECH SCOOP: Weather not the only thing stalling Olympic Games

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With the eyes of the entire world on Pyeongchang, South Korea, nothing

Drew Purviance, Eagle Technology Solutions

makes for a better target for hackers and malicious attack groups.

The Olympic Committee has reported it has had several machines succumb to a new malware referred to as “Olympic Destroyer.” With the 2014 Sochi Olympics making about $53 million in revenue, the Olympics are a huge target for ransomware attacks. Money though isn’t always the motive, though. In this case, it appears the attackers just want to disrupt the games and show off their skills.

The Olympic Destroyer malware’s current goal is making devices totally unusable, achieving this by deleting files critical to allowing the operating system of the machines to run but, at the same time, using network devices to further its progression to other machines. This sophisticated malware is also stealing credentials from the machines it has infected. Olympic Destroyer contains two modules it uses to steal credentials — one of them steals the credentials from an internet browser and the other from the local machine’s administrator credentials.

You might have noticed on Feb. 9 that the official Winter Olympics’ website was down for the majority of the day — roughly 12 hours — which left attendees unable to print tickets to events. The malware was able to take down the website with the malicious attack, and it also brought down several television feeds. In January, researchers for various companies reported a Russian hacking group had been sending phishing emails with malicious attachments to South Korean organizations as well as groups that work with the Olympics.

Russia’s foreign ministry has denied any allegations and has said “no evidence would be presented to the world.” So far, investigators of the attacks have made no claims as to who has initiated this attack on the Winter Olympic Games.

At a time when the world is supposed to come together for the love of sports, there are still people out there with malicious intentions fixating on poisoning any happiness this world can get.

If you are concerned about Ransomware in your organization, contact ETS about employee training and ways to help educate your staff and have the necessary “safety nets” in place in the unfortunate event you experience a compromise

Missouri woman fatally shot in front yard of home

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – Authorities say a woman has been fatally shot in a Springfield neighborhood.

KYTV reports that the shooting happened Tuesday night in the northeast party of the city. Police found the woman in the yard of a home after receiving a call about a victim with a gunshot wound. She was rushed to the hospital where she later died.

Investigators say the woman was in her 30s. Her name wasn’t immediately released.

Investigators say the killing isn’t believed to be random. No information has been released on a possible suspect.

Kan. congresswoman introduces bill to help man facing deportation

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KANSAS CITY (AP) – A Kansas congresswoman has introduced legislation that would help a father who is fighting efforts by the U.S. to deport him to Bangladesh.

Jamal-photo courtesy the online petition

The bill that Republican Rep. Lynn Jenkins introduced Tuesday would provide for the “relief” of 55-year-old Syed Ahmed Jamal. U.S. immigration officials put Jamal on a plane bound for his native county Monday before an immigration panel granted a temporary stay in the case. His attorney, Rekha Sharma-Crawford, said he was taken off the flight when it stopped to refuel in Honolulu.

Sharma-Crawford says government attorneys have indicated they’re coordinating efforts to bring Jamal to the Kansas City area.

Jamal has lived in the Kansas for 30 years and has worked as an adjunct professor and researcher. Jenkins says her “heart aches” for his wife and children.

Sheriff: Valentine remains in NE Kan. jail on on Valentine’s Day

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JACKSON COUNTY —  Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects on drug charges.  On Tuesday, the Jackson County Sheriff reported a deputy stopped a vehicle at 4th and Arizona Street in Holton Friday.

Valentine-photo Jackson Co.

Deputies arrested the vehicle’s occupants Matthew Scott Barr, 38, Carbondale and Shawna Marie Valentine, 35, Osage City.

Barr was arrested and booked into the Jackson County Jail for possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and felony interference with law enforcement. Bar also had an outstanding Osage County warrant. Bar was released after posting bond

Valentine was arrested and booked into the Jackson County Jail for possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and felony interference with law enforcement. Valentine was also wanted on an outstanding Osage County warrant.

Barr-photo Jackson Co.

Valentine remains in the Jackson County Jail with bond set at $7,500.00. She has previous conviction for drug distribution, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.

Driest winter in 40 years worsens Missouri drought

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U.S. Drought monitor map Feb. 8 2018…Click to Expand

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Weather experts say Missouri is experiencing its driest winter in more than 40 years, worsening a drought that started last summer.

The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that that from September through January, Missouri recorded average precipitation 8.3 inches. The normal average is 15.9 inches. From November to December, Missouri averaged 30 percent of its normal 1.91 inches of precipitation.

The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map shows the drought is worse in east-central, southeastern and south-central Missouri, with northern Missouri also including several areas of long-term dryness.

In 1953-1954, Misorui had a drought that lasted 16 consecutive months.

Missouri teen dies after car hits a tree

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WEBSTER COUNTY — A Missouri man died in an accident just before 1:30p.m. Tuesday in Webster County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2018 Hyundai Elantra driven by Larry G. Moore, 41, Niangua, was northbound on Route CC four miles north of Marshfield.  The vehicle traveled off the road and hit a tree.

A passenger Dale G. Stafford, Niangua, was airlifted to Cox South Hospital where he died. An Ambulance transported Moore to Cox South in serious condition.

They were not wearing seat belts, according to the MSHP.

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