A St. Joseph man was killed after his vehicle crashed into a bridge pillar Sunday afternoon.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, shortly before 5 p.m., 53-year-old Fayrel E. McCarthy was driving his Toyota Corolla north on I-229 around mile marker 1.8 when his vehicle traveled off the east side of the road and hit a bridge pillar. McCarthy was pronounced deceased at the scene at 5:18 p.m. by Buchanan County Coroner Richard Shelton.

According to the Highway Patrol crash report, McCarthy was not wearing a seat belt.

Sometime during the month of August the Missouri State Highway Patrol plans to hold DWI saturations in Buchanan and Clinton counties.

According to a news release, the areas selected for enforcement are based on a high number of drinking-related crashes and contacts with drivers who have been drinking. Capt. James E. McDonald with Troop H said officers’ input will also be taken into consideration for operation locations to make contact with DWI violators.

“The Missouri State Highway Patrol is dedicated to removing impaired drivers from Missouri roadways,” Capt. McDonald said. “Anytime your plans include alcohol, please have a sober designated driver.”

Two upcoming town hall meetings will feature a scientist and a law firm to discuss information on the recent dicamba drift ruling. 

Willcross Seed will present “Legal remedies for those affected by Dicamba Drift.” 

Randy Baker is the General Manager of Willcross Seed at King City and Chillicothe. Baker said one of the speakers will be University of Missouri Weed Scientist Dr. Kevin Bradley. 

“He’ll be discussing the effects of dicamba, what it is and what it can do. He’s been studying the effects of dicamba for the last several years,” Baker said. “He’s found where they do have volatilization and he’s been going all over the state, really, looking at this stuff and determining what has caused it.” 

The law firm of Murphy, Taylor, Siemens and Elliott will also be at the town hall meeting.

“They’ll be explaining, whether it be an applicator or the farmer himself, just what their legal remedies are for going forward if they’ve had damage,” Baker said. “It doesn’t have to be a customer of Willcross, it doesn’t even have to be a farmer. There’s been some incidents where people’s fruit trees and yards and ornamental shrubs and so forth have been destroyed by this.”

The town hall meetings will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday at the Stoney Creek Inn in St. Joseph and from 1 to 3 p.m. on Friday at the Days Inn Hotel Conference Room in Chillicothe.

For more information or to RSVP, contact Willcross Seed at (660) 535-4444.

A class on how to use nail polish as a marbleizing agent will be held in August at the St. Joseph Downtown Library.

According to a news release, teens 12 to 18 will be able to learn how to use nail polish marbling to decorate their school supplies. The free course will be held Aug. 8 at 6 p.m. at the library located at 927 Felix St.

The library said some nail polish and school supplies will be provided, however, participants are welcome to bring their own. No registration is required.

For more information contact Young Adult Librarian, Katey Girard, at (816) 232-7729.