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18-year-old arrested after covert operation in Chillicothe

Posted on February 13, 2017

Photo courtesy Chillicothe Police Department

The Chillicothe Police Department took an 18-year-old into custody Sunday after a covert operation.

According to the department, during the last week of January and the first two weeks of February officers responded to multiple reports of stolen property taken from what was believed to be unlocked vehicles. Items reported taken ranged from money, to firearms and jewelry.

“Officers of the Chillicothe Police Department took proactive measures to stop this type of criminal activity. We set up a covert operation in the area where the criminal activity was taking place,” the department said in a press release. “The suspect was recorded committing criminal acts.”

Later in the day on Sunday officers arrived at the suspect’s home with a Livingston County search warrant. The suspect allegedly barricaded himself in the home and the Chillicothe S.P.I.D.E.R. team was called in to assist.

“As a result of this investigation an 18-year-old male was arrested for stealing, tampering with a motor vehicle and possession of stolen property,” the department stated. “During the search warrant, Officers located multiple items reported stolen including firearms, jewelry, and money. We solved multiple cases during this investigation.”

The office said multiple items that the suspect admitted as stolen were located that police do not have reports for. Anyone missing items including firearms is asked to contact Detective Maples at the Chillicothe Police Department. The incident areas were from Locust Street to Broadway Street, from Calhoun Street to 15th Street, and around Field School area.

Obituaries February 8-10

Posted on February 13, 2017

Willie “Bill” Winn Hayden
1931-2017

Willie “Bill” Winn Hayden, 85, of Saint Joseph, Missouri passed away Thursday, February 9, 2017 at a residential care home. He was born May 8, 1931 in St. Joseph, MO, son of the late Lucille and Ping Hayden. He attended Lafayette High School, and served in the United States Navy. He then married Velma Underwood on January 3, 1953, she passed away on that date in 2003. Bill worked at Rainbow Bakery, Kovacs Grocery, the St. Joseph Fire Department, and he was the janitor for many years at Patee Park Baptist Church, where he attended church. He enjoyed watching wrestling and old movies. Bill was preceded in death by wife, Velma Jean Hayden, his parents, and a grandson, Danny Watson. Survivors include: sons, Tom (Cindy) Hayden of Saint Joseph, MO and Russ Hayden of Helena, MO, daughter, Gloria (Danny) Watson of Saint Joseph, MO, four grandchildren, Josh Hayden, Jeremy Hayden, Tasha Hayden, and Jody Watson, and 2 great grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Monday, February 13, 2017 at Rupp Funeral Home with Rev. James Kerns officiating. The family will receive friends from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM on Sunday at the Rupp Funeral Home. The Interment will be at the Blakely Cemetery. Memorials are requested to the Asera Care Hospice.

Keith Lee Walker
1942-2017

Keith Lee Walker, 74, St. Joseph, Missouri passed away Thursday, February 9, 2017 at his home. He was born May 4, 1942 in St. Joseph, MO, son of the late Eleanor and Keith Walker. He was a dump truck owner and operator, and a member of the Souls Harbor Pentecostal Church. Keith was preceded in death by his parents, and a brother, Louis Walker. Survivors include: daughter, Jacqueline Walker of the home, two brothers, David and William Walker, a sister, Kristine Pettet of St. Joseph, MO, as well as several nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at Rupp Funeral Home, Pastor Ron Nichols officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Friday at the Rupp Funeral Home. The Interment will be at the King Hill Cemetery.

Calvin Coolidge Clay
1924-2017

Calvin Coolidge Clay, 92, walked into heaven on February 9, 2017. He was born on November 3, 1924 on his family’s farm North of Onaga, Kansas, the son of John and Julia (DuLac) Clay. Calvin graduated from Centralia High School in 1942 and entered the United States Navy as a part of the greatest generation in defense of our freedom during World War II; he served 26 months. After the end of the War he returned to his farming roots.
He married Mary Ellen Page April 13, 1952 at Grove, Kansas North of Silver Lake, she survives. They were blessed with two sons William Ross Clay (Darlene), Yukon, Oklahoma and Robert Nathan Clay (Linda), Rogers, Arkansas and one daughter Daisy Marie Parker (Alexander), Berryton, Kansas. He greatly loved his five grandchildren; Page and Abby Parker, Teresa (Nicholas) Sweet and Michael (Sarah) and David (Jenna) Clay they were the lights of his life. He was blessed to have four great grandchildren Ava Clay, Griffin Clay and Reece and Sarabelle Sweet.
Calvin was proceeded in death, by his father and mother (John 1957 & Julia 1983), three brothers; Ross 1941, Lawrence 1990 and Henry 1968 and three sisters; Catherine O’Donnell 2000, Florence Filkin 1998 and Rosemary Stadler 1987. He is survived by one sister Anna Mae Spacek of Topeka, Kansas.
Calvin was a farmer his entire life and was a true Steward of all of God’s creatures great and small. He raised cattle until about two years ago and raised pigs in his younger years. Calvin and Mary Ellen also raised dogs for several decades and had some row crops. Calvin was a member of the VFW Post 7772 in Onaga, KS and also a member of the American Legion Post 333 of Havensville, Kansas. He served on the Township board for over six years as a trustee. He spent over fifty years putting up American flags on all service member’s graves at the Neuchatel Cemetery for every Memorial Day and some 4th of July and Veteran’s Days.
Cremation is planned. Memorial services will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, February 17th at the Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Onaga. Burial with military honors will follow in the Neuchatel Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Onaga V.F.W. Post No. 7772 and may be sent in care of the funeral home, P.O. Box 312, Onaga, 66521.
Calvin passed into eternity surrounded by family members and friends in a room overflowing with love. Blessed are those who are pure in heart, for they will see The Lord.

Dennis Joseph Thummel
1967-2017

Dennis Joseph Thummel was born Saturday, January 28th, 1967; and passed away Thursday, February 9th, 2017 in Atchison, Kansas. Visitation Tuesday, February 14th, 2017, 6:00pm – 8:00pm; located at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home. Service Wednesday, February 15th, 2017, 2:00pm; officiating Rev. Robert Ziegler. Located at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Atchison, Kansas. Interment located at the Sugar Creek Cemetery in Rushville, MO.

Barbara June Landes
1925-2017

Wathena, Kansas – Barbara June (Bartlett) Landes, 91, of Wathena, Kansas passed away Friday, February 10, 2017 at the Mosaic Life Care of St. Joseph, Missouri.
Barbara was born in Harrison County, Missouri on June 7, 1925 to Francis and Pearl Nalley Bartlett. She lived in Bethany, Missouri, Stanberry, Missouri and the past 47 years in Wathena, Kansas. Barbara worked all of her adult life and enjoyed working at the Corner Drug Store in Bethany, Missouri, Hansen Pharmacy in Stanberry, Missouri, and the Hoof and Horn and the Frederick Inn in St. Joseph, Missouri, plus many other places.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Wathena, Kansas.
Barbara married Wilbur Lee “Brown” Landes on October 25, 1947, They celebrated their 50th Anniversary in 1997. He preceded her in death on August 8, 2000. She was also preceded in death by her parents, sister, Maretta Stroud and a granddaughter, Amy Nicole Landes.
Survivors include her two children: Rick (Judy) Landes of Kansas City, Missouri; Deborah (Quentin) Combs of Centerview, Missouri; Grandchildren, Melissa Ivers, Jonathan Combs and Kristen Kasselman; 7 great-grandchildren; Brothers-in-law, Eldon Landes Jr. and Glenn D. Landes; Sister-in-law, Margaret Landes; Nieces and nephews. Funeral Service: 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, February 14, 2017; at the Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Wathena, Kansas
Visitation: 1 hour prior to service from 9:30-10:30. Friends may call after 12 noon Monday.
Burial: 2:00 P.M. Miriam Cemetery, Bethany, Missouri
Memorials: First Baptist Church of Wathena, Kansas

Cecilia McGaughy
1929-2017

Cecilia McGaughy, 87, St. Joseph, Missouri passed away Friday, February 10, 2017 at her home.
She was born October 2, 1929 in St. Joseph, Missouri.
She married Robert McGaughy, Jr., who preceded her in death on December 25, 2012.
She was a high school salutatorian at Bartlett in 1947, a member of St. Joseph Cathedral Catholic Church, Alvin Ailey of KC, St. Joseph Symphony supporter, and Heartland Hospital Guild.
She was also preceded in death by her husband; parents, Cecil Stone and Josephine (Shelby) Garner; granddaughter, Marissa McGaughy; son, Robert Lee McGaughy III; daughter, Marcia McGaughy, twin brother, Cecil Garner; brother, James Garner, Jr.; and sisters, Hilda Carter, Virgina Cox, and J. Rozetta McDonnald; and several step-brothers and step-sisters.
Survivors include sons, William McGaughy (Gisele) and Paul McGaughy (Carol); daughters, Deborah Hill (Tom) and Rebecca Makkers (David); son, Anthony McGaughy (Tammy) grandchildren, Danielle, Lola, Hassan, Rashad, Devin, and Gary; and seven great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and in-laws.
Mass of Christian Burial 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, St. Joseph Cathedral Catholic Church. Interment Mount Olivet Cemetery. Parish Rosary 6:00 P.M. Tuesday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. The family will gather with friends 6:30 to 8:30 P.M. Tuesday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. In lieu of flowers the family suggest memorial donations be made to St. Joseph Cathedral Catholic Church or Monsignor Noland endowment fund. Online guest book and obituary at www.meierhoffer.com.

Carol Alberta Barnes (Garoutte)
1946-2017

Carol Alberta Barnes (Garoutte) was born Tuesday, May 14th, 1946; and passed away Friday, February 10th, 2017 in Atchison, Kansas. Visitation Tuesday, February 14th, 2017, 10:00am – 11:00am; located at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home. Service Tuesday, February 14th, 2017, 11:00am; located at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home. Interment located at the Sugar Creek Cemetery.

Hillcrest director to resign to spend time with family

Posted on February 13, 2017

HIllcrest Dir. Shannen White said she plans to resign to spend more time with her family. Photo courtesy Shannen White

Shannen White is leaving her position as the Director of Buchanan County’s Hillcrest Transitional Housing.

Her resignation is effective March 1.

“Working in this community to help homeless individuals and families become self-sufficient has been the greatest privilege of my career,” White said. “I am proud to have been a small part of helping decrease generational poverty in St. Joseph. I am also privileged to have worked alongside an amazing board of directors that have a true passion for our community and the families that go through the Hillcrest program.”

White said she is leaving to focus more time on her family.

“My daughter Paige is gearing up for her senior year at St. Joseph Christian School and my son Desmond is nearing the end of elementary school. I only have one shot at being the Mom the Lord created me to be. I feel that the timing is now for me to hang up my role as ‘Director’ and focus on my role as ‘Mom,'” she said. “I am blessed beyond measure to be able to take a step back from my career and be able to focus on being present with my family.”

According to a news release, the Hillcrest Buchanan County Board of Directors is working closely with the executive team to manage the transition. The search for a new leader will be launched shortly.

Update – Clinton County awaiting medical examiner in body found investigation

Posted on February 13, 2017February 13, 2017

(1:28 p.m.) – The Clinton County Sheriff’s Office is awaiting the results of a medical examination to identify skeletal remains found over the weekend.

Sheriff Larry Fish said a resident found the body Sunday afternoon in a wooded area off of southeast Cannon Ball Rd. just north of Holt.

“The call came in around 1:40 Sunday afternoon and our deputies arrived on scene and discovered the skeletal remains of an unknown individual,” Fish said. “We’ve got multiple agencies helping us right now and we’re reaching out to any missing person cases that might be around.”

He said right now they are waiting on a medical examiner to identify the remains.

“They’re still unknown yet on the identification. As soon as they get us a notification on who that is and we get a notification to the next of kin then we’ll make that public,” Fish said.

Currently, it’s unknown if the body is that of a man or a woman. Detectives are still on scene investigating the area. No word yet on the cause of death.

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(9 a.m.) – Clinton County officials are investigating after a decomposed body was found Sunday afternoon.

The Clinton County Sheriff’s Office located the body in a ditch in a remote area. Because it’s been exposed to the elements it’s unknown if the body is that of a man or a woman. The sheriff’s office said the body was found in Holt.

No word yet on the possible cause of death.

Authorities are investigating and a press conference will be held later in the day with more information.

Temperatures 10 to 25 degrees above average this week

Posted on February 13, 2017

Winter is nowhere to be seen this week as temperatures remain 10 to 25 degrees above average. The warmest days are toward the end of the work week, and that unseasonable heat currently looks to continue through the weekend. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Light south southwest wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning.

Tonight: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 53. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. North northwest wind around 9 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 47. North northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 64.

Fireman injured, fire truck totaled in crash during fire response

Posted on February 12, 2017

A firefighter suffered serious injuries, and his fire truck was a total loss after a traffic accident during a fire response in central Missouri Saturday.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Kenneth McCune, 57, of Moberly, was responding to a fire in a Ford F750 fire truck at 12:38 p.m.

The vehidle left Business Highway 63 at the Renick city limits, hit a culvert and overturned. The truck then struck a sign and ejected McCune.

McCune was transported by Randolph County ambulance to University Hospital in Columbia for treatment of serious injuries.

Planned road work for northwest Missouri, Feb. 13 – 19

Posted on February 12, 2017February 10, 2017

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in the Northwest Missouri region planned for the week of Feb. 13 – 19 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, bridge maintenance, striping, brush cutting, guardrail repairs and other road work conducted throughout the region. Many of these will be moving operations and could include lane closures with delays. With the possibility of winter weather, scheduled maintenance and construction projects may be postponed.

Atchison County

Route 111 – CLOSED from Route E to Route Z for roadside work, Feb. 15, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Route B – Pothole patching, Feb. 15 – 17

Buchanan County

Route 6 – Pothole patching, Feb. 14 – 17

Route 116 – From Rushville to DeKalb for sealing, Feb. 14 – 17

Caldwell County

U.S. Route 36 – CLOSED at the Route 13 overpass for bridge maintenance, Feb. 14 – 17, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m daily. Traffic will be directed up and over the ramps at Hamilton during the closure.

Route 116 – From Route A to U.S. Route 69 (Clinton County) for shoulder work, Feb. 14 – 17.

Clinton County

Route 33 – From Isley Drive to SE 209^th Street for drainage work, Feb. 14 – 17

Route 116 – From U.S. Route 69 to Route A (Caldwell County) for shoulder work, Feb. 14 – 17.

DeKalb County

Route J – CLOSED from U.S. Route 36 to Route 6 for a culvert replacements, Feb. 14 – 17, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily

Gentry County

U.S. Route 136 – From the Nodaway County line to Route W for crack sealing, Feb. 14 – 17

Grundy County

U.S. Route 65 and Route 6 – Pothole patching, Feb. 14 – 17

Harrison County

Route D – CLOSED from Eagleville Road to Washington Center for a culvert replacement, Feb. 14, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

U.S. Route 136 – Interstate 35 Overpass Bridge for maintenance, Feb. 15 – 16

Route U – CLOSED from Route 46 to W 110^th Place for a culvert replacement, Feb. 15, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Holt County

U.S. Route 59 – From the city limits of Mound City to the city limits of Oregon for shoulder work and pothole patching, Feb. 14 – 17

Mercer County

U.S. Route 136 – From Route A to the Harrison County line for sealing, Feb. 14 – 17

Route P – CLOSED at the Brushy Creek Bridge for a bridge replacement. The road will be closed through February 2017.

Nodaway County

U.S. Route 71 – Pothole patching, Feb. 14 – 17

Speaker to talk common courtesy when approaching galleries

Posted on February 12, 2017February 10, 2017

(News release) – Eric Swangstu, a painter, art administrator and gallery owner, will present a talk titled: “Common Courtesy: Approaching a Gallery” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15 in Potter Hall, room 107 as part of Missouri Western State University’s Artist Entrepreneurship Speaker Series. The talk is free and open to the public.

Swangstu will talk to artists about the property way of approaching galleries, how to prepare and what to expect. He will also talk about navigating the graduate school application process. Swangstu ran his own gallery and is currently the admissions director of the University of Washington’s Master of Human-Computer Interaction and Design program.

As an artist, Swangstu participated in Mel Chin’s artist collective, the GALA Committee, in the late 90s, when the group placed public art on the set of the television show “Melrose Place.” His artwork is included in the permanent collections of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., and the Government Employees Hospital Association in Kansas City, Missouri.

Highway Patrol to offer boater safety course in St. Joe

Posted on February 12, 2017February 10, 2017

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is offering a boater safety course in St. Joseph next month.

The certification course will be help Saturday, March 25 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Troop H Headquarter located at 3525 N. Belt.

Captain James E. McDonald, commanding officer Troop H said there is no fee for the course; however, students are required to pre-register online as seating will be limited.

For more information, to register for the course, or to obtain a complete listing of where other courses are being offered, you may visit the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s website, www.mshp.dps.mo.gov. A Boat Safety Education & Certification link can be found on the left side of the Patrol’s home page under training. On the day of the class, the “Boat Safety Education & Certification” link will provide the announcement if the course is canceled due to an insufficient number of participants.

Missouri law requires any person born after January 1, 1984, to carry a boater safety education certification card along with a picture ID anytime they operate a vessel, which includes personal watercraft, on Missouri lakes. Participants who successfully pass the course will be eligible to order a boater safety certification card for $15. For further information, call Sergeant Chris Wilson at (816)387-2345.

Northwest launches pilot program with community college

Posted on February 12, 2017February 10, 2017

Metropolitan Community College (MCC) and Northwest Missouri State University will launch a pilot program in the fall saving students time and money.

The partnership will provide students with an opportunity to complete both an Associate of Arts and a Bachelor of Science degree in four years or less while allowing the two institutions to develop a more seamless transfer process and remove challenges that add time and cost to degree completion.

The institutions submitted their joint proposal to the Missouri Department of Higher Education through a statewide competitive process, and the program was one of three selected by the state.

“This is an innovative enrollment approach that will emphasize profession-based learning at a reduced cost and shortened timeline, getting students into the workforce more quickly and with a greater level of academic and practical experience,” Northwest Provost Dr. Timothy Mottet said.

Students applying to the pilot program must meet Northwest’s admissions requirements. Those who do not will be tentatively accepted and allowed to enroll in specified courses within their pathway until they complete at least 24 hours of coursework from MCC and Northwest with a minimum 2.0 cumulative grade-point average. Students will be automatically granted full admission to Northwest after meeting all requirements.

Students will enroll in one of four degree programs in education (elementary, special education, early childhood), business management, communication and public relations, or applied health science in preparation for professional careers in one of those fields.

MCC and Northwest will work together to provide students a seamless application process without additional fees, and financial aid will be managed between the two institutions.

If the pilot is successful, MCC and Northwest will seek to expand the program to include more profession-based academic majors that may be completed in an accelerated format. The institutions plan to build on the program and continue fostering seamless transfer and maximizing dual credit with area high schools.

For more information about the pilot program, contact Fran Padow, MCC director of educational services, at (816) 604-1081 or Terry Barmann, director of Northwest-Kansas City at (816) 809-2953.