Brake issues are blamed for an accident in Clinton County Friday that sent two people to the hospital with serious injuries.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report says Cody Kent was unable to stop his S.U.V. at a stop sign at Route A and 272nd Street north of Lathrop. The vehicle was hit was hit broadside by a Ford Focus on Route A at 12:42 p.m. Friday.
Both vehicles traveled off the west side of the roadway and came to rest on their wheels.
The 21-year-old Lathrop man suffered serious injuries and was transported to Liberty Hospital. The driver of the other vehicle, Kimberly Guenther, was also seriously hurt and was transported to Liberty Hospital.
There were two passengers in Mr. Kent’s vehicle. Nathaniel Colboch, 24, of Lawson, Missouri, was treated at the scene for what were described as minor injuries. Crisjen McIlvain, 26, of Liberty, was not injured.
The No Boundaries fishing event at Longview Lake, which this year will be June 11, is one of several ways MDC helps people with special needs and their caregivers enjoy the outdoors. Photo courtesy Missouri Department of Conservation
Kansas City, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) offers programs to help those with special needs and their caregivers enjoy the outdoors.
MDC will offer an outdoor skills special needs event 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 31, at the Burr Oak Woods Nature Center in Blue Springs. The program is reserved for outdoor enthusiasts young or young at heart who may have special physical or mental needs, and their guardians or caregivers. Participants in the morning will try fishing in the Burr Oak Woods pond and target shoot with air rifles. MDC staff and volunteers assist participants with all activities.
A campfire lunch will be provided. In the afternoon, participants will get a chance to go canoeing at the pond.
“This is about getting people outdoors and giving them the same opportunities that everyone else has to enjoy nature,” said Lisa LaCombe, Burr Oak Woods manager. “We get cool comments from people, such as ‘this is the first time I’ve gotten to fish in 15 years.’ “
LaCombe is also the latest organizer for a decades-old No Boundaries fishing program. This year it will be held June 11 at the Longview Lake Marina. The event coincides with Missouri’s free fishing weekend. MDC staff and volunteers assist the anglers and their caregivers with the fishing.
“Even the smallest sunfish they catch brings great delight,” LaCombe said.
MDC staff and conservation partners also recently held an 8th Annual Outdoors Without Limits event at Hazel Hill Lake north of Warrensburg in Johnson County. The joy people get from connecting with the outdoors is rewarding to those who help them.
“Our staff partners with people on things like canoeing,” LaCombe said. “We get into the canoe and paddle with them and make sure they have a good experience. Many times they will progress and follow up by paddling a kayak on their own.”
Registration is required for the programs and can be made by calling LaCombe at 816-655-6263, ext. 1332, or email at lisa.lacombe@mdc.mo.gov.
The K-JO 105.5 Radio-A-Thon for Camp Quality Friday raised $12,287 dollars. That compares to about $10,000 raised last year.
The week-long summer camp for kids with cancer operates solely on community donations. Camp Quality offers a summer camp experience and yearly support for the kids and their families.
KKJO Morning Personality Gregg Lynn hosted the event live on the air from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. from the St. Joseph Hy-Vee as he has each year since it started. By noon Friday, Gregg had raised just $4,000, so the second half of the day proved to be the better draw.
You can still donate on the station’s Web site at Kjo1055.com.
The Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for a new retail shop in Savannah last week.
Simply Amazing Bridal Shop is located at 105 South Fifth Street in Savannah and offers in-stock wedding gowns and Paparazzi jewelry. Owner Heidi Rudel launched the shop with her family in attendance at the Chamber Ribbon Cutting on May 19th.
Pictured are Kryna Rudel, Owner Heidi Rudel, Kyra Rudel, Chamber Vice President Marty Lyle, Virgil Davidson, Mary Kay Lyle, Kathy Freeman, Frankie Nellesen, Chamber Executive Director Mary Ingersoll, Eddie Ingersoll, Carole Johnson, Harold Johnson, Linda Tworek, Kassidy Rudel, Jodi Nellsen, Jan Glenn, Jason Sarsany.
There are a number of state highways in northeastern Kansas that have been closed due to flooding.
In a news release, Kimberly Qualls of the Kansas Department of Transportation offered these photographs and the following list (updated at one p.m. Friday)
NOW OPEN! K-5 (Leavenworth County) over 7-Mile Creek NOW OPEN to all traffic as flood waters have receded from the roadway.
***K-9 (Marshall County) from K-87 junction to two miles east STILL CLOSED to all traffic due to flood waters over the roadway.
***K-18 (Wabaunsee/Riley Counties) from K-99 junction to K-177 STILL CLOSED to all traffic due to flood waters over the roadway.
***K-68 (Osage County) in the city of Quenemo NOW CLOSED to all traffic due to flood waters over the roadway.
***K-87 (Marshall County) from the K-9 junction south to the Village of Vliets STILL CLOSED to all traffic due to flood waters over the roadway.
***K-92 (Leavenworth County) over Stranger Creek STILL CLOSED to all traffic due to flood waters over the roadway.
***K-116 (Atchison County) over the Delaware River in Arrington NOW CLOSED to all traffic due to flood waters over the roadway.
***K-192 (Leavenworth County) over Stranger Creek in Easton STILL CLOSED to all traffic due to flood waters over the roadway.
***K-99 (Lyon County) from I-35 to Allen Road STILL CLOSED to all traffic due to flood waters over the roadway.
The roadways are not expected to reopen until sometime later Friday night.
A total of 15 citations and 37 warnings were issued in conjunction with a Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement operation conducted in Nodaway County on May 25, 2016.
Sgt. J.P. Angle, PUblic Information Officer of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Troop H, listed these citations from the enforcement effort:
“Motorists traveling on Missouri’s roadways can expect that members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol will be striving to keep our roadways safe through strict enforcement,” said Captain James McDonald. “Always pay attention to the task of driving, and please wear your seat belt at all times.”
By 12:30 this afternoon the Missouri River stage at St Joseph was 17.29 feet, just over minor flood stage, on its way to an expected crest of 22.6 feet by Saturday afternoon. At that level Riverfront Park in St Joe would be flooded and property along the Nodaway River would see some backwater flooding. The Missouri is expected to dip back below flood stage by about Tuesday.
Warnings are in effect along the Tarkio River at Fairfax and the Platte River near Agency.
Emergency Management Director Bill Brinton says flooding has closed these roads in Buchanan County. They will be closed during the Labor Day Weekend:
Kemmerer Road
Walden Creek Road
Rock Creek Road
Horn Road
115 Road north of State Route 116
Saxton/Easton Road
123 Road
135 Road
Hurlingen Road
112 Road
Chestnut Road
Flooding has closed a number of roadways under MoDOT’s jurisdiction as well. Click here for more
Geese crossing a Platte County Highway caused a crash that sent three people to the hospital.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a Nissan Pathfinder stopped at mile marker 10.6 on I-635 for some geese crossing the road Wednesday afternoon. The SUV was struck from behind by a Buick.
The crash report says Gashinde Elias of Kansas City, Kansas and Say Kaw of St Joseph in the S.U.V., and Marilyn Selk of Lawton, Oklahoma in the Buick, were transported to area hospitals for treatment of what were described as minor injuries.
The two drivers were not hurt. They were identified as Pay Yo of Kansas City, Kansas and John Selk of Lawton, Oklahoma.
Jefferson City, Mo. – Attorney General Chris Koster announced this week that a judge has sentenced Licensed Clinical Social Worker, 65-year-old Robert Linebarger, of St. Joseph, to prison for five years.
The execution of that sentence was suspended and Linebarger was ordered immediately to serve 60 days’ shock detention in the Buchanan County Jail. Linebarger’s sentencing comes after his April 7, 2016, guilty plea to the class C felony of Medicaid Fraud.
According to a news release from Koster’s office, Linebarger was brought to the attention of the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Division by the Missouri Department of Social Services, Medicaid Audit and Compliance Unit. The Attorney General’s investigation then determined Linebarger billed for therapy services he was not providing to his Medicaid clients and he abandoned some of his Medicaid clients by not showing up for scheduled counseling sessions. However, he still billed Missouri Medicaid for those sessions. Finally, Linebarger created false progress notes in an attempt to conceal from investigators that he had not provided counseling sessions for which he had billed Missouri Medicaid.
In addition to his sentence, Linebarger must pay restitution to Missouri Medicaid in the sum of $16,099, surrender his Clinical Social Worker license, and perform 480 hours of community service. Upon his release, Linebarger will be on five years of supervised probation.
“When you steal from Medicaid you are stealing from all Missourians,” Koster said. “We will continue to investigate and prosecute all suspicions of Medicaid fraud by providers.”
The case was a jointly prosecuted by the Missouri Attorney General’s Office and the Buchanan County Prosecuting Attorney.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Recent and continued rain led to the closure of two routes in Northwest Missouri due to high water.
Situations can change quickly, especially during flooding. With the potential for more rain in the forecast, motorists are reminded to stay alert and to not drive through any water over the roadway. It only takes six inches of water (or less!) to lose control of your vehicle and possibly be swept into rising floodwaters. Any time there is water over the roadway, there may be damage to the road surface below. MoDOT encourages all motorists to Turn Around! Don’t Drown!
To keep up with the latest road closures for flooding, incidents and roadwork, the Missouri Department of Transportation provides a Traveler Information Map. Motorists are advised to check the map or call 1-888 ASK MODOT (1-888-275-6636) before heading out to plan alternate routes, as needed.
NOW CLOSED:
Buchanan County
Route DD southwest of Gower between SE 115 Road and SE Horn Road (Malden Creek)
DeKalb County
Route W northeast of Maysville between Hedge Road and Hebron Road (Middle Fork of Little Creek)
Brake issues are blamed for an accident in Clinton County Friday that sent two people to the hospital with serious injuries.
