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Obituaries May 25

Posted on May 27, 2016

Andrea Contreras
1924-2016

Andrea R. Contreras, 91, Atchison, Kansas died Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at her home surrounded by many family members.
Mass of Christian burial will be Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Joseph’s Church with Abbot Barnabas Senecal, OSB and Fr. Richard Rocha as celebrants. Interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. A parish rosary will be recited on Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. at St. Joseph’s Church with visitation following until time of Mass at the church. Memorial contributions are suggested to Mexican Sisters, St. Benedict Parish or Atchison Hospice and may be left in care of the funeral home.
Andrea was born on November 29, 1924 in Atchison, Kansas the daughter of Julian and Aniceta Rodriguez Gonzales. She attended Sacred Heart Elementary School.
She and Charles David Contreras, Sr., were united in marriage on June 29, 1946 at Sacred Heart Church. Mr. Contreras preceded her in death on July 20, 2004.
Andrea was a stay-at-home Mom, tending to the needs of her children. Following her children’s education, she went to work at Wilson Company and later in the housekeeping department of the Atchison Hospital until her retirement in 1990.
She was a member of St. Benedict Parish, where she was an active participant of St. Joseph’s Church and the Altar Society of the Church. She also was a member of V.F.W. Auxiliary.
Survivors include, two sons, Charles (Linda) Contreras, Jr., Atchison, KS; Frank (Cheryl) Contreras, Atchison, KS; eight daughters, Maryann (Gregg) Elsner, San Angelo, TX; Carmen (Mike) Sherman, Kansas City, MO; Hope (Allen) Trower, Topeka, KS; Martha (Paul) Blotkamp, Lincoln, NE; Marcellina (Kevin) Handke, Atchison, KS; Sandra (Wayne) Brooke, Atchison, KS; Pamela (Terry) Larkin, Atchison, KS; Anita (Terrell) Runyan, Leavenworth, KS, a sister, Cecilia (Sonny) Hiner, Atchison, KS, thirty two grandchildren, forty five great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
She was preceded in death by seven brothers, Gummie, Gregory, Shorty, Joe, Max, Frank and Lupi and three sisters, Bea Kohler, Juanita Raymos and Mary Rocha.

Lucille V. Norman
1921-2016

Lucille V. Norman, 95, Maitland, Missouri passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at a local healthcare facility.
She was born March 8, 1921 in Holyoke, Colorado.
She married Lloyd Norman December 11, 1944. He preceded her in death September 25, 2007.
Mrs. Norman was a member of Mound City United Methodist Church and VFW Post #8406 Auxiliary.
Lucille taught Sunday school and was a 4H Leader. She was a great mom and grandmother.
She was also preceded in death by her parents, Gooley and Pearl (Schaeffer) Crow; and great granddaughter, Bailey Mathes.
Survivors include her daughters, Kathi Clement (Greg), Maitland, Missouri and Dr. Myra Norman, Murfreesboro, Tennessee; granddaughters, Amy Gregory (Justin) and Jennifer Mathes; great grandchildren, Hadley Gregory and Avery and Chase Mathes; sister, Vona Norman; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Farewell Services 2:00 P.M. Saturday, Pettijohn & Crawford Family Funeral Service. Interment Mount Hope Cemetery. The family will receive friends 1:00 to 2:00 P.M. Saturday, Pettijohn & Crawford Family Funeral Service. Flowers are appreciated and for those wishing to make a contribution, the family requests they be made to Mound City United Methodist Church or the Mound City Nutrition Site. Online guest book and obituary at www.pettijohncrawford.com.

Failed liquor-store robbery leads to federal charges; clerk shot one suspect and held another at gunpoint

Posted on May 27, 2016

Federal charges were filed Thursday against two men accused of trying to rob a liquor store in Kansas. A store employee shot one of the suspects and held the other at gunpoint until police arrived.

Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall says a criminal complaint charges Roland Donnell Ross, 28, Wichita, Kan., and Michael Ray Phillips, 37, Wichita, Kan., with one count of commercial robbery and one firearms charge.

An investigator’s affidavit alleges that on May 24 the two men were carrying guns when they tried to rob MGS liquor at 6200 N. Broadway in Park City, Kan. A store employee said when one of the robbers asked him if he was ready to die the employee grabbed a gun he had in the store and fired two shots.

One robber, identified later as Phillips, ran from the business and escaped. The store employee forced the other robber, identified later as Ross, to put his gun down. The employee held Ross at gunpoint until the police came.

On May 25, Phillips was admitted to Saint Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., with a wound to the chest. He claimed he had been injured by falling on a stick, but an examination revealed he had been shot.

If convicted, the defendants face a penalty of up to 20 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on the robbery charge and a penalty of not less than seven years consecutive to the underlying sentence on the brandishing charge.

Gov. hopes to speed up your tax return

Posted on May 27, 2016

The Department of Revenue in Missouri estimated about eight to ten weeks processing time for pending state income tax returns. But, the governor is hoping to do something about that. Gov. Jay Nixon on Thursday directed the department to accelerate the processing of Missourians’ tax returns, authorizing overtime and additional staffing and resources.

“Our budget is balanced and our economy is growing. The Department of Revenue needs to process these returns as quickly as possible while continuing to protect Missourians from fraud,” Gov. Nixon said. “I appreciate the Department’s work to protect taxpayers from fraud, but we also recognize the need to give people their money back. That’s why I’m making sure they have the resources they need to get the job done.”

In January, the Internal Revenue Service postponed certain deadlines for taxpayers who reside or have a business in a disaster area. Because Missouri’s tax returns are dependent upon federal returns, the Department of Revenue extended the tax deadline to May 16, 2016, for taxpayers in 33 Missouri counties that were declared presidential disaster areas due to flooding.

Individuals who reside or have a business in Barry, Barton, Camden, Cape Girardeau, Cole, Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade, Greene, Hickory, Jasper, Jefferson, Laclede, Lawrence, Lincoln, Maries, McDonald, Morgan, Newton, Osage, Phelps, Polk, Pulaski, Scott, St. Charles, St. Francois, St. Louis, Ste. Genevieve, Stone, Taney, Texas, Webster, and Wright counties may have qualified for the extended filing time.

Flooding and rain continue; here’s your 7-day forecast

Posted on May 27, 2016May 27, 2016

Flash flood watches and flood warnings are in effect in our area (Click here).

Here’s the latest 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service.

Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 75. South wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South southeast wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 5 to 7 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.

Memorial Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Heavy rain prompts flood warnings and flash flood watches

Posted on May 27, 2016May 27, 2016

Click the image for the interactive graph from the National Weather Service — Click the images for the interactive graphs from the National Weather Service

Flood warnings and flash flood watches were posted across a large area of northeastern Kansas and Northwest Missouri.

By 5:30 a.m. Friday the Missouri River at St Joseph had risen to 15.44 feet, but the Big Muddy was expected to rise above minor flood stage by Friday afternoon. The National Weather Service predicts the Missouri will crest at 22.1 feet Saturday morning. It’s expected to recede below flood stage at approximately 6 a.m. Tuesday.

Once the river stage reaches 19 feet at St Joseph, backwater from the Missouri floods property along the Nodaway River at Nodaway, Missouri.

A flood warning is also in place for the Platte River near Agency, Missouri. The Platte rose above minor flood stage Friday morning, and at 5 a.m. had reached 21.54 feet at Agency.

The river was expected to crest at around 25.6 feet Friday afternoon, and fall below flood stage on Sunday.

At 20 feet the low-lying areas east of Agency begin to flood, and at 25 feet that flooding begins at the town’s eastern city limits.

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Atchison man admits kidnapping, killing five-year-old girl

Posted on May 27, 2016May 27, 2016

An Atchison, Kansas man pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges of kidnapping and killing a 5-year-old girl. Acting U.S. Attorney for Kansas Tom Beall and Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson say the charges carry a penalty of life in prison.

Marcas McGowan, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of kidnapping resulting in death, and one count of discharging a firearm during a crime of violence. In his plea, he admitted that on July 18, 2014, he shot and killed the girl after he kidnapped her and exchanged gunfire with police.

The incident began with a domestic dispute between McGowan and his girlfriend, Christina Harris, the mother of the 5-year-old victim. During the argument McGowan threatened Harris with a gun and she called 911. McGowan put Harris’ daughter in his car and drove away as police arrived.

Police pursued McGowan as he drove through downtown Atchison, across the river into Missouri and then back to Leavenworth, Kan., at speeds up to 95 miles an hour. While fleeing from law enforcement, McGowan fired his gun at the officers. On a highway near the northwest corner of Leavenworth he crashed through a barricade and stopped the car. When he got out of the car, he ignored police orders to drop the weapon. The officers returned fire and shot McGowan, who eventually stopped pointing his gun at the officers.

In the car, police found the girl dead from a gunshot wound. Forensic evidence revealed McGowan had shot her at close range with a 9 mm handgun while she was in the car.

Sentencing is set for Sept. 6. Both parties have agreed to recommend a sentence of life on the kidnapping charge, which is the statutory minimum penalty. The firearm count requires a statutory minimum penalty of 10 years consecutive to the other sentence.

MV-deer crash sends St Joe woman to the hospital

Posted on May 26, 2016May 26, 2016

A 70-year-old St Joseph woman was injured in a traffic accident involving a deer in Atchison County, Missouri early Thursday morning.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report says Charles and Sandra Wink were driving south on I-29 at the 122 mile marker at 1:10 a.m. when their Ford Explorer hit a deer in the roadway.

Sandra Wink suffered what were described as moderate injuries in the crash. She was transported by ambulance to the Hamburg Hospital in Hamburg, Iowa. The driver Charles Wink refused medical treatment at the scene.

Severe thunderstorms roll through NW Missouri

Posted on May 26, 2016May 26, 2016

Buchanan County and St Joseph remain under a severe thunderstorm warning, which was extended for the second of two storms producing large hail and heavy rain.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
DONIPHAN COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN KANSAS…
NORTHWESTERN BUCHANAN COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI…
SOUTHEASTERN HOLT COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI…

* UNTIL 1230 PM CDT
* AT 1141 AM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER DENTON…OR
7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TROY…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD…GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT…PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING…WINDOWS…AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING…AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
ST. JOSEPH…WATHENA…HIGHLAND…TROY…DENTON…SEVERANCE…
LEONA…ST.
JOSEPH AIRPORT…BENDENA AND FANNING.

This warning was set to expire at noon.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1124 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
CENTRAL ANDREW COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI…
NORTH CENTRAL BUCHANAN COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI…
* UNTIL NOON CDT
* AT 1124 AM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER AMAZONIA…
OR NEAR COUNTRY CLUB VILLA…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD…GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT…PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING…WINDOWS…AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING…AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
ST. JOSEPH…SAVANNAH…COUNTRY CLUB VILLA…COUNTRY CLUB…
AMAZONIA…ROSENDALE…COSBY…REA AND HELENA.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…
INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 48 AND 64.
INTERSTATE 229 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 12 AND 14.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM…AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

LAT…LON 3977 9480 4000 9500 4013 9476 3988 9461
TIME…MOT…LOC 1624Z 231DEG 19KT 3988 9490

HAIL…1.75IN
WIND…60MPH

Evidence recovered in theft of gun safe

Posted on May 26, 2016

Livingston County officials say they’ve made progress in their investigation of the theft of a gun safe last month.

Sheriff Steve Cox says his officers and the Chula Fire Department investigated items in Medicine Creek at Liv 216. LCSO and Chula FD worked on recovering the door of a safe and searched for other items.

The dive team from the Missouri State Highway Patrol recovered firearms from the creek which had been stolen from the residence and safe. Additional items and the remainder of the safe were also located through this and additional investigation. The firearms and other evidence were preserved in a manner which has produced results of latent fingerprints for examination of items being dumped in waterways.

Cox says the LCSO has turned these items over to the MSHP Crime Lab in Jefferson City and are expecting a lab report of their findings in the very near future.

More rain, more risk of severe storms; here’s the 7-day forecast!

Posted on May 26, 2016

Another night of possibly severe weather tonight, with rain in the forecast through next week. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service.

Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Light south southwest wind becoming south southeast 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 22 mph becoming east in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. South southwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Memorial Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 50%.