Andrew County authorities say a motorist from St Joseph left the scene after hitting a pedestrian in Rosendale Saturday night.
A crash report does not identify the pedestrian. No injury information was available online.
The driver was taken into custody for allegedly leaving the scene of an accident, 2nd degree assault and driving while revoked. He was identified in online arrest records as 42-year-old John Young of St Joe. According to the arrest report, Mr. Young was arrested about an hour and a half later.
Online court records do not show any charges filed in the case.
A rollover crash in Clinton County sent a Lawson, Missouri woman to the hospital Sunday night.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 41-year-old Amy Jones lost control of her car along Route-V two miles north of Holt, Mo. The vehicle left the roadway, hit a ditch, and overturned. Ms Jones was ejected in the crash.
She was transported by ambulance to Liberty Hospital with what were described as moderate injuries.
Two young children were injured and two adults were arrested after a high-speed police pursuit Saturday night came to an unusual conclusion.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol the driver was fleeing from law enforcement, even after his front tires were deflated during the pursuit. The crash report says Willie Morin deliberately drove the disabled SUV off the highway along Route-A north of Evona at about 11pm Saturday.
According to the crash report, he then jumped out of the moving vehicle. The Ford Explorer hit an embankment and overturned.
Mr. Morin was arrested, as was his adult passenger, identified as Lacie Bever. The crash report lists Ms Bever, 32, and two other young children, ages six and nine, as residents of Worth, Missouri. All three were taken to Northwest Medical Center with what were described as minor injuries.
Mr. Morin and Ms Bever were taken to the Harrison County Law Enforcement Center.
At least one man was admitted to Mosaic Life Care for treatment after he was ejected through the windshield of a truck that hit a tree near 28th and Patee Streets Sunday evening.
The three-vehicle crash shut down traffic in the neighborhood for about five hours. Witnesses were moved away from the crash scene by police who feared some leaking gasoline could ignite.
Police have not yet released the names or medical conditions of the victims. We were expecting to learn more on Monday.
The crash happened at about 7:30 p.m. Witnesses were moved away from the crash scene by police who feared some leaking gasoline could ignite.
Police called in accident reconstruction experts to investigate the crash.
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 April 18 – 24 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, bridge deck washing, 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.
Atchison County
Route N – CLOSED at the East Fork of the Little Tarkio Creek Bridge; bridge replacement project. The road will be closed through mid-June.
Route C – From U.S. Route 59 to Route O; shoulder work, April 18 – 20
Buchanan County
U.S. Route 36 Westbound Ramp – CLOSED at the ramp from westbound U.S. Route 36 to northbound Interstate 229; bridge maintenance, April 18 – 19, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily
I–229 – Pavement repair, April 18 – 21. May include overnight lane closures.
I–229 – From U.S. Route 36 to approximately one-half mile north of U.S. Route 36; bridge maintenance, April 18 – 21, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Includes a 12-foot width restriction.
Route 6 – Pothole patching, April 18 – 21
U.S. Route 59 – From north Route KK to south Route KK; milling and pothole patching; April 19 – 21
Route 752 – At the Route 371 Bridge; bridge maintenance, April 19 – 21
Caldwell County
Route B – CLOSED from Route F to Route 116; scratch course, April 22, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Carroll County
U.S. Route 24 – From Route 41 to the Chariton County line; pothole patching, April 18
Route J – From U.S. Route 65 to the city limits of Hale; pothole patching,April 20 – 21
Chariton County
Route D – From Route 129 to Route 5; pothole patching, April 18 – 19
Clinton County
I-35 – Northbound from the 41.0 mile marker near Route 116 to U.S. Route 69; pavement repair, April 18 – 22
Daviess County
Route RA – CLOSED from Route 190 to end of state maintenance; scratch course, April 20, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Route 190 – From the Livingston County Line to Route V; drainage work,April 20 – 22
Route D – From Route J to Route CC; pothole patching, April 20 – 22
Route NN – CLOSED from Route 6 to end of state maintenance; scratch course, April 21, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Grundy County
Route N – Drainage work, April 18 – 22
Harrison County
Route 46 – Pothole patching, April 19 – 22
Route A – From U.S. Route 69 to Route T; shoulder work, April 20 – 21
Route 146 – From U.S. Route 136 to Route MM; shoulder work, April 21 – 22
Holt County
Route N – CLOSED from Route C to the Atchison County line; culvert replacement, April 18 – 20, 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily
Linn County
Route 139 – CLOSED from Etna Road to Husk Road; culvert replacement, April 20, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
U.S. Route 36 – From Route 5 to Route 139; pothole patching, April 20 – 21
Route 130 – From U.S. Route 36 and Route YY; pothole patching, April 21
Route 139 – From Route 5 and Route 139 north; pothole patching, April 22
Route M – From the city limits of Brookfield to Route C; pothole patching,April 22
Livingston County
Routes H and Z – Pothole patching, April 18 – 19
Nodaway County
Route FF – CLOSED at the South Fork of Clear Creek Bridge; bridge replacement project. The bridge will be closed through the end of April.
Route JJ – CLOSED at the One Hundred and Two River Bridge; bridge replacement project. The bridge will be closed through the end of June.
Route M – From Liberty Road to Route N; shoulder repair, April 18
Route 46 – In the city limits of Maryville; milling and pothole patching;April 19 – 22
Sullivan County
Route FF – CLOSED from Route BB to Ringo Point Trail; culvert replacement, April 18, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Route FF – CLOSED from Route BB to Route H; culvert replacement,April 18, 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Route H – CLOSED from Route FF to Indian Drive; culvert replacement, April 19, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
St. Joseph, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will host an Arbor Day celebration that includes free tree seedlings for attendees 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 30, at MDC’s Northwest Regional Office, 701 James McCarthy Drive on the Missouri Western State University campus.
Two free tree seedlings per family will be offered while supplies last. Tree species provided will include Norway spruce, redbud, river birch, flowering dogwood, aromatic sumac, northern red oak, butternut, swamp white oak, ninebark, bald cypress and hazelnut. The event will also include crafts and a chance for youngsters to meet Smokey Bear. Visitors can also meet MDC foresters and get professional advice about trees.
Kindergarten screenings for the St. Joseph School District begin Monday, April 18, 2016.
Screenings are for students who will enter kindergarten with the SJSD in 2016 (birthday Aug. 1, 2010 – July 31, 2011). Screenings test students’ developmental progress, checking language, motor, physical, cognitive and health development. Each student will also receive a vision and hearing screening from a school nurse.
Parents receive information about the child’s development, with ideas about how to help prepare the child for kindergarten. They may also sign the child up for pre-K summer school.
Parents can make appointments by calling the school or by visiting http://www.sjsd.k12.mo.us/screening Appointments will last approximately one and one-half hours.
Parents should bring the following:
1. Child’s birth certificate
2. Child’s immunization record
3. Child’s insurance card
4. Child’s social security card
Each child who attends a kindergarten screening will receive a free ticket to the June 15, 2016 St. Joseph Mustangs baseball game, donated by the Mustangs.
MAITLAND, Mo. – For the citizens of Maitland and Graham, the bridge over the Nodaway River is a lifeline between the two rural communities. Maitland Mayor Mark Russell took some time recently to talk about the role the bridge plays in the life of the towns and what it would mean if the bridge were to close.
Rural communities have seen businesses move to larger towns and have had to combine resources to survive. Maitland and Graham children attend Nodaway-Holt RVII and any closure of the bridge can be a burden on both parents and the district’s resources.
“It’s really vital to our community, especially Graham and Maitland as far as the school goes,” he explained. “Children have to be transported back and forth across this. Without that bridge, they have considerably more mileage and gas consumption.”
Flooding in 2014 closed the bridge for one week in September. When the bridge, which is more than 50 years old, reopened, it had a weight restriction until repairs could be made to one of the bridge supports. Closing the bridge, even for a short time, put a huge burden on the residents on both sides of the bridge who count on it for their everyday needs.
“Maitland has the only gas station in this area,” Russell said. “If you can’t get to Maitland you can’t get gas. Our gas station and convenience store is basically the center of our community.”
Through four key pillars of transportation – roads, bridges, safety and economic development – the Missouri Department of Transportation is spotlighting business owners, workers, parents, students and travelers, all of whom have unique stories to tell about what matters most to them.
The annual YWCA Gardeners’ Luncheon scheduled this week will take on the importance of bees.
The event on April 20th at the YWCA Terrace Room, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., includes a meal catered by Pronto Café and a presentation by backyard beekeeper Bill Steele.
Attendees will enjoy learning about bees and the important role they have to play in the garden. Mr. Steele will explain the basics of beekeeping along with honey production and will suggest garden flowers especially appealing and helpful to bees.
“Since 2006 beekeepers have noted alarming drops in the honeybee population with some places in the region noting a 70 percent drop in population. Making the garden a hospitable place for bees is a needed step individuals can take to protect these vital creatures,” said Hilary Newey, YWCA Board Member and Gardeners’ Festival Committee Member.
Gardeners of all skill levels are invited to attend and every guest will go home with a gift packet of seeds.
“This is an opportunity to enjoy good food, good company and learn how to turn something of personal enjoyment into a work of public benefit,” Newey said.
Cost for the luncheon is $15 per person. For more information or to make reservations call 816-232-4481 or email efattig@ywcasj.org.
(Missourinet) – The legislature is close to passing a bill that would keep state elected officials and those appointed to positions that require Senate confirmation from becoming lobbyists immediately upon leaving office. The House has passed it, and Senate passage would send it to the governor.
The House and Senate earlier this session passed very different versions of that legislation – the House proposed a one-year wait after the end of such an individual’s term, while the Senate proposed that one had to wait only until the end of his or her term. Conferees from each chamber met and agreed on a six-month wait after the end of a term.
House sponsor Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) is pleased with the final product.
“After we saw that there was going to be some fairly significant opposition in the Senate we sat down with some of those individual senators and said hey, what can we do to move this forward,” said Rowden. “We want to make sure that if we pass a revolving door that it actually has a cooling off period.”
The House’s original proposal would only have applied to the next class of legislators, elected officials and appointees. The compromise version’s application begins with those currently in office, “which was actually something that was strengthened in the conference committee,” said Rowden.
As lawmakers and the governor have said about other ethics proposals this year, Rowden says this one is, “not perfect by everyone’s individual standards but I do think it moves the ball definitely in the right direction.”
Governor Jay Nixon (D) has called for passage of a bill to close the so-called “revolving door” from public service to lobbying. Of the six-month wait, Nixon said he would prefer a longer period, but said, “It will at least … break that cycle of leaving directly to go into employ.”
Rowden says he is hopeful the Senate will pass the compromise.
