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Road Work for Northwest Missouri, Feb. 15 – 21

Posted on February 14, 2016February 12, 2016

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. 15 – 21 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, 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

Routes F, Y and AA – Pothole patching, Feb. 16 – 17
Route O – Pothole patching, Feb. 18
Route BB – Pothole patching, Feb. 19

Buchanan County

Route A – At McQueen Road; culvert repairs, Feb. 16 – 18
Route 6 – Sealing, Feb. 16 – 19
Route V – One and one-half miles south of Route JJ; slope repair, Feb. 16 – 19

Caldwell County

Route 116 – From Route 13 to the Clinton County line; shoulder work, Feb. 16 – 19

Chariton County

Route O – CLOSED at the Jones Branch Bridge; bridge maintenance, Feb. 16 – 19, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily
Route 5 – From Route V to Route E; pothole patching, Feb. 16 – 19
U.S. Route 24 – Pothole patching, Feb. 16 – 19

Daviess County

Interstate 35 – From Route B (mile marker 80) to Route AA/H (mile marker 84, Harrison County); milling rumble strips and pothole patching, Feb. 16 – 19

DeKalb County

U.S. Route 36 – From Watson Road to Taylor Road; sign operations, Feb. 16 – 19 (Includes a 12-ft width restriction.)

Gentry County

Route 85 – Sealing, Feb. 16 – 19

Harrison County

Route D – From Route 46 to Route M; pothole patching, Feb. 16 – 19
I-35 – From mile marker 106 at Eagleville to mile marker 114 at the Iowa state line; sealing, Feb. 16 – 19
I-35 – From mile marker 92 at Bethany to mile marker 84 at Route AA/H; milling rumble strips, Feb. 16 – 19
Interstate 35 – From Route B (mile marker 80, Daviess County) to Route AA/H (mile marker 84); milling rumble strips and pothole patching, Feb. 16 – 19

Holt County

U.S. Route 159 – Shoulder work, Feb. 16 – 19

Linn County

Route B – From Route 139 to the Linneus city limits; shoulder work, Feb. 17
Route 5 – From U.S. Route 36 to the Browning city limits; shoulder work, Feb. 18 – 19

Nodaway County

Route KK – From Route C to U.S. Route 136; pothole patching, Feb. 16
Route FF – From Route JJ to Route B; pothole patching, Feb. 17
U.S. Route 136 – From Route E to Mahogany Road; drainage work, Feb. 17 – 18
Route 113 – From U.S. Route 136 to the Skidmore city limits; Feb. 18 – 19

St. Joseph Police cracking down on St. Patrick’s Day

Posted on February 14, 2016February 12, 2016

The St. Joseph Police Department has announced it will be targeting substance-impaired drivers this St. Patrick’s Day.

The Department said it’s going to be out in full force as part of the annual nationwide St. Patrick’s Day Holiday “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” substance–impaired driving crackdown.

The enforcement program conducted throughout St. Joseph, will run from March 17-20.

The crackdown will be supported by national paid advertising, creating a comprehensive campaign to curb substance–impaired driving over the St. Patrick’s Day holiday.

Northwest to host American Piano Festival, pianist Avguste Antonov

Posted on February 14, 2016February 12, 2016

MARYVILLE, Mo. – Northwest Missouri State University will present a two-day American Piano Festival featuring concert pianist Avguste Antonov Sunday, Feb. 21, and Monday, Feb. 22.

Antonov will headline the festival with an evening piano recital at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21 in the Charles Johnson Theater at the Olive DeLuce Fine Arts Building. The festival also includes an afternoon lecture about living American composers at 2 p.m. in Room 244 at the Fine Arts Building. At 3 p.m., Northwest music students will perform piano pieces by American composers in the Charles Johnson Theater.

The evening recital will feature all-American music by:

· “Preludes 1 and 2” by George Gianopoulos, composer and assistant manager of Los Angeles Philharmonic

· “Blue Fantasy” by Robert Rollin, professor emeritus of composition at Youngstown State University

· “Starry Wanderers: Venus, Earthly Hope and Stillness at the Edge” by Matthew Saunders, music chairman at Lakeland Community College

· “Graceful Ghost Rag and The Serpent Kiss” by William Bolcom, professor of emeritus of composition at University of Michigan

· “The Melancholy Rags, Book 1: The Farewell Rag and the Redline Shuffle” by Gregory Hutter, professor of composition at De Paul University

· “The Bills” by Carter Pann, professor of composition at University of Colorado Boulder

· “Interlude and Lord, I Want to Be a Christian” by Brad Nix, composer and former music chairman at Sterling College

Antonov, an artist-in-residence at the Master’s Touch School of Music and Performing Arts, is a dedicated performer of 20th- and 21st-century American living composers. He also has performed world and USA premieres at venues across North America.

Recently, Antonov performed a recital at the Bulgarian Ambassador Residence in Washington, D.C., and the Carter Pann “Concerto Logic” with the San Jose University Wind Ensemble. He was featured in a live performance for the Kansas Public Radio and the world premiere of Matthew Saunders “Piano Concerto” with the University City Symphony.

After the 2015-2016 season, Antonov will have appeared in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and Colorado.

At 8 a.m. Feb. 22, the festival concludes with Antonov working one-on-one with select Northwest students in a master class.

All events are free and open to the public.

Seussville coming to St. Joseph for a day

Posted on February 13, 2016February 12, 2016

In honor of Dr. Seuss’s Birthday the Keatley Center will transform into Seussville for a day.

The Second Annual Dr. Seuss’ Birthday Brunch Bonanza will be held Saturday, February 27th, from 10:00 a.m. to Noon. Parents, caregivers, and families with pre-kindergarten children ages 6 and under are welcome to attend this event, co-sponsored by the St. Joseph Public Library, Parents as Teachers and Success By 6. No sign-up is required for this fun-filled morning of books, brunch and interactive play.

At Dr. Seuss’ Birthday Brunch Bonanza, families will participate in early literacy activities such as puppet shows, imaginative play, alphabet games, crafts and storytelling. Families with children age 6 and under will receive a complimentary brunch, complete with green eggs and ham, served by the Kiwanis Club of St. Joseph. In addition to Seuss-themed activities and a free meal, the St. Joseph East Rotary Club will generously provide one free book for every child in attendance. Complimentary books and food will be provided on a first-come first-served basis.

Jazz Festival takes over Missouri Western

Posted on February 13, 2016February 12, 2016

Jazz Festival Trumpeter Photo courtesy MWSU — Jazz Festival Trumpeter
Photo courtesy MWSU

St. Joseph, Mo. — Jazz music will be heard around campus at Missouri Western State University for its 10th annual Jazz Festival.

Western’s Music Department will host its Jazz Festival on Saturday, Feb. 13.

The festival begins at 9 a.m., and concludes with a performance by the MWSU Jazz Ensemble at 4:50 p.m. in the Fulkerson Center. The festival is free and open to the public.

Groups will perform in Blum 219 and the Fulkerson Center. Each ensemble will perform for the adjudicators, and will receive recorded and written critiques of the performance from clinicians. Immediately following each band’s performance the clinicians will give a 25-40 minute clinic for the band, discussing and working on specific areas.

“The focus and commitment of this festival is making this an educational and musical experience for students and directors alike,” said Bob Long, MWSU director of jazz studies.

Northwest to restructure academic affairs

Posted on February 13, 2016February 12, 2016

Northwest Administration Building. Photo courtesy Darren Whitley/Northwest Missouri State University

MARYVILLE, Mo. – When the 2016-2017 academic year begins, Northwest Missouri State University’s division of academic affairs will feature a new organizational structure that the University’s chief academic officer says reflects a 21st-century university and supports profession-based learning.

Effective July 1, Northwest Provost Dr. Timothy Mottet announced, the University will leave behind the academic college structure it has followed for decades and adopt one consisting of professional schools led by directors who will report directly to the provost. Deans who have traditionally led the academic colleges and other academic areas will become associate provosts.

“This restructuring flattens the organization and empowers academic units to develop new and innovative academic programming and to be more connected to the organizations who hire our graduates,” Mottet said. “It’s allowing us to be more nimble and interdisciplinary, which both students and faculty are requesting.”

The reorganization was set in motion last year, Mottet said, when a candidate selected to fill Northwest’s vacant dean role in the Melvin D. and Valorie G. Booth College of Business and Professional Studies rescinded his acceptance of Northwest’s offer. As a result, Northwest appointed Michael L. Faust as visiting dean of the Booth College and reconfigured that college’s three academic departments as professional schools as part of a pilot program.

Early success of the pilot prompted academic leaders to rethink Northwest’s former Department of Health and Human Services, which had been based in the College of Education and Human Services. That initiative led to the development of a new, free-standing, multi-disciplinary School of Health Science and Wellness, which the University launched last fall, officially making it Northwest’s first professional school.

Concluding the pilot program in preparation for the fall 2016 trimester, Northwest will officially dissolve the Booth College and retain its academic departments as professional schools, known as the Melvin D. and Valorie G. Booth School of Business, the School of Communication and Mass Media, and the School of Agricultural Sciences.

Additionally, Northwest will dissolve its College of Education and Human Services and reorganize the Department of Professional Education as the School of Education. The computer science unit, which currently is housed within the College of Arts and Sciences and an academic department that also includes the University’s mathematics programming, will form a new School of Computer Science and Information Systems.

Northwest will, however, retain its College of Arts and Sciences, which will house the departments of English and Modern Languages, Fine and Performing Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics, and Natural Sciences.

Professional schools, Mottet explains, represent academic units closely aligned with a profession, while academic departments contain broader disciplines. Mottet said the restructuring is still evolving and faculty-driven.

“There was never a master plan,” Mottet said. “This has developed into an elegant organizational structure that all started with the rescinding of the Booth dean and faculty willingness. This is an example of faculty who have trusted the process, and I am deeply appreciative of that.”

Tarkio High School student charged after lockdown

Posted on February 12, 2016February 12, 2016

Tarkio Student Charged After Bringing Weapon To School

At approximately 9:38 a.m., on February 11, 2016, Tarkio High School officials were made aware of a student possibly possessing ammunition on school property. School officials contacted the student and escorted him to a secure location in the high school and contacted the Tarkio Police Department. Upon arrival of the Tarkio Police Department, officers located a handgun in the student’s backpack at which time he was taken into custody and the school placed on lockdown. Officers from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Tarkio Police Department, and the Atchison County Sheriff’s Office conducted a protective sweep of the school and the school was taken off lockdown.

The suspect has been identified as, Michael T. Knoth, 19, of Tarkio, Missouri. On February 12, 2016, Knoth was charged with unlawful use of a weapon and making a terrorist threat. Knoth continues to be held at the Atchison County Sheriff’s Office in lieu of bond. The investigation continues by the Missouri State Highway Patrol Division of Drug and Crime Control, Tarkio Police Department and the Atchison County Sheriff’s Office.

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Thursday- Tarkio Student In Custody After Bringing Weapon To School

Obituaries for Feb. 12

Posted on February 12, 2016

Linda “Sue” Mancino
1947-2016

Linda “Sue” Mancino, 68, Wathena, Kansas formerly of St. Joseph, Missouri passed away Monday, February 8, 2016 at her home.
She was born May 5, 1947 in Batesville, Arkansas.
Sue married Michael Mancino on January 18, 1992.
She was a member of Tri-Cities Church of Christ in Elwood, Kansas.
Sue was preceded in death by her parents, Vernon and G. Earline (Foster) Freeman; daughters, Caren Bullard and Susan Kline; brother, Larry Freeman; and sister, Sandra Freeman.
Survivors include husband, Michael, Wathena, Kansas; daughter, Cathy Norman (Lindell), St. Joseph, Missouri; son-in-law, Bill Kline; grandchildren, Alex, Josh, Karen, William, Joseph, Natasha, Timmy, Dylan, Andrew, Ashli, Hannah, Shelli, Maci and Isaiah; great-grandchildren, Christopher, Dakota and Cora; brother, Scott Freeman (Debbie); foster sons, Mark (Susan) and C.J. Thomas (Debbie); niece, Erin; and friends Eddie and Donna Mead.
Farewell Services 1:00 P.M. Saturday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will gather with friends 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Friday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. Flowers are appreciated and for those wishing to make a contribution, the family requests they be made to the American Cancer Society. Online guest book and obituary at www.meierhoffer.com.

Shannon (McCray) Morgan
(June 4, 1969 – February 10, 2016)

Shannon M. (McCray) Morgan, 46, Atchison, Kansas, died unexpectedly after a brief illness Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at her home.

Funeral services will Monday, February 15, 2016 at 1:00 P.M. in the chapel of the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Pastor Joseph Hansen officiating. Interment will follow in the Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Monday, from noon until 1:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Carol Baptist Church in Atchison and may be left in care of the funeral home.

Shannon was born on June 4, 1969, in Ft. Carson, Colorado, the daughter of Charles E. and Mary Jo Ann (Griffith) McCray. She graduated from the Lansing High School.

She formerly lived and worked in Paola, Kansas, before moving to Atchison to care for her father. She also worked in Atchison, in the cafeteria of the Benedictine College.

Shannon is survived by her father, Charles E. McCray, Atchison, KS.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Mary Jo Ann McCray.

Carrie Margaret “Margie” Martin Lyle
1946-2016

Carrie Margaret “Margie” Martin Lyle, 90, of Ravenwood, MO, passed from this life on February 11, 2016, at her home.

Margie was born in Maryville, MO. Her parents were Albert Russell Martin and Ida Elizabeth Miller. She married Earl James Lyle, August 4, 1946, at her parent’s home.

She graduated from Northwest Missouri State Teacher College with a BS degree in Fine Arts and minors in Agriculture and Industrial Arts. She taught in Columbia, MO, and Northeast Nodaway School until retiring on July 1, 1990. She loved painting, crafts, travel, horseback riding, and entertaining. She was a member of the Maryville Brush and Palette Club, Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority and the Harmony Ridge Community Club.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Earl on July 28, 2011; son, Bruce James Lyle, May 1964; grandson, Brian Randall Lyle, November 1994; sisters, Mariam DiMarco, Stella Martin; brothers, Harold Martin and Bill Martin.

She is survived by her children, Rebecca (Ronald) Fischer, Crofton, MD, Randall (Linda) Lyle, Holt, MO, Marianne (Russell) Adkins, Elmo, MO, Harold (Lisa) Lyle, Ravenwood, MO; 10 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, and 1 great-great grandchild.

Services for Mrs. Lyle will be held at the Bram-Danfelt Funeral Home, Maryville, MO, on Tuesday, February 16, 2016, at 10:30 AM. Burial will follow in the Nodaway Memorial Gardens, Maryville.

The family will meet with friends and family on Monday evening, February 15, 2016, from 6-8:00 PM.

Memorials can be directed to the Ravenwood United Methodist Church, Ravenwood, MO.

For online condolences and guest book, visit www.bramfuneralhome.com

Marcia Ann (Burnstein) Powell
1949-2016

Marcia Ann (Burnstein) Powell, 66, St. Joseph, Missouri passed away Friday, February 12, 2016 at her home.
Marcia was born June 29, 1949 in Kansas City, Missouri to Leo and Nell (Staples) Burnstein who preceded her in death.
She graduated from Central High School, MWSU, and later earned a Master’s Degree in Education. She was a member of Temple B’Nai Sholem.
Marcia retired after 17 years of teaching 5th grade at John Glenn School.
Survivors include her devoted husband of 31 years, Stephen R. Powell; two children, Ryan and Stephanie Powell; four sisters, Phyllis Sullivan (Doug), Sherrie Ott (Bob), Julie Miller (Tim), Ronna McCormick (Keith); one brother, David Burnstein, and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
There will be a private graveside service for family. Marcia lived her life by the Golden rule. God has chosen the most tender hearted, kindest, most giving, loving and devoted wife, mother, sister, aunt, friend and teacher to be among his angels and now, forever, an angel on our shoulders. Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory…Dr. Seuss.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Noyes Home for Children, 801 N. Noyes Blvd., St. Joseph, Missouri 64506.
Natural Farewell under the direction of Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. Online guest book and obituary at www.meierhoffer.com.

SJSD HR Dir. resigns

Posted on February 12, 2016February 12, 2016

Amy Todd Photo courtesy SJSD — Amy Todd
Photo courtesy SJSD

(February 12, 2016)—Amy Todd, Director of Human Resources for the St. Joseph School District, has submitted her resignation. Her last day with the district will be April 1, 2016.

Todd was hired by the Board of Education at the June 22, 2015 board meeting.

“Amy was instrumental in restructuring the Human Resources Department during a very important time for the district. She worked diligently to change many policies and procedures within the district during a challenging time. There is no doubt the Human Resources
Department became a more structured and efficient department under Amy’s leadership. We wish her the best,” said Dr. Robert Newhart, Superintendent.

The St. Joseph School District will post the job for Director of Human Resources on the district website.

Chillicothe officer takes part in prom proposal

Posted on February 12, 2016

Photo courtesy Chillicothe Police Department

The Chillicothe Police Department offered some assistance in a prom proposal.

The Department posted photos and a short blurb on Facebook Friday about an incident that took place on Jan. 29th in which Chillicothe Police Department Officer Smith pulled two teens over. Here’s what the post said:

“On January 29th,Officer Smith was asked to be part of a special time in Faith Penrod’s life. Faith wanted Alex Webb to be her date to prom so she had this card made up and asked Officer Smith to stop them and present the card to Alex. Alex was very surprised but took no time at all to tell Faith he would join her at her Prom. We hope you all have a fun and safe night at the Northwestern R1 Prom.

Thank you for letting the Chillicothe Police Department be a part of your special moment.”