A man running from police suffered moderate injuries after he was hit by a vehicle on Sunday on US-36 highway near Riverside Road.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Jeremy Marshall was fleeing from law enforcement on foot along US-36 about half a mile east of Riverside Road (Route-AC) at 8:46 pm Sunday when he was hit by a pickup truck.
Mr Marshall was transported to Mosaic Life Care for treatment.
It was not immediately clear why Mr Marshall was running from police.
Seven people were displaced when fire caused extensive damage to their home in Faucett, Missouri early Monday morning.
Crews were dispatched to the house at 4790 Route Dd at about 3:45 a.m. Fire burned through the roof which was caving in as volunteer fire crews fought the blaze.
The American Red Cross was called in to provide disaster services to four children and three adults living in the house. A paramedic was dispatched to treat one resident suffering from difficulty breathing.
Crews from the South Central Buchanan County Fire Protection District and the Dekalb Fire Department took part in the firefighting effort.
Scattered snow showers will spread across the region now through the afternoon hours. The hit and miss nature of the snow showers means not everyone will see snow accumulations. Some will see only flurries while others will get a brief snow burst of one-half inch in 15 minutes. Overall snow amounts will be less than an inch. However, snow combined with very strong northwest winds gusting to 45 mph may produce periods of very low visibility and slippery roads. Travel may be occasionally hazardous due to these periods of falling and blowing snow, necessitating extra travel time and caution for those on the roads. Snow will taper off from west to east by the afternoon hours.
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. 8 – 14 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. Due to the possibility of winter weather, planned maintenance and construction activities are limited as crews prepare to treat and plow roadways.
MoDOT reminds the public to stay alert, watch for road work and snow plows, buckle up, slow down, and drive with extreme caution through work zones and in changing winter weather conditions.
Atchison County
Interstate 29 – Pothole patching, Feb 8 – 9
Route B – Pothole patching, Feb. 10
Buchanan County
Route V – One and one-half miles south of Route JJ; slope repair, Feb 8 – 11
Carroll County
Route 41 – CLOSED at the Wakenda Chute Bridge; bridge maintenance, Feb. 8 – 11, 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily
Chariton County
Route 5 – From Route V to Route E; pothole patching, Feb. 8 – 11
U.S. Route 24 – Pothole patching, Feb. 8 – 11
Daviess County
Route 190 – From Route V to the Livingston County line; drainage work, Feb. 8 – 9
I-35 – From Route T to Route AA/H; milling rumble strips, Feb. 8 – 11
Gentry County
Route 85 – Sealing, Feb 8 – 11
Harrison County
I-35 – From mile marker 106 to mile marker 114; sealing, Feb 8 – 11
I-35 – From mile marker 92 to mile marker 84; milling rumble strips, Feb. 8 – 11
Linn County
U.S. Route 36 – From the Macon County line to Route 11; shoulder work, Feb. 8 – 10
Route 5 – From U.S. Route 36 to the Browning city limits; shoulder work, Feb. 8 – 10
Mercer County
Route M – Pothole patching, Feb. 8 – 11
Nodaway County
Route KK – From Route C to U.S. Route 136; pothole patching, Feb. 8
Route FF – From Route JJ to Route B; pothole patching, Feb. 9
Route 46 – From U.S. Route 71 to Route 113; pothole patching, Feb. 10
Route 113 – From U.S. Route 136 to the Skidmore city limits; Feb. 10 – 12
Worth County
Routes B and Z – Drainage work, Feb. 8 – 11
The Chinese New Year will be celebrated Monday at Missouri Western State University.
Chinese New Year’s Day is the first day of the Chinese lunar calendar. But the date is different each year on the Gregorian calendar. In 2016 it’s Monday, Feb. 8th.
Missouri Western will host a celebration of the Chinese New Year at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8 in Blum Student Union, rooms 222 and 223. The celebration is free and open to the public.
The celebration will serve as an introduction to the legends, traditions and customs of this most important Chinese festival, including performances, games and free food.
MARYVILLE, Mo. – Northwest Missouri State University’s Department of Fine and Performing Arts recently received a generous donation of 30 puppets from a local family.
“The students will interact with, archive and restore these amazing things,” Stephanie Jorandby, assistant professor of theatre, said. “We don’t get to do things with puppets a lot. We don’t often have much space between courses offered and production budgets to incorporate puppetry.”
Carol O’Riley, a local resident and Northwest alumna, contacted the University about the donation after the death of her mother, Betty Shoemaker, last year. Shoemaker had attended a puppetry showcase students presented at Northwest in 2011, and the experience left an impact that motivated the donation.
While working as a window dresser for Halls, a department store division of Hallmark Cards in Kansas City, Missouri, Shoemaker created her own puppets and performed with them at local schools and nursing homes.
She started making the puppets in the early 1940s, and the first puppet she created, a small dog, was included in the family’s donation.
“Each puppet carries with it a lifetime’s worth of memories that give them character and personality, and it’s a privilege to be able to
experience that history, and a responsibility to keep it alive,” Shawn Murphy, a sophomore theatre performance major from Redfield, Iowa, said.
The puppets were crafted with unique movements that fit the marionette’s personality. An Angelina Ballerina puppet was given weighted shoes that allow her to use the iconic pointe technique with which ballerinas are associated. Each puppet features its own outfit or accessories.
Northwest students will use the puppets for classes. Murphy is planning to do an independent study about restoring them.
“My intention is to restore these puppets to performance condition, if possible, and if not, then restore them enough to be put on display,” Murphy said. “I am very new to the world of puppetry and this opportunity is perfect for me to get a better understanding of what goes into puppet and marionette making, and by doing so greatly build upon my passion for puppetry.”
Nominations for the 2016 People Saving People Award are now being accepted by the Kansas Department of Transportation.
The award is presented to a person or organization who advocates safety and has a positive effect in transportation safety behavior. Awards are presented in three categories: community leadership and engineering; education and information; and enforcement, emergency response, prosecution and adjudication.
More details about the awards and nomination forms can be found at www.ktsro.org. Nominations must be submitted by email, mail or fax by 8 a.m. Feb. 29, 2016.
The awards will be presented April 20 at the annual Kansas Transportation Safety Conference in Topeka.
The 2015 winners include:
Master Trooper Jeff Schawe, of the Kansas Highway Patrol – Schawe initiated the Seatbelts Are For Everyone (SAFE) program in three Stafford County high schools and saw an 18.3 percent increase in the average usage rate of seatbelts in one year.
Charles Branson, Douglas County District Attorney– Branson championed the effort to toughen a Kansas law to expand the definition of aggravated battery to include bodily injuries suffered from a drunk driver.
Kenneth Henderson Middle School science teachers and Garden City Police Officer Troy Davis – The group developed curriculum on the physics of a vehicle/pedestrian collision to teach students in detail the impact a crash can have. Officer Davis then demonstrated a simulated crash.
Shawnee County Fire District #4 – The district has taken a new approach to improving their operations while working along the highway to help improve safety for both the motorists and the workers.
El Dorado Student Safety Council – The high school students developed an interactive crosswalk safety program for elementary students and presented it to all to the classes at the four elementary schools in the district that included about 1,200 children.
The Seed Library germinated and grew last year and the St. Joseph Public Library is offering it again this year at the Downtown branch, 927 Felix Street, along with various seed-starting and garden design programming to help with gardening needs.
Saturday, February 13th at 1 p.m. Barbara Bramblett of the Northwest Missouri Master Gardeners will present a program on Winter Sowing – a technique for starting seeds outdoors for spring seedlings. She will explain how to do this, offer handouts and give a planting demonstration.
Ms. Bramblett will also explain the local Master Gardening Program, with information on four main projects the program promotes: Master Gardener training, plant sale, children’s gardening and tomato fest.
Saturday, February 27th at 1 p.m., experienced grower David Laderoute of the Northwest Missouri Master Gardeners will present a program on traditional seed starting indoors under lights. He will address seed selection, timing of seed starting, importance of the last estimated frost date, and when to transplant outside. Mr. Laderoute will be available for plenty of gardening questions.
Saturday, March 19th at 1 p.m., Diana Prine will lead a Seedy Saturday program. Participants are invited to bring ornamental seed to trade and/or share with the community. Ms. Prine will also give a short talk on ornamental flowers. During the seed swap, the Downtown Seed Library will be set up and accessible for easy browsing.
Saturday, April 2nd at 10 a.m., local gardener Dee Zvolanek will present a program on garden design and how to arrange plantings to create an aesthetically pleasing landscape.
Programs will last approximately 45 minutes. No registration is necessary to attend these free St. Joseph Public Library programs. All branches of the St. Joseph Public Library also have great books to check out on growing vegetables, flowers, herbs, container gardening and much more.
An art display in downtown St. Joseph will feature prints from more than 20 past and present students at Missouri Western State University.
“Left Behind: MWSU Printmaking Past and Present” will be exhibited from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6 at the Olive Gallery, 513 Francis Street, as part of the First Saturday event downtown.
The art on display dates back to 1970, according to Kathy Liao, assistant professor of art and curator of the exhibit.
“There is some really beautiful and precious artwork done by art students back in the 1970s, some of whom are still around in the community,” Liao said. “The works reflected the community and state of minds back then, and are presented along with works of current art students.”
Artists from 1970s and 80s include Robin Brown, Sharon Canter, Walt Drannan, Glenda Hold, Polly Lavatelli, Randall Lombardino, Marcia Pasley, Marcia Roberts, Brenda Rose, Charmaine Ross, Ann Steiniche, and Dottie Woody.
More recent alumni and students include: Rebecca Janelle Anderson, Josiah Berridge, Mark Bush, Tori Christgen, Zack Field, Elli Green, Tim Griffin, Kelly Heinz, Rosie Lammoglia, Patrick Larsen, Kristen Nelson, Jake Proffit, Hunter Richie, Dana Rudolph, Melissa St. John, Kelsey Trueblood and Truman Vasko.
The St. Joseph Health Department is offering classes on caring for children from newborns to toddlers through a new program called “Parent with Purpose.”
The Department said for a number of years the clinic has offered prenatal case management to pregnant women so they can learn about the resources available as their pregnancy proceeds. The clinic staff has also offered consultation and continuing education units through instruction at child care facilities in the community. The department said it’s expanding and combining these programs with the offering of “Parent with Purpose” to expectant or new families.
“Parent with Purpose” class sessions will focus on topics that have been identified through parents and care-givers as areas of interest. The title of the series acknowledges that parents have many decisions to make, and to remind new parents to take an active role in learning what is best for their growing baby. Parents will have the opportunity to gather information and speak to someone with education and experience.
“Parent with Purpose” class sessions will provide information on childhood development, illness prevention, parent health and wellness, and many more.
The sessions are held the second Tuesday of the month at 10:00 a.m. at the City of St. Joseph Health Department, 901 South 10th Street. Each session will last 30-60 minutes, depending on the topic as well as participant engagement and interaction.
Contact the City of St. Joseph Health Department to sign up for the next session, “Safe Sleep”, scheduled Tuesday, February 9th at 10:00 a.m. at the City of St. The series is open to the public. Reservations can be made by calling 816-271-4725.
