For Christmas, Robert Bowlin of Platte City gave his wife the gift of a lifetime: a $2 million Missouri Lottery jackpot. Bowlin, 60, is one of two Lottery players who correctly matched all six numbers in the Dec. 2 Lotto drawing. The two ticket holders will split the $4 million Lotto jackpot evenly, each receiving $2 million before taxes. Bowlin used Quick Pick to select his winning numbers, which were: 12, 23, 25, 34, 40 and 42.

Bowlin, a retired operating engineer, discovered his good fortune on Dec. 3 while checking his tickets for winning numbers.

“After looking at the numbers several times, I finally figured out (that I won). It’s still a shock, and I don’t know if I believe it just yet,” laughed Bowlin, while claiming his jackpot prize on Dec. 29.

Other than a financial advisor and a CPA, nobody knew about Bowlin’s $2 million win until Christmas day when he shared the news with his wife.

“She thought I was messing with her. Then when she found out that I wasn’t messing with her, she was happy. I think she was almost sick to her stomach, it seemed,” recalled Bowlin.

Citing lingering shock over the win, the father of three and grandfather of two has yet to make any plans for the $2 million windfall, but he plans to continue playing the Lottery.

Bowlin purchased his winning ticket from Trex Mart 2, 15590 Highway 92, in Tracy. The retail location received a $2,500 selling bonus for selling one of the winning Lotto jackpot tickets for the Dec. 2 drawing.

The Chilliocthe Police Department is investigating after a report of a man attempting to talk to a juvenile waiting on school bus.

The Department said Wednesday around 7 a.m. officers responded to the area of the 500 block of Third Street in Chillicothe in reference to a man attempting to make contact with a juvenile who was waiting at a bus stop.

Police said the juvenile reported that a white male driving a dark blue or black smaller pickup truck pulled up to the juvenile and spoke to him. This scared the juvenile so the he ran home.

Officers searched the area, but could not locate the vehicle. Officers are stepping up patrol enforcement within the school areas before and after school.

The Chillicothe Police Department and Chillicothe Schools said they will work together to try and make this time frame a safer time for children making their way to school.

The investigation continues.

A homeless man has been charged in Nodaway County after allegedly threatening to kill emergency room staff and burn down Walmart.

Lee Roy Jones, 67 is charged with a misdemeanor for peace disturbance in Nodaway County. According to court documents on Jan. 3 around 3 p.m. deputies responded to Saint Francis Hospital in Maryville in regards to a man making homicidal threats.

“Mr. Lee Jones had threaten to burn Wal-Mart down, as well as kill subjects in the hospital and hospital staff. Mr. Jones also stated that he had a gun and knew how to use it and he would kill people before he got off the hospital property,” Deputy Austin Hann with the Nodaway County Sheriff’s Office said in court documents. “I met with Mr. Lee Jones, Mr. Jones stated he was upset because there were Indians trying to steal things out of his car and he threatened to kill them.”

Hann said Jones’s statements unreasonably and knowingly disturbed the emergency room staff by threatening to commit a felonious act under circumstances which are likely to cause reasonable person to fear that such threat may be carried out.

“I believe the defendant poses a danger to the community or any other person because it is clear Mr. Jones has an issue controlling his anger in a healthy manner and has a history of possessing weapons,” Hann said. “After making threats to burn down a local business and kill staff and patients, a large knife was found in Mr. Lee’s vehicle.”

A mental exam was ordered by the Nodaway County court during an arraignment held Monday. A criminal setting has been scheduled for Jan. 12.

If convicted on the charge the prosecutor’s office said the range of punishment is  imprisonment in the county jail or other authorized penal institution for a term not to exceed six months; by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars or both.

A rollover crash in Doniphan County, Kan. sent a man to the hospital Tuesday afternoon.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Rodney Brunson, 51 of Shawnee was driving a 1999 Ford F-150 eastbound on US 36 hwy just before Wathena, Kan. around 3:50 p.m. when the vehicle left the roadway to the south, hit an embankment and then hit a power pole.  The vehicle then rolled several times.  Brunson was taken by ambulance to Mosaic Life Care for treatment of an injury.  He was reported to be wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident.

Q-Country 92.7 received several reports of traffic tied up on 36 Hwy at that location while emergency crews were on scene.

A Savannah man will appear in circuit court Thursday in Andrew County on charges of child molestation and incest.

30-year-old Vernon Wayne Marlowe was charged in Sept. of 2015 with felonies for first-degree child molestation and incest and a second-degree misdemeanor for child molestation.

According court documents the charges stem from incidents that took place from Aug. 1 to Sept. 6 2015.

A preliminary hearing for Marlow was held Wednesday. The court found probable cause to believe the felonies have been committed and probable cause to believe the defendant committed the felonies. The Court has certified the case to Circuit Court. An arraignment is set for Thursday before Judge Patrick Robb. Marlowe is currently out on $100,000 bond.

United Way of Greater St. Joseph is calling for community volunteers for the annual allocations process.

Through the United Way Allocations Process, United Way Partner Agencies are evaluated and allocation funding recommendations are made by groups of volunteers. Volunteers examine agency operations, programs, and finances, and recommend how much money should be allocated to each agency the following year. Recommendations are then presented to the United Way Community Investment Council and United Way Board of Directors for review and final approval. The work of the volunteers ensure that donor dollars are used to achieve the greatest impact in the areas of education, health and financial stability and that United Way of Greater St. Joseph is accountable to donors. In 2015, over 120 volunteers from a variety of backgrounds participated in the United Way Allocations Process.

Volunteers are placed on one of six subcommittees, and each subcommittee reviews three United Way Partner Agencies. The volunteers dedicate 10-15 hours of their time over a 2 month period from mid-March to mid-May reviewing the agencies, listening to presentations, and determining allocation recommendations. There are approximately five meetings for each subcommittee. There are subcommittees that meet during the day as well as a subcommittee that only meets in the evening. This year, United Way is exploring adding a subcommittee that meets on the weekends to allow those who cannot volunteer during the week to still participate. Those interested in volunteering in 2016 can contact Jodi Bloemker at United Way at 364-2381 or jodi.bloemker@stjosephunitedway.org.

Cold, wet weather has prompted a delay in the start of classes in Northwest Missouri.

The Rock Port R2 School District announced a two-hour delay in the start of classes.

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