MARYVILLE, Mo. – The Northwest Missouri State University Clay Club is hosting its annual winter art show and sale.

The event opened Friday and continues Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Fire Arts Building, located south of the Olive DeLuce Fine Arts Building on Munn Avenue.

The event will feature functional and non-functional sculpture as well as paintings, prints, photography, drawings, furniture and ceramics.

Pieces may be purchased by cash or check. Eighty-five percent of the proceeds go directly to students, and helps offset the cost of art supplies. Remaining proceeds support art-oriented activities such as field trips and other co-curricular activities for the Clay Club.

The Clay Club hosts the art show and sale in collaboration with Northwest’s Art Association at the end of each fall and spring trimester. The event is an established tradition at Northwest, giving students a chance to show their best works, collaboratively build a display of work with their peers from all studio areas and celebrate student talent and accomplishments with the community.

Sheriff Steve Cox says in a news release that his office received multiple tips, and as a result they were able to arrest Aaron M. Tripp, 28, Chula in Chillicothe. The arrest was on a Livingston County arrest warrant for alleged class C felony Unlawful Possession of a Firearm.

Upon serving the warrant, his staff allegedly discovered Mr. Tripp in possession of 3 large throwing knives and another knife which are in violation of Missouri law as he was on school property. Deputy Leadbetter arrested Mr. Tripp for three counts of felony weapon violation and is applying for another arrest warrant.

Mr. Tripp has been transferred to the Daviess Dekalb County Regional Jail in lieu of bond.

Sheriff Cox offered his thanks for all the tips.

Governor Sam Brownback this week named Tim Keck as Interim Secretary of the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services. Keck’s appointment follows the announced departure of KDADS Secretary Kari Bruffett on Dec. 31.

Keck has served as the deputy chief counsel at the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) since 2011. He also serves as chief counsel for the office of the Lt. Governor. He received his Juris Doctorate from Washburn University in 1991.

Mr Keck is a former lawyer in Hiawatha, Kansas and was an active volunteer in Brown County.

“Tim Keck has previously volunteered his time working with the disability communities including serving on the board of directors for the Brown County Developmental Services, Inc.,” said Governor Brownback. “He has worked closely with leadership in both KDADS and KDHE to address issues that affect these communities.”

Governor Brownback also named Johnnie Goddard, a 30-year veteran of the Corrections systems, as interim Secretary for the Department of Corrections, following the Dec. 31 retirement of Secretary Ray Roberts after a 40-year career. Goddard began his Corrections career in 1985 as an officer trainee in 1985. He has held increasingly responsible positions within the department and has served as Deputy Secretary of Facilities Management for Corrections since early 2012.

“Johnnie Goddard is well respected throughout the Corrections system and will provide strong leadership during transition period,” said Governor Brownback. “His extensive experience in the system along with his team building skills make him an excellent choice to serve as interim secretary.”

Keck and Goddard will serve as interims beginning Jan. 1, 2016 and until the Governor appoints his nominees for KDADS and Corrections Secretaries.

Two St Joseph residents avoided serious injuries in a crash on I-29 in Kansas City early Friday morning.

The crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol indicates the driver lost control of her Lexus on I-29 at I-635 shortly after 12:30am Friday. The vehicle hit a guardrail.  Online records identify her as 20-year-old Kayla Keith of St Joseph. She was treated and released at North Kansas City Hospital for minor injuries.

A passenger, Riah Cook, 19, of St Joseph, suffered moderate injuries but refused treatment. Another passenger, 20-year-old Janea Macierowski of Atchison, Kansas, refused treatment of minor injuries.

Julio Hidalgo, a senior at Benton High School has been awarded a full-ride to Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia.

Hidalgo was awarded the QuestBridge National College Match Scholarship, the total amount of the scholarship package is $65,709, plus a travel allowance that will help students visit home each year.

QuestBridge is a program that matches students to full-ride scholarships at prestigious universities. Out of 2,000 finalists this year, 671 were matched with scholarships. Hidalgo is one of twelve students who will receive the scholarship at Washington and Lee.

“I was awestruck for a couple of days,” said Hidalgo. “I didn’t think it was happening. I didn’t think I’d get in, because only about one quarter of finalists get in.” Students who apply for the QuestBridge match can choose up to twelve schools that they would like to attend, ranking them in the order they would like to attend. QuestBridge attempts to match students, and informs them if they receive a scholarship to any of the schools on their list.

Hidalgo was originally contacted through e-mail by QuestBridge and invited to apply. Hidalgo had heard about the program as a freshman in 2012, when Benton student Jacob Dudley was matched by QuestBridge to Tufts. “At the scholarship assembly, when they announce how much each student received in scholarships,” Hidalgo said, “his number stood out. Most scholarships are a thousand or two, and his was much higher. So when QuestBridge contacted me, I had that in the back of my mind.”

Hidalgo is interested in pursuing a degree in neuroscience, and would like to eventually become a neurosurgeon; he is also interested in engineering. At Benton, in addition to excelling academically, he has played soccer for four years, has been part of the academic team for four years and caption for two, plays bass in jazz band, is part of the strings program, and is the Vice President of Benton’s National Honors Society. During the summer, he was part of Missouri Boys State, a week-long leadership program where students create a mock state government. He has also been an altar boy at St. Patrick Church for several years, where, he said he has learned to be humble, be a leader, and be a better person: “It has really shaped my life.”

“I think it’s great to see a student as outstanding as he is be rewarded and recognized,” said Benton Vice Principal Michele Thomason. “He is an outstanding kid and he is meant to do great things. I see this as recognition for all of the work he’s put in and everything he’s contributed to Benton.”

Hidalgo wants to thank everyone who has been in his life. “They are the reason I am where I am. I also want to thank the counseling center at Benton for letting me bug them all this time with all of the paperwork for the application. It’s been a ride.”

Part of Saxton Easton Road will be closed for repairs for at least ten days.

Saxton Easton Road will be closed from SE 70th Road to SE 82nd Road effective immediately until December 20, 2015.

Buchanan County Emergeny Mangement Dir. Bill Brinton said Herzog will be making some repairs/improvements to their rail lines in this area.