Prosecutors say 25-year-old Tony Stanford assaulted the officer who was trying to serve an arrest warrant. The officer remained on active duty, but suffered cuts, scrapes, and other injuries in the scuffle.
Mr Stanford is being held without bond after a Buchanan County judge found him to be a danger to the community.
A first court appearance is scheduled Friday.
The St Joseph County Club is in final negotiations for the sale of the facility to Great Life Golf Kansas City (GLKC). In a news release, the club announced that the Foundation members of the country club have authorized the Board of Directors to finalize negotiations of a purchase agreement.
Terms of the potential sale are not finalized, so were not disclosed.
Great Life Golf Kansas City owns several golf and fitness facilities in the Kansas City area including Staley Farms, a private club in North Kansas City, as well as semi-private clubs, like Drumm Farms in Independence, MO. Rick Farrant, principal of GLKC, also owns Great Life Golf and Fitness based in Topeka, KS. He was recently named as the second most innovative person in the golf industry by Golf Inc. magazine. With over 40 golf and fitness facilities owned or operated by the two entities, they are the largest golf management organization in the Midwest.
If the sale goes through, GLKC plans to make a substantial investment to install a state of the art fitness facility in the clubhouse as well as other improvements to the club facilities.
“We have a proven formula combining golf and fitness along with other club amenities that provides a strong model for club growth. We are excited that a tremendous golf facility with the tradition of the St. Joseph Country Club might become part of our family of elite clubs,” states Mr. Farrant.
The St. Joseph Country Club was founded in 1898. The organization has hosted numerous Missouri Golf Association championships including the 2015 Men’s Stroke Play championship.
Club President Tyler Morgan says, “While we are stable financially and have grown substantially over the last few years, the Board feels that the club can offer our members a brighter future and more amenities under the professional management, additional investment and economies of scale that GLKC offers us.”
GLKC plans to insure a smooth transition by offering to hire the key personnel at the club.
While no deadline is set to complete negotiations, Morgan sees no major barriers to completing a final agreement by the end of the year.
The charging documents in the court case quote the victim saying sexual contact began last year and continued into this year.
The trial was expected to conclude by Thursday.
Mr Matson remains in the Buchanan County Jail, unable to post $25,000 bail.
Gasoline prices continue to plummet here in Northwest Missouri and across the country. Industry experts predict the national average could drop below two dollars per gallon in time for Christmas.
The average price for a gallon of regular in St Joseph has dropped ten cents in the last week, according to the American Automobile Association. AAA reports the average in St Joe is down to $1.93 per gallon.
That’s 34 cents cheaper than the price last month at this time and 73 cents cheaper than a year ago. It will cost you, on average, $28.95 to fill your 15-gallon tank. That’s down from $30.54 last week.
Missouri is one of 13 states across the U.S. in which the average price is below two dollars. The average price in Missouri is $1.922. The average across Kansas is just over $2.00 per gallon.
The national average is $2.145, seven cents lower than a week ago, 13 cents cheaper than a month ago, and 74 cents cheaper than a year ago. AAA says pump prices have fallen for eleven consecutive days. The motor club believes that average U.S. prices should continue to decline and could drop below $2 per gallon by Christmas for the first time since 2009.
Here’s a look at several retail outlets and their prices as of Tuesday afternoon (AAA):
SAMS CLUB 5201 N BELT HWY $1.859
SPEEDYS #3 1011 S BELT HWY $1.899
CASEYS GENERAL STORE 2423 N WOODBINE RD $1.919
Cenex 3011 N BELT HWY $1.919
FASTGAS N SNAX #3 4217 FREDERICK AVE $1.919
HY VEE GAS STATION #5552(DISCOUNT AVAILABLE) 201 N BELT HWY $1.919
MINIT MART #572 4101 N BELT HWY $1.919
CITY STAR 6101 N BELT HWY $1.919
SPEEDYS #8 2728 MESSANIE ST $1.939
FASTGAS N SNAX #2 3804 MITCHELL AVE $1.939
SPEEDYS #1 4007 FREDERICK AVE $1.959
BREAK TIME #3090 402 N WOODBINE RD $1.959
CITY STAR 2 2130 FREDERICK AVE $1.959
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 63. South southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. South southeast wind 11 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
A chance of showers before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 20 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 33. West wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 50. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 50.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – According to seasonally adjusted data released today by the Missouri Department of Economic Development, Missouri’s unemployment rate fell by three-tenths of a point in October to 5.0 percent, the lowest rate since April 2007. Missouri’s nonfarm payroll employment also increased by 1,400 jobs over the month.
Among the industries that experienced increases in employment in October were Health Care & Social Assistance with 5,500 new jobs, Construction with 2,800 new jobs, and Professional & Business Services with 3,700 new jobs. September employment estimates were also revised up by 5,000.
The Allied Arts Council hopes you’ll join the 2015 Sculpture Walk Selfie Contest. You could win over $100 worth of merchandise and gift cards from several downtown businesses.
Just pick up the sculpture walk brochure at the Council’s office or at any of several downtown businesses. Take the sculpture walk, and take a creative self-portrait with one of them.
You’ll need to post the selfie photograph on Facebook or Twitter and tag the Allied Arts Council. Their page on Facebook is “Allied Arts Council,” while their Twitter handle is “@AACARTS.” You should also include the hashtag “#sculpturewalkcontest” to your post.
Selfies submitted by Sunday, December 13 will be considered. Don’t forget to vote for your favorite sculpture in the brochure and drop it off at the Allied Arts Council between now and December 14. That’s when they will announce the winnners.
CLARK COUNTY, Mo. – Gov. Jay Nixon harvested an 8-point buck while deer hunting in Clark County on the opening weekend of firearms deer season. The Governor donated the venison to Missouri’s Share the Harvest program, a public-private partnership that provides meat to families in need.
Gov. Nixon took the buck to Kahoka Meat Processing in Kahoka, Mo. where the venison will be packaged for distribution to a local food bank, shelter or feeding center.
Last year, 3,967 hunters donated 213,443 pounds of venison through Share the Harvest. Since 2009, more than 1,588,000 pounds of venison have been donated.
“Each year, thousands of Missourians donate to Share the Harvest, giving back to their communities and taking part in a great Missouri tradition,” Gov. Nixon said. “I’m proud to join these Missourians as we Share the Harvest and help our neighbors in need.”
Share the Harvest is a partnership between the Conservation Federation, the Missouri Department of Conservation, regional food banks, local food pantries, and meat processors.
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office has released three additional photos in an ongoing burglary investigation asking the public for help identifying two persons of interest.
The department released the additional photos Monday in the hope that they may provide a better view of the suspect and possibly a vehicle in connection with the crimes that took place in the southeastern part of the county.
See previous photos released below:
The crimes were reported on November 8 and 9, 2015.
Some of the items stolen in the two burglaries include a 3-Wheeler, 4-Wheeler, 2 Lawn Mowers, Chainsaw, Refrigerator, Air Compressor, Lawn Sweeper, and Trolling Motor w/ Battery, several Gas Cans, and Miscellaneous Tools.
If you recognize either of these two people, please call the Sheriff’s Office during business hours at 660-646-0515 or dispatch at 660-646-0515, you may also send tips on their website at www.livcoso.org, or email sheriffcox@gmail.com.
Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 97,171 deer during the opening weekend of the November portion of fall firearms deer season, Nov. 14 and 15. Of the 97,171 deer harvested, 53,359 were antlered bucks, 10,320 were button bucks, and 33,492 were does.
Last year, hunters checked 91,460 deer during the opening weekend of the 2014 November Portion of Firearms Deer Season.
Top harvest counties for opening weekend were Texas County with 2,184 deer checked, Howell County with 1,959 and Franklin County with 1,899. In Buchanan County 339 deer were checked.
The November portion of the fall firearms deer season continues through Nov. 24. Archery deer hunting opens again from Nov. 25 through Jan. 15, 2016. The firearms antlerless portion will run Nov. 25 through Dec. 6. The firearms alternative methods portion will run Dec. 19-29 followed by the firearms late youth portion Jan. 2-3, 2016. Missouri’s early youth weekend ran Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. The firearms deer urban zone portion ran Oct. 9 – 12.
