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Residents at odds over historic SE Kansas stadium

Posted on July 16, 2015July 17, 2015

INDEPENDENCE – Residents in Montgomery County Kansas are at odds over the future of a historic, old stadium.

It is an important part of the history of the county seat, Independence, and some say Shulthis Stadium needs to be preserved.

Officials say the stadium was home to the first organized baseball game played under permanent lights on April 28, 1930.

Such greats as Mickey Mantle also played at the stadium.

The city of Independence and USD 446 School Board held a closed door meeting this week to fast track the destruction of the stadium grandstand before stadium supporters could finish the listing process of the Historic Sites Board of Review.

That meeting is scheduled for next month in Topeka.

A facebook page to Save Shulthis Stadium has been attracting attention from across the state.

Hot temperatures and storm chances

Posted on July 16, 2015July 16, 2015

Today
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 101. South southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 105. South wind 6 to 10 mph.

Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. South wind 6 to 9 mph.

Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. South wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.

Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.

Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.

Tips from public sought in Arson investigation

Posted on July 16, 2015

The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help in an alleged Arson that destroyed a home, vehicle and trailer.

The Department said one person has already been charged in connection with the alleged arson that took place during the early morning hours of March 15 in the 11000 block of Liv 259 in the eastern part of the county.

Within minutes of the fire being called in firefighters and a deputy sheriff were on scene. A firefighter and deputy detected the propane odor and the excellent job by the firefighter in quickly shutting off the valve, which greatly reduced the risk of additional firefighting problems and/or a tank bleve.

The Missouri State Fire Marshall’s Office and Livingston County Sheriff’s Office said leads on this investigation have been exhausted.

“We are seeking any additional tips and information which may not yet have been provided to investigators,” said Sheriff Steve Cox with LCSO. “If you have any information about this incident even that which may have been obtained before or after the alleged incident, please call us.”

Tips can be made to the LCSO at 660-646-0515, email a tip through our website at www.livcoso.org, email sheriffcox@gmail.com, or call the Missouri State Fire Marshall’s Tip Hotline at 1-800-39-ARSON (800-392-7766).

The office said a significant concern with this case stems from the elevated potential of serious injury or death to the responding Emergency Fire and Law Enforcement members. As a propane tank located just north of the fire engulfed home was leaking propane due to the line possibly having been cut or broken near the valve at the time of the fire.

Severe weather prompts road advisories in Nodaway County

Posted on July 16, 2015

Nodaway County authorities report no serious damage from the severe thunderstorm that blew through the area last night, but there are several roads that have been closed as a result of the storm.

According to a Nodaway County dispatcher, there is water over the roadway along US-71 highway about four miles south of Maryville. He also urges motorists to avoid driving along Route-V west of Glacier Road because of high water.

High winds left behind a lot of debris that is making travel hazardous along Route-A east of Graham, Missouri.

Bond reduction denied for Maryville man accused in Child Pornography case

Posted on July 15, 2015July 15, 2015

A bond reduction has been denied for a Maryville man charged earlier this year with five counts of Possession of Child Pornography.

As we previously reported, 23-year-old Garrett Warfield was charged in March after a tip in January to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children led the Western Missouri Cyber Crimes Task Force to start an investigation.

Nodaway County Prosecutor Bob Rice said during a court appearance Wednesday, Warfield voluntarily waived his rights to a preliminary hearing with his Attorney David Bell present.

Rice said the defendant also had a motion for a bond reduction however, after a brief argument with evidence presented from Bell claiming his client was not a flight risk the prosecutor made his own objections.

“At the end of the day the Judge left it at $100,000 cash or surety,” Rice said.

A circuit court arraignment has been set for August 10, at 10 a.m.

Business owners indicted for harboring illegal aliens as Branson workers

Posted on July 15, 2015

Two Florida men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for harboring illegal aliens working for their labor leasing businesses in Branson, Mo.

Martin Ghambaryan, 29, and Mikayel V. Abrahamyan, 34, both of whom are Armenian nationals and legal permanent residents of the United States residing in Delray Beach, Fla., were charged in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Mo., on Wednesday, July 8, 2015.

Ghambaryan incorporated MGM Union, LLC, in Missouri in 2008 and Abrahamyan incorporated Seasonal Labor Solutions, LLC, in Missouri in 2009. Both businesses have Branson addresses. According to Monday’s indictment, Ghambaryan and Abrahamyan allowed other persons to assert de facto control over those businesses and operate them as labor leasing companies that supplied workers to various businesses in and around the Branson area, such as hotels, restaurants, golf courses and entertainment venues.

The federal indictment alleges that Ghambaryan and Abrahamyan, knowingly and in reckless disregard of the fact that aliens were in the United States in violation of law, concealed, harbored, and shielded numerous illegal aliens from detection. The indictment alleges Ghambaryan and Abrahamyan conspired with, and aided and abetted, the de facto operators of MGM and Seasonal Labor Solutions to harbor those illegal aliens and conceal them from detection.

According to the indictment, workers often ended up owing large debts to the operators of MGM and Seasonal Labor Solutions, which were then deducted from the workers’ paychecks, leaving the workers with minimal take home pay.

Missouri hunters’ and fishers’ to use cellphones to display permits

Posted on July 15, 2015July 15, 2015

unnamed (26) — MDC’s MO Hunting app available in the Google Play and iTunes stores. Photo courtesy MDC

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. –The Missouri Department of Conservation announced that as of July 30 showing a permit from a cellphone will be allowed.

Prior to this, hunters, anglers, and trappers had to have paper copies of permits on them when pursuing these activities.

MDC said for fishing permits and most hunting permits, an electronic image of the permit — such as a PDF (Portable Document Format) — on a mobile device will be sufficient. The exceptions are for deer and turkey permits.

Hunters can use the free MO Hunting mobile app for deer and turkey permits

Deer and turkey hunters must void their permits after harvesting related game animals and report their harvests using the Telecheck harvest reporting system. A simple electronic image of those permits is not sufficient to complete this process. MDC’s free MO Hunting mobile app takes care of these requirements.

MO Hunting enables Missouri hunters, anglers, and trappers to purchase, view, show, and store current hunting, fishing, and trapping permits and associated details. It also shows permits purchased during the previous year. MO Hunting also lets deer and turkey hunters electronically void their permits and Telecheck their harvests directly from the app. MO Hunting even uploads Telecheck confirmation numbers back to the mobile device and enables hunters to view details on all deer and turkey they have previously checked.

MO Hunting is available in the Google Play and iTunes stores. Get MO Hunting and learn more about the app at mdc.mo.gov/mobile/mobile-apps.

Deer and turkey tagging still required if hunters leave game

Deer and turkey hunters must still tag their harvested game if they leave the immediate presence of the harvested animal. Hunters using paper permits may simply attach the voided permit to the animal’s leg. MDC suggests sealing the paper permit in a zip-top bag and attaching the bag with string, wire, or tape. Hunters using the MO Hunting app must attach a label with their full name, address, permit number, and date of harvest to the deer or turkey’s leg if they leave the animal unattended.

Increase in Access Missouri college scholarship amounts to be made

Posted on July 15, 2015July 15, 2015

TRENTON, MO – Gov. Jay Nixon today visited North Central Missouri College in Trenton to announce that the maximum award amount for Access Missouri scholarships will increase by nearly 30 percent – to $850 from $660 – for students attending participating 2-year institutions, and by more than 23 percent — to $1,850 from $1,500 – for those attending participating 4-year institutions in the current fiscal year, FY2016.

“College affordability has been a top priority of my administration, and over the past six years Missouri has led the nation in holding down tuition increases at public universities,” Gov. Nixon said. “This substantial increase in Access Missouri scholarship amounts will make college more affordable for thousands of students across the state. As many other states struggle with deficits and gridlock, here in Missouri our commitment to our students and our higher education institutions continues to move our economy forward.”

Access Missouri is a needs-based scholarship program to help students of low-income families attend a participating Missouri college or university, if the student meets the Missouri Department of Higher Education’s eligibility criteria. Approximately 50,000 students receive an Access Missouri scholarship annually.

This increase in scholarship amounts is the result of the state’s fiscally responsible budget management and an improving economy, which allowed the Governor to release funding for Access Missouri in the 2015 fiscal year. Those funds will be used in the upcoming school year.

Missouri State Highway Patrol asks for public input in accreditation process

Posted on July 14, 2015July 14, 2015

The public is being asked to speak their ideas and onions on services and performance provided by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

The Patrol announced Tuesday that a team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc., will arrive on August 2, 2015, to examine all aspects of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s policies and procedures, management, and operations and support services. It’s part of a voluntary process the patrol takes part in to maintain accreditation.

“Since 1931, the agency has served and protected the citizens of this state,” said Col. Bret Johnson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol. “Patrol employees are professionals who attempt to respond to every situation effectively and efficiently. Adhering to the standards set by the commission is one way the Missouri State Highway Patrol shows accountability.”

As part of the on-site assessment, a public forum will be held concerning the services and performance of the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The public forum will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, August 4, 2015, in the hearing room of the Missouri Gaming Commission building at 3417 Knipp Drive, Jefferson City, MO.

The public and Patrol employees also are invited to offer comments to the assessment team on the services and performance of the Missouri State Highway Patrol by calling toll-free (877) 545-5511 from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 4, 2015. Telephone comments are limited to 10 minutes and must address the ability of the Missouri State Highway Patrol to comply with Commission standards. A summary of the standards is available in the Patrol’s Research and Development Division, General Headquarters, 1510 East Elm Street in Jefferson City.

Persons wishing to offer written comments about the ability of the Missouri State Highway Patrol to meet the standards for accreditation are requested to write to the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc., 13575 Heathcote Boulevard, Suite 320, Gainsville, VA 20155.

The assessors will report back to the Commission after completing their review of the agency. The Commission will then decide whether the Missouri State Highway Patrol is to be granted continued accredited status. Accreditation is for four years, during which time the agency must submit annual reports attesting continued compliance with those standards under which they were initially accredited.

Missouri Gov. requests extension of crop acreage reporting period

Posted on July 14, 2015July 14, 2015

JEFFERSON CITY – Following heavy rainfall and flooding that delayed many farmers’ ability to plant their crops, Gov. Jay Nixon today sent a letter to United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack requesting an extension of the period for producers to submit acreage their acreage reports to the USDA-Risk Management Agency (USDA-RMA). Allowing producers more time to accurately report their acreage to the RMA will ensure their crops are eligible for crop insurance policies in which they have already enrolled.

“The heavy rainfall and flooding we’ve experienced over the last several months has severely hampered farmers’ ability to plant their crops,” Gov. Nixon said. “Agriculture is the backbone of our economy, and this extension will allow Missouri farm families additional time to submit accurate acreage reports and ensure that they qualify for crop insurance.”

The Governor also extended the state of emergency he declared on June 18 until August 14. Thousands of acres used for agriculture, especially along the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, have been impacted by heavy rains and flooding.

To view a copy of the Governor’s letter to Secretary Vilsack is CLICK HERE.