AMAZONIA, Mo. – The southbound driving lane of Interstate 29 is now closed near Amazonia, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation.
Local maintenance crews have narrowed southbound I-29 to one lane at the Hopkins Creek Bridge near mile marker 58 for routine maintenance.
The lane will remain closed until Monday, July 6, 2015 and should reopen around 4 p.m., weather permitting.
Leonard Cross
1930-2015
Leonard Cross, 85, St. Joseph, Missouri passed away Monday, June 29, 2015 at a local healthcare facility.
He was born February 10, 1930 in St. Joseph, Missouri to Johnnie and Evelena (Reno) Cross.
Leonard married Beverly Jean Morey November 23, 1954.
He was a mechanic for Bill Miller Buick and later Greg Buick for 48 years. Leonard proudly served in the United States Army during the Korean War and later served in the Missouri National Guard.
He was a member of First Baptist Church in Savannah, Missouri.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Johnnie B. Cross, and sister, Maxine McCreary.
Survivors include wife, Beverly Cross; sons, Robert Cross (Nancy) and Ellis Cross (No?l); seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Farewell Services 1:00 P.M. Monday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will gather with friends 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. Sunday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. Flowers are appreciated and for those wishing to make a contribution, the family requests they be made to Journey Baptist Church Food Pantry, 5708 King Hill Ave., St. Joseph, MO 64504. Online guest book and obituary at www.meierhoffer.com.
Barbara A. Owens
1943-2015
Barbara A. Owens, 72, St. Joseph, Missouri passed away Saturday, June 27, 2015 at Mosaic Life Care.
She was born June 21, 1943 to Howard and Ina Adkins in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Barbara married Ronald Owens on June 27, 1960 who preceded her in death June 19, 2013.
She loved the casino and playing bingo.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; sister, Beverly Groce; brothers, Curtis, Edwin, and Darryl Adkins.
Survivors include children, Laura Renfrow, Ronald Owens, Jr. (Crystal), Jeff Owens (Lisa), Lisa Maharrey (Daniel), and Ernest Owens; 20 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
Farewell Services 3:00 P.M. Friday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. Interment Mount Auburn Cemetery. The family will gather with friends 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Thurday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. The family suggests memorial gifts to American Diabetes Association. Online guest book and obituary at www.meierhoffer.com.
Sharon Diane Hamm
1948-2015
Sharon Diane Hamm 66, of Saint Joseph, Missouri passed away Monday June 29, 2015 at her home. She was born October 26, 1948 in St. Joseph, Missouri daughter of Thelma & Orville “Junior” Harlan. She married Dean Hamm on September 19, 1997 and he survives of the home. She graduated from Benton high school (1966), and worked at Imperial Valet & Gas and TG&Y stores. She enjoyed crafts, painting, sewing, crocheting, and she loved the mountains & outdoors and camping but most especially she loved her kids and grandchildren. She was a member of New Home Baptist Church. Sharon was preceded in death by her parents, and a sister, Sandra Hall. She is survived by husband, Dean Hamm of the home, a daughter, Jamie (David) Enochs of Hiawatha, KS, two sons, Chad Grable and Kevin (Cathy) Grable of St. Joseph, MO, 15 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren, a brother-in-law, Jim Hall, and a nephew, Cody Hall and former husband Gary Grable of St. Joseph. A memorial service will be held Thursday, July 2, 2015 at 12:00 pm at the Rupp Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm on Thursday at the Rupp Funeral Home. She will be cremated under the direction of the Rupp Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to the American Kidney Foundation or Children’s Miracle Network. Online condolence and obituary at www.ruppfuneral.com
A list of heroes gaining national recognition this week includes men from Nebraska and Kansas.
Martin Hohenstein, 51 of Dakota City, Nebraska is one of 18 people from across the U.S. to receive the honor from the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission. Hohenstein was honored for rescuing a person from a burning vehicle that crashed in May 2014. Bryon Snyder, 36, of Topeka, Kansas, is honored for saving a 44-year-old woman from an armed assault in June 2014.
The list of 15 heroes announced this week also includes an Oregon boy who drowned trying unsuccessfullyl to save his younger brother’s life. Alexander Smith jumped into the Row River upstream from a 15-foot waterfall to try to save his 13-year-old brother, Christian, on July 1, 2014. Both boys were carried over the falls and drowned.
The Carnegie Medals are named for Pittsburgh steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. He was inspired to endow an award in his name by stories of heroism during a coal mine disaster in 1904 that killed 181 people, including a miner and an engineer who died trying to rescue others.
Winners of Carnegie Medals formally announced Tuesday:
— Christopher Brooks King, 29, of Roswell, New Mexico, rescued a 38-year-old woman from a burning home in January 2014.
— Martin V. Hohenstein, 51, of Dakota City, Nebraska, rescued a 40-year-old from a burning vehicle that crashed in May 2014.
— Lester J. Trafford III, 55, of Hampton Bays, New York, saved a 42-year-old man from drowning and attempted to save an 85-year-old man when their commercial fishing boat capsized in the Atlantic Ocean in May 2013.
— Craig Randleman, 50, of Bend, Oregon, and Thomas Joy, 28, of Spokane, Washington, rescued an 8-year-old boy from attacking pit bulls in Spokane in April 2014. Joy and Jason Connerley, 28, also of Spokane, then rescued Randleman.
— Robert A. Pritchard Jr., 13, of Jacksonville, Florida, rescued a 6-year-old girl from a burning mobile home in June 2014.
— Michael D. Campbell, 30, of Hamilton, Ohio, rescued a 21-year-old man from a house that exploded and burned because of a natural gas leak in June 2014.
— S. Alexander Smith, 16, of Aloha, Oregon, drowned trying to rescue his 13-year-old brother from drowning in the Row River in Dorena, Oregon, in July 2014.
— Cheryl A. Crecelius, 46, of Gaston, Oregon, saved a 25-year-old man and helped save another from a crashed burning vehicle in March 2014.
— Jamison S. Koczan, 38, of Winter Park, Florida, and Kimberly Lynn Groves, 52, of Winter Springs, Florida, saved a woman from being assaulted at gunpoint in a parked vehicle in Winter Park in June 2014.
— Meghan O’Reilly-Green, 31, of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, helped save a 26-year-old man from drowning in the surf at Hatteras, North Carolina, in July 2013.
— Clinton D. Blackburn, 44, of Morehead, Kentucky, saved a 56-year-old jailer from assault by a prisoner he was transporting in Bardstown, Kentucky, in March 2014.
— McKenzie McKay Guffey, 39, of Gainesboro, Tennessee, saved a 45-year-old man from burning in a crashed vehicle in Rye, New York, in July 2014.
— Ryan Thomas Nelson, 21, of Eagan, Minnesota, saved a 21-year-old man from burning in a home in Grand Forks, North Dakota, in March 2014.
— Alan Cavener, 54, of Nampa, Idaho, rescued an elderly man from an out-of-control vehicle in Meridian, Idaho, in August 2013.
— Bryon Snyder, 36, of Topeka, Kansas, saved a 44-year-old woman from an armed assault in June 2014.
Jon Rubendall and James Bost were charged in connection with the death of Allen Pafford June 20 at a workshop near his mother’s home in Nodaway, Iowa.
Adams County authorities said Mr. Pafford was found with a bed sheet wrapped around his neck and a gunshot wound to the back of his head. Pafford’s funeral was held on Monday.
According to the official complaint filed in the case, Pafford owed Rubendall $3,000 for drugs. Bond was set at $1,000,000.
On Tuesday, the two defendants appeared in a Brown County courtroom to waive their right to an extradition hearing. They are being held pending transportation back to Adams County, Iowa.
Officials peg the value of the name plates at over $20,000. 46-year-old Leslie Harrison is charged with 16 counts of theft and 16 counts of property damage plus three drug or paraphernalia counts.
Mr Harrison is scheduled to appear before a judge July 6. In the meantime, he’s behing held under $85,000 bail.
Kansas City artist Ryan Sowers created this year’s artwork on the theme “heART for the City.”
“I created the heART for the City illustration by examining the personality and history contained within the buildings and landmarks of St. Joseph,” Sowers says.
The festival is August 21-23 at Civic Center Park in downtown St Joseph.
Buttons can be purchased at the following locations:
– Allied Arts Council
– Hy-Vee
– Nodaway Valley Bank
– First Bank of Missouri
– Farmer’s State Bank
– Citizen’s Bank & Trust
– St. Joe Teacher’s Credit Union
– Speedy’s (all locations)
– Goetz Credit Union
– Bank Midwest
– Apple Market (all 4 locations including Savannah)
– Beauty First
– Fast Gas
– St. Joseph Visitors Bureau – Downtown
– St. Joseph Visitors Bureau – Woodbine
– CVS – N Belt
– CVS – S Belt
– St. Joseph Public Library – all locations
– City Hall
– East Hills Shopping Center
– Mosaic Life Care of St. Joseph, MO
– Mitchell Park Plaza
– Commerce Bank
– Suddenlink
– Pony Express Bank
Eagle Radio’s Nadia Thacker takes a look at the top stories for Tuesday, June 30.
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced today that he has joined eight other state attorneys general in a lawsuit asking a federal court to overturn new water regulations.
The regulations, known generally as the “Waters of the U.S.” rule, would have significant consequences for homeowners, farmers and other entities, Schmidt says.
Opponents say the rules would extend the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers’ regulatory reach into small waterways, ditches and ponds on farms, ranches and land developments across the country. They say it would force landowners to navigate a complex federal bureaucracy and obtain costly permits in order to perform everyday tasks such as digging ditches, building fences or spraying fertilizers.
“Congress never intended for the federal government to regulate ditches or farm ponds,” Schmidt said. “This regulation grossly exceeds the authority granted to federal agencies by the Clean Water Act – authority that rightfully belongs to the states and that is limited by private property rights protected by the Constitution.”
In the complaint filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, the attorneys general of Kansas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin argue the final rule put forward by the EPA and Corps of Engineers violates the Clean Water Act, the Administrative Procedure Act and the U.S. Constitution, and usurps the states’ primary responsibility for the management, protection and care of intrastate waters and lands.
The complaint asks a federal judge to declare the rule illegal and issue an injunction to prevent the agencies from enforcing it. It also asks the judge to order the agencies to draft a new rule that complies with the law and honors state authority.
The State of Missouri has not joined the lawsuit as of yet.
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway on Tuesday released a follow-up report to the Country Club Village audit the office performed.
The follow-up review was conducted in May, after a November, 2014 audit earned the village an overall performance rating of “poor.” The follow-up report does not include an overall rating.
Ms Galloway says the village has addressed a number of the more controversial problems cited in the original audit report. The auditor said officials in Country Club separated the accounting of money designated for roads, improved the development of annual road maintenance plans, and was ensuring board meetings were held in according with Missouri’s Sunshine Law.
“The Village of Country Club has implemented a number of recommendations to address issues ranging from road improvements to balanced bank accounts,” Galloway said. “I believe these changes will improve government operations and create better, more efficient government for the citizens of Country Club.”
For follow-up reporting purposes, audit findings are prioritized and then selected recommendations are evaluated and ranked as implemented, in progress, partially implemented or not implemented.
In the Country Club follow-up report, 15 recommendations were selected for evaluation. Of those 15, 12 recommendations have been successfully implemented.
You can find out more at the State Auditor’s Web site HERE.
New troopers are joining the ranks in northwest Missouri.
Six new graduates of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s 100th recruit class have been assigned to Troop H.
Trooper Bradley R. Muck, of Kirksville, Missouri, has been assigned to Zone 8, which serves the citizens of Clinton and Caldwell counties. Trooper Muck is a graduate from Macon R-1 High School, and attended Hannibal La-Grange University majoring in criminal justice.
Trooper Michael J. Miller, of St. Joseph, Missouri, has been assigned to Zone 3, which serves the citizens of Gentry and Harrison counties. Trooper Miller is a graduate from King City R-1 High School, and attended Vaterott College majoring in criminal justice.
Trooper Kyle R. Henke, of Jefferson City, Missouri, has been assigned to Zone 6, which serves the citizens of Andrew and Buchanan counties. Trooper Henke is a graduate from Blair Oaks High School, and attended Lincoln University majoring in criminal justice.
Trooper Coltin H. McGowan, of Jefferson City, Missouri, has been assigned to Zone 5, which serves the citizens of Andrew and Buchanan counties. Trooper McGowan is a graduate from New Bloomfield High School and attended Lincoln University majoring in biology.
Trooper Keaton L. Ebersold, of Springfield, Missouri, has been assigned to Zone 1, which serves the citizens of Atchison and Holt counties. Trooper Ebersold is a graduate from King City R-1 High School and attended Missouri Western State University majoring in criminal justice.
Trooper Kara R. Dinwiddie, of Jefferson City, Missouri, has been assigned to Zone 6, which serves the citizens of Andrew and Buchanan counties. Trooper Dinwiddie is a graduate from Eldon High School and attended Lincoln University majoring in criminal justice.
The new troopers will report for duty on July 13, 2015.
