The City of St. Joseph is inviting the public to check out renovations made to Patee Market during an open house this week.

Work on Patee Market Health Center began in March 2014.  Renovations included, updating the interior, upgrading security measures and addressing critical roofing issues.

On Wednesday, June 10th, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. the building, located at 904 South 10th Street, will be open for tours hosted by the St. Joseph Health Department and the Social Welfare Board.

The City of St. Joseph Health Department’s Patee Market Health Center interior has an entirely new appearance. Renovations include fresh paint in nearly all areas of the building, flooring updates, base trim and chair rail replacement, new wall covering, updated millwork, sections of the roof and soffit repairs, and the enclosure of two internal work spaces.

Beginning in March of 2014, the health department staff made preparations, and areas were vacated to allow for construction. The City of St. Joseph Health Department scheduled projects to be completed in phases so as to keep service disruption to a minimum. For efficiency and safety purposes, services were suspended when major service areas were cleared. During the renovation of a particular section, staff cleared that area completely of all furniture, wall hangings, and equipment to make room for work crews and materials. Health department clients proved resilient while seeking services from various divisions that were invariably moved from one spot to another for much of the summer and into the autumn of 2014. Through diligence and great teamwork the renovations vision became a reality as work was completed in early 2015.

The process was paid for with CIP funding and general funds allocated while establishing the 2014-15 budget. E. L. Crawford was the general contractor. The project was organized, designed and coordinated by Debra Bradley, Director of Health, and Kendra Bundy, Assistant Director of Health. Much guidance and support was given from several City of St. Joseph departments, especially the technology services division, who kept computer networking operational by moving hardwiring and connectivity several times.

MARYVILLE, Mo. – The system they are studying is small, but physicists at Northwest Missouri State University have recently published their research results to an international audience.

Northwest student Dylan Anstine and Dr. Maia Magrakvelidze, a post-doctoral research associate at the University, are lead authors on the article, “Attosecond Structures from the Molecular Cavity in Fullerene Photoemission Time Delay,” with Dr. Himadri Chakraborty, associate professor of physics in Northwest’s Department of Natural Sciences. The article describing the results was published last month in the international journal, Physical Review A.

The article details the team’s research predicting that electrons living at the outer fringe of a fullerene – a nanoparticle that resembles a soccer ball and contains a community of electrons – eject at a greater speed for a systematic selection of photons. With new technology for measuring electrons’ flight times in attoseconds, the research opens opportunities for the study of attophysics metrology with nanoscopic particles and multi-electron forces in various forms of nanomaterials.

Dylan Anstine is a senior from Raymore, Mo., who is majoring in nanoscale science with an emphasis on nanoscale physics. Anstine began conducting research under the supervision of Chakraborty last year and his success at Northwest earned him acceptance this summer into a prestigious, international Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) at the Université Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg, France.

The team’s research is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation and continues Chakraborty’s ongoing theoretical and computational nanophysics program. To read the journal article, click here.

Nanoscience is the study of the control of matter on an atomic and molecular scale in relation to structures of 100 nanometers or smaller; nanometer is a billionth of a meter. To learn more about Northwest’s nanoscience program, visit www.nwmissouri.edu/naturalsciences/nano/.

Two rodeos will be taking place next weekend around the area.

The fourth annual Doniphan County Rodeo will be held Friday and Saturday June 12-13 starting at 7 p.m. each night at the Troy 4-H Fairgrounds located at 211 N. Boder St., Troy, Kan.

Events include: Bareback Riding, Break Away Roping, Steer Wrestling, Saddle Bronc Riding, Youth Boot Scramble and Calf Roping.  Mutton Bustin will be held each night at 7 p.m. for youth age 4 to 12.

There will also be a street dance Friday on Main Street.  Tickets are $10 for 12 and older, $5 for kids age 5-11, and children 4 and under get in free.

Tarkio, Mo. will also be holding its 21st annual rodeo June 12 and 13th starting each night at 8 p.m. at the event location at Highway 136 East in Tarkio.  The Rodeo will include nine events including Bareback Riding, Saddle Bronc Riding, Roping, Barrel Racing and more, plus mutton bustin’ for children age 6 and under.

“The Mutton Bustin’ is something that everybody likes,”said Roger Lruengood with the Tarkio Rodeo. “We have safety vests just like the bull riders and those other guys, helmets and everything for the kids.”

Tickets for the Tarkio Rodeo are $10 for adults, $5 for youth 12 and under, and free for preschoolers.

 

 

The Missouri State Highway Patrol has announced that sometime during the month of July Troop H will conduct a sobriety checkpoint in Livingston County and a DWI saturation in Caldwell County.

Capt. James McDonald, commanding officer of Troop H said the area selected for enforcement are based on a high number of drinking-related crashes, high number of contacts with drivers who have been drinking, and officers’ input as to probable contact with DWI violators.

“The Missouri State Highway Patrol is dedicated to removing impaired drivers from Missouri roadways,” McDonald said. “Anytime your plans include alcohol, please have a sober designated driver.”

The second annual St. Joseph Sculpture Walk is set to kick off next week with new additions to downtown.

The opening Reception will take place Friday, June 12 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the new Bourbon Street location, 620 Edmond St. The reception costs $15 per person or $25 per couple and will include appetizers provided by Bourbon Street and a cash bar. The Allied Arts Council said it’s an opportunity for the public to meet the artists and to unveil this year’s sculptures. RSVP are due by Monday, June 8, 2015, to the Allied Arts Council at 816-233-0231, or ashley.jones@stjoearts.org.

“The Sculpture Walk is important to our community because it adds culture to the area. It is an interactive way for the individuals in the community to relate to a variety of interesting pieces of art on display. It is a fun way for young people to develop an appreciation for art,” said Rhabecca Boerkircher Executive Director for the Downtown Partnership.

By adding pieces of art to the downtown area the Allied Arts Council said the walk also promotes the vitality of our public spaces, and adds enjoyment of art with the physical and mental health benefits of walking. Maps of the Sculpture Walk are available. If you start a point 1 and end at point 17 the council said you will have walked just shy of a mile, almost 2,000 steps.

This year’s Sculpture Walk features two local artists. Local artist Mark Bush’s sculpture, “Scribble,” placed outside the Civic Arena, is a manipulative piece that involves the ability to use one’s hands and fingers with dexterity. “As I watch my oldest child at 18 months scribble his way through the first stage of childhood artistic development and know how important it is for him not only in hand eye coordination but also literacy, it caused me to question my own stages of development. I realized as a sculptor I never went through the scribbling stage of development and began to wonder how much better I could be if I would just crawl before I tried to run,” said Bush.

Bush, born in Kansas City, moved to St. Joseph to work towards his BFA with an emphasis in Sculpture and a BSE in Art Education at Missouri Western State University, graduating in 2015. Bush predominantly works in the sculpture medium, but incorporates painting into his sculpture work because of the great influence graffiti art has on his work.

Dan Ramming, a local art teacher with the St. Joseph School District, placed his sculpture “Reaching Skyward,” at its new temporary home at the corner of 8th and Edmond this spring. Ramming was born and raised in Hinton, Oklahoma. “When I moved to St. Joseph more than twenty years ago, I was able to really learn about art for the first time,” said Ramming.

“’Reaching Skyward’ is meant to evoke a sense of growth and upward movement. Its form is reminiscent of a quartz crystal, much like the ones I had as a somewhat science obsessed child,” said Ramming.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Several more Northwest Missouri routes have closed due to flooding, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. Motorists will need to use alternate routes. MoDOT encourages everyone to pay attention to barricades and Turn Around! Don’t Drown!

The following routes are closed until further notice:

Buchanan County:

NEW – Route C between U.S. Route 36 and Saxton Road (Third Fork)
Route DD between County Road 115 and Horn Road (Malden Creek)
NEW – Route H between the city limits of Agency and Johnson Road (Platte River)
NEW – Route MM between Loutermilch Road and Old Frame Road (Platte River)
Route P between Route UU and Thornton Road in DeKalb County (Third Fork)
Caldwell County:

Route A between Applewood Drive and Wishbone Drive (Shoal Creek)
Daviess County:

Route E between Santa Rosa and 110th Street (Grindstone Creek)
DeKalb County:

Route P between Route UU in Buchanan County and Thornton Road (Third Fork)
Route W between Hedge Road and Hebron Road (Lost Creek)
Carroll County:

NEW – Route D two miles south of Route E ( Turkey Creek/Wakenda Creek)
NEW – Route E between Route PP and Route D (Turkey Creek)
NEW – Route 10 between County Road 231 and County Road 221 (Moss Creek)
Livingston County:

NEW – Route C between County Road 418 and Route DD (Shoal Creek)

The Kansas Department of Transportation has issued several road closures in Northeast Kansas due to flooding.

As of 11:30 a.m. Friday flooding had forced KDOT to close the following roads:

K-9 in Marshall County over the Black Vermillion River (between mile markers 248-250) is CLOSED due to high #flood waters over the roadway.

K-87 from the K-9 junction south to the Village of Vilets in Marshall County is CLOSED due to high #flood waters over the roadway.

NOW FULLY OPEN TO ALL TRAFFIC! K-18 over Deep Creek in Riley County is NOW OPEN to ALL TRAFFIC! High #flood waters over the roadway have receded and K-18 has returned to normal traffic operations.

K-116 east of Larkinburg at the Atchison/Jackson County line is CLOSED due to high #flood waters over the roadway.

The St. Joseph Police Department has released the results of its Click it or Ticket campaign issuing more than 480 tickets in 19 days.

The mobilization was held from May 18 to 31. During that time officers issued 482 traffic tickets including 48 seat belt violations, 104 speeding tickets and eight for driving while intoxicated.

“Seat belts are your single best defense in a crash,” said Sgt. Chris McBane. “Law enforcement will continue to encourage drivers to make a simple, smart choice to buckle up and Arrive Alive.”

According to Missouri Department of Transportation 6 out of 10 people killed in Missouri traffic crashes are unbuckled. Missouri’s seat belt use has remained relatively unchanged in the last six years. Missouri has a 79 percent seat belt use, which is well below the national average of 87 percent. Teens and pick-up truck drivers are among those least likely to buckle up at 67 and 63 percent.

The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office and the Missouri Sheriffs Association Training Academy offer another opportunity to anyone interested in attending a Law Enforcement Academy.

They’re seeking applicants for the 2nd 700+ Hour Basic Law Enforcement Academy hosted through the Sheriff’s office. Enrollment is now open. Financial Aid and College Credit is also available through Missouri State University.

Chief Deputy Michael Claypole will again be the local training coordinator.

Various employees of the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office, MSHP, Juvenile Office, Chillicothe Police Dept., Missouri Sheriffs Training Academy, and possibly others from this area will contribute as academy instructors. This will be a part time academy which is tentatively scheduled to be completed in June 2016.

For more information call Gina Kauffman or Donna Arney with the MSA Training Academy at 573-635-9644, or call/email Chief Deputy Michael Claypole at 660-646-0515 or mclaypole@livcoso.org.