Today Sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming east southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight Clear, with a low around 47. East southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Wednesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph.
Wednesday Night Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday A chance of showers before 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Friday Sunny, with a high near 76.
Friday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Saturday Sunny, with a high near 75.
Saturday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
MARYVILLE, Mo. – Area children and their families are invited to trick-or-treat in Northwest Missouri State University residence halls from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30.
Families may pick up a campus map and a list of participating rooms at the front desk of each Northwest residence hall. The event is a long-standing tradition, sponsored by Northwest’s Residence Hall Association.
Northwest students who are interested in participating must sign up at their residence hall’s front desk. Students are encouraged to decorate their doors and rooms and dress in costumes. Students must provide their own candy.
KANSAS CITY – World Series traffic congestion can be expected around the Truman Sports Complex, particularly along I-70 and I-435 from midday Tuesday throughout the early evening. MoDOT urges baseball fans heading to the game to leave in plenty of time to ensure you are parked and in your seat by the 7:07 p.m. start of Game 1.
A sell-out crowd combined with the usual afternoon rush hour traffic can lead to backups and delays for those who are accustomed to normal game-day traffic. MoDOT and Kansas City Scout will do their part to help. Motorists are urged to check up to the minute traffic conditions online before heading out by going to www.modot.org and clicking on the Traveler Information Map, and also to www.kcscout.net for the latest information on delays and congestion. Scout message boards along major routes will help alert motorists to any potential problems.
College Application Week has students looking into their future at Central High School
Central High School is taking college applications to social media as Seniors apply to their schools of choice during College Application Week.
“I’ve applied to Northwest, Missouri Western and University of Central Missouri,” said Central Senior Brittney Davis. “It’s pretty easy so far applying.”
It’s the first year Central High School has held College Application Week. Students are being encouraged to apply to colleges this week and fill out pieces of paper with their name and what school they applied to. Those paper pennants are then placed on a wall in the school and students names are entered into a drawing to try to win a prize. Central is also encouraging students to tweet their school application status to @CHS_Indians with the Hashtag #CHSiapplied.
“We’re asking them to tweet us on twitter so we know who’s applied and where,” said Central High School Teacher, Alicia Saunders. “Most colleges have made it pretty easy. It’s all online.”
Students apply to colleges this week at Central High School
Senior Trenton Humbert said he’s applied to Missouri Western, Truman State, and Mizzou.
“I’m thinking I’ll get my first year or two done at Missouri Western then transfer to Truman State or Mizzou,” said Humbert. “I’m thinking about going into the accounting or banking industry.”
Saunders said there are around 350 Seniors that will be graduating this year from Central High School. She hopes a large majority of them apply to college, and the earlier they apply the better.
“We really encourage it at the beginning at the Senior year because the earlier the students apply to college the sooner they’ll be selected, the earlier they can apply for scholarships and financial aid,” said Saunders. “When they apply earlier that means better selection on housing options in residence halls and registration dates.”
Teachers are walking students through the application process online. They are also encouraging students to apply for scholarships and talking to their classes about their own college experiences. Saunders said there are application fees associated with many schools. She said students on the district’s Free and Reduced Lunch Program are eligible for financial assistance with many of those fees.
Northwest formally renews partnership with Birmingham City University (BCU) Friday. Photo courtesy Northwest
MARYVILLE, Mo. – Northwest Missouri State University on Friday formally renewed a partnership it began in 2010 with Birmingham City University (BCU) in the United Kingdom to further its collaboration toward improving the student experience through student engagement at both universities.
Northwest President Dr. John Jasinski signed the agreement with Stuart Brand, who is director of learning experience at BCU. The agreement extends the two universities’ exploration of student employment and mentoring and aims to energize their focus on developing joint projects and sharing experiences surrounding themes that include the freshman experience, learning communities, student academic success, study abroad and academic collaborations.
“I don’t know if you can describe a better partnership and relationship than what we have currently with Birmingham City University,” Jasinski said. “So many have been impacted through this relationship, and this partnership will continue to be strong and grow.”
Brand and a contingent of BCU representatives returned to Northwest last week and are visiting the campus through Tuesday for a series of discussions with Northwest staff and faculty. The BCU contingent also includes Luke Millard, head of learning partnerships; James Tranter, a student employee at the university; and Elgan Hughes, president of students’ union and student engagement officer.
“(Northwest) is an incredibly special place to be,” said Brand, who delivered Northwest’s spring 2013 commencement address and received an honorary degree from the University. “When we first came here in 2010, we were blown away by reception we received. Every person we met made it clear they were part of a special community. Every time I come here I go back full of ideas and rejuvenated.”
The relationship involving Northwest and BCU formally began when Brand and Millard visited Northwest in January 2010 with the intention of learning about Northwest’s student employment program. Northwest offers 1,200 student employment positions, allowing students to build professional skills on campus.
The concept of student employment was unprecedented in the United Kingdom, and three teams of Northwest student employees later helped introduce the program to BCU staff and stakeholders and to other higher education institutions during a visit to the United Kingdom that summer.
The collaboration has resulted in the development of a popular student employment program at BCU, which is paying rewards for BCU students in terms of engagement and work experience and for the university in terms of more efficient and effective work processes — the same outcomes and benefits Northwest has experienced through its student employment program for decades.
“We owe Northwest Missouri State a great deal for that, both in terms of practical and also moral support,” Brand said. “For this collaboration to continue and grow is crucial. It’s absolutely what we most wish to do and I’m looking forward to having further discussions.”
Now, BCU and Northwest are piloting a Student Engagement Leader program that involves improving student learning and students engaging students. Additionally, students in Northwest’s behavioral sciences program and BCU’s School of Social Sciences are benefitting from new study abroad opportunities, and departmental collaborations are underway regarding the development of innovative, joint academic programs.
In light of National School Bus Safety Week the St. Joseph School District is trying to raise awareness to keep students safe.
“It’s really important that when the bus comes to a stop, that you stop,” said School District Deputy Superintendent, Dr. Jake Long.
This year’s national initiative safety week theme is centered around “At my stop, you stop!”
“Just be aware of your surroundings especially whenever you come up on a bus stop,” said Long. “Many times people think they can go ahead and make it through before the bus stops but if you see the flashing lights come on and the stop sign come out come to a stop for the safety of our kids.”
However, bus safety doesn’t stop with other motorists. As we previously reported, last month Apple Bus Company had a driver loose consciousness and crash his bus into a utility pole. No children were on the bus but the driver was transported to the hospital.
“All of our drivers on a yearly basis have to go through a medical and have a physical,” said Long. “Obviously that is something we’re concerned about and we do everything that we can do to prevent anything that’s preventable.”
Long said bus drivers have many training courses they are required to complete to try and keep students safe.
“They have monthly safety meetings, obviously they have training and certifications that they have to go through and it’s an ongoing process,” said Long. “The safety of our students is very important.”
Today Sunny, with a high near 71. North northwest wind around 7 mph.
Tonight Clear, with a low around 45. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming east southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 44. East southeast wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Southeast wind 6 to 11 mph.
Wednesday Night A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Friday Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Friday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Saturday Sunny, with a high near 73.
Saturday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Collision Repair Specialist gave away a car Friday afternoon to a family in need of transportation.
“There was a significant need for a vehicle,” said Jeremy Eaton with Collision Repair. “Getting kids around, getting to the grocery store and the employees felt that that was the right candidate for the vehicle.”
Hillary Grable, mother of four was selected at the winner of the 2005 Ford Focus. Eaton said more than 20 applicants were submitted for consideration for the car giveaway. Collision Repair Specialist employees were given descriptions of each applicants needs and voted on the winner.
The giveaway was held Friday after a 30-years in business ribbon cutting for Collision Repair.
“Without the community’s support we wouldn’t be here for 30-years,” said Eaton. “It’s very important and we feel that it’s the responsibility of all our local businesses to show appreciation to the community in a give back form.”
KINGSTON, Mo. – The bridge on Route 13 over Log Creek, just south of Kingston, opened this afternoon, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. The bridge was closed following a regularly scheduled inspection that revealed critical deterioration to the structure. Temporary support structures have been built and inspectors have determined the bridge is safe for motorists. The bridge reopened as a one-lane bridge with traffic signals to assist motorists. The traffic signals will remain in place until the bridge is rebuilt.
“When the inspectors found the deterioration, it was important for the safety of the traveling public to close this bridge temporarily,” said Northwest District Engineer Don Wichern. “This route is important to the local community, so it was our goal to reopen it as soon as the temporary supports were in place and the road was once again safe for motorists.”
The Log Creek Bridge was built in 1930 and carries approximately 2,500 vehicles a day. The bridge is currently scheduled to be replaced in 2017. MoDOT would also like to remind motorists that this bridge has a weight restriction in place. All motorists must observe posted weight limits. The weight restriction has been in place since 2013 and was not a result of this most recent inspection. All bridges throughout the United States are federally required to be inspected at least every two years. MoDOT’s Northwest District has more than 1,300 bridges among its 20 counties.
The YWCA held its 12th annual Pink Tea luncheon Friday in recognition of break cancer awareness month.
“October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and we try to invite the community to be aware of the importance of getting mammograms every year,” said Encore Plus Project Director, Kendal Evans.
Around 50 people were in attendance at the luncheon. A presentation by the University of Missouri Interactive Theater Troupe was held during the event. Actors walked participants through “Dialogues About Breast Cancer.” The audience was able to ask questions from the actors pretending to be living in the real-life situation of dealing with the cancer diagnoses.
Evans said it’s critical to remind women about the importance of getting a mammogram all year long, not just during the month of October.
YWCA Breast Cancer Awareness
“A mammogram could save their life,” said Evans. “You could find a lump or cancer at its earliest stage and there are more chances of survival that way.”
The YWCA’s Encore Plus program aims to educate and encourage women in the community to seek earlier detection and prevention against breast cancer.
“Just don’t wait until the last minute,” said Evans. “Early detection is the key.”
