After six years of service to the St. Joseph community Salvation Army Captains Chuck and Dana Cook are moving to new quarters.

The Cooks have been stationed in St. Joseph since June of 2009. Capt. Chuck Cook said they came to the area from a Salvation Army based out of Pittsburg, Kan. where they had been stationed for three years prior.

“You’re only as good as the folks that support you and all you can do is support them and I hope that’s what we’ve done here,” Chuck said. “If we have to leave a legacy if anything I hope we leave a legacy of we’ve done what we could do.”

Chuck said when he and his wife Dana moved to the St. Joseph Salvation Army they made efforts to try and improve youth programming, took part in relocating the Salvation Army Thrift Store from the run-down location on 22nd street to its new location at 519 S. 5th Street and aided to improve and maintain shelter living conditions.

The Cooks have been reassigned to the Salvation Army in Springfield, Mo.  A Farewell Reception will be held Saturday, June 13 for the couple from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Salvation Army Community Center located at 602 Messanie St.

The public is invited.

LeeAnn Hobson, Administrative Assistant for the Salvation Army said new officers have already been assigned to the St. Joseph location.

“Their names are Major Abe and Major Ronda Tamanyo,” Hobson said. “Salvation Army terms move officers every few years.”

The incoming couple is moving to St. Joseph from Hastings, Neb. They will take over June, 28.

 

Three people were taken to the hospital Saturday after a traffic crash on I-29.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol,the accident took place just after 7 a.m. Saturday on I-29 1 mile south of Faucett.  Crash reports said 44-year-old William Gortmaker of Omaha, Neb. was driving his 2011 Freightliner southbound on I-29 when he ran into the back of a motor home being pulled by a 1993 Nissan Pickup driven by 41-year-old Herbt Cruz of Nampa, Idaho.  The report said this caused all vehicles to travel off the east side of the roadway and hit the media cable barrier.

8-year-old Elijah Thomas, 37-year-old Heather Thomas, and 10-year-old Mattia Thomas all of Nempa, Idaho were passengers in the motor home and were taken by Buchanan County Ambulance to Moasic Life Care for treatment of minor injuries.

A child was transported to the hospital Friday after she was hit while riding her bicycle in Chillicothe.

According to the Chillicothe Police Department officers responded to the intersection of Jackson and Locust Friday to find a 10-year-old girl with minor injuries.

Police said Loretta Dennis was driving westbound on Jackson Street and did not see the girl riding her bicycle northbound across the roadway.

The Child was transported to Hedrick Medical Center by Chillicothe Emergency Services for treatment of minor injuries.

Flooding has gone down allowing Buchanan County to reopen roadways.

The county started having issues with flooding forcing several road closures about two weeks ago.

However, this morning Buchanan County Emergency Manager Bill Brinton said flood water has gone down and crews will be reopening county roads as of Monday Morning.

Parts of the following roads had been closed:
– Mitchell Road
– Saxton/Easton Road
– Hurlinger Road
– 123rd Road
– Kemmerer Road
– Rock Creek Road
– Decker Road
– Quarry Road
– Rising Sun Road
– Route H (near Agency)
– Route FF (near Agency)

 

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in the Northwest Missouri region for the week of June 1 – 7, from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Many projects will include lane closures, and delays can be expected. MoDOT reminds the public to buckle up, slow down, and drive with extreme caution through work zones.

For more information about a project, please contact MoDOT at 1-888-ASK-MoDOT (888-275-6636Call: 888-275-6636) or visit www.modot.org/northwest/. You can also follow MoDOT’s Northwest Missouri District on Twitter @ModotNorthwest and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MoDOTNWDistrict.

Andrew County

Interstate 29 – Striping, June 1 – 4 (16-foot width restriction)
I-29 – NIGHT WORK from U.S. Route 71 to Route O (Buchanan County); pavement repair, June 1 – 6, 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Includes work on the driving lanes and a 15-foot width restriction.
Atchison County

Route CC – Pothole patching, June 1 – 3
I-29 – Striping, June 1 – 4
Route OO – Pavement repair with milling and filling, June 1 – 5
Route J – At the Tarkio River Bridge; bridge maintenance, June 1 – 5 (9-foot width restriction)
Various routes – Spraying and mowing, June 1 – 5
Route U – Pothole patching, June 4 – 5
Buchanan County

I-229 – Sweeping and flushing bridges, June 1 – 4
I-29 – Striping, June 1 – 4
U.S. Route 36 – Westbound from U.S. Route 169 to 22nd Street; bridge maintenance, June 1 – 3 (12-foot width restriction)
Business Loop 29 – Belt Highway from County Line Road to Ashland Avenue; sidewalk project, June 1 – 5. Various lanes will be closed at different times, including lanes on side streets.
I-229 – From just after the St. Joseph Avenue on ramp to just before U.S. Route 36; bridge maintenance, June 1 – 5 (10-foot width restriction)
U.S. Route 59 – At the Bankers Crossing Bridge; new bridge construction, June 1 – 5
U.S. Route 36 – At the Platte River Bridge; bridge deck replacement, June 1 – 5. Traffic is head to head in the eastbound lanes with a 14-foot width restriction.
I-29 – NIGHT WORK from U.S. Route 71 (Andrew County) to Route O; pavement repair, June 1 – 6, 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Includes work on the driving lanes and a 15-foot width restriction.
Route B – At the Platte County line; shoulder work, June 2
U.S. Route 36 – Westbound from 9th Street to 11th Street; bridge maintenance, June 3 – 5 (12-foot width restriction)
Caldwell County

Route V – Pothole patching, June 1
Route 13 – Mowing, June 1 – 3
U.S. Route 36 – Spraying, June 1 – 5
Route T – Pothole patching, June 2
Route E – Pothole patching, June 3
Route 116 – From the Clinton County line to Route A; mowing, June 4 – 5
Route KK – From Route A to Route D (Carroll County); pothole patching, June 5
Carroll County

Route Z – Pothole patching, June 1 – 2
Various routes – Mowing, June 1 – 5
Route U – Pothole patching, June 3
Route KK – From Route D to Route A (Caldwell County); pothole patching, June 5
Chariton County

Route 129 – Drainage work; June 1 – 2
Route E – At the East Yellow Creek Bridge; bridge maintenance, June 1 – 2 (12-foot width restriction)
U.S. Route 24 – At the Mid Fork Chariton River Bridge, Palmer Creek Bridge and Mussel Fork Bridge; bridge maintenance, June 1 – 5 (12-foot width restriction)
Route 5 – From Route V to Route E; mowing, June 1 – 5
U.S. Route 24 – Mowing, June 1 – 5
Clinton County

Route K – From Route NN to one mile north of Route NN; drainage work, June 3
Daviess County

Route 13 – From the Caldwell County line to Route HH; mowing, June 1 – 3
I-35 – Mowing, June 1 – 3
I-35, U.S. Route 69, Routes 6 and 190 – Pothole patching, June 1 – 5
U.S. Route 69, Routes 6, 13 and 190 – Brush cutting, June 1 – 5
Various routes – Spraying, June 1 – 5
DeKalb County

U.S. Route 36 – Eastbound from Route C to U.S. Route 69; pavement repair, June 1 – 5 (14-foot width restriction)
Gentry County

U.S. Route 169 – Mowing, June 1 – 3
Route B – At the Zounds Creek Bridge; bridge maintenance, June 1 – 4
Route W – Pavement repair with milling and filling, June 1 – 5
Route F – Pavement repair with milling and filling, June 1 – 5
U.S. Route 136 – From U.S. Route 169 to the Stanberry city limits; shoulder work, June 1 – 5
Route F – CLOSED from Route O to U.S. Route 136; resurfacing project, June 2 – 4, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Route U – CLOSED from the Gentry County line to 240th Street; culvert replacement, June 3, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Route U – CLOSED from County Road 450th to the Indian Creek Bridge; culvert replacement, June 4, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
U.S. Route 136 – Mowing, June 4 – 5
Route E – CLOSED from Route V to Route K; bridge maintenance, June 4 – 5, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily
Route W – CLOSED from U.S. Route 136 to the end of state maintenance; resurfacing project, June 5 – 6, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Grundy County

Routes 146, A, BB, E, J, JJ, N, NN, F, U, W, WW and Y- Mowing, June 1 – 5
Harrison County

Route F – CLOSED at the Little Creek Bridge; bridge replacement. Closed through July 2015.
I-35 – Mowing, June 1 – 3
U.S. Route 136 – From the Mt. Moriah city limits to the Mercer County line; pavement resurfacing project, June 1 – 5 (10-foot width restriction)
Holt County

I-29 – CLOSED at U.S. Route 59 (Exit 75); bridge deck replacement. Closed through June 2015. Traffic is being rerouted to the on and off ramps. No access to U.S. Route 59 via Exit 75.
U.S. Route 59 – CLOSED at I-29; bridge deck replacement. Closed through June 2015. No access to I-29.
I-29 – Striping, June 1 – 4
Route P – Pavement repair with milling and filling, June 1 – 5
I-29 – Mowing and spraying, June 1 – 5
U.S. Route 59 and Route 118 – Mowing, June 4 – 5
Linn County

U.S. Route 36 – From Route 130 to Route 139; pavement repair, June 1
U.S. Route 36 – Mowing, June 1 – 2
Route 139 – At the Parson Creek Bridge; bridge maintenance, June 1 – 4
U.S. Route 36 – Route F to Route 5; pavement repair, June 2 – 4
Route WW – From Route 5 to Maple Street; bridge maintenance, June 3 – 4 (10-foot width restriction)
Livingston County

Route V – From Route K to the Chillicothe city limits; pothole patching, June 1 – 3
U.S. Route 36 – Mowing, June 1 – 5
Route B – Pothole patching, June 3 – 5
Mercer County

Routes 145 and JJ – Pothole patching, June 1 – 5
Various routes – Mowing and sign operations, June 1 – 5
Nodaway County

Route F – Pothole patching, June 1
U.S. Route 71 – From the Maryville city limits to the Andrew County line; mowing, June 1 – 5
Various routes – Mowing and spraying, June 1 – 5
Route J – Pothole patching, June 2 – 4
Route P – Pothole patching, June 5
Putnam County

Route 5 – Shoulder work, June 1
Routes 129, B, K, HH and UU – Mowing, June 1 – 4
Routes E, EE, K and KK – Sign operations, June 1 – 4
Route W – Shoulder work, June 2
Route CC – CLOSED from Route 129 to 115th Street; culvert replacement, June 3, 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Sullivan County

Route PP – CLOSED from Route 139 to Route W; bridge maintenance, June 1 – 3, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily
Route PP – From the Osgood city limits to the Medicine Creek Bridge; drainage work, June 1 – 5
Routes P and U – Pothole patching, June 1 – 5
Routes B, J, M, N, RA and Y – Mowing, June 1 – 5
Route 5 – Culvert repair, June 2
Route Z – CLOSED From Walker Road to Windtree Road; culvert replacement, June 3, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Route AB – CLOSED From Route 129 to Jamboree Road; culvert replacement, June 4, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Worth County

Routes A – Pothole patching, June 1
Route H – CLOSED from Route 246 to the Iowa state line; resurfacing project, June 1 – 2, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Route W – Pavement repair with milling and filling, June 1 – 5
Route P – Pothole patching, June 3 – 4

The public is invited to lend a hand in an effort to preserve the St. Joseph Riverfront Park.

A clean-up event held by Riverfront Rescue will be held Saturday, June 13 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Riverfront Park. Participants are asked to bring gloves, rakes, shovels, trimmers, and other items to help spruce up the park and surrounding area.

Riverfront Rescue coordinator Madison Davis previously told the St. Joseph Post he started the Facebook page Riverfront Rescue in March of 2014 in an effort to invited citizens who want to help maintain the park.

“I don’t know if you’ve been to Riverfront park in the last three to five years but right now unfortunately it’s basically a place for people to go and not just be there for a positive purpose,” said Davis. “We’re trying to bring light to the area and clean it back up in a positive light.”

CLICK HERE to access to group’s Facebook Event.

Community Action Partnership is celebrating 50-years of service in St. Joseph and the surrounding community.

A birthday celebration was held Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Civic Center Park. Food, activities, a raffled and a guest appearance from Elsa from the movie Frozen helped to mark the celebration.

Whitney Lanning is the Director of Head Start and said CAP of Greater St. Joseph was one of the first agencies in the state.

“It began in 1962,” Lanning said. “We were one of the first Community Action agencies in the state and one of the first Head Start programs.”

She said the program started with the Economic Opportunity Act that was formed when President Lyndon Johnson declared war on poverty.

CAP services include Head Start for early childhood education, Emergency Assistance & Weatherization, Housing, and Work Assistance.

“We really try to build people up and improve their ability to help themselves,” Lanning said. “We’re really excited to have our 50-year celebration and we’re looking forward to 50 more years.”

The St. Joseph Public Library is kicking off its Summer Reading Program Monday.

The program is free and open to babies as well as kids ages 2 years through 6th Grade.

The Library is rewarding readers, and listeners, with prizes that include – stuffed animals, bling, the indispensable light saber, books, book bags, coupons for a Texas Roadhouse meal, and a Dunkin’ Donut.

To get started readers can pick up a log sheet at any of the four libraries.

To enroll in the Baby Summer Reading program for newborns through 23 months, pick up an activity sheet and stickers. When the activity sheet is completed, turn it in for a baby goodie bag and baby board book.

The Teen Summer Reading Program is open to middle and high school students. Prizes include weekly giveaways of free pizza, movie passes, books and drawings for gift cards.

To kick off the Summer Reading Program the library plans to have Troy Roark, juggler and comedian extraordinaire demonstrate his abilities. Other performers this year are Babaloo, The Whip Guy and Woody’s Menagerie animal show.

Each branch has a specific day and time for the programs – Downtown, every Tuesday at 10 a.m.; Carnegie, every Tuesday at 1 p.m.; East Hills, every Wednesday at 10 a.m.; Washington Park every Wednesday at 2 p.m.

Scheduled Tuesday and Wednesday programs are:
June 2 & 3: Troy Roark (Juggling and Comedy)
June 9 & 10: Babaloo (Music & Fun)
June 16 &17: Woody’s Menagerie (Animal Show)
June 23 & 24: The Whip Guy; five shows including a special evening program at Washington Park Library June 23rd at 6:30 p.m.
June 30 & July 1: BJ Talley (Magician)
July 7 & 8: Jonathan Rhoad (Science Experiments)
July 14 & 15: Rick Rayburn (Singing, Dancing & Mayhem)
July 21 & 22: Tim Read (Improv Illustration)
No registration for programs necessary. 
Those locations, all in St. Joseph, are:
Downtown – 927 Felix Street. Phone: 232-3812.
Carnegie – 316 Massachusetts (Southside) Phone 238-0526
East Hills – 502 N. Woodbine Road (East Hills Mall) Phone 236-2136
Washington Park – 1821 North 3rd (Northside) Phone 232-2052

Price Chopper is one step closer to opening its doors in St. Joseph.

Planning and Community Development Director, Clint Thompson said the Planning Commission approved plans for the future infrastructure of a 88,000 square foot Price Chopper to be built in the location of the old Plaza 8 Theater.

The commission voted unanimously on a vote of 8-0 Thursday with Chairman Todd Euler abstaining because of his ties as the co-owner of St. Joseph’s Apple Market stores.

Thompson said the approval allows the developer to present the cite plan that shows how the infrastructure will be in place and allow the city to review the overall concept of the project.

He said before the project is completed the developer will have to come back to get final approval.

However, Thompson said the community can expect to start to see demolition on the old Plaza 8 location sometime in the next several months.

“The new building will be more in-line with Anderson Ford and the strip mall,” Thompson said.

He said he expects the new facility to open sometime in mid-2016.

A St. Joseph teenager escaped serious injury Wednesday afternoon after running her bicycle into the side of a moving vehicle.

St. Joseph Police Officer Scott Vanover said the 15-year-old girl was riding her bike west on Corby St. just before 2 p.m. when she failed to stop at a stop sign and ran into the side of a 1996 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Harry Rowland who was southbound on 11th St.

The teen was thrown from her bicycle after hitting the side of the truck.  She was not wearing a helmet.

Vanover said she sustained only minor injuries.

“Minor scraps and abrasions to both knees, right shoulder, and left elbow,” Vanover said.

She was not taken to the hospital and no tickets were issued.

Vanover said it’s important for bicyclists to remember to follow the rules of the roadway.

“Bicyclists are supposed to follow the same rules of the road as cars,” he said. “Obey all posted stop signs, traffic signals, electronic signals and look before you cross the road.