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Temps in the 50s and 60s through the weekend

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Just a chance of light rain this morning, otherwise embrace the mild days and cool nights of October! Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 66. Southwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 41. North northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 59. North northwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 30. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 59. South southwest wind 5 to 11 mph.

Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 43.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 61.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Wednesday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.

Friday sales at The Human Bean to support local breast cancer programs

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A cup of coffee on Friday can help support area breast cancer patients.

The Coffee for a Cure event at The Human Bean in St. Joseph is a fundraiser to benefit the Breast Cancer Patient Assistance Fund.

“A Caramel Mocha is probably my favorite,” said Amy Wiedmaier, Mosaic Life Care Director of Ambassador, Auxiliary and Guest Services. “They have great coffee, great service… they’ll have some great volunteers, it’ll be super fun.”

There will be guest baristas throughout the day Friday along with visits from Rally from the St. Joseph Mustangs and KC Wolf from the Kansas City Chiefs. Wiedmaier said all the sales and tips that The Human Bean receives Friday will be donated to the Mosaic Life Care Auxiliary Breast Cancer Patient Assistance Fund.

“The Auxiliary actually matches that fund, so last year it was $7,000, the Auxiliary gave $7,000, which totaled $14,000, which is earmarked specifically for breast cancer patients,” Wiedmaier said. “The fund is to help breast cancer patients whether it’s to provide mammograms, education, financial assistance and any type of post-diagnostic support.”

Coffee for a Cure runs from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Human Bean located at 4414 Commons Drive in St. Joseph.

St. Joseph man charged with murder

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BRANDON M. COX

A St. Joseph man has been charged in connection to the death of 28-year-old Clifford York on Oct. 10.

According to online court documents, 22-year-old Brandon M. Cox is charged with 2nd degree murder.

As previously reported, York was found dead in the area of North 13th and Powell Street when officers responded to a report of shots fired at 12:35 p.m. on Oct. 10. Capt. Jeff Wilson with the St. Joseph Police Department said an autopsy revealed York died of a single gunshot wound.

An arraignment is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 23. Bond is denied.

Two injured, one arrested after wrong-way crash

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UPDATE: According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 22-year-old Austin P. Cross of Maryville died at the KU Medical Center on Oct. 24th.

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Two people were injured and one person was arrested after a wrong way crash Wednesday night on I-29 in Andrew County.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, shortly after 6:30 p.m., 52-year-old Roger J. Moe of St. Joseph was driving a GMC Acadia north in the southbound lanes of I-29 about six miles north of St. Joseph. Moe’s vehicle hit a Jeep Patriot head-on in the passing lane.

The driver of the Jeep, 21-year-old Corey H. Brueggeman of Wentzville, was transported to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph for treatment of minor injuries. A passenger in the Jeep, 22-year-old Austin P. Cross of Maryville was transported to Mosaic, then to the Kansas University Medical Center of Kansas City for treatment of serious injuries.

According to the MSHP arrest report, Moe was arrested on investigative charges of driving while intoxicated – assault 2nd degree, driving on the wrong side of the roadway and driving 110 mph in a 70 mph zone.

Almost half a million Missourians to participate in “ShakeOut” earthquake drill

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New Madrid Seismic Zone. Image courtesy of the Missouri Department of Public Safety | Missourinet.

(Missourinet) – The Missouri Statewide ‘ShakeOut” earthquake drill is taking place on Thursday.

Jeff Briggs is the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) Program Manager.  He says the state conducts the drill every year to keep residents aware that the danger exists.

“There is an earthquake risk in Missouri,” said Briggs.  “Because large earthquakes don’t happen frequently here, some people don’t know that there’s a risk of it.”

Briggs says the drill is also taking place to alert people about safety procedures because earthquakes strike without any warning such as weather patterns that precede tornadoes and floods.

“If a flood comes, it’s raining, and you see the river rise,” Briggs said. “With a tornado, you usually get a few minutes of warning on your phone or with a siren. But in an earthquake, the shaking is going to start and you’re going to have no warning at all. People need to know what to do in advance.”

“ShakeOut” participants will practice the “Drop, Cover, Hold On” technique during the one-minute drill beginning at 10:18 a.m.  Emergency management experts consider the method the appropriate action to reduce injury and death during earthquakes.

The procedure calls for participants to drop to their hands and knees, cover their heads and necks with their hands or by crawling under a table or desk, and then hold on until the shaking stops.

Missouri is not thought of as a location where major earthquakes take place.  But in 1811 and 1812 the state was rocked by at least three of the largest earthquakes ever to hit the continental United States.  They occurred in the New Madrid Seismic Zone in the southeast part of the state. According to SEMA, the biggest of those quakes “altered the flow of the Mississippi River, turned rich farmland into fields of sand and destroyed countless structures.”

More than 492,000 Missourians are taking part in the “ShakeOut,” led by more than 400,000 individuals at elementary, middle and high schools.  There’ll be almost 29,000 participants from colleges and universities and nearly 19,000 at healthcare facilities across the state.

 

SJSD students score slightly lower on 2018 ACT exams

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St. Joseph School District students scored slightly lower on the ACT exams in 2018 as those who took the test last year.

According to a press release from the district, more than 720 students in the SJSD took the exam, earning an average composite score of 18.9. That number is down from last year’s 19.6.

The ACT measures the skills needed for success in first-year college coursework by evaluating students in the areas of English, mathematics, reading and science.

“While it is disappointing that our group ACT average is statistically flat over the last three years, we drill down further and can tell you that our college-bound students have an ACT average of 22.0 and our predicted college and career readiness score (CCR) on our state performance rating is the highest it has ever been,” said Dr. Kendra Lau, SJSD director of school improvement.

Table 1. Courtesy SJSD.

From 2015 to 2017, all juniors were required to take the ACT, not just those who were college bound. The 2017 census testing is reflected in the 2018 ACT data (Table 1). For students who are pursuing career certificates or vocational pathways, the district considers student performance on the ASVAB and Work Keys assessments, measuring readiness for the armed services and the work force, in addition to the ACT college-readiness measure.

Statewide, more than 68,000 students took the college-readiness exam in 2018, with a composite score of 20.0 which is down from last year’s 20.4.

Sunny with temps near 62 during the day, patchy frost overnight

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Mild temperatures in the 50s and 60s for the rest of the week will be accompanied by fair weather through Thursday. Clouds will roll in Thursday night and eventually rain will move in by Friday. Expect the bulk of the rain to fall south of I-70, with perhaps a tenth to a quarter inch through the day. For now the weekend looks dry, with temperatures on Saturday in the 60s and Sunday in the 50s. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 62. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 40. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Thursday: Patchy frost before 10 a.m. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 62. South wind 3 to 8 mph.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers after 2 a.m. Increasing clouds, with a low around 47. South wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday: A chance of showers, mainly before 8 a.m. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 65. South southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 33.

Sunday: Areas of frost before 8 a.m. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 55.

Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 42.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 62.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.

Imagine St. Joseph 2040 plan launches

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The Imagine St. Joseph 2040 plan officially launched Tuesday.

The plan is the result of a process that began earlier this year. The St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce and the United Way of Greater St. Joseph engaged more than 1,000 residents to develop a plan for St. Joseph’s future and consider what steps needed to be taken to achieve that future. 

The culmination of these efforts were presented at a launch event Tuesday at emPowerU.

Rebecca Ryan, of Next Generation Consulting, R. Patt Lilly, President of the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce, and Kylee Strough, President of the United Way of Greater St. Joseph, led the presentation of the plan. It lays out the focus areas of Invest in People, Create a Better Place and Grow Prosperity.

“We know that to improve our city’s future, we have to start today,” Lilly said. “In this plan, residents will see how we have to tackle issues from poverty and education to infrastructure and leadership.”

To read the plan, watch a video about Imagine St. Joseph 2040 and sign up to get involved, visit imaginestjoseph2040.com.

Governor Parson proclaims October as Missouri Pork Month

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(Missourinet) – Governor Mike Parson proclaimed October as Missouri Pork Month during a Monday ceremony in Jefferson City, to recognize the commitment of the state’s pork producers.

Parson presented the proclamation at the state Department of Agriculture (MDA) headquarters in Jefferson City. Missouri Pork Association (MPA) Executive Vice President Don Nikodim says the state’s pork industry contributes $1 billion annually to the state’s economy.

“Agriculture we know is the backbone of the state when you think about who the economic driver is,” Nikodim says. “And the pork industry is a big part of that. We rank seventh nationally in pork production here in Missouri.”

Nikodim praises Parson, saying he understands what happens in rural Missouri. MDA Director Chris Chinn and Missouri Pork Association President Francis Forst of Lamar joined Parson and Nikodim for Monday’s ceremony.

According to the MDA, the average age of a Missouri farmer is 58.

Governor Parson hopes to see more young people get involved in agriculture. The Bolivar Republican tells Missourinet this ties in with his workforce development efforts.

“Ag is going to play a role in that, and how do we make sure that we’ve got young men and women in school and high school, for example, that understand agriculture and what all those jobs are out there,” says Parson.

The governor notes Missouri pork producers raise more than 3.4 million hogs in the state, and tells MDA employees that agriculture has changed for the better.

“The reality of it is today we can’t farm like we used to, we just can’t,” Parson says. “And do you what’s going to be the new thing to all of us that’s going to have a little hard time accepting that, but technology is going to play a huge role.”

Agriculture Director Chinn says high-speed internet is crucial to attract next-generation farmers, adding that they want to come home and use it on the farm and ranch.

U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R) addressed the Missouri House in April in Jefferson City, telling them that 51 percent of rural Missourians don’t have access to broadband.

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