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Sunny today with temps near 75

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A dry and very comfortable mid-June day is expect today with highs in the low to mid 70s. However, a wet pattern will return to the area on Friday and continue through the weekend and into next week. Storms on Saturday could be strong with even isolated severe storms possible. The main threats would be for strong to damaging winds and small hail up to quarter size. Several rounds of storms through the next week could bring an additional 1 to 3 inches of rain to the area which may aggravate ongoing river flooding. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. South southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 85.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

3 hospitalized after 2-vehicle Livingston Co. crash

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LIVINGSTON COUNTY — Two people were injured in an accident just before 4p.m. Wednesday in Livingston County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2007 Chrysler Town and Country driven by David R. Mitchell, 57, Chillicothe, was southbound on Livingston 515 seven miles west of Chillicothe.

The driver pulled into the path of a 2010 Dodge Journey driven by Lisa A. Piburn, 51, Winston, that was westbound on MO 190.

EMS transported Mitchell, Piburn and a passenger in the Dodge Sharon M. Clemons, 55, Weatherby, to Hedrick Medical Center. All three were restrained at the time of the accident, according to the MSHP.

Remington Nature Center, closed by flooding, reopens

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By BRENT MARTIN

St. Joseph Post

The Remington Nature Center

The Remington Nature Center reopened today.

St. Joseph Parks officials say the center reopened after floodwaters receded enough for the pumps which run the center air conditioner to operate.

Missouri River floodwaters forced the center to close May 30th. It was the second time this year that floodwaters forced the closing of the center north of downtown St. Joseph along the Missouri River.

 

Two NW Missouri men hospitalized after car rear-ends semi

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CLINTON COUNTY — Two people were injured in an accident just after 6a.m. Wednesday in Clinton County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2012 Dodge Charger driven by Eric L. Teel, 24, Gallatin, was southbound on Interstate 35 two miles south of Cameron.

The vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed and attempted to pass a 2019 Kenworth semi. The Charger struck the left rear corner of the semi.

Cameron EMS transported Teel, a passenger in the Charger Wesley E. Calloway, 24, Gallatin, and the semi driver Alfred Guzman, 52, Wharton, TX., to Cameron Regional Medical Center.

Teel and Calloway were not wearing seat belts, according to the MSHP.

Gov. Parson appoints Grant City Mayor Deborah Roach to NWMSU Board of Regents

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By BRENT MARTIN

St. Joseph Post

Drone campus August 22, 2018. (Photo Todd Weddle | Northwest Missouri State University)

Gov. Mike Parson has appointed Deborah Roach of Grant City to the Northwest Missouri State University Board of Regents.

Roach is an interim appointment and can serve immediately. She will face confirmation by the Missouri Senate next year.

Roach, a Democrat, replaces John Richmond (D) of Albany. If confirmed by the Senate, Roach will serve until the end of January 2025.

Roach has been with the United States Postal Service for nearly 20 years. She is officer-in-charge of the Grant City Post Office and postmaster at Sheridan. She is executive vice president of the Missouri Chapter of the United Postmasters and Managers of America and was Missouri Postmaster of the Year in 2013.

Roach also serves as Grant City mayor, now in her 10th year. She served nine years on the city council.

Northwest has a nine-member Board of Regents.

Dr. Patrick B. Harr (R), of Maryville, serves as Board chair, and Dr. Marilou Joyner (D), of Kansas City, is vice chair. Jason Klindt (R), of Kearney; John Moore (I), of Raymore; Richard N. Smith (R), of Coffey; George Speckman (I), of St. Joseph; and Roxanna Swaney (R), of Liberty; round out the Board. The seat of the Board’s student regent is vacant.

 

Gov. Parson says judge’s ruling in Planned Parenthood case doesn’t solve a thing

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By BRENT MARTIN

St. Joseph Post

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson/Photo by Brent Martin

Gov. Mike Parson says a ruling by a St. Louis judge in the ongoing dispute between the state and Planned Parenthood resolves nothing.

St. Louis Circuit Judge Michael Stelzer has ruled the state cannot simply allow the license for the St. Louis Planned Parenthood clinic to lapse. He’s given the state a June 21st deadline to decide whether to issue a license.

Parson says the judge sidestepped his responsibility.

“I don’t know what the accomplishment of that was or what his reasoning was for it, but I think, one, he should have made the judgment, the ruling on does he need to hear it or does he not? Does it go to the courts or does it go to the administrative side of it? I think that’s what everybody was expecting. I have no idea why he came up with a decision like that,” Parson tells reporters during a stop in St. Joseph.

Parson sees no reason for the judge to issue the deadline.

“To me, he has a job to rule in a case,” Parson says. “I don’t think postponing it really was the right thing to do.”

Stelzer extended a preliminary injunction requested by Planned Parenthood to keep the state from allowing its license to lapse. The Missouri Department of Health, citing concerns for patient safety, failed to renew the license of Missouri’s only abortion clinic at the end of May. Stelzer has ordered the department to decide on Planned Parenthood’s renewal application by June 21st, ruling the state cannot simply allow the license to lapse without taking any action.

Parson says there is one question Planned Parenthood needs to answer:  what are the safety measures at its St. Louis clinic?

“Are they meeting the requirements like every other facility in the state? It doesn’t matter whether there is one or numerous people who are doing this. They still have to abide by the laws of the state of Missouri and they have to abide by the regulatory side of it,” according to Parson.

Parson says once those are satisfied, their doors can open.

“We’ll see what the end of it is. We’re going to keep pulling forward. As long as they cooperate with us and they make the changes, we’re willing to renew that license,” Parson says. “This is limbo right now; didn’t change anything. So, again, I don’t think the judge accomplished anything.”

 

Temps in the 70s with slight chance of rain and storms this afternoon

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Scattered light showers will be possible this morning. However, by this afternoon, scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop. A few of these storms may be strong with perhaps a isolated severe storm possible. The main threats will be for gusty to strong winds between 40 to 60 mph as well as hail from pea up to quarter size. These storms will continue into the evening before diminishing after sunset. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Light west northwest wind becoming north northwest 12 to 17 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 50. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers after 1 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: A chance of showers before 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84.

Daviess/Dekalb County Jail Activity (6/4-6/11/19)

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Here’s the latest booking activity from the Daviess/Dekalb County Jail. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law.

This information is provided by the Daviess/Dekalb County Sheriff’s Office and is not criminal history. The St Joseph Post assumes no legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, or completeness, of this information.

Missouri man dies after dump truck skids, overturns

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GRUNDY COUNTY — One person died in an accident just before 8a.m. Tuesday in Grundy County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 1999 Volo dump truck driven by Chaz A. Streu, 25, Kidder, was eastbound on MO 6 eight miles west of Trenton.

The truck skidded, traveled across the centerline and off the road, struck an embankment and overturned.

Grundy County Ambulance transported Streu to Wright Memorial Hospital where he died. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP.

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