The City of St Joseph announced a one-day road closing on a busy stretch of Riverside Road, and officials say there could be additional closures for the next month or two.

Riverside Road, from Beachwood Boulevard to Valley View Drive, will be closed for concrete work Tuesday, August 21 from approximately 8:30am to 2pm. There is a short one-block detour in place for motorists.

For the next month or two, depending on progress and weather, traffic will be reduced to one lane within the construction zone for work to continue.

Officials urge you to exercise caution while in construction zones to ensure your safety and that of crews working.

The Missouri Army National Guard’s Missouri Recruiting and Retention Battalion recently honored three citizen soldiers based in St Joe for their efforts in building the National Guard’s force statewide.

Among those honored were Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Pawli and Sgt. 1st Class Jordan Bennett who each received the Adjutant General’s Top 10 Producer Award.

The honor goes to the top 10 recruiters in Missouri who enlisted the most Citizen-Soldiers. Pawli was in the elite group of non-commissioned officers from over 70 recruiters currently in the state.

Missouri Army National Guardsman, Sgt. 1st Class Kimberly Komar, was awarded the Sergeant Major Award for Recruiting and Retention Excellence in 2012.

All three are with the Area 1, Missouri Recruiting and Retention Battalion which is based in St. Joseph.

Komar earned one of only two such awards given annually to trainers and assistant noncommissioned officers in charge who contributed significantly to the Missouri Army National Guard’s Recruiting and Retention Battalion during the past year.

A 58-year-old Bethany, Missouri man was killed last Sunday night in a traffic accident on Route-13 south of Bethany.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol report indicates that Sterling Lowrey lost control of his Chevy pickup on a curve in the road.

The truck left the highway and hit a tree.

 

Lowrey was taken to Harrison County Hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly after midnight this morning.

Two kids from St Joseph have qualified for bigger and better things after a strong finish at the Missouri State Pedal Tractor Pull finals at the Missouri State Fair.

Walker Larson took first in his age group. Five-year-old Devin Herring took second. Both qualify for the nationals.

 

Other local finishers included 10-year-old Courtney Osborn and 9-year-old Luis Guerrero. Osborn finished fourth in her age group, while Guerrero finished fifth.

Ken Myers, the chairman of the Missouri State Pedal Pull Association tells us that the top three finishers in each age group qualify for the national finals, which are scheduled September 22 at the Corn Palace in Mitchell South Dakota.

The video below is from the 2010 competition.

A crash at the Missouri State Fair Pepsi Grandstand in Sedalia injured at least five people, and at least three were hospitalized.

The crash happened during the “Battle of the Badges” fundraiser for Special Olympics. A race car made from an old police car crashed through the guardrail into the infield just after 9 p.m. Sunday.

At least one of the victims was transported to the hospital. Injuries did not appear to be life-threatening, but officials have not specified the extent of the injuries.

The Missouri Highway Patrol is investigating.

A man and his two children were found dead Friday in their home in Cameron, Missouri.

Officials identified the victims as Robert Borchardt, 35, and two of his four children, Chelsey, 9 and Tucker, 7.

Cameron police have ruled out any foul play in the deaths of the three victims. The State Fire Marshall’s Office is investigating, and autopsies are pending.

Emergency responders went to the home in the 100 block of East Fourth Street Friday evening. Borchardt’s mother called police after finding the bodies in the home, which was filled with some kind of smoke.

A St Joseph man was killed in a one-vehicle accident in southern Buchanan County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol has identified the victim as 21-year-old James C. Derry.

The accident was reported on JJ Highway north of Dekalb, Missouri shortly before five pm.

A crash report indicates Derry lost control of his Ford Ranger and over-corrected. The vehicle crossed the highway three times before striking a guardrail and overturned into a dry creek bed off the west side of the road. Derry was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.

A motorcyclist has died from injuries he suffered in a high-speed pursuit by law enforcement. A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper was injured in the collision at US-71 west of Savannah Friday afternoon.

According to an online crash report, 19-year-old Dalton Smith of St Joseph was fleeing from Country Club Village police at about 1:35 p.m. Sergeant Sheldon Lyon of Troop H says the pursuit reached speeds over 100 mph.

State trooper Travis Williams pulled onto US-71 with his emergency lights flashing, but the motorcyclist crashed into Williams’ patrol car.

Smith was flown by helicopter ambulance to Heartland Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. Williams was also hurt, and was taken to Heartland for treatment of injuries that were described as minor.

The accident closed traffic for hours on US-71.