Dozens gathered Tuesday at the Peace Officers Memorial at Civic Center Park in downtown St Joseph to remember the 17 officers who have been killed in the line of duty in Buchanan County.
These photographs were taken by Will Corlett of WillC Photography.
The day-use facilities at the Lewis and Clark State Park are open, but clean-up of the campground is expected to continue into this fall.
Park officials reopened the park last month for day-use only. The clean-up started in September after last years flooding caused damage to the park.
Many peopled have already called asking about the campground this year.
Park Supervisor Amber Terry says workers need more time to finish getting the campground ready.
“We are working on that right now but we don’t have a set date,” Terry said. “We’re trying to get it open by Labor day.”
Some of those things include the cleanup of dead trees and the campsite fire-rings. She says the electrical system will likely take the longest as all the wiring must be re-done.
“It’s a little deceiving, I think people drive by and look at it now and from glancing from the street it doesn’t look that bad,” Terry says.
She says the cleanup concerns all the things that can’t be seen from the roadway.
Those things include clearing out tree’s that have died in last years flooding. The tree’s must be removed because they pose a safety hazard to campers if the tree’s or limbs fall in the campground.
New gravel must be brought in after the gravel washed away in the campsite driveways last year. Silt and sand needs cleaned up as well.The campground’s fire-rings were sent off to be sandblasted and powder coated because of the rust caused by the flood waters.
Finally, the electrical system is being re-installed. Most of the campgrounds 70 sites have electrical hookups the were damaged in the flooding last year. All new hookups and wiring is being installed.
You can keep updated with the progress by calling the park, 816-579-5564.
St Joseph police on Tuesday released photographs of the two suspects, and urged citizens to contact authorities with any information they might have.
Last week, authorities filed the new charges against Camareo M. Goodwin and Felix D. Turner. Both men have felony warrants for attempted robbery in the first degree, with bond set at $100,000. They have thus far eluded police.
Goodwin is described by investigators as a 29-year-old black male, 5’9″ tall, weighing 135 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes. Turner is a 22-year-old black male, 5’7″, 140 pounds with black hair and hazel eyes.
Both men are considered dangerous. If you have information as to their whereabouts you should contact law enforcement immediately.
Two men on Tuesday pleaded guilty to second degree murder charges in the death of Brian Ulmer, and a third is scheduled for trial on murder charges next month. Kasey Hall and Xavier Johnson are scheduled for sentencing in July. (More)
The Kansas City Chiefs Tuesday announced a series of initiatives to mark their 50th year in the Kansas City area.
The club continues its commitment to the tornado-damaged city of Joplin, Missouri, and will return there for a day of service June 15.
The team announced it will provide the resources, the time and the finances to build a 3,500 square foot Chiefs-themed playground at Emerson Elementary School in Joplin.
The Chiefs will provide 50 under-served elementary schools a Chiefs Play 60 Kit for children. The kit is used to make a fitness circuit with multiple stations, encouraging kids to get their 60 minutes of activity per day. Schools can apply at the beginning of the 2012 school year on kcchiefs.com.
As part of the team’s 50th birthday celebration, the Chiefs are planning a “fan tour” that’s coming to St Joseph next month. Team members past and present will be travelling with their SuperBowl IV Vince Lombardi Trophy as the Chiefs Fan Tour hits St Joe, Wichita, Springfield, Topeka and Kansas City. Details and dates have not yet been announced.
The team is also planning a collaboration with the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, to assemble a collection of artwork to be displayed throughout Arrowhead Stadium. Organizers promise one of the finest art collections of its kind, produced by artists from the surrounding region.
Season ticket holders will get some special rewards this season. All season ticket account holders will receive one personalized Chiefs Nike jersey, customized with a name and number of their choice.
Season ticket holders will now receive a membership card instead of individual game tickets. The team hopes the new technology will allow seamless entry into the stadium throughout the season. The cards will also entitle the bearer to a 15% discount on concessions.
They’re hoping you’ll join in the nostalgia. The Chiefs are giving fans the opportunity to share their fondest memories on kcchiefs.com. You will be asked to submit photos and thoughts that recap their favorite Chiefs memories.
“Over the last five decades, we have been honored to call Kansas City the home of the Chiefs, and in celebration of our 50th year in Kansas City, we want to say ‘thank you’ to the best fans in the NFL,” Chiefs Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt said.
“Throughout the 2012 season, the Chiefs will host fan events, recognize special Kansas Citians, and thank Season Ticket Holders to show our deep gratitude for this community and how proud we are to be Kansas City’s Chiefs.”
Two men charged with murder in the death of Brian Ulmer in a home invasion/robbery last August have pleaded guilty.
In separate hearings Tuesday, Xavier Johnson, 17, and Kasey Hall, 20, pleaded guilty to charges of second degree murder, a class-A felony. In return for his guilty plea, prosecutors agreed to dismiss a charge of burglary filed separately against Johnson.
Prosecutors say the two men, along with a third suspect, Elijah Pickett, broke into the home near 16th and Jules streets, intending to rob Ulmer and his family. Witnesses say Ulmer was shot trying to intervene when the suspects threatened his children.
Pickett’s case is still scheduled for trial or further disposition on June 8.
Buchanan County Circuit Judge Patrick Robb scheduled sentencing July 9 for Johnson. Circuit Judge Dan Kellogg is scheduled to sentence Hall July 5.
A total of five people were charged in connection with the home invasion August 22, 2011. Two of them, Camareo Goodwin and Felix Turner are still at large. Charges of attempted robbery in the first degree were filed against the pair last week. We have more on the search for Goodwin and Turner in this post.
The body of a Saint Joseph man was found just east of the city limits early this morning. Buchanan County Sheriff’s Captain Tiger Parsons says 56 year old Steven Sherrill died of a self-inflicted gunshot. Officers examined a vehicle near 68th and Mitchell Road shortly after 1 am on a request to check the well-being of a missing person. The body was found nearby.
The Andrew County Museum is about to celebrate its 40th birthday. Director Glenn Uminowitz says the observance comes as the museum hosts two great exhibits: a traveling show from the Smithsonian, and the museum’s own Rural Way of Life exhibit.
Uminowitz says the museum keeps updating the Rural Way of Life exhibit, so if you’ve seen it once, come in and see what’s new. He says the local exhibit is a good match for the traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian called “The Way We Worked.” It will remain here until June 2nd. The Andrew County Museum will mark its 40th anniversary on May 30th.
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AP) – A memorial has been held for a Missouri airman, whose body was found in a ravine in suburban Anchorage last week.
Family, friends and Air Force members attended a memorial service for Clinton Reeves Monday at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.
During the ceremony, his parents, Judy Davis and Terry Reeves, were presented with their son’s dog tags.
Davis says she plans another memorial Sunday in Sacramento, Calif., and a service in being planned in Kansas City. Reeves failed to report for work at the base April 23. His rental car was found later, with uniforms and groceries inside.
A second airman has been named a “person of interest” in the case. James Devinn Thomas was arrested May 8 on six felony charges of evidence tampering.
The maker of lean finely textured beef says it’s laying off 86 employees from its South Dakota corporate office and company officials point the finger at the campaign of misinformation against the product.
Beef Products Inc. food-quality director Craig Letch said Monday that the company initiated this second
round of layoffs in response to intense negative publicity about its lean, finely textured beef.
The company and outside food-safety experts insist that the product is safe, and BPI has won public support from governors in four states where its plants operate. Still, the negative publicity led by the media coined term “pink slime” has forced the layoffs.
The company announced earlier this month it was closing its three plants in Kansas, Texas and Iowa, resulting in 650 lost jobs.
A plant in Nebraska will remain open but at reduced capacity.
From the USDA
Agricultural Summary
Seasonal temperatures returned with scattered showers across the state. Irrigation was in full swing in the southeast district. Little rainfall allowed 5.0 days suitable for fieldwork statewide with the northern districts observing less than 4 days suitable and the southern districts with nearly a week available. Topsoil moisture supply was 7 percent very short, 16 percent short, 69 percent adequate, and 8 percent surplus. The southeast district was 85 percent short and very short followed by the south-central district at 82 percent. Spring tillage was 92 percent, 23 days ahead of last year, and 28 days ahead of normal (5-year average).
Field Crops Report
Corn planted was 93 percent, 15 days ahead of last year, and 20 days ahead of normal. Corn emergence was 74 percent, 11 days ahead of last year, and 16 days ahead of normal. Condition was 1 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 23 percent fair, 59 percent good, and 12 percent excellent. Rain was needed in the southeast to improve corn condition. Corn replanting occurred in northern districts. Army worms were reported in the central and south-central districts. Soybeans planted were 37 percent, 17 days ahead of last year, and 2 weeks ahead of normal. Soybeans emerged were 13 percent, 9 days ahead of 2011, and 11 days ahead of normal. Cottonplanted was 68 percent, nearly 1 week ahead of last year and normal. Rice emerged was 94 percent, 29 days ahead of last year, and 25 days ahead of normal. Rice condition was 8 percent poor, 25 percent fair, 64 percent good, and 3 percent excellent. Sorghumplanted was 41 percent, 23 days ahead of 2011, and 17 days ahead of normal. Winter wheat headed and beyond at 97 percent and, with the exception of the north-central and central districts, was nearing completion across the state. Wheat turning color was 46 percent, 16 days ahead of last year, and 22 days ahead of normal. The northwest and north-central districts were 5 and 4 percent respectively. Wheat condition was 3 percent very poor, 9 percent poor, 23 percent fair, 50 percent good, and 15 percent excellent with the Bootheel ranking 26 percent poor and very poor. Alfalfa hay 1st cutting was half-way complete, 23 days ahead of last year, and 20 days ahead of normal. Other hay cut was nearly a quarter complete, 22 days ahead of last year, and 19 days ahead of normal.
Pasture & Livestock
Pasture condition declined to 1 percent very poor, 9 percent poor, 29 percent fair, 50 percent good, and 11 percent excellent. This was due to dry conditions in the east-central, southwest, and south-central districts as well as the eastern portion of the west-central district.
Weather Summary
Temperatures dropped back to normal to 2 degrees below normal. Precipitation also declined averaging only 0.63 of an inch statewide although Caldwell, Clark, Knox, Cass, Oregon, and Mississippi counties received over 2.00 inches.
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