A proposal to increase taxes on the top four grades of farmland has been rejected by the Missouri House. Representative Casey Guernsey of Bethany says farmers already face higher input costs, and many are still recovering from last summer’s flooding.

Democrat Jilll Schupp of Creve Coeur asked Guernsey why he would substitute his judgment for that of the State Tax Commission. Guernsey replied, “Because that’s the way the system was set up.” The House passed Guernsey’s resolution and sent it to the Senate.

The Platte County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms are investigating a mystery involving an M-14 rifle registered to the Sheriff that was recovered from a dealer in Arizona.

Platte County officials were notified by ATF recently that the bureau had recovered an M-14, registered to the Platte County Sheriff’s Office.

The rifle was recovered from a firearms dealer.

It’s not yet known how the weapon wound up in Arizona. It was purchased during the administration of former Sheriff Tom Thomas. Officials say it was no longer a part of the Sheriff’s Office inventory by the time Sheriff Richard Anderson took office in 1997.

The Sheriff’s Office is currently working with the ATF to try and determine how the weapon ended up in Arizona.

 

A forum for St Joseph School Board Candidates is coming up next month.

School District officials announced the forum Wednesday, which will include six school board candidates.

The forum is held by the St Joseph PTA. PTA council Vice President Charisse Giseburt will pose questions to the candidates.

Candidates Martin Rucker, Lori Prussman, Dennis Snethen, Hamilton Henderson, Chris Danford and Walt Hanabury will attend.

The Forum will be at 7:00 pm March 5^th at the Troester Media Center.

 

 

 

 

Suddenlink has unveiled a new TiVo service in St Joseph that allows you to watch a recorded program in one room and continue it in another.

The TiVo Premier DVR can store up to 600 hours of programs. The new program also allows you to access YouTube and Pandora on your television, and to search across all channels and the internet for content.

You can also program your TiVo to search and schedule recordings from the Web or from a mobile phone.

The TiVo Premiere combines Suddenlink’s service with TiVo’s user interface to offer access to Suddenlink’s video-on-demand (VOD) library and the Web, all accessible through TiVo’s advanced search and discovery features.

St. Joseph customers with multiple TiVo Premiere DVRs from Suddenlink also can start watching a recorded program in one room and continue it in another, as well as watch recordings on any TV connected to a TiVo Premiere device. As an example, Suddenlink customers with three TiVo Premiere DVRs can record up to six shows at the same time, watch recordings on any TV, start watching a recorded program in one room, pause, and resume it in another, and have up to 600 hours of recording space.

In addition to integrated search functions, TiVo Premiere offers users remote scheduling, apps for iPhone and iPad, full HD support, and the ability to pause, rewind, and use slow-motion and instant replay functions for live TV.

The TiVo Premiere from Suddenlink includes the following features:
· VOD and Music Library: Offers access to thousands of hours of video from Suddenlink’s VOD library, including 1,000 high-definition titles, as well as broadband content options such as YouTube™, Pandora and more.
· Integrated search: Instantly scans across all channels and sources, including TV, VOD, and available online content, to help find what customers want to watch.
· Automatic recordings: Records favorite shows each week with Season Pass® recordings on the TiVo Premiere. In addition, WishList® searches will find and record suggested programs based on customer interests.
· Remote scheduling: Search and schedule recordings from the Web or from a mobile phone.
· TiVo App for iPad and iPhone: Allows users to search, browse, explore and share their favorite entertainment all without interrupting what’s playing on the television. With a simple “flick” on the iPad they can tune the TiVo Premiere DVR to a new program. This app also allows iPad and iPhone users to manage functions like scheduling recordings and Season Pass management.
· TiVoToGo transfers: Transfer photos and movies from a personal computer to the TiVo Premiere, for viewing on the TV set; or from the TiVo Premiere to a laptop, media device, or smart phone, for viewing outside the home.
· Multi-room viewing: Record a show on one TiVo Premiere and watch it on another in the same home.
· Control live TV: Allows pause, rewind, slow-motion, and instant replay functions for live TV.
· Full HD support: Offers full support for 1080p and 1080i HD formats.

To learn more, visit suddenlink.com/tivo.

The search continues in Fairfield County, Ohio for an escaped prisoner who is also wanted here in St Joseph.

Authorities also want to know how Jeremiah Searles was able to escape from the new jail annex, which has only been in use for about three months. It’s not clear why Searles was being held in the minimum-security facility, one of three jails in Fairfield County.

There were 90 prisoners in custody and only two deputies on duty when Searles escaped.

Investigators believe Searles scaled a fence that was 12 feet tall and topped with razor wire using socks and other clothing to avoid being injured.

Authorities say Searle turned up missing during a bed check Monday night. Dogs tracked him to a gully behind the jail, but lost his scent there. Police searched all day Tuesday with no luck.

Police said he should be considered dangerous but do not believe he will return to Missouri, where he faces charges of absconding and a probation violation on a deviate sexual assault charge. According to state corrections officials, Searles served six years of a 15 year sentence in the Buchanan County sex assault case.

Searles was sentenced February 7 to 30 days for falsification, possession of a controlled substance, obstructing official business and criminal trespass.

A St Joseph police officer was taken to Heartland Regional Medical Center early Wednesday after injuring his knee in a foot chase.

A police officer noticed at least two people slumped down in a red Pontiac Sunfire parked in front of 912 Powell Street shortly after 1 a.m.

A third suspect emerged from the apartment, but hid from the officer.

That subject was later spotted running out the back door.

A foot chase ensued in which an officer injured his knee. The officer was treated and released at Heartland.

Police impounded the vehicle and took four people into custody for investigation of drug possession and resisting arrest. So far they have not been charged.

 

Missouri lawmakers are working on a bill inspired by the Casey Anthony trial. Caylee’s law would require a parent, guardian, or legal custodian to report a missing child within 24 hours.

Representative Kathie Conway says it would have made a difference in the Anthony case. Representative Nick Marshall says the bill could be abused by ex-spouses trying to make trouble for their “ex.” He is offering to work with the sponsor to tighten the language. The Committee on Legislative Research is also suggesting changes to make the bill workable.