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Obituaries June 21, 2018

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Shirley Mattox
1937-2018

Shirley (Bishop) Mattox, formerly of St. Joseph, Missouri, passed away June 4, 2018 in Buckeye, Arizona. She was born April 23, 1937 to Bill and Maxine Bishop. She married Richard Mattox in 1954. She is preceded in death by her parents, a sister, J. Callen, and her son, Jeffery Mattox. Shirley is survived by her husband and 2 daughters; A. Miller-Booth (Boe) and Deanna (Roy) Swope, 8 grandchildren, and 18 great grandchildren. Shirley spent many of her years as a ceramic’s teacher and doll maker as owner of Shirley’s Ceramics and Dolls. A Graveside Memorial Service will be held at a later date

Tara Marie Gilmore
1984-2018

HIAWATHA, KANSAS……………Tara Marie Gilmore, 33, of Hiawatha, passed away peacefully early Saturday morning, June 16, 2018, at her home.

She was born in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of Randy and Sherry Orme Gilmore and graduated in 2003 from Olathe North High School with a 4.1 GPA. She participated in Special Olympics and was always a cheerful person no matter what she was going through. Tara had such a zest for the Lord, always dancing in the aisles at Church.

Survivors include her mother Sherry Hahn of Hiawatha; her father Randy Gilmore of Independence, MO; two brothers: Aaron Gilmore and Matthew Gilmore.

She was preceded in death by grandparents: Aileen and Richard Marshfield, Edna and Ed Miller, Goldie Hahn; Aunt Lois; and cousin Keith Bragdon.

Private family services and inurnment to be held at a later date.

Kami N. Allen-Coelho
1989-2018

Hiawatha, KS…..Kami N. (Allen) Coelho, Hiawatha Kansas, formerly of Winchester, Kansas, passed away on June 12, 2018 in Hiawatha, Kansas at the age of 28.

Kami was born October 18, 1989 in Lawrence, Kansas. Kami resided in Winchester, KS through her Freshman year in High School, after which her family moved to the Hiawatha area. Kami completed High School in 2008 where she met her future husband. Kami was employed by Wal-Mart’s in Hiawatha.

Kami will be greatly missed by her Husband, Justin C. Coelho and sons, Marc J. and Aaron J. Coelho, all of the home; her parents, Jerry & Debbie Allen of Robinson, KS; her Grandmother, Janice Gibbons, also of Robinson; her brother John A. (April) DeLaet of McLouth, KS; sisters Kristen H. Allen, Robinson, KS and Holly (Taylor) Backer of Colorado Springs, CO., and multiple aunts/uncles and cousins.

Visitation for Kami is Wednesday, June 20th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visitation will be at the Chapel Oaks Funeral Home, 124 S. 7th St. in Hiawatha. The funeral will be Thursday, June 21st, at 10:30 a.m. and will be held at The First Baptist Church, 210 Lodge Rd, also in Hiawatha.

Memorial donations may be made to KU Med Center – Orthopedics, sent in care of the funeral home.

Edwin Sowers
1932-2018

Edwin Lee Sowers, 85 of Atchison, KS passed away Monday, June 18, 2018 at the Medicalodge of Atchison.

Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Thursday, June 21, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran Church, with Rev. Robert Ziegler officiating. Burial will follow at the Sunset Memory Gardens, Atchison, KS. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM Thursday at the church. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Trinity Lutheran Church and may be sent in care of the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home who is handling the arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.beckerdyer.com.

Edwin was born August 16, 1932 in Atchison, KS, the son of William and Frieda (Kley) Sowers.
He graduated from Trinity Lutheran School grade school and graduated from Atchison High School in 1950. Edwin served in the United States Marine Corp during the Korean Conflict. He owned and operated Standard Service Station for ten years with his brother Charlie. Then he worked for General Motors before retiring with 30 years of service. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Atchison, KS where he served on the property committee.

He was married to Betty Kirshbaum on April 8, 1962 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Atchison, KS; she preceded him in death on July 26, 2015. Survivors include one son; Ron (Penny) Sowers, Effingham, KS, two brothers; Tom (Betty) Sowers, Atchison, KS, and Bob (Mary) Sowers, St. Joseph, MO.

He was also preceded in death by his parents, his brothers, Gerald and Charlie Sowers and their sister, Mildred Hamersky.

Robert “Raider Bob” L. Griffin
1950-2018

Robert L. “Raider Bob” Griffin 68, of Saint Joseph, Missouri, passed away Monday, June 18, 2018 in St. Joseph, MO. He was born February 9, 1950 in St. Joseph, MO, son of late Mary and George Griffin Sr. He graduated from Benton High School worked at many places, General tire, Missouri Chemical, Seitz, Hallmark Cards, Herzog, Mead products, H.D. Lee, Monfort Pork, and most notably Missouri Depart of Transportation. He loved photography, especially photographing butterflies and flowers. He was a model train railroader, Raider Bob was an avid Raider fan, and enjoyed traveling to Oakland to see them play. Bob and was a member of St. Joseph Harley – HOG chapter and he was a Christian. Bob was preceded in death by his father. Survivors include, wife, Dara Sue Griffin of the home, mother, Mary Hochstetler of St. Joseph, MO, son, Shawn (Michelle) Griffin, daughter, Jennifer Griffin (Tony Brettingham) Griffin both of St. Joseph, MO, grandchildren, Andrew, Kendyl, Jenndara Michaila, and Devin, a brother, George (Delores) Griffin Jr. St. Joseph, MO., and his mother in law Mildred Roberts.
Funeral services: 10:00 am, Saturday, June 23, 2018 at Rupp Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Friday at the Rupp Funeral Home. The Interment will be at the Ashland Cemetery. Memorials are requested to the American Cancer society.

Tara L. Baranoski
1979-2018

Tara L. Baranoski 38, Saint Joseph, Missouri died Sunday June 17, 2018 in Saint Joseph. She was born June 27, 1979 in Brooklyn, NY and preceded in death by her father, Robert M. Baranoski, and mother, Rochelle Baranoski. Survivors include brother, Robert Baranoski of Port Saint Lucie, FL. Cremation under the direction of Rupp Funeral Home. There is no scheduled visitation or memorial service.

Margaret G. Jones
1913-2018

Margaret G. Jones, 104, of Hiawatha, died Tuesday June 19, 2018 at Vintage Park.

Margaret was born June 23, 1913 southwest of Whiting, Kansas one of two children born to Edwin J. and Bertha L. (Sawhill) Lentz and had spent most of her life in northeast Kansas.

Mrs. Jones was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Hiawatha for 60 years and the UMW of the church; the ladies auxiliary to Homer-White American Post #66 and had served as past president parley of the auxiliary; the ladies auxiliary of VFW post #5210; a Red Cross Volunteer (Gray Lady) at the Hiawatha Community Hospital; and the LaGrange Club. She was a lifetime member of the Brown County Historical Society and the Hiawatha Community Hospital Auxiliary.

She married Harry U. Jones on February 1, 1942 at Horton, Kansas. They adopted two sons George and David. Margaret traveled with Harry during the war for years before returning to Hiawatha in 1948. They farmed north of Hiawatha until his death January 28, 1977. Shortly after his death she moved to town to make her home. In later years Margaret made her home at the Maple Grove Senior Complex for 3 years; the Apostolic Apartments in Sabetha for 2 years, moving to Vintage Park in August 2002.

Survivors include the adopted sons George Jones and David Jones, both of the Kansas City area; several adopted grandchildren and great-grandchildren; with nieces, nephews, and cousins.

She was also preceded in death by a brother William Lentz.

Funeral services are planned for 11 a.m. Friday, June 22, at Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha. Shane Spangler will officiate. Interment will follow at the Hiawatha Cemetery.

The family will meet with friends a half hour prior to service.

Memorial contributions are suggested to the Hiawatha Cemetery, sent in care of the funeral home, 124 S 7th St., Hiawatha, 66434.

Free bus rides offered during Dump the Pump day

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A day encouraging people to ride their local public transit system is going on around the country Thursday.

According to the City of St. Joseph, City Transit is participating in Dump the Pump Day on June 21st.

Deviations still cost 50 cents, but regular bus fairs are waived for the day.

For more information, call the Transit Office at (816) 233-6700.

First day of summer brings cooler temperatures

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On this first day of summer, it’s going to feel more like spring with highs in the middle 70s. Scattered showers will spread into the area and persist through the day. It’ll also be windy with winds from the northwest shifting to the west and gusting to 20 to 30 mph by this afternoon. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Showers likely, mainly between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Cloudy, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight: A chance of showers before 1 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 62. North northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. North northwest wind around 9 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday: A slight chance of showers between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m., then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers after 1 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.

Bike ride and safety event for kids taking place this weekend

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Kids can get a bike checkup, learn about bike safety and ride around Krug Park this weekend at the Kids Tour Missouri Bike Rides event.

Julie Noel with the St. Joseph Parks Recreation, and Civic Facilities said registration starts at 9 a.m. and the rides start at 10 a.m. Saturday at the upper parking lot of Krug Park.

“Each child who participates in a ride gets a medal… we will have some food available for the kids who participate and there will be music and it’s just a fun time,” Noel said. “We try to have one or two… cyclists that have gone through special training about bicycle safety… on hand every time we do an event to help kids learn about how to properly put on their helmet and how to check out their bicycles.”

There are three different lengths of rides to choose from including a short ride for beginners, a medium ride for more experienced riders and a long ride for those who are practiced riders.

The event for kids ages 3 to 14 is free and participants just need to bring their own bike and helmet. If a child has grown out of their helmet or lost one, there will be a few helmets given away at this event by the St. Joseph Safety Council.

Brief: Child migrants; Kobach Goes to School, Hangs with Nugent

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A federal judge ruled Monday that Kansas cannot require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote, finding such laws violate the constitutional right to vote in a ruling with national implications for voting rights. Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach defended the law.

 

Developments:

Witchita Eagle:

Having already found Kobach in contempt at trial, Robinson offered a parting gift: an order for six hours of continuing legal education beyond what’s required to keep up his law license.

 

Topeka Capital-Journal reports Kobach’s office instructed clerks to not change practices at this time.

Danedri Herbert, a spokeswoman for Kobach, said the office needs time to fully review the court’s 118-page ruling before understanding it completely.

U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson made clear in her Monday ruling the documentary proof of citizenship requirement can’t be enforced.

 

Washington Post:

Kobach promised to appeal Robinson’s ruling (though the last time he challenged her, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit took Robinson’s side). But the real prize he covets is political, not legal. Kobach will wear this defeat, in a Trumpian cause, like a badge of honor in his GOP primary against incumbent Gov. Jeff Colyer. Polls taken before the ruling, but after Kobach was held in contempt of court, found the race to be highly competitive, with plenty of voters undecided.

 

Topeka Capital Journal reports Kobach has a campaign event scheduled with Ted Nugent.
Nugent is expected to sing a few songs while accompanying himself on guitar before a sit-down chat with Kobach, a discussion likely to revolve around the joy of firearms, defects inherent in liberals and attributes of the host.
The Wichita Eagle examines Kobach’s chances at becoming Governor using “Trump’s playbook.”
“I am who I am regardless of whether President Trump had ever become president,” Kobach said in an interview.

 

The Brief is a daily roundup from St. Joe Post and around the web. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Free General Admission Night extended to raise funds for Noyes Home

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Due to the weather possibly keeping some fans from attending Tuesday night’s game, the St. Joseph Mustangs are extending their Free General Admission Night to Wednesday evening in an effort to raise more money for the Noyes Home for Children.

Free general admission is offered to all guests, with any size monetary donation to the Noyes Home. The Noyes Home has been in the community for over 120 years giving support to children and families in and around St. Joseph.

The Mustangs take on Chillicothe at 7 p.m. Wednesday inside Phil Welch Stadium.

AFL-CIO collecting shoes for students in need

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The AFL-CIO Community Services Agency is starting to collect shoes for the Soles for Christ program.

The program provides area students in need from preschool through 12th grade with a new pair of shoes for school. AFL-CIO Executive Director Penny Adams said they serve students in Andrew and Buchanan Counties in Missouri and Doniphan County in Kansas.

“The idea is to build a child’s self-esteem and enthusiasm for the coming school year,” Adams said. “I know school just got out, but we get around and start this program about now and the distribution will be in August.”

Adams said the goal this year is to collect 1,500 pairs of new tennis shoes.

Donations can be dropped at the agency at 1203 North 6th Street by August 1st. The shoe distribution will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, August 6, and from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, August 7.

For more information about donating contact the AFL-CIO at (816) 364-1131.

 

Chance of rain and storms through Thursday

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Several rounds of showers and storms are possible today. Potentially widespread rainfall is expected this afternoon. While the threat of severe weather is low, locally heavy rainfall and localized flooding is possible today. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. East wind 6 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m., then a chance of showers after 4 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. West northwest wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. West southwest wind around 10 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. North northwest wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday: A slight chance of showers before 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. North northwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 83.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: A chance of showers before 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.

Monday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Brief: Lawmakers on migrant children; KS voting law fails in court

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Lawmakers react to separation of migrant families. Below is a compilation of statements via tweet, press release, and media report.

“I agree with Mrs. Bush and Mrs. Trump that separating families does not meet the standard of who we are as a country. Strengthening our border security and upholding our laws in a manner consistent with our values will help facilitate progress toward addressing all aspects of our broken immigration system.”

-Senator Roy Blunt, as quoted by St. Louis Post-Dispatch

 

 

“Separating children from their families at the border is a policy many of my constituents and the American people in both political parties oppose. As Congress pursues legislation to address this issue this week, an interim solution is needed. I ask that you take immediate action to end the practice of separating children from families at the border.”

-Representative Kevin Yoder in a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

Wichita Eagle:

Among Kansas lawmakers, Yoder wields the most power over immigration policy. He chairs the House Appropriations subcommittee on Homeland Security, an appointment announced just last month.

 

“The outrageous notion that children must be ripped from their families to secure the border is as false as it is cruel. As the Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Committee, I will be working to stop the Administration’s misguided policy. The idea that this policy is being used for deterrence and Congressional leverage is offensive. I need answers from DHS concerning the care of these children and their failure to even reunite children before they fly their parents out of the country.”

-Senator Claire McCaskill, in a press release.

 

“Our immigration system is broken. This has become more evident in the last week when children are being forcibly separated from their parents. I oppose this policy and am working with my Senate colleagues and administration officials to bring the current circumstances to an end. Our country must make the well-being of these children a priority. We can find appropriate ways to secure our borders and deter illegal immigration in a moral way that honors our values as Americans.”

-Senator Jerry Moran, in a press release.

 

“What is causing children to be taken from parents is this very deliberate choice, and it is this choice to criminally prosecute all asylum seekers and I just don’t understand why we are doing this to parents. We are separating families from their mothers and fathers. History is going to judge us terribly for this, and this is going to match what we did in World War II with the internment camps.”

-Representative Emanuel Cleaver to KCUR.

 

St. Joe Post on ruling against Kansas voting law.

A federal judge ruled Monday that Kansas cannot require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote, finding such laws violate the constitutional right to vote in a ruling with national implications for voting rights.

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In the first three years after the Kansas law went into effect in 2013, about one in seven voter registration applications in Kansas were blocked for lack of proof of citizenship — with nearly half of them under the age of 30, according to court documents. Between 2013 and 2016, more than 35,000 Kansas residents were unable to register to vote.

 

 

The Brief is a daily roundup from St. Joe Post and around the web. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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