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Temps in the 70s and 80s through the weekend

Posted on May 4, 2018

What a wonderful way to end the work week. Light northwest breeze and afternoon highs in the mid to upper 70s! Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 77. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: A slight chance of showers before 1 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 5 to 11 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 73.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.

Tuesday: A chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

Speed limit reduced in work zone near Osborn

Posted on May 3, 2018May 4, 2018

OSBORN, Mo. – The speed limit in the work zone on U.S. Route 36 near Osborn has been reduced.

According to a news release from the Missouri Department of Transportation, in northwest Missouri, driving too fast for conditions continues to be a top contributing factor in 2018 traffic crashes. When that aggressive driving behavior occurs in a work zone, additional safety measures must be put in place.

As part of those safety measures, MoDOT has lowered the speed limit on U.S. Route 36 near Osborn. Eastbound traffic is limited to 55 miles per hour. The speed limit for westbound traffic is reduced to 45 miles per hour, due to the configuration of turn lanes at Route 33 North.

Through the beginning of July, U.S. Route 36 near Osborn is reduced to one lane, each direction, for a rebuilding and resurfacing project. MoDOT contracted with Herzog Contracting Corporation and their sub-contractors to complete the project.

For the duration of the head to head traffic pattern, drivers at the Route 33 North/Route M intersection will be restricted to right turns both onto and off of U.S. Route 36. Additionally, motorists will not be able to cross U.S. Route 36 at this intersection. Towards the end of this part of the project, access to Route 33 North will be closed to all traffic while a new intersection is constructed.

According to MoDOT, the project is an effort to make that section of Route 36 more safe as several crashes have taken place there.

Traffic control, signs and message boards are in place alerting motorists of the work. All work is weather permitting and could be rescheduled.

For more information on this or other MoDOT projects, call 1-888-ASK-MODOT (888-275-6636) or visit modot.org/northwest and view the online Traveler Information Map.

Severe weather possible again tonight

Posted on May 3, 2018

Today will be rather nice, but we are still expecting more thunderstorms, likely to arrive in eastern Kansas and western Missouri after 7 p.m. Expect storms to develop in central Kansas again later this afternoon, moving east northeast into Missouri this evening. Storms this evening will bring the threat of damaging winds, large hail, and localized flooding. However, an isolated tornado can not be ruled out either. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4 p.m. Patchy fog between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 12 to 17 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southwest wind 8 to 16 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 8 to 11 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 3 to 7 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 77.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.

Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Lafayette teacher nominated for national award (AUDIO)

Posted on May 2, 2018May 3, 2018

A Lafayette High School teacher was recently nominated for the Harris History Teacher Award.

Derek Frieling was nominated for the award by the State Historical Society of Missouri, administrator of the National History Day program in Missouri.

Each of the 57 National History Day affiliates may nominate one middle school and one high school teacher for the $5,000 national awards and Frieling is the high school nominee from Missouri.

According to a National History Day press release, the awards are presented to “teachers who demonstrate a commitment to engaging students in historical learning through innovative use of primary sources, implementation of active learning strategies to foster historical thinking skills, and participation in the National History Day Contest.”

Frieling said the National History Day contest gives students the opportunity to compete in five different categories.

“(Those categories are) writing a paper, building a website, producing a documentary, building an exhibit and putting on a performance,” Frieling said. “Students compete against each other. Each year there’s a theme, this year is ‘Conflict and Compromise.’ They have to work the project around that theme, show the importance of their event or the people involved and how it relates to that time and why it’s still important today.”

Several students this year presented projects on the Salem Witch Trials and Frieling said two of his students made state finals with projects on the Tuskegee Airmen and the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.

Frieling, also an adjunct professor at Missouri Western State University, said he’s not in it just to win contests, but to help students learn and apply history lessons to their lives.

“I really appreciate that people recognize my dedication to my students and the history profession,” Frieling said. “This is my 23rd year of teaching and I still find it important that students need to be able to relate historical events to their lives to make their own lives more important, more valid, and be able to learn those lessons so they can make better decisions in their own lives.”

Frieling said since the announcement of his nomination, he’s been hearing from former students and parents.

“Since the School District has put the announcement on their Twitter feed and on the website and everything, I’ve had a lot of people that have told me congratulations and posted stories about when they remember they were in my class or their kid was in my class… Can’t believe I had that sort of an impact. That’s been really cool to see those posts the last couple of days,” Frieling said.

The two national winners of the Harris History Teacher Award will be announced on National History Day on June 14th.

For more information about National History Day, click here.

Listen to the full interview with Derek Frieling below:

Farmers market season begins around the area

Posted on May 2, 2018

Spring seems to finally be here to stay and with the nicer weather, farmers markets are starting up again in the area.

The Pony Express Farmers Market started over the weekend in the East Hills Mall parking lot in St. Joseph. It runs from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays. For more information, go to ponyexpressfarmersmarket.com.

The 2018 Maryville farmers market season will kick off on May 5.

Maryville Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Lily White said the farmers market runs from 7:30 a.m. until noon or until vendors run out of products.

“Our farmers market group has a lot of fun ideas this year, they’re going to do ‘Healthy Saturdays’ and even have some ideas for recipes that you can make with the vendor’s product that’s there this year,” White said.

The farmers market will be set up in the parking lot on 4th and Buchanan on Saturdays in Maryville. For more information, click here.

Potential severe storms in the area tonight

Posted on May 2, 2018

Lingering thunderstorms may bring occasional rain to northern Missouri this morning, but the main show is expected to get going later this afternoon across central Kansas, with potentially severe thunderstorms moving across eastern Kansas and Missouri this evening. The focus for severe weather will be across northeast Kansas and northwest Missouri this evening, though there will be some severe threat for all locations as storms move through. Main threats will be from wind, hail, and flash flooding; but an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out tonight. Another round of storms is expected Thursday, with potentially more severe weather. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 p.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. South wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76. North northwest wind around 11 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 78.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

Student wins car through safe driver program

Posted on May 1, 2018May 1, 2018

SJPD Officer Brendan McGinnis, grand prize winner Keylee Buxton,
Matt Cathy with Car City Motors. Photo by Melissa Gregory.

An annual program in St. Joseph which encourages students to be safe drivers, wrapped up with a student winning a car over the weekend.

The St. Joseph Police Department, along with KJO 105.5, Q Country 92.7, Car City, the Missouri Department of Transportation and others put on the “I’m a Safe Driver” program to encourage young drivers to practice safe driving habits.

Officer Brendan McGinnis with the police department’s Traffic Unit is the coordinator of the Safe Driver Program.

McGinnis said the program has been going on for about 14 years.

“The program is basically an incentive program to encourage safe driving among high school students in Buchanan County,” McGinnis said. “They register during the first couple days of school during high school registration. When they register (they) agree to not receive any traffic tickets or be in any at-fault accidents or have any driving, alcohol or drug related contacts with the police department. As long as they can maintain that status throughout the school year, at the end of April, we give away a car to someone that was registered at the beginning of the year.”

McGinnis said giving a car away each year can be a life changing experience for young drivers.

“The girl that won it this year was needing a car to get back and forth to school and now she has a car,” McGinnis said. “I think it’s a positive way for us and the sponsors to be involved in something that, there’s no negative, it’s all positive. Teen drivers account for 75 percent of most crashes throughout the nation. They are the high target area for many local, state and federal level campaigns to drive safe, not text and drive, don’t drink and drive, all those type of campaigns.”

McGinnis said they discovered the program being used in Arizona and customized and implemented it locally.

The “I’m a Safe Driver” program ended with a grand prize of a car being given away over the weekend to Keylee, a safe student driver from Benton High School.

For more information about the program, visit the St. Joseph Police Department’s website.

Obituaries May 1, 2018

Posted on May 1, 2018

Sondra ‘Sandy’ May Haeffele
1944-2018

Sondra “Sandy” May (Carter) Haeffele, 73, of Overbrook, KS, formerly of Hiawatha and Atchison, KS, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka, KS surrounded by her family.

Sondra “Sandy” May Carter was born on September 2, 1944 in Atchison, the daughter of Clifford and Emmaciel ‘Emmy’ (Ellis) Carter. Sandy graduated from Atchison High School in 1962. She worked many occupations throughout her life but being a homemaker, mother, cake decorator, and babysitter were her most cherished. Sandy enjoyed baking, fishing, and bowling and was a coach for the youth bowling league at Maple Lanes in Hiawatha for many years. Sandy and her daughter, Cherie, were Kansas State Champion Bowlers in Doubles in the mid 1980’s.

Sandy and Darrel W. Haeffele were united in marriage on January 16, 1966 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Atchison, he survives.

Also surviving are their three children, Cherie (Robert) Herlinger of Overbrook, KS, Traci (Calvin) Weibling of East Lynne, MO, and Michael (Michelle) Haeffele of Ottawa, KS; five grandchildren, Amanda (Ryan) Kohlman of Burlingame, KS, Andrew (Brittany) Weibling of Garden City, MO, Jessica Herlinger of Lawrence, KS, Mackenzie Haeffele of Winfield, KS, and Jacob (Samantha) Weibling of Kingsville, MO; eight great-grandchildren; step brother, Jim Halling; step sisters, Betty Diebolt and Susan Smith; and many former daycare children who called her Grandma Sandy.

Sandy was preceded in death by her parents; two great-grandsons, Gavin and Gabriel; brother, Wayne Carter; and sisters, Patricia Cloves and Florence Spencer.

Memorial services will be held at 2:00 pm, Saturday, April 28, 2018 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, 800 Kansas Avenue, Atchison, KS with Chaplain Larry Parrish, officiating. Family will receive friends from 1:00 pm until the time of service on Saturday at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions in memory of Sandy to the ASPCA or Trinity Lutheran School and may be sent in care of the funeral home. Words of sympathy and remembrances may also be left online at www.beckerdyer.com.

Peggy Ann Gann
1959-2018

Peggy Ann Gann, 59, of Atchison, KS, passed away peacefully on April 26, 2018 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka, surrounded by her loved ones.

Peggy was born on March 19, 1959 in Winchester, KS to Allen and Carrie (Welch) Gore, the second of four children. She attended Easton High School and Highland Community College. She held a large variety of occupations throughout her life, the final being at Atchison Senior Village before her retirement in 2012.

Peggy was married to her soulmate Kenny Gann on March 18, 2006. She said it took her many years to find him, but it was worth every second for the happiness they shared. She enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, mushroom hunting, camping, and traveling. She said the greatest memories of her life were spent with her friends and family enjoying all that nature had to offer. She loved her family and friends more than anything in the world, she would never hesitate to be there should they need her. She loved animals, both wild and her pets. Each spring she would count the days until her hummingbirds would return to the feeders and flowers she made sure to have just for them. Her heart went into everything she did, whether it be planning family events or supporting local causes. In her retirement she took up crafting and with that hobby, she made the lives and houses of her friends and family more beautiful.

Survivors include her loving husband Kenny Gann, her son Eric (Sara) Dewald, her step-children Scott (Rebecca) Gann and Kenneth Gann, brother Kenny (Jeanette) Gore, nieces Jenny (Michael) Elder, Amanda (Jeremy) Faulconer, nephew Kenny Gore Jr., 6 great-nieces and nephews, 5 grandchildren, and 4 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother William Gore, and her sister Debra Gore.

Memorial Services will be 10:30 AM, Friday, May 4, 2018 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, Atchison, KS. Burial will follow in the Langley Cemetery, north of Easton, KS. Family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, Thursday, at the funeral home. Words of sympathy and remembrance may be left online at www.beckerdyer.com.

Helen L. Gilfillan
1934-2018

Helen L Gilfillan, 83 , Reserve, passed away Thursday April 26, 2018 at Mosaic Life Care hospital in St. Joseph, MO.

She was surrounded by family and loved ones. She was born May 16, 1934 in Horton, Ks the daughter of Rev. Clarence Peter Broadfoot and Christie Lillian Rolfe Broadfoot Rose. She graduated and was valedictorian from Reserve Rural High School in 1952. On Aug 2, 1953 she married Curtis Dale Gilfillan in Reserve where they lived most of their married life. She loved to cook, garden, and can and tend her flowers. Helen worked as a CNA for nursing homes and individuals and cooked meals for her local school district. Other survivors include a daughter and son in law, Beth & Duane Strader of St. Joseph, MO, two sons and daughters-in-law, Russell and Ramona Gilfillan of Hiawatha, and Mark and Monique Gilfillan of Grand Junction, CO; a sister, Catherine Raper of Topeka, Ks: seven grandchildren; and four great grandchildren.

A celebration of life service is at 10:30 AM Monday ,April 30, 2018 at Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha. Friend may call the funeral home after 10 a.m. on Sunday where the family will receive friends from 4:30 PM – 6 p.m. The Rev. Tom Stone will officiate, assisted by Blake Wyatt. Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in the Mount Zion community northeast of Hiawatha with a luncheon following at the First Baptist Church in Hiawatha. Memorials are suggested in her name and may be sent in care of the funeral home, 124 S. 7th St. Hiawatha, KS 66434.

Online condolences may be made to www.chapeloaksfuneralhome.com

Adeline Gladys Gilmore
1919-2018

Adeline Gilmore, 99, of Leawood, KS formerly of Everest, KS died Thursday, April 26, 2018.

Adeline Gladys Gilmore was the youngest of eight children born to John and Frances (Wolney) Ubelaker on April 16, 1919 at Willis, KS.

She graduated from Everest High School with honors and in 1940 received an RN from St. Joseph Nursing School in Kansas City. She worked as a general service and surgical nurse at Horton (KS) Community Hospital and later at Newman Memorial Hospital in Emporia.

She and John Marvin Gilmore of Hiawatha were married and moved to Waukeegan, IL where she worked at St. Theresa’s Hospital while John was completing his U.S. Navy service at the Great Lakes Naval Station.

The couple moved to Robinson where they purchased the S.T. Parker drug store. Adeline continued her nursing career at Hiawatha Community Hospital where she worked until her retirement.

She is survived by her three children, Robert Gilmore (Jane) of Overland Park, KS; David Gilmore (Meg) of Leawood, KS; and Carol Gilmore of Leawood, KS. She was preceded in death by brothers Dr. Clement Ubelaker (Dorothy) of Ottawa, KS; Henry Ubelaker (Wilma) of Everest, KS; Victor Ubelaker ( Lela) of Horton, KS; Dr. Ernest Ubelaker (Ruth) of South Haven, KS; and sisters Frances (Frank) Geiger of Horton, KS; Helen (Henry) Bunck of Everest, KS; and Mary ( William) Bertels of Nortonville, KS.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at 1p.m. at the St. Leo Catholic Church in Horton, KS. Celebrant will be Father Dan Gardner. Interment will follow at the St. Leo Catholic Cemetery. Friends may call the Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha after 10 a.m. on Monday, April 30, 2018. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the American Diabetes Association and may be sent in care of the Chapel Oaks Funeral Home, 124 S. 7th St. Hiawatha, KS 66434.

Marjean Ann Ryland
1940-2018

Marjean Ann Ryland, 77, of Hiawatha, KS died Thursday, April 26, 2018, at the Maple Heights Nursing Home in Hiawatha, KS.

She was born August 18, 1940, in Axtell, KS, the daughter of Weir and Mable Irwin Neff. Marjean graduated with her LPN from Kaw- Valley Technical School in 1985. Her nursing career included working for Dr. Yulich, Fountain Villa, and the Sabetha Manor.

She married Donald Ryland on May 6, 1966 in Atchison, KS. He survives of the home. Other survivors include their children Ronnie (Lisa) Huddleston and Edwin (Sherry) Huddleston of Falls City NE; Beverly (Steve) Chambers of Topeka, KS; Dean Huddleston of Junction City, KS; Amanda (Darren) Allen of Oneida, KS; and Donna Green of Hiawatha, KS; a brother, Larry Neff of Colorado Springs, CO; 21 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, and a sister, Neva Roudybush.

Funeral services are planned for 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 2, 2018, at Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha with Pastor Shane Spangler officiating. Interment to follow at the Isley Cemetery. Friends may call after 10 a.m. Tuesday where the family will receive friends from 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. Memorials are suggested to the Fairview American Legion Auxillary, and may be sent in care of the funeral home, 124 S. 7th St. Hiawatha, KS 66434.

Online condolences may be made to www.chapeloaksfuneralhome.com

Charles “Chuck” Baxter Boeh
1981-2018

Charles “Chuck” Boeh 36, passed away April 25, 2018. Survivors: wife, Kandice Boeh, children, Destiny Bonar and Serenity Boeh, all of St. Joseph; parents, Cindy Hart and Eugene Boeh (Sherrie) of Troy, KS Cremation under the direction of Rupp Funeral Home. Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Memorials are requested to the Charles Boeh Memorial Fund c/o Rupp Funeral Home.

Jennifer Eileen Martin
1962-2018

Jennifer Eileen Martin joined Heaven’s Band of Angels on Saturday, April 28, 2018. Jennifer “Jen” Martin was born November 22, 1962 in St. Joseph, Mo. She came into the world with the biggest, brightest blue eyes, thick dark eyelashes and a fighting spirit.

Jen is preceded in death by her father Harry Martin and dear brother, Jeffrey Martin (Debbie). Survivors include her loving, devoted mother Shirley Faulk (Ray); brother Harlen John Martin (Terri); sisters Jessica Martin, Ruby Puri (Rahul), and Betsy Faulk (Billy Couch); niece Mandi Martin; nephew Beau Martin; nephew Eli Martin; niece Gracie Couch; niece Edith Puri and great niece Jody Martin.

A diehard Royals fan, Jen loved her boys in blue and could tell you the stats on any player at the plate. Holidays, especially Christmas, were Jen’s passion. Her Christmas shopping was often finished by September 1 and she loved nothing more than finding exactly the right gift for the many loved ones in her life. Jen was a giver.

She enjoyed listening to music, watching her television shows, shopping and dining with her mother and spending time with her family.

Jenny, you are so very loved and we know that God had a very special pair of wings waiting for you. Rest in Peace, and GO ROYALS!

Visitation will be held at Rupp Funeral Home 11 a.m., Tuesday May 1 with Funeral Service to follow at 12:00 noon. A graveside service will follow at Foster Cemetery in New Hampton, Mo.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Heart Association or National Kidney Foundation in Jennifer’s memory.

Richard “Rick” Wade Caraway
1948-2018

Richard “Rick” Caraway 69, of St. Joseph, passed away Saturday, April 28, 2018 at his residence. He was born October 24, 1948 in Albany, MO, son of Letha and Vernon Caraway. He graduated from Albany R-III, class of 1966. He was a Carpenter, retiring after 40 years. Rick enjoyed fishing and hunting with friends and family. He loved mushroom hunting. He was an avid sports fan and loved watching and coaching his grandkids sporting events, even building a regulation size baseball field with his son, Chris, for his grandkids.

Rick was preceded in death by son, Christopher Caraway, father, Vernon Caraway, mother, Letha Caraway.

Survivors include, brother, Joe Caraway of Kearney, MO, grandchildren, Corie Caraway, Kelsi Jo Caraway, Kaden Caraway, daughter in law, Melanie Caraway, all of Stewartsville, MO, his devoted friends, Rod and Teresa McCray of St. Joseph, and nephews, nieces and cousins and a host of friends.
　

Rick has been cremated under the care of Rupp Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, May 10, 2018 at Rupp Funeral Home.

Chance of rain and storms throughout the week

Posted on May 1, 2018

Looks like Spring has sprung, and with the warm temperatures comes the threat of thunderstorms. Scattered storms Tuesday morning will dissipate by the late morning hours, but more storms are expected late tonight, moving northeast from northeast Kansas through northwest Missouri. The stormy activity will then shift farther south, into eastern Kansas and northern Missouri, for Wednesday and Thursday. There will be a threat of strong winds, hail, and flash flooding as the overnight storms move across the region both tonight and again Wednesday night. The threat for severe weather looks to taper off some Thursday, though we still expect to have storms lingering through the day. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 10 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. South southwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 78.

Take Back event collects over 900 pounds of prescription drugs

Posted on April 30, 2018

Saturday’s Prescription Drug Take Back in St. Joseph had the largest turnout since the event began several years ago.

According to Sgt. Larry Stobbs Jr. with the St. Joseph Police Department, the event has been held in the spring and fall for at least seven years in St. Joseph as a way to safely dispose of unused or expired medications.

According to Sgt. Stobbs, 466 cars came through during the event between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday in the East Hills Mall parking lot. Stobbs said 938 pounds of prescription drugs were dropped off, along with 63 pounds of prescription bottles, 11 pounds of inhalers and 118 pounds of needles.

The event is sponsored by The St. Joseph Youth Alliance, the Drug Free Community Coalition, Buchanan County Sheriff’s Department and the St. Joseph Police Department.