The Shop St. Joseph grand prize winner was announced Thursday morning, but there are still chances for more prizes with second chance numbers.
If shoppers have a winning ticket for a second chance prize they must go to the store where they got the ticket to claim their prize.
Winners have 30 days to claim the prize.
A giant check was presented to an area teacher Thursday morning who was the winner of the Shop St. Joseph Holiday program’s $10,000 prize.
The winning ticket was purchased at Hy-Vee by 31-year-old Bethany Jenkins, a kindergarten teacher from Troy, Kansas.
St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce Vice President of Membership Natalie Redmond said this is the first time the program has had a regional winner.
“(It’s the) first time we’ve had someone outside of the St. Joseph market win, which is kind of exciting because it means people in the region are shopping St. Joe, and first time Hy-Vee had a winner and we had a record breaking ticket year,” Redmond said.
Almost 1.7 million tickets were distributed this year. In 2016, 1.2 million were distributed.
Jenkins was presented with a giant souvenir check for $10,000 Thursday morning at Hy-Vee, along with a real check to take to the bank. Jenkins said she shops in St. Joseph and at Hy-Vee regularly, as St. Joseph has the largest retail stores near Troy. She said she will most likely use her winnings to pay some bills and maybe go on a trip.
“She’s super excited to share the big check with her kiddos,” Redmond said. “She is going to buy every kid in her class a little something.”
Hy-Vee has been a part of the Shop St. Joseph program since it began ten years ago.
“I think (Shop St. Joseph) is something that keeps people shopping local,” said Mike Basch, Store Director. “For a lot of the businesses in town it keeps them coming into the store instead of going online and buying something. So I think it’s great just to keep our community and keep the business community growing.”
For a list of second chance prize numbers, click here.
If a shopper has a winning ticket for a second chance prize they must go to the store where they got the ticket to claim their prize.
Today will be cloudy and a bit wet, as scattered showers and drizzle prevail across the region ahead of a cold front that will sweep across Kansas and Missouri tonight. Given the sharp down turn in temperatures tonight, expect any lingering moisture on the roadways to start freezing; thus providing a significant chance that Black Ice will develop this evening. Areas with the greatest threat for Black Ice tonight will be along and north of a line from eastern central Kansas into northeast Missouri. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:
Today: A chance of drizzle, mainly after 9 a.m. Patchy fog after 11 a.m. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 45. East southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.
Tonight: Patchy drizzle before 4 a.m, then patchy freezing drizzle between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 27. North wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. North northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 32. North wind 7 to 9 mph.
Saturday Night: A chance of snow after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday: A chance of snow before 1 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Christmas Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 35.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 29.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Wednesday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
By RICK FELTS
Kansas Farm Bureau president
We applaud the passage today of the tax reform package, and look forward to the president signing it into law. Individual tax rates are going down, and with 94 percent of farmers and ranchers paying taxes as individuals, this is a welcome change.
The doubling of the estate tax exemption to $11 million per person will also provide relief to the vast majority of farmers and ranchers. The bill also provides the opportunity for farmers and ranchers to immediately deduct expenses like feed, seed, fertilizer and chemicals.
We appreciate the hard work by Congress, specifically Sen. Roberts who serves on the Senate Finance committee and Rep. Lynn Jenkins who serves on the House Ways and Means committee. We look forward to the bill becoming law.
(Update 6:19 p.m.) The grand prize Shop St. Joseph winning ticket number 1167869 has been claimed.
A press conference and check presentation will be held Thursday morning.
Shoppers are encouraged to keep their tickets as second-chance prize numbers will be released at the press conference.
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(News release) – The winning number for the Shop St. Joseph program is:
1167869
The shopper with the winning ticket has 24 hours to come forward to claim the $10,000 prize. Shoppers are urged to keep their tickets because if the winner hasn’t come forward by 5 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 21, another number will be announced. This process will continue at 5 p.m. on weekdays until a winner comes forward with the correct ticket. Exclusions include Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
The winner MUST call the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce at (816) 232-4461 during business hours or (816) 261-3610 after business hours to arrange a time to verify the ticket. He or she MUST come to the Chamber office at 3003 Frederick Ave. before 5 p.m. Thursday to claim the prize. The person with the winning ticket should come to the Chamber to have the ticket verified, not a member of the media. Media members cannot verify a winning ticket.
The winner must be 18 or older. Proof of age, Social Security number, home address and place of employment (if applicable) is required to claim the prize. Chamber of Commerce staff, Chamber officers and their immediate family members (dependents living at the same address) are not eligible to win the grand prize. Participating business owners, managers and employees are eligible to win, with the exception of tickets distributed through their own place of business (including other participating locations).
The winner will be responsible for any applicable taxes.
One winning number per each second-chance prize were also drawn Wednesday. Those numbers will be announced after the grand prize ticket has been verified.
Two certified public accountants worked with Chamber staff to provide oversight of the program.
Almost 1.7 million tickets were distributed this year, which is the most in program history. In 2016, 1.2 million were distributed.This is the 10th year for the local holiday shopping program. The program’s goal is to keep holiday spending in the local economy, so sales tax collected goes back into helping St. Joseph and Buchanan County projects.
ATCHISON, Kan. (AP) – The federal government has sharply reduced the fines facing a Kansas City-based company after a grain elevator explosion killed six people and injured two others in northeast Kansas.
A pending settlement would require Bartlett Grain Co. to pay $182,000 in fines, safety audits and improvements at its 20 grain handling facilities in six states.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration had proposed $406,000 in fines after the October 2011 explosion in Atchison.
The Kansas City Star reports the agreement must still be approved by an administrative law judge.
Kansas investigators previously determined the grain dust explosion was accidental. Federal investigators have declined to file any criminal charges.
OSHA said previously that the deaths could have been prevented had operators addressed known industry hazards.
(Missourinet) – Home sharing service Airbnb says its Missouri hosts have earned a combined $28.8 million in supplemental income while opening up their households to about 289,000 guests in 2017.
According to the company, the 289,000 Missouri guest arrivals represents a 126% year-over-year growth. The state’s rural areas experienced some of the fastest Airbnb guest growth of any state in the nation.
There are currently about 6,300 Missourians adding to their income to help make ends meet by sharing their homes via Airbnb, over one-third of whom share an extra, unused room. The hosts typically earn about $5,300 annually.
August’s total solar eclipse created a significant demand for lodging, including hotels and home sharing in cities like St. Joseph, St. Louis, Columbia. Airbnb also provides additional lodging options for family and friends visiting during university graduation weekends.
City Total 2017 Guest Arrivals Total 2017 Host Income
St. Louis 88,500 $9.14 million
Kansas City 75,240 $7.7 million
Branson 23,950 $2.24 million
Columbia 11,140 $1.1 million
Springfield 8,140 $749,000
Osage Beach 5,580 $594,000
University City 4,900 $415,000
Lake Ozark 4,450 $565,000
Hermann 3,020 $294,000
Grandview 2,030 $160,000
Richmond Heights 1,880 $190,000
Saint Charles 1,860 $187,000
Hollister 1,730 $191,000
Independence 1,600 $108,000
Four Seasons 1,570 $169,000
Reeds Spring 1,570 $141,000
Kimberling City 1,490 $142,000
Clayton 1,290 $177,000
O’Fallon 1,190 $117,000
Joplin 1,170 $84,000
Cape Girardeau 1,160 $90,000
Sunrise Beach 1,060 $131,000
Jefferson City 1,050 $111,000
Raytown 1,030 $53,000
Camdenton 1,000 $111,000
Maplewood 980 $94,000
Kirkwood 850 $109,000
Steelville 820 $98,0006
Saint Joseph 810 $111,000
Hannibal 800 $85,000
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (December 20, 2017) Mosaic Life Care announced Wednesday it has released the naming rights sponsorship for Kemper Arena.
As previously reported, Mosaic Life Care announced a transaction that sends six of Mosaic’s eight Northland health clinics to Saint Luke’s.
“As we built-out our Kansas City strategy, the Kemper Arena sponsorship was a terrific complement,” said Mark Laney, MD, CEO of Mosaic Life Care. “Now that Saint Luke’s has acquired the majority of our thriving Kansas City health clinics, it makes good financial sense for us to relinquish the naming rights to the arena. We have been working with Steve Foutch and his team throughout this process.”
Foutch Brothers, LLC, purchased Kemper Arena from the city of Kansas City earlier this year. The company expects to invest millions of dollars constructing a multi-purpose sports complex open to all ages and skill levels.
“While we’re very excited about our plans for Kemper, we’re disappointed that Mosaic won’t be our sponsorship partner,” said Steve Foutch, CEO, Foutch Brothers. “We completely understand their rationale and we wish them continued success.”
One person is dead after a house fire Tuesday night.
According to St. Joseph Fire Department Fire Inspector Steve Henrichson, the fire at 709 East Highland Avenue was reported at 7:40 Tuesday night. Fire crews were on scene until around midnight.
Henrichson said one female was killed. Another resident of the house was at work at the time of the fire.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation and Henrichson said an autopsy is planned for Wednesday.
Today and tomorrow might not seem that warm, but compared to the coming weekend, afternoon highs in the 40s and 50s will be a memory by Saturday. Thursday will be a bit damp, as showers and/or drizzle will spread across parts of the region. However, by Friday temperatures will turn much colder with highs expected to wallow in the 20s and 30s through the weekend and into early next work week, with an on-again-off-again chance for light snow late this weekend. Expect the cold temperatures to stick around through next week, with a chance for snow again by next Wednesday or Thursday. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Southeast wind 8 to 10 mph.
Tonight: A chance of drizzle, mainly after 5 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 40. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph.
Thursday: A chance of drizzle. Cloudy, with a high near 48. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: A chance of drizzle before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 28. North wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. North northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 30.
Saturday Night: A chance of snow showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 31.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Christmas Day: Sunny, with a high near 32.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29.
