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Elwood company makes donation toward new St. Joseph Animal Shelter building

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A check presentation was held to recognize a $25,000 donation made by KindredBio to the future St. Joseph Animal Shelter building at 5909 Corporate Drive. Photo by Sarah Thomack.

By SARAH THOMACK
St. Joseph Post

Representatives from an Elwood, Kansas, company and the Friends of the Animal Shelter of St. Joseph gathered earlier this week at the site of what will eventually be the new animal shelter.

A check presentation was held to recognize a $25,000 donation made by KindredBio to the future St. Joseph facility at 5909 Corporate Drive.

Matthew Applegate is the Senior Director of Commercial Manufacturing and the Site Director for the veterinary pharmaceutical company’s Elwood facility. Applegate said KindredBio’s donation was made to help the plan for the new St. Joseph Animal Shelter become a reality.

The Friends of the St. Joseph Animal Shelter is working to raise funds to purchase the building at 5909 Corporate Drive. Photo by Sarah Thomack.

“That’s going to be able to really get the community in to see the cats and dogs and be able to increase that adoption rate and home more animals, whereas, their facility right now isn’t the best option,” Applegate said.

Kappy Hodges with the Friends of the Shelter said they originally planned to build a new facility, but then found an empty building at Corporate Drive that they decided would meet the needs of the St. Joseph Animal Shelter for less cost.

“It’s only going to be about $2.5 million to both purchase and renovate it… then when we were able to get the CIP committee to choose us as one of the projects, and we’ll get a million from that, then we’re down to a million and a half that we’re going to be raising,” Hodges said. “So when a company like KindredBio, one of the animal health companies in our area gives us money, it’s really exciting for us. We’ve raised enough to make a down payment on the building and now we’re trying to purchase it.”

For more information or to donate, go to petforu.com.

NW Missouri woman hospitalized after car travels through fence

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SALINE COUNTY — One person was injured in an accident just after 10a.m. Thursday in Saline County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2016 Ford Fusion driven by Shauna D. Jacomne, 34, Smithville, was eastbound on Interstate 70 just east of the Marshall exit.

The vehicle traveled off the road, through a ditch, struck a culvert, traveled across the outer road, through a fence and into a tree line.

Marshall EMS transported to Jacomne to Fitzgibbon Hospital. She was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the MSHP.

Obituaries March 21st

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Ronnie Perry Guinn Sr.
1938 – 2019

Ronnie P. Guinn Sr. 80, of Faucett, Missouri passed away Monday, March 18, 2019 at his farm in Dearborn, MO.

He was born November 27, 1938 in De Kalb, MO, son of the late Hazel and Auda Guinn. He graduated from DeKalb High School in 1956, and he was a life long farmer. He married Maxine Turner on August 23, 1964, and she precedes him in death. He enjoyed tractor pulling, hunting, mushroom hunting, and hunting arrowheads and Indian artifacts, and working around the farm.

Ronnie was preceded in death by his wife and his parents. Survivors include: son, Ronald “Rube” (Staci) Guinn, Jr. of Weston, MO, granddaughter, Karli Elizabeth Guinn, brothers, Gary (Barbara) Guinn, Atchison, KS and Bill (Marilyn) Guinn, DeKalb, MO, and sister, JoAnn Nanninga of Maryville, MO.

Funeral Services: 10:00 am Monday, March 25, 2019 at Rupp Funeral Home, Rev. Jim Barnett officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Sunday at the Rupp Funeral Home. The Interment will be at the Westlawn Cemetery, DeKalb, Missouri. Memorials are requested to a Charity of the donors choice.

 

Dorothy A. Nelson
1924 – 2019

Dorothy Alice Nelson, 94, of Guilford, Missouri, passed away Sunday, February 17, 2019, at a St. Joseph, Missouri, healthcare facility.

She was born September 11, 1924, in Rea, Missouri, to Edwin Robert and Maggie Lillian (Jessup) Dudley. She was the youngest of 11 children.

She graduated from Savannah High School in 1942 after attending Guilford, Missouri, schools for all but her senior year. She married Buford Nelson on November 7th of that year. He died on June 7, 1980. Dorothy was a homemaker and a member of Guilford Community of Christ Church.

Besides her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her nine brothers, Oscar, Tom, Hugh, Robert, Raymond, Lewis, Glenn, William, and Frank Dudley; sister, Georgette Lininger Aegerter; and great-grandchild, Mira Ravipudi.

Survivors are her children, Lillian Freemyer (Delmar), Conception Junction, Missouri, whom she made her home with for the last several years, Max Nelson (Bette), Amazonia, Missouri, Ernest Nelson (Nancy), and Judy Estes (Jim), St. Joseph; grandchildren, Doug and Bryan Freemyer, Shelley Ravipudi, Sean Nelson, Bobbi Messner, Jolynn Atoe, Jarrett Estes, Cindy Nelson, Amy Mathias, Travis Buckles, and Wendi Cervera; 27 great-grandchildren; 14 great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Celebration of Life 10:00 A.M. Saturday, April 6, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. Visitation one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Guilford Community of Christ, c/o Rex Hayden, 40567 State Hwy N, Bolckow, MO 64427. Online guest book and obituary at www.meierhoffer.com.

 

L. Raymond Sipes
1918 – 2019

L. Raymond Sipes, 101, St. Joseph, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2019.
He was born March 3, 1918 in Oregon, Missouri.

Raymond married Dorothy Jane Flack June 6, 1942. She preceded him in death January 30, 1997.
He was a 1937 graduate of Oregon High School, Oregon, Missouri and later served in WWII in the U.S. Army Corps from 1942 to 1945.

Raymond was a member of First Baptist Church in St. Joseph, Missouri where he also served as deacon for 66 years. He worked at Stan Lucas Pontiac-Cadillac and Greg Buick as a parts manager.
Raymond enjoyed fishing, catfish dinners, rabbit hunting, country music, working in the yard, house renovations and flowers.

He was also preceded in death by his parents, George and Lucille (Garner) Sipes; brother, Billy Sipes; sister, Marie Bolin.

Survivors include son, Ronald Sipes; daughter, Linda Lancey (Larry); grandchildren, Jennifer Perkins (John) and Jeremy Lancey; great-grandchildren, Zachary and Rachel Perkins; numerous nieces and nephews.

Farewell Services 1:00 P.M. Monday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will gather with friends 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. Sunday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. In lieu of flowers the family request donations to the First Baptist Church. Online guest book and obituary at www.meierhoffer.com.

 

Ellen Lee Sherrill
1930 – 2019

Ellen Lee Sherrill, 88, St. Petersburg, Florida formerly of St. Joseph, Missouri, passed away Friday, March 15, 2019.

She was born June 26, 1930 in Hermann, Missouri.

Ellen worked at Whitaker Cable for many years, then later retired from Silgan Containers.
She enjoyed walking, crafts and reading.

She was preceded in death by her son, Terry Sherrill; parents, Herbert and Caroline (Sperry) Streck); brothers, Virgil and Burnett Streck.

Survivors include daughter, Charlene Leslie; son, Steven Sherrill (Barbara); grandchildren, Dana McDaniel (Keith), Daniel Leslie, Brandy Long (Matt), Brooke Sherrill (Steve Roberts), Rachel Harrison, Annette Deguchi (Tony), Misty Strickland, Johnny Sherrill; 11 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.

Farewell Services 10:00 A.M. Saturday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will gather with friends 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Friday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. Online guest book and obituary at www.meierhoffer.com.

Watch: KHP captures another levee break near Atchison

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ATCHISON COUNTY, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on flooding in the Midwest (all times local):

Another levee has breached as high water levels make their way down the flooding Missouri River.

Buchanan County, Missouri, Emergency Director Management Bill Brinton says an agriculture levee breached around 11 a.m. Thursday just across the river from Atchison, Kansas, where the river is expected to crest at record levels.

The Missouri towns of Winthrop and Lewis and Clark Village are at risk of taking on water as the size of the breach grows. But Brinton says most of the 200 people who live in the area already left.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the levee is one of about 20 that have breached in Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska. Crests in St. Joseph, Missouri, are expected to be the third-highest on record, although only about half a dozen homes in the city aren’t protected by a federal levee.

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Southern Buchanan County levee fails, closing Highway 59 and access to Atchison, Kansas

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By BRENT MARTIN

St. Joseph Post

Levee breach in southern Buchanan County/Photo courtesy of the Kansas Highway Patrol

A levee north of Highway 59 in southern Buchanan County has been breached by floodwaters, forcing the closing of Highway 59 from Highway 45 to the Amelia Earhart Bridge into Atchison, Kansas.

Buchanan County Emergency Management Director Bill Brinton says floodwaters now threaten Winthrop as well as Lewis and Clark Village.

“We have notified all of the residents who live in southwest Buchanan County and then the city of Winthrop and Lewis and Clark Village. Most of the people who (live in) Lewis and Clark Village have self-evacuated,” Brinton says.

Brinton says emergency crews had been closely watching as floodwaters overtopped the levee. The levee gave way and failed late this morning, sending floodwaters over Highway 59 and throughout the area.

The levee break could relieve growing flooding concerns downstream.

“We just heard from the National Weather Service that we were about to have a record set near Atchison and, with the water flowing down, it’s now flowing out into Buchanan County and so it certainly is a flooding issue,” Brinton says.

The National Weather Service has revised upward the expected crest of the Missouri River at St. Joseph. The Weather Service says the river now has topped 28.5 feet and is projected to crest at 30.1 feet tomorrow morning around 7 o’clock.  NWS projects the Missouri River to drop below major flood stage Sunday evening.

 

Sunny skies today with temps in the upper 50s

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Expect ongoing moderate to major river flooding to continue for the next several days. No precipitation is anticipated today through Friday, however, rain chances increase this weekend. Saturday morning showers will spread west to east across eastern Kansas and Missouri during the day. Not much change for Sunday, as off and on showers continue with a chance of thunderstorms. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 32. West northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. East northeast wind around 7 mph.

Saturday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m., then rain showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday Night: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 2 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 8 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

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

Monday Night: A chance of showers before 8 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 52.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

Authorities rescue several from northwest Missouri flooding

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Authorities have rescued several people left stranded after flooding in northwest Missouri.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that water patrol troopers worked into the night Wednesday in and around Craig, pulling four people from homes and three from a boat that ran out of fuel. The town of 220 began flooding after a levee breach. An ethanol plant there also was forced to shut down.

The city tweeted multiple pictures of water-filled homes before ending the day by writing , “Sleep tight River Rats tomorrow is a new day.”

Northwest Missouri still struggles with flooding as floodwaters on the Missouri River move downstream

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By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post

Extreme northwest Missouri continues to battle floodwaters, even as flooding on the Missouri River moves downstream.

Atchison County Emergency Management Deputy Director Mark Manchester says three levees in the county have failed and the community of Watson has been surrounded by water and cut off from the rest of the county.

Manchester is grateful for one thing:  no deaths so far.

“The levees can be fixed, homes can be repaired, roads can be fixed; people’s lives can’t be replaced,” Manchester says. “And, like I said, thankfully we haven’t had any injuries or anything like that.”

Flooding began in earnest with the failure of the Spencer Dam in northern Nebraska, which sent the Niobrara River cascading south. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers increased water releases from Gavins Point Dam, upstream on the Missouri River, to relieve pressure on Nebraska. But, all that water washed over private levees downstream, sending water over Interstate 29 in southwestern Iowa, forcing the closure of I-29 at Rock Port.

It didn’t stop there.

A levee failed west of Watson, which now finds itself an island. Another levee failed two miles north of Highway 136 and a third was overtopped and collapsed between Rock Creek and Mill Creek.

Manchester says, as bad as the current situation is, he is concerned about the near future.

“A lot of levee damage out there,” Manchester says. “If this turns out to be a wet spring, summer, we get a lot of rains, and the levees haven’t had a chance to get repaired yet, then we could be looking at flooding again later in the year. We don’t know.”

As the flooding in extreme northwest Missouri grew worse, the Missouri Department of Transportation moved to closure of I-29 south, diverting northbound traffic to U.S. 71 just north of St. Joseph.

Manchester says that with the failure of private levees in Iowa and Missouri it makes it difficult to estimate when things might return to normal.

“This is such a different ballgame with the number of breaks that have occurred to our north and the number of areas that are impacted,” according to Manchester. “So, we really don’t know at this time how soon this is going to be over.”

The National Weather Service forecasts the Missouri River to crest Friday morning at just over 29 feet, which would be just below the level reached in 2011. The record crest of slightly higher than 32 feet was reached in 1993. The water level on the river is expect to drop quickly to below major flood stage by the end of the weekend.

 

 

Hillyard named official floor coating and maintenance products provider of NCAA® basketball

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Hillyard will be providing floor coatings and maintenance products for all 2019 NCAA Division I, II, and III Men’s and Women’s Championship games. Photo courtesy John Coffey.

By SARAH THOMACK
St. Joseph Post

While it cannot make any official predictions for the NCAA® basketball tournaments, a St. Joseph company can promise the floors will be ready.

Since 2013, Hillyard has provided the SureFoot® Game Day Mop, the official mop of NCAA basketball. Over the years, Hillyard, along with several other companies, has provided floor coating and maintenance products for the NCAA basketball championship games.

Vice President with Hillyard Companies Brett Carolus said they have been a partner with the National Association of Basketball Coaches for several decades. This year, they expanded their relationship to become the official and only provider of floor coating and maintenance products for all 2019 NCAA Division I, II, and III Men’s and Women’s Championship games.

“These floors, depending on the site, there are teams that go out, the floors are produced and Hillyard product is laid on top of the floors as the final finish and coating,” Carolus said. “Every floor in the men’s and women’s Division I will have a Hillyard floor coating on it. Without getting too technical… It protects the wood, it gives the players better traction and it provides the gloss that makes that floor look great, provides the squeak.”

Carolus said it’s an honor to be a part of the NCAA tournament.

“It’s an amazing event, the NCAA tournament is, I think, one of the best sporting events in the world,” Carolus said. “Hillyard has been a St. Joe company since 1907, since we were founded here, so, very proud of the fact that it’s a St. Joe business and our St. Joe employees in this community can be proud of participating in a great sporting event.”

Being involved with basketball is nothing new for Hillyard. According to Hillyard’s website, its founder, Newton S. Hillyard took on the task of improving maintenance of wood gym floors. In 1920, he built a new plant and office building in St. Joseph which also housed the largest wood gym floor west of the Mississippi River. He used it as a test site to perfect new wood gym seals and finishes. 

For more information on the history of Hillyard and its connection with basketball, click here.

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