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Carol Noecker of Smithville joined KFEQ to talk about the Community Awards Dinner where the chamber celebrates the community champions. Listen to it below.
Brenda R. Major
1953 – 2019
Brenda R. Major, 65, of Agency, Missouri passed away Sunday, March 10, 2019.
Brenda was born to Francis and Georgia Peppers on November 2, 1953 in Independence, Missouri. She graduated from East Buchanan High School in Gower. Brenda was married to Ronald Major on April 7, 1973 in Gower.
Brenda was preceded in death by her husband Ronald and her mother.
Brenda is survived by her fiancee Aaron Erdley; her daughter Crystal (Cole) Smith; her son Andrew (Janis) Major, grandchildren; Kelly, Mason, Rylan, Ariel, Becky; great grandson Luca; her father Francis Peppers; brothers Mitchell and Mike Peppers and sister Gina Mitchell .
Celebration of Life will be 6:00 PM, Wednesday March 13, 2019 at Heaton-Bowman-Smith & Sidenfaden Chapel in St. Joseph with family receiving friends from 4:00 – 6:00 PM.
Inurnment Bellemont Cemetery in Wathena, Kansas at a later date.
Memorial Donations may be made to Faucett Christian Church.
David P. Swartz
1942 – 2019
David P. Swartz, 76, of St. Joseph, passed away March 8, 2019. David was born on August 26, 1942, in Topeka, KS, to the late Dean and Josephine (Ingraham) Swartz.
He graduated from Topeka Kansas High School and proudly served in the United States Army during Vietnam. He worked an Menninger’s Hospital, Topeka State Hospital and Topeka VA Medical Center. David was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles #49 and attended Grace Evangelical Church.
He was a collector of everything and loved garage sales and flea markets. He enjoyed painting, building furniture and home renovation.
In addition to his parents, David was preceded in death by a two year old brother, Douglas.
Survivors include his children, Sara Ross (Brian); Hope Mischlich (Greg); Wendy Swartz; and Mike Swartz; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brothers, Jack Swartz (Martha) and Norman Swartz (Kay); former wife Shirley Jones; three nephews; one niece; beloved companion, Betty Jo Mosser.
Memorial contributions to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund; 1235 S. Clark Street Suite 910, Arlington, VA 22202 would be appreciated.
Per his wishes, Mr. Swartz has been cremated under the direction of Heaton-Bowman-Smith & Sidenfaden Chapel in St. Joseph. Private memorial service and inurnment will be at a later date.
Diane Marie Glyzinski (Fourre)
1950 – 2019
Diane Marie Glyzinski “Uncle Di”, 68, of Atchison KS formerly of Topeka, KS and Lacey, WA died on Sunday, March 10th, 2019 at the Mosaic Life Center, St. Joseph, MO.
The body has been cremated although she would have preferred to be frozen. Celebrations of her life will be at a later date, at a later time in both Kansas and Washington. The Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, Atchison is handling the arrangements. Memorial contributions are suggested to a Humane Society of your choice. Condolences to the family may be left online at www.beckerdyer.com.
Diane was born on May 19, 1950 in Arlington WA, the daughter of Ronald and Berta Mae (Snyder-Osborne) Johnson. She was raised by her loving foster mother, Eva Fourre. She earned an AA degree in Early Childhood Education and worked as a para-professional in the Elementary schools for Auburn-Washburn School District, Topeka in the behavioral unit. She enjoyed camping, fishing, the outdoors, reading, and animals.
Diane was a one of a kind and a character for sure. She was a true giver and even after her passing she likely improved the lives of others as an organ donor. She taught others to face adversity with love. She stood up for what was important and always had the best intentions. She was both welcoming and feisty. She is best known for her adventurous spirit and strong but fair character. You could always count on her to keep the campfire burning with a cup of coffee in one hand and a cigarette in the other. She reminded us that life is an adventure not a crisis.
Survivors include a daughter, Jennifer Glyzinski, Bellingham, WA, and son, Gavin Glyzinski, Bellingham, WA, a significant other, Judy McClendon, of the home, and her sons, Mike McClendon, Battle Ground, WA and Andy McClendon, Gig Harbor, WA, a brother, Gary Fourre, Olympia, WA, and two sisters, Pat McDougal, and Donna Vaughn, both of Lacey, WA, two granddaughters, Morgan McMonagle, and Haley Reed. Her parents, foster mother and a brother Eddie Michalis preceded her in death.
Lynda Claire (Fattig) Blevins
1943-2019
Lynda Claire (Fattig) Blevins, 76, St. Joseph, Missouri, passed away Monday, March 11, 2019.
She was born January 10, 1943 in St. Joseph, Missouri where she lived until later moving to the Kansas City area. She also spent a short time in Las Vegas, Nevada before returning to the Kansas City area. Lynda married Donald Blevins December 18, 1965. He preceded her in death May 1, 2008. She was a graduate of Central High School, Class of 1961.
Lynda was an avid reader, enjoyed watching movies, working outdoors and loved animals. She was an accomplished artist and interior decorator. Lynda was a very giving and caring person and had a strong Christian faith.
She was also preceded in death by her parents, Kermit and Norma Fattig; brother, Randall Fattig; and nephew, Daniel Fattig.
Survivors include brother, Kermit W. Fattig (Valerie); niece, Sydney Fattig; cousins, Sandra Biehl and Jack Frost.
Farewell Services 10:00 A.M. Thursday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial donations to The American Cancer Society. Online guest book and obituary at www.meierhoffer.com.
Ronald A. Lawrence
1953 – 2019
Ronald A. Lawrence, 65, passed away March 11, 2019, at his home, surrounded by his loved ones.
Ronald was born in St. Joseph, MO on September 19, 1953 to Ronald & Dorothy (Miller) Lawrence. He graduated from Central High School and attended Missouri Western State College. At the age of 19 he went to work at Southwestern Bell and retired after 32 years from AT&T. Ronald was a 32° Mason, a member of Moila Shriners, St. Joseph Eagles Lodge and the NRA.
Ronald was a loving father and husband and was so proud of his children. He loved music, enjoyed playing golf and never met a stranger. He was a loyal friend to many people.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Ronald is survived by his wife, Nancy, of the home; daughters, Mayme & Deanna Lawrence; brother, Paul Lawrence and numerous nieces and nephews.
Celebration of Life 2:00 PM Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Heaton Bowman Smith & Sidenfaden Chapel. Family will receive friends one hour prior.
By Sarah Thomack
St. Joseph Post
The agriculture business community will come together for an event next week in St. Joseph.
The St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce hosts the Farm City Breakfast each year. Chamber Director of Communications and Marketing Kristi Bailey said this is the 15th annual Farm City Breakfast, which is an event put on to partner with the agribusiness community.
“It really brings everyone that is out in the field doing their daily business together with the people that work on the more financial side of ag, which is people that are in banks and business that use the services of the farmers,” Bailey said. “So it’s usually a very good turnout of people from all walks of life in the ag business community.”
The event is held in celebration of National Ag Day.
The speaker this year will be Mike Adams of the Adams on Agriculture syndicated radio program which airs on 680 KFEQ. A year ago he started the Adams on Agriculture program for the American Ag Network, focusing on ag policy and issues such as trade, renewable fuels and rural development. Adams is a past president of the National Association of Farm Broadcasting, past National Farm Broadcaster of the Year recipient and last fall was inducted into the NAFB Hall of Fame.
The event is also a fundraiser for the AFA which provides college scholarships to students in the Future Farmers of America program to continue their education in agribusiness.
The Farm City Breakfast takes place from 7 to 9 a.m. on Friday, March 22, at Word of Life Church in St. Joseph. Individual tickets are
$12 each.
For more information, or to register, call (816) 364-4102 or go to saintjoseph.com.
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By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
A prediction of moderate flooding along the Missouri River has given way to fears of major flooding this weekend.
The National Weather Service elevated its flood forecast this morning from moderate to major severity for the Missouri at St. Joseph as well as at Atchison and Leavenworth, Kansas.
National Weather Service meteorologist Chris Gitro says a strong storm system is moving over the area the next couple of days.
“Compounding the rainfall is the fact that we have quite a bit of snow melt occurring up north, up across Nebraska, the Dakotas, etcetera, and a lot of that water is going to be flowing downstream along the main stem of the Missouri River in the St. Joseph area,” according to Gitro.
The Weather Service expects the Missouri to rise above its flood stage of 17 feet by Wednesday morning with the possibility of the river reaching 28 feet early next week.
Gitro says this flooding could last a while.
“That’s what it’s looking like right now,” Gitro says. “This river flood warning will probably be in effect for a fair amount of time as all that water upstream, up across the Plains, flows downstream and then we continue to deal with the effects of the precipitation that we’re expecting this week as well.”
NWS says lowland flooding upstream and downstream from St. Joseph occurs when the Missouri River rises to 17 feet, its official flood stage. Backwater from the Missouri will flood property along the Nodaway River when the river reaches 19 feet. Riverfront Park in St. Joseph floods at 21 feet with the northwestern residential area of St. Joseph flooding at 24 feet.
NWS expects the Missouri River to crest at just below 26 feet Friday morning, but to rise again to a second create of 28.6 feet early Tuesday afternoon.
A step toward the zoning of medical marijuana shops has been taken by the St. Joseph City Council.
The council, on a narrow 5-4 vote, approved a non-binding resolution which supports future changes to the city Code of Ordinances to set zoning for the cultivating, dispensing, and testing of medical marijuana.
The council will await a proposal from the Planning and Zoning Commission before making a final decision. The commission is considering allowing medical marijuana shops in neighborhood and shopping districts. Manufacturing and cultivation as well as testing could be allowed in light manufacturing districts.
A proposed loosening of the restriction that marijuana facilities be at least 1,000 feet from schools, daycare facilities, and churches drew opposition during the council meeting.
Former City Council member Joyce Starr was among citizens who voiced opposition to dropping the requirement from 1,000 feet to 300 feet. Starr raised concerns the change could endanger children. Starr suggested marijuana facilities be restricted to areas zoned for manufacturing. Two cultivating and manufacturing sites have been proposed near 22nd Street and Mitchell Avenue.
The Planning and Zoning Commission plans to take up the issue later this month.
(Missourinet) – Legislation designating July 7th of each year as “Missouri Sliced Bread Day” was given final approval Monday by the Missouri House in Jefferson City.
The bipartisan vote was 139-9.
State Rep. Rusty Black, R-Chillicothe, is the bill sponsor. His legislation encourages Missourians to participate in events to commemorate the first sale of sliced bread, which happened in 1928 in Chillicothe.
Chillicothe sits at the junction of Highways 65 and 36, and is the county seat in Livingston County. There’s a large mural in downtown Chillicothe which reads “Home of Sliced Bread: Chillicothe, Missouri.”
Black notes Highway 36 is known as “The Way of American Genius.”
“Starting with Mark Twain (in Hannibal) and ending up with the Pony Express (in St. Joseph), Walter Cronkite, that 36 corridor has some awful neat things that happened along there and sliced bread is an important piece of that,” Black says.
Black references longtime “CBS Evening News” anchor Walter Cronkite, who was born in St. Joseph in 1916.
Bill supporters say it celebrates Missouri’s history and promotes Chillicothe, which has about 9,300 residents. Representative Black says the first automatic bread-slicing machine was used in Chillicothe.
State Rep. Barbara Washington, D-Kansas City, urged her colleagues on both sides to back Representative Black’s bill.
“We need to increase our tourism in Missouri, and as we work with the budget and make sure more people come in and bring us their money from outside places,” Washington said on the House floor.
Representative Black tells Missourinet he’s optimistic about House Bill 78’s future in the Senate.
“Senator (Denny) Hoskins is going to take the bill over on the Senate side of the building and I hope we make it to the end past at the end instead of being killed on the last day,” says Black.
Black’s bill died in the Senate on the 2018 session’s hectic final day.
Hoskins, R-Warrensburg, the Missouri Senate Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources Committee vice-chairman, tells Missourinet he’s optimistic about the bill in the Senate, adding that the bill doesn’t cost the state anything “and will help promote Chillicothe and preserve the history of where sliced bread came from.”
Hoskins also confirms he will look for other places to add the sliced bread bill on as an amendment in the Senate.
Moderate to heavy rainfall is expected beginning Tuesday morning and will continue off and on through Wednesday evening. River flooding is expected throughout the area, while areal flooding is possible across northwest Missouri. Rainfall totals will average around 1 to 1.5″ for most areas. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:
Today: Showers, mainly after 10 a.m. High near 54. Light southeast wind becoming south 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers likely before 11 p.m., then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11 p.m. and midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 51. South southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 9 a.m. High near 62. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8 p.m., then a slight chance of showers after 2 a.m. Low around 42. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday: A chance of showers, mainly after 8 a.m. Cloudy, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 23 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night: A chance of showers before 8 p.m. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 48.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.
One of five people involved with a double homicide on Safari Drive in St. Joseph was sentenced Monday.
According to online court records, Luis Omar Robles-Vargas was sentenced to 16 years in prison for second-degree murder in the July 2016 shooting deaths of 22-year-old Kevilee Villegas-Melendez and 25-year-old Raymond Gonzalez Ortiz. Robles-Vargas pleaded guilty on January 18th.
As previously reported, according to court documents, all five of the defendants were in the area of Lion Rd. and Safari Dr. and had a loaded firearm at the time multiple rounds were fired from several weapons striking and causing the death of Villegas-Melendez and Ortiz.
