St. Joseph News-Press back issues from October 2007:
St. Joseph Police Briefs, Oct. 1, 2007
Oct 01, 2007 ... Arrests Wendi R. Branson, 36, 1124 N. 26th St., at 9 a.m. Saturday on acity warrant charging failure to appear in court. February R. Roth, 31, 1218 Safari Drive, at 6:07 p.m. Saturday ona city warrant charging failure to appear in court. James J. Fulton, 30, 1504 N ....
Jump start, Oct. 1, 2007
Oct 01, 2007 ... Agency awarded $25,000 grant The Green Hills Community Action Agency has been awarded a $25,000housing preservation grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The funding was announced by U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill. The moneywill be used by the agency to assist low-income ...
No changes planned in Platte
Oct 01, 2007 ... Platte County officials have decided that a recent suicide at thecourthouse doesn't pose a need for changes to security procedures. A county employee was able to bring a gun into the building inlate August and use it to kill himself. County employees are able toenter the facility ...
Animals, people invited to Humane Society events
Oct 01, 2007 ... The Humane Society of St. Joseph is gearing up for two annualevents, its Blessing of the Animals and the Canine Costume Contest. The ninth annual Blessing of the Animals will be held at 6:30 p.m.Thursday at Felix Street Square, Seventh and Felix streets. Thursday,Oct. 4, is St ....
2,000 helping hands
Oct 01, 2007 ... StJoeServe was formed with one goal in mind: to improve relationsbetween St. Joseph's churches and the greater community throughservice projects. If the idea does not sound new, the scale of the project maychange one's mind. Roughly 1,000 volunteers from more than a dozen ...
Dramatic turns spin Busch's prospects
Oct 01, 2007 ... KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Kyle Busch's up-and-down weekend at KansasSpeedway took a couple of dramatic turns during Sunday's Lifelock 400at Kansas Speedway. Busch won Saturday's Yellow 300 to earn his third Busch Seriesvictory of the year but proceeded to fail post-race ...
Soccer coach gives Irish tint to Northwest green
Oct 01, 2007 ... MARYVILLE, Mo. - Tracy Hoza was "off the chart" as a collegesoccer player. Hoza, then named Tracy Cross and a center midfielder at MercyhurstCollege in Pennsylvania, didn't even reach up to the bottom of theheight chart on the locker room wall. "I'd swear in my media guide ...
It's your call, Oct. 1, 2007
Oct 01, 2007 ... Giving it away I am wondering who is going to end up owning our country? China,Middle Easterners or the Mexicans? Because the attorneys, theCongress and the president are all trying to give it away. Wake up It amazes me how concerned our president is with saving ...
Kansas Speedway hosts strange day
Oct 01, 2007 ... KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Clint Bowyer flirted with taking over theNextel Cup points lead and three Chasers separated themselves fromthe other nine members in the Chase field. But in the end, a non-Chase driver won at Kansas Speedway for asecond straight year in wacky race that ended ...
Roy Griak Cross Country Invitational Results
Oct 01, 2007 ... Cross Country Roy Griak Invitational At Les Bolstasd Golf Course University of Minnesota Women Team Results 1. Augustana 69, 2. Nebraska-Kearney 145, 3. Indiana Wesleyan 163,4. North Dakota 193, 5. Pittsburg State 206, 6. Concordia (Neb.) ...
St. Joseph Police Briefs, Oct. 1, 2007
Oct 01, 2007 ... Arrests Rockwell H. Golden, 21, of Burlington, N.J., at 3:41 a.m. Saturdayon a warrant charging failure to appear in court. Gregory D. Roberts Jr., 17, 2631 SW State Route U, at 3:56 a.m.Saturday on charges of minor in possession of alcohol, making loud ...
Good grief
Oct 01, 2007 ... It's time to put a stop to the senseless mutilation of pumpkins byoverzealous knife-welding folks seeking a Halloween high. No more slice and dice - just leave the poor pumpkins alone. Yeah, like that's going to happen. Dressing up pumpkins for Halloween is as much an ...
Program helps at-risk high school students raise their grades
Oct 01, 2007 ... Students enter this room with Ds and Fs. Their struggles, ranging from a criminal record to a lack ofmotivation, also enter. Almost always, they leave the room withbetter grades and a better attitude about school. This room sits on the top floor of Benton High School in ...
Man battles injury, Triumph
Oct 01, 2007 ... Six long months ago, Hector Mendoza was a shining example of thesuccess immigrants seek in America. He came to the United States in 1983 and spent more than twodecades moving from one hard job to another before he and his wife,Isabel, landed in St. Joseph in November 2006 ....
Sunday's Prep Sports
Oct 01, 2007 ... SOFTBALL Carthage Tournament Platte County 7 El Dorado Springs 0 Eldorado000000-0 Platte County102112-7 Eldorado: Stewart and Benham. Platte County: Pypes and Corwin. WP -Pypes. LP - Stewart. Leading hitters - Eldorado: Bradley 2-3 ....
Sunday's NFL Box Scores
Oct 01, 2007 ... CHIEFS 30, CHARGERS 16 Kansas City061014-30 San Diego10600-16 First Quarter SD-FG Kaeding 24, 8:19. SD-Tomlinson 5 run (Kaeding kick), 3:56. Second Quarter KC-FG Rayner 21, 11:10. SD-FG Kaeding 51, 6:55. KC-FG Rayner ...
Fiber outage knocks service
Oct 02, 2007 ... A power outage at a fiber optic facility in St. Joseph caused manyresidents to lose communication service Monday morning. Several different communication companies use the fiberregeneration point, which is maintained by LightCore Technologies,said Bill Severn, chief executive ...
Business Digest, Oct. 2, 2007
Oct 02, 2007 ... Harvest under way across Missouri As corn and soybean crops hit maturity, farmers across NorthwestMissouri have taken to the fields for the harvest. The Missouri corn harvest is 69 percent, three days ahead of thefive-year average, according to the USDA. Progress varies ...
Button sales put Trails West! in the black
Oct 02, 2007 ... Organizers of this year's Trails West! music and arts festival,which took place Aug. 17 through 19, say the festival was a financialsuccess in its first year of charging admission. Trails West! accumulated $23,233 in net revenue, significantlymore than organizers' original ...
Options for elderly
Oct 02, 2007 ... Juanita Ernst and Opal Whitaker were neighbors for 65 years. Lastyear, the two become neighbors once again when Ms. Whitaker movedinto the Saxton Riverside Care Center & Country Villa with her oldfriend. "I kept telling her she ought to come out here, and she finallyheard me," ...
Jury selection begins
Oct 02, 2007; ... KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A woman accused of strangling a pregnant womanand cutting the baby from her womb watched in court Monday asattorneys began selecting a jury for her trial. Prosecutors say the suspect, Lisa Montgomery, was nine months intoa faked pregnancy and so desperate for a ...
It's Your Call, Oct. 2, 2007
Oct 02, 2007 ... Selfish adults This is in response to "Sounding stingy." I agree with you thatall children need to have some type of health care. People judgepeople so much in this world, and most of the time it is negative. Iwish there were more people out there who know what is important ...
A great assignment
Oct 02, 2007 ... If your mother said it once, she must have said it 100 times:Don't just sit there. Make yourself useful. OK, maybe, it was your father who delivered this timeless sermon.But it's good advice that should last a life time. Being useful canonly help the cause. The Missouri Air ...
Your Letters, Oct. 2, 2007
Oct 02, 2007 ... Abortion and 'rights' I was angered by comments in the Sept. 18 News-Press storyregarding the legal case against a woman who gave birth to a childthat tested positive for both meth and marijuana. It is presumed thatthis was a serious detriment to the health of the newborn ....
Blogger finds fault with Bush
Oct 02, 2007 ... MARYVILLE, Mo. - Andrew Sullivan is admittedly an unconventionalspokesman for conservatism. Yet, the openly gay, former editor of a liberal magazine andcritic of the current administration was just that Monday atNorthwest Missouri State University. Mr. Sullivan, a British ...
Dad gets 6 years for shaking infant
Oct 02, 2007 ... A St. Joseph father was sentenced to six years in prison Mondayfor shaking his infant daughter and then waiting almost two daysbefore seeking medical treatment for the girl. The girl, who is now 2, suffered a severe brain injury, enduredfour surgeries and faces physical therapy ...
St. Joseph Police Briefs, Oct. 2, 2007
Oct 02, 2007 ... ARRESTS Anthony K. Collins, 21, 3606 Doniphan Ave., at 9:47 a.m. Friday ona probation violation. Michael A. Bozarth, 20, 5314 Pryor Ave., at 4:31 p.m. Friday on acharge of loitering. Therrell K. Jackson, 22, 1624½ Savannah Ave., at 5:24 p.m.Friday on a charge ...
Jump Start, Oct. 2, 2007
Oct 02, 2007 ... Clean Sweep runs this week The city of St. Joseph's weeklong Clean Sweep program is thisweek. The semiannual program provides free use of the city's landfill.City residents may make multiple trips in a day with the same vehiclebut can use the service only two days out of ...
Go this way or both ways, but motorists risk all when thinking and driving
Oct 02, 2007 ... Quick calculations tell me I've driven east through the Felix andNinth street intersection at least 3,300 times. Consider the number low-balled by a couple of thousand, but thatstands as the minimum. For the past 13 years, I've gone through theintersection at least once each ...
Barnes urges president to sign children's health legislation
Oct 02, 2007 ... Congressional candidate Kay Barnes defined another philosophicaldifference in her bid to unseat 6th District incumbent Sam Graves,even writing President Bush a letter Sunday to emphasize her point. Ms. Barnes, a Kansas City Democrat, urged the president to signinto law a bill ...
2 people injured in 2-vehicle accident
Oct 02, 2007 ... A two-vehicle accident injured two people Monday evening andbacked up northbound traffic on the Belt Highway. An ambulance crew transported Elizabeth Boone, 41, and the infantchild of 23-year-old Anita Sanders to Heartland Regional MedicalCenter. No report was available on Ms ....
Circuit Court, Oct. 2, 2007
Oct 02, 2007 ... Court costs are not included in the figures below. The usual courtcost is $106.50 for misdemeanors and $283.50 for felonies. Added intothis are other costs, such as the cost of arrest for a charge ofdriving while intoxicated. The additional fees can bring the courtcosts up to $400 or ...
Vital Statistics, Oct. 2, 2007
Oct 02, 2007 ... BIRTHS No births were reported at Heartland Health. The general publicvisiting hours are noon to 8 p.m. daily. OUT-OF-TOWN BIRTH Tyler and Darcie Lukehart, Plattsburg, Mo., a son born Friday,Sept. 28, 2007, at Cameron Regional Medical Center, Cameron, Mo ....
Healthcare notes for the week of Oct. 2
Oct 02, 2007 ... Balloon liftoff for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Northwest Health Services will be having a pink balloon liftoff at11:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 5, at the Family Medicine Associatesbuilding, located at 2303 Village Drive in St. Joseph. Organizers say they hope the pink ...
St. Joseph boxer next up on "The Contender"
Oct 02, 2007 ... St. Joseph boxer Donny McCrary gets his time in the spotlighttonight on ESPN's "The Contender." McCrary's first-round bout will air tonight as part of thetelevision reality show, which was filmed in August in Los Angeles.His opponent hasn't been announced yet, but the show airs at ...
Central golfers capture district title
Oct 02, 2007 ... Britni Nikes knew she didn't shoot a 93. The Central senior signeda scorecard that said 92. Unfortunately, her math was a little off, and her score for the15th was marked as a bogey 6 instead of a par 5. Panic immediatelyset in as Nikes realized her gaffe might cost the Indians ...
Griffon goalie looks like a keeper
Oct 02, 2007 ... Lewis Theobald briefly met with Jeff Hansen at Spratt Stadium lastmonth and exchanged the normal coach courtesies. But Theobald, whose Central Missouri Jennies just finished beatingMissouri Western 2-1, had an additional question for Hansen: Is thatyour new goalkeeper? Yes ...
Better road ahead for Griffons' football
Oct 02, 2007 ... The MIAA coaches' preseason football poll read just like theopening to Missouri Western's conference season: 1. NorthwestMissouri State; 2. Pittsburg State; 3. Washburn. Throw in a tough game at Minnesota-Duluth to conclude theGriffons' non-conference schedule, and Western was ...
Abuse survivor shares her story
Oct 02, 2007 ... They came to the YWCA auditorium Monday to learn about spousalabuse from a victim - and they weren't disappointed. There is a problem with abuse in the St. Joseph area. On averagein 2000, 11 residents of spousal abuse were living in the downtownSt. Joseph shelter, said Jean Brown, ...
Everything in moderation
Oct 02, 2007; ... It takes a special kind of person to enjoy running long distances,lifting weights for hours, and doing intense workouts. Luckily for the rest of us, there are plenty of ways to get inshape that are less vigorous. Who knew that activities such aswalking, gardening and even the ...
10-3-07 Prep Football Rankings
Oct 03, 2007 ... football AP Top 10 high school rankings KANSAS CITY - The state rankings for Missouri high school footballvoted on by a 12-member panel of sportswriters and broadcasters.First-place votes in parenthesis, followed by won-loss record, pointsand last week's ranking ....
Local, area prep sports
Oct 02, 2007 ... softball central 5, truman 2 At Noyes Field Truman 0000002-2 Central 202010x-5 Central: Marissa Wickam and Claire Busby. Truman: Bowen, Wellmanand Tipton. WP - Bowen. LP - Wellman. Leading hitters - Central:Courtney Barron 2-3. Truman: Blau 2-3, ...
Farmers' markets for the week of Oct. 3
Oct 03, 2007 ... At the East Hills Farmers' Market, at the northeast corner of theEast Hills Shopping Center parking lot, (near Dillard's and Sears)you'll find: Plants: annuals, blooming hanging baskets, container gardens,herbs, fall bouquets, lilies, perennials. Produce & other edibles: ...
Event aims to guide students' careers
Oct 03, 2007 ... Close to 1,800 high school sophomores are expected to attend theMySuccess two-day event at the Civic Arena Tuesday and today. MySuccess is similar to a job fair, but is designed to guidestudents in education and training decisions that will prepare themfor jobs in the future. The ...
Water taste affected by maintenance
Oct 03, 2007 ... Residents may have noticed an unusual taste to their waterrecently. Missouri American Water Co. is conducting the annual flushing ofits system this month. "We do a treatment change in connection with the flushing," saidChristie Barnhart, a spokeswoman with Missouri ...
Your letters, Oct. 3, 2007
Oct 03, 2007 ... Fishing for new recruits This is in response to the recent article about the decline offishing and hunting. According to the American Sport FishingAssociation, between 1972 and 2002 there was a decline of 25 percentin fee-permit sales, while the population of the United ...
Tobacco harvest comes out smokin'
Oct 03, 2007 ... Tobacco brings extra dollars to Mike Keefhaver's corn and soybeanoperation in northern Platte County. This marks the second year Mr. Keefhaver and his sons have grownthe green leafy crop long prominent in Platte County's agriculture.Besides the main crops, cattle and swine are his ...
Small schools given big grant
Oct 03, 2007 ... Small schools that think big create more advantages for theirstudents, Linda Gray Smith believes. Some small Northwest Missouri schools learned Monday of some bigmoney to help with their ambitions. The U.S. Agriculture Department approved a $444,294 grant for aconsortium of ...
Did you mess up 30 years ago? If so, it's in your file
Oct 03, 2007 ... Somewhere, somebody has a personal file on all of us. It's a filewith all the promotions, firings, poor grades, disciplinary actionsand attitude adjustments you've ever received in your life up to thispoint. And it's a file that grows daily. Remember that tack you put in the ...
Jump start, Oct. 3, 2007
Oct 03, 2007 ... Lindbergh student killed in accident An 11-year-old boy was killed in a motor vehicle collision inShawnee, Kan., over the weekend. Jared Rainey was a fifth-grader at St. Joseph's LindberghElementary School, said principal Julie Gaddie. "He was very sweet - a good ...
Bond lowered for 2 men accused in Hoof & Horn fire
Oct 03, 2007 ... A judge lowered the bond Tuesday for two men accused of torching ahistoric South Side restaurant last week. Anthony L. West and Jacob D. Swope were arraigned Tuesday inBuchanan County Associate Circuit Court, entering pleas of innocentto second-degree arson, a Class C felony. The ...
In brief, Oct. 3, 2007
Oct 03, 2007 ... Toddler struck by van in critical condition A 2-year-old boy remained in critical condition Tuesday after hewas run over by a minivan near his grandparents' South Side home. The boy, Drennan Gwinn, suffered life-threatening head injuriesSaturday afternoon when a ...
St. Joseph police briefs, Oct. 3, 2007
Oct 03, 2007 ... ARRESTS Regina S. Riley, 50, 3308 Renick St., at 9:33 a.m. Monday on acharge of driving while intoxicated. David M.L. Kelderman, 18, 6046 Meade St., at 11:13 a.m. Monday ona city warrant charging failure to appear in court. Brandon D. White, 18, 1603 ...
Testing a new plan
Oct 03, 2007 ... Platte County officials want an economic snapshot this year thatthey predict will help the county grow in the future. Officially, itis called the Platte Profile. The goal is to put together a series of focus groups to lookclosely at everything from roads to parks and from tourism ...
CIP campaign starts on positive note
Oct 03, 2007 ... Our math lesson comes this morning from Prof. Dick Sipe, a learnedscholar famous for his optimism. Dr. Sipe earned his honorary degreein the mathematics of an election while serving as co-chairman of thecity's last two Capital Improvement Program sales tax renewalcampaigns. He's ...
Immigration rules blocked
Oct 03, 2007; ... Government plans to use Social Security data to prevent the hiringof illegal immigrants are on hold this week thanks to a Californiacourt order. The Department of Homeland Security had hoped to get the orderlifted Monday after a hearing before U.S. District Court JudgeCharles ...
Ravens look to D-I transfer linebacker for playmaking abilities
Oct 03, 2007 ... ATCHISON, Kan. - Benedictine's crowd often chants the same namewhen it wants the Ravens to make a statement play: Dema. Not many football players are on a first-name basis with theircrowds. "Nobody's shouting Preobrazhensky, that's for sure," said DmitryPreobrazhensky, ...
Northwest, Pittsburg State gear up for Fall Classic at Arrowhead
Oct 03, 2007 ... KANSAS CITY - Both Northwest Missouri State and Pittsburg Statehave more than one opponent to subdue on Saturday. They'll also try to overcome the "awe factor" when they meet inthe Fall Classic VI at Arrowhead Stadium. And although both teams play their home games in sizeable ...
Pattonsburg boys win state softball title
Oct 03, 2007 ... Pattonsburg's path to a state title didn't afford the Panthersmany shortcuts. Instead, the Panthers' boys softball team plowed through two No. 1seeds, including five-time defending champion Jefferson, on the wayto their first title in more than a decade. "That was our main ...
Tuesday's Prep Sports
Oct 03, 2007 ... VOLLEYBALL Lee's Summit 2, Central 0 Game Scores - 25-13, 25-13. Stat Leaders Kills - Central: Amy Majors 5. Blocks - Central: Majors 3. Assists- Central: Claire Humphreys 6. Digs - Central: Cori Schwabe 9. Records - Central 8-13 Rock Port 2, ...
Mall unveils TIF plans
Oct 03, 2007 ... East Hills Shopping Center wants to completely renovate the malland attract new upscale stores by next October, but it says it can'tdo it without $45 million in taxpayer subsidies. East Hills and its redevelopers promised that J.C. Penney willstay and expand in the mall, and ...
Detour irks some truckers
Oct 03, 2007 ... Construction on Interstate 229 has farmers taking a different roadto the market. Before the project began, the Missouri Department ofTransportation consulted local businesses and city officials todevelop a construction schedule that caused as little inconvenienceas possible, ...
No longer a 'Contender'
Oct 03, 2007 ... Donny McCrary's journey from St. Joseph to reality star endedTuesday night on ESPN's "The Contender." Mr. McCrary was eliminated after falling in a super-middleweightbout to Sakio Bika, a former Olympian from Cameroon. "I think I did good for us Midwesterners," said Mr ....
Woman charged with animal neglect
Oct 03, 2007 ... Photographs posted Monday on the Internet of two emaciated horsesbeing kept in St. Joseph resulted in a deluge of e-mails andtelephone calls to Animal Control. "When I first saw the pictures of the horses," said Mary White, "Iwas literally sick to my stomach." Ms. White was ...
Awards & Milestones, Oct. 3, 2007
Oct 03, 2007 ... MONICA STORER of Ingersoll Insurance Agency in Savannah, Mo., hasreceived the certified insurance service representative designation.Ms. Storer was awarded the designation by the Society of CISR aftersuccessfully completing five, one-day courses covering all areas ofinsurance risks and ...