St. Joseph News-Press back issues from October 2008:
Araujo, Leila J.
Oct 01, 2008; ... NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. - Leila June Orr-Araujo, 43, of NebraskaCity, passed away at a residence in North Kansas City, Mo., Sunday,Sept. 28, 2008. She was born Oct. 2, 1964, in St. Joseph, where she lived untilage 25. She was a homemaker and graduated from the Missouri School ...
Vencil, Rita M.
Oct 01, 2008; ... Rita M. Vencil, 96, St. Joseph, died Sept. 29, 2008. Rita was a beautician. She spent most of her life in Chillicotheand Livingston County, Mo., until she moved to St. Joseph in 2005. Survivors: daughter Vicki (Clinton) Shipp; grandchildren ...
Wilfong Jr., Frank E.
Oct 01, 2008; ... Frank Edwin Wilfong, Jr., 61, St. Joseph, went to meet his makeron Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008. He was born Feb. 13, 1947, in St. Joseph, to Frank and HelenWilfong. On July 24, 1971, he married Velma "Squirt" JoAnn Amos. Frank was a loving husband, dad, and grandpa, and he ...
Kauffman, Valda J.
Oct 01, 2008; ... LIBERTY, Mo. - Valda Jean "Jeanie" (Messner) Kaufmann, 75,Liberty, formerly of St. Joseph, died unexpectedly on Sept. 29,2008, at Liberty Terrace. She was preceded in death by three children, Anita, Robert, Jr.,and ...
Smith, Geraldine R.
Oct 01, 2008; ... ADEL, Iowa - Geraldine Reva "Jerry" Smith, 80, Adel, formerly ofSt. Joseph, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008, at an Adel carecenter. She was born on Sept. 18, 1928, in Fairfax, Mo., the third chil dof four children to Carl William Allen and Hallie Catherine(Kincannon) Allen ....
Mathes, Emry D.
Oct 01, 2008; ... BETHANY, Mo. - Emry D. Mathes, 89, Bethany, died Monday, Sept.29, 2008, at Bethany Care Center. Emry was preceded in death by his parents Clarence and Elsie(Myers) Mathes; wife Donna (Tice) Mathes; sister ...
Schott, Helen V.
Oct 01, 2008; ... WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Helen V. Schott, 89, West Palm Beach,formerly St. Joseph, died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008, in West PalmBeach. Mrs. Schott was born in St. Joseph to Fred and Frances Rice andmoved to South Florida in 2001. She was preceded in death by her husband, Francis ...
Shepherd Sr., Robert L.
Oct 01, 2008; ... Robert Lee Shepherd, Sr., 72, St. Joseph, passed from this lifeon Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008, in his home. He was born May 3, 1936, in St. Joseph. Robert served with the U.S. Army. Robert married LaVern (Karguth) on Jan. 2, 1958, in St. Joseph,and she preceded him in death ...
Shuey, Georgia
Oct 01, 2008; ... BETHANY, Mo. - Georgia Shuey, 69, Bethany, died Saturday, Sept.27, 2008, in Bethany. She is survived by nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, atRoberson Funeral Home, Bethany. The family will receive friends from6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, ...
Gallagher, Dolores M.
Oct 01, 2008; ... BRAYMER, Mo. - Dolores M. Gallagher, 68, of Braymer, formerly ofBethany, Mo., passed away Monday, Sept. 29, 2008, at the Golden AgeNursing Home in Braymer. Dolores was born June 4, 1940, in St. Joseph, to Jesse Ray andIrene Francis. She was raised by Jesse Ray and Mary Belle ...
Gates, Frank B.
Oct 01, 2008; ... CRAIG, Mo. - Frank B. Gates, 95, longtime resident of Craig, diedMonday, Sept. 29, 2008, at the Fairfax, Mo., Hospital. Survivors: wife Roberta, of the home; son Dennis and wife Sharonof Shenandoah, Iowa; grandsons Jeff Gates and wife Chrystal of St.Joseph, Phillip Gates and wife ...
St. Joseph police briefs, Oct. 1, 2008
Oct 01, 2008; ... ARRESTS Christopher M. Snodgrass, 28, 1112 S. 17th St., at 8:26 a.m.Monday on a charge of domestic assault. Tyson M. Cox, 27, 2821 Faraon St., at 10:04 a.m. Monday by theBuchanan County Sheriff's Department on a charge of possession ordelivery of a controlled ...
Advice to students: Get involved
Oct 01, 2008; ... The message from Washington, D.C.,'s most intriguing couple wasfairly direct Tuesday -- you're living in historic times; getinvolved. James Carville and wife, Mary Matalin, were the featured speakersat Missouri Western State University's "Convocation on CriticalIssues." The ...
Voters will decide on clean energy initiative
Oct 01, 2008; ... The November election always gives voters the standard ballot boxdecisions. Pick a candidate. Weigh in on a bond issue. Decide on a tax rate.Choose where the state's electricity comes from? The Missouri Clean Energy Initiative -- Proposition C on theballot -- would require ...
Famous activist to speak in Cameron ; Brockovich expected to draw large crowd
Oct 01, 2008; ... CAMERON, Mo. -- Activist Erin Brockovich will speak later thismonth to residents worried about a cluster of brain tumors that hasappeared in their area. Ms. Brockovich -- who became well-known through a Julia Robertsmovie for her efforts at fighting a California utility -- will ...
Circuit Court, Oct. 1, 2008
Oct 01, 2008; ... Court costs are not included in the figures below. The usualcourt cost is $106.50 for misdemeanors and $283.50 for felonies.Added into this are other costs, such as the cost of arrest for acharge of driving while intoxicated. The additional fees can bringthe court costs up to $400 or ...
Chick-fil-A will begin construction in spring
Oct 01, 2008; ... St. Joseph is getting its Chick-fil-A. The fast-food chicken restaurant changed its mind, again. Thechain has decided to build at a prime location near the mainentrance at The Shoppes at North Village. Chick-fil-A was considering the spot at 5303 N. Belt Highway,then in ...
It's Your Call, Oct. 1, 2008
Oct 01, 2008; ... Few good men After the debates the other night, there was one thing thatstayed with me. Because I heard a couple of times the Republicanside of the debate. We just want to send 20,000 men over there againand you heard that I don't know how many times. I don't know whenthey'll ...
Former city clerk sentenced for theft
Oct 01, 2008; ... OREGON, Mo. -- A former Forest City, Mo., clerk was sentencedTuesday after pleading guilty the month before to stealing from cityhall. Ronnie Jo Cotton, 30, had admitted to taking more than $17,000from the Forest City government she worked for from 2004 to 2006.Her plea to the ...
Northwest program receives $1.14M grant ; Funds will benefit nanoscience effort
Oct 01, 2008; ... A $1.14 million grant recently secured by Northwest MissouriState University gives a major boost to its nascent nanoscienceprogram. Projected to begin next year, the bachelor of science degree innano-scale science was lacking two significant pieces of equipmentneeded for the ...
Symphony kicks off fund drive
Oct 01, 2008; ... Tuesday evening, the St. Joseph Symphony began its efforts todrum up financial support. The organization kicked off its annual Symphony Fund Drive withan event at La Dolce Vita at 36th Street Restaurant Tuesday night.This year's goal is $66,000, which the symphony hopes to ...
Young, Ramona M.
Oct 01, 2008; ... Ramona M. Young, 75, St. Joseph, passed away Monday, Sept. 29,2008, after a battle with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Ramona was born in Pattonsburg, Mo., later moving to St. Joseph,where she lived most of her life. She retired from the Buchanan County Court House, working withboth ...
Many need a good coat for winter
Oct 01, 2008; ... Today likely will be another beautiful fall day in the MidlandEmpire. But these days are numbered -- not just for you and yourfamily, but for everyone around you. As you go about your activities, we encourage you to give somethought to the changing of the seasons and to these other ...
Teva strengthens St. Joe ties
Oct 01, 2008; ... One of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies came to animportant realization Tuesday. The St. Joseph work force is just too good to pass up. Bill Marth, president and chief executive officer of TevaPharmaceutical North America, announced the company was fullycommitted ...
A doll's life is just too real
Oct 01, 2008; ... Went shopping with my wife Saturday for our granddaughter Asia'sbirthday presents. I didn't go along for the shopping for birthdayclothes part. I learned long ago that when women go shopping forclothes, it can be an all-day excursion. Besides, little girls need "cute outfits," and ...
Farmers' markets for Oct. 1, 2008
Oct 01, 2008; ... The Pony Express Farmers Market is open from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. onWednesdays and Saturdays at the Eastridge Village Shopping Center.They also are open from 2 to 6 p.m. on Thursdays in the HeartlandRegional Medical Center parking lot E. Food stamps are accepted.This week at the market you ...
Fire engulfs hay barn on city's East Side
Oct 01, 2008; ... A burning barn Tuesday caused problems for the St. Joseph FireDepartment. A three-year-old barn filled with hay erupted in flamesat about 9:30 a.m. near Vincent Halter's home, 4202 RiversideTerrace. "The land is just inside the city limits," said John Nelson, abattalion chief ...
Blunt, Boehringer reveal possible expansion
Oct 01, 2008; ... Gov. Matt Blunt painted a hazy, but bright picture of the state'seconomic climate Tuesday when he announced the possible expansion ofan animal pharmaceuticals company in St. Joseph that could bring 116jobs. The visit to Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica came amid a nationalfinancial ...
Rescue plan is 'brand new territory'
Oct 01, 2008; ... As Washington debates a $700 billion bailout of the nation'sfinances, ordinary Americans wonder what it will mean for them. Nobody knows. "This has never been tried before. It's brand new territory,"said Dr. Pat McMurry, economics professor at Missouri Western ...
Your letters Oct. 1, 2008
Oct 01, 2008; ... On foreign policy There are two opposing views on U.S. foreign policy, those of the"nationalists" and those of the "internationalists" (globalists).The nationalists do not believe the people of the United Satesshould meddle in the affairs of other countries, and ...
All in the family: Hausman defends contracts to relatives
Oct 01, 2008; ... Dan Hausman's signature has approved several county contractssince he was elected Buchanan County Eastern District commissionerin 2005. And with some 300 cousins, nephews and nieces in the St.Joseph area, some relatives have benefited from those contracts. It is a fact that Mr ....
Take back your kitchen
Oct 01, 2008; ... Fannie Farmer revolutionized cooking when her book, the "BostonCooking-School Cook Book" was released in 1896. It was the firsttime a cookbook contained precise measurements for recipes. When Ms. Farmer devised and shared those accurate measurements,she turned cooking into a ...
Jam icon reunion, free Oasis and AC/DC in KC
Oct 01, 2008; ... If you are a fan of jam bands, Brit-pop or classic metal, getready for good news. First off, Phish have officially announced reuniting after a fouryear absence. Was it much of a surprise? Not really. Are therehippies scoobying with joy right now given this news? Definitely.The ...
Driver involved in early morning wreck
Oct 01, 2008; ... A local man appears to have fallen asleep at the wheel Wednesdayprior to a wreck on Interstate 29 near South U.S. Highway 169. Brett O'Dell, 22, remained hospitalized in good condition atHeartland Regional Medical Center late Wednesday morning, said MarcyGeorge, a spokeswoman for ...
The Ark
Oct 01, 2008; ... This is an outstanding animated short film by Grzegorz Jonkajtysand Marcin Kobylecki called "The Ark." In my ...
Monthly self-exams encouraged during Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Oct 01, 2008; ... October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Women, what's yourfirst defense when it comes to breast cancer? The answer: monthlyself exams! Health experts recommend women begin doing monthly breast selfexams at about age 20. But let's face it, if you're working, raisingkids or ...
Pick 'em blog: Week 5 review, Week 6 picks
Oct 01, 2008; ... You win some, you lose some in the world of high school pick 'em. Last week, Andy and I won eight each and lost two, which for meis good enough to retain my healthy five-game lead on my co-worker.This could be a week with some shuffle to it. There are manyintriguing matchups out ...
Running out of time ; Central athlete loses out on last year of competition because of paperwork issue
Oct 01, 2008; ... Running came so naturally for Akech Aye. A refugee from war-torn Sudan, it played a vital part insurviving his tumultuous childhood. But the lanky Central distance runner found an outlet for hissinewy frame a few months after finding a new home in St. Joseph. Inhis first ...
Ward, Zelma
Oct 02, 2008; ... Zelma Ward, 71, St. Joseph, died Monday, Sept. 29, 2008, at alocal health-care center. Mrs. Ward was born Sept. 9, 1937, in Nebraska City, Neb. Ahomemaker, she was a graduate of the Omaha School for the Deaf. She married Robert Ward on June 21, 1958. He preceded her indeath ...
Seals, James
Oct 02, 2008; ... PORTLAND, Ore. - James "Jim" Seals, 84, Portland, formerly St.Joseph, died Monday, Sept. 1, 2008, in Portland. Mr. Seals was born Nov. 6, 1923, in Buffalo, Wyo. He married Zeta Ruth Conrad on April 27, 1946. She preceded himin death. Jim lived most of his life in St ....
Macy, Robert
Oct 02, 2008; ... CREVE COEUR, Mo. - Robert Macy, 73, Creve Coeur, formerlyGallatin, Mo., died Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008. Survivors: sons, Sean Macy, Fort Hall, Idaho; Tim Macy, SunPrairie, Wis.; and Jonathan Macy, Lenexa, Kan.; stepdaughter, JackiSpott of New Berlin, Wis.; and six ...
Muir, Lyda M.
Oct 02, 2008; ... Lyda May Dean Muir, 94, St. Joseph, died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008,at the Living Community of St. Joseph. Mrs. Muir was born on Dec. 10, 1913, to MC and Flora (Funk)Jasper in Moberly, Mo., and moved to St. Joseph as a small child. Lyda married Glenn W. Muir on July 19, 1929, and ...
Rinehart, Clarence J.
Oct 02, 2008; ... BETHANY, Mo. - Clarence Junior Rinehart, 95, Bethany, diedTuesday, Sept. 30, 2008. Mr. Rinehart was born Feb. 19, 1913, in Ridgeway, Mo., the son ofElmer and Sallie (Keyes) Rinehart. On June 23, 1937, he married Carolyn Duncan in Mount Moriah, Mo.She survives at the ...
Kepner, Louise L.
Oct 02, 2008; ... HEMPLE, Mo. - Louise L. Boyer Kepner, 82, of Hemple, passed awayWednesday, Oct. 1, 2008. Mrs. Kepner was born on June 8, 1926, to Willard and Susie(McCabe) Turner in Cameron, Mo., where she grew up and attendedschool. In 1945, Louise was united in marriage to Harold Boyer ....
Lynch, Kathie A.
Oct 02, 2008; ... MARYVILLE, Mo. - Kathie Ann Lynch, 53, Maryville, died Tuesday,Sept. 30, 2008, at St Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. Mrs. Lynch was born Nov. 13, 1954, in Clarinda, Iowa, thedaughter of Lowell and Reva (Jones) Kelley. A 1973 graduate of West Nodaway High School, Burlington ...
Crooks, Maxine L.
Oct 02, 2008; ... STOVER, Mo. - Maxine L. (Conner) Crooks, 90, Stover, formerly ofTrenton, Mo., passed away Monday, Sept 29, 2008. Mrs. Crooks and husband, Henry, owned Crooks Grocery Store atTrenton. He died in 1985. Survivors: son, ...
Daugherity-Gallagher, Tracy L.
Oct 02, 2008; ... RAYTOWN, Mo. - Tracy L. Daugherity-Gallagher, 50, Raytown,formerly Gower, Mo., died Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008. Survivors are sons, Jason, Wesley and Derek Daugherity; father,John Williams, and wife, Gloria; brothers, Mick and Rick ...
Cornell, Bill
Oct 02, 2008; ... Bill Cornell, 64, of St. Joseph, Mo., passed away on Tuesday,Sept. 30, 2008, at his home. Bill was born Jan. 28, 1944, in St. Joseph. He was a member of McCarthy Baptist Church and retired fromBoehringer-Ingelheim. Bill was preceded in death by his parents, Harold and ...
All eyes on Palin's politics ... and shoes
Oct 02, 2008; ... She was virtually unknown when she came onto the political scene,but now vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is gettinginternational attention. And one thing that's caught people's eye:her sense of style. According to the Wall Street Journal, sales of the red, peep-toepumps ...
Couple raise lasting symbol of autumn
Oct 02, 2008; ... Rick Tudor takes his right hand and brushes aside the squash bugscongregated on a ripened pumpkin. The insects seem barely perturbedby the gesture, falling to the soil but not panicked into a scurry. "Other than them just being creepy, they really don't botheryou," Mr. Tudor ...
St. Joseph police briefs, Oct. 2, 2008
Oct 02, 2008; ... ARRESTS Cindy L. Flowers, 42, Gilman City, Mo., at 5:27 a.m. Tuesday on acharge of driving while intoxicated/driving under the influence. Dean M. Moses, 20, 714 N. 23rd St., at 9:37 a.m. Tuesday by theBuchanan County Sheriff's Department on a charge of possession ordelivery ...
Highway 36 ramp set for repairs today
Oct 02, 2008; ... A road project has been scheduled today for the U.S. Highway 36on-ramp from Riverside Road. The on-ramp to eastbound Highway 36 will remain open to traffic,but will be narrowed. Missouri Department of Transportation crewswill make concrete repairs in this location. Work also ...
Sick days a prime concern of striking MGP workers
Oct 02, 2008; ... ATCHISON, Kan. -- If there's one thing worse than getting sick,it's working sick. Citing a new contract that would change the sick-day policy atMGP Ingredients, members of UFCW Local No. 74D went on strike at 8a.m. Saturday. Five days later, union officials and corporateleaders ...
Strike Force nabs 11 in bust
Oct 02, 2008; ... The Buchanan County Drug Strike Force scooped up 11 individualsas it concluded a recent drug investigation. The individuals were allegedly involved in illegal drugdeliveries of substances that included methamphetamine, crackcocaine, marijuana and illegally diverted prescription ...
Missouri senators voice support ; Bond, McCaskill reluctantly vote for bailout bill
Oct 02, 2008; ... Missouri's U.S. senators might have differed in their metaphors -- ranging from medicines to malodors -- but they agreed that afinancial rescue plan should pass in their chamber. "I don't like to swallow this pill," said Republican ChristopherBond, who insisted Missouri businesses ...
Driver involved in early morning wreck
Oct 02, 2008; ... A local man appears to have fallen asleep at the wheel Wednesdayprior to a wreck on Interstate 29 near South U.S. Highway 169. Brett O'Dell, 22, remained hospitalized in good condition atHeartland Regional Medical Center on Wednesday, said Marcy George, aspokeswoman for the ...
Consumers welcome downward trend in gas prices
Oct 02, 2008; ... A recent dip in gas prices is having a calming effect on peopleat the pumps, despite other worries over the economy. For St. Joseph, AAA reported an average price of a gallon ofunleaded fuel at $3.26, a decrease of 29 cents for the past month.At some stations, gas was selling for ...
Halloween haunts ; Where to go when you want to be scared
Oct 02, 2008; ... It's officially Halloween time, so where are you going to go toget spooked and scared? If it's thrills and chills you want, justvisit some of these Halloween haunts. Kreepy Krug Park Krug Park might look like a nice place during the day, but atnight it becomes a real horror ....
It's your call, Oct. 2, 2008
Oct 02, 2008; ... Blaming Main Street I am a citizen of St. Joseph, Mo., and I have bought severalresidences around St. Joseph. And I can't see how the mortgagebailout to this $700 billion could possibly be on foreclosedproperties. Because every time you buy a property you have to put ...
Injury, arrest in South Side crash
Oct 02, 2008; ... St. Joseph Police responded to a two-vehicle collision Wednesdaynight on the South Side. The wreck happened around 7:45 p.m., at the intersection of LakeAvenue and Cherokee Street, which was blocked to traffic. Sgt. Billy Miller said one of two male occupants of a 1995 ...
Your letters, Oct. 2, 2008
Oct 02, 2008; ... Principles of retention Businesses that employ a large number of lower-wage staff oftenhave a common problem: high turnover rates. In some fields, such aslong-term care, turnover rates can exceed 100 percent. Innovative strategies can and should be implemented by businessesto ...
Value council's views
Oct 02, 2008; ... No amount of peering into the water glass that is St. Joseph CityHall politics can make that glass appear half full all the time. Optimists among us might try, but it is not going to happen.Inevitably, they will experience days like these -- when hardlyanyone's thirst is ...
Rosecrans history: crashes, boulders
Oct 02, 2008; ... When Robert Thompson talks about Rosecrans Memorial Airport, herefers to it as the city's new airport. It's an accurate statement for this 97-year-old man who startedworking at Rosecrans in the 1930s when it was located near the endof Chestnut Street and present day McArthur ...
MWSU aims for 'stretch goals' ; Western president dreams of zeros
Oct 02, 2008; ... In planning for the future, some goals are seemingly more out ofreach than others. Missouri Western State University's president prefers the term"stretch goals" when looking at two the university will strive toreach in the next 12 years. Dr. Bob Vartabedian and staff are at ...
Clean Sweep begins
Oct 02, 2008; ... Free use of the city of St. Joseph's landfill began Wednesday andends next Tuesday. The semiannual Clean Sweep program allows city residents to makemultiple trips in a day with the same vehicle, but they can only usethe service two days out of the calendar year. All yard ...