Buchanan County booking activity 4/20/2015
Here’s the latest booking activity from the Buchanan County Jail. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law. These are courtesy photos. This...
View ArticleBishop Robert Finn Resigns
Bishop Finn Bishop Robert Finn of the Kansas City/St Joseph Diocese, has resigned. The Catholic prelate who became a symbol of the church’s failures in addressing the sexual abuse crisis, was the first...
View ArticleMaryville man killed in traffic mishap
A 19-year-old Maryville man is dead after a crash last night west of Maryville. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Bradie Clements lost control of his pickup truck along Route-46 near 270th...
View ArticleWomen’s construction clinic taking place in St. Joseph
File Photo The St. Joseph Habitat for Humanity and Lowe’s are teaming up to offer “how-to” construction clinics for women volunteering during Habitat’s Women’s Build Week. The National Women Build Week...
View ArticleLocal teacher in the running for national teacher award
Donn Harrison(Photo courtesy Cameron R-1) A Cameron R-1 Elementary School teacher is in the running for a 2015 Top Teacher Search award. Donn Harrison is a teacher at Parkview Elementary and is one of...
View ArticleMissouri Western art students in the running for a Michigan Sculpture...
St. Joseph, Mo. — Missouri Western art students could see their canoe-themed sculpture installation in Ann, Arbor, Michigan this spring. Two of the three sculptures up for a public vote were created by...
View ArticleNorthwest University community donates record amount of blood
File Photo of Blood Donations MARYVILLE, Mo. –Northwest Missouri State University has set a new record for the amount of blood collect in its final blood drive of the school year. The university’s...
View ArticleBayer to shut down St. Joseph facility
Bayer closing St. Joseph facility. Photo by Nadia Thacker Bayer Healthcare plans to shut down its St. Joseph facility eliminating more than 100 jobs in the community. The company had originally said...
View ArticleMan convicted of child molestation faces nine more counts
A Rosendale man already serving 12 years for a Buchanan County Child Molestation conviction appeared in Andrew County court this week for circuit court arraignment on nine more counts. Brian Jay...
View ArticleCrash kills Maysville woman
A rollover crash in Gentry County claimed the life of a Maysville woman. According to the crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 28-year-old Almeda LeMunyon lost control of her SUV along...
View ArticleCameron teacher in the final four for national teacher award
Donn Harrison(Photo courtesy Cameron R-1) A Cameron R-1 Elementary School teacher has made the final four in the running for a 2015 Top Teacher Search award. Donn Harrison is a teacher at Parkview...
View ArticleCouple of chilly days and rain chances
Today Sunny, with a high near 57. North northwest wind 8 to 10 mph. Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 36. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Thursday Mostly sunny, with a high...
View ArticleDaviess County Route BB Closed
CAMERON, Mo. – Route BB in Daviess County is now closed for a culvert replacement, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. Local maintenance crews have closed Route BB from Unity Avenue...
View ArticlePlanning in the fight against Cancer continues for St. Joseph Relay for Life
The American Cancer Society Relay for Life of St. Joseph is holding a meeting for anyone interested in forming a team in the fight against cancer. The monthly team captain meeting scheduled for April...
View ArticleMaryville man charged with abuse of 4-month-old
A Maryville man was charged Tuesday with felony abuse of his 4-month-old daughter. According to online court documents 23-year-old Dalton James Cormeny of Maryville has been charged with felony abuse...
View ArticleFugitive from out-of-state arrested in Daviess County on rape charge
Wayne Edwards The Missouri State Highway Patrol has arrested an Oklahoma man in Daviess County wanted on rape charges. 44-year-old Wayne K. Edwards was arrested Tuesday morning on a federal warrant for...
View ArticleMan sentenced in Platte County for “sextortion” case
Denis Aguilar A Kansas City man was sentenced to 18-years in prison for trying to coerce a 16-year-old girl to have sex with him by threatening to post nude pictures of her online. Denis Aguilar, 23,...
View Article“Cronkite” production entered in Pulitzer competition
Jim Korinke (Mr. Cronkite)Photo courtesy MWSU A group of scholars and journalists entered Missouri Western State University’s multimedia performance about Walter Cronkite in the competition for a...
View ArticleTwo sentenced for Burlington Junction bank robbery
Travis Joe Davis Donald Kestner Two Iowa men were sentenced in federal court Wednesday for the armed robbery of a Burlington Junction, Mo., bank. Donald D. Kestner, Jr., 27, of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, and...
View ArticleAdministrative Professionals Day at YWCA sees slight increase this year in...
YWCA Administrative Professionals Day. Photo courtesy Melissa Ferguson Attendance was up slightly at this year’s YWCA Administrative Professionals Day event. Around 55 people attended Wednesday’s...
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