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Volume 104 • Number 39 • Thursday, February 27, 2014 • PO Box 188 • 111 E. Jenkins • Maryville, MO
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South Main plan a priority for Maryville’s city council By TONY BROWN News editor
When the Maryville City Council meets on Monday following a brief February hiatus, one of the topics on the agenda will likely be hiring a firm to take a long-range look at the South Main retail corridor, where heavy afternoon traffic, lack of pedestrian access and a hodge-podge of retail parking lots have been nagging problems for years. Not that anyone is comparing Maryville’s “rush hour,” which seems to max out between 3 and 3:30 p.m., to Kansas City or St. Louis. But aging traffic signal controls, a lack of
east-west streets, and nonaligned curb cuts can still make negotiating the city’s main retail district an occasional pain in the neck. So next week, the council is expected to hire one of two consultants, interviewed earlier as finalists, to come up with a plan for fixing South Main, or at least for making some significant improvements over both the short and long term. The price tag has yet to be negotiated, but City Hall plans on spending up to $50,000 for the study, the contract for which will apparently go to either BHCRhodes engineering, in conjunction with RDG Planning & Design, or to
SK Design Group Inc. Both firms have worked with the city before, with SK designing last year’s South Munn Avenue reconstruction and a proposed streetscape overhaul along West Fourth Street, and RDG serving as consultant for the city’s comprehensive development plan, which was approved by the council in 2012. City Manager Greg McDanel said Wednesday that a blueprint for improving traffic flow and addressing other issues on South Main, mostly between Route V and South Avenue, is an important step for the city, in part because the busy retail See SOUTH MAIN, Page 3
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Hurry up and wait
Westbound vehicles wait for the light to change at the intersection of South Avenue and South Main Street, a busy crossroads which has been at the center of discussions about what the city should do to improve traffic flow through town.
Parshall joins race for 1st District seat TARKIO, Mo. — Tarkio businessman Roger Parshall announced Wednesday that he has filed paperwork with the Missouri secretary of state’s office declaring his candidacy in the August primary for the Republican nomination for the District 1 Missouri House seat now held by Rep. Mike Thomson. Thomson will leave the House next January after serving eight years, the maximum allowed under Missouri’s term limits law. “I’m running for state representative to offer common-sense solutions for creating jobs and grow-
MHS Speech and Debate
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The Maryville High School Speech and Debate Team placed second in the Midland Empire Conference Tournament last weekend. The group has three tournaments remaining this year on each of the next three weekends.
MHS Speech/debate team is now the talk of the town By KEVIN BIRDSELL Staff writer
When most people see the abbreviation NFL, they immediately think of Sundays and professional football. But for a group of students at Maryville High School, the letters NFL hold a whole different meaning. The National Forensics League is a speech and debate organization that serves middle school, high school and college students across
the country. “It’s a speech and debate honor society based on competition in tournaments,” NFL sponsor Trudy Kinman said. The “honor” designation comes from the fact that students must have at least a 2.7 grade-point average on a four-point scale in order to compete. “The beauty of the program is that a basketball or volleyball player could do two or three (NFL) tournaments and still work it in their
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schedule,” Kinman said. “On the other hand, some people come into high school and want this to be their main sport. So they can do 10 or 12 programs a year.” Competitions are divided into several different categories — dramatic readings, humor, debate, oratory and extemporaneous speaking — so that students can compete in the areas where their strongest talents lie. However, Kinman also encourages participants to stretch outside their See SPEECH/DEBATE, Page 6
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‘People are worried about the direction the state is heading … We need less government regulation on businesses, which will get Missourians back to work.” — Roger Parshall ing our economy,” Parshall said in a prepared statement. “Creating jobs is what I’ve done for more than a decade as a small business owner, and it’s what I’ll do as your representative.” Parshall, who owns Parshall Concrete in Tarkio, grew up on a farm in western Nodaway County and
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Roger Parshall attended high school at Burlington Junction. After high school he raised hogs and row crops on the family farm, which he still owns and operates. He founded his concrete business in 1995. Parshall, who was elected to the Tarkio R-I Board of Education in 2010, said his campaign will focus on reducing the number of regulations affecting business. “People are worried about the direction the state is heading,” Parshall said. “We need less government regulation on businesses, which will get Missourians back to work.” He added that his school board tenure has given him a “firsthand” look at “the problems facing our schools.” Parshall and his wife, Nikki, have one son and three daughters. Nikki Parshall works in the special education department of the Tarkio school district. The couple has one son and three daughters.
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Cate Piper Decker
Dawson, Maryville, Mo. Paternal grandparents are Dennis and Lorna Decker, Parkston, S.D.. Great-grandparents include Joan Dawson, Nebraska City, Neb., Allen and Opal Terveen, Emery, S.D. and Wayne Decker, Parkston, S.D.
Noah Michael Cordell Ryan and Megan Cordell of Parnell, Mo are proud to announce the birth of their son, Noah Michael born February 8, 2014 at Heartland Regional Medical Center in St. Joseph,. He weighed 8 pounds 14 ounces and joins a brother, Liam. Maternal grandparents are Ron and Diane Wiederholt of Ravenwood, Mo. Paternal grandparents are Steve and Debbie Cordell of Parnell. Great-grandparents are Monica Patton and Marvin and Carmelita Wiederholt of Ravenwood.
Commission Minutes The Nodaway County Commission met in regular session Friday, Feb. 21. The complete board was in attendance, including Presiding Commissioner Robert Schieber, North District Commissioner Robert Westfall and South District Commissioner Robert Stiens. Also present was County Clerk Beth Waker. Agenda items included a discussion of the boundary
lines between Polk Township and county Road and Bridge property. In addition, the governing board signed an engineering contract with Snyder & Associates for an off-sytem (federally funded) bridge project in Jackson Township. Bill and Ronde Hall met with the commission and Collector/Treasurer Marilyn Jenkins to discuss transferring a parcel land to
Polk Township. The commissioners approved the change. In addition, Prosecuting Attorney Robert Rice presented a new pamphlet produced by his office describing the rights of crime victims, and presiding Circuit Judge Roger Prokes discussed courtroom changes at the Nodaway County Courthouse.
Nicholas A. Haidsiak – Probation violation, domestic assault – probation continued without modification Jacob Leonard Earl Gardner – Possession of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana – Suspended imposition of sentence, five years supervised probation Kevin M. Hack – Probation violation, possession of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of
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marijuana - Suspended imposition of sentence, five years supervised probation Kyle D. Wheeler – , Theft/stealing (value of property or services is $500 or more less than $25,000) - 4 years Department of Corrections Kevin Ira Shepard – Probation violation, possession of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana – Probation continued with modification
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Missouri Highway Patrol February 24 12:04 a.m. Mary K. Clark, 30, St. Joseph – Misdemeanor warrant from Police Department St. Joseph; No seat belt; Failed
to secure chile under 16 in a child restraint; Failed to secure child under 8 in a child restraint
Community Events – THURSDAY –
Story Hour, 5:30 p.m., Maryville Public Library, Mar. 6. Nodaway County Assoc. of School Employees meeting, Senior Center, 9 a.m., Mar. 6 Nook Book Club, 4 p.m., Maryville Public Library, Mar. 13. Film & Lit. Club, 3:30 p.m., Maryville Public Library, Mar. 20. Nodaway County Senior Center Hand & Foot 9 a.m. Optimist Club of Maryville meeting, 7 a.m., Holiday Inn Express meeting room Living Free Narcotics Anonymous, Countryside Christian Church, 16th & Country Club Rd. 6 p.m. Nodaway County Federated Republican Women meet 11:30 a.m. 1st Thursday of the month at Carson’s, Maryville Maryville Business & Professional Women’s Organization meets 6 p.m. 4th Thursday @ First Christian Church, Maryville, 660582-4959 or 582-4898 Shepherd’s Kitchen offers a free supper from 5 to 6 p.m. weekly @ the First Presbyterian Church, Maryville
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Court News February 24 Judge Roger Prokes Chance Michael Cardwell – Probation violation, theft/stealing (value of property or services is $500 or more less than $25,000) – Failure to appear, warrant issued Joshua L. Garnett – Probation conditions review, failure to register as a sex offender – probation remains with costs of $100 per month beginning 5-1514
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Birth Announcements Alex and Suzi Decker, Maryville, Mo. are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Cate Piper Decker, born January 30, 2014 at 12:21 a.m. at St. Francis Hospital & Health Services, Maryville, Mo. She weighed 6 pounds and 1 ounce and was 19.5 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Pat and Jane
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Fish Fry, 5 p.m., St. Gregory’s Parish Hall, Maryville, March 7 Burlington Jct. Auxiliary Corn Beef, Cabbage & Potato Supper, 5 to 7 p.m., BJ Methodist Church, Mar. 14 Widowed Persons Meeting, 11:30 a.m., KFC, March 14 Living Free Narcotics Anonymous, Countryside Christian Church, 16th & Country Club Rd. 8 a.m. Never Alone Narcotics Anonymous, Wesley Foundation, 549 W. 4th St., 8 p.m. Open Mic Nights every week; music, comedy, poetry drama @ The Rose Theater, Maryville; sign in 6:30 p.m., begin 7 p.m. ADHD Support Group meets 6-8 p.m. 3rd Friday in Hospitality Rm. @ St. Francis Hospital, info 660254-4369 AA meeting at 8 p.m. weekly @ Conception Abbey
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Team Aydan Bake Sale, 9 a.m., North Nodaway High School, Hopkins, March 1. Lion’s Fish & cheicken Fry, 4:30 to 7 p.m., Graham Community Building, March 1 The Honey War program, 1 p.m., Nodaway County Historical Society, March 8 Fish and Chicken Fry, 4:30 to 7 p.m., Wilcox United Methodist Church, March 8 Boy Scout Spaghetti Supper, 5 to 8 p.m., Parnell Legion Hall, Mar. 15 Pump the Color 5K Run sponsored by North Nod-
away Student Council, 9 a.m., March 29, 778-3315. Never Alone Narcotics Anonymous, Wesley Foundation, 549 W. 4th St., noon. Fish Fry 5-7 p.m. 2nd Saturday of month @ Elmo Comm. Bldg. MS Support Group meets 10:30 a.m. 2nd Saturday of the month in the Lietner Rm. of St. Gregory’s Church (except July & August) Over Eaters Anonymous meets 9 a.m. weekly in the St. Francis Hospitality Room, 2016 S. Main St.
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Pancake Breakfast, 8 a.m. to noon, Parnell American Legion, March 2. Spaghetti Supper, 5 to 7 p.m., Clearmont Methodist Church, March 2. Team Aydan Bake Sale, 9 a.m., North Nodaway High School, Hopkins, March 2. Pancake Breakfast, Redden Charolais Relay for Life, 7 to 11:30 a.m., Legion Hall, Conception Jct., March 9 Home & Better Living Show, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Maryville Community Center, Mar. 30 Never Alone Narcotics Anonymous, Wesley Foundation, Tuesday 6 p.m. Northwest Opry 2 p.m. weekly @ Nodaway Co. Senior Center, 1210 E. 1st Maryville. 10-Point Pitch Tournament 6 p.m. 3rd Sunday in St. Columba Church Hall, Conception Jct AA meeting at 7 p.m. weekly @ Apple House in Clyde, MO Eagles - Forney & Paxson, 7 to 10 p.m.
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Melanoma & Skin Cancer Program, 7 p.m., Maryville Public Library , March 10 Drive for Your School, West Nodaway School fundraiser sponsored by TriState Ford, Burlington Jct., March 17. Widowed Persons Meeting, 11:30 a.m., Applebees, March 31 Life Beyond Breast Cancer Support Group meets from 7 to 8 p.m. 2nd Monday of the month in the Hospitality Room at St. Francis Hospital Never Alone Narcotics Anonymous, Wesley Foundation, 549 W. 4th St., 6 p.m. Over Eaters Anonymous meets 5:30 p.m. weekly @ Franciscan Rm. of St. Francis Hospital SAFE: Stop Abuse for Everyone (men’s support), meets upon request noon1:30 p.m. & 5:15-6:45 p.m. weekly @ the Children & Family Center, 1220 E. 2nd St., Maryville; 562-2320 if you plan to attend Maryville Pride Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. 2nd & 4th Mondays at Hy-Vee. Manna Kitchen 5 p.m.-6 p.m., St. Gregory’s Catholic
Church 333 S. Davis St, a free community meal open to all. AA at Wesley Center at Noon AA at Methodist Church Room 203 at 6:00 p.m. Al-Anon at Methodist Church Room 205 at 6:00 p.m.
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Maryville Garden Club Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Maryville Public Library, March 4, Wake Up Your Garden. Story Hour, 6:15 p.m., Maryville Public Library, Mar. 18. Nodaway County Senior Center Tai Chi 5 to 6 p.m. Eagles Bingo, 7 p.m. weekly, Hwy. 71 South, Maryville Today’s Civic Women meets 6:30 p.m. first Tuesday @ Maryville Public Library basement, 562-9833, 582-4294 Living Free Narcotics Anonymous, Countryside Christian Church, 16th & Country Club Rd. 6 p.m. WINGS (women’s support-domestic violence & sexual assault), meets noon1:30 p.m. & 5:15-6:45 p.m. weekly @ the Children & Family Center, 1220 E. 2nd St., Maryville TOPS meets weekly 5:30 p.m. for weigh-ins, 6 p.m. meeting @ First Christian Church, Maryville Diabetic Support Group second Tuesday, South Hills Medical Building, in the Front Lobby. Maryville Public Library Board of Trustees meets the second Tuesday @ noon in the conference room Alzheimer’s Support meets @ 6 p.m. third Tuesday @ Laura Street Baptist Church, Maryville
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Nodaway County Senior Center, Tai Chi 5 to 6 p.m.; Ash Wednesday Service, 6 p.m., Wilcox UMC, Mar. 5 Dementia, Alzheimers support group 3rd Wednesday of each month. 6-7 p.m. Presbyterian Church, Maryville. Jessica Loch, 816-261-2440. Tina Baker, Nodaway Nursing Home 660-562-2876. Never Alone Narcotics Anonymous, Wesley Foundation, 549 W. 4th St., 6 p.m. Community Meals First United Methodist, 5 p.m. - 6 p.m., 1st/Main. St. Francis Retirees will meet, the first Wednesday of every month at 9 a.m. at the Nodaway County Senior Center. Breast Cancer Support Group meets @ noon every second Wednesday @ First Christian Church, Rm 106, Maryville AA meeting at 6 p.m. weekly @ Davison Square. AL-Anon meeting at 6 p.m. weekly @ Davison Square. Eagles Closed
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Thursday, February 27, 2014
LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS WN to host Conn benefit
A benefit for Teresa Conn will take place from 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, March 8, at West Nodaway High School in Burlington Junction. Conn is awaiting a liver transplant, and all proceeds will help defray expenses associated with the procedure. A meal featuring a pulled pork sandwich, potato salad, baked beans, chips, dessert and drink will be served, and free-will donations will be accepted. Local Texaco Country Showdown winner Michael Goff will performing, and several items, including a oneof-a-kind West Nodaway quilt will be auctioned.
Bandleader celebrated
The Glenn Miller Birthplace Society will host a celebration in conjunction with the 110th anniversary of the swing-era bandleader’s birth beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 1, at the Glenn Miller Birthplace Museum, located at 122 W. Clark St. in Clarinda, Iowa. The Clarinda High School Jazz Band will perform during the event, which will also include refreshments. Admission is free, but free-will donations will benefit the Clarinda High School band program. Miller and his big band were one of the best-selling popular music ensembles of the 1930s and ’40s. The trombonist, composer, arranger and leader was born on a farm near Clarinda on March 1, 1904, and spent part of his boyhood there. The family later moved Grant City northeast of Maryville and then to Fort Morgan, Colo., where Miller attended high school. Leading the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Miller achieved international fame from the late 1930s on with such hits as “In the Mood,” “Moonlight Serenade,” “Pennsylvania 6-5000,” “A String of Pearls” and “Tuxedo Junction.” While he was traveling to entertain U.S. troops in France during World War II, Miller was presumably killed when his airplane disappeared in bad weather over the English Channel.
Breakfast to benefit Cancer Society
The Redden Charolais Relay for Life Team will host on a pancake breakfast from 7-11:30 a.m. Sunday, March 9, at the American Legion hall in Conception Junction. Menu will consist of pancakes, biscuits-and-gravy, sausage, eggs, juice and coffee. Free will donations will benefit the American Cancer Society.
AAUW hosts cancer presentation
The Maryville branch of the American Association of University Women will host “Melanoma and Skin Cancers” at 7 p.m. Monday, March 10, in the Maryville Public Library basement. Presenter Sue Gille, chair of the Nodaway County Crusade Against Cancer, will talk about skin cancer prevention and screening. Admission is free, and educational materials will be provided at no cost.
Museum begins season
The Nodaway County Historical Society Museum will host the first event of its 2014 season beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 8, when Lois Jean Ellison of Braddyville, Iowa, delivers a presentation about the Honey War, an 1830s border dispute between Iowa and Missouri. Admission is free. The museum is located at 110 N. Walnut St. in Maryville. Ellison’s presentation is the first in a series of “Second Saturday” and Sunday events planned by the society through the end of this year. The museum will re-open to the public following its winter hiatus at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 4. Regular museum hours are 1-4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Access is available at other times by appointment. Call Melissa Middleswart at (660) 582-8687 for
CAPITOL BRIEFS Senator wants to speed executions JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri Republican is proposing legislation intended to speed executions of those who kidnapped their murder victims. The legislation would limit extensions for appeals, and the Missouri Supreme Court would need to hear arguments in a case within six months of submission of the last written argument. The high court would have another six months to issue its decision. The measure also would require the court to issue a warrant to carry out the execution no more than 10 days after the defendant’s state and federal appeals have ended. Sen. Dan Brown filed the bill Wednesday. That is the same day as Michael Taylor’s execution for the 1989 abduction, raping and killing of a Kansas City teenager and the Springfield funeral of a 10-year-old abducted from a neighborhood street.
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Kendra Henggeler represents MHS and the American Legion Post 100 MARYVILLE, Mo. — Kendra Henggeler, Maryville High School Student, has recently represented American Legion Post #100, Maryville in a series of oratorical contests. Kendra advanced in the American Legion Oratorical Contest beyond the local, county and district contests to the zone contest where her winning quest ended. The winner of the zone advances to the state contest where the top four contestants will divide proportionately $8,000.00 in scholarship funds. In April the State winner will advance to the National competition where the winner will receive a $20,000.00 scholarship, the second place winner will receive an $18,000 scholarship and the third
place winner will receive a $16,000 scholarship. “The American Legion Oratorical Contest is the most rigorous of the secondary schools’ speech contests,” Bob Bohlken, Ph.D., American Legion Post 100 Oratorical Contest Chair said. “It involves both a five to eight-minute prepared speech on elements of the U.S. Constitution and a three-minute extemporaneous speech on previously drawn selected topics on the Amendments and Articles of the Constitution.” Henggeler has excelled in many community sponsored speech/forensic events. “The members of the American Legion Post 100 are proud to sponsor and be a part of these academic endeavors,” Bohlken said.
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South Main is one of top priorities Continued from Page 1 corridor was singled out repeatedly during the process that led to completion of the comprehensive plan. Difficulties posed by South Main’s current configuration, McDanel said, include traffic flow and patterns, fender-bender prone intersections and driveways, egress and ingress with regard to parking lots and the street itself, and the need for more east-west cross streets. He described, for example, the lack of gridded streets south of South Avenue as “a huge part of the problem.” McDanel was careful to emphasize that any South Main plan will be just that, a conceptual plan, not an engineering document filled with detailed outlines for specific capital improvements. However, he said, it will identify perceived problems
and describe potential solutions and make estimates with regard to how much those solutions might cost. The plan will also probably contain conceptual drawings showing what an improved South Main might look like in 15 or 20 years. Some of those features, he said, could include new streets, aligned curb cuts and reconfigured turning lanes, along with landscaping and other aesthetic features meant to enhance what he described as a “community gateway.” Most such projects, of course, would be driven by private commercial and residential development along the corridor, though McDanel is not counting out the possibility of major improvements funded by tax revenues, especially if voters can be convinced to renew the city’s half-cent capital improvement sales tax, which is set to expire in
2018. If available, sales tax funds would likely pay for major projects, such as a new street or sidewalks. But McDanel said the firms seeking the planning contract have both identified smaller initiatives that could also have a “significant impact.” One such easy fix would involve replacing aging electronic “pucks” buried beneath the pavement at South Avenue and Main and used to control traffic lights at what is perhaps the city’s busiest intersections. Drivers going west or east on South Avenue, or wishing to turn left or right onto Main Street, can wait at the light for up to a minute and a half, McDanel said — a traffic bottleneck that could be widened fairly inexpensively through installation of modern controls utilizing either radar or video cameras.
Other low-cost solutions might embrace better signage and realigned traffic lane stripes. However, moving ahead with such improvements could prove counterproductive, McDanel said, unless there is a plan in place that considers South Main as an integrated whole, since making an improvement in one spot might throw traffic out of whack somewhere else. Studying the entire corridor, he said, will allow the city to look before it leaps while making decisions that conform to the town-wide comprehensive plan now in place, a plan that already lists South Main as a trouble spot. “This is one project that the comprehensive plan goes back to repeatedly,” McDanel said. “Everybody involved identified South Main as a top priority.”
Convicted murderer dies by injection BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri inmate was executed early Wednesday for abducting, raping and killing a Kansas City teenager as she waited for her school bus in 1989, marking the state’s fourth lethal injection in as many months. Michael Taylor, 47, was pronounced dead at 12:10 a.m. at the state prison in Bonne Terre. Federal courts and the governor had refused last-minute appeals from his attorneys, who argued that the execution drug purchased from a compounding pharmacy could have caused Taylor inhuman pain and suffering. Taylor offered no final statement, although he mouthed silent words to his parents, clergymen and other relatives who witnessed his death. As the process began, he took two deep breaths before closing his eyes for the last time. There were no obvious signs of distress. His victim, 15-year-old Ann Harrison, was in her driveway, carrying her school books, flute and purse, when Taylor and Roderick Nunley abducted her. The men pulled her into their stolen car and drove her to a home, where they raped and fatally stabbed her as she pleaded for her life. Nunley was also sentenced to death.
Ann’s father and two of her uncles witnessed Taylor’s execution. They declined to make a public statement. In their appeals, Taylor’s attorneys questioned Missouri’s use of an unnamed compounding pharmacy to provide the execution drug, pentobarbital. They also cited concerns about the state executing inmates before appeals were complete and argued that Taylor’s original trial attorney was so overworked that she encouraged him to plead guilty. After using a three-drug execution method for years, Missouri switched late last year to pentobarbital. The same drug had been used in three earlier Missouri executions, and state officials said none of those inmates showed outward signs of distress. Still, attorneys for Taylor said using a drug from a compounding pharmacy, which unlike large pharmaceutical companies are not regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, runs the risk of causing pain and suffering during the execution. The Oklahoma-based compounding pharmacy Apothecary Shoppe agreed last week that it wouldn’t supply the pentobarbital for Taylor’s execution, forcing Missouri to find a new
supplier. Attorney General Chris Koster’s office said a new provider had been found, but Koster refused to name the pharmacy, citing the state’s execution protocol that allows the manufacturer anonymity. Taylor’s attorneys said use of the drug without naming the compounding pharmacy could cause the inmate pain and suffering because no one could check if the operation was legitimate and had not been accused of any violations. Pete Edlund doesn’t want to hear it. The retired Kansas City police detective led the investigation into the teenager’s death. “Cruel and unusual punishment would be if we killed them the same way they killed Annie Harrison,” Edlund said. “Get a damn rope, string them up, put
them in the gas chamber. Whatever it takes.” Ann stepped out of her home the morning of March 22, 1989, to wait in her driveway for her school bus. Authorities said Nunley and Taylor, then in their early 20s, drove past in a car they had stolen after a night of binging on crack cocaine. One of the men jumped out of the car and grabbed Ann, forcing her into the vehicle. Both claimed the other did it. The men drove to the home of Nunley’s mother. Ann was forced into the basement and raped — DNA testing linked Taylor to the crime. Afraid she would be able to identify them, the men used kitchen knives to stab the girl 10 times, including in her throat and torso, as she begged for her life.
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A VIEW FROM THE COUNTRY
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve as your superintendent. I shared with you last month that my goals as superintendent are pretty simple. First, I want to make sure our kids are learning. Second, I want to make sure we are partnering with the community. Finally, I want to make sure we are being a good steward of the patrons’ money. The guidebook to ensure we are successfully reaching these three fundamental goals is through our district strategic plan, know as our Comprehensive School Improvement Plan. Our district strategic planning began in the mid-1990s and the first CSIP was completed and adopted by the board of education Dec. 17, 1997. Since then, school improvement planning has been an on-going activity. During the 2010-2011 school year, a CSIP committee was formed to review and revise the existing CSIP plan and evaluate the Mission, Vision, Values, Beliefs, and Goals for the district. Members of the committee included community representatives, parents, students, staff and administration who developed commitment statements for each belief statement agreed upon. Data was used in the analysis of the existing CSIP plan and reviewed for areas of strength and areas for improvement. The group spent time reviewing the information and began the process of determining the impact that our CSIP goals were having on our school community. The impact of these goals is very subjective. The CSIP plan is reviewed annually to Larry Linthacum evaluate the effectiveness of R-II Superintendent the strategies as we review progress toward our goals. Modifications are made as needed to confirm the goals, and strategies continue to reflect the needs of the district while ensuring alignment with our core values, mission and vision statements. Through the CSIP Committee, our mission ststes that through a partnership, we will develop continuous learners of good character. Additionally, our vision statement sets out that we will become a model school district while developing leaders for the global community. During this school year, and through staff focus groups, we have studied these statements to simplify our belief statements. We identified key strands in our fundamental core values as learning, collaboration, leadership and character. As I shared with you last month, we want our community as a partner, so won’t you join us in making our school a model school district? We are focusing on learning, collaboration, leadership and character, and your role is vital to our success. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself …. Serve and thou shall be served.” Won’t you serve with us as we work together to provide the best education for our kids through learning, collaboration, leadership and character? If you have any questions or concerns, don’t hesitate to stop by my office and we can discuss them over a cup of coffee.
They’re off and running, the 2014 derby has officially begun. The starting date in Missouri was this week because that is when individuals can register with the state to become official candidates for state and national offices. We do not have a United States Senate race or a governor’s race this year, nor do we elect most of our other statewide officials. The only one to be elected is the state auditor. That office is elected on separate years because its job is to oversee the finances of the rest. All of the U.S. Representative’s posts are up for election every two years, of course, so all have seen eager candidates registering to get on the ballot. Incumbents usually run again, and usually win. No matter how much Americans say they dislike Congress, they fall back and reelect their own Congresspersons. They tell us — you know the “they” who give us the news and commentary — that in all sorts of races the president will be the key topic. In particular, the blades are being sharpened even more on the issue of the Affordable Care Act. For Republicans, the “evil empire” is run by the “dictator” at its head. And frankly, I get a bit tired of people attacking the president on any issue without any evidence except hyperbole from the loudest, more radical voices. Facts mean nothing. We are becoming a nation that distrusts data, attacks science if it does not agree with or preconceived and ideologically based opinions. Rational dialogue is mocked. Let me give a few
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Election 2014 is firing up, so get ready for the rhetoric examples. President Obama has been in office a bit over five years now. Take a look at comparisons between when he entered office in 2009 and today. In January 2009, the Dow Jones average, a measure of big business success, stood at 7,949; today it is hover-
Richard Fulton ing around 16,200. Corporations have not suffered under Obama’s administration, they have thrived. Still, the strident talk about freeing these “job creators” from undue taxes. I have noted several times that these job creators have kept their money, paid their shareholders, and have a trillion dollars of potential job creating capital just sitting around. America has made significant progress in recovery from the follies of
the last administration. Example; the Gross Domestic Product of the nation has grown steadily in the Obama years. It was minus 5.4 percent in January 2009 and has grown to plus 4.1 today. Republicans like to point to the national deficit, and it is getting too high, but progress is being made. As a percentage of Gross Domestic Product, and this puts the yearly deficit into perspective, the deficit was 9.8 percent of GDP in January of 2009 and it has shrunk significantly to 3.3 percent of GDP this year. Republicans control the House, where all spending bills must originate. They voted for the present spending of government. Yet, when it came to paying for that spending by extending the borrowing limit of the U.S., money already spent, Republicans refused to vote for paying those bills. Then they attack the president for increasing the debt of the U.S. You can’t blame him for passing spending bills, only Congress can do that. Watch Republicans hue and cry about Obama’s attempt to cut the largest part of our budget, thus deficit, the Defense bill. What some people, including the radical “talking heads” on TV, call the president of the United States is shameful. Rational dialogue that attacks a president’s policies is part of the process. Comparing the president to dictators and criminals, and worse, removes political dialogue from the sane to defamation of character. It’s election season already. Batten down the hatches.
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The annual Comicon’s coming, even bigger and better than ever
It is that time again! Time for me to geek out and go to the con! Yes, it is that time again for me to get overly excited about walking around a cornucopia of geekness, wonder, and excitement. That’s right, it’s Comicon time again, and this year it is going to be bigger and better than ever. For those of you who like comic books, sci-fi, or just like hanging out with those who do, you should really give this venue a chance. Since I have been going to Planet Comicon, things have slowly gotten bigger and better. The first time I went, I wasn’t impressed. It was almost like a swap meet, except with comic book paraphernalia for sale. The next year, it got a little bigger and a little better. Still it didn’t feel huge, or worthy of being called a comic book convention. Then, last year, it all changed. Moving to Bartle Hall and getting some big name “celebrity” guests really built up the excitement for the Con and it showed in the attendance as well as the quality of offerings available for patrons to buy. To be honest, I don’t think I have
ever seen a line to buy tickets that long in my life. Luckily, I had ordered my tickets in advance and could by-pass the line that seemed like it stretched from Kansas City all the way to Maryville.
Photo-bombed by Batman Once inside, I finally saw what I had always wished for, a true and wonderful comic book convention for the geek in all of us. I couldn’t believe how things had changed from one year to the next. Plus I got to experience it, for the
first time, with my son. Man, that was the best. Now, this year, I just don’t know what to expect. How do you top the year before? Then I started to see some of the guests they have lining up for this year’s show. I mean, they have most of the cast from Star Trek: The Next Generation. Well, they don’t have Patrick Stewart, but they have replaced that Captain with Captain Kirk himself, William Shatner (Sunday only). Throw in a bunch of nerdtastic artists and writers from the comic book world and you have yourself another major Con going down this year. Heck, I even heard that Darryl McDaniels (DMC) from Run DMC was going to be there. WHAT?!?! So, get out your cowls and batcapes and head on out sometime between March 14 and 16 to Bartle Hall in Kansas City. I will be there and Liam will be, too. Just hurry up and get your tickets online. You only have until Feb. 28 to get them in advance. If not, be prepared to wait. It is going to be fun this year, and I hope to see you there.
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The United States Department of Agriculture recently released the 2012 Agriculture Census data, which shows booming markets, decreasing numbers but increasing size of farms, and more.
US Department of Agriculture releases Ag Census results By Mary Clare Jalonick Associated Press
American agriculture has experienced a boom, with market values of crops, livestock and total agricultural products reaching record highs even as the amount of U.S. farmland declined, according to a new government survey. Continuing a long-term trend, the number of U.S. farms dropped to 2.1 million in 2012, about a 4 percent drop from five years earlier. But some of the bigger farms got bigger. The average farm grew from 418 to 434 acres. The state with the most farms was Texas, which saw the number of farms increase slightly over the five years. Still, it lost about 200,000 farmland acres over the same period. The survey, taken every five years and released Thursday, shows some growth in nontraditional elements of agriculture. While the industry is still overwhelmingly white, there’s been a rise in the number of minority-operated farms. And there are more farms in New England and many states in the Mountain West, while that number has declined in many states in traditional farm country. In Connecticut, for example, the number of farms jumped by 22 percent over the five years. George Krivda, legislative program manager at the state Department of Agriculture, attributes the
increase in part to rising demand for locally grown food. “All of it is great, and it all speaks to the average consumer who’s more in touch with where food comes,” he said. All told, U.S. farms sold nearly $395 billion in products in 2012, a third more than five years earlier. That averaged to about $187,000 per farm — or an increase of $52,000 over 2007 totals. In Montana, Department of Agriculture Director Ron de Yong said crop prices have fallen since 2012. “It’s part of the cycle, and we should cycle back up again,” he said. While most of farm country is getting older — the average farmer is 58.3 years old — more people under the age of 34 are trying their hand at farming. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the small boost in the number of younger farmers — around 2 percent — is partly due to increased interest and government support for locally grown foods and a thriving export market. Many younger farmers work at smaller operations, where the good farm economy and a rising consumer interest in where food is grown have helped them. He said he wants farm country to “be aggressive” about recruiting and retaining younger people, as a third of farmers were older than 65 in 2012. “The reality is, over time those folks won’t be able to continue farming, and the
question for all of us is, if they don’t, who will?” Vilsack said after the report was released. Vilsack has made the revitalization of rural America a priority at USDA. As people have moved to suburbs and cities, many communities have increasing poverty and fewer young people to take over family farms. He has also argued that the dwindling population has led to less political clout — made evident by a recent three-year congressional struggle to enact a new farm bill. President Barack Obama signed the bill, which provides farm subsidies and food stamps, into law earlier this month. “My question is not just who is going to farm, but who is going to defend them?” Vilsack said. Vilsack said he is most concerned about the survival of middle-sized farms, which declined in the last five years. The number of larger and smaller farms mostly held steady He said he believes that decline partly came from a lapse in disaster assistance while Congress haggled over the farm bill, drought in many states and rising feed costs. Ideally, he said, many of the younger farmers who are working on smaller farms will eventually expand their operations. One area of growth for agriculture is farms that are minority-operated. The number of farms operated by Hispanics, African-Americans, Ameri-
can Indians and Asians all grew between 2007 and 2012, and the number of Hispanics who were principal operators of farms grew by 21 percent. Still, farm country remains overwhelmingly white — 92 percent of farms are operated by whites, while less than 64 percent of the general population is white and the minority population is growing. Similarly, only 14 percent of farms are operated by women, and more than 90 percent of those were smaller farms. The survey also found: — Most U.S. farms are small: 75 percent had sales of less than $50,000 in 2012. — New England, Texas, Florida and many states in the Mountain West saw increases in the number of farms and some saw an increase in farmland. Many Midwestern, Southern and mid-Atlantic states saw decreases. Vilsack said much of the growth in those states comes from an increase in specialty crops, mostly fruits and vegetables, that are increasingly popular with consumers. — The 10 states with the most farms are Texas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, California, Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Only Ohio is new to the list since 2007. AP writers Matt Volz in Helena, Mont., Stephen Singer in Hartford, Conn., and Betsy Blaney in Lubbock, Texas, contributed to this report.
We owe our very existence to the soil. But rather than treating it like our future depends on it, too often we’ve treated it like dirt. Increasingly, farmers, researchers, business leaders and conservationists recognize that if we are to increase production, make our farms more resilient to weather extremes, and minimize the off-farm impacts of agricultural production, we must focus on improving the health and function of living and life-giving soil. Recently, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and University of Missouri Extension hosted several forums on cover crops and soil health throughout the state. These local forums took place concurrently with the National Conference on Cover Crops and Soil Health in Omaha, which was sponsored by the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. The national and local forums brought together farmers, researchers, business leaders and conservationists to look for ways to work together to harvest the potential of improving our nation’s soil health. Why focus on soil health? The answer is simple: By restoring the health and function of our cropland soil, we can transform production agriculture, making our farms more productive, profitable, resilient, and better prepared to meet the challenges of the 21st century. Moreover, the importance of this effort‹some might even call it a revolution‹will only grow in the years ahead as we look to feed the world’s growing population on fewer acres, with finite resources, in a sustainable manner. From a national perspective, soil health is important to every U.S. consumer because cover crops and soil health management systems impact drinking water quality and the usability of recreational surface waters. Soil health management systems reduce sediment loss from farms, sequester carbon, create biodiversity in our rural landscape and increase the resiliency of our farms and our food pro-
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duction system. By using no-till and cover crop mixtures, a growing number of farmers have not only stopped losing soil from their fields, but they have actually regenerated the soil. In some instances, and over time, they’ve increased their soil organic matter by 3 or even 4 percent. While that might not sound like much, consider that every 1 percent increase in organic matter allows the soil to soak up and hold an additional 15,000 to 20,000 gallons of water, PER ACRE. On a large scale, improved soil health would greatly reduce flooding and would provide weather resiliency for food production. Improving the nation’s soil health represents an unprecedented opportunity for American agriculture. Of course there are also challenges. For example, climate, cropping and local resource conditions will require new production methods, new technologies and new plant genetics. Most importantly, improving soil health requires a willingness by many farmers and ranchers to change the way they have been doing things for many years. The good news is that our nation’s farmers, researchers and ag business leaders are courageous and tenacious problem solvers who realize that each journey begins with that first step. We must remember that the road to soil health is a journey, a constant building process of using conservation cropping systems over time to improve the health
‘If we commit to this effort, we will leave a legacy of conservation.’ and function of the soil. It is a journey of discovery and of learning and, yes, sometimes of failures. But if our generation is to meet the mounting production, climate and sustainability challenges of the 21st Century, there is no better time than now to make a long-term commitment to improve the health of our nation’s soil. I am confident that if we commit to this effort, we will leave a legacy of conservation that will transform the landscape and ensure the health and productivity of our nation’s soil for generations to come. J. R. Flores is the Missouri State Conservationist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Columbia, Missouri.
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Finding success through Speech and Debate
Left: Senior MHS speech and debate leaders, from left, Kendra Henggeler, Sarah Henggeler and David Steiner pose at a recent tournament. The seniors’ final tournament appearance will be in March at the MSHSAA district meet, unless one or more of the trio advances to nationals. Right: Maryville High School junior B.J. Sudhoff displays a trophy he won in the Dramatic Interpretation category during a recent speech and debate tournament.
Speech and Debate team discovers success comfort zones. “The real right-brain theater kid has a place in the program, and the real leftbrain future lawyer type has a place in the program,” Kinman said. “I think that’s cool because then it’s my job to be sure that the lawyer type does a little theater
and that the theater type tries a little debate.” For dramatic and humorous acting competitions, students have to memorize 10 minutes of a speech or monologue and then perform it in front of judges. They can also use a script book from which they read poetry, but must work to “make it come alive.” Kin-
man said. In oratory competition, students offer persuasive arguments about something that’s not a current event. Topics run along the lines of “Why we should laugh more.” “Then there’s extemporaneous,” Kinman said. “That’s by far the hardest category. You start with a file case. You go to the tournament, pick three current events out of a hat, and pick the one you have the most stuff in your file box about. Then you prepare for 30 minutes and you give a seven-minute speech with-
public forum, in which topics change every month. “The beauty of (public forum) is you go to a tournament and they do two pros and two cons,” Kinman said. “So if you have some subjects that you do have biases on, you still have to debate the opposite. And I like that because it exposes us to the idea that no matter what we think, you have to see the other side.” The dramatic and humorous acting and LincolnDouglas debate divisions are individual events. The public forum debate pits two-person teams against
or 11 tournaments every year, said Kinman, who has advised the MHS team for the past seven years. “It gives you a chance to do something if you’re not the greatest athlete,” Kinman said. “Plus it’s great networking. It is competitive, but we have made a lot of friends at other schools. Also, Maryville kids go to the biggest school in the county. But when we go down to Liberty North or Park Hill, suddenly we are a little duck in a big puddle. They get to see a bigger school, and I think’s good and healthy for kids.” Kinman first encountered debate when she was in high school. “I did a little debate when I was in high school at South Nodaway,” Kinman said. “We got to go about two times a year. Plus, I like to talk and I like to argue. Then I found out that you have to argue for both sides, Residential Glass Replacement • Storefronts
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and I think that was a great experience for me.” While Kinman coaches all aspects of speech and debate, she does have her favorite events. “I still love (dramatic interpretation),” Kinman said. “I love to see my judges get out their Kleenexes and start to cry. Dramatic is very, very sad.” Assisting Kinman in preparing the MHS team for tournaments is Sam Ferris, a former Maryville student who is now finishing his paralegal degree at Missouri Western State University. “Sam is very, very bright and left brained,” Kinman said. “He comes in and helps me do the debate. If you have a partner who is kind of the opposite of what you are, it helps a program grow.” Joe Masciovecchio, the physical education teacher at Eugene Field Elementary School, also helps Kinman out by listening to students give their presentations as they prepare to compete. Masciovecchio attended high school in Liberty, where he was an NFL competitor. The Maryville NFL team travels next to Park Hill South High School, where they will participate in a tournament this Friday and Saturday.
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QUOTABLE “I don’t want to share (the conference championship) at all. Northwest has shared it the last couple times that they’ve won it. We’ve got our share now, so all we’ve got to do is mess (Central Missouri’s) season up.” -Northwest senior point guard DeShaun Cooper
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Northwest men capture conference crown By JASON LAWRENCE Sports editor
One-by-one Northwest head coach Ben McCollum subbed his five seniors out of the game and embraced them on the sideline. The first goal in a line of many has been partially crossed off the list. Wednesday night, the men’s basketball team captured a share of the MIAA crown for the second consecutive season, with a chance to win it outright Saturday afternoon at Central Missouri, which sits a game behind Northwest (21-6, 16-2 MIAA). “I don’t want to share it all,” senior point guard DeShaun Cooper said. “Northwest has shared it the last couple times that they’ve won it. We’ve got our share now, so all we’ve got to do is mess their season up.” Northwest last won the outright MIAA regular season title following the 198687 season. “We’re about to change that,” Cooper said, “we’re gonna make it say 2014.” If the second half of Wednesday’s 89-62 win over Southwest Baptist is any indication, the Northwest Bearcats still have
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The Northwest men’s basketball team hoisted the MIAA Conference championship trophy after Wednesday night’s 89-62 victory over Southwest Baptist, which clinched at least a share of the conference crown for the Bearcats. Northwest can win it outright with a victory over Central Missouri on Saturday in Warrensburg.
some noise to make in the postseason, but they aren’t looking that far ahead. “Our guys understand and our seniors are mature enough to understand that we’ve still got a lot of un-
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finished business,” McCollum said. “We kind of got the monkey off our back, we did at least get an MIAA championship. I think that’s more of a relief that will help us play without a sense
of tightness.” Northwest allowed a three-pointer by Southwest Baptist early in the second period, but for the next five minutes, it was all going the green team’s way. North-
west opened the second half of a 19-5 run and turned a 40-33 halftime lead into a 59-38 advantage with just under 15 minutes to play. “We got stops is really what happened,” McCol-
lum said. “We put a bunch of shooter out there with (junior guard) Matt (Wallace), who is a great passer. That was the difference in the game. We went inside right away, we got stops and that was the run we needed.” Senior guard Bryston Williams played a big part in that, scoring eight of his 10 points in that stretch. “That’s one thing that I feel having an older team, when moments like that come, we look to older kids to turn it on,” Williams said. “That was a big boost coming out of halftime, just first five minutes coming out of halftime just to put it on them and get it rolling.” After that, it was all smooth sailing, hugs and cutting down of the nets. Cooper finished with 24 while senior post Dillon Starzl added 21. Freshman forward Zach Schneider chipped in with 11, as well. Northwest also came in at No. 3 in the second regional poll, released Wednesday afternoon. MinnesotaMankato is ranked first and the No. 1 team in the region will host that part of the playoffs. Saturday’s opponent is currently No. 2 in the region.
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Northeast Nodaway head coach Vance Proffitt comforts players on the bench as the Bluejays’ season comes to a close Wednesday night. The No. 1 seeded Mercer Cardinals eliminated the Lady Jays from the Class 1 District 15 Tournament.
Lady Jays season comes to close in district tournament By KEVIN BIRDSELL Staff writer
The Northeast Nodaway Bluejays girls’ basketball season ended on Wednesday night when they matched up with the oneloss Mercer Cardinals. The two teams played early in the season and the Cardinals came away with that victory 54-34 in Ravenwood on Jan. 3. Wednesday night’s outcome was similar, 57-32 in favor of the Cardinals. The Cardinals came out in this game, after receiving a first-round bye, shooting the ball well from behind the three-point line. The hot shooting combined with the Lady Jays’ inability to move the ball against the Cardinal defense had them fall behind 14-4 after the first quarter. In the second quarter, Northeast Nodaway made a few more easy baskets that they couldn’t convert in the first quarter, but still fell behind 31-12 at the half. After the slow first half, the Lady Jays came out in the second half shooting well. They put up 15 points in the third period, outscoring the Cardinals 15-13. “I just tried to keep them up,” Northeast Nodaway coach Vance Proffitt said. “We tried to keep their defensive effort up and let it carry over, but it just never carried over to the offensive end. I thought we played really well defensively, with a lot
of energy that carried over from Monday. But you’ve got to be able to score against a team that can hit shots when you’re in their face. We forced them to take some tough shots tonight, but they made them.” The hot streak did not carry over into the fourth quarter, however. The Lady Jays only managed five points in the frame. “We’ve gotta make shots on the offensive end,” Proffitt said. “We had plenty of opportunities, but we just didn’t run our offense like we intended to. We didn’t exploit them. We got great stops, made them run through their offense or got a steal, but we just couldn’t let them have it back on our offensive end. We knew it was going to be a big thing to run through our half court offense and make them be a half court defensive team.” Senior Holly Redden and sophomore Dallis Coffelt led the Lady Jays with eight points each. The Lady Jays closed their season with a record of 14-13, their first winning season since the 2010-11 season. “These last three weeks, we’ve been a totally different ball team,” Proffitt said. “We’ve really come together and settled down and hopefully set a good foundation going forward. We are losing four seniors and those spots are going to be tough to fill, but we’ve got some girls who can do it.”
Seniors come up big
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Northwest senior guard Meridee Scott drives into the Southwest Baptist defense during Wednesday night’s 76-72 victory at Bearcat Arena. Scott and fellow senior guard Monique Stevens hit a few big shots to help propel Northwest to victory.
Cats clinch tourney berth By JASON LAWRENCE Sports editor
The Northwest women’s basketball team had been playing with a lot of pressure, trying desperately to clinch a spot in next week’s MIAA Tournament. Now, the team can finally relax. Northwest (10-15, 7-11 MIAA) claimed a 76-72 win over Southwest Baptist Wednesday night to claim a spot in the tournament, taking a lot of pressure off Saturday’s matchup with Central Missouri. “(Junior guard) Ariel (Easton) and I actually bumped chests downstairs in the locker room,” head coach Michael Smith said. “I said, ‘How does it feel to make the tournament?’ You could just see it, it was like sitting in a hot tub as far as how relaxed they were.” It took some clutch plays from senior point guard Monique Stevens down the stretch to regain a lead it had given up after allowing Southwest Baptist to shoot 7-of-14 from three-point range in the first half after
starting 0-for-4. “In the first half, I felt like we played with just enough energy not to lose,” Smith said. “We played a little timid and that’s kind of been the story of the last couple of game because we knew what was riding on it.” Northwest fell behind 42-31 early in the second half and Northwest finally regained a 46-44 lead with 13:31 to play after Steven’s second three-pointer from the corner. “They were really important. I haven’t been shooting the ball very well the last few games and I knew how important it was to get my shot back,” Stevens said. “I hit the first one and it gave me a little bit of confidence and hitting the second one just opened up that inside presence just so much more.” The Bearcats then pounded it inside to posts Annie Mathews and Shelby Mustain to hold onto a slim lead for most of the remainder of the game. “It was a tram effort of staying together and just trying to push through,” Stevens said. See Northwest, Page 8
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Northwest head baseball coach Darin Loe was honored by Athletic Director Mel Tjeerdsma during Wednesday night’s basketball double-header for achieving his 370th win with the Bearcats last weekend, the most wins in the history of the program.
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Nodaway-Holt senior Megan Rosenbohm extends to lay in two of her game-high 41 points in the Lady Trojans’ 62-55 district semifinal win over Mound City Wednesday night in Mound City. With the win, Nodaway-Holt advances to Friday night’s Class 1 District 16 championship game.
Lady Trojans advance to Class 1 District 16 finals By STEVE HARTMAN Staff writer
Momentum shifter
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Jefferson sophomore Vanessa Holtman scores a breakaway layup early in the win over North Harrison on Wednesday night. Holtman scored two points in the 40-33 win in the Class 1 District 15 Tournament semi-finals.
Big 4th quarter propels Eagles By KEVIN BIRDSELL Staff writer
With a tie game going into the fourth quarter, the Jefferson girls basketball team opened up the frame on a 9-0 run to put the game away. “(That run) was huge,” Jefferson head coach Tyler Pedersen said. “It was tied at halftime and after the third quarter, so any team that managed to get some separation was going to have the advantage.” North Harrison closed the lead to four on two separate occasions, but could not close the gap and Jefferson came away with the 40-33 win. From the beginning, the game was a closely-contested matchup. In the first period, Jefferson went on small runs to go up four or five points, but North Harrison would always quickly close the gap back to a tie. “Great defense and great effort kept us in the game,” Pedersen said. “We just played with a lot of heart. I just thought the girls did a great job competing.” The back and forth game went into the halftime break at a 19-19 tie. The third quarter brought more back and forth ball, with both teams putting up eight points. The fourth quarter is when Jefferson pulled away and secured its victory.
With a two-point lead early in the final frame, freshman guard Sarah Chor stepped in and took a charge, which sparked a run for the Eagles. “That’s just a winning play,” Pedersen said. “The fact that she’s willing to step in on a big physical player that’s about twice her size says a lot about her winning attitude.” The Jefferson defense also stepped up in the fourth quarter, not allowing North Harrison to put any points on the board until late in the period. “I think that might have been a case where our offense started affecting our intensity on the defensive side,” Pedersen said. “We also scored some baskets and that really helped us pick up the pressure on the defensive end.” Down the stretch, clutch shooting from the free throw line from sophomore post Jessie Henry and junior Danae Schieber clinched the win for the Eagles, 40-33. Henry led the Eagles with 14 points, while Schieber scored nine points in the victory, six of which came in the first quarter. The Eagles advance to the Class 1 District 15 Tournament championship game to play defending champion, No. 1 seeded Mercer. The game will be played in Eagleville on Friday night, with the opening tip scheduled for 7 p.m.
Northwest picks up 10th win Continued from Page 7 Smith loosened the reigns in the second half, letting his players dictate the outcome rather than calling every play, and his team came through when it mattered. “I knew they had it within them, so I’m extremely proud of how they stepped up,” Smith said. Northwest finished with six players in double figures and shared the ball well, finishing with more assists than turnovers. Sophomore forward Tember Schechinger led the way with 16 points and seven rebounds while junior guard Ashleigh Nelson (13), junior guard Ariel Easton (11), Mathews (10), Mustain (10) and senior guard Meridee Scott (10) all scored in double figures. “We got six girls in double figures scoring,” Smith said. “The first thing that
comes to mind when I see that stat line is the word team, people not trying to do it all themselves.” With the win, the Bearcats clinched a spot in the MIAA Tournament and sent their seniors out with a victory. Northwest is currently tied with Northeastern State for eighth in the conference standings and hold the tie breaker, still giving them a shot at hosting a first-round conference Tournament game on Monday. First, though, they have a 1:30 p.m. showdown with Central Missouri on Saturday in the regular-season finale. “It’s sad but it’s exciting at the same time. We’re just excited that we won,” Scott said. “We just really wanted to get in that tournament. Winning (Wednesday) night meant a whole lot for us (seniors) and our team.”
For the third time this season, NodawayHolt and Mound City met on the Lady Panthers’ home floor, and once again, a highlycompetitive contest was the result. With a spot in the Class 1, District 16 finals on the line, Nodaway-Holt once again came out on top, this time by a 62-55 margin. Both teams shot poorly in the early going, thanks in part to tight defense. The first quarter ended with the Lady Trojans clinging to a 10-9 advantage, as senior guard Megan Rosenbohm scored seven points in the quarter. Nodaway-Holt coach David Carroll said both teams were tight early on, especially on the offensive end for both squads. “Both teams were tight early,” Carroll said. “And both teams know each other so well. When you play someone three times in a season, there aren’t many secrets.” By halftime, the Nodaway-Holt lead had increased to 26-21, as Rosenbohm scored 10 of Nodaway-Holt’s 16 points. In quarter No. 3, Nodaway-Holt again outscored Mound City, this time by a 22-17 margin, to take a 48-38 lead, as Rosenbohm once again led the way with 10 points, while fellow senior guard Kalli Devers added seven. Early in the fourth quarter, Mound City took advantage of foul trouble by NodawayHolt’s posts to gain an advantage rebounding and cut the Nodaway-Holt lead to five points. “Bailee Lance did a great job tonight for us on the boards,” Carroll said. “When she was in foul trouble in the second half, we got out-rebounded.”
Lance returned to the game midway through the fourth quarter to stabilize the rebounding situation, and Carroll made another crucial decision that paid dividends. “We really ran the offense through Megan in the fourth quarter,” Carroll said, “and she responded like the outstanding player she is.” Mound City outscored Nodaway-Holt 17-14 in the fourth quarter, but Rosenbohm made big play after to big play to keep the Lady Panthers at bay throughout the quarter, as she scored 13 of the team’s 14 points, including a 5-for-7 performance from the foul line in the quarter. “Megan was outstanding all game,” Carroll said. “And Darcie Gallagher and Frankie Lemar did a great job defensively on Kendey Eaton. That was a big key to our win.” Rosenbohm finished with 41 points, 10 rebounds and five steals to pace NodawayHolt, now 25-0 on the season. Devers added nine points, while Lance contributed nine rebounds and sophomore Jaylee Holmes chipped in with eight boards. “Both teams played extremely hard all game,” Carroll said. “It’s tough to beat a good team like Mound City three times in one season, especially when all three games have been on their home floor. “It’s a tribute to the determination and effort of our girls for us to be able to do this.” The Lady Trojans will face another familiar foe Friday night in the district championship game in the Lady Knights of South Holt. Nodaway-Holt has defeated South Holt twice this season, including a 57-55 win at South Holt two weeks ago. The championship game is scheduled for 6 p.m., and will be held at Mound City High School.
Lady Longhorns come up short in semifinals By STEVE HARTMAN Staff writer
The third-seeded Lady Longhorns of South Nodaway came back from doubledigit deficits several time on Wednesday night, but ultimately came up short against second-seeded South Holt, dropping a 48-39 decision to the Lady Knights in the Class 1, District 16 semifinals at Mound City. South Holt jumped out to an early 1410 lead at the end of the first quarter, and stretched the lead out to a doubledigit margin in the second quarter before standout junior Emily Cox picked up her second personal foul. With Cox out, the Lady Longhorns rallied and cut the South Holt halftime lead back to four at 21-17. “Our kids didn’t quit,” Lady Longhorn coach Aaron Murphy said. “There were a few times in the first half when it would have been easy to throw in the towel, but we kept fighting.” The pattern of Cox pacing the Lady Knights to leads, then being forced to the bench with foul trouble and watching South Nodaway cut into those leads continued throughout the second half. South Holt maintained a four point lead
at 33-29 at the end of three quarters, but South Nodaway had the momentum as Cox picked up her fourth foul early in the fourth quarter and was forced back to the South Holt bench. The Lady Longhorns cut the margin to two points on several occasions in the fourth quarter, but were unable to tie or take the lead. Cox returned midway through the fourth quarter, and immediately hit a three-point basket to spur the final South Holt run, which clinched the victory. Cox finished with a game-high 23 points for South Holt, while South Nodaway was led by freshman guard Meaghan McConkey with 17 points. The Lady Longhorns finished the season with a 21-8 mark, and Murphy was especially complimentary of his seniors. “I’m proud of our entire team for what they accomplished this season,” Murphy said. “What our seniors brought to the team this year will make us a better team next year, as their contributions won’t be forgotten.” With the win, South Holt earned a spot in Friday night’s district championship game against top-seeded Nodaway-Holt. Game time is 6 p.m.
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NEW YORK (AP) — NBC says Tamron Hall is joining the third hour of the “Today” show as a co-host. Hall will supplement a team already comprising Al Roker, Natalie Morales and Willie Geist. A regular “Today” show fill-in host, Hall has recently interviewed Hugh Jackman and Mariah Carey. She is also the anchor of MSNBC’s “NewsNation.” She joined MSNBC in 2007. She is the host of Investigation Discovery’s “Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall” and TLC’s “Sister Wives.” “Today” executive producer Don Nash said Hall brings “wit, enthusiasm and a keen sensibility” to the team. The third hour of NBC’s “Today” airs at 9 a.m. Eastern.
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‘Sexy Evil Genius’ didn’t really live up to the title Sexy Evil Genius By Gary Darling Staff Writer
Sometimes I just want to watch a film that I have never heard of, starring people I enjoy watching perform. That was the case with the film, ‘Sexy Evil Genius.’ I hadn’t heard anything about it but there it was, on my “recommended” list on Netflix. So I gave it a chance. It had a lot of actors that I enjoy, such as Seth Green, Harold Perrineau, and Michelle Trachtenberg. Plus, this film had all the sense of being a very small film, more of an ensemble piece, and I hadn’t seen a movie like that in awhile. So, I decided to give this one a go. I just wish I could say that it lived up to my expectations.
And let me tell you, they weren’t that high to begin with. Nikki Franklyn (Katee Sackhoff) is a unpredictable, unstable, and beautiful woman who, for some reason, calls some of the people from her past together in a downtown Los Angeles bar. There is her first boyfriend, Zachary (Green), her first girlfriend, Miranda (Trachtenberg), and her ex-boyfriend and ex-Jazz band member, Marvin (Perrineau). One by one, they gather in the bar and share their stories about how they met Nikki. There is just one problem; none of them have any idea why Nikki would get them together in the first place. One thing is for certain, though, she definitely wanted these three people from her past to meet. Finally, Nikki arrives, accompanied by her latest lover and fiancée,
Bert (William Baldwin). Oh, and Bert just happens to be her lawyer who is handling her cases which includes getting her off of a murder charge involving her other ex-boyfriend and former stalker, Mark (Anthony Michael Hall). It is then that the trio discovers that they are caught up in one of Nikki’s brilliant mind-games that may end up with the most deadly of consequences. So, this film could have been better. The worst part of the movie is that it is slow moving and a little bit confusing. There are just too many storylines running through a film that should be made more intimate and small. Overall, though, it wasn’t the worst movie I have seen in a long time. So, if you are bored and need something different, you could always check this one out.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The cost of going to the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World just got more expensive. Disney World has raised the one-day ticket price to the Magic Kingdom by $4 so that it now costs $99 before taxes for visitors over age 9. Single-day tickets for the resort’s other parks — Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom — also went up by $4. It now costs $94 to get into those parks for visitors over age 9. For children under age 10, the cost is $93 to get into the Magic Kingdom and $88 to enter the other parks. Disney spokeswoman Kim Prunty says the pricing reflects the high quality of the parks. She also says that most guests buy multi-day tickets, which are considerably cheaper per day.
Actor Alec Baldwin contemplates leaving NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — Alec Baldwin says he misses the days when New Yorkers signaled their appreciation of celebrities briefly and politely while taking care to maintain privacy. The 55-year-old actor writes in New York magazine that he “probably” needs to move out of the nation’s largest city. Baldwin says he has a happy home for the first time in his adult life. He says he’s considering Los Angeles, living insulated behind a gate with his wife and their child. A lot of the article deals with comments that Baldwin says were misquoted or misinterpreted. Among other things, he details strongly worded evidence that he’s not homophobic. Baldwin says he realizes he “could have done things differently.” He apologizes if he’s “offended anyone along the way.”
Kiss says it won’t play at Rock HOF induction
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FILE - In this Thursday June 13, 2013, image from left to right: bassist Gene Simmins, guitarist Tommy Thayer and Paul Stanley of Kiss perform in Berlin, Germany.
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WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Kiss won’t rock and roll all night — or at any point during the day, either — when they are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April, the band said Sunday.
The 40-year-old group is unable to agree on which lineup should perform during the April 10 ceremony in New York City, and has decided not to plug in at all. The dispute concerns whether original members Ace Frehley and Peter Criss would join Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley in
a live performance, or whether the current lineup of Stanley, Simmons, Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer would play instead. In a message on its website, Kiss said it won’t perform with any lineup, calling it “an emotional situation where there is no way to please everyone.”
“Our intention was to celebrate the entire history of Kiss and give credit to all members, including longtime present members Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer, and additionally Bruce Kulick and Eric Carr all who have made this band what it is, regardless of the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame’s point of view,” the band wrote on its web site. “Although Kiss has moved forward far longer without them, Ace and Peter are at the very foundation of what we have built and this would all be impossible had they not been a part of it in the beginning.” The band made no mention of former guitarists Vinnie Vincent, who helped kick off the band’s unmasked era, or Mark St. John, who was with the band briefly in 1984 and who died in 2007. “It is over 13 years since the original lineup has played together in makeup and we believe the memory of those times would not be enhanced,” Kiss wrote on its site. “To bring this to a quick end, we have decided not to play in any line-up, and we will focus our attention on celebrating our induction into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame.” The festering dispute was brought to a boil when Frehley called into Eddie Trunk’s syndicated radio show Friday night to
say that Simmons and Stanley had rejected a reunion with the original four members for the induction. “They just shot down any type of reunion with us,” Frehley said during the broadcast. “It’s very frustrating. It’s what the fans wanted, it’s what the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame wanted, and it’s not gonna happen. You don’t want to do something for the fans after 40 years of them supporting you?” The band’s statement said it has never refused to play with Frehley and Criss. Criss, who lives in Wall Township, N.J., said he wanted to let fans know there would be no reunion before they bought tickets for the induction ceremony, which range from $120 to nearly $600. “This is disgraceful, and I feel bad for the fans who were looking forward to the four of us being inducted together,” he said. Criss did not indicate whether he would attend the induction; Frehley said he is unsure whether he’ll be there. Kiss began in 1973, and the original lineup played together until 1980. They reunited from 1996 to 2000, but the band has continued with replacement members wearing the Frehley and Criss makeup and costumes.
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ASTRO-GRAPH THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2014 by Bernice Bede Osol You will start fulfilling some of your dreams this year. The ability to see your efforts through will enable you to take on many new and interesting projects. Your concentration and intensity will bring you that much closer to your goals. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Don’t let uncertainty stop you from making necessary changes. Personal growth requires you to take one step at a time. Once you consider the pros and cons, you won’t be afraid to move forward. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You will become involved in an interesting new relationship. Unusual rewards will come your way as a result of offering your services to a worthy cause or deserving individual. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- By concentrating on love and the fun things in life, you will feel good about your future. Don’t let negative people drag you down. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Opportunities are coming your way. Indecisiveness or hesitation will end up being costly. Relentless pursuit of your goals and keen concentration will enable you to achieve the desired results. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You will make substantial progress if you listen to advice given to you. With the relevant information, you will be able to take control of the situation and forge ahead with confidence. LEO -- (July 23-Aug. 22) Money
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matters will weigh heavily on your mind. Pay off outstanding debts and remind others of what they owe you. You will be able to relax once you have a clean slate. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- By making some inexpensive and simple changes around the home, you can reduce your stress and calm your nerves. A comfortable and relaxing environment is essential to your health and well-being. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Don’t feel as if life is passing you by. Find an activity that motivates you to participate. Being active will renew your energy and help you rediscover your passion for living. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -Someone may be withholding information. Ask direct questions that will reveal hidden secrets. Once that is determined, an answer will be found that will satisfy everyone. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -Attend meetings or social gatherings conducive to learning valuable information about something you aspire to. An expert will provide you with a practical plan for advancement. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -Positive changes lie ahead. Discuss your future and your dreams with your loved ones. Now is an opportune time to seal contracts, close deals and finish up any incomplete assignments. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- You will be overwhelmed by the tasks expected of you. Discipline and courage will help you live up to your obligations. Be proud of your accomplishments.
of content in your writing.” How depressing! But last year I bought a cartoon anthology and was surprised to find two typos. Even if they snuck into the newspapers, why didn’t the cartoonist correct them before including them in his book? At the bridge table, it is easy to be distracted on defense when one knows that partner has made a mistake. One petulantly plays the card nearest one’s thumb instead of asking oneself if the contract is still beatable. In this deal, South was in four spades. West led the club queen and East won with his ace, dropping South’s king. What happened next? At trick two, East shifted to his singleton heart jack. Yes, West should have overtaken with his queen, cashed the heart ace, and given his partner a heart ruff to defeat the contract. But thinking that East would have a second heart, West signaled with his 10. Ticked off, East now led
a trump. Gratefully, South drew trumps and discarded his last three hearts on dummy’s diamonds, which fell into his lap after one finesse. East immediately berated West. But East should have paused to ask himself if there was anything he could have done. Then he would have noticed that leading a diamond at trick three would have defeated the contract, cutting declarer off from the dummy before he has drawn trumps. Keep your eye on the cards.
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Maryville High School senior Sarah Henggeler, center, will represent the Rotary Club of Maryville in the international organization’s Four-Way Test Speech Contest to be conducted May 10 during the Rotary District 6040 Conference in Macon. Henggeler placed first in the Maryville competition Wednesday at the Maryville Community Center. Clay Mitchell of West Nodaway High School was the runner-up. Rotarian Kay Wilson coordinated the local competition, which provided the winner with a $100 prize. Henggeler will be competing for a $1,000 prize at the district competition.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A flag-waving crowd gathered outside the funeral of a 10-year-old Springfield girl who was abducted and killed last week, chanting her name and wearing her favorite colors of pink and purple. The funeral for Hailey Owens was scheduled to begin 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ridgecrest Baptist Church. The fourth-grader was killed Feb. 18 after being abducted in her neighborhood. Forty-five-year-old Craig Michael Wood is charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping and armed criminal action in her death. The middle-school football coach is being held without bond in Greene County Jail. About 100 people formed a human wall outside the church’s entrance. Funeral organizers said they hope the service will celebrate Hailey’s life.
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