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Volume 104 • Number 43 • Wednesday, March 5, 2014 • PO Box 188 • 111 E. Jenkins • Maryville, MO • 75¢
Officials tour CMC; auction set March 26 By TONY BROWN News Editor
County officials, auctioneers and at least one potential buyer toured the vacated Carbolytic Materials Company plant on the east edge of Maryville on Tuesday. Operations at the 24,000-square-foot manufacturing facility ground to a close seven months ago after four years of fires, intermittent shutdowns, an oil spill and mounting financial woes. Inside, the plant is a tangle of pipelines, tanks, valves and machinery, all coated with fine black dust — the residue of the scrap automotive tires the facility was designed to process. In one cavernous room, giant plastic bags stand on skids. The bags are still filled with raw carbon black, a pigment and reinforcing agent used in the manufacture of various plastics and the material the CMC plant was originally intended to produce. Josh McKim, executive director of Nodaway County Economic Development, and one of those who walked through the plant this week, said he is hopeful the facility will open again, preferably to fulfill its intended purpose of extracting marketable carbon black, fuel oil and gas from shredded automotive tires. But that’s almost certainly not
going to happen until someone comes along with enough cash to acquire CMC’s physical plant from a pair of financial houses that have seized both the building and the equipment it contains from the original investors, a group St. Louis businessmen headed by Ray Riek, who organized the startup after a 30-year career in product and process development with St. Louis-based Monsanto Co. After looking around the complex on Tuesday, McKim said it appeared the plant had “good bones,” and that finding an investor willing to stick with the manufacture of carbon black would be the “best case scenario.” Such an investor would benefit, McKim said, from the presence of a trained workforce — CMC’s former employees — who he believes would be able to get the plant back up and running with a minimum of delay. A second positive outcome, he said, would be a suitable offer from a company willing to acquire the building for some other industrial application. Just who might be interested in buying the factory and for what purpose could become clearer later this month when the structure and the five acres of ground it sits on will be sold at auction by Maas Companies Inc., an auction firm See CMC Page 5
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Recovery mission
County mapping technician Kevin Hartman and Collector/Treasurer Marilyn Jenkins examine an employee lounge at the vacated CMC plant near Maryville, the building and grounds of which are to be sold at auction later this month. The sale will not include equipment and fixtures inside the plant, on which the county claims it is owed $350,000 in back personal property taxes.
Bank robbery suspect nabbed
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New ideas coming
Additional space for recreational vehicles is expected to be one of the issues addressed in a new longrange plan for Mozingo Lake Recreation Park commissioned this week by the Maryville City Council.
Main, Mozingo planning set By TONY BROWN News editor
As expected this week, the Maryville City Council approved entering into a contract with RDG Planning & Design of Omaha, Neb., who will act as a consultant in creating a new master plan for Mozingo Lake Recreation Park. According to City Manager Greg McDanel’s report to the council, which recommending accepting RDG’s bid, the plan will comprise an overall vision for further development at the 3,000-acre recreation
area, which serves as the city’s primary water supply. The plan is expected to govern initiatives related to the park and its 1,000-acre lake for the next 20 years. McDanel said the need for such a blueprint is set forth in the city’s existing comprehensive growth plan, which calls for, among other things, expansion of existing high-demand facilities at Mozingo, including rental cabins, campsites and recreational vehicle facilities. Other goals, McDanel said, embrace marketing Mozingo as a regional tourist destination, a goal
cherished by several council members, especially Mayor Jim Fall and Councilman Glenn Jonagan. Councilman Jeff Funston pointed out that the plan will replace a similar outline drafted in 1995 by the Northwest Missouri Regional Council of Governments. Funston said a number of elements from the earlier plan have been adopted, and that the time had come for a fresh look at how the park is to be used. “Things are a lot different now than they were 20 years ago,” Funston said.
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A suspect in the Nov. 13, 2013, bank robbery of the Bank Midwest branch at the corner of South Main and South Avenue in Maryville has been apprehended by federal agents, Maryville Public Safety Director Keith Wood said Tuesday. According to a release issued by Wood, Ronald David Brown Jr., 39, Kansas City, was in custody and awaiting indictment on charges related to three separate bank robberies, including the Maryville episode. He is also suspected of similar robberies in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on Dec. 20, 2013, and Manhattan, Kan., on Nov. 27, 2013. The release stated that the FBI has been in close contact with Maryville authorities since Feb. 26 when the bureau developed information indicating that Brown was a suspect. The robbery in Maryville was the first bank heist committed in Nodaway County in 27 years. Authorities reported afterward that the unarmed male suspect reportedly got away with less than $2,000 after entering the small branch and demanding that an employee hand over cash. According to police, no weapons or notes were used in the holdup, which authorities described as a “verbal robbery.” The FBI was called in immediately to assist local authorities with the investigation, since bank robbery is a federal crime.
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Ronald David Brown Jr. “With any FDIC facility, the FBI is automatically involved,” Wood said at the time. “They actually responded that day as well and worked the initial case with us.” The suspect was described as a white male, approximately 40 years old, and between 5 feet, 10 inches and 6 feet tall with an average build and a short, dark beard and mustache. He fled the scene in a four-door white sedan driven by an apparent accomplice. The status of the accomplice was not immediately available. A credit union in Blue Springs was robbed Nov. 20, exactly a week after the robbery in Maryville, but the two incidents were apparently unrelated, authorities determined. The robbery was the first at a Nodaway County bank since 1986.
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Leland H. Corley
1954-2014 Leland H. Corley, age 59, Overland Park, Kan., passed away on March 3, 2014. Mr. Corley was born May 13, 1954, in Mt. Ayr, Iowa. He was raised in Stanberry, Mo. He graduated from Northwest Missouri State University, and the UMKC School of Law. He was an attorney for the Missouri Court of Appeals, the US District Court, and
then the Lewis, Rice & Fingersh law firm. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harold and Lela Corley. He is survived by his daughter, Allison Corley. Visitation Services will be at Charter Funerals, 10250 Shawnee Mission Pkwy, Merriam, KS 66203, where friends may call on Thursday, March 6, from 6 to 8 p.m.. A private funeral
family and friends. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., on Thursday, March 6, 2014, at the BramDanfelt Funeral Home, Maryville, Mo. Burial will follow at the Graham Prairie Home Cemetery, Graham, Mo. No formal visitation is planned. In lieu of flowers the family asks that memorials be directed to the New Nodaway Humane Society, 829 South Depot Street, Maryville, MO 64468. Arrangements are provided by the Bram-Danfelt Funeral Home, Maryville, MO. For online condolences and guest book, visit www. bramfuneralhome.com will be held for the family. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made to ILAC (Institute for Latin American Concern), 2500 California Plaza, Criss 3 Building, Room 262, Omaha, NE 68178 (402-280-3179). Condolences may be made at www.charterfunerals.com. Arrangements: Charter Funerals, (816) 921-5555.
Parkdale Manor residents enjoy activity
Parkdale Manor celebrated National Fondue Day on February 5 by dipping strawberries, pretzels, bananas, potato chips and marshmallows. Shown here left to right are Irma Nicholson, Betty Rogers and Izetta Castillo.
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Obituaries She married James Lee Alloway on May 29, 1964, in Graham, Mo. She had worked at NWMSU in Maryville, in the data center for over 49 years, before being forced to retire due to her illness in February 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Barbara Heck, in SeptemMAROLYN KAY ber 2013; and her brother ALLOWAY in law, Norman Lee Kenny, 1943-2014 in February 2013. Marolyn Kay (Hilton) Marolyn is survived by Alloway, 70, of Graham, her husband, James Lee Mo., passed away Monday, Alloway of the home; March 3, 2014, at her home daughter, Pamela Michelle with her family by her side. Alloway, Barnard, Mo.; She was born on Septemsister, Norma Kenny, Graber 27, 1943, in Maryville, ham, Mo.; several nieces Mo., to Ralph E. and Franand nephews, and a host of ces A. (Hilsabeck) Hilton.
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Nodaway County Senior Center, Tai Chi 5 to 6 p.m.; Bingo, 12:30 p.m., sponsored by Nodaway Nursing Home, March 5. Ash Wednesday Service, 6 p.m., Wilcox UMC, Mar. 5 Dementia, Alzheimers support group, 3rd Wednesday, 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,1st Wednesday, 9 a.m., Nodaway County Senior Center. Breast Cancer Support Group, noon, 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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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.; Line dancing, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., March 6. 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, First Presbyterian Church, Maryville
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Fish Fry, 5 p.m., St. Gregory’s Parish Hall, Maryville, Mar. 7 Fish Fry, 5 to 7:30 p.m., Parnell United Methodist Church, March 14. Burlington Jct. Auxiliary Corn Beef, Cabbage & Potato Supper, 5 to 7 p.m., BJ Methodist Church, Mar. 14 Widowed Persons Mtg., 11:30 a.m., KFC, Mar. 14 Nodaway County Senior Center Pool tournament, 12:30 p.m., March 7 Living Free Narcotics Anonymous, Countryside Christian Church, 16th & Country Club Rd. 8 a.m. Never Alone Narcotics Anonymous, Wesley Foundation, 549 W. 4th., 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, 8 p.m. weekly, Conception Abbey
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The Honey War program, 1 p.m., Nodaway County Historical Society, Mar. 8 Fish & Chicken Fry, 4:30 to 7 p.m., Wilcox United Methodist Church, Mar. 8 Boy Scout Spaghetti Supper, 5 to 8 p.m., Parnell Legion Hall, Mar. 15 Pump the Color 5K Run sponsored by North Nodaway 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, Lietner Rm., Gregory’s Church (except July & August) Over Eaters Anonymous meets 9 a.m. weekly, St. Francis Hospitality Room, 2016 S. Main St.
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Pancake Breakfast, Redden Charolais Relay for Life, 7 to 11:30 a.m., Legion Hall, Conception Jct.,
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March 9 American Legion 4th District Meeting, 1:30 p.m., Curry-Richardson-SparksWaldeier Post 528, Parnell, Mo., 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, Clyde 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, Hospitality Room, 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., 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, 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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Story Hour, 6:15 p.m., Maryville Public Library, Mar. 18. Nodaway County Senior Center Tai Chi 5 to 6 p.m.; Line dancing, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., March 4. 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, 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
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LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS GOP celebrates Lincoln Day Approximately 100 Nodaway County Republicans gathered at the Countryside Bistro southwest of Maryville Feb. 22 for their annual Lincoln Day dinner. Those attending included Kevin Rosenbohm, chairman of the Nodaway County Republican Committee; County Commissioner (North District) Robert Westfall; and Prosecuting Attorney Robert Rice. Other dignitaries were District 1 state Rep. Mike Thompson and District 12 state Sen. Brad Lager, both of whom will leave the General Assembly next year due to term restrictions. Candidates at the event included Dan Hegeman, who is running for Lager’s seat, and Allen Andrews, Kathy DeVault, Stan Sportsman and Roger Parshall, all candidates for Thomson’s House spot. Barry Birr of KEFQ radio, St. Joseph, delivered the keynote address.
Study offers membership Individuals interested in joining an exercise study at Northwest Missouri State University have the opportunity to earn a free three-month gym membership. The research project will require participants to attend an initial meeting and performance testing toward the end of March as well as a concluding meeting and performance testing in the beginning of July. Benefits of participating in the study include a free gym membership, free body composition testing and a free physical activity evaluation. The study, which is open to Northwest employees, students and local residents, will accept 30 to 40 participants. Individuals interested in the study need to complete a pre-registration survey at www.surveymonkey. com/s/NWexercisepsych by Friday, March 21. The research is funded by a Northwest Applied Research Grant. For more information about the study, email NWexercisepsych@gmail.com.
Green eggs and ham
Kander to visit CIE Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander will visit Northwest Missouri State University’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at 2:30 p.m. Friday, March 7, during ceremonies officially designating the CIE as a Missouri Innovation Center recognized by the Missouri Technology Corporation. The Missouri Innovation Center program embraces nine other centers throughout the state and is intended to provide assistance to entrepreneurs and technologybased startups. Innovation centers work closely with associated universities and are to provide access to various services, including investment, technical expertise and specialized facilities. The designation is provisional through June 2014. At that time, an MTC board will consider granting full designation for fiscal 2015. Full designation is based on goals related to economic development indicators, including capital investment and job creation.
CAPITOL BRIEFS ‘Border war’ truce passes JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A proposed truce in the Kansas City business battle between Missouri and Kansas has gained another endorsement in Missouri. The state House voted 151-3 Tuesday to pass a bill that would stop offering incentives for businesses to move from any of four Kansas counties to any of four Missouri counties in the Kansas City region. The Missouri Senate passed a similar measure last week. The two states have together waived hundreds of millions of dollars of tax revenues in recent years by offering specialized incentives for businesses to relocate across the state line. For the proposed truce to take effect, both Missouri chambers must pass an identical bill and have it signed by Gov. Jay Nixon. The Kansas Legislature or governor also must enact a similar measure.
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Above: Fifth-grade students at Nodaway-Holt Elementary School enjoy green eggs and ham, the breakfast entrée served Tuesday in honor of children’s author and illustrator Theodor Geisel. As Dr. Seuss, Geisel published 46 children’s books, often characterized by imaginative characters and rhyme. His mostcelebrated books include such titles as “Green Eggs and Ham,” “The Cat in the Hat,” “The Lorax” and “Fox in Socks.” Left: Thing 1 (Anna Jones); Nodaway-Holt Elementary Principal Rita Carroll; and Thing 2, (Rosalie Everett) serve green eggs and ham for breakfast.
Mardi Gras revelers play despite cold NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Revelers endured bitter winter temperatures and a chilling rain along parade routes Tuesday as New Orleans’ 2014 Carnival season neared a close. Die-hards, some in Mardi Gras costumes, braved the weather along the traditional St. Charles Avenue parade route and in the French Quarter. “We’ll drink, drink, drink until it gets drier,” said Dean Cook of New Orleans as he walked Bourbon Street dressed as a pirate with vampire fangs. “Mermaids love the water,” he said of his wife, Terrina Cook, who was dressed in a shiny blue mermaid costume, complete with a fin. Ronnie Davis, a professor of economics at the University of New Orleans, decided to break his buttondown image for at least one day. Clad in tutus, he and his wife, Arthurine,
stood along the avenue watching the Krewe of Zulu’s floats roll by. “All year I have to dress professionally. This is the one time I get to act like a fool,” Davis said. As a cold rain fell, crowds along the stately, oak-lined avenue thinned and French Quarter bars filled with patrons looking for a dry spot to escape while letting the good times roll. “It’s awful cold,” said Rick Emerson, a Tampa, Fla., native who was watching costumed revelers pass by from an open doorway of a Bourbon Street daiquiri shop. Instead of alcohol, Emerson was sipping hot coffee to help stay warm. Instead of costumes, Emerson and his wife, Cheri, were dressed in layers of clothes, hats and scarves. “We’re bundled up. We’re not used to this sort of thing.”
Rick Emerson said it was 80 degrees in Tampa when he left last week, but he was determined to make the most of Mardi Gras. The first street marching groups, including clarinetist Pete Fountain’s Half-Fast Walking Club, hit the streets just after 7 a.m., marching along St. Charles Avenue and into the business district. The Zulu parade followed Fountain’s trek, led by a New Orleans police vanguard on horseback. Later, the floats of Rex — the king of Carnival — and hundreds of truck trailers decorated by family and social groups wound down the traditional route. Rain fell, and umbrellas and raincoats sprouted. Sleet was falling on some merrymakers in areas north and west of the city.
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New benefits for cancer pills
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Health insurance providers in Missouri have been ducking their obligations to pay for new forms of cancer treatment, those that involve pills and liquid ingestion instead of intravenous drugs. Now there’s an actuarial study, doctor and hospital support and plenty of testimony from patients that should convince the Missouri Legislature to require that providers must cover oral cancer treatments. If that’s not enough, how about that 27 states and the District of Columbia have enacted laws to ensure that patients have access to oral anticancer therapies? … And it has nothing to do with Obamacare. The main argument from insurance providers is that oral chemotherapy coverage will cause premiums to rise. They’ve also called it a coverage “mandate,” like that’s a bad thing. The legislation’s chief backer in Missouri, Rep. Sheila Solon, R-Blue Springs, won’t hear that. “Every time they would say the word ‘mandate,’ the word ‘parity’ would come out of my mouth,” Ms. Solon said. “It is not a mandate. This legislation would not order coverage for anything that insurers are not already covering. It just provides coverage for it in a pill rather than through a needle.” As to … higher premiums, there is significant evidence debunking the industry’s cost estimates. In 25 of the 27 states providing coverage, there was no impact on the insurers’ cost,… (and) in the two states where premiums rose — Washington and Connecticut — they went up an average of 16 cents a month per premium. At the outside, Missouri health insurance premiums would rise an average of 57 cents a month if a law were enacted to require equal coverage for oral chemotherapy, according to an actuarial study by Lewis and Ellis Inc. of Overland Park, Kan. One need only look back at the effort to have autism treatment included in insurance coverage to be reminded how much the industry inflates its estimates of the financial impact of new … coverage. When bills were moving through the Legislature to try to get coverage for autism treatment, the insurance industry claimed the requirement would boost premiums …. The legislation was approved in 2010, and 3,000 Missourians now have health insurance that covers treatment for autism. The cost of that treatment is nowhere near what the industry had predicted. A new study … shows the impact on overall claims cost last year was 0.2 percent. Oral cancer drugs are not a new treatment, but the same treatment that is currently covered but in a different form. The reason for the industry whining is a reimbursement system that covers IV chemotherapy as a medical benefit but oral chemotherapy as a pharmaceutical benefit. That sort of coverage is far less generous, with some plans capping drug benefits at $5,000 annually. Cancer pills can be expensive, with annual price tags that can exceed $75,000. Most cancer patients can’t afford that so, without insurance coverage for the treatment, they resort to IV chemotherapy. That treatment, which is covered by Medicare and private insurance, has some costs that exceed the treatment itself, such as implanting a port to convey the drugs, and the loss of jobs as people have to take off time from work to spend hours hooked to an infusion machine. A bill recently approved by the Missouri Senate bars health insurers from requiring higher co-pays and deductibles for oral chemotherapy than for IV treatments and caps the patient out-of-pocket cost at $75 per prescription. It also would prohibit insurers from increasing the cost to patients of IV chemotherapy so that it would be equal to the higher cost of oral chemotherapy. … this was the first time in three years that representatives of the insurance industry have not testified against such legislation. … the industry’s tacit acknowledgement that change is coming and that they’re going to try to manage what form that takes, rather than continue to resist. David Smith, a lobbyist for Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri, did not testify against the bill but said the legislation could be changed to lower the cost to insurers and noted that a Kansas law doesn’t have the prohibition on raising the cost of IV chemotherapy. Oral cancer treatment is for many cases the new bestpractice for treating the disease … 35 percent of all new cancer treatments are being released in pill form only. Medical studies show the pills target cancerous cells more effectively than broader intravenous chemotherapy and have fewer side effects, including typical problems like fatigue, nausea and hair loss. Cancer is a common enemy. It is neither Republican nor Democrat. Making it easier for patients to stay home while taking medicine that is more targeted for their needs just makes sense. It’s time for lawmakers to listen to the people.
A MINUTE WITH MIKE
Income tax bracket adjustment gets new consideration in House
Last week, I discussed some legislation that dealt with the tax codes and proposed tax cuts. That trend has continued in the House and another plan was approved that would adjust our state income tax brackets for the first time in 80 years. Missouri’s top income bracket of $9,000 was set in 1931. While that was a good income at that time, today it is a figure that falls below the poverty level. If the rate had been adjusted for inflation over the years it would check in today at $137,000. The difference means that most Missourians see the bulk of their income taxed at the top rate despite the fact that bracket was meant to apply to those who are wealthy. The bill passed last week would require our tax brackets to be adjusted each year for inflation, beginning in 2015. While this wouldn’t push our top bracket to where it would be had we done this all along, it will begin the process of moving our brackets in a direction that better reflects current income levels. This change would result in a reduced tax burden for low income Missourians, reducing it by an estimated $26 million when fully implemented. The bill now heads to the Senate for consideration and we will see what our colleagues think of the proposal. Two other pieces of legislation approved by the House generated a
considerable amount of discussion and disagreement. The bills – one a proposed constitutional amendment and the other a statutory change – would put in place a requirement that voters must show photo identification before casting their ballots. Proponents of this issue say a photo ID requirement is the best way to
Mike Thomson protect and preserve the integrity of the voting process. They say the current system makes it too easy for fraudulent votes to be cast and that it is not too much to ask for voters to prove who they say they are at the polling place. Opponents say there is no need for a change to the current system because there are no documented cases of voter fraud. They say this
requirement would be nothing more than a way to disenfranchise voters who don’t have the means to obtain identification. To allay some of the concerns of opponents, the bill provides individuals without a government-issued photo ID with access to one free of charge. To prevent the requirement from being a barrier to those who cannot obtain an ID and those born before 1941 who may not have documentation such as a birth certificate, the bill would allow these Missourians to vote by provisional ballot. Even with these provisions in place, opponents still see this initiative as a barrier that will disenfranchise some voters. This is a debate that has been waged for years and will be interesting to follow. This year’s plan would first give voters the opportunity to change the Missouri Constitution to allow a system of voter identification before then putting it into place with the statutory change. A similar plan was approved by the House last year but ultimately died in the Senate. You will undoubtedly hear more about this as session moves forward. If you have questions, you may reach me at my Capitol number 573-751-9465, at the local district number, 660-582-4014, by email at mike.thomson@house.mo.gov or by mail at Room 401B State Capitol Building, Jefferson City, Mo.
STRAIGHT TALK FROM SAM
ALERT Act will help regulations
As part of “Stop Government Abuse Week,” the House has cast a number of votes to do just that. Of note, we passed H.R. 2804, the ALERRT Act. This legislation represents an important effort to bring common sense and transparency to an out-ofcontrol regulatory process that is stifling growth, especially among small businesses. I was especially pleased that the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act, legislation I helped author as chairman of the House Small Business Committee, was incorporated into the ALERRT Act. For more than 30 years, agencies have been required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act, or RFA, to examine the impacts of regulations on small businesses. If those impacts are significant, agencies must consider alternatives. However, agencies still fail to fully
comply with the law. In numerous hearings, the Small Business Committee has heard about the consequences that burdensome regulations have on farmers, home
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builders, manufacturers, and others. The Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act eliminates loopholes that agencies have used to avoid compliance with the RFA. It requires agencies to genuinely scrutinize the impacts of regulations on small businesses before they’re finalized, not wait until after the fact to witness the negative effects. Reducing unnecessary regulatory burdens frees up scarce time, money and resources that small businesses can use to expand their operations and hire new employees. The Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act is bipartisan legislation that has the strong support of the business community. It simply requires agencies to do their homework before they regulate. If agencies do their work, more Americans will be working.
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Budget retains slaughter ban SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Animal protection advocates applauded President Barack Obama on Tuesday for proposing to continue a federal funding ban that’s blocking the resumption of commercial horse slaughter in the U.S. The president and Congress agreed earlier this year to withhold money through September for Agriculture Department inspections necessary for slaughterhouses to process horse meat for human consumption. The president’s budget calls for the funding prohibition to remain in place through the end of the next budget year. “Wasting tax dollars on the cruelty of horse slaughter makes no sense, and we urge Congress to once again adopt this provision,” said Nancy Perry, a senior vice president of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The ban on inspection funding derailed a New Mexico company’s plan to slaughter horses to export the meat to overseas consumers. Blair Dunn, a lawyer for Valley Meat in Roswell and Rains Natural Meats in Missouri, said the “president’s budget is not law and certainly not the end of the story.”
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Checking the list
Kevin Hartman, left, of the Nodaway County assessor’s office, CMC plant overseer John Horn, County Collector/Treasurer Marilyn Jenkins and Capt. David Glidden of the Nodaway County Sheriff’s Department stand inside the shut-down CMC manufacturing facility Tuesday morning. Both the factory and the equipment inside it are in receivership as the county seeks to recover nearly $350,000 in back taxes, penalties and interest from the original investor group.
County officials tour CMC facility Continued from Page 1 based in Rochester, Minn., that specializes in corporate properties. The building and grounds are currently owned by Pulaski Bank of St. Louis. However, the equipment inside is held in receivership by another finance company, Advantage Capital Partners, and will not be included in the auction, which is scheduled to get underway at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 26. That’s a crucial point for Nodaway County, which claims it is owed nearly $350,000 in unpaid personal property taxes, fees, penalties and interest by the original CMC investors. Prosecuting Attorney Robert Rice has filed suit against CMC in order to recover the mon-
ey, which would come from the sale of the equipment inside the plant, assuming that ever happens. Another possibility is for a new investor to come in, fire up the plant again and simply pay off the tax bill. But in neither case is Nodaway County in line for any relief related to funds derived from the upcoming auction. Riek, who on Tuesday was at the plant he worked to found more than five years ago acting as a tour guide for a potential buyer, maintains the facility is still viable and could prove a money-maker if properly operated. He blamed his own company’s failure on a lack of capital needed to expand operations, a situation exacerbated by a historic recession.
Riek said CMC operated the facility until two years ago, when growing financial pressures forced the group to relinquish control to Illinois-based Plastics Color Corp., which he said lacked the technical expertise to run the plant, hastening its closure last June. “We couldn’t raise the money for expansion,” he said. “We just ran out of cash.” Riek said he was working to expedite the sale of the facility because “It was my baby, and I want to see it survive.” He added, however, that he no longer has hopes of realizing any kind of return on his original investment, and that he is only “responsible for the debt.” Still, he said believes his vision of converting mil-
lions of discarded automotive tires into useful materials that can be sold at a profit will become a reality for someone. He noted that CMC was the first enterprise of its kind, and that four other U.S. plants are now moving into production using similar technology. “We broke open the market, and everyone wants the product,” Riek said, “but it’s not going to come from me.” Riek echoed McKim in stating that the plant remains in good shape and could resume operations with relatively little effort, essentially some workforce training, installation of a foam-based fire suppression system and other improvements, and the purchase of raw materials.
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Energize your mornings with a power-packed breakfast
(Family Features) Whether eating together as a family, or enjoying breakfast on-the-go, it’s easy to boost the nutritional value of morning meals by incorporating foods with whole grain, protein and fiber. Fueling your body and refreshing your brain, a breakfast packed with these nutrients makes for a productive and efficient day. So jump-start your day with a nutritious breakfast that will provide lasting energy and help keep you satisfied. The benefits really stack up — from lower levels of stress and fatigue, to helping you maintain a healthy weight. Fuel up the family Make breakfast a priority by stocking up on nutritious foods the whole family will enjoy, such as the new Honey Bunches of Oats Morning Energy cereal. Each serving is loaded with whole grain, 6 grams of protein and 5 grams of fiber, giving you the energy to help get you going and keep you going! Make time for it While many believe their lives are simply too busy to include energy-boosting meals in their day, there are easy ways to work it into your hectic routine. Need an on-the-go breakfast? This recipe for Morning Energy Mocha Balls features Honey Bunches of Oats Morning Energy Chocolatey Almond Crunch cereal. It is an easy no-bake option and you can whip up a big batch to last you through the week. In the morning, just throw a few Mocha Balls in a baggy and enjoy these bite-sized breakfast treats wherever your morning takes you. Smoothies are also a breakfast favorite, perfect for blending, grabbing and getting you on your way. Fill up your favorite to-go cup with this Mixed Berry Smoothie to enjoy on your way to work or school. Or, gather the family together and warm up your weekend morning routine with this delicious recipe for Cinnamon Breakfast Squares with Yogurt and Berries.
whatever comes: • Hydrate: Replenish your body with a generous glass of water. This small action will provide your body with the hydration it needs. • Move around: If you don’t have time to start your day at the gym, work in a ten-minute walk around the neighborhood. Just a few minutes of moving will get your blood pumping and help you start your day off on the right foot. • Make a plan: Do you have anything you would like to accomplish today? Set yourself up for success by writing down all the things you would like to complete for the day. Morning Energy Mocha Balls Prep Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes Makes: 20 balls 1 1/4 cups Honey Bunches of Oats Morning Energy Chocolatey Almond Crunch cereal 1/2 cup walnut halves 1 teaspoon chia seeds 1 teaspoon flax seeds 1 teaspoon sesame seeds 4 tablespoons almond butter 2 tablespoons honey 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup 2 tablespoons dried cranberries 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 teaspoons espresso powder 1/4 teaspoon coarse sea salt 1/4 cup toasted unsweetened coconut for rolling (optional)
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Place cereal in a food processor. Process until finely ground. Add walnut halves, chia seeds, flax seeds, sesame seeds, almond butter, honey, maple syrup, cranberries, vanilla, espresso powder and sea salt to bowl. Process until well blended and mixture forms stiff dough. Remove dough and form into compact ball with hands. Form dough into 1-inch balls and roll in toasted coconut, if desired. Place balls on wax-paper lined sheet and let stand for about one hour, then transfer to tin or container with tight lid. Balls will keep for at least a week at room temperature, or they can be chilled.
Little Ways to Start Your Day Beyond a balanced breakfast, there are other ways to start your morning off right. Try these tips to put some pep in your step and begin your day energized and prepared for
Cinnamon Breakfast Squares with Yogurt and Berries Prep Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 45 minutes Makes: 6 breakfast squares
1 cup Honey Bunches of Oats Morning Energy Cinnamon Crunch cereal 1/3 cup whole wheat flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 3 eggs 1/2 cup nonfat milk 2 tablespoons melted butter, cooled 1 teaspoon vanilla 3/4 cup (6 ounces) Greek yogurt 3 cups fresh berries (blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, strawberries) or favorite fruit of choice Honey, for drizzling Nutmeg or cinnamon, for sprinkling
Heat oven to 425°F. Lightly butter and flour 8-inch square pan, or coat lightly with nonstick cooking spray. In mixing bowl, stir together cereal, flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and cinnamon. While stirring, slightly crush cereal using back of spoon or rubber scraper; set aside. In another bowl, beat eggs until well blended. Add milk, melted butter and vanilla; mix well. Combine egg mixture with flour mixture. Pour batter (it will be thin) into prepared baking pan. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until it is set when lightly touched in middle. Remove from oven and set on wire rack to cool for 10 minutes. To serve, cut into 6 equal-sized bars and place on serving plates. Top each square with a dollop of Greek yogurt, surround with fruit and drizzle with honey. Sprinkle with nutmeg or cinnamon and serve immediately. Mixed Berry Smoothie Prep Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 10 minutes Makes: 4 servings 1/2 cup Honey Bunches of Oats Honey Roasted cereal 2 cups cold fat free milk 1 container (6 ounces) strawberry low-fat yogurt 1 package (4-serving size) strawberry flavor gelatin 1 cup frozen mixed berries Place all ingredients in blender; cover. Blend on high speed for 15 seconds, or until smooth. Serve immediately.
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1 cup crushed Hy-Vee dill pickle potato chips 4 (3- to 4-oz each) fresh tilapia fillets 1 cup buttermilk All you do: 1. Preheat oven to 375°F. 2. Place crushed chips in a medium bowl. 3. Dip tilapia fillets into buttermilk; drain off excess buttermilk, then roll fillet in crushed chips. Place fillets on a greased baking sheet. 4. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Nutrition facts per serving: Calories: 180, Carbohydrate:
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9g, Cholesterol: 45mg, Dietary Fiber: 1g, Fat: 6g, Protein: 22g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Sodium: 190mg, Sugar: 1g, Trans Fat 0 Daily nutritional values: 0% vitamin A,10% vitamin C, 2% calcium, 2% iron Recipe source: www.hy-vee. com. The information is not intended as medical advice. Please consult a medical professional for individual advice.
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Stanberry advances to Saturday’s quarterfinals By KEVIN BIRDSELL Staff writer
To the rack
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Nodaway-Holt senior guard Megan Rosenbohm works her way to the basket in the Trojans’ 62-48 loss to Mercer in the Class 1 sectional round. Rosenbohm scored 33 points in her final high school game as the Trojans end the season at 26-1.
Trojans fall short of goal By STEVE HARTMAN Staff writer
Three freshmen combined to score 56 points as the Mercer Lady Cardinals advanced in Missouri Class 1 girls state tournament action with a 62-48 victory over Nodaway-Holt Tuesday night at the St. Joseph Civic Arena. Mercer, which starts four freshmen and a sophomore, jumped out to a 14-9 first quarter lead behind the shooting of freshmen Bailey Owens and Nicole Kost. Senior Megan Rosenbohm scored seven of Nodaway-Holt’s nine points in the quarter. “They really shot the ball well, especially early in the game,” Lady Trojans’ head coach David Carroll said. The Lady Cardinals continued the hot shooting in the second quarter, as Owens scored nine, including a three-pointer, as Mercer opened up a 31-16 halftime lead. “We had to go to man-to-man defense in the second half,” Carroll said. “We had to try something different to cool off their shooting.” Led by Rosenbohm’s 10 points, the Lady Trojans outscored Mercer 20-18 in the third quarter to cut the lead to 49-36. The fourth quarter evolved into a duel
between Rosenbohm and Kost. Rosenbohm scored 12 in the quarter, but every time Nodaway-Holt would cut the lead to five, Kost had an answer for Mercer, as she went 12-of-15 from the foul line in the quarter. “Number 20 (Kost) is a heck of a ballplayer,” Carroll said. “She did everything you want a point guard to do down the stretch.” Nodaway-Holt, which ends the season at 26-1, was once again led by Rosenbohm, who scored 33 points in her final high school contest and added seven rebounds. Senior Kalli Devers finished with seven points on the night, while sophomore Jaylee Holmes added seven rebounds for the Lady Trojans. Kost led Mercer, now 27-1 on the season, with 23 points, which included a 15of-18 performance from the charity stripe. Owens finished with 18 points and fellow freshman Lindsay Wyatt tallied 15 points for the Lady Cardinals, who advance to meet North Andrew Saturday at 1 p.m. in St. Joseph at Bishop LeBlond High School. “It didn’t end the way we wanted,” Carroll said, “but we had an awfully good season. I told the seniors they left quite a legacy at Nodaway-Holt.”
The Stanberry boys basketball team came into Tuesday night’s matchup with Rock Port riding high after claiming its second straight Class 1 District 15 title over the weekend, and used that momentum in the sectional matchup. While the big stage of the state tournament can be intimidating for some, the Bulldogs used their experience from last year to ease into the game. “I think being here last year helped us,” Stanberry coach Nick Groomer said. “We came out a little bit rattled, but in the second half we came out calm and experienced.” The sectional matchup was the second time this season that the Bulldogs and Blue Jays faced off. The Bulldogs won the initial game 39-19 back on Dec. 20. The game started like it was going to unravel the same way for the Bulldogs. Stanberry sophomore Daniel Hailey stepped up big early for the Bulldogs, scoring eight points in the first quarter. The big period from Hailey propelled the Bulldogs to a 16-7 lead after the opening quarter. The second quarter, on the other hand, was a completely different story. “We went into a bit of a lull,” Groomer said. “We just didn’t have our heads in the right place. We went away from what was working and that allowed them to change how we were playing.” After a buzzer-beating layup by Stanberry
Shoot the jumper
senior Ryan Jensen, the Bulldogs went into the halftime break with a 20-16 lead. Stanberry only managed four points in the quarter and gave up nine big points to the Blue Jays. After the struggle that was the second quarter for the Bulldogs, they came out fast in the third. They opened the period on a 10-0 run, and finished the period outscoring the Blue Jays 15-7. The Blue Jays looked like they were going to give Stanberry a run for their money, cutting the lead to single digits on a couple of occasions. But the size and length of Stanberry proved to be too much for the Blue Jays down the stretch and Stanberry came away with the 48-35 victory. Hailey and senior Nathan Luke led the Bulldogs in scoring, each contributing 13 points. Jensen played anchor for the Bulldog defense and didn’t let his team down. Not only did he come away with 10 points, but blocked seven shots and pulled down seven rebounds. Stanberry moves on to face WellingtonNapoleon in the quarterfinal round of the Class 1 State Tournament. Wellington-Napoleon defeated North Andrew 56-40 in its sectional matchup. “(When preparing for a team you haven’t played) you really have to prepare for yourself,” Groomer said. “You see how you can get better instead of what they are doing.” The game will be played at 2:45 p.m. Saturday at Bishop LeBlond High School in St. Joseph.
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Stanberry sophomore Daniel Hailey scored 13 points in the Bulldogs’ 48-35 sectional victory Tuesday night over Rock Port at the Civic Arena in St. Joseph.
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Cooper named MIAA Player of the Year MARYVILLE, Mo. — Northwest Missouri State men’s basketball senior guard DeShaun Cooper was named the MIAA Player of the Year in a release from the conference office on Tuesday. Forward Zach Schneider was named the conference’s Freshman of the Year. The awards are voted upon by the league’s head coaches. Cooper, who also earned first-team honors in 2011-12, was a unanimous first-team selection and was joined by senior forward Dillon Starzl who earned second team honors. Cooper leads Northwest, averaging 16.6 points per game as well as 4.2 assists and 3.2 rebounds per contest. Senior guard Bryston Williams was named to the All-Defensive team and also earned league honorable mention acco-
lades along with sophomore guard Conner Crooker. The Bearcats have had three Player of the Year honorees since 2004, as Cooper joins Hunter Henry (2007) and Kelvin Parker (2004) as recent award recipients. Cooper earned second team honors in 2010-11. Schneider becomes the fourth Bearcat to earn the Freshman of the Year award and the first since 2009-10, when Cooper won the award. Williams is now the seventh player to be named to the AllDefensive team. Northwest earned the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament and will await the winner of the Southwest Baptist vs. Emporia State game. The quarterfinal game will be played at 6 p.m. Friday, March 7, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City.
McKnight qualifies for Championships MARYVILLE, Mo. — Northwest Missouri State senior Lekiesha McKnight has qualified for the 2014 NCAA Division II Indoor Championships to be hosted at Winston Salem State University on March 14-15. McKnight is seeded 10th in the shot put with a mark of 14.80.
McKnight was third at last weekend’s MIAA Championship in the shot put. She is one of four MIAA competitors in the shot put, including Nebraska-Kearney’s Jackie Ziemke, Missouri Southern’s Kylie Cornman and Pittsburg State’s Cassie Caswell.
Baseball makes more schedule changes MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Northwest Missouri State baseball team has announced changes to this week’s upcoming schedule. Due to inclement weather, the Bearcats double-header against Rockhurst has been postponed and will be rescheduled for later in the season. This weekend’s MIAA matchup in Jefferson City against Lincoln has been moved to Thursday and Friday in anticipa-
tion of winter weather over the weekend. Game one on Thursday will begin at 1 p.m. and will be a seven inning affair followed by a nine inning contest. First pitch in game one on Friday is scheduled for noon and will be a seven inning game followed by a nine inning game. Northwest is currently riding a threegame winning streak after taking two from Missouri Western last weekend. The Bearcats are 7-5, 4-2 this season.
Tennis teams move 4-game homestand MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Northwest tennis team moved its upcoming fourmatch homestand due to concerns about the weather. The Bearcats’ men’s and women’s tennis teams were set to host Cameron University on Thursday, Nebraska-Kearney on Friday, Drury on Saturday and Southeastern Okla-
homa on Sunday. Now, the teams will play at 1 p.m. Friday against Cameron in Red Oak, Iowa as well as at 1 p.m. Saturday in Red Oak against UNK. Sunday’s contest with Drury will be played at 3 p.m. in St. Joseph and they will wrap up the stretch at 11 a.m. Sunday against Southeastern in St. Joseph.
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From the Sidelines
My rookie season was a success As the high school basketball season ing yet unselfish play of Nodaway-Holt’s winds down, I wanted to take a moment to Rosenbohm, the 10-game winning streak express a heartfelt thank you all of the coach- the Nodaway-Holt Trojans put together dures, administrators, fans, players and officials ing the season, the quickness of West Nodwho helped me with coverage during bas- away’s Trevor Meyer, the inside scoring ketball season. These folks made game cov- success of North Nodaway’s 5’5” Cambry erage a “labor of love” for Schluter, the leadership and me, as I truly enjoyed covdetermination of Nodawayering the three teams on my Holt’s Nick Patterson, the regular beat, Nodaway-Holt, hustle and desire demonNorth Nodaway and West strated every game by North Nodaway, along with the ocNodaway’s Fred Rios, some casional Northeast Nodaway incredible shooting streaks and South Nodaway games. by West Nodaway’s Jaden The first game I had the Gillenwater and Nodawaypleasure of covering was the Holt’s Kalli Devers, the shotgirls’ contest between North blocking skills of West NodAndrew and Nodaway-Holt, away’s Jonathon Madere which pitted two stateand the enormous potential ranked teams. That matchup shown while playing at the produced an 81-77 overtime varsity level as freshmen by victory for Nodaway-Holt, North Nodaway’s Madison and a 44-point performance Thompson, Peyton ColeSteve Hartman by the Lady Trojans’ Megan man and Dakota Smyser and Staff Writer Rosenbohm. Needless to say, South Nodaway’s Meaghan that was quite a start to my Maryville Daily and Mallory McConkey. Forum sports coverage career. I’m already looking forward to next seaI especially want to thank coaches David son! Carroll and Terry Petersen at NodawayOn the major league baseball front, I conHolt, Toshia Jones and Roger Johnson at tinue to think it’s going to be a great sumWest Nodaway and Doug Freemyer and mer to be a baseball fan in Missouri. Both Chris Schoning at North Nodaway. They the Royals and Cardinals are already showwere all a great source of information, and ing signs early in spring training that they gave me total access to their programs and will be very competitive in 2014, and will athletes, which made my job much easier. most likely both be playoff contenders. It I would also be remiss if I didn’t thank would be fun to have an I-70 World Series coaches Vance Proffitt and Chaim Jenkins at once again (for those of you old enough to Northeast Nodaway and Aaron Murphy and remember 1985) and have the eyes of the Dustin Skoglund at South Nodaway. While baseball world focused squarely on MisI didn’t cover either school on a regular ba- souri. While hope springs eternal for all 30 sis, I did see them from time-to-time and all teams in spring training, I believe both Miswere extremely cooperative and helpful. souri teams are going to provide an exciting, As far as highlights for me on the season, winning summer. there are many. The consistently outstandNow if it would just get warm outside…
Big 12 Tourney sold out in KC once again KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Next month’s Big 12 tournament at the Sprint Center has sold out for the fifth consecutive year, though standing-room tickets may become available closer to the event. The tournament, which was played at Kemper Arena for years, also sold out when it returned to Kansas City in 2008. It’s also been played at American Airlines Center
in Dallas and Ford Center, now the Chesapeake Energy Arena, in Oklahoma City. As other conferences struggle to sell tickets, that has never been an issue for the Big 12 in Kansas City. That’s one reason why Sprint Center has been awarded the tournament through 2016. This year’s tournament begins March 12. The championship game is March 15.
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CAPITOL BRIEFS New plan would aid schools JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers have given initial approval to a mid-year budget plan that addresses funding shortfalls for schools and social services. The bill endorsed Tuesday by the House includes $5 million that could prevent the unaccredited Normandy School District from becoming insolvent before the school year ends. It includes $22 million to help offset a shortfall in basic school aid that has occurred partly because casino tax revenues have come in short of projections. Gov. Jay Nixon had sought twice as much to plug that shortfall. But House budget leaders said they don’t know if that much will be necessary. The mid-year budget bill needs another House vote to go to the Senate. As usual, it also includes tens of millions of additional dollars for the Medicaid health care program.
Official state tournament band
Revenue up 2 percent JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A new report shows Missouri revenues were up slightly as the state reached the two-thirds mark of its budget year. State figures released Tuesday show that Missouri’s net general revenues had risen 2 percent through February compared with the same point the previous fiscal year. Sales taxes were up by more than 4 percent and individual income taxes were up 2.5 percent. But those gains were partially offset by a growth in tax refunds. The 2 percent overall revenue growth matches the forecast embraced by the Republican-led Legislature but is slightly less than what Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon’s administration projected. Missouri’s 2014 budget year began last July and runs through June 30.
STATE BRIEFS Red Cross gets property ST. LOUIS (AP) — The American Red Cross is getting back nearly $10,000 in unclaimed property. Missouri State Treasurer Clint Zweifel was in St. Louis Tuesday to return unclaimed property to the nonprofit organization. Zweifel’s office oversees unclaimed property. More than 4.7 million account holders have unclaimed property in Missouri valued at more than $810 million. Zweifel announced a program in December that allows Missouri residents to donate their unclaimed property to one of 20 charitable organizations. Those who think they may have unclaimed property can visit www.showmemoney.com.
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The South Nodaway R-IV School band has been selected to play as a pep band for one day during the Class 1-through-Class 3 State Basketball Tournament in Columbia. This is the second time in three years that the band has been selected to play at the tournament.
South Nodaway Longhorn band picked for tournament By KEVIN BIRDSELL Staff writer
The South Nodaway R-IV School pep band has been selected to play at the State Basketball Tournament in Columbia next week. The band will perform Friday at Mizzou Arena during the Class 1, 2 and 3 games played that day. “We will play all day Friday before the games,” senior Shea Miller said In order to be selected for the tournament, the band had to submit an audition tape to the Missouri State High School Activities Association. “You send in an audition tape of a few of the songs we play to MSHSAA,” South Nodaway band direc-
tor Tamra Davis said. “They then listen to the tape and decide who plays for the games.” The band submitted three pieces to MSHSAA: “The Star Spangled Banner,” a medley of tunes by the rock group Queen, and “Party Rock Anthem.” This isn’t the first time the band has traveled to the state tournament. Two years ago, the previous music teacher also sent in a winning tape. “The kids loved it when they went the first time,” Davis said. “They thought it was awesome. It’s an overnight trip for them, and they get to go see the state basketball games. It’s a great opportunity for them to get to play. And pep band is their favorite thing to do.”
Shea Miller recalled the thrill of playing in the arena. Fellow senior Scout Miller said she enjoyed getting to spend time in the hotel. “The adventures that came with last time were awesome,” senior Dalton Murphy said. “The bus broke down, and we didn’t get home until like 3 a.m.” Murphy also said it was cool hearing the name of her school announced over the public address system, even though the announcer got a little mixed up at first. “Last time we went, we switched with another school because their basketball team qualified and they played with them,” Shea said. “So when we played in the arena they kept announcing us as the other
school.” This year’s band is a very young group, but they don’t show their age. “We’ve got 40 in band and 20 of them are only 7th and 8th graders,” Davis said. “The younger ones do very well.” She added that her students have worked hard this year, and that traveling to state is a well-deserved reward. “I’m very proud of the kids,” Davis said. “They did the fundraising for the trip. They worked really hard for it, and they deserve it.” Murphy, Shea Miller and Scout Miller said they wished to thank both their school and the community for supporting them during the fundraising effort.
Students ‘buddy’ with Alzheimer’s patients For everyone, the diagnosis is a cruel blow. For Winship, it was nothing less than that. “You can’t remember anything,” Winship said, sometimes faltering to find the right words. “You lose your ability ... to keep your wits about you.” Alzheimer’s “wreaks havoc,” he said. But Winship has grown to see it as a chance to meld his loves of medicine and teaching. A gastroenterology specialist, Winship spent nearly 10 years as medical school dean at Chicago-based Loyola University. His career also included stints at the University of Missouri in Columbia and the Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, D.C. He retired in 2010, from the American
Medical Association. Early last year, he got the dreaded diagnosis. Jean Schmidt Winship, 53, his wife of 10 years, says at first she thought his occasional forgetfulness and difficulty learning new computer programs were just signs of aging. But his symptoms gradually worsened.
Jean Winship scrambled to learn more about their options after the diagnosis and found the buddy program online. “Everyone in the buddy program is very committed to understanding that people
at this stage of any kind of dementia still need to live and enjoy life,” she said. Alzheimer’s “is not Dan, it’s just a disease that he has. And so, that was huge for us ... realizing we have a lot of living to do here.”
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CHICAGO (AP) — At age 80, retired Chicago physician and educator Dan Winship is getting a bittersweet last chance to teach about medicine — only this time he’s the subject. In the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, Winship is giving a young medical student a close-up look at a devastating illness affecting millions of patients worldwide. The two are part of a “buddy” program pairing doctors-to-be with dementia patients, pioneered at Northwestern University and adopted at a handful of other medical schools. Besides offering students a unique perspective on a disease they’re likely to encounter during their careers, the programs give patients a sense of purpose and a chance to stay socially engaged before their illness eventually robs their minds. Winship and his “buddy,” first-year medical student Jared Worthington, are building a friendship — dining together, visiting museums, chatting about Winship’s medical career and Worthington’s plans for his own. The programs help erase the stigma of Alzheimer’s and are laudable for introducing students to medical opportunities related to ag-
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Each row, column and set of 3-by-3 boxes must contain the numbers 1 through 9 without repetition.
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trol for success, not failure. West leads the diamond ace against six hearts. How should South continue? The auction might have gone several ways. North chose to show both of his suits (three clubs was game-forcing), then jumped to five hearts to try to highlight his diamond void and ask for good trumps. South’s threediamond cue-bid asked his partner to bid three no-trump with a diamond stopper. Then, over three spades, he gave preference to clubs. If North had now bid six clubs, he would have made that slam easily, taking three spades, three hearts and six clubs. Also, North could have deduced that South held strong hearts when he did not bid three no-trump. Declarer must resist the temptation of an overtrick. If hearts are breaking 3-2, South can take 16(!) tricks: three spades, five hearts, six clubs and two diamond ruffs in the dummy. But if South ruffs the opening lead on the board and tries
to draw trumps by cashing two top hearts immediately, he will fail. Instead, declarer should lead a trump from the board at trick two and play low from his hand. In that way, he retains a heart in the dummy to ruff another diamond, and he can then safely draw trumps before running the clubs. Finally, note that if West had led his singleton spade, South probably would have failed. He would have needed mirrors to get home. The curious can work it out.
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A new long-range plan for further development at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park has been approved by the Maryville City Council. Above, golfers take to the fairways and greens on a summer day at the park’s 18-hole course.
Planning set for two city projects Continued from Page 1 Fall, who ran for the council on a platform of further development at Mozingo, including a proposed lodge and meeting center, said completing a new master plan was a fist step that should precede any significant changes. “This is a prerequisite for any major work that we would do out there,” he said. According to RDG’s proposal the planning process will be divided into three segments: goals, vision and analysis; designing and planning; and phasing and financing. The process is expected to last between four and six months and cost $58,000. The council set aside $60,000 for Mozingo planning in its budget for the current fiscal year. In a similar vein, the council on Monday also awarded a contract to SK Design Group of Overland Park, Kan., which is to develop a plan aimed at easing congestion along the South Main Street retail corridor, where traffic regularly backs up due to the absence of gridded streets and a hodge-podge of curb cuts leading in and out of commercial parking lots. According to McDanel the area between South Avenue and Route V also suffers from antiquated traffic signal controls, a lack of pedestrian access and inefficient turning lanes. The problem is compounded, he said, by swollen volume occurring at the end of the school day and during shift changes at St. Francis Hospital and nearby industries. Traffic along
the corridor is expected to increase even more with the completion of a couple of south-end multi-family housing units. Under the terms of the contract, SK is being directed to study all these factors then pose solutions aimed at both easing congestion and enhancing pedestrian access to stores and shops on both sides of Main Street. It is expected that most of the improvements will be driven by private development, but there has already been preliminary discussion about a range of taxpayer-funded initiatives that could include everything from video-controlled stoplights to construction of new streets crossing Main from east to west. Last fall the council budgeted $50,000 for the Main Street study, but was forced to up that limit when bids from design firms came in significantly higher. Following negotiations, the council elected to go with SK and approved a “not-to-exceed” contract amount of $70,000. Other land-use issues before the city’s governing board this week included approval of a lot-split request at Eighth and Walnut near Northwest Missouri State University. The split clears the way for a new rental housing complex planned by local developer and real estate agent Curt Tobin. Last year, using the city’s Campus Town Redevelopment Incentive Program, Tobin tore down two derelict structures and is now planning to build on the site, which the lot split divided into three parcels of slightly less than a quarter-acre each.
CTRIP is designed to encourage redevelopment near the university by waiving debris disposal fees and permit costs for qualified developers. Tobin’s project has been cited by council members as proof the program is working, and McDanel noted that while the derelict structures had an assessed value of only $50,000 to $60,000 each, the proposed new housing represents private investment of between $600,000 and $800,000. The council’s ongoing campaign to remove derelict housing recently bore more fruit following a decision by the Nodaway County Commission to compensate City Hall for demolishing three such structures inside the city limits. City Attorney Doug Thomson said the county turned over proceeds from the sale at auction of the tax-delinquent lots where the houses stood in recognition of the trend toward private developers infilling such parcels with new construction, boosting property tax revenues for both governments. Following negotiations with the landowner, Maryville spent around $20,000 to tear down the structures but received more than $17,000 from the county following the sale, meaning that the net demolition cost to the city was only about $1,500. “The county has bought into the redevelopment that the city saw happening as those structures were torn down,” said Thomson, adding that he was pleased at the level of cooperation demonstrated between the commission and City Hall.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Moving Missouri’s primary election date from August to June would give candidates more time to campaign against their rival party’s counterparts, but it would shorten the time they have to distinguish themselves from rivals within their own party before nominees are picked. Under legislation adopted by a state House panel Tuesday, party primaries in even-numbered years would be set for the first Tuesday after the third Monday in June. The state currently holds its primary for elections to Congress, the Legislature and statewide offices on the Tuesday after the first Monday in August. The bill would take effect in 2016, meaning the primary date in that year would be June 21, instead of Aug. 9. The date change would give primary winners about six extra weeks to focus on their opponent from the other party. The starting date for candidate filing would also be moved up from February to January under the bill. “Moving the date gives us more time to meet the candidates who are going to be running,” said sponsoring Rep. Tony Dugger, R-Hartville. Opponents say the earlier primary date would force incumbent lawmakers to campaign more aggressively during the legislative session, which runs until mid-May. The new date would give lawmakers about half the time to compete against fellow party members after a session ends.
‘Moving the date gives us more time to meet the candidates who are going to be running.’ — Rep. Tony Dugger “This would create a whole session that is an election season,” said Rep. Stacey Newman, D-St. Louis. “The whole session would be about elections and not legislation.” During the 2012 election, primary races were the decisive contest in determining who would be elected to the Legislature in many instances. Of the 17 Senate races up for election, five candidates had no general election opponent and were elected to the Senate because they beat fellow party members in the August primary. An additional four Senate seats were uncontested in either the general election or primary election that year. The 2012 state House races show a similar pattern. The whole House — 163 seats — was up for grabs, but just 90 races featured November contests between candidates from any two parties. Thirty-three races were decided in a primary and an additional 40 were uncontested in either election. The legislation drew support Tuesday from local election authorities, who said it would give them more time to handle possible recounts or court battles for close races. “We will have a better general election if we have more time to plan, organize and recover from the primary election,” said Boone County Clerk Wendy Noren. The House Elections Committee voted 9-2 in favor of the bill on Tuesday. It now heads to the Rules Committee for further consideration before it can go to the House floor for debate.
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