The Maryville Parks and Recreation Board met on July 21st, reviewing a productive summer with ongoing sports leagues and a successful concert in the park that drew over 600 attendees. Staff have been busy with extensive park maintenance, including field preparation, bathroom sanitization, and facility upkeep like AC unit cleaning and addressing water damage. Looking…
A 23-year-old Kansas City, Kansas man drowned in Smithville Lake near the Route W bridge on Saturday evening after going underwater while swimming without a life vest. His body was recovered Sunday morning by water patrol crews. The Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop A, assisted by Cpl. B.V. Cole and the Smithville Fire Department, responded…
On Sunday, July 27, at approximately 8:35 p.m., the St. Joseph Police Department closed a section of Sycamore Street between 8th and 9th Streets due to an ongoing investigation. The area remained a crime scene for about three and a half hours, reopening shortly after midnight. Details regarding the incident have not yet been released.
Nodaway County Health Center urges parents to get their children immunized promptly for the upcoming school year. Eighth and twelfth graders require Tdap and meningitis vaccines, while kindergartners need five different immunizations including DTaP, IPV, MMR, Hepatitis B, and Varicella. A clinic is scheduled for August 11th during Maryville R-II registration, but parents can also…
St. Joseph, Mo. – Two streets bordering Civic Center Park, Francis Street and North 12th Street, will be closed from Saturday evening to Monday morning to accommodate the Red Rally event on Sunday. Barricades will be set up Saturday, though access to Wesley Senior Towers’ parking lot will be maintained. The ongoing construction on the…
The St. Joseph Animal Shelter is holding a three-day free adoption event for cats and dogs from July 23-25 to address severe overcrowding. Made possible by the Friends of the St. Joseph Animal Shelter (FOTAS), this initiative offers pre-vetted, chipped, and spayed/neutered pets ready for their new homes. The shelter also encourages community members to…
The Gene Field Road Bridge over Interstate 29 in Buchanan County is scheduled for a temporary closure starting Monday, July 28, at 6:30 a.m. Missouri Department of Transportation crews will be repairing the bridge deck, with the bridge expected to reopen by 9 a.m. on Thursday, July 31. A full replacement of the bridge is…
A two-vehicle collision in southern Buchanan County on Tuesday night left one person with serious injuries. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a mini dirt bike rider was ejected from their vehicle after colliding with another vehicle at 32nd Road Southeast and Seymour Road Southeast, and was subsequently transported to Mosaic Life Care.
Four individuals, three adults and one juvenile, sustained injuries after their Lexus overturned on US 36 Highway in DeKalb County early Saturday morning. The vehicle veered off the road, traveled down an embankment, and flipped. Three of the occupants, all from St. Joseph except for a Springfield, Virginia woman, suffered serious injuries, while the 15-year-old…
On July 19th, a multi-agency effort in Gower, Missouri, led to the peaceful arrest of Shawn Reynolds, who was wanted on a felony warrant for failing to register as a sex offender. Deputies from the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office, assisted by several other agencies, apprehended Reynolds after a several-hour standoff at a residence where he…