Saturday, January 03, 2015
Kansas man, 26, killed in holiday accident, had 5 drunk driving convictions
Friends at the memorial service described Grant McClure as a man who put others before him, didn't blindly follow convention and lived life fast. Fast doesn't even begin to describe how his life ended. He was killed in a horrific crash in Fairway, KS, the Sunday before Christmas.
Police say he was speeding away from a Westwood, KS, officer who tried to pull him over for traffic reasons. In the process, Grant McClure hit three cars and two trees. The force sent car parts flying. Now they're investigating whether the 26-year-old was drinking and driving, which wouldn't be a first for him.
Grant McClure's driving record tells the story of a young man with an obvious problem.
At just the age of 18 he was arrested for his first DUI in March of 2006 in Johnson County. It would be his first of five DUI convictions.
Execution date set for man who stabbed woman to death for beer money
The state of Missouri, which was right at the top in executions in 2014, is wasting no time in the new year. A St. Charles man who stabbed a woman to death for beer money is the second man placed on the 2015 schedule. The video is from KOLR News:
USPS changes: Letter that took one day may now take three
I have never heard of a case where cutting the quality and service ends up saving the product. This is another foolish step by the United States Postal Service. The video is from KOLR News.
Webb City native's book available as free Kindle download
The following description of the book by Flowers, an economics professor, comes from the book's Amazon page:
The book was originally inspired by Harry Truman who said, “Give me a one handed economist! All my economists say on the one hand… on the other.” It is my contention that ideology can only operate to limit choice. By mitigating choices, growth stimulating accords are sometimes overlooked or simply ignored. As an empiricist, I advocate that no ideology is right or wrong, but that conditions and data are all that should drive our policy-making decisions. Every policy has a place where it will or will not work, a set of circumstances that make it function or malfunction, and conditions that promote or deny the benefits associated with that policy. My view on economic policy making and world poverty is unique to the literature, since it is precisely opposite to Harry Truman’s desire. The world is complex; Harry Truman needed a Three Handed Economist, one hand was never enough.
Agenda posted for Monday Joplin City Council meeting
JOPLIN CITY COUNCIL MEETING- 6 p.m. MONDAY
Call To Order
Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance
Pledge of Allegiance
2.
Roll Call
3.
Presentations
1.
Rob O'Brian, President Joplin Area Chamber Of Commerce
present an Economic Update to Council
2.
Proclamation To Recognize The Recycling Center’s 15th Year Anniversary
4.
Finalization Of Consent Agenda
5.
Reports And Communications
6.
Citizen Requests And Petitions
1.
Request To Address Council
Nils Ranum, 79 Canterbury Lane, Joplin, requested to address Council regarding Community Block Grant/Disaster Relief proposals for repair of infrastructure in the tornado zone.
7.
Public Hearings
1.
PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURES
2.
COUNCIL BILL NO. 2015-250
AN ORDINANCE providing for the vacation of a 10-foot wide public utility easement located at 410 Islington Place in the City of Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri.
3.
COUNCIL BILL NO. 2015-251
AN ORDINANCE approving the voluntary annexation by the City of Joplin of property located east of County Road 190 (Prigmore Avenue), north of Route FF (East 32nd Street), west of County Road 180, and south of East 26th Street in Jasper County, Missouri.
4.
COUNCIL BILL NO. 2015-252
AN ORDINANCE approving the voluntary annexation by the City of Joplin of property located at 8225 East 26th Street in Jasper County, Missouri.
8.
Consent Agenda
1.
2.
COUNCIL BILL NO. 2014-031
COUNCIL BILL NO. 2014-031 - AN ORDINANCE authorizing the City of Joplin to enter into an Agreement with TeleCommunications Systems, Inc. (TCS) for the purpose of providing equipment and services to facilitate integration between Jasper County Emergency Services (JASCO) and the Joplin Police Department (JPD); and authorizing the Mayor to execute said Agreement by and on behalf of the City of Joplin, Missouri.
3.
COUNCIL BILL NO. 2014-284
COUNCIL BILL NO. 2014-284 - AN ORDINANCE requesting the review of the Final Plat of JOPLIN HIGH SCHOOL SUBDIVISION located south of 20th Street to 25th Street and east of Grand Avenue to Indiana Avenue in the City of Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri.
4.
COUNCIL BILL NO. 2015-253
AN ORDINANCE requesting the review of the Final Plat of TWIN HILLS SUBDIVISION PLAT 2 located at 26th Street and Horton Smith Drive in the City of Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri.
9.
Resolutions
10.
Ordinances - Emergency
1.
COUNCIL BILL NO 2015-101
AN ORDINANCE approving an agreement for Allgeier Martin & Associates Inc. for Six Hundred Sixty Four Thousand and no/100 Dollars ($664,000.00) for Consultant Services for Design and Construction Management for Sanitary Sewer Projects in the Tornado Area and containing an emergency clause.
2.
COUNCIL BILL NO 2015-102
AN ORDINANCE approving a agreement for Anderson Engineering for Thirty Four Thousand Five Hundred and no/100 Dollars ($34,500.00) for Consultant Services for the Pennsylvania & Virginia – 31st to 28th Stormwater Repairs project and containing an emergency clause.
3.
COUNCIL BILL NO 2015-103
AN ORDINANCE approving a agreement for Anderson Engineering for Twenty One Thousand Five Hundred and no/100 Dollars ($21,500.00) for the Design and Construction Management for the Drainage Repairs-Michigan & Kansas, 26th to 30th project in the Tornado Recovery Area and containing an emergency clause.
4.
COUNCIL BILL NO 2015-104
AN ORDINANCE approving an agreement with Allgeier, Martin & Associates in the amount of Thirty Six Thousand and no/100 Dollars ($36,000.00) for the Lone Elm Interceptor Sewer Improvements Project and containing an emergency clause.
5.
COUNCIL BILL NO. 2015-400
AN ORDINANCE approving an Agreement between the City of Joplin, Missouri, and the Economic Security Corporation pertaining to 2014 HOME housing rehabilitation funds; authorizing the City Manager to execute same on behalf of the City; and containing an emergency clause.
6.
COUNCIL BILL NO. 2015-600
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the City of Joplin to enter into an Agreement with American Ramp Company for the purpose of constructing a skate park in Ewert Park;authorizing the City Manager to execute said Agreement by and on behalf of the City of Joplin, Missouri; and containing an emergency clause.
7.
COUNCIL BILL NO. 2015-601
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the City of Joplin to enter into an Agreement to purchase the Crosslines Property for the City of Joplin: authorizing the City Manager to execute said Agreement by and on behalf of the City of Joplin, Missouri; and containing an emergency clause.
11.
Ordinances - First Reading
1.
COUNCIL BILL NO.2015-100
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the City of Joplin to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with Newton County Commission to replace the existing bridge structure on Jackson Avenue over Shoal Creek authorizing the Mayor to execute said Agreement by and on behalf of the City of Joplin, Missouri.
2.
COUNCIL BILL NO. 2015-450
Council Bill No. 2015-450 approving a lease agreement between the City of Joplin (City) and Aids Project of the Ozarks, Inc. (APO), providing for lease of office space at the Joplin Health Department for APO staff providing services for Joplin area residents.
3.
COUNCIL BILL NO. 2015-602
AN ORDINANCE approving a Memorandum of Understanding by and between the City of Joplin, Missouri a Municipal Corporation and METS Ambulance Service for providing emergency medical care in the City of Joplin. Authorizing the City Manager to execute the same by and on behalf of the City of Joplin, Missouri, in the same or substantially similar form.
12.
Ordinances - Second Reading And Third Reading
13.
Unfinished Business
14.
New Business
1.
APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
2.
3.
NEWS FROM THE PIO
Single digit wind chills for Joplin area through next week
(From the National Weather Service)
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-042130- BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON- ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS- LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON- LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE- TANEY-OZARK-OREGON- 319 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED... LIMITED EXCESSIVE COLD RISK. LIMITED NON THUNDERSTORM WIND RISK. ELEVATED SNOW RISK. DISCUSSION... LIGHT SNOW WILL LIKELY DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WITH THE BEST CHANCES ACROSS THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...WHERE ONE HALF INCH TO ONE INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING OVER 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AS AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA. WIND CHILL VALUES OF -5 TO 5 DEGREES WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT WEST OF HIGHWAY 65. AS THE ARCTIC AIR AND BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT...ANY ROADWAYS THAT REMAIN WET WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO FREEZE OVER AND DEVELOP BLACK ICE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WILL OCCUR DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS FROM SUNDAY THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK.
Friday, January 02, 2015
Joplin Progress Committee adds 10 cents during last quarter
Anyone hoping to find any indication of the Joplin Progress Committee's plans for the April 2015 elections in the January quarterly disclosure report ended up sorely disappointed.
The report, which was filed Thursday with the Missouri Ethics Commission, showed the committee made only 10 cents during the last three months, all of that coming from interest.
The Committee made a splash during the 2014 Joplin municipal elections, with all of its candidates winning, but was not as successful in the R-8 Board of Education races, which saw the largest number of votes going to a candidate, Dr. Debbie Fort, who was not supported by the committee. The other two successful candidates Lynda Banwart and Randy Steele, had the committee's support.
The committee has $4,621.40 in its account, according to the report, but still has plenty of time to get contributions for the April school board election. There are no municipal races in April. The next report will be eight days before the election, unless any contribution amounts to more than $5,000. Larger contributions have to be reported within 48 hours.
The report, which was filed Thursday with the Missouri Ethics Commission, showed the committee made only 10 cents during the last three months, all of that coming from interest.
The Committee made a splash during the 2014 Joplin municipal elections, with all of its candidates winning, but was not as successful in the R-8 Board of Education races, which saw the largest number of votes going to a candidate, Dr. Debbie Fort, who was not supported by the committee. The other two successful candidates Lynda Banwart and Randy Steele, had the committee's support.
The committee has $4,621.40 in its account, according to the report, but still has plenty of time to get contributions for the April school board election. There are no municipal races in April. The next report will be eight days before the election, unless any contribution amounts to more than $5,000. Larger contributions have to be reported within 48 hours.
Light snow expected Saturday, single digit wind chill Sunday
(From the National Weather Service)
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-031530- BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON- ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS- LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON- LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE- TANEY-OZARK-OREGON- 925 AM CST FRI JAN 2 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED... LIMITED LIGHTNING RISK. LIMITED ICE ACCUMULATION RISK. DISCUSSION... AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID MORNING... ESPECIALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM JOPLIN TO EL DORADO SPRINGS. A THIN GLAZE OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE AND MAY AFFECT AREA ROADWAYS...PARTICULARLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI. THE MAIN HAZARD WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. A FEW EMBEDDED RUMBLES OF THUNDER WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE INTO SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI...WITH SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ALSO POSSIBLE. LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND TOWARDS THE NEVADA AREA EARLY SATURDAY. ONLY A GLAZE TO LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ACCUMULATING ICE IS POSSIBLE. LIGHT SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SATURDAY EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WITH THE BEST CHANCES ACROSS THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA. WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BE BREEZY FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH AT TIMES. WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WILL ALSO OCCUR INTO EARLY PORTIONS OF NEXT WEEK.
Thursday, January 01, 2015
Billy Long: I look forward to crafting major legislation
With the start of a new year and the new Congress I am excited about the opportunities ahead for the House Energy and Commerce Committee in 2015 and the 114th Congress.
Last month Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton named me to three leading subcommittees for the 114thCongress. I will serve on the Communications and Technology Subcommittee, the Energy and Power Subcommittee, and the Health Subcommittee. These three subcommittees cover a large majority of the full committee’s policy jurisdiction, and I look forward to having a hand in crafting major legislation beginning at the ground floor.
In the last Congress the Energy and Commerce Committee had a solid record of success aimed at creating jobs and modernizing government. All told more than 50 bills became law, while 40 ended up languishing in the Harry Reid led Senate.
In the 114th Congress the Communications and Technology Subcommittee will strive to update the Communications Act, which was last updated in 1996. The subcommittee spent last year gathering information and public input on updating this law for the innovation era in an effort to foster job creation. A part of the full committee’s record of success in the 113th Congress was the passage of the STELA Reauthorization Act, which was signed into law late last year. This legislation, especially important for rural areas, ensures that 1.5 million satellite television subscribers continue to receive broadcast programming and makes a number of changes to improve the video marketplace for consumers.
I am looking forward to helping the Energy and Power Subcommittee build on the Architecture of Abundance energy strategy in the 114th. The Architecture of Abundance energy strategy is based on five pillars: 1, building a modern energy infrastructure; 2, maintaining diverse electricity generation; 3, permitting a new manufacturing renaissance into existence; 4, harnessing new energy innovation and commonsense efficiencies; and 5, unleashing a new era of American energy diplomacy. This subcommittee will look to advance a new energy policy for our country that says yes to energy. Our country has the energy resources to increase energy security here at home. Tapping into our nation’s resources in a safe and responsible way means cheaper energy for American families and more jobs.We have plentiful energy resources in our country and need policies in place that allow for us to tap into those energy resources.
The Health Subcommittee will build on the efforts of the 21st Century Cures initiative. The goal of this initiative is to accelerate the pace of cures and medical breakthroughs in our country. Last year the committee hosted a number of hearings and roundtables in Washington and across the country gathering ideas about how to speed up the discovery, development, and delivery of new cures and treatments. Early this year, my colleagues and I on the Health Subcommittee will unveil a legislative package to be considered as we move forward with this important initiative.
It is important we are looking at new technologies and advancements available in the telecommunications, energy and health care arenas and how they can help spur economic growth and job creation. The Energy and Commerce Committee will look to build on the committee’s record of success in the 114th Congress, and I am ready to help accomplish this goal.
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