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Columbus seniors aim to lead Titans back to top of CNC
COLUMBUS, Kan. – (WATCH) The Columbus Titans return a loaded senior class for the 2022 season – as they aim to bounce back from a 4-5 record in 2021.
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Girard looks to build on 2021 success
GIRARD, Kan. – (WATCH) Girard aims to stay rolling this season, after going 10-1 and winning a regional championship last season.
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Joplin facing Cross Walk Guard shortage
JOPLIN, Mo. – The city of Joplin is facing a Cross Walk Guard shortage for schools.
The school year for Joplin School District starts in just six days on Aug 22nd.
With the school year starting in less than a week, the city is facing a shortage at a forgotten but important role– Cross Walk Guard.
According to the CDC– 1 in 5 crash fatalities for children ages 15 and under are pedestrians.
“We’re a big community. So there’s a lot of traffic. Some of these positions where we have crossing guards, are high flow areas, there’s a lot of traffic on those roads”, said Sergeant Andy Blair of the Joplin Police Department.
To find where you can apply for the position click here– Jobs • Joplin, MO • CivicEngage (joplinmo.org)
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Low-cost health screenings available Sept. 17 in Monett
MONETT, Mo. – Cox Monett Hospital announced a Community Live Well Screening on September 17 to help residents take charge of their health.
During the event, participants will have access to reduced-cost wellness screenings.
For $45, participants will receive:
- a complete blood count
- comprehensive metabolic panel
- full lipid profile (cholesterol, LDL, HDL, triglycerides)
- Hgb A1C (blood glucose)
- TSH (thyroid)
For $15 more, PSA (prostate cancer) tests are available.
“We realize many people delayed health screenings over the last few years,” said Shannon Hobson, RN, screening coordinator. “Now more than ever, it’s important to ‘know your numbers’ so changes can be made to help ward off chronic diseases.”
Officials say tests are performed on a walk-in basis
Click here to learn more.
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Joplin firefighters catch up with dog they rescued from cliff
JOPLIN, Mo. — Just a few weeks ago the Joplin Fire Dept responded to assist city of Joplin Animal Control to rescue a dog that had fallen off Mother Nature’s Crack at the Wildcat Glades cliffs.
The believed the dog had been there 3-4 days and he was injured.
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We learn Tuesday in a release of information from the Joplin Humane Society and Animal Adoption Center the dog is recovering and he has a name… Tumble!
Sharing photos and stating, “Here he is visiting the heroes that absolutely saved his life. Tumble is doing well at the shelter and will be available for adoption very soon!”
Joplin Battalion Chief Mike Redshaw is one of the firefighters that visited with Tumble. He tells us, “Great to see he’s healing up and doing better.”
“We hope he’s able to find a good home!” states Joplin Engineer Kolby Tucker.
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Today in History (August 16)
Today is Tuesday, Aug. 16, the 228th day of 2022. This is Today in History.
Local News
- In 2014, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, where police and protesters repeatedly clashed in the week since a Black 18-year-old, Michael Brown, was shot to death by a white police officer.
- In 2015, Students returned to MSSU’s campus and living quarters after some dorms got renovations totaling $2 million.
- In 2016, Sara Spears was accused of shooting a man in McDonald County.
World News
- In 1812, Detroit fell to British and Native American forces in the War of 1812.
- In 1978, James Earl Ray, convicted assassin of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., told a Capitol Hill hearing he did not commit the crime, saying he’d been set up by a mysterious man called “Raoul.”
- In 2020, California’s Death Valley recorded a temperature of 130 degrees amid a blistering heat wave, the third-highest temperature ever measured.
Entertainment
- In 1977, Elvis Presley died at his Graceland estate in Memphis, Tennessee, at age 42.
- In 1948, baseball legend Babe Ruth died in New York at age 53.
- In 1962, the Beatles fired their original drummer, Pete Best, replacing him with Ringo Starr.
Politics
- In 2012, Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney declared he had paid at least 13 percent of his income in federal taxes every year for the previous decade.
- In 2017, The University of Florida denied a request by white supremacist Richard Spencer to rent space on the campus for a September event.
- In 2021, Afghans desperate to escape the Taliban takeover of their country clung to the side of a departing U.S. military jet as it rolled down the tarmac at the Kabul airport, and some apparently fell to their death as the aircraft gained altitude.
Birthdays
Actor Ann Blyth is 94. Actor Gary Clarke is 89. Actor Julie Newmar is 89. Actor-singer Ketty Lester is 88. Actor John Standing is 88. Actor Anita Gillette is 86. Movie director Bruce Beresford is 82. Actor Bob Balaban is 77. Ballerina Suzanne Farrell is 77. Actor Lesley Ann Warren is 76. Rock singer-musician Joey Spampinato is 74. Actor Marshall Manesh is 72. Actor Reginald VelJohnson is 70. Former TV host Kathie Lee Gifford is 69. R&B singer J.T. Taylor is 69. Movie director James Cameron is 68. Actor Jeff Perry is 67. Rock musician Tim Farriss (INXS) is 65. Actor Laura Innes is 65. Singer Madonna is 64. Actor Angela Bassett is 64. Actor Timothy Hutton is 62. Actor Steve Carell (kuh-REHL’) is 60. Former tennis player Jimmy Arias is 58. Actor-singer Donovan Leitch is 55. Actor Andy Milder is 54. Actor Seth Peterson is 52. Country singer Emily Strayer (The Chicks) is 50. Actor George Stults is 47. Singer Vanessa Carlton is 42. Actor Cam Gigandet is 40. Actor Agnes Bruckner is 37. Singer-musician Taylor Goldsmith (Dawes) is 37. Actor Cristin Milioti is 37. San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish is 36. Actor Shawn Pyfrom is 36. Country singer Ashton Shepherd is 36. Actor Okieriete Onaodowan is 35. Country singer Dan Smyers (Dan & Shay) is 35. NHL goalie Carey Price is 35. Actor Kevin G. Schmidt is 34. Actor Rumer Willis is 34. Actor Parker Young is 34. Rapper Young Thug is 31. Actor Cameron Monaghan is 29. U.S. Olympic swimming gold-medalist Caeleb Dressel is 26. Singer-pianist Greyson Chance is 25.
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Anglers last chance to win big prizes during 2022 Great Kansas Fishing Derby
PITTSBURG, Kan. – ‘Cast a Hook, Win a Prize’ – The Great Kansas Fishing Derby enters its final month of the 2022 season.
So far, anglers have claimed prizes across the state, with some of them being redeemed as locally as Carl Junction!
Nathan from Carl Junction caught a Bluegill and Gregory from Arma, Kan. caught a Channel Catfish, both at Crawford State Fishing Lake.
Huge prizes sit just beneath the water – Anglers have until September 15 to participate.
After catching a tagged fish, anglers should redeem the code online, if unable to do so, contact The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks Sportfishing Education Coordinator, David Breth, at 620-672-5911.
Click here.to learn more.
Participating lakes
- Meade State Fishing Lake
- Horsethief Reservoir
- Wichita – KDOT East
- Wichita – KDOT West
- Sedgwick County Lake Afton
- Lyon State Fishing Lake
- Critzer Reservoir
- Lake Fort Scott
- Chase State Fishing Lake
- Butler State Fishing Lake
- Wellington City Lake
- Lake Lenexa
- Lake Olathe
- Paola – Lake Miola
- Holton – Banner Creek
- Leavenworth State Fishing Lake
- Montgomery State Fishing Lake
- Barber State Fishing Lake
- Harvey County East
- Harvey County West
- Pratt County Lake
- Topeka – Lake Shawnee
- Osage State Fishing Lake
- Douglas State Fishing Lake
- Geary State Fishing Lake
- Herington Reservoir (New)
- Council Grove City Lake
- Yates Center Reservoir
- Gridley City Lake
- Garnett – North Lake
- Crawford State Fishing Lake
- Chanute – Sante Fe Lake
- Salina – Lakewood
- Great Bend – Veteran’s Memorial Park
- Jewell State Fishing Lake
- Sebelius Reservoir
- Scott State Fishing Lake
- Cedar Bluff Reservoir
- Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake #2
- Shawnee State Fishing Lake
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Former County Assistant Attorney charged with DUI, battery on LEO
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Kan. – A local former assistant county attorney faces charges after an alleged DUI incident in June.
The Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office on Monday filed charges against Daylene B. Walls. Those charges are:
- Driving under the influence of drugs/alcohol; 1st conv; Incapable of safe driving (First offense)
- Battery on LEO; Physical contact with county or city officer on duty
- Interference with LEO
According to court documents, all three charges are misdemeanors.
Walls was a Montgomery County assistant prosecuting attorney in the juvenile division at the time. She is no longer listed in that position.
Special Prosecutor David Yoder out of Newton, Kansas is prosecuting the case against Walls.
Alleged DUI Incident
The DUI incident happened on June 13, 2022. According to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, around 10:29 pm, someone reported a vehicle in a ditch.
Montgomery County Dispatch took the report of a female stumbling out of the vehicle in the ditch and of another stopped vehicle. The caller told Dispatch that when they stopped to check on the people, they said they did not want police assistance.
Patrol deputies responded to US Highway 160 and US Highway 75 west of Independence, Kansas.
After arriving, they spoke with the female driver and identified her as 65-year-old Daylene Walls of Independence. The other individual was her friend.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, Deputies got evidence of Walls being under the influence of alcohol. Authorities say deputies tried to conduct their investigation of DUI, but allege Walls would not comply.
A Sheriff’s Office press release states, “Deputies attempted to take Walls into custody for suspicion of DUI, but Walls started refusing to place her hands behind her back. Walls at one point slapped the Deputy and repeatedly told them she was not going to jail. Deputies were able to place Walls in custody without further incident.”
Authorities also arrested her male friend for interference with an investigation. They say he argued with deputies, allegedly trying to prevent them from arresting Walls. However, as of Aug. 16, 2022, court records do not show any official charges filed against him.
Deputies got a search warrant for Walls’ blood-alcohol levels.
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Neighbors and Healthcare Workers rush to assist those injured in head-on crash
JOPLIN, Mo. — Just after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday reports of a two vehicle head-on crash at 32nd and Oliver Ave alerted Joplin Emergency Dispatch.
Joplin Fire Dept, Joplin Police, Newton Co Ambulance and METS ambulance responded.
On the scene Joplin Police tell us four people were transported to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.
Neighbors were the first to respond to the crash telling us they heard the loud crash. Also across the street to the south numerous rushed from Joplin Health and Rehab to assist those injured.
Ofc Dalton Farmer preliminary investigation shows the white vehicle was traveling east on 32nd, turning north onto S Oliver Ave. The black vehicle traveling west on 32nd.
City of Joplin will replace the stop sign taken out in the crash for southbound Oliver Ave travelers. Workers from the city are on the scene now.
Comer’s Wrecker removed the crashed vehicles.
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