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Runaway Being Sought In Pike County Missouri

Pike County, Missouri is looking for a runaway boy named Ryan Barry, 13 of Bowling Green. He was last seen at his home located off of old Hwy. 54 on Pike 283 at 6:30 p.m. Ryan was wearing white shorts and a royal blue shirt that says Barry on the back. He is 5'1", 98 lbs., blond hair, blue eyes and has a crew cut hair cut. If anyone has any information please contact the Pike County Missouri Sheriff's office at 573-324-3202. Sheriff Stephen Korte did confirm that no foul play is suspected, that the child is a runaway.

***UPDATE - Pike County Sheriff Stephen Korte has confirmed Ryan has returned home.

Capital Watch with Jim Hansen

The End of the Beginning

Wow! What a journey it has been.  This week we finished up the final week of this Legislative Session.  It has been a great privilege to serve as your State Representative and work every day for the people of the 40th District.

I am excited for a lot of great pieces of legislation that we passed this year.  While we did not get to finish everything we set out to do—whether it was due to disagreements among members, the Senate, or the Executive Branch; we were able to take several steps forward on providing a better life for all Missourians.

This year we passed the largest tax break in Missouri’s history for ALL Missourians.  We worked on various Veterans’ issues and made sure that we were always putting first those who have sacrificed so much for our country.  We explored many new developments in the Agriculture Industry and ensured that we are helping our farmers continue to feed this nation.  Through various reforms and funding models we made quality education for ALL Missourians at every level a top priority.  Of course, economic development and job creation received their fair share of time and energy this session.

Bowling Green Rotary to Host Lakefest

The Bowling Green Rotary Club will be hosting Lakefest at the Bowling Green Reservoir / Jack Floyd Memorial Lake, East of Bowling Green, on Friday, June 7, 2013 from 5-8 p.m. Lakefest includes a Barbecue, 5K run/walk, and Fishing Derby.

 The Rotary Club will serve a barbecue dinner from 5-8 p.m.

The 5K run/walk features a scenic course on trails that run along the east and west lakes.  The race will begin at 6:30 p.m.  All participants will receive a T-Shirt.  Trophies will be awarded to class winners.  Gatorade will be provided at the finish. Entry fee is $20 for ages 18 and under.  $25 for ages 19 and up.

County Market Headed to Louisiana

Louisiana Mayor Tom Wallace has announced on the EAGLE 102 Wake Up Call that the County Market grocery chain will open a store in Louisiana next spring. County Market will be the second grocery store to open in Louisiana as Karl and Cathy Sippely opened Karl's earlier this year at 5th and South Carolina Streets.

Wallace said the deal was done Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m. with Niemann Foods Inc. President Rich Niemann. He noted that the company will not be able take possession of the old Kroger location until September 1 and then it will take several months to revitalize the store. Wallace added the new store will hold a job fair in the future and is expected to hire 75 employees, full-time and part-time.

When Kroger left last fall the city felt the brunt of the loss losing more than $60,000 in tax money and County Market will help fill that void.

County Market recently purchased numerous Hickman's IGA stores including the one in Bowling Green and currently has a store in Pittsfield, Ill.

Stay tune to KJFM for more information as it becomes available.

County Market Will Open in Louisiana

Niemann Foods announced today that they have signed a lease with Raul Walters Properties, owner of the Twin Pike Shopping Center.  NFI plans a major renovation of the former Kroger space with a spring of 2014 opening anticipated.  “It’s been a long and somewhat difficult process, but things are in motion now”, says Rich Niemann, President & CEO of NFI, parent company of County Market.

“The community has been without a full service supermarket long enough.  Even though we don’t have access to the property until September, we will be working on our plans and will hit the ground running this fall.”

Niemann Foods, founded in 1917, is associate owned, and based in Quincy, IL.  Operating over 100 retail stores, including County Markets, Pick A Dilly’s, Save A Lots and ACE Hardware stores, providing employment to almost 5,000 people in IL, MO & Iowa.

EMO All-Conference Baseball 2013

1^st Team

Pitcher

*Austin Meine, Wright City

*Justin Murphy, North Callaway

Tyler Tuepker, Wright City

 

Catcher

Matt Huber, Silex

Capital Watch with Jim Hansen

Clock Winds Down, Session Speeds Up

Late nights and long hours are no strangers to the Missouri Legislature this time of year as we are spending more and more time tied to our desk working diligently on many Legislative priorities we have yet to see completed.  It has been great to see some very good bills get attention in the House as the clock on legislative session winds down these next two weeks.

The House passed a bill this week that will allow returning Veterans to attend Missouri Colleges and Universities at the in-state tuition rate.  When veterans come home to return to civilian-life we want them to come to Missouri.  We also want that transition to be as smooth and hard-ship free as possible for these men and women who have given so much.

Hwy. 79 Open South of Clarksville

Tuesday, April 30, MoDOT crews have opened MO 79 to traffic from just south of Clarksville to Annada after being closed a little over a week due to flooding; MO 79 is open from Hannibal to Interstate 70 in St. Charles County.

Motorists are encouraged to check MoDOT's Traveler Information Map at www.modot.org or call 1-888 ASK MODOT (888-275-6636) before starting a trip to the area.