Monday, December 30, 2013
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Stupid criminals: Couple shows at parole hearing with guns, drugs, stolen property
An Arkansas couple never received the message that you leave the weapons and drugs at home when you visit your parole officer:
A report from the Baxter County Sheriff indicates that the Lakeview Police Dept. suspected Jack Creameans of stealing a ring and other items from an elderly couple in the summer of 2013.
When he came to his parole hearing, according to the report, police searched him and his wife, Kimberly Creameans. They found the ring, a crystalline substance that tested positive for methamphetamine, and a leafy substance that tested positive for marijuana.
Police then searched the couple's 2010 Ford Mustang and found several syringes, a set of scales, a glass pipe and a muzzle loading rifle.
According to the report, both Kimberly and Jack Creameans are convicted felons and cannot legally possess a firearm.
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Missouri Supreme Court will not hear Carthage child killer's appeal
In a decision issued this afternoon, the Missouri Supreme Court said it would not hear the appeal of Eddie Salazar Sr., the man who killed his infant child and threw him in Spring River.
The Southern District Court of Appeals rejected Salazar's appeal in October.
Salazar’s crime was described in the appellate court’s opinion:
On the evening of February 4, 2010, Child was in Defendant’s care. Shortly after 11:00 p.m., an officer made contact with Defendant at a Carthage residence in response to a 9-1-1 call in which Defendant stated that two men had entered his home and had taken Child. Defendant subsequently gave differing accounts of the event — including that he had found Child dead in his crib — but he eventually told law enforcement that he had shaken Child because he was frustrated that Child would not stop crying, and Child slipped from his hands, striking his head on the tile floor. Defendant admitted throwing Child’s body into a river, and Child’s body was eventually recovered from the river. Recorded statements from Defendant were admitted into evidence as State’s Exhibits 3, 6, 8A, and 9. The jury also heard a recording of Defendant’s 9-1-1 call, admitted as State’s Exhibit 2.3
The pathologist who performed the autopsy on Child testified that the cause of death was “blunt head trauma” and that Child had three fractures to his skull, accompanied by “swelling of the brain and bleeding inside of the head as well.”
Salazar’s attorney asked for a new trial, claiming that the public was wrongly kept out of the courtroom during jury selection because so many people were brought in due to the nature of the trial.The opinion suggested that there was no evidence that anyone wanted to attend and was kept from doing so because of the judge’s decision.
The seating of a juror who had indicated she was not sure she could render an impartial decision was also rejected as a reason for the mistrial since Salazar’s attorney could have exercised one of his peremptory challenges to have that juror removed. During further questioning, the juror, who was a teacher who had students who had been victims of child abuse, said she thought she could put that aside and make her decision based on the evidence.
Search committee names three finalists for Crowder College president
(From Crowder College)
The Presidential Search Committee for Crowder College met on December 20th and reviewed reference information on seven semi-finalists selected earlier. After careful review and discussion the Committee, which consisted of a cross-section of college personnel, Board members, and community representatives, recommended three finalists to the Board of Trustees.
The three finalists are Dr. Brent Bates of Sedalia, Mo.; Dr. Jim Cummins of Neosho; and Dr. Jennifer Methvin of Hope, Ark.
Dr. Bates currently serves as Vice President of Education and Student Support Services at State Fair Community College. He has 26 years at Missouri and Kansas community colleges, with the past 14 years in senior administrative roles. He holds a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction, with an emphasis in Community College Curriculum, from Kansas State University.
Dr. Cummins currently serves as Vice President of Finance at Crowder College. Prior to coming to Crowder College in January 2012, he served in various area school districts as Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, Principal and teacher. He holds a doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis from the University of Missouri.
Dr. Methvin currently serves as Vice Chancellor for Academics at the University of Arkansas-Community College at Hope. Prior to coming to her job at the Community College at Hope, she was a division chair at the University of Arkansas-Community College at Batesville, and taught English in various universities. Her PhD in Community College leadership is from Walden University.
These three will be brought to campus for extensive interviews with the Board of Trustees, tours of the college and community, and open forums to which the public will be invited. Information on the forums will be disseminated once the schedule is determined.
The Board hopes to offer the position to the winning candidate by April. The start date of the new President will depend on the schedule of the person selected for the position, but no later than July 1st.
The Presidential Search Committee for Crowder College met on December 20th and reviewed reference information on seven semi-finalists selected earlier. After careful review and discussion the Committee, which consisted of a cross-section of college personnel, Board members, and community representatives, recommended three finalists to the Board of Trustees.
The three finalists are Dr. Brent Bates of Sedalia, Mo.; Dr. Jim Cummins of Neosho; and Dr. Jennifer Methvin of Hope, Ark.
Dr. Bates currently serves as Vice President of Education and Student Support Services at State Fair Community College. He has 26 years at Missouri and Kansas community colleges, with the past 14 years in senior administrative roles. He holds a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction, with an emphasis in Community College Curriculum, from Kansas State University.
Dr. Cummins currently serves as Vice President of Finance at Crowder College. Prior to coming to Crowder College in January 2012, he served in various area school districts as Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, Principal and teacher. He holds a doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis from the University of Missouri.
Dr. Methvin currently serves as Vice Chancellor for Academics at the University of Arkansas-Community College at Hope. Prior to coming to her job at the Community College at Hope, she was a division chair at the University of Arkansas-Community College at Batesville, and taught English in various universities. Her PhD in Community College leadership is from Walden University.
These three will be brought to campus for extensive interviews with the Board of Trustees, tours of the college and community, and open forums to which the public will be invited. Information on the forums will be disseminated once the schedule is determined.
The Board hopes to offer the position to the winning candidate by April. The start date of the new President will depend on the schedule of the person selected for the position, but no later than July 1st.
Monday, December 23, 2013
Flood advisory issued for Branson area
(From the National Weather Service)
MOC067-091-149-153-203-213-215-229-231600- /O.CON.KSGF.FA.Y.0085.000000T0000Z-131223T1600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DOUGLAS MO-HOWELL MO-OREGON MO-OZARK MO-SHANNON MO-TANEY MO-TEXAS MO- WRIGHT MO- 351 PM CST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...THE FLOOD ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CST MONDAY FOR DOUGLAS...HOWELL...OREGON...OZARK...SHANNON...TANEY... TEXAS AND WRIGHT COUNTIES... AT 345 PM CST...THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION INDICATED THAT MINOR FLOODING CONTINUED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. NUMEROUS SMALL STREAMS HAD SWOLLEN OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND FLOODED LOW LYING AREAS. A FEW STATE HIGHWAYS REMAINED FLOODED...WHILE LOW WATER CROSSINGS ACROSS THE AREA ARE ALSO INUNDATED. NO ADDITIONAL RAIN IS EXPECTED...THEREFORE...STREAMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FALLING THROUGH TONIGHT. RUNOFF FROM THIS HEAVY RAINFALL IS CAUSING MINOR FLOODING. CREEKS... STREAMS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
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