The Chapter will host training for entry level disaster positions on Thursday, May 23, from 9 am to 4 pm. The training is free. Preregistration is required.

This training will not guarantee someone a deployment. It is the first step required to becoming a disaster volunteer. Volunteers for deployment must also successfully complete a background check, be in good health, and be available for a 14 day deployment.

To register for the class, please call 816-232-8439.

Bruce Cole

A judge in St Charles County on Monday added the monitoring as a condition of bail for former Mamtek CEO Bruce Cole.

Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster argues that Cole, currently under house arrest in California, presents a flight risk.

“Requiring GPS tracking ensures that Mr. Cole will have to be present at trial to answer the charges in our complaint,” Koster said.

Trial is scheduled for the week of February 24, 2014. Cole faces four counts of securities fraud and one count of felony theft.

Cole’s company, Mamtek U.S.A., sought to develop an artificial sweetener factory in Moberly, funded primarily by municipal bonds issued by the city’s Industrial Development Authority. The venture collapsed after Mamtek failed to make a payment on the bonds in August 2011.

Among other allegations, officials say Cole diverted money intended for the project to his personal use, including a large mortgage payment on his home in Beverly Hills.

In addition, the Wildcats took home three other major awards with Ross Kivett voted by the league coaches as Player of the Year, pitcher Jake Matthys being named Freshman of the Year and Jared King receiving the Co-Scholar Athlete of the Year award.

The conference announced its postseason awards during a luncheon Tuesday at the 2013 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship.

Joining Kivett, Matthys and King on the first team were catcher Blair DeBord, first baseman Shane Conlon, shortstop Austin Fisher and outfielder/pitcher Tanner Witt. Kivett, King, Conlon and Fisher were all unanimous selections. Outfielder Jon Davis picked up honorable mention accolades, while Matthys and Levi MaVorhis earned spots on the Big 12 All-Freshman squad.

K-State had previously never had more than three players named to the league’s first team, and by having seven selections it tied the Big 12 record set by Baylor last season. Additionally, the three infielders on the list tied a league record with the 2008 Texas A&M squad.

With Hill’s nod as Coach of the Year, K-State became the first school in conference history to have its football, men’s basketball and baseball coaches all earn the honor during the same academic year. The Wildcats won conference championships in all three sports, the second school in league history to accomplish the feat.

Hill, who also earned the honor in 2009, guided the Wildcats to their first conference championship in 80 years with a 39-16 overall record and a 16-7 mark in Big 12 play. The 39 wins are the second-most in school history and tied for the most in regular-season play, while K-State’s 16 conference wins set a school record.

Kivett is the third Wildcat to be named conference player of the year, joining 1992 Big Eight Player of the Year Craig Wilson and 2010 Big 12 Player of the Year Nick Martini. The second baseman, who earned all-conference honors for the first time in his career, hit .359 on the year to rank fourth in the Big 12, while his .376 average against league foes ranked second.

A product of Broadview Heights, Ohio, Kivett enters the Big 12 Championship ranked second in the conference in hits (80) and steals (26), third in runs scored (46), fourth in triples (4), fifth in total bases (103) and sixth in on-base percentage (.434).

Matthys is the first K-State player to earn Big 12 Freshman of the Year accolades. The right-handed pitcher produced an 8-0 record with a 2.01 ERA and six saves in 28 relief appearances. He broke the Kansas State freshman record for wins as well as victories by a relief pitcher during the Big 12 era while also tying the school’s top freshman mark for saves. His eight victories are tied for first in the Big 12 this season, and the Spring Lake Park, Minn., product ranks second in appearances and seventh in saves.

King, who earned his second-straight Academic All-Big 12 First Team honor last week, is hitting .342 with 14 doubles, six home runs and a team-leading 46 RBI. King registered his first All-Big 12 First Team accolade after picking up second-team honors each of the last two years.

Witt earned his second All-Big 12 honor as he was an honorable-mention selection last season, while DeBord, Conlon and Fisher each garnered their first career honors. Witt is hitting .324 with seven doubles and 29 RBI, and the right-hander holds a 3.18 ERA with seven saves in 17 appearances on the mound. His seven saves rank sixth in the conference and are tied for seventh in school history.

DeBord, who has caught 51 games this season, is hitting .321 with 10 doubles and 30 RBI while holding a .992 fielding percentage. Conlon leads the team in home runs with seven as he is hitting .340 with 27 RBI and 16 stolen bases. Fisher led the Big 12 with a .412 conference-only batting average and is hitting .358 overall.

No. 1-seed Kansas State takes on eighth-seeded Texas Tech during the opening round of the 2013 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship at 12:30 p.m., Thursday at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City. The game will be shown to a national audience on Fox College Sports and will air on the K-State Sports Network.

2013 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Awards
Coach of the Year: Brad Hill
Player of the Year: Ross Kivett
Freshman of the Year: Jake Matthys
Co-Scholar Athlete of the Year: Jared King

All-Big 12 First Team
Catcher Blair DeBord; Infielders Shane Conlon, Austin Fisher and Ross Kivett; Outfielder Jared King; Utility Tanner Witt; Relief Pitcher Jake Matthys

All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
Outfielder Jon Davis

Big 12 All-Freshman Team
Pitchers Jake Matthys and Levi MaVorhis

— KSU Sports Information —

The misbranded drug was administered to kidney dialysis patients in Kansas.

Although there were no reports of harm to patients.

But, in a news release, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom says the crime put patients at risk because the FDA cannot assure the safety and effectiveness of products that are not FDA approved and come from unknown sources or foreign locations.

Robert Harshbarger, Jr., 53, Kingsport, Tenn., who was doing business as American Inhalation Medication Specialists, Inc., pleaded guilty to one count of distributing a misbranded drug and one count of health care fraud. In his plea, he admitted that as a result of the fraud kidney dialysis patients treated by Kansas Dialysis Services, L.C., received iron sucrose that had not been certified by the FDA to meet quality and safety standards.

Harshbarger admitted that health care benefit programs paid more than $848,000 for the misbranded iron sucrose he distributed from 2004 to 2009. Harshbarger misrepresented the iron sucrose drug as Venofer, which is the only iron sucrose drug approved by the FDA for both pre-dialysis and post-dialysis patients.

Sentencing is set for Nov. 4. Both parties have agreed to recommend a sentence of 48 months in federal prison, restitution of approximately $848,504, a criminal fine of $25,000, and a forfeiture judgment of $425,000 to be paid prior to sentencing.

Two signs indicate a couple new businesses are coming to the Shoppes at North Village in the space formerly occupied by Borders Book Store.

Kirklands and ULTA Beauty coming soon banners could be spotted Tuesday morning.

The space was vacant since Borders Book Store closed in mid-2011.

Kirklands  is described as a specialty retailer of home décor, with 320 stores in 34 states. ULTA Beauty is described as the one of the largest beauty retailers offering a full service salon in all it’s stores.

The Shoppes website, shopnorthvillage.com, also shows the stores as coming soon.  Property management could not be reached for comment Tuesday morning.

These are courtesy photos. This information is provided by the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office and is not criminal history.

The St Joseph Post assumes no legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, or completeness, of this information.

Details on course offerings and eligibility requirements for visiting and high school students are available at summer.missouriwestern.edu.

The walk-in registration process will begin in the office of admissions, Eder Hall 101. New students are required to meet with an advisor to select courses.

Late registration will be 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. May 28 and 29 in Eder Hall. The late registration fee is $50.

For more information, call admissions at 271-4266 or 800-662-7041.

Joplin was devastated by a tornado two years ago. On Monday, Joplin organized a team of about a dozen police and firefighters to assist in Moore.

Joplin City Manager Mark Rohr says his community remembers the assistance it received in 2011 and feels an obligation to lend a hand in Moore.

The team from Joplin is to conduct a needs assessment and help determine areas in which Moore needs further assistance.

Joplin will also work to provide other assistance.

City officials say damage from Sunday’s straight-line winds was not severe enough, and not widespread enough.

So any debris that’s not on the street will be up to you to clean up.

In a news release, officials said street crews, along with fire and police personnel, worked throughout the night dealing with emergency calls and clearing fallen trees from public streets.

Street maintenance and parks crews continue to work on street clearing operations and debris clean-up. Operations will be contained to clearing fallen trees and limbs from the area between the curbs. Where necessary, some trees may be cut into smaller pieces and pushed to the curb to re-open streets, with the final disposal being left to the adjacent property owner.

Due to the fact that the damage from the storm was not widespread throughout the community, nor was it large-scale in nature, the city will not be picking up and disposing of storm debris. Operations will focus only on re-opening streets. Property owners will be responsible for the clean-up and removal of trees outside the curb and on private property.

Officials say you must have the sidewalks cleared by the start of the business day on Thursday, May 23.

Residents that have streets blocked with fallen trees or limbs should contact the street maintenance division at 271.4848.

The child was riding in a GMC pickup along with two other children under age six.

That truck rolled three times along K-61 north of Preston, Kansas shortly after ten a.m. Monday.

None of the occupants was wearing a safety restraint.

The Kansas Highway Patrol identifies the victim as Craigjohn Vanzandt of Turon.

The driver, 27-year-old Ginny Coates of Turon, and two other young occupants all received what were described as disabling injuries.