Over 80+ people attended the open house for Rockin' CA Feed & Livestock, the new Nutrena dealer in Sheridan. They are located at the former DOT building west of Sheridan. They are selling a wide variety of feed products such as cattle feed and grazers, dog and other pet food, poultry feed, horse feed, and other livestock feed. They will also sell veterinary supplies and medicine as well as feed equipment and bottles.
People came Saturday despite snow that left the roads slick to enjoy food and door prizes that were raffled off that day. Rockin' CA is owned and operated by Clint and Angela Larison of Sheridan and it will become a family business. Clint said that the long-term goal for the business is to get more customers and carry more products. He said that he was willing to deliver feed if it was close to his route.
For many years, Sheridan had a Nutrena dealer in town where Paxson Welding & Tire is currently located. It was run by Claudie and Mike Scott. Clint said that Nutrena was a good product and that there was a need for it in Sheridan, which is a strong livestock community with cattle, pigs, sheep, and horses.
Monday, February 3, 2014
Sunday, February 2, 2014
Police Pursuit Results in Accident
A police pursuit resulted in an accident last Wednesday morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that a 2014 Ford Focus driven by Dustin Smith (31) of Independence was traveling northbound on 71 five miles south of Maryville at around 8:00 am, being pursued by the Nodaway County Sheriff's Department. The vehicle struck a tire deflation device and skidded out of control, traveling off the west side of the roadway. The vehicle struck a road sign, overturned, and came to rest on its wheels in the median. Smith was wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident. Smith received minor injuries and was taken to Nodaway County by the Maryville Department of Public Safety. The vehicle received extensive damage and was towed from the scene.
Snow Covered Roads Lead to Bethany Accident
Snow covered roads led to an accident north of Bethany for a Hatfield woman Friday. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that a 1994 Pontiac Sunbird driven by Angela Moore, 20, of Hatfield was southbound on 69 around three miles north of Bethany. The Patrol reports that she lost control, crossed the center line, overcorrected, and ran off the right side. The vehicle struck an embankment and came to rest facing southeast and remaining upright. Moore was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident. She received moderate injuries and was taken by ambulance to the Harrison County Community Hospital. The vehicle received moderate damage and was towed from the scene.
Punxsutawney Phil Forecasts Six More Weeks of Winter
Punxsutawney Phil, unfortunately, saw his shadow Sunday morning on Groundhog Day and went back into his hole for another six more weeks. The sun came out briefly in Sheridan between 8 and 9. That is a bad sign as it forecasts six more weeks of winter.
As of Sunday morning, new winter weather has already been forecast. A Winter Storm Watch was issued by the National Weather Service for the area starting Tuesday morning and running through midnight that day. Around 4-8 inches of snow was forecast along with this storm. After that, according to the Weather Channel, temperatures were forecast to drop to six below zero Wednesday night, stay in single digits on Thursday, and drop to one below Thursday night.
On Saturday, another snowstorm was forecast to come through the area, followed by a temperature drop to three below zero on Saturday night and one below on Sunday night. After Monday the 3rd, temperatures were not forecast to be above 24 at any time during the next 10 days.
This was not the only place where Phil saw his shadow. The Washington Post reported Sunday morning that he saw his shadow in DC as well.
The Super Bowl lucked out from the winter forecasts. Temperatures in New Jersey, where the Super Bowl is being played this year, were as high as 50 degrees. The New York area just missed out on snowstorms, which were forecast to hit the area Monday with 1-3 inches of snow.
Along with the cold weather, people can expect more of the flu. The Centers for Disease Control reports widespread activity for Missouri and most other states as of January 25th.
As of Sunday morning, new winter weather has already been forecast. A Winter Storm Watch was issued by the National Weather Service for the area starting Tuesday morning and running through midnight that day. Around 4-8 inches of snow was forecast along with this storm. After that, according to the Weather Channel, temperatures were forecast to drop to six below zero Wednesday night, stay in single digits on Thursday, and drop to one below Thursday night.
On Saturday, another snowstorm was forecast to come through the area, followed by a temperature drop to three below zero on Saturday night and one below on Sunday night. After Monday the 3rd, temperatures were not forecast to be above 24 at any time during the next 10 days.
This was not the only place where Phil saw his shadow. The Washington Post reported Sunday morning that he saw his shadow in DC as well.
The Super Bowl lucked out from the winter forecasts. Temperatures in New Jersey, where the Super Bowl is being played this year, were as high as 50 degrees. The New York area just missed out on snowstorms, which were forecast to hit the area Monday with 1-3 inches of snow.
Along with the cold weather, people can expect more of the flu. The Centers for Disease Control reports widespread activity for Missouri and most other states as of January 25th.
Saturday, February 1, 2014
School Board Race: Tyler Steele Seeks to Improve Community
Tyler Steele told the Sheridan Express Thursday afternoon that he was running for the Worth County School Board because he was interested in improving the community. He is the son of Todd and Angie Steele and is married to Lindsay (Jackson) Steele. He already serves on the Skating Rink board and the WCPO board as well. He said that he and Lindsay wanted to improve the community to the point where they would attract more people and reverse decades of decline.
Steele said that the main issue for the school was long-term planning. While the school had a healthy surplus, Steele, who served on a committee that looked at the facilities, said that there were a lot of projects that needed to be worked on in coming years such as the stairs going down from the school on the east side as well as the fire escape leading out of the band room to the football field. Steele said that he wanted to build on what previous boards have already done in that area.
He noted that the improvements recommended by the building committee were just the tip of the iceberg. For instance, he said that the ag roof, the track, and the sinks were other issues that were identified. Steele said that one strength was personnel. "Loren and Joe have done a good job of maintaining stuff," he said.
Another issue for Steele was teachers. Several teachers will be up for renewal and there will be positions open. If elected, Steele said that he wanted to hire people who were either experienced or who were ready to commit to Worth County and who were willing to stick around. Steele said that he wanted to see the school keep moving forward with putting in new technology and continue to meet and improve on the state's standards for education.
Steele said that the main issue for the school was long-term planning. While the school had a healthy surplus, Steele, who served on a committee that looked at the facilities, said that there were a lot of projects that needed to be worked on in coming years such as the stairs going down from the school on the east side as well as the fire escape leading out of the band room to the football field. Steele said that he wanted to build on what previous boards have already done in that area.
He noted that the improvements recommended by the building committee were just the tip of the iceberg. For instance, he said that the ag roof, the track, and the sinks were other issues that were identified. Steele said that one strength was personnel. "Loren and Joe have done a good job of maintaining stuff," he said.
Another issue for Steele was teachers. Several teachers will be up for renewal and there will be positions open. If elected, Steele said that he wanted to hire people who were either experienced or who were ready to commit to Worth County and who were willing to stick around. Steele said that he wanted to see the school keep moving forward with putting in new technology and continue to meet and improve on the state's standards for education.
Steve Schulte, Claudia Wiederholt Reign at NEN Homecoming 2014
Steve Schulte and Claudia Wiederholt were named Homecoming King and Queen for Northeast Nodaway Thursday following a free will supper and pep rally. Other candidates were Austin Jones and Brianna Riley (juniors), Max Giesken and Talina Nelson (sophomores), and Rowdy West and Stephanie Price (freshmen). 7th and 8th grade prince and princess candidates were Dylan Boulting and Maggie Schmitz (7th grade) and Kalvin Rawson and Taylor Coffelt (8th grade). Named prince and princess for the junior high were Kalvin Rawson and Maggie Schmitz. They were crowned by last year's royalty, Kevin Stoll and Shayna Dougan. It all had a happy ending as both teams won Friday night.
Winning the hallway decoration contest were the 7th graders. The seniors won the shirt contest while the sophomores won the poster and float contest. The sophomores won the overall spirit competition. Don and Ruth Adwell were named Fans of the Year.
Music was performed by the Northeast Nodaway pep band, which performs during home basketball games. Members are Brittany Moran (flute); Brittany Burns, Katie DeLong, and Gerry Runde (clarinet); Trevor Edwards, Maverick Price, Vanessa Riley, and Nathan Schieber (trumpet); Colton Wilmes (saxophone); Andrew Freemyer and Peyton Weir (baritone); Dylan Boulting and Shelby Brandt (trombone); and Makayla Adwell, Dakota Auffert, Rory Bredlow, Maggie Schmitz, and Chet Spire (percussion). They are directed by Mrs. Stafford.
Cheerleaders and 'Lil Cheerleaders led the crowd in cheers between pep rally activities. Cheerleaders are Shelby Linville, Shelby Brandt, Morgan Porter, Brianna Riley, Allie Runde, and Samantha Thorburn. They are directed by Mrs. McMillen.
'Lil Cheerleaders are Baylie Busby, Sasha Deardorff, Lindsey Jackson, Frannie Perkins, and Makenzie Pride (1st grade); Blair Allen, Dalanie Auffert, Jill Boswell, Courtney Faustlin, Paiton Hillyard, and Kaylee Pederson (2nd grade); Jaden Atkins, Lily Burns, Kenna Coulter, Emma Kohlleppel, Lauren McIntyre, and Ruby Wilmes (3rd grade); and Jasmine Underwood (4th grade). They are led by captain Mary Boswell and assisted by Alicia Smith, Brea Coulter, and Dana Auffert.
The festivities cumulated in victories for the Northeast Nodaway basketball teams. The games went on despite the weather; they were moved up an hour and the JV games canceled. The girls won 51-38 over North Nodaway, playing their best game of the year and exorcising the demons of another team that had their number over the last few years. The Mustangs had been beating Northeast by running clock margins over the last two years. However, Northeast turned the tables with their second win of the year over North Nodaway, playing well on both sides of the ball to secure the victory.
Dallis Coffelt fouled out of the game, which meant that someone else had to step up scoring for Northeast. But leading scorer Taryn Farnan stepped up her game and had her best game of the year since getting 22 against Albany; she had 21 points going up against taller opposition. Claudia Wiederholt, one night after being crowned homecoming queen, stepped up once again and played her best game of the year, getting a season high 12 points. Jill Spire had 6, Dallis Coffelt had 5, Kerrigan Adwell had 4, and Holly Redden had 3. Free throw shooting had been a liability for Northeast; however, the Bluejays had their best free throw shooting night of the year as they went 19 for 30 in the win. For North Nodaway, Cambry Schluter had 18 and six-footer Madison Thompson followed with 14. But nobody else could score for North Nodaway.
After struggling to get any kind of win earlier in the year, the boys won their second straight and sixth of the year as they posted a solid win, 58-40 over North Nodaway. They played their most complete game of the year as they had four players in double figures. On the other end, they avoided the kind of foul trouble that had plagued them in the first half of the year, allowing only four trips to the line by North Nodaway. Garet Jackson and Joel Scroggie had 13 each. Steve Schulte had 12 the night after being named Homecoming King. Shaun Burns had 11 and Max Giesken had a career high with 7. Andrew Faustlin had 2.
Winning the hallway decoration contest were the 7th graders. The seniors won the shirt contest while the sophomores won the poster and float contest. The sophomores won the overall spirit competition. Don and Ruth Adwell were named Fans of the Year.
Music was performed by the Northeast Nodaway pep band, which performs during home basketball games. Members are Brittany Moran (flute); Brittany Burns, Katie DeLong, and Gerry Runde (clarinet); Trevor Edwards, Maverick Price, Vanessa Riley, and Nathan Schieber (trumpet); Colton Wilmes (saxophone); Andrew Freemyer and Peyton Weir (baritone); Dylan Boulting and Shelby Brandt (trombone); and Makayla Adwell, Dakota Auffert, Rory Bredlow, Maggie Schmitz, and Chet Spire (percussion). They are directed by Mrs. Stafford.
Cheerleaders and 'Lil Cheerleaders led the crowd in cheers between pep rally activities. Cheerleaders are Shelby Linville, Shelby Brandt, Morgan Porter, Brianna Riley, Allie Runde, and Samantha Thorburn. They are directed by Mrs. McMillen.
'Lil Cheerleaders are Baylie Busby, Sasha Deardorff, Lindsey Jackson, Frannie Perkins, and Makenzie Pride (1st grade); Blair Allen, Dalanie Auffert, Jill Boswell, Courtney Faustlin, Paiton Hillyard, and Kaylee Pederson (2nd grade); Jaden Atkins, Lily Burns, Kenna Coulter, Emma Kohlleppel, Lauren McIntyre, and Ruby Wilmes (3rd grade); and Jasmine Underwood (4th grade). They are led by captain Mary Boswell and assisted by Alicia Smith, Brea Coulter, and Dana Auffert.
The festivities cumulated in victories for the Northeast Nodaway basketball teams. The games went on despite the weather; they were moved up an hour and the JV games canceled. The girls won 51-38 over North Nodaway, playing their best game of the year and exorcising the demons of another team that had their number over the last few years. The Mustangs had been beating Northeast by running clock margins over the last two years. However, Northeast turned the tables with their second win of the year over North Nodaway, playing well on both sides of the ball to secure the victory.
Dallis Coffelt fouled out of the game, which meant that someone else had to step up scoring for Northeast. But leading scorer Taryn Farnan stepped up her game and had her best game of the year since getting 22 against Albany; she had 21 points going up against taller opposition. Claudia Wiederholt, one night after being crowned homecoming queen, stepped up once again and played her best game of the year, getting a season high 12 points. Jill Spire had 6, Dallis Coffelt had 5, Kerrigan Adwell had 4, and Holly Redden had 3. Free throw shooting had been a liability for Northeast; however, the Bluejays had their best free throw shooting night of the year as they went 19 for 30 in the win. For North Nodaway, Cambry Schluter had 18 and six-footer Madison Thompson followed with 14. But nobody else could score for North Nodaway.
After struggling to get any kind of win earlier in the year, the boys won their second straight and sixth of the year as they posted a solid win, 58-40 over North Nodaway. They played their most complete game of the year as they had four players in double figures. On the other end, they avoided the kind of foul trouble that had plagued them in the first half of the year, allowing only four trips to the line by North Nodaway. Garet Jackson and Joel Scroggie had 13 each. Steve Schulte had 12 the night after being named Homecoming King. Shaun Burns had 11 and Max Giesken had a career high with 7. Andrew Faustlin had 2.
Tiger Girls Rout Albany for Second Win
The Worth County girls have been able to jump out to early leads even against the best teams. But this time, they made one stand up as they played their best game of the year and beat shorthanded Albany 59-34. Albany was playing without their best player, Shelby Fish. Shortly after the game started, Albany went down another player when Sydney Thummel and Sarah Poppa collided on Sydney's drive to the basket and Poppa injured her knee. Albany had every reason to expect a close game, since both teams beat West Nodaway by similar margins. But Albany did not match up well with Worth County's size or their speed.
Worth County was also shorthanded, playing without Coach Bryce Shafar, who sat out both games due to disciplinary reasons. He was suspended by the school administration. He will return for Tuesday's home game against Maysville. Assistant coach Josh Smith managed the teams in his absence.
The Tigers got three players in double figures, led by Claire Andrews (16 points), Kaitlyn Davidson (13), and Sydney Thummel (10). Claire put Worth County in front for good with a transition 3-pointer to make it 6-4 with 6:19; Sydney Thummel followed with a steal off the press and Kaitlyn Davidson stepped through a defender, drew a foul, and hit a free throw to make it 9-4. Quinci Schottel followed with a backdoor layup to make it 11-4 with 3:06 left.
Worth County came out in an early press that bothered Albany and forced a lot of turnovers. But Albany started breaking it and the game turned into a scoring flurry for the rest of the first quarter that saw the Tigers lead 20-11. Kaitlyn Davidson and Claire Andrews had 5 each, Sydney Thummel and Kristen Andrews had 3 each, and Quinci Schottel and Danielle Funk had 2 each for the Tigers, who landed six in the scoring column.
Claire Andrews' 3-pointer with 6:45 left in the second put Worth County up double digits for good at 25-15. Albany's outside shooting kept them in it for much of the period as Kristie Sorensen, Kelsey Sorenson, and Amy Gully all got good looks. But Claire carried the Tigers in the period and refused to let Albany back in the game. She had 11 points in the second quarter, including a pair of free throws that gave the Tigers their biggest lead of the game so far at 38-23. Sydney Thummel had three and Kaitlyn Davidson and Ally Buffington had two each. One backbreaking play that seemed to discourage Albany's outside shooting was when Quinci Schottel stuffed Kristie Sorensen after rotating perfectly on defense; that play led to a fast break for the Tigers and two free throws for Claire Andrews. Quinci had two blocks for the night.
The focus of the third quarter was limiting Albany's outside shooting and the Tigers succeeded in doing that, holding Albany to a 4:15 scoring drought while building up a 50-25 lead at the 4:01 mark. Kaitlyn Davidson had six points for the Tigers, while Kristen Andrews had 5, Sydney Thummel had 4, and Ally Buffington had 2. Ally, a defensive specialist, has been picking up her offense in recent games as she had four in Friday night's game after getting six against Nodaway-Holt. Kaitlyn's putback at the buzzer gave Worth County its biggest lead of the night at 55-26.
Dylanie Abplanalp had hit some free throws before, but she got her first field goal of the season, a shot from the high post off a pass from Schottel. The Tigers were finally at full strength rosterwise as Payton Adwell came back from an illness; she also scored two in the fourth quarter. Worth County played their second best defensive game of the year by allowing Albany only 34 points. In scoring 59 points, Worth County had their best offensive output of the year.
The boys scored their highest point total of the year, putting up 60 points in a 74-60 loss to the defending Class 2 district champions. Unfortunately, they picked a bad night to struggle defensively as they gave up their 4th worst point total of the year; they were giving up too many drives, allowing Albany to run their plays at will, and not guarding shooters. Some of Albany's shooters had no defenders within 5-10 feet of them. They dug themselves into a 35-22 hole at the half and then proceeded to give up 25 points in the third quarter as they trailed by as much as 22 points. The focus of the Tigers will be to put things together on both sides of the floor; against Nodaway-Holt, for instance, they held the Trojans to 55 points only to struggle offensively and get 50.
Truman Moore had a career high as he had 19 points; his rebounding helped keep Worth County in the game after the game threatened to get out of hand. Brevyn Ross followed with 12, Ben Badell 10, and Chris Alarcon 7. Jared Simmons matched a career high with 5. The game was the last for Lane Craven (moving), who had 4. That means that the Tigers are down to two post players with Truman Moore and Josh Warner. That means that depth will be a challenge for the Tigers in upcoming games. There will be no rest for the weary for Worth County's boys. They still have to play ranked teams in Stanberry and East Harrison as well as a rapidly improving South Harrison team that has always had their number.
Worth County was also shorthanded, playing without Coach Bryce Shafar, who sat out both games due to disciplinary reasons. He was suspended by the school administration. He will return for Tuesday's home game against Maysville. Assistant coach Josh Smith managed the teams in his absence.
The Tigers got three players in double figures, led by Claire Andrews (16 points), Kaitlyn Davidson (13), and Sydney Thummel (10). Claire put Worth County in front for good with a transition 3-pointer to make it 6-4 with 6:19; Sydney Thummel followed with a steal off the press and Kaitlyn Davidson stepped through a defender, drew a foul, and hit a free throw to make it 9-4. Quinci Schottel followed with a backdoor layup to make it 11-4 with 3:06 left.
Worth County came out in an early press that bothered Albany and forced a lot of turnovers. But Albany started breaking it and the game turned into a scoring flurry for the rest of the first quarter that saw the Tigers lead 20-11. Kaitlyn Davidson and Claire Andrews had 5 each, Sydney Thummel and Kristen Andrews had 3 each, and Quinci Schottel and Danielle Funk had 2 each for the Tigers, who landed six in the scoring column.
Claire Andrews' 3-pointer with 6:45 left in the second put Worth County up double digits for good at 25-15. Albany's outside shooting kept them in it for much of the period as Kristie Sorensen, Kelsey Sorenson, and Amy Gully all got good looks. But Claire carried the Tigers in the period and refused to let Albany back in the game. She had 11 points in the second quarter, including a pair of free throws that gave the Tigers their biggest lead of the game so far at 38-23. Sydney Thummel had three and Kaitlyn Davidson and Ally Buffington had two each. One backbreaking play that seemed to discourage Albany's outside shooting was when Quinci Schottel stuffed Kristie Sorensen after rotating perfectly on defense; that play led to a fast break for the Tigers and two free throws for Claire Andrews. Quinci had two blocks for the night.
The focus of the third quarter was limiting Albany's outside shooting and the Tigers succeeded in doing that, holding Albany to a 4:15 scoring drought while building up a 50-25 lead at the 4:01 mark. Kaitlyn Davidson had six points for the Tigers, while Kristen Andrews had 5, Sydney Thummel had 4, and Ally Buffington had 2. Ally, a defensive specialist, has been picking up her offense in recent games as she had four in Friday night's game after getting six against Nodaway-Holt. Kaitlyn's putback at the buzzer gave Worth County its biggest lead of the night at 55-26.
Dylanie Abplanalp had hit some free throws before, but she got her first field goal of the season, a shot from the high post off a pass from Schottel. The Tigers were finally at full strength rosterwise as Payton Adwell came back from an illness; she also scored two in the fourth quarter. Worth County played their second best defensive game of the year by allowing Albany only 34 points. In scoring 59 points, Worth County had their best offensive output of the year.
The boys scored their highest point total of the year, putting up 60 points in a 74-60 loss to the defending Class 2 district champions. Unfortunately, they picked a bad night to struggle defensively as they gave up their 4th worst point total of the year; they were giving up too many drives, allowing Albany to run their plays at will, and not guarding shooters. Some of Albany's shooters had no defenders within 5-10 feet of them. They dug themselves into a 35-22 hole at the half and then proceeded to give up 25 points in the third quarter as they trailed by as much as 22 points. The focus of the Tigers will be to put things together on both sides of the floor; against Nodaway-Holt, for instance, they held the Trojans to 55 points only to struggle offensively and get 50.
Truman Moore had a career high as he had 19 points; his rebounding helped keep Worth County in the game after the game threatened to get out of hand. Brevyn Ross followed with 12, Ben Badell 10, and Chris Alarcon 7. Jared Simmons matched a career high with 5. The game was the last for Lane Craven (moving), who had 4. That means that the Tigers are down to two post players with Truman Moore and Josh Warner. That means that depth will be a challenge for the Tigers in upcoming games. There will be no rest for the weary for Worth County's boys. They still have to play ranked teams in Stanberry and East Harrison as well as a rapidly improving South Harrison team that has always had their number.
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