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by Michael Smith Grain Valley golfer Owen Herbert had to be on his game. Throughout Day 2 of the Class 4 Missouri State High School Boys Golf Championships Tuesday at Meadow Lake Acres, the junior said it was in the back of his mind that he was in contention for an all-state honor. “When I looked up at the scores, I saw my name shoot up the leaderboard,” Herbert said. “It was pretty cool when I saw that.” He went from 18th place after shooting a 78 on Monday, to jumping all the way up to 11th after notching a 76 on Tuesday for a total score of 154, making him the first Eagles golfer to earn all-state honors since Shane Collins did in 2005 (the top 15 golfers in each Class earn all-state honors). “When they called me up to the front with everyone watching, it was a pretty surreal moment,” Herbert said of when he got his state medal. Herbert and the rest of his squad finished seventh out of eight teams with a team score of 671. Jaiden Wilson was 63rd after shooting a two-day score of 171, Charles Aldred was 68th with a 173 and Connor Nadeau was also 68th with a 173. “It was a great experience and three of the guys who competed will be back next year,” Grain Valley head boys golf coach Andy Herbert said. “The experience was invaluable for them. To see your team score up there when only eight teams from the state in your class get there is a special thing.” “The guys played well the first day and the second day wasn’t as good. But Day 2 is a different animal, and you wouldn’t know why unless you experience it. Any time there it’s championship day, there is just a different feel to it.” Owen Herbert had some challenges on his way to becoming all-state, but he was able to overcome them. On Hole 13, he drove a shot into the trees on the right and on his second shot he kept it in the trees. He ended up getting a bogey from there to help maintain his pace for a good score on a hole that could have kept him out of the top 15. “If I could have dropped the ball (and taken a one-stroke penalty), I would have lost a lot of momentum.” the junior said. “I made a long putt from the green to save bogey. That jump started my round and I played well from there.” Overall, Owen Herbert was consistent throughout the tournament. “Day 1 was a scramble day,” he said. “I wasn’t driving the ball great, but I was able to make some key puts to keep my head in the round. Day 2, I hit the ball a lot better. My wedge and my putter were key for me and I made some big puts here and there and really kept the momentum going.” And while earning all-state honors was a big moment for him, that wasn’t Owen Herbert’s favorite part of the state tournament. It was about having fun with his teammates. “My dad has been the coach of the program for a long time and I have been around the program for a long time,” Owen Hebert said. “Just to be a part of it with four other guys that love golf as much as I do was pretty cool. “We go out and practice and they love to do it. The golf was great, but hanging out in the hotel and eating on the way home was probably the best part, hanging out with the guys.” And that is camaraderie that Andy Herbert said is not common in a sport like golf. “This is the closest team I have ever been a part of,” Andy Herbert said. ”They practice and play together and on the weekends they got play as a group. It’s fun to see them reap the benefits of their work and do it together.”  Junior Owen Herbert is the first Eagles golfer to earn all-state honors since 2005. Photo credit: Andy Herbert 
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Below is a listing of 2022 Grain Valley High School and Sni Valley Academy graduates. The Grain Valley High School 2022 Commencement Ceremony will be held at 7:00pm on Monday, May 23 at Cable Dahmer Arena in Independence. Tickets are required to attend the graduation ceremony; a live stream by clicking on the button below.
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 | by Cathy Allie |
When I was younger, I learned to spell just about anything (except French words, and frankly who cares about any of them but quiche?). I rarely erred in using the correct form of verbs and making those subjects and verbs agree.
I took pride in knowing what should be capitalized, how to punctuate correctly, the differences in homonyms, and that I should move prepositions away from the end of sentences.
In fact, I made a living of sorts as a Grammar Guru. I taught English and journalism, and later I worked in communications. If a participle was caught dangling, I righted it. I paid attention to the order of adjectives and moved other modifiers into the exact right place in sentences. Direct address question? Pshaw! I had your answer, Scarlett.
And then I met Autocorrect (and later his cousin Grammarly), and my skill set took a trip to Canada or another fine place where people have cool accents and everybody gets good, inexpensive health care.
It started innocently enough, with Mr. Autocorrect catching a misspelled word, that actually could have been the word ‘misspelled’, which for some reason gives me trouble. I was immediately attracted.
New love is always flawless, right? We overlook annoying habits and talk to our friends about our crush. I was crushing hard on Autocorrect, and he reciprocated pretty well…at first.
My texts were becoming error free. It was the little things, like an extra space materializing when I had neglected to insert it that strengthened our relationship. He learned to correct my sister’s and a couple of friend’s unusually spelled names when I dictated into my phone and even suggested emojis to accompany my words to make sure my receivers knew exactly how I felt.
We were getting along swimmingly, and I even started to feel guilty about how I was using him, sometimes just tapping in the start or a semblance of a word and letting him do his correctional magic.
But just like the day where a new love’s cologne that used to smell like the beach to you now smells like fish rotting on that beach, trouble arose. Autocorrect began to assume things about me that just were not true.
He changed the word plan to fang, so that my text told a co-worker I would like to have a fang moving forward. To this day, she covers her neck when around me, afraid I have become a vampire. Autocorrect didn’t like MO for Missouri and changed it to NO, freezing my online order at the delivery address phase. I am pretty serious about online orders.
Autocorrect didn’t like my colorful language, erasing a few choice curse words and replacing them with family friendly verbiage. That’s when I headed into settings and shut him off.
I missed him for a day or two, but slowly my spelling knowledge returned, and I decided I was okay with some flawed capitalization.
My recovery was almost complete when one fine day about a year ago, the program I was working in suddenly offered Grammarly’s good advice for sentence phrasing. “Oh, yes, I see how that adverb would be better placed just right there, thank you,” and just like that I was crushing again.
Grammarly was a little sneakier in reeling me deeper into my feelings. Squiggly yellow lines drew my attention to the need for a better word choice. And I dutifully made the corrections, even enjoying the weekly report I got for my efforts. Grammarly smiled at me with his happy yellow face, and I flirted right back.
At first the weekly reports had me ranked as an overachiever, always in the high 90’s. Then slowly my numbers began to drop. And Grammarly wanted a “bribe” of sorts to make me feel better.
“I have several suggestions for moving your writing from good to excellent,” he said. He offered me the benefit of the computational linguists and their fancy algorithms to better analyze my apparently weak sentences.
A constant thorn in my side, Grammarly would hint that there were three more errors in the passage I had just typed, subtly disguised with a hazy screen over the correction. Like a love-sick teen wondering why her date never called her back, I worked lots of extra time, ruminating on what Grammarly had found that I didn’t. Was it a stronger synonym? A suggested introductory clause to promote sentence variety?
One day I spent about 30 minutes reviewing about four paragraphs to see if I could self-correct Grammarly’s grim countenance. I was talking to myself, phoning a friend, researching answers, and sweating bullets over a potential error. I was in trouble.
Recent interactions in account, and after hearing about a particularly terrifying Dr. Laura podcast on toxic relationships, I ended my time with Grammarly. But the pain of lost love still exists within me (and yes, I am fully aware I started that sentence with a conjunction).
To help me heal, I have signed up for a Daily Dose of Grammar, sharpening my skills in increments. Wordle has helped me remember all the five letter words I used to know, and the four letter ones remain ever present for me anyway. However, subtle reminders of my past loves exist all around me.
Last week at the license bureau, a frustrated clerk confided in me that she wished their data screens had Autocorrect. I just smiled, myself wishing I knew her well enough to warn her against his charms. Instead I said, “ You are doing a perfectly fine job,” knowing with certainty those modifiers were not dangling at all.
I took pride in knowing what should be capitalized, how to punctuate correctly, the differences in homonyms, and that I should move prepositions away from the end of sentences.
In fact, I made a living of sorts as a Grammar Guru. I taught English and journalism, and later I worked in communications. If a participle was caught dangling, I righted it. I paid attention to the order of adjectives and moved other modifiers into the exact right place in sentences. Direct address question? Pshaw! I had your answer, Scarlett.
And then I met Autocorrect (and later his cousin Grammarly), and my skill set took a trip to Canada or another fine place where people have cool accents and everybody gets good, inexpensive health care.
It started innocently enough, with Mr. Autocorrect catching a misspelled word, that actually could have been the word ‘misspelled’, which for some reason gives me trouble. I was immediately attracted.
New love is always flawless, right? We overlook annoying habits and talk to our friends about our crush. I was crushing hard on Autocorrect, and he reciprocated pretty well…at first.
My texts were becoming error free. It was the little things, like an extra space materializing when I had neglected to insert it that strengthened our relationship. He learned to correct my sister’s and a couple of friend’s unusually spelled names when I dictated into my phone and even suggested emojis to accompany my words to make sure my receivers knew exactly how I felt.
We were getting along swimmingly, and I even started to feel guilty about how I was using him, sometimes just tapping in the start or a semblance of a word and letting him do his correctional magic.
But just like the day where a new love’s cologne that used to smell like the beach to you now smells like fish rotting on that beach, trouble arose. Autocorrect began to assume things about me that just were not true.
He changed the word plan to fang, so that my text told a co-worker I would like to have a fang moving forward. To this day, she covers her neck when around me, afraid I have become a vampire. Autocorrect didn’t like MO for Missouri and changed it to NO, freezing my online order at the delivery address phase. I am pretty serious about online orders.
Autocorrect didn’t like my colorful language, erasing a few choice curse words and replacing them with family friendly verbiage. That’s when I headed into settings and shut him off.
I missed him for a day or two, but slowly my spelling knowledge returned, and I decided I was okay with some flawed capitalization.
My recovery was almost complete when one fine day about a year ago, the program I was working in suddenly offered Grammarly’s good advice for sentence phrasing. “Oh, yes, I see how that adverb would be better placed just right there, thank you,” and just like that I was crushing again.
Grammarly was a little sneakier in reeling me deeper into my feelings. Squiggly yellow lines drew my attention to the need for a better word choice. And I dutifully made the corrections, even enjoying the weekly report I got for my efforts. Grammarly smiled at me with his happy yellow face, and I flirted right back.
At first the weekly reports had me ranked as an overachiever, always in the high 90’s. Then slowly my numbers began to drop. And Grammarly wanted a “bribe” of sorts to make me feel better.
“I have several suggestions for moving your writing from good to excellent,” he said. He offered me the benefit of the computational linguists and their fancy algorithms to better analyze my apparently weak sentences.
A constant thorn in my side, Grammarly would hint that there were three more errors in the passage I had just typed, subtly disguised with a hazy screen over the correction. Like a love-sick teen wondering why her date never called her back, I worked lots of extra time, ruminating on what Grammarly had found that I didn’t. Was it a stronger synonym? A suggested introductory clause to promote sentence variety?
One day I spent about 30 minutes reviewing about four paragraphs to see if I could self-correct Grammarly’s grim countenance. I was talking to myself, phoning a friend, researching answers, and sweating bullets over a potential error. I was in trouble.
Recent interactions in account, and after hearing about a particularly terrifying Dr. Laura podcast on toxic relationships, I ended my time with Grammarly. But the pain of lost love still exists within me (and yes, I am fully aware I started that sentence with a conjunction).
To help me heal, I have signed up for a Daily Dose of Grammar, sharpening my skills in increments. Wordle has helped me remember all the five letter words I used to know, and the four letter ones remain ever present for me anyway. However, subtle reminders of my past loves exist all around me.
Last week at the license bureau, a frustrated clerk confided in me that she wished their data screens had Autocorrect. I just smiled, myself wishing I knew her well enough to warn her against his charms. Instead I said, “ You are doing a perfectly fine job,” knowing with certainty those modifiers were not dangling at all.
May is the time to make melons a must-have on your menu! May thru September, melons are in peak season, providing a juicy and diverse fruit to enjoy all summer long. While all melons have soft, juicy fruit with a sweet fragrant flavor, their appearance varies widely. Watermelons are part of the gourd family. Rinds range from bright to deep green and they have a crunchy, reddish-pink interior. Honeydew and cantaloupe are known as muskmelons. While honeydew has a smooth, pale green rind and honey-flavored fruit, a cantaloupe has a more fibrous rind with light orange fruit.
The secret to picking a perfect melon is in the weight and smell. A juicy, ripe melon will feel heavy and firm. Ripe melons should have an intense musky aroma near the stem.
Biting into a juicy melon can be a refreshing experience and packs a punch of nutrition! Melons are about 90% water, which makes them a summer staple to help prevent dehydration. Melons also contain vitamins A and C, which help support our immune system.
While melons are often enjoyed sliced for a meal or snack, they are incredibly versatile in the kitchen. Melons can be cut up and used in salsas or to infuse water. Throw watermelon slices on the grill for a unique spin on this sweet fruit. Don’t throw out the rind! Save watermelon rinds to make tasty pickles for your next barbeque. Melons also lend well to salads, like this refreshing melon salad recipe:
Mixed Melon, Cucumber and Feta Salad
Serves 6 (2/3 cup each)
All you need:
½ cup white balsamic vinegar
2 tbsp Hy-Vee honey
1 shallot, thinly sliced
¼ cup fresh mint leaves, plus additional for garnish
½ small cantaloupe, seeded, peeled and sliced
2 cups Hy-Vee Short Cuts watermelon
5 mini cucumbers, cut into ribbons
1 (8-oz) pkg Soirée traditional feta chunk cheese, cubed
Pink or black peppercorns, crushed, for garnish
All you do:
Recipe source: May 2022 Hy-Vee Seasons magazine
The secret to picking a perfect melon is in the weight and smell. A juicy, ripe melon will feel heavy and firm. Ripe melons should have an intense musky aroma near the stem.
Biting into a juicy melon can be a refreshing experience and packs a punch of nutrition! Melons are about 90% water, which makes them a summer staple to help prevent dehydration. Melons also contain vitamins A and C, which help support our immune system.
While melons are often enjoyed sliced for a meal or snack, they are incredibly versatile in the kitchen. Melons can be cut up and used in salsas or to infuse water. Throw watermelon slices on the grill for a unique spin on this sweet fruit. Don’t throw out the rind! Save watermelon rinds to make tasty pickles for your next barbeque. Melons also lend well to salads, like this refreshing melon salad recipe:
Mixed Melon, Cucumber and Feta Salad
Serves 6 (2/3 cup each)
All you need:
½ cup white balsamic vinegar
2 tbsp Hy-Vee honey
1 shallot, thinly sliced
¼ cup fresh mint leaves, plus additional for garnish
½ small cantaloupe, seeded, peeled and sliced
2 cups Hy-Vee Short Cuts watermelon
5 mini cucumbers, cut into ribbons
1 (8-oz) pkg Soirée traditional feta chunk cheese, cubed
Pink or black peppercorns, crushed, for garnish
All you do:
- Whisk together vinegar and honey in a small bowl until combined. Add shallot and ¼ cup mint; gently stir to combine. Let stand 5 minutes.
- Combine cantaloupe, watermelon, cucumber ribbons and feta on a large platter. Remove shallot from dressing; arrange shallot slices on top. Drizzle with dressing. Garnish with peppercorns and additional mint, if desired.
Recipe source: May 2022 Hy-Vee Seasons magazine
 | by Tara Sallee, MS, RD, LD, Hy-Vee Corporate Dietitian |
 | by Burton Kelso, The Technology Expert |
Since the pandemic started in 2020, there have been a record-breaking number of data hacks. While there have been a few instances of insider cyber theft and good old fashion data breaches, many of the cyber thefts that have occurred can be traced to the dark web.
The dark web is the underbelly of the internet where a lot of criminal activity like human trafficking, drug dealing, and the exchange of your personal data takes place. How does your information wind up on the Dark Web? Well, check out these quick tips that will help you find out how your information winds up there and what you can do to protect yourself.
The dark web has been around and has stayed under the radar for quite a while. If you want to picture where the dark web fits in in the grand scheme of the internet, think of the structure of an iceberg. Most of you are only familiar with what I will call the Surface Web. Like the tip of an iceberg, it's the portion that's visible. Sites like your email, streaming services, cloud services, and your favorite websites exist there. Believe it or not, your popular sites only take up about 4% of the Internet. Beneath the waves are the deep web and the dark web. The Deep Web makes up about 90% of the Internet and isn't accessible by the average person. This is where much government, academic, and medical information is stored. At the bottom taking up the remaining 6% of the Internet, is the dark web. Information on the Dark Web isn't indexed but can be accessed by using web browsers like Tor making it easy for any criminal to search and find countless data about you, your family, and friends.
How Do Criminals Get My Information from the Dark Web?
The primary items that hackers look for on the dark web are called "Fullz". This stands for "full package" and it refers to your personal information. It's a collection of your name, social security number, birth date, banking, and credit card numbers as well as other data that can be used to steal your identity.
How Does My Information End Up On the Dark Web?
The primary method of your information showing up on the dark web is from large-scale data breaches. Information targeted in those breaches is usually, customer and employee data, your email, phone numbers social security numbers, and more such as classified company data to get access to corporate sites and employees.
When criminals get their hands on this information, they either sell it to the highest bidder or they use the information to get access to your online accounts or trick you into giving up your personal information in the form of phishing, vishing, and SMShing scams.
What's on the internet and the dark web is there forever, which means once your information has been leaked, there’s virtually nothing that you can do about it. That’s why it’s essential to focus on taking preventative measures to mitigate security threats before there’s a problem. With this in mind, it pays to be proactive using the following methods:
1. Find out what information is lurking on the dark web.
The website 'haveibeenpwned' can help you find out if your information was leaked in a large-scale data breach. If you visit the website and find out you have been "pwned", make sure you change your passwords to your online accounts.
2. Password managers can help you monitor as well.
Password managers not only help keep track of all those complicated passwords, but they also monitor the dark web to see if any of the passwords you're using have appeared on the dark web. It's useful because criminals don't always act immediately if they get your information. There are password managers such as LastPass and 1Password that will keep track of your stuff, but you can also save your password in your favorite browser such as Edge, Safari, or Chrome.
3. ID Theft software plays a big role in helping you stay safe.
If you find yourself in a situation where your information such as social security numbers, addresses, and full names leaked on the dark web, you should make the investment. in ID theft software. When criminals get access to this type of information, it can allow them to take out a loan or open a credit card in your name, receive your tax refund or medical treatment they didn't pay for, and damage your finances, credit score, and reputation. There are a lot of companies like LifeLock that can help guard your identity and finances from scams and hackers, as well as assist you if you have become a victim of identity theft.
Ignoring cyberthreats and postponing preventive action is no longer an option. It doesn't matter what your financial situation is; you are being targeted by dark web hackers looking to capitalize on your personal information. I hope you can use these tips to prevent your information from being stolen by hackers. If you need further assistance, please reach out to me with any questions you might have. I am always happy to help!
Want to ask me a tech question? Send it to burton@callintegralnow.com. I love technology. I've read all of the manuals and I'm serious about making technology fun and easy to use for everyone.
Need computer or technology help? If you need on-site or remote tech support for your Windows\Macintosh, computers, laptops, Android/Apple smartphone, tablets, printers, routers, smart home devices, and anything that connects to the Internet, please feel free to contact my team at Integral. Our team of friendly tech experts can help you with any IT needs you might have. Reach out to us a www.callintegralnow.com or phone at 888.256.0829.
The dark web is the underbelly of the internet where a lot of criminal activity like human trafficking, drug dealing, and the exchange of your personal data takes place. How does your information wind up on the Dark Web? Well, check out these quick tips that will help you find out how your information winds up there and what you can do to protect yourself.
The dark web has been around and has stayed under the radar for quite a while. If you want to picture where the dark web fits in in the grand scheme of the internet, think of the structure of an iceberg. Most of you are only familiar with what I will call the Surface Web. Like the tip of an iceberg, it's the portion that's visible. Sites like your email, streaming services, cloud services, and your favorite websites exist there. Believe it or not, your popular sites only take up about 4% of the Internet. Beneath the waves are the deep web and the dark web. The Deep Web makes up about 90% of the Internet and isn't accessible by the average person. This is where much government, academic, and medical information is stored. At the bottom taking up the remaining 6% of the Internet, is the dark web. Information on the Dark Web isn't indexed but can be accessed by using web browsers like Tor making it easy for any criminal to search and find countless data about you, your family, and friends.
How Do Criminals Get My Information from the Dark Web?
The primary items that hackers look for on the dark web are called "Fullz". This stands for "full package" and it refers to your personal information. It's a collection of your name, social security number, birth date, banking, and credit card numbers as well as other data that can be used to steal your identity.
How Does My Information End Up On the Dark Web?
The primary method of your information showing up on the dark web is from large-scale data breaches. Information targeted in those breaches is usually, customer and employee data, your email, phone numbers social security numbers, and more such as classified company data to get access to corporate sites and employees.
When criminals get their hands on this information, they either sell it to the highest bidder or they use the information to get access to your online accounts or trick you into giving up your personal information in the form of phishing, vishing, and SMShing scams.
What's on the internet and the dark web is there forever, which means once your information has been leaked, there’s virtually nothing that you can do about it. That’s why it’s essential to focus on taking preventative measures to mitigate security threats before there’s a problem. With this in mind, it pays to be proactive using the following methods:
1. Find out what information is lurking on the dark web.
The website 'haveibeenpwned' can help you find out if your information was leaked in a large-scale data breach. If you visit the website and find out you have been "pwned", make sure you change your passwords to your online accounts.
2. Password managers can help you monitor as well.
Password managers not only help keep track of all those complicated passwords, but they also monitor the dark web to see if any of the passwords you're using have appeared on the dark web. It's useful because criminals don't always act immediately if they get your information. There are password managers such as LastPass and 1Password that will keep track of your stuff, but you can also save your password in your favorite browser such as Edge, Safari, or Chrome.
3. ID Theft software plays a big role in helping you stay safe.
If you find yourself in a situation where your information such as social security numbers, addresses, and full names leaked on the dark web, you should make the investment. in ID theft software. When criminals get access to this type of information, it can allow them to take out a loan or open a credit card in your name, receive your tax refund or medical treatment they didn't pay for, and damage your finances, credit score, and reputation. There are a lot of companies like LifeLock that can help guard your identity and finances from scams and hackers, as well as assist you if you have become a victim of identity theft.
Ignoring cyberthreats and postponing preventive action is no longer an option. It doesn't matter what your financial situation is; you are being targeted by dark web hackers looking to capitalize on your personal information. I hope you can use these tips to prevent your information from being stolen by hackers. If you need further assistance, please reach out to me with any questions you might have. I am always happy to help!
Want to ask me a tech question? Send it to burton@callintegralnow.com. I love technology. I've read all of the manuals and I'm serious about making technology fun and easy to use for everyone.
Need computer or technology help? If you need on-site or remote tech support for your Windows\Macintosh, computers, laptops, Android/Apple smartphone, tablets, printers, routers, smart home devices, and anything that connects to the Internet, please feel free to contact my team at Integral. Our team of friendly tech experts can help you with any IT needs you might have. Reach out to us a www.callintegralnow.com or phone at 888.256.0829.
The following information is derived from Grain Valley Police Department daily calls for service log for the week of May 11-17, 2022.
May 11, 2022
700 Block of Woodland CIR Citizen Contact
9400 Block of NW Aspen CIR Alarm
900 Block of Dogwood Property Damage
1600 Block of Hilltop LN Suspicious Person
1100 Block of McQuerry Citizen Contact
700 Block of Main Prisoner Transport
300 Block of Minter Way Citizen Contact
1400 Block of NW Aspen Way Alarm
100 Block of S Main ST Alarm
3300 Block of S Outer Belt RD Vin Verification
100 Block of S Main ST Fraud
100 Block of NE McQuerry RD Alarm
Main & Walnut Motor Vehicle Accident
700 Block of Nelson Citizen Contact
WB I 70 & BB Debris in Roadway
May 12, 2022
Sni A Bar & Lakeview Area Check
1000 Block of Sandy Disturbance
1300 Block of NW Ashley Motor Vehicle Accident
1200 Block of Phelps DR Burglary In Progress
400 SW Eagles PKWY Alarm
700 Block of N Main ST Citizen Contact
800 Block of SW Montana Ridge DR Animal At Large
700 Block of SW Woodland CIR Suspicious Party
700 Block of SW Woodland DR Assist Public Works-Car Removal
1200 Block of NW Long DR 911 Hang UP
1400 Block of Nolan Parking Complaint
1300 Block of Ashley DR Disturbance Past
700 Block of Woodland Suspicious Vehicle
700 Block of Main Harassment
1300 Block of Ashley LN Motor Vehicle Accident
May 13, 2022
700 Block of Main Citizen Contact-Civil Matter
1200 Block of Hillsboro Noise Complaint
100 Block of Sni A Bar Citizen Contact
1100 NW McQuerry RD Suspicious Person
700 Block of Logan DR Noise Complaint
1200 Block of Eagle Ridge BLVD Alarm
100 Block of Sni A Bar Agency Assist-EMS
1100 Block of Foxtail DR Alarm
100 Rock Creek LN Motor Vehicle Accident
McQuerry & Seymour Area Check-For Stolen Vehicle
700 Block of Baytree Alarm
500 Block of Main Alarm
1300 Block of Valley Woods CT Agency Assist-JCSD
May 14, 2022
600 Block of Cross Creek Area Check-Dirt Bikes
700 Block of Main Walk In-Assault
100 Block of SW Eagles PKWY Alarm
900 Block of Ryan RD Alarm
County Hill & Nelson Parking Complaint
Blue Branch Trail Suspicious Objects
700 Block of Woodland CIR Broken Water Main-Public Works Handled
700 Block of Main Citizen Contact
May 15, 2022
1400 Block of Willow DR Area Check-Suspicious Party
1800 Block of NW Willow DR Stolen Auto
BB & Rock Creek Area Check-Motorcycles on Trail
1700 Block of NW Nicholas Stealing From Motor Vehicle
1100 Block of NW Baytree Noise Complaint
1100 Block of RD Mize Recovered Property
Woodbury & BB Motor Vehicle Accident
700 Block of Main Citizen Contact
May 16, 2022
700 Block Main St Citizen Contact
1100 Block Main St Suspicious Person
1100 Block NW Long Dr Barking Dog
700 Block Main St Walk-In Fraud report
800 Block SW Harvest Citizen Contact
400 Block SW Laura Ln Verbal Disturbance
600 Block NW Silverstone Ct Barking Dog
200 Block Valley Dr Check the Welfare
May 17, 2022
700 Block Main St DFS Assist
700 Block Main St Follow-up on Stealing
Sni-A-Bar Pkwy / SW Eagles Pkwy Motor Vehicle Accident
200 Block W Harris St Burglary
700 Block Main St Follow-up on Fraud
700 Block Main St Citizen Contact
4600 Block Tyer Rd Noise Complaint
400 Block Minter Rd DFS Assist
700 Block Main St Walk-In Harassment
Crestwood / Dillingham Area Check - 4 wheelers
700 Block Main St Citizen Contact
Tyer Rd / Water tower Juveniles on mini bikes
Additional calls for service:
Suicidal subject: 1
700 Block of Woodland CIR Citizen Contact
9400 Block of NW Aspen CIR Alarm
900 Block of Dogwood Property Damage
1600 Block of Hilltop LN Suspicious Person
1100 Block of McQuerry Citizen Contact
700 Block of Main Prisoner Transport
300 Block of Minter Way Citizen Contact
1400 Block of NW Aspen Way Alarm
100 Block of S Main ST Alarm
3300 Block of S Outer Belt RD Vin Verification
100 Block of S Main ST Fraud
100 Block of NE McQuerry RD Alarm
Main & Walnut Motor Vehicle Accident
700 Block of Nelson Citizen Contact
WB I 70 & BB Debris in Roadway
May 12, 2022
Sni A Bar & Lakeview Area Check
1000 Block of Sandy Disturbance
1300 Block of NW Ashley Motor Vehicle Accident
1200 Block of Phelps DR Burglary In Progress
400 SW Eagles PKWY Alarm
700 Block of N Main ST Citizen Contact
800 Block of SW Montana Ridge DR Animal At Large
700 Block of SW Woodland CIR Suspicious Party
700 Block of SW Woodland DR Assist Public Works-Car Removal
1200 Block of NW Long DR 911 Hang UP
1400 Block of Nolan Parking Complaint
1300 Block of Ashley DR Disturbance Past
700 Block of Woodland Suspicious Vehicle
700 Block of Main Harassment
1300 Block of Ashley LN Motor Vehicle Accident
May 13, 2022
700 Block of Main Citizen Contact-Civil Matter
1200 Block of Hillsboro Noise Complaint
100 Block of Sni A Bar Citizen Contact
1100 NW McQuerry RD Suspicious Person
700 Block of Logan DR Noise Complaint
1200 Block of Eagle Ridge BLVD Alarm
100 Block of Sni A Bar Agency Assist-EMS
1100 Block of Foxtail DR Alarm
100 Rock Creek LN Motor Vehicle Accident
McQuerry & Seymour Area Check-For Stolen Vehicle
700 Block of Baytree Alarm
500 Block of Main Alarm
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Missouri non-farm payroll employment decreased slightly from March 2022 to April 2022, and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by two-tenths of a percentage point. Employment, seasonally adjusted, decreased by 5,300 jobs over the month. Private industry employment decreased by 4,200 jobs and government employment declined by 1,100 jobs.
The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.4 percent in April 2022, down from 3.6 percent in March 2022. Over the year, there was an increase of 76,000 jobs from April 2021 to April 2022, and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by 1.3 percentage points, from 4.7 percent in April 2021 to 3.4 percent in April 2022.
UNEMPLOYMENT
Missouri’s smoothed seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by two-tenths of a percentage point in April 2022, declining to 3.4 percent from the revised March 2022 rate of 3.6 percent. The April 2022 rate was 1.3 percentage points lower than the April 2021 rate. The estimated number of unemployed Missourians was 103,594 in April 2022, down by 6,399 from March’s 109,993.
The national unemployment rate remained unchanged from 3.6 percent over the month. Missouri’s unemployment rate has been at or below the national rate for the last five years.
The state’s not-seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate decreased in April 2022, falling by 1.2 percentage points to 2.4 percent from the March 2022 not-seasonally-adjusted rate of 3.6 percent. The corresponding not-seasonally-adjusted national rate for April 2022 was 3.3 percent.
EMPLOYMENT
Missouri’s seasonally adjusted non-farm payroll employment was 2,899,300 in April 2022, down by 5,300 from the revised March 2022 figure. The March 2022 total was revised upward from the preliminary estimate with an increase of 300 jobs.
Goods-producing industries increased over the month, with manufacturing gaining 500 jobs and mining, logging, and construction gaining 100 jobs. Private service-providing industries declined by 4,800 jobs between March 2022 and April 2022. Employment in private service-providing industries decreased in trade, transportation, and utilities (-3,400 jobs); education & health services (-1,600 jobs); other services (-200 jobs); information (-100 jobs); and financial activities (-100 jobs). Professional & business services increased by 600 jobs and leisure & hospitality employment was unchanged. Government employment decreased by 1,100 jobs over the month with losses in local government (-1,000 jobs) and federal government (-100 jobs).
Over the year, total payroll employment increased by 76,000 jobs from April 2021 to April 2022. Most of the major private-sector industry groups shared in the increase, with the largest gain in leisure & hospitality (+28,000 jobs), followed by professional & business services (+22,900 jobs); trade, transportation, & utilities (+10,300 jobs); mining, logging & construction (+8,800 jobs); other services (+6,500 jobs); manufacturing (+1,800 jobs); and information (+300 jobs).
Employment decreased in financial activities (-2,100 jobs) and educational & health services (-1,600 jobs). Government employment increased over the year, with a gain of 1,100 jobs. The largest governmental employment increase was in state government (+1,800 jobs), followed by local government (+500 jobs). Employment decreased over the year in federal government by 1,200 jobs.
The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.4 percent in April 2022, down from 3.6 percent in March 2022. Over the year, there was an increase of 76,000 jobs from April 2021 to April 2022, and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by 1.3 percentage points, from 4.7 percent in April 2021 to 3.4 percent in April 2022.
UNEMPLOYMENT
Missouri’s smoothed seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by two-tenths of a percentage point in April 2022, declining to 3.4 percent from the revised March 2022 rate of 3.6 percent. The April 2022 rate was 1.3 percentage points lower than the April 2021 rate. The estimated number of unemployed Missourians was 103,594 in April 2022, down by 6,399 from March’s 109,993.
The national unemployment rate remained unchanged from 3.6 percent over the month. Missouri’s unemployment rate has been at or below the national rate for the last five years.
The state’s not-seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate decreased in April 2022, falling by 1.2 percentage points to 2.4 percent from the March 2022 not-seasonally-adjusted rate of 3.6 percent. The corresponding not-seasonally-adjusted national rate for April 2022 was 3.3 percent.
EMPLOYMENT
Missouri’s seasonally adjusted non-farm payroll employment was 2,899,300 in April 2022, down by 5,300 from the revised March 2022 figure. The March 2022 total was revised upward from the preliminary estimate with an increase of 300 jobs.
Goods-producing industries increased over the month, with manufacturing gaining 500 jobs and mining, logging, and construction gaining 100 jobs. Private service-providing industries declined by 4,800 jobs between March 2022 and April 2022. Employment in private service-providing industries decreased in trade, transportation, and utilities (-3,400 jobs); education & health services (-1,600 jobs); other services (-200 jobs); information (-100 jobs); and financial activities (-100 jobs). Professional & business services increased by 600 jobs and leisure & hospitality employment was unchanged. Government employment decreased by 1,100 jobs over the month with losses in local government (-1,000 jobs) and federal government (-100 jobs).
Over the year, total payroll employment increased by 76,000 jobs from April 2021 to April 2022. Most of the major private-sector industry groups shared in the increase, with the largest gain in leisure & hospitality (+28,000 jobs), followed by professional & business services (+22,900 jobs); trade, transportation, & utilities (+10,300 jobs); mining, logging & construction (+8,800 jobs); other services (+6,500 jobs); manufacturing (+1,800 jobs); and information (+300 jobs).
Employment decreased in financial activities (-2,100 jobs) and educational & health services (-1,600 jobs). Government employment increased over the year, with a gain of 1,100 jobs. The largest governmental employment increase was in state government (+1,800 jobs), followed by local government (+500 jobs). Employment decreased over the year in federal government by 1,200 jobs.
by Michael Smith
Grain Valley assistant coach girls soccer coach Blake Desselle said he knew the path to making a deep playoff run would be more difficult this season.
That’s because the Eagles were playing in Class 4 for the first time beginning with Blue Springs in the first round of the Class 4 District 6 Tournament.
Grain Valley easily defeated Blue Springs earlier in the season 6-0 and were the favorites as it came into a game 14-4-1 record and the Wildcats were 1-18 coming in.
The game on Monday turned out to be a tough one for the Eagles. Blue Springs Junior Cadence Cowick broke a 2-2 deadlock in overtime on a counterattack and put a perfect shot from 30 yards under the crossbar and into the upper 90. of the net to stun Grain Valley in a 3-2 loss at Larry Stewart Memorial Stadium at Blue Springs South High School.
“Props to their girls, those were three great finishes,” Desselle said of Blue Springs’ goals. “Sometimes you have to tip your cap and say good job. When they scored early, that put us on our back foot a little bit. They were very organized defensively, so it was hard for us to break them down and play how we like to.
“When you move up to Class 4, you’re going to have to bring it every day. These are the kind of teams Grain Valley is going to have to play. We’re not playing Oak Grove or any of those teams anymore. We’re with the big dogs now.”
The Wildcats appeared to change their strategy from the matchup earlier in the season and it worked.
“They figured out a way to stop us,” Grain Valley sophomore Emma Thiessen said. “They were trying to control me and Annabelle Totta and tried to make sure we didn’t go anywhere with the ball. They were playing really defensive and that was a big part (in the loss).”
Blue Springs fared much better this time against Grain Valley as it had equal possession with the Eagles and created a good amount of chances. Earlier in the first half, Blue Springs took a 1-0 lead when freshman Samantha Davis scored against Grain Valley goalkeeper Camhile Williams.
Thiessen got the equalizer with 7:50 remaining in the first half when she punched in a penalty kick inside the right post. However, Blue Springs came right back to make a PK of their own in the 37th minute when sophomore Gracyn Austin put one into the upper 90 to make it 2-1 going into halftime.
Grain Valley created multiple chances to score against a Wildcat team that was committing most of its players to the defensive third of the field. Despite that the Eagles had multiple chances to score but couldn’t bury one. Sophomore Meghan Knust had a shot that appeared it would sneak under the crossbar but goalkeeper Mikayla Dolby made a leaping save.
Dolby also stopped a close-range rebound attempt from sophomore Annabelle Totta. However, the sophomore finally broke through in the 74th minute when a long free kick from Knust ricocheted off a Blue Springs player and Totta was able to put in the rebound to tie the game at 2-2 and send it to overtime.
In overtime, the Wildcats controlled possession and Cowick ended a stellar Grain Valley season that saw the Eagles finish undefeated in the Suburban White Conference.
“I am proud of this team and how they played,” Thiessen said. “Our two seniors Rian Handy and Lexi Arreguin are just unbelievable players, people and leaders. We are going to miss them. We are going to have to figure out how to work around losing them but I think we are going to come back stronger next season.”
Grain Valley assistant coach girls soccer coach Blake Desselle said he knew the path to making a deep playoff run would be more difficult this season.
That’s because the Eagles were playing in Class 4 for the first time beginning with Blue Springs in the first round of the Class 4 District 6 Tournament.
Grain Valley easily defeated Blue Springs earlier in the season 6-0 and were the favorites as it came into a game 14-4-1 record and the Wildcats were 1-18 coming in.
The game on Monday turned out to be a tough one for the Eagles. Blue Springs Junior Cadence Cowick broke a 2-2 deadlock in overtime on a counterattack and put a perfect shot from 30 yards under the crossbar and into the upper 90. of the net to stun Grain Valley in a 3-2 loss at Larry Stewart Memorial Stadium at Blue Springs South High School.
“Props to their girls, those were three great finishes,” Desselle said of Blue Springs’ goals. “Sometimes you have to tip your cap and say good job. When they scored early, that put us on our back foot a little bit. They were very organized defensively, so it was hard for us to break them down and play how we like to.
“When you move up to Class 4, you’re going to have to bring it every day. These are the kind of teams Grain Valley is going to have to play. We’re not playing Oak Grove or any of those teams anymore. We’re with the big dogs now.”
The Wildcats appeared to change their strategy from the matchup earlier in the season and it worked.
“They figured out a way to stop us,” Grain Valley sophomore Emma Thiessen said. “They were trying to control me and Annabelle Totta and tried to make sure we didn’t go anywhere with the ball. They were playing really defensive and that was a big part (in the loss).”
Blue Springs fared much better this time against Grain Valley as it had equal possession with the Eagles and created a good amount of chances. Earlier in the first half, Blue Springs took a 1-0 lead when freshman Samantha Davis scored against Grain Valley goalkeeper Camhile Williams.
Thiessen got the equalizer with 7:50 remaining in the first half when she punched in a penalty kick inside the right post. However, Blue Springs came right back to make a PK of their own in the 37th minute when sophomore Gracyn Austin put one into the upper 90 to make it 2-1 going into halftime.
Grain Valley created multiple chances to score against a Wildcat team that was committing most of its players to the defensive third of the field. Despite that the Eagles had multiple chances to score but couldn’t bury one. Sophomore Meghan Knust had a shot that appeared it would sneak under the crossbar but goalkeeper Mikayla Dolby made a leaping save.
Dolby also stopped a close-range rebound attempt from sophomore Annabelle Totta. However, the sophomore finally broke through in the 74th minute when a long free kick from Knust ricocheted off a Blue Springs player and Totta was able to put in the rebound to tie the game at 2-2 and send it to overtime.
In overtime, the Wildcats controlled possession and Cowick ended a stellar Grain Valley season that saw the Eagles finish undefeated in the Suburban White Conference.
“I am proud of this team and how they played,” Thiessen said. “Our two seniors Rian Handy and Lexi Arreguin are just unbelievable players, people and leaders. We are going to miss them. We are going to have to figure out how to work around losing them but I think we are going to come back stronger next season.”
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