Tondom J. Clark, 36, of High Ridge recently was sentenced two seven-year prison terms for resisting arrest and driving with a revoked license, court papers show.
He also received two six-year terms for domestic assault and abuse of a child, the report said.
But, all the terms are to be served concurrently, or at the same time, according to the report.
In May 2011, Clark, who in 2004 had been convicted of driving while intoxicated, was found driving on Hunning Road in High Ridge with a revoked license, the report said.
Clark also resisted arrest, trying to flee from an officer who was trying to pull him
Rock Community firefighters recently used a special K-9 mask to revive a dog that was suffering from smoke inhalation following a kitchen fire at a home in the 1900 block of Maple Drive in Arnold, says Ron Harder, the fire district’s public information officer.
The district received a call about the fire at 7 p.m. Wednesday (June 12).
The people who lived at the home were away, but three dogs were there, Harder
LOOKING BACK is a Leader online feature that highlights historic photos. Readers are invited to submit their historic Jefferson County photos for online publication.
A couple of months back, LOOKING BACK concerned itself with the Arnold Boosters, a softball team whose photo was published in a calendar issued by the Arnold Historical Society.
Other than the names of the players, the notes that accompanied the photo were sparse.
The two Festus men involved in an airplane crash on Monday (June 11) south of Festus remained hospitalized today (June 13).
A spokeswoman for Mercy Hospital St. Louis in Creve Coeur said the pilot of the Thorp T211 single-engine plane, Jim Smith, 65, remained in serious condition while the condition of his son, Kristopher Smith, 40, has been changed from satisfactory to critical.
Kris Smith’s wife, Tracie, said yesterday that both
Leader food writer Kathleen Brotherton is offering website readers one stellar recipe a week in the “My Leader Yummy” feature.
I guess I’m showing I’m “old as dirt” when I talk about the days before instant pudding mixes and how if you wanted a bowl of banana pudding, you had to cook vanilla pudding the old-fashioned way and then add sliced bananas. Of course you didn’t add them until you were ready to serve the pudding, or you’d
■ Winners are announced in the Grand Times “Show Off Your Grandkids” photography contest, with lots of engaging photos published in our 24-page special section, inside your June 13 paper. (Arnold-Imperial Leader, Jefferson County Leader).
■ Several Catholic parishes in Jefferson County will have new priests on duty come June 18 as the Archdiocese of St. Louis puts into effect a long list
The 2013 USATF Masters Association Championship and Open Track & Field Invitational is set for Sunday, June 16 at the Festus High School track. The meet is open to Open division (age 19 or older) and Masters division (age 30 or older) athletes who are members of the USA Track Federation (USATF). Fees are $15 per athlete. Registration must be completed online at coacho.com by 9 p.m. Thursday, June 13. There is no admission fee for spectators. Track events will start at 9 a.m. and field events will
Three employees were injured this morning (June 11) in a sulfuric acid leak at the Doe Run Co. smelter in Herculaneum, one seriously enough to be transported by helicopter for medical care.
The leak occurred in the acid storage line at the plant, authorities reported.
Herculaneum Fire Department Capt. Kevin Baker said Doe Run reported the accident at 6:41 a.m.
“We arrived on scene and Doe
Jim Smith and his son, Kristopher Smith, both of Festus, were injured tonight (June 10) when their experimental aircraft crashed about two miles south of the Festus Airport in a field near 2627 Plattin Road.
At 10:15 p.m., Jim Smith, 65, had been transported by helicopter to Mercy Hospital St. Louis in Creve Coeur. Kristopher Smith, 40, also was extricated from the airplane. He, too, was taken to the hospital by helicopter.
The
With 75 percent (or more) of the 2013 season still to play, the House Springs American Legion Post 783 senior baseball team still has a lot to prove.
But winning six of their first eight games has manager Jake Grossbauer and his players excited and encouraged.
“Not bad,” Grossbauer said after his Post 783 squad knocked off De Soto SMCI 9-6 on Friday night (June 7) at De Soto. It was the fourth straight win
Some lucky player won $1 million in the Missouri Lottery Powerball game drawing held Saturday evening. A winning ticket for the June 8 drawing was purchased from the Mobil On the Run service station at 1632 Hwy. Z in Pevely. The winning number combination was 2-11-22-26-32.
“If you are the winner, you should sign the back of the ticket and keep it in a safe place until you’re ready to claim your $1 million prize,” said May Scheve Reardon, executive director
PET SPOT invites readers to tell a story about their pets and submit it, plus an attached photo, to nvrweakly@aol.com. Please include a phone number and city of residence. A new PET SPOT is posted weekly. Vicki Cummiskey of Imperial wrote this week’s submission about her pet.
Our pet Papillon’s name is Poco and he’s seen here with my husband, Ray (president of Jefferson College) during Poco’s first boat ride
After starting the season 0-2, House Springs reeled off six straight wins, including District 13 victories over Ste. Genevieve (7-2), Festus (2-1) and De Soto (9-6), and Murphy was the single biggest reason for the surge. Against Festus, he was three-for-four and drove in both House Springs runs; he also was the winning pitcher, scattering six hits over nine innings and striking out 10. Through eight games he is 4-0 with a 0.40 earned run average in 17 and two-thirds innings and leads the team in hitting
“Life Story,” posted each Saturday on Leader Publications’ website, focuses on one individual’s impact on his or her community. Today’s story is written by Laura Marlow.
Birdwatcher and blacksmith are two words you wouldn’t normally associate with the same person in your mind. But William “Tom” King, who died May 31 at age 67 from complications from cancer, was both.
Mr. King was a third-generation smith and welder who worked
A fire Wednesday evening (June 5) killed a beloved family pet and left a Crystal City woman wondering where she will live next.
Susan Casby-Howard, 29, said she is thankful her 9-year-old son, Bradley Davidson Jr., was not home at the house she was renting in the 200 block of Olive Street at the time of the blaze.
She said she was on the phone with a friend when the
Hedwig Vinson, 24, of Arnold plans to ride a bike 3,770 miles across the northern U.S., beginning June 17 in Portsmouth, N.H., and ending Aug. 25 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
During the 70-day trek, she and the rest of her approximately 30-person group will stop at about 10 cities to help build housing for people in need.
The trip is through Bike & Build, a nonprofit organization that raises money to provide affordable housing
Financial trouble in the state of Illinois is driving a decision to relocate a longtime music extravaganza to West City Park in Festus.
The Traditional Music Festival, held annually at Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site in Ellis Grove, Ill., for the last 23 years, will come to Festus the weekend of Sept. 21-22.
The Festus Tourism Commission voted May 30 to approve the festival. Officials believe West City Park will
The Movies in the Park series in Herculaneum returns Saturday (June 8), with a twist this year.
The series, sponsored by the Herculaneum Park Board, features major motion pictures shown on an inflatable screen at Herculaneum City Park, 850 Joachim Ave.
Moviegoers are invited to bring lawn chairs or blankets to watch the movies, which begin at dusk.
Admission is free.
Herculaneum Mayor Bill
Rockport Baptist Church in Arnold has lost a beloved Sunday School teacher and member – Jason T. Moslander, 27, of Fenton, who died Wednesday (June 5) of “sudden cardiac death,” says Scott Lee, church pastor.
“He had been in great health,” Lee said. “It’s one of those situations where the heart just stops.”
Mr. Moslander had a positive impact on the church’s congregation, Lee said
“He was one
Flooding in the area has forced Sulphur Springs residents to use a johnboat over the past few days to get to work or run errands.
They take turns ferrying each other between their homes and Windsor Baptist Church in Imperial, which is north of and across Hwy. 61-67 from Sulphur Springs Road, where the residents are parking their vehicles.
“We’re stuck in Sulphur Springs. There’s only one way in and out, but it’s blocked
The De Soto SMCI American Legion baseball team scored four runs in the third inning and five more in the sixth to cruise past Rock Memorial Post 283 13-3 in eight innings on Tuesday (June 4) at De Soto. It was the first District 13 contest of the season for both clubs. De Soto’s Chance Puckett and Cameron Tinker hit back-to-back RBI doubles in the third inning and Tinker ripped another two-bagger to drive in two more runs in the sixth as De Soto earned its second
Jefferson County voters, in agreement with the majority of voters in Missouri’s new 8th Congressional District, chose Republican Jason Smith to serve as their U.S. representative in the special election Tuesday (June 4).
The election replaces Jo Ann Emerson, the Republican who resigned from Congress in January to take a job as president and CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.
In Jefferson County, only 8.26 percent of the county’s 39,000
Leader food writer Kathleen Brotherton is offering website readers one stellar recipe a week in the “My Leader Yummy” feature.
It’s funny how food has changed since I was a kid. If someone had mentioned an “appetizer” when I was little, I wouldn’t have had a clue what they were talking about. Back in the olden days (as our kids used to tease me), if someone came to visit, you either had a meal or dessert. There were no “finger foods,”
■ Comtrea, Jefferson County’s primary mental health agency, is getting to work at Bridle Ridge Acres, the 45-acre Hillsboro site, where an array of services will be offered. Reporter Kevin Carbery offers an in-depth look at plans for the site. (Jefferson County Leader, Arnold-Imperial Leader).
■ Jefferson County was spared tornadoes in the weekend’s severe weather, but high winds and high water were still punishing. Staff members give a countywide report.
Sherrie Gavan of Imperial will not go to jail for using a baseball bat to hit a man she said “facilitated” her son obtaining heroin.
Div. 14 Associate Circuit Judge Timothy Miller could have decided Tuesday (June 4) to sentence Gavan to up to a year in jail and fined her up to $1,000 after a jury convicted her of third-degree misdemeanor assault April 23.
Instead, Miller suspended the
The Festus American Legion Post 253 senior (AAA) baseball club earned its first win of the 2013 season on Monday (June 3), downing Post 611 of Ballwin 6-1 at West City Park in Festus. Left-hander Stephen Moss, making his first pitching start for Festus, tossed a complete game, allowing only two hits and one hit batsman over nine innings. He got solid offensive support as Post 253 made the most of its six hits, including a triple by Brock Boeckstiegel, a two-run single by Dylan Coleman and doubles
LOOKING BACK is a Leader online feature that highlights historic photos. Readers are invited to submit their historic Jefferson County photos for online publication.
There was a time when Hillsboro was the peach of Jefferson County.
The county seat is still a fine place, full of friendly folks, but in the 1960s and early 1970s, people came from far and
PET SPOT invites readers to tell a story about their pets and submit it, plus an attached photo, to nvrweakly@aol.com. Please include a phone number and city of residence. A new PET SPOT is posted weekly. Becky Mitchell of Festus wrote this week’s submission about her pet.
This cute little guy is Achilles, an Alaskan malamute. He’s our first malamute and, for my boyfriend and me, our first pet together. My boyfriend likes big
Jefferson County dodged the tornadoes in the St. Louis region on Friday night (May 31), but flooding remained a concern today (June 3) throughout the county.
Jefferson County emergency management director Warren Robinson said this morning (June 3) many roadways were closed because of spillover from area waterways.
As of 11 a.m., the following roads or road portions were closed in the county:
■ Corisande Hills Road in
A former Festus man, a U.S. Marine who had served in Afghanistan, was killed in an ATV accident in Perry County at 7:25 p.m. May 26, a month before he was due to be discharged from military service.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Cpl. Devin Joseph Scholl, 24, of Camp Pendleton, Calif., was killed when the Honda Rancher ATV he was driving overturned on Perry County Road 444. Scholl and a passenger, Derek J. Hayes, 24, of New Madrid,
Although they fell short of their goal of repeating as Class 1 state champions on Saturday (June 1), losing to Duchesne 4-0 in the Class 1 title game, the Lancers nonetheless had an outstanding season with a final record of 23-4. Of those 23 victories, 18 were shutouts, including the team’s last 10 wins. The loss Saturday was the only time in 2013 that the Lancers were defeated in regulation and by more than a one-goal margin. The team is graduating 10 seniors: Caroline Basler,
St. Pius lost to Duchesne 4-0 in the championship game for Class 1 at the state high school girls soccer championships on Saturday (June 1) at Blue Springs South High School in Blue Springs. After not allowing a goal in five straight postseason games, the Lancers yielded two scores in each half and could not penetrate the solid defense of the Pioneers, who like St. Pius were seeking their second state title in school history. Duchesne (15-9) was the Class 2 champion in 2009 while
“Life Story,” posted each Saturday on Leader Publications’ website, focuses on one individual’s impact on his or her community. Today’s story is written by Laura Marlow
Patience. Wisdom. Kindness. Always a positive attitude.
These are words and phrases that come up in any conversation about Carole Jean Wilson of Festus, a longtime teacher who died May 21 at her home at age 65 following a battle with cancer.
The Lucy’s Palace concert that was scheduled to be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday (June 1) in Arnold City Park has been canceled due to flooding.
The Meramec River is predicted to crest at 39.7 feet, which would put the park’s picnic area underwater, said Teresa Kohut, who works for the Arnold Parks and Recreation Department. Additional rain that may fall tonight (May 31) or tomorrow (June 1) could raise the predicted flood crest, she said.
Senior forward Ashley Marks scored a goal in each half and St. Pius once again played airtight defense in defeating Springfield Catholic 4-0 Friday (May 31) in the semifinals of the Class 1 girls state soccer tournament in Blue Springs.
Kirsten Nulsen and Haylee Eastridge also scored for the Lancers, who improved to 23-3 and advanced to the championship game, to be played at noon on Saturday (June 1) at Blue Springs South High School.
When an alarm recently sounded at Arnold EyeCare Center, the doctors didn’t find a crime scene. Instead, they discovered that a deer had crashed through a window, knocked over an eyeglass stand and a chair, attempted to get out by shattering a second window and finally escaped after jumping through a third.
The deer crashed through Arnold EyeCare Center, 1235 Water Tower Place, a little before 6 p.m. Friday, May 10. The office was closed, so no one was
An Imperial man with prior DWI convictions was found guilty by a Jefferson County jury on Wednesday (May 29) of driving while intoxicated again.
Scott A. Draper, 41, faces up to four years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000 for the driving while intoxicated conviction. He also could get up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $1,000 for the related Class A misdemeanor charge of driving with a revoked license. He was
More than 1,000 new radios have been distributed through the massive countywide emergency response radio improvement project spearheaded by Jefferson County 911 Dispatch.
911 Dispatch Chief Travis Williams said 911 still has about 400 more mobile and portable radios to distribute as part of the $31.4 million project to improve emergency responder communications in the county. Mobile units are installed in vehicles and portable units are walkie-talkies carried by individuals.
“We’ve given out 90 percent
Leader food writer Kathleen Brotherton is offering website readers one stellar recipe a week in the “My Leader Yummy” feature.
As summer begins, we all look for desserts to enjoy on a picnic or at an outdoor barbecue. For such occasions, it’s nice to find a dessert you can make with tasty fresh fruit available only in the summer. This recipe for Raspberry Crumb Squares fits that bill well.
Raspberries have never been my
An Imperial man whose medical condition allegedly contributed to a vehicle crash that killed a Crystal City woman in February has been charged in connection with her death.
Thomas S. Griggs, 51, faces a second-degree involuntary manslaughter charge in the Feb. 25 death of Londa Crump, 61, Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney Forrest Wegge reported.
The class D felony has a penalty of up to four years in prison and a fine of up