12 Wednesday Jul 2023
Posted in Uncategorized
Tonight in west central Missouri – from Johnson County looking south to Henry County:
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm.
F 8.0, 7.2 sec. ISO 100, 200 mm.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm.
F 8.0, 4.5 sec. ISO 100, 200 mm.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm.
F 8.0, 4.2 sec. ISO 100, 200 mm.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm.
F 8.0, 5.0 sec. ISO 100, 200 mm.
Click on the images to enlarge.
22 Thursday Jun 2023
Posted in Uncategorized
Tags
Board of Trustees, Holden, homeless, Johnson County, Lafayette County, missouri, Trails Regional Library, unhoused, Warrensburg
The Trails Regional Library is a public library consortium for Johnson and Lafayette Counties in Missouri. Over the past month there has been discussion on a social media platform in a community forum dedicated to Warrensburg about unhoused/homeless individuals at the Warrensburg library branch.
There are shelters in the Warrensburg area, but for the most part there are no daytime shelters. For an unhoused/homeless person this can be an even greater challenge in hot, cold, or inclement weather. The public library is a public library – it’s open to all, there is air conditioning or heat appropriate to the season, there is access to the Internet, and it’s a safe space.
Individual(s) brought their concerns to the Trails Regional Library Board of Trustees. The board met on Wednesday night at the Holden, Missouri branch with the concern(s) on the agenda.
“Core Values”
Trails Regional Library Core Values
We are kind.
We treat each other and those we serve with empathy and compassion. We see every day as an opportunity to inspire new ideas and make someone smile.We are inclusive.
The library is for everyone, and everyone is welcome here. We recognize and value diversity and intellectual freedom and believe it makes us stronger. Though we may be different, we always begin each interaction with the belief that others’ intentions are good.We are open.
We cultivate a space where we can share differing opinions without judgment. We stay committed to each other by trusting, communicating, working through conflict, and being open to feedback. Each interaction is an opportunity to learn, even when it doesn’t go the way we hope.
Advocates and activists for unhoused/homeless individuals attended the meeting. Several signed in to speak at the public comment portion at the beginning of the meeting.
From the public comment portion of the meeting:
“…And in the mean time you’ll make them feel like productive members of society and not outcasts. We want to be welcoming to our housing displaced and provide additional support…”
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“…Librairies are for everyone…”
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“I run the homeless shelter in Warrensburg, one of them. And I am here to defend them all…They are displaced people. But displaced people are not bad people…”
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The speaker on the meeting agenda – on the subject of unhoused/homeless individuals utilizing the library:
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A response from an individual in the audience:
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The lack of sufficient resources in Warrensburg impacts the library branch which by all accounts – to the credit of its staff – tries to meet the challenges with compassion, service, and professionalism.
02 Sunday Oct 2022
Posted in US Senate
Along Highway 13, south, in Johnson County:
The campaign is everywhere.
Trudy Busch Valentine (D) [2022 file photo].
19 Friday Aug 2022
Posted in Missouri General Assembly, Missouri House
Tags
abortion, Emily Weber, General Assembly, Johnson County, Post Roe Missouri, Roe v Wade, Warrensburg
Representative Emily Weber (D-24) spoke on organizing, party bulding, and post Roe Missouri at a Johnson County Democratic Club meeting in Warrensburg yesterday evening.
Emily Weber (D).
An excerpt:
Previously:
HB 126 and HB 127: catering to their single issue base (December 3, 2018)
Gov. Mike Parson (r): Alabama, hold my beer… (May 15, 2019)
Gov. Mike Parson (r): New York is shorthand for what? (May 16, 2019)
Medieval (May 17, 2019)
Sen. Denny Hoskins (r): post session victory dance over any individal woman’s personal medical decisions (May 17, 2019)
Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): the 13th Century GOP in 21st Century America (May 20, 2019)
HB 126: the elephant in the womb (May 24, 2019)
HB 126: “…here for the ratio” (May 25, 2016)
Missouri: Medieval (May 28, 2019)
ACLU: Referendum Petition filed on HB 126 (May 28, 2019)
Women’s Health Care in Missouri – 1, Gov. Mike Parson (r) – 0 (May 31, 2019)
Our nation turns its eyes to Missouri (June 1, 2019)
State Auditor Nicole Galloway (D): Gov. Mike Parson (r) and HB 126 – “…extreme and cruel.” (June 3, 2019)
In the Medieval State of Missouri (June 4, 2019)
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft (r): Emergency! Emergency! (June 7, 2019)
American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri and Sara E. Baker v. John R. Ashcroft, et al. (July 8, 2019)
State Auditor Nicole Galloway (D): going forward with the HB 126 petition (July 8, 2019)
MoGOP’s Abortion Checkup (March 20, 2022)
But, her emails… (June 24, 2022)
In Missouri Mike Parson (r) now makes your health care decisions for you (June 24, 2022)
Forced birth (June 24, 2022)
It’s been a long road to now (June 24, 2022)
28 Thursday Jul 2022
Posted in Uncategorized
We get campaign mail.
The text was apparently written using a right wingnut Phrase-O-Matic© generic campaign talking points template.
“Our Johnson County way of life is on the line this August…”
You’re on the primary ballot along with four other republicans who have political views indestinguishable from yours. How does that work?
“…and Make Johnson County more conservative!”
That would be impossible, unless you’re planning on a significant proportion of the county’s population and institutions leaving.
“As a farmer, business owner…” “Put Johnson County farms and businesses first”
A little self-interest there? Just asking.
“Lower taxes and the quality of life” | Fixed it for you.
“Fully fund the police to keep us safe”
The Sheriff’s Office? Municipal police?
Lower taxes, increase law enforcement funding? How is this possible? Do explain.
01 Wednesday Jun 2022
Posted in Uncategorized
Yesterday evening Mark Alford (r), former newsreader and one of several republican candidates in the 4th Congressional District, made a campaign appearance in front of a small crowd on the Johnson County Courthouse lawn in Warrensburg.
Mark Alford (r).
Speaking to the gathering:
There is no difference:
Mark Alford @markalfordkc
President Biden is having to walk back so much of what he’s said about Russia, Putin and Ukraine that he’s starting to look like Michael Jackson doing the “Moonwalk”
[….]
11:24 AM · Mar 28, 2022
That was then.
Mark Alford @markalfordkc
Who ARE rural Missourians?
[…]
7:06 PM · Apr 12, 2022
Mark Alford @markalfordkc
I’d rather be a “MAGA King” than a MEGA failure!
4:25 PM · May 17, 2022
Mark Alford @markalfordkc
Obviously not a Bible scholar.TheBlaze @theblaze
· May 23
The View’s Whoopi Goldberg blasts San Francisco bishop for denying communion to Pelosi: ‘This is not your job, dude!’ [….]
Apparently, he believes he is.
Mark Alford (r) is not interested in your responses:
From Mark Alford’s campaign web site (look it up, if you’re interested):
“We all know that something wasn’t right with the election in 2020. Multiple states circumvented The Constitution of the United States in the name of a man-made virus. We must bring integrity back to our elections!”
“…man-made virus…”
“We must protect the lives of the unborn and be the voice of the voiceless. There are no exceptions; abortion is murder because each life is precious in the eyes of God.”
“We must respect the men and women in blue, those who risk their lives for each of us every day. Our society will fall further into chaos without law and order.”
“The Founders of our great nation knew that to remain a secure and free republic we needed armed citizens. It’s not a suggestion, it’s our right to keep and bear arms, and it shall not be infringed! There is no such thing as “gun violence” it’s “human violence.””
“…each life…” Uvalde, Texas.
“Parents must have a say in their children’s education, and we must stop schools from teaching anti-American propaganda.”
Is arming teachers in the classroom okay? Just asking.
The Venn diagram is a perfect circle:
The republican candidates in the 4th Congressional District primary – from the Missouri Secretary of State web site:
2022 Primary Election
U.S. Representative – District 4
Republican
Name Mailing Address Random Number Date FiledJim (Soupy) Campbell 1228 MEL DOR ACRES
CLIMAX SPRINGS MO 65324 180 2/22/2022Rick Brattin P.O. BOX 920
HARRISONVILLE MO 64701 283 2/22/2022William (Bill) Irwin PO BOX 383
HARRISONVILLE MO 64701 401 2/22/2022Mark Alford PO BOX 1634
RAYMORE MO 64083 423 2/22/2022Kalena Bruce PO BOX 1107
STOCKTON MO 65785 622 2/22/2022Taylor Burks PO BOX 405
ASHLAND MO 65010 682 2/22/2022Kyle Stonner LaBrue 4376 SKI DR
OSAGE BEACH MO 65065 3/29/2022
No difference.
22 Sunday May 2022
Posted in Uncategorized
And retail.
John Hart (D) – candidate for Johnson County, Missouri Presiding Commissioner
Last Thursday the Johnson County (Missouri) Democratic Club held their first in-person monthly meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic started over two years ago. The meeting took place outdoors in a park shelter in Warrensburg.
In addition to the usual club business and announcements, local candidates who show up have an opportunity to speak to club members and take questions.
John Hartt, a Democratic Party candidate for Johnson County Presiding Commissioner, showed up. He spoke and took questions.
John Hart (D) has previously served on the county commission.
Experience and institutional memory matter.
He spoke about the nuts and bolts of running the county and the importance of listening to the concerns and opinions of every constituent. He fielded questions that reflected the pragmatic concerns of most county residents – the county budget, the Sheriff’s office, roads and bridges – including paving, road drainage, and the proper use of the right of way.
You know, practical concerns about practical things.
Previously:
Wut? (April 12, 2022)
12 Tuesday Apr 2022
Posted in Uncategorized
Last Friday:
Diane Norcross Thompson, Johnson County Clerk
April 8 at 6:11 PMWARRENSBURG, MO, — Johnson County Clerk, Diane Thompson announces that the extended candidate filing period for the Presiding Commissioner of the County Commission seat closed at 5 PM on Friday, April 8, 2022. The following individuals are now candidates for Presiding Commissioner, listed in order by the date and time their declarations of candidacy were received. On the Republican Ticket: Kevin (Beagle) Coleman, Troy A. Matthews, Bob Cochran, Tom Krahenbuhl, Aaron J. Brown and Violet J. Corbett. On the Democratic Ticket: John A. Hart and Matt Swope.
Candidate filing reopened on Tuesday, April 5th pursuant to 115.361(4) RSMo due to the withdrawal of Incumbent Densil Allen who had filed on February 22nd but withdrew on March 29th, which was the last day of the regular filing period. Additionally, Brandon Phelps filed as a candidate on the Republican ticket prior to 5:00 PM on March 29th. Phelps withdrew his candidacy on April 6th during the extended filing period.
The last day for candidates and issues to be certified to the August Primary ballot by the Secretary of State and the County Clerk is May 24, 2022 by 5 PM. A legal notice listing candidates for all races will be published immediately thereafter.
What’s going on here?
Six republican candidates for Presiding Commissioner in Johnson County after the incumbent withdrew?
13 Friday Aug 2021
Posted in Uncategorized
Tags
advisory, Corona virus, COVID-19, Delta variant, Department of Health and Senior Services, DHSS, Johnson County, Lafayette County, missouri, pandemic, Saline County, vaccine
Tonight, from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS):
JOHNSON, LAFAYETTE & SALINE COUNTIES: COVID-19 cases in Johnson (299), Lafayette (256) and Saline (165) have increased in the past 14 days.
Hospitals in the region are seeing resource strain from dramatically increased numbers of COVID-19 patients and hospitalizations. As a result, several hospitals in the region are at or near capacity. Continued disease spread into Northwest Missouri is expected.
The Delta variant, which spreads more easily and poses higher risk of hospitalization than prior variants, is believed to be contributing to the increase. Vaccination continues to be our best tool to move past this pandemic.
Vaccination rates:
– Johnson County: 23.4%
– Lafayette County: 34.5%
– Saline County: 35.8%
Experts say at least 70% – 80% of people need immunity to minimize spread within a community.COVID-19 Resources
– Vaccines: MOStopsCovid.com
– At Home & Community Testing: Health.Mo.Gov/CommunityTestThose who choose not to get vaccinated should continue these important public health steps:
– Maintain at least six feet distance from others;
– Wear a mask when appropriate;
– Avoid others that appear to be sick;
– Avoid others if you have COVID symptoms;
– Cough or sneeze into your elbow or a tissue; and
– Wash your hands.
[….]
The DHSS Advisory – August 13, 2021:
A vaccination rate of 23.4%. What could go wrong?
“…You ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight…?”
26 Tuesday Jan 2021
Posted in Uncategorized
Today from Johnson County, Missouri Community Health Services:
Note: Numbers for adjacent counties are no longer updated at this site.
Johnson County, Missouri
Cumulative Positive Cases: 4219
Deaths: 34
23 additional cases since yesterday’s report.
Wear a damn mask. And while you’re at it, wear some damn gloves.
Stay Home. Wash your hands. Don’t touch your face. Good luck to us all.
#FlattenTheCurve