Steve Booher

1 month ago | newspressnow.com | Steve Booher

PLATTE CO., Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- A Platte County jury has convicted a Fort Wayne, Indiana man of rape in the second degree for having sex with a 20-year-old woman while she was passed out. Christopher John Heath was found guilty on Thursday, May 22, after a four-day jury trial. Platte County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Zahnd said, "Having sex with someone who is unable to consent is a crime.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Steve Booher

The road to government waste is paved with good intentions. No one ever says, ‘let’s build a giant hole and bury $6 million in taxpayer money.”At least not out loud. The waste part only becomes apparent after years of cost overruns and a limited return on investment. It turns out the bridge really does lead to nowhere. Buchanan County, led by Western District Commissioner Ron Hook, seems intent on leading county taxpayers toward its own version of a costly big dig.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Steve Booher

Following a thumping at the polls, the St. Joseph School District is all ears. There’s no harm in asking what went wrong after 53% of voters rejected a $157 million bond proposal to build a new high school south of U.S. Highway 36. The district, in a survey posted on social media, seeks feedback on why voters opposed the measure, where they get their information and what would increase their support for a future high school bond issue.

1 month ago | newspressnow.com | Steve Booher

Following a thumping at the polls, the St. Joseph School District is all ears. There’s no harm in asking what went wrong after 53% of voters rejected a $157 million bond proposal to build a new high school south of U.S. Highway 36. The district, in a survey posted on social media, seeks feedback on why voters opposed the measure, where they get their information and what would increase their support for a future high school bond issue.

1 month ago | newspressnow.com | Steve Booher

Buchanan County Sheriff Bill Puett announced Wednesday evening that officers apprehended inmates smuggling illegal narcotics into the jail. The inmates attempted to bring the drugs into the jail by concealing them in their bodies. In a news release, Puett said the busts came as a result of "good solid work by both members of the jail staff and drug investigators, as well as, body scanner technology." Puett added that officers seized fentanyl, methamphetamine, and pills.