Newsletter-Early-Week

Rea man in jail for weapons and drugs

A 59-year-old Rea, Mo. resident is sitting in the Andrew County Jail following the issuance of a warrant for his arrest on March 17.Jeffrey Allen Fields now faces a felony charge of unlawful use of a weapon and a misdemeanor charge of domestic assault.On Sunday, March 16, at around 11:22 a.m., dispatchers contacted Deputy Sheriff Steve McDermit and Deputy Brady Arn about a possible domestic assault in the Rea area.Arn filed a probable cause statement stating under oath the two law enforcement officers found a laundry argument between Fields and two victims.

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Unsupervised

My wife hesitates whenever I am at the store by myself for one of two reasons.Reason one: I get distracted very easily and have a tendency to buy on impulse, typically prefaced with a "Ooh! That's cool" or "Hey! What's this?" In my defense, a lot of it is food, and I happen to be quite the chef as I have stated before.The second reason: I have a little habit of unintentionally adopting little old ladies.I do not know what it is, be it my (un)friendly disposition that makes cacti seem less prickly or maybe years of living has developed a super sense that I used to work with seniors. I used to work as a CNA/CMA until I found a fulltime writing job.Whatever the reason is, these encounters with the grannies of the universe tend to happen in the bread aisle.My most recent meet-cute with this particularly lady happened over rye.I happened to be grabbing a loaf of marbled rye myself for post-roast corned beef dinner sandwiches, when this little 5'2 woman muttered up to me, "Could you get me one, too, please?"I obliged without hesitation, wondering if it was going it happen again.It did.

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Signs of Spring

This time of year, I sometimes think of the poem Pippa Passes (1841) by Robert Browning. the year's at the spring,and day's at the morn;morning's at seven;the hill-side's dew-pearled;the lark's on the wing;the snail's on the thorn;god's in his heaven—all's right with the world!The words make me wonder what, so early in the morning, was Browning drinking? Other than the year’s at the spring – which checks out, the Spring equinox falls on March 20, 2025 – I think he gets just about everything else wrong.First of all, the name itself, Spring, is a marketing triumph.

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A shift in career for a familiar face

A dedicated 54-year-old public servant has spent the last 27 years with the Savannah Police Department, including 21 years as police chief.Now he is the fire chief of the Savannah Rural Fire Department."It just wasn't time to retire yet, even though it was a good time to step down as police chief," said Dave Vincent.Longtime Buchanan County Sheriff Bill Puett noted Vincent was an outstanding advocate for team work between law enforcement agencies throughout Northwest Missouri."There were several murder cases where his assistance made a major and positive difference in bringing defendants to trial," said Puett.Dave Vincent has already spent 28 years with the Savannah Rural Fire Department, which he knows inside and out.For the last 22 years he has been the department's Assistant Fire Chief.Vincent grew up in nearby Elwood, Kan. where his entire family is dedicated to public service.

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