MetroRegion Kansas City News: Chillicothe MO Loses Manufacturing Plant ... To Mexico

This news is actually a week old- but news nonetheless...

The CHILLICOTHE (MO) CONSTITUTION-TRIBUNE announced on October 4 that HanesBrands is closing it's "Gear For Sports" plant and moving the product line produced there to Mexico (the country- not Missouri).

At least 125 people will be losing their jobs at the plant that opened in 2001.


A HanesBrand spokesperson- Craig Peterson- told the CC-T “We regret the loss of jobs for our Chillicothe employees ... the Chillicothe plant is a well-run operation with a tremendous workforce. This decision is not a reflection on the capabilities and dedication of our employees. We would like to thank them for their contributions over the years.”


 Yeah- right un-American- greedy- Corporate you-know-whats....

From The Brains of Moronic Politicians: Prison Inmates Could Staff Georgia Fire Stations

Reason 897 for politicians to take pre-oath-of-office drug tests:


According to a story from The ASSOCIATED PRESS via The KANSAS CITY STAR- a southeastern Georgia county- Camden county- is actually considering getting jail/prison inmates to staff county fire stations.


Okay- from an incident I witnessed first-hand at a KC-MO fire many years ago- it MIGHT be hard to tell who's the inmates and who the actual firemen are....

Hyatt-Regency Crown Center To Change to A Sheraton Hotel

The Hyatt-Regency hotel is slated to change names and operators- according to a story in the KANSAS CITY (MO) BUSINESS JOURNAL.


The Hyatt- built in 1980- is infamously known for the lobby skywalk collapse on July 17-1981 that killed 114 people.


The KCBJ say that 337 jobs are in the lurch as the hotel switches affiliations on November 30.


The KCBJ story also states that the change will mean that Hyatt Hotels won't have any presence in Kansas City- but goes on to say how the chain is awaiting putting their name on a proposed (and likely heavily-taxpayer-subsidized) 1000-room convention hotel.

Central States News: Maryville MO Can't Completely Fill New Water Towers

Imagine your town spending beaucoup $$$ for two new 750000-gallon water towers and then finding out that you can only fill them to the 70% mark...

That's the deal in Maryville where- according to this story in the MARYVILLE (MO) DAILY FORUM- the issue appears to be "an engineering problem" due to the lower elevation of a 3rd existing water tower in that northwest Missouri town.


A Kansas City engineering firm- Olsson Associates- is reportedly working with the City of Maryville to rectify the problem. 

CSW BREAKING: Students- Teacher Overcome By Fumes at Grandview MO School

Grandview Fire and EMS were called around 11:45 a.m. Monday morning to the Grandview Alternative school at 1001 Main on the report of some type of chemical fumes- "possibly propane-" in the building.



By noon- Grandview FD reports "3 students and 1 teacher" are needing medical treatment and possible transport to a hospital.

A KCFD-EMS unit has responded there "mutual-aid."

None of those affected are said to have any life-threatening injuries and the school has been evacuated.

At 12:04 p.m.- additional patients have been reported and additional emergency resources have been requested.

As of 12:30 p.m.- Kansas City MO's elite Hazmat-71 has been sent to the school- as well as additional EMS units.

An EMS unit from Belton was enroute as well.


So far- one student transport to "Children's Mercy" hospital has been reported by Grandview authorities.

Central States News: Towns Await Announcement of Post Office Closings

In small towns in Rural America- often the meeting-place for the townfolk is the local post office.


With severe budgetary issues facing the USPS- many of these small towns face closure of these meeting places.

The MARYSVILLE (KS) ADVOCATE covers this issue in a story- and lists the communities in north and northeast Kansas- southeast Nebraska and one in Iowa that could lose their post offices. 

CSW BREAKING: Crashes in the KC-MO Northland

KC-MO emergency services have been called-out to a crash "on southbound U.S. 169 and the Missouri (M) 9 exit.

This is south of Briarcliff and north of the Downtown airport.

Please use caution in this area as traffic will be considerably slowed and/or stopped in this area while the wreck is worked.


In the past minute or so- another crash has been reported "on southbound I-29 and M-152."

The crashed vehicle there is reportedly "off the roadway into the trees."

CSW Weather: Rainshowers Will Produce Slick Roadways This Morning

It seems like a very long time since I've posted any weather information here...


Finally- that narrow band of rainshowers that has been moving south to north to our west for several days is moving into and through Metro Kansas City this Monday morning.

The much-needed rain will mix with the accumulated oil and dirt on the Metro's roadway to produce- at least initially- slick roadways.


Please bear this in mind and reduce speeds- distances between other vehicles- as you travel around Metro Kansas City through mid-afternoon.

Violence in KC-KS Sunday Morning

A stabbing and a shooting in Kansas City KS have left their respective victims in serious to critical condition.

The stabbing occurred around 12:35 a.m. in the 3100 block of Coronado Road.

According to EMS reports- a 20-year-old female suffered "many" cuts and stab wounds all over her body.

She was taken to a Metro medical trauma center in serious condition.

The wounds were reportedly inflicted by a male- with no description of the suspect available.

At 3:12 a.m.- a male shooting victim was reported to be "in the street" in the 2100 block of North Tremont.

There- an "approximately 40-year-old male" was found with a single gunshot wound to his chest.

The man was taken to a hospital in very critical condition.

Police didn't have any suspect information regarding this incident.

Man Falls "4 Flights" in KC-MO Plaza Area

A "20-year-old male" is in critical condition at a KC-MO hospital after reportedly falling "4 flights (stories) at an apartment complex near the Plaza.



The incident happened around 12:15 a.m. at a building in the 4700 block of Oak Street.

EMS told the hospital while enroute that the patient had "a massive head injury."


Police said Monday that the man fell from "a 3rd-story balcony" after attempting to leave an apartment after a dispute with the victim's father.

CSW BREAKING: Vehicles- Structure Damaged in Lawrence KS Fire

Lawrence KS fire crews were sent to the 3700 block of Franklin Park Circle several minutes after 2 a.m. Sunday morning on the report of a fire.


Reportedly- at least 6 vehicles were on fire in the lot of "Hillcrest Wrecker and Garage" at the address- and the fire reportedly spread to a structure there.

Several large streams were used on the flames that were brought under control at 2:26 a.m..

No injuries were reported and the fire was under investigation.