The Kansas City Royals will take on the New York Yankees in Game 2 of the American League Division Series tonight at Yankee Stadium, looking to knot up the series at one game apiece after falling 6-5 on Saturday.&nbsp;

Yes, the opener between Kansas City and New York lived up to expectations, chock full of twists, turns and unexpected heroes. A sellout crowd in the Bronx lent to the atmosphere, though Royals manager Matt Quatraro said he didn’t believe it impacted his pitching staff, which issued an uncharacteristic eight walks.

“I don't think it was the stadium,” Quatraro said. “I think we've been here, we've played here, we've been in big environments. It's not the stadium. We just didn't execute pitches. When we did, they fouled them off.”

The Royals will look for a better pitching performance in game two, and will be sending one of their aces to the mound to do that.&nbsp;

&nbsp;Cole Ragans couldn’t have been more impressive in his postseason debut last Tuesday against the Orioles, when he went six scoreless innings before exiting early with left calf cramps. Ragans said at the time he didn’t want to push it when feeling the cramps because he wants to pitch long into October, and now he’ll get a second opportunity against the Yankees on Monday. Ragans made one start against New York this season and allowed two runs -- a two-run homer to Soto -- in six innings at Yankee Stadium on Sept. 11.

Meanwhile for the Yankees,&nbsp;Carlos Rodón (16-9, 3.96 ERA) enters the postseason having made a career-high 32 starts this year, rebounding from a dismal debut campaign in pinstripes. Rodón was 1-0 with a 2.08 ERA in two starts against the Royals this season. He has appeared in two previous playoff games (one start) with the White Sox in 2020 and ’21, when he permitted four runs in 2 2/3 innings.

Rodón will be the first lefty the Royals will face this October, so they might be switching up the lineup based on handedness. However, second baseman Michael Massey has taken such good at-bats and played such good defense this postseason that Quatraro might still have him in the lineup, even if it is further down in the order and not hitting leadoff.

Boone noted Ragans’ reverse splits (.723 OPS vs. lefties, .595 vs. righties) as a reason why the lineup would still contain a left-handed presence in Game 2. The batting order that Boone went with for Game 1 threatened, but was unable to break through for a big inning, despite putting up six runs. They may give it another try on Monday.

First pitch in Game 2 of the ALDS will be at 6:38pm, pregame will air at 6 on KFEQ.&nbsp; The game will be televised on TBS, TruTV, and streamed on Max.

Royals take on Yankees in Game 2 of the ALDS tonight

The legislation that would set food and farm policy for the next five years is in limbo, waiting for lawmakers to decide its fate after the election. The latest deadline for the Farm Bill passed unceremoniously at midnight on Sept. 30th, without a push from lawmakers to pass a new bill or an extension. Congress will have to scramble in the lame-duck session set to begin Nov. 12 to come up with some agreement before benefits run out at the end of the year — which if allowed to happen eventually would have major consequences. 

Lame duck session seen as last chance to save farm bill

In a victory for the U.S. pork industry, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit based in San Francisco rejected a lawsuit from several activist groups who sought to impose sweeping changes to the Environmental Protection Agency’s concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) rules. Last month, The National Pork Producers Council participated in oral arguments before the Ninth Circuit, successfully urging the court to reject the lawsuit. At that hearing, the Ninth Circuit expressed frustration and concerns with Food &amp; Water Watch’s approach and candor.

In its decision, the court made clear that EPA’s preferred approach to regulating livestock production to study water quality issues is the appropriate path for EPA and does not warrant throwing out decades of established law. NPPC stated that the lawsuit sought to use the court to upend livestock production across the country. By attacking core notions of due process and fundamental civil rights, animals rights activists sought to put pork producers around the country out of business.&nbsp;

NPPC secures 9th circuit victory defending Producers' freedom to farm

The Environmental Protection Agency announced a final rule to restore the pesticide Application Exclusion Zone requirements under the 2015 Agricultural Worker Protection Standard. The AEZ is an area surrounding outdoor pesticide application equipment where people are prohibited while pesticides are applied. This rule finalizes the agency’s 2023 proposed rule without change and advances the agency’s commitment to protecting farmworkers, pesticide handlers, their families, and agricultural communities. 

It reinstates AEZ protections, extends protection for neighboring communities, makes requirements easier to understand, and provides flexibility for family farms without compromising protections. “Farmworkers help provide the food that feeds our families every day, and it’s our job to keep them safe from pesticides,” says EPA’s Michael Freedhoff. “No one should be at risk from pesticide-related illnesses because of their job or where they live.” The regulation protects over two million agricultural workers, their families, and pesticide handlers who work for over 600,000 agricultural establishments.

EPA finalizes rule on pesticide exclusion zones

Kenneth Hartman Jr., a corn farmer from Waterloo, Illinois, is the new President of the National Corn Growers Association. His term began this week and he has a number of things to work on, including pushing Congress to pass a robust farm bill, expand markets, and address tariffs that are being placed on ag supplies and passed on to farmers. He also wants to extend consumer access to higher blends of ethanol. 

The key to accomplishing big goals like this is building relationships. “My theme as president is ‘Building Bridges,’” Hartman says. “We need to build on our ties with existing allies while cultivating new relationships with other organizations inside and outside of agriculture.” He also says corn growers need to continue reaching out to policymakers and other leaders who may not represent rural communities but who benefit indirectly from the work of farmers. 

National Corn Growers Association elect a new president

The September Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer reached its lowest readings since March 2016. Declining income expectations pushed farmer sentiment down as the barometer fell to 88, and the Index of Future Expectations dropped 14 points to 94. The Index of Current Conditions also fell seven points to 76, nearly matching levels seen in April 2020, during the height of COVID. September’s survey revealed that farmers are increasingly worried about commodity prices, input costs, agricultural trade prospects, and the potential impact of the upcoming election on their farm operations. 

Farmer sentiment reaches lowest point since 2016

Now that the farm bill extension reached its deadline on Monday, what’s next? While the bill expired on September 30th, the funds don’t run out until the end of the year. Some lawmakers, including Senate Ag Committee Ranking Member John Boozman, have called for another one-year extension. House Republicans said that another extension would fail to stop the bleeding in the current farm economy. 

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries puts the farm bill third on his list of must-pass bills for the lame-duck session of Congress, behind only averting a government shutdown and assuring military preparedness. “Farmers and ranchers do not have the luxury of waiting until the next Congress for an enactment of an effective five-year farm bill,” says House Ag Committee Chair Glen Thompson. Earlier this month, over 300 ag groups flew to Washington to lobby for an expedient, modernized farm bill passage.

Lawmakers push for post-election farm bill 

The Food and Drug Administration reached a significant milestone when it approved its reorganization and created its new unified Human Foods Program (HFP). It is one of the most significant reorganizations in FDA’s history. The new model for field operations and other significant modernization efforts is set for Oct. 1st as the implementation date. According to FDA, the new Human Foods Program will “notably enhance the agency’s ability to oversee and protect the human food supply and other products the FDA regulates. 

The FDA says it is focused on transforming the agency to be more efficient, nimble, and ready for the future with the ever-changing and complex industries it regulates. That includes the emergence of new food technologies, the impacts of globalization, climate change, and other factors that require the FDA to adapt to an evolving world quickly.

FDA set to launch Human Foods Project on October 1st

Colombia lifted a ban on American beef imports from the states where bird flu was detected in dairy cows. According to USDA’s export library, beef exporters in 14 states will get restored access to Colombian markets. Colombia was the only country to ban U.S. beef imports over the H5N1 outbreak in dairy cattle. Agriculture Dive says Colombia’s ban hurt U.S. beef export purchases and reduced Colombia’s spending by as much as 70 percent during the summer. 

Columbia lifts ban on U.S. beef imports

Legislation introduced in the House and Senate would extend a new sustainable aviation fuel tax credit for biofuels for ten years and prevent foreign producers from accessing the credits. Groups like the National Corn Growers Association applauded the legislation that supports domestic producers. “Corn growers are making every effort to help the airline industry lower its greenhouse gas emissions through the use of corn ethanol,” says NCGA President Harold Wolle. 

The 45Z tax credit provides incentives to refineries that produce biofuels that can be used in commercial aircraft. The National Oilseed Processors Association and the American Soybean Association also hailed the legislation. “NOPA commends this bipartisan, bicameral legislative effort that puts U.S. fuel producers, crushers, and farmers first,” says NOPA President Kailee Buller. “While we support free trade and open markets, we don’t believe foreign feedstocks should benefit on the backs of U.S. taxpayers and to the detriment of U.S. farmers.”

Groups respond to SAF tax credit guidelines

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved the first guidelines for the trading of voluntary carbon credit derivative contracts in the country. Carbon credit derivative contracts are financial instruments that derive their value from carbon credits, which represent the right to emit one metric ton of carbon dioxide or an equivalent amount of greenhouse gasses. Reports  say the contracts allow traders and market participants to hedge against or speculate on the future price of carbon credits, similar to how traditional derivative contracts function in commodities or financial markets. 

Regulators pushed for heightened scrutiny of voluntary carbon markets, which have developed outside government oversight due to concerns over quality and double counting. “The CFTC’s mission focused on risk mitigation and price discovery puts us on the front lines of the global nexus between financial markets and decarbonization efforts,” says CFTC Chair Rostin Benham. “We’ve outlined guidance to crack down on manipulation.”

CFTC issues first carbon credit market guidelines

Work will soon begin on renovations at Krug Park with a groundbreaking ceremony set to be held later this week.  

St. Joseph District One councilmember Madison Davis says this project is one that has been in the works for quite a while now 

"To revitalize Krug Park to a place where it was once before, and maybe even set it up for a better future than what we have currently," Davis tells host of the KFEQ Hotline Barry Birr. "I think Krug Park is many things for many different people and everyone seems to enjoy it, whether they live in St. Joseph or don't live in St. Joseph they have a Krug Park memory." 

Davis says the main focus of this project is to bring things in Krug Park back to where they are usable. 

"Where we have restrooms that work, where we electricity at the state, where some of those sidewalk connections are made that are making it easier to access the bowl, or castle, or those kinds of places," Davis explains. "To make improvements to the children's circus area, to bring back those great slides that so many people have talked about, that I have never actually tried, so I'm excited for that." 

Davis says the goal is to repair and replace what is already at Krug Park to continue setting a positive trajectory.   

The groundbreaking ceremony will be held on Thursday at the Krug Park amphitheater at 4pm. 

City breaks ground on Krug Park improvements on Thursday

On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times, host Gary Shorman speaks with&nbsp;American Red Cross communication manager Logan Wright.

🎤Forward Ever: American Red Cross communication manager Logan Wright

Northern Missouri Congressman Sam
Graves claims the Biden Administration is subverting a United States Supreme
Court ruling as it implements new rules regulating the country’s waterways.

Graves, a Republican, accuses the
administration of refusing to follow the Supreme Court ruling on Waters of the
United States.

“In my opinion, they are not.
They are ignoring the Supreme Court,” Graves tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post. “The administration
needs to listen to what the Supreme Court said when it comes to WOTUS. What they’re
proposing is, the administration, it’s a taking. You’re taking the use of that
property from individuals.”

Graves claims the EPA has refused
to turn over guidance documents on how to rule on WOTUS in wake of the Supreme
Court decision. Graves says the administration needs to fall in line with the
Sackett v. EPA ruling that the federal government can only regulate wetlands
with a “continuous surface connection” to a body of water, such as a river or
lake.

Graves says how the EPA responds
will have real consequences for individuals.

“You hear all of this talk, too,
about how WOTUS exempts farmers out,” Graves says. “That is simply not the case,
because we’re seeing farmers being cited all over the country and fined all
over the country. It’s based on a subjective, many subjective definitions of
various aspects of Waters of the U.S., of WOTUS. It’s very frustrating that we
continue to have to deal with this.”

Graves says he assumed the issue
was decided when the Supreme Court ruled on WOTUS, ending a back-and-forth that
began during the presidency of Barack Obama. The EPA first proposed WOTUS
during the Obama Administration. The proposed rule was immediately challenged
in court and never went into effect.

“The Trump Administration
reversed many of the things that the Obama Administration did when it came to WOTUS,”
Graves says. “And then, what happen was the Biden Administration came right
back along and then reversed many of the things that the Trump Administration
did.”

Graves claims the EPA has not
only refused to abide by the Supreme Court decision, but has refused to release
its documentation pertaining to the re-writing of WOTUS.

You can follow Brent on X @GBrentKFEQ and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.

Graves accuses Biden Adm. of not following Supreme Court WOTUS ruling

A 30-year-old St. Joseph man is charged with felony assault in
the shooting and wounding of a St. Joseph man Saturday night.

The St. Joseph Police Department reports Derius Davis has been
charged in connection with the shooting and wounding of 37-year-old Jonathan
Ross, who is listed in critical condition.

The department reports officers responded to a shooting in the
parking lot at 720 Jules Street just before 10 o’clock Saturday night.

This article has been updated since first published.

Downtown St. Joseph shooting leaves one wounded

Northbound Interstate 29 in the St. Joseph city limits again
will close for work on Cook Road this week.

The Missouri Department of Transportation is closing northbound
I-29 at the Highway 36 and Frederick Boulevard exits so Clarkson Construction
can paint the new Cook Road Bridge. Northbound I-29 in St. Joseph is scheduled
to be closed from this (MON) morning through Friday morning.

The southbound lanes will close the following week.

Northbound I-29 traffic must exit at the I-229/I-29 (EXIT 43)
and southbound I-29 traffic must exit at I-29/I-229/U.S. Route 71 (EXIT 56B).

Local traffic will not be able to access I-29 at the following
locations: 

•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Northbound I-29 from: 

o&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Route 6
(Frederick Blvd.) – Exit 47

o&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; U.S. Route 36
– northbound Exits 46A &amp; 46B

•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Southbound
I-29 from: 

o&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Business Route
71/US. Route 59 – Exit 53

o&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; U.S. Route 169
(Rochester Rd) – Exit 50

The Cook Road Bridge rehabilitation project will widen the
bridge and replace it’s driving surface. The City of St. Joseph has also
allocated money to add a pedestrian sidewalk to the south side of the bridge
which will include decorative fencing and concrete sides. The project is
anticipated to be complete the middle of this month.

For more on the project, visit: <a href="https://www.modot.org/interstate-29-bridge-rehabilitation-buchanan">https://www.modot.org/interstate-29-bridge-rehabilitation-buchanan</a>.

Northbound I-29 within St. Joseph closing again for Cook Road Bridge work

NODAWAY COUNTY—Three people were injured in an accident just after 11:30a.m. Sunday in Nodaway County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2012 Ford Explorer driven by Doris L. Hagey, 87, was southbound on U.S. 71 one mile north of Maryville.&nbsp;

The driver attempted to turn into the parking lot of Gray's Truck Stop and traveled into the path of a&nbsp;2010 Chevy HHR driven by Jered M. Smith, 57, Maryville. The Chevy struck the front end of the Ford.

Nodaway County EMS transported both drivers and a passenger in the Chevy Levi S. Smith, 27, Maryville, to Mosaic in St. Joseph. All three were properly restrained, according to the MSHP.

3 hospitalized after SUVs collide at truck stop entrance

The Missouri case&nbsp;is the only bird flu diagnosis in the United States this year where the person hadn’t had direct contact with infected poultry or dairy cattle

BY:&nbsp;<a href="https://missouriindependent.com/author/jennifer-shutt/">JENNIFER SHUTT</a>

WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention should have results later this month that provide more insight into how a Missouri resident, who hadn’t had any contact with infected animals or food, contracted a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza.

Demetre Daskalakis, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the CDC, said on a call with reporters Friday the agency is working through its investigation of that bird flu case, while providing several more details.

“As we previously reported, CDC would be able to perform partial sequencing of the avian influenza H5 virus from the case in Missouri, despite a nearly undetectable level of viral RNA in the patient sample,” Daskalakis said.

That process is complex and time-consuming, in part because the patient had rather small amounts of the virus in their system when the test was taken.

Another contributing factor, he said, is “that the virus has two potentially important mutations, meaning two amino acid differences, in comparison with the viruses previously characterized during this event that could affect antigenicity.”

Daskalakis explained that antigenicity is when someone is able to produce “a specific immune response, such as creation of specific antibodies.”

Both the mutations and small sample size have presented challenges for the CDC, but the agency expects to announce results of the test later this month after completing the complicated lab process, he said.

<a href="https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/federal-officials-say-no-sign-bird-flu-spreading-among-humans-despite-missouri-case" target="_blank">The Missouri case</a>&nbsp;is the only bird flu diagnosis in the United States this year where the person hadn’t had direct contact with infected poultry or dairy cattle.

The remainder of the 16 people diagnosed with H5N1 during this calendar year had direct contact with farm animals, with nine of those cases linked to poultry and six related to dairy cows.

One of those cases was diagnosed in Texas, two in Michigan, two in California just this week and 10 in Colorado.

Public health officials on the call emphasized that the risk to the general public remains low and that several studies undertaken by the Food and Drug Administration show pasteurized dairy products as well as other foods remain safe to eat.

Since February, the CDC has tested more than 50,000 samples that would have “detected Influenza A, H5 or other novel influenza viruses,” Daskalakis said.

The Missouri case was the first case of bird flu detected through that influenza surveillance system, he said.

Public health officials at the state and federal level have been trying to determine how the Missouri patient, who officials are not identifying for their privacy, contracted the virus through a series of “intense interviews,” Daskalakis said.

That is how they learned someone living in the same house had been symptomatic with various gastrointestinal issues at the same time the patient had been ill.

That simultaneous onset of symptoms implied “a common exposure, rather than human-to-human transmission,” Daskalakis said, before reinforcing that the second person never tested positive for the virus and isn’t considered a case of bird flu.

“At the time of the interview, the household contact had also completely recovered and had not been tested for influenza while they were sick,” he said. “To be clear, there is only one case of H5N1 influenza detected in Missouri.”

Because the person living in the same house as the Missouri patient had been symptom-free for more than 10 days when they were interviewed by public health officials, Daskalakis said there was “no utility in testing the contact for acute influenza.”

Instead, officials in Missouri took blood samples from the two people so the CDC could test for “antibodies against H5 to assess for possible infection with this virus,” he said.

A separate investigation was taken at the hospital where the Missouri patient had been diagnosed to see if any health care workers had contracted H5N1.

Out of 118 health care workers who interacted with the patient in some way, 18 had higher-risk interactions before the patient was diagnosed and began using what Daskalakis referred to as “droplet precautions.”

Six of those health care workers later developed respiratory symptoms, though only one of them had symptoms by the time the public health investigation had begun retroactively, he said.

That one person’s PCR test for acute influenza came back negative and the other five health care workers, who had recovered, did not require a PCR test, he said.

“Since exposures could only be assessed retrospectively, Missouri has also obtained blood specimens from these individuals for antibody or serology testing at CDC to search for any evidence to support the unlikely possibility that their symptoms were related to H5 infection resulting from their interaction with the patient,” Daskalakis said. “Despite the low risk, this testing is important to complete the public health investigation of this case.”

The CDC began working on that serology testing in mid-September when it received the samples from Missouri, though the complicated process likely won’t conclude until later in October.

“For serology testing to be conclusive, it needs to be done using a virus that is genetically identical to the one obtained from the human case from Missouri or there is a risk of a false negative test,” Daskalakis said. “Since this H5 virus was not recoverable, we could not grow it because there was not enough for the Missouri specimen.”

The CDC, he explained, has to “create the right virus for the test using reverse genetics to match the one from Missouri, so that we can use it in these serology tests.”

“We realize people, including all of us at CDC, are anxious to see results from this testing,” he said. “CDC is moving at a very accelerated pace while conducting rigorous science to assure the validity of these results.”

In addition to human cases, bird flu continues to infect poultry flocks and dairy herds within the United States.

While the poultry industry has had years of experience supplying its workers with personal protective equipment and culling affected farms, the dairy industry has had to figure out how to address the virus this year.

Eric Deeble, deputy under secretary for marketing and regulatory programs at USDA, said on the call Friday that Colorado’s mandatory testing program of bulk milk tanks, which began in July, offered a hopeful case study for ridding farms throughout the country of H5N1.

“Initially, this revealed a significant local prevalence, about 72% of dairies, centered in Weld County,” Deeble said.

But following months of hard work by farmers and public health officials, Colorado has just one dairy herd that’s currently affected by H5N1 out of 86 dairy herds within the state, he said.

“Mandatory surveillance in the state allows for continuous monitoring of herds and helps detect any instances of non-negative results early on, ensuring timely intervention,” Deeble said. “This decrease in Colorado cases, even in the absence of a vaccine, gives us further confidence that H5N1 can be eliminated in the national herd, even in places where we have seen an initial rapid increase in cases.”

Data from the USDA show that during the past month, three dairy herds in Idaho and 53 in California have&nbsp;<a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/hpai-confirmed-cases-livestock" target="_blank">tested positive</a>&nbsp;for H5N1.

CDC conducting extensive probe into bird flu contracted by Missouri resident

BROWN COUNTY—Law enforcement are investigating a Kansas felon on new allegations after an arrest

On October 3, the Brown County Sheriffs Office arrested 30-year-old&nbsp; River Keo of Horton on a Douglas County $150,000 Felony Criminal Threat Warrant, according to Brown County Sheriff John Merchant.

He has previous convictions for driving under influence of alcohol or drugs - 3rd or subsequent conviction, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.&nbsp; He is no longer in custody, according to online jail records.

Kansas felon jailed for alleged criminal threat

We're halfway through the season as Week 6 of high school football in Missouri and Week 5 in Kansas is now in the books! Below is a list of all of the games being played in the KFEQ/St. Joseph Post area!

Tune into KFEQ Radio (680, 95.3, 680kfeq.com) for Friday Night Lights with Matt Pike every Friday night of the regular season from 10- midnight. for scores and interviews with area coaches!

Savannah 62 (4-2)&nbsp; &nbsp; Cameron 7 (0-6)&nbsp;

Maryville 49 (4-2)&nbsp; &nbsp; Benton 7 (1-5)

-Week 7: Maryville vs Lutheran North- Sat @1pm

Chillicothe 20 (3-3)&nbsp; &nbsp; Lafayette 14 (2-4)

-Week 7: Chillicothe vs Savannah- Fri @7pm

St. Pius X 27 (5-1)&nbsp; &nbsp; St. James Academy (Kan.) 20 (1-4)

Bishop Leblond 64 (5-1)&nbsp; &nbsp; Kansas City East Christian (Kan.) 24 (1-5)

-Week 7: Bishop Leblond- BYE WEEK (play week 8 @ Greenfield)

Oak Park 52 (4-2)&nbsp; &nbsp; Central 13 (3-3)

East Buchanan 10 (5-1)&nbsp; &nbsp; Hamilton 7 (3-3)

-Week 7: East Buchanan vs West Platte- Fri @7pm

Mid-Buchanan 19 (6-0)&nbsp; &nbsp; Lathrop 6 (1-5)

-Week 7: Mid-Buchanan @ North Platte- Fri @7pm

 South Shelby 38 (6-0)&nbsp; &nbsp; North Platte 0 (1-5)

Lawson 34 (1-5)&nbsp; &nbsp; West Platte 15 (2-4)

New Heights Christian Academy 60 (4-2)&nbsp; &nbsp; Plattsburg 34 (3-2)

-Week 7: Plattsburg @ Northland Christian- Fri @6pm

Milan 28&nbsp; (4-2)&nbsp; &nbsp; Trenton 27 (1-5)&nbsp;

South Harrison 46 (6-0)&nbsp; &nbsp; Maysville 7 (0-6)

-Week 7: South Harrison vs Brookfield- Fri @7pm

Brookfield 52 (6-0)&nbsp; &nbsp; Gallatin 0 (2-4)&nbsp;

Putnam County 22 (3-3)&nbsp; &nbsp; Polo 20 (2-4)

-Week 7: Putnam County @ Scotland County- Fri @7pm

King City 36 (4-2)&nbsp; &nbsp; North Andrew 30 (2-4)

St. Joseph Christian 70 (3-3)&nbsp; &nbsp; Pattonsburg 38 (1-5)&nbsp;

-Week 7: St. Joseph Christian vs King City- Fri @7pm

-Week 7: Pattonsburg @ Worth County- Fri @7pm

Albany 96 (6-0)&nbsp; &nbsp; Princeton 46 (2-4)

-Week 7: Princeton @ North Andrew- Fri @7pm

Worth County 58 (4-2)&nbsp; &nbsp; Stanberry 0 (1-5)&nbsp;

-Week 7: Worth County vs Pattonsburg- Fri @7pm

Platte Valley 60 (5-1)&nbsp; &nbsp; South Holt 12 (4-2)

Week 7: Platte Valley vs Stewartsville- Fri @7pm

-Week 7: South Holt @ Nodaway Valley Fri @7pm

Mound City 50 (2-4)&nbsp; &nbsp; Dekalb 28 (1-5)

-Week 7: Mound City vs Rock Port- Fri @7pm

-Week 7: Dekalb @ East Atchison- Fri @7pm

East Atchison 48 (2-4)&nbsp; &nbsp;Stewartsville- Osborn 0 (0-6)&nbsp;

 Rock Port 66 (6- 0)&nbsp; &nbsp; Nodaway Valley 42 (5-1)

-Week 7: Rock Port @ Mound City- Fri @7pm

-Week 7: Nodaway Valley vs South Holt- Fri @7pm

Atchison 55 (4-1)&nbsp; &nbsp; Washington 6 (4-1)

Hayden 49 (4-1)&nbsp; &nbsp; Hiawatha 0 (1-4)&nbsp;

-Week 6: Hiawatha vs&nbsp;Oskaloosa&nbsp;

Troy 54 (4-1)&nbsp; &nbsp; Doniphan West 13 (1-4)

Riverside 27 (4-1)&nbsp; &nbsp;Horton 0 (1-4)

KFEQ/St. Joseph Post Area High School Football scoreboard for Oct. 4th

GENTRY COUNTY —Three people were injured in an accident just before 6p.m. Friday in Gentry County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported 2003 GMC truck driven by David Horsman, 74, Clarksdale, was attempting to turn east onto MO 48 at Route CC one mile west of King City. 

The driver failed to yield to a westbound 2001 Chevy half-ton truck driven by Tiffany R. Cruz, 43, Rea.&nbsp;

The Chevy struck the front driver's side of the GMC truck. Both vehicles came to rest in the road and blocked MO 48.

Grand River Ambulance transported Horsman to Mosaic in St. Joseph. Life Flight Eagle transported a passenger in the Chevy identified as Linda S. Applegarth, 71, Rea, to Truman Medical Center.&nbsp; EMS examined Cruz at the scene and she refused treatment for minor injuries. She was not wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP.

Missouri woman air-lifted to hospital after trucks collide

Northwest win streak moves to four with dominant win over Washburn

The Northwest Missouri State Bearcats pushed their win streak to four games, after getting off to their worst start since 1995, scoring a dominant 51-34 win over Washburn on Saturday.&nbsp;

The Bearcats would show their dominance through the first half, scoring 20 unanswered points, first scoring two touchdowns in the first quarter taking advantage of a 20 mile per hour south wind, putting up points on back to back drives.&nbsp;

Northwest rushed for 48 yards on the first drive before Henry Martin connected with Zach Atkins on a three yard touchdown pass.&nbsp; Then on the next drive, Chris Ruhnke would throw for a score hitting Andrew Bailey on a slant in the endzone for an eight yard score.&nbsp;

Noah Guastella would knock through two field goals extending the lead in the second quarter, field goals of 26 and 24 yards respectively, before Washburn would finally get onto the board near the end of the first half, Sam Van Dyne throwing a 13 yard touchdown pass to Maury Sullivan with 1:50 left on the clock, and finding the endzone again with 34 seconds remaining, a five yard touchdown jaunt by Keller Hurla.&nbsp; The Bearcats led 20-14 at halftime.&nbsp;

Northwest would score two more touchdowns on back to back drives to start the second half on two rushing touchdowns, first a one yard score from Wentric Miller III.&nbsp; Then on the next drive Tank Young would break several tackles, scampering for a 23 yard touchdown run to push the lead to 34-14.&nbsp;

The Ichabods would answer quickly following Young's first touchdown of the game, needing just one play for an 85 yard touchdown pass from Hurla to Tre Richardson.&nbsp; After forcing a punt from the Bearcats Washburn would draw within one score, Van Dyne again finding Sullivan on a nine yard score with 1:54 left in the third quarter.&nbsp;

Northwest would score another touchdown early on in the fourth quarter, another rushing touchdown this time from Te'Shaun Porter of two yards.&nbsp; Guastella would knock through another field goal midway through the quarter after a Washburn turnover on downs, this time from 38 yards away.&nbsp;

The Ichabods would score one final time with a 32 yard touchdown pass between Van Dyne and Richardson, but the Bearcats would immediately answer in one play with a 45 yard touchdown burst from Young,

Ruhnke was 16 of 27 through the air for 219 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Young recorded his first 100 yard game of the season rushing 12 times for 134 yards and two scores.&nbsp; Luke Mathews was the leading receiver with four catches for 94 yards.&nbsp;

Northwest will stay on the road next week and head to Edmond, Oklahoma for a matchup with Central Oklahoma and former head coach&nbsp;Adam Dorrel.&nbsp; Kickoff is at 1pm.&nbsp;

#12 Ravens set new season high point total in win over Culver-Stockton

The #12 Benedictine Ravens scored touchdowns on their first four possessions of the game and added a defensive score in the first 16 minutes of the game on way to a 56-21 win over Culver-Stockton at Poulton Stadium in Canton, Missouri.&nbsp;

Benedictine led 35-0 after the first quarter with two rushing touchdowns, a defensive touchdown, and two passing touchdowns. Dalton Witherspoon capped off a 57-yard drive for the Ravens opening touchdown, a 4-yard rushing touchdown. Jackson Dooley connected on a 13-yard pass to Jacob Gathright for the Ravens second touchdown before Trey Williams scored on a 25-yard fumble recovery to make it 21-0 Ravens before the midpoint of the first quarter. Robbie Sharp scored on a 9-yard rushing and then Tanner Zimmerman caught a 3-yard pass from Dooley to make it 35-0 Ravens as the first quarter ended.

Sharp scored on a 9-yard rush for the Ravens only touchdown of the second quarter and then the Wildcats finally got on the board late in the quarter with a 39 yard touchdown pass from Drake Day to Kyle Dixon to send the game into halftime with Benedictine leading 42-7.

Zimmerman scored his second touchdown of the game for Benedictine's third quarter score on a 22-yard pass from Dooley and then Dooley scored on a 1-yard rush for the Ravens fourth-quarter touchdown.

Culver Stockton would add two more touchdowns, both coming via Day, as the quarterback would connect with Eli Edmonds on a two yard touchdown pass, before later in the final quarter rushing in for a one yard score of his own.&nbsp;

The Ravens closed out Heart cross-division play with a new season-high point total as they finished the game against the Wildcats with 470 yards of total offense.

Dooley was 18 of 25 through the air for 281 yards and three touchdowns.&nbsp; Witherspoon rushed seven times for 70 yards with one score.&nbsp; Gathright caught four passes for 128 yards and a touchdown.&nbsp;

The Ravens enter the bye week with an overall record of 5-1 with a 1-0 mark in the Heart South. They return to action on Oct. 18 hosting Missouri Baptist University at 1 p.m. as part of Homecoming Weekend.

Missouri Western falls as #10 Pittsburg State runs wild in second half

The Missouri Western Griffons took the lead to start the second half, but #10 Pittsburg State would score 21 unanswered points to take the lead for good, en route to a 31-20 win over Western at Carnie Smith Stadium in Pittsburg, Kansas.&nbsp;

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