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Readers turn in nominations, which are selected and placed in the bracket, and then voted on by the readers. This is the second year of the contest. Quade takes the title from the inaugural winner, Matt Simpson. the voice of nearly 37,000 people (in Jefferson City) is obviously hugely she said. Captain Springfield is a different kind of important.
Winning Captain Springfield means folks beyond just my district trust me to represent us to the She said competing against such great people (and objects) was an honor. It was also agood time. may be the most fun had since she said. She won the final round Thursday by taking about 59 percent of the vote in a championship match-up with Amy Blansit. Her road to the title started with a win over Springfield City Councilwoman Phyllis Ferguson.
The two were the only real- life elected officials in the bracket, which is why they were paired in the first round of the Sort Of After that, Quade defeated Springfield Police Officer Hamar Hann, who gained attention by lip syncing Vanilla Ice at a Central High School assembly. That followed with a win over The Tumbler, a sculpture on Park Central Square that also has an anonymously run Twitter account. Quade said that round was the most memorable. wit and social media abilities are a force to be reckoned she said. when (it) conceded was a huge win.
Although I am sad Donnie Rodgers be getting that Quade referenced one of the many promises made during the tournament. Rodgers, on Twitter, said he would get a tattoo of the sculpture if it were to win. In the final four, Quade defeated Commercial Street entrepreneur Lyle Foster. Her opponent in the final, Blansit, is a founder of the Drew Lewis Foundation, which works to benefit families in Grant Beach and other northwest Springfield neighborhoods. She also owns a startup, Solely Jolie, which sells a solution to keeping make-up brushes clear and In sum, a traditional entrepreneur also a social entrepreneur, stationed on the front lines of fighting urban poverty in the Ozarks.
When asked about her experience during the Captain Springfield process, Blansit laughed and said spent more time on social media last week than ever before. think the biggest thing to note is that the event may be somewhat of asocial media popularity she said, (the finalists are) two young females who are both looking at Springfield, we love it, asking how do we help others and make it better. We both have a similar core in what The fact that Captain Springfield voters chose Quade and Blansit as finalists a lot about Blansit said, what looking toward in its Blansit praised legislative work on reducing the so-called a situation in which a family using public assistance sees a sudden cutoff of benefits should their income improve slightly. do not have a support system that allows people to Blansit said. definitely supporting some bills working on to have families have incentive to move Blansit said she never expected to be a community activist seeking to roll back poverty.
The 38-year- old expected to spend her adulthood in and out of scientific labs. she said. was supposed to be a scientist. I thought be in the field of medicine more deeply and looking at lab results. I like opinions and talking things through; I want action.
I want to see numbers and have results. But since its inception four years ago, the Drew Lewis Foundation named for husband, who died in 2013 after a battle with cancer has made a lot of efforts toward getting results. It branched out into three neighborhoods through its Northwest Project. A fourth neighborhood outpost, at York Elementary, is on tap to begin operating in August. Today, the foundation also collaborates with 57 other organizations in metro Springfield including local universities, Great Southern Bank, Communi- ty Partnership of the Ozarks and Springfield Public Schools.
Quade also resting, with serious work to do in Jefferson City. She said she plans to continue working on legislation, focus on Medicaid transformation legislation and the overall budget. to the extreme budget crisis there are several (bipartisan) legislators looking at ways to increase she said. In her spare time, find ways to take advantage of her Captain Springfield prize ownership of the Captain Springfield Twitter handle. it is keeping local brewers and local chocolate in my Jefferson City office, wearing our new flag lapel pin, or touting our amazing collaborative efforts, I always show how great our community is to the rest of the she said.
intend to use the Twitter handle to continue to show all the best of Springfield to the world. have so much to be proud Greg Holman contributed to this story. Crowned? Caped? Quade wins 2017 Captain Springfield STEPHEN HERZOG Crystal Quade Von Brandt has always maintained she acted in self-defense. Vanessa Stirewalt a Branson woman sitting in the courtroom Thursday she believes Von Brandt. Stirewalt has never met Von Brandt, but she wanted to be there when a judgment was handed down.
To Stirewalt, Von Brandt is a hero. 34-year-old sister, Ashley Harrison, has been in a West Plains nursing home since 2003, a few months after Harrison started dating Engh. Harrison cannot walk or talk or care for herself. Sitting outside the courtroom after the hearing, Stirewalt said she blames Engh for her injuries in an unrelated incident years before he was shot to death. Afew minutes later, Von grandparents, Meredith and David Adams, and her aunt, Mariya Adams, emerged from the courtroom.
Stirewalt approached the trio and introduced herself. is kind of like my a crying Stirewalt said of Von Brandt. David Adams, Von grandfather, handed her a Kleenex. your he said, patting arm. Stirewalt explained what her family believes happened to Harrison in 2003.
She and Engh had just started dating, Stirewalt said. During an argument, Engh pushed Harrison out of a moving truck, breaking her leg and arm, Stirewalt continued. Harrison was eventually put on life support. we took her off (life support), her body just started working Stirewalt said. was in a vegetative state for a couple years and now she is like a 9- Stirewalt showed Von family a photo of Harrison in the nursing home.
The group exchanged contact information. you could, let (Von Brandt) know that we have been thinking about Stirewalt said. have been praying for Meredith Adams nodded. thank Meredith Adams said. The News-Leader attempted Thursday to verify account.
Neither the West Plains Police Department nor Howell County Office have investigative records dating back to 2003. It appears Engh was never charged for assaulting Harrison. family did not attend hearing. Von case Though at least one expert witness called in 2015 said Von Brandt functioned like she was 9 or 10 years old, Von Brandt was found fit to stand trial following a lengthy mental evaluation. Mariya Adams, Von aunt who also has in psychology, described her niece as with difficulty understanding what is Adams, along with Von grandparents David and Meredith, told the News-Leader that Von Brandt had a troubled childhood and teenage years.
She has a long history of mental health struggles and she had been molested, they said. Von Brandt was getting into trouble in the year or so before the shooting, they said. According to News- Leader reports, Von Brandt had told police the gun just went off when Engh was shot. Police said her story changed multiple times during hours of questioning. One version of Von story, according to police, involved Von Brandt going to an apartment near Park Central Square for meth.
Once in the vehicle, according to this version, Engh requested oral sex, he hit her with a gun, she fought for the gun and shot Engh. Police say Engh had previously paid Von Brandt for sex. Engh was on the sex offender list for patronizing prostitution. In court on Thursday, Myers, the prosecutor, explained the reason for the lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter. was a reckless act.
She intended to use self- defense, (but used) more force than he said. 4years, 7 months Von Brandt was booked into Greene County Jail on Nov. 6, 2012. She spent a few months at the Department of Mental Fulton State Hospital. She has been in Greene County Jail longer than any other inmate.
The next is Craig Wood, accused of killing 11-year-old Hailey Owens. Wood was booked in February 2014. David and Meredith Adams, both retired Missouri State University history professors, say they have visited Von Brandt every week since she was arrested. They said there have been times when Von Brandt shared a cell with five other inmates. The inmates would take turns sleeping up against the toilet, the Adams said.
are wedging them in sideways Meredith Adams said. blame the sheriff. We blame the jail. Because they are operating under severe David Adams said. recognize the jail and sheriff have this terrible problem of not enough space and too darn many Last spring the couple was interviewed by News- Leader columnist Steve Pokin about their failed attempts to send a Bible to Von Brandt.
current effort is to get her some crossword puzzle Meredith Adams said with a smile. SUBMITTED PHOTO This is Vanessa Stirewalt (left) and her sister, Ashley Harrison. Harrison is severely disabled and has been in a nursing home since 2003. Stirewalt says the injuries were caused by Kevin Engh, who was shot in 2012 by Marya Von Brandt. Crime Continued from Page 1A SUBMITTED PHOTO This is Ashley Harrison and her son, Andrew, back in 2001.
Harrison has three children..
