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Endangered Silver Advisory Issued For Springfield Woman

Greene County Sheriff

UPDATE:  Vandenberg has been located, and she is safe.  

Original Story:  The Greene County Sheriff’s Office has issued an endangered silver advisory alert.  According to the office, 81-year-old Joan Vandenberg, who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, left for a local Walmart from 4345 S. Meadowlark in Springfield at 9 o’clock last night and didn’t return.

Vandenberg is 5’3” tall, 124 pounds with gray and brown hair and green eyes.  She was wearing a gray shirt, gray shorts, glasses and slip-on tennis shoes.

She was driving a maroon 2016 Ford Escape with license plate # LE4K7H.

Anyone with information should call 9-1-1.

Michele Skalicky has worked at KSMU since the station occupied the old white house at National and Grand. She enjoys working on both the announcing side and in news and has been the recipient of statewide and national awards for news reporting. She likes to tell stories that make a difference. Michele enjoys outdoor activities, including hiking, camping and leisurely kayaking.