A former Northwest Missouri State communications instructor who posted a message on Facebook in 2013 about climbing the Bell Tower on the Northwest campus with a rifle died Monday in Maryville. 61 year old Matthew S Rouch was never charged for that post, which he said was a joke. A later search of his house revealed Rouch was found to have had an elaborate marijuana grow operation. Roush’s funeral arrangements are pending with services scheduled in Erie, Pennsylvania.
