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Monday, July 20, 2026
What’s Up by LeRoy Cook
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Our last-week flying weather in the lower midwest was favored by open skies and hot south winds, escaping the Canadian wildfire smoke that covered the northern states with low visibility. Mid-Missouri did suffer from heavy thunderstorms and flooding rains. From the air, crops here in the border counties look pretty stressed; too much rain early, soggy stands and now risky moisture prospects.
Traffic continued light in the summer doldrums; a few Cessna trainers and a 1948 Cessna 170 came in, the latter from Grain Valley airport via Olathe. Locally, Randy Shannon had his Luscombe 8A out and the Koehn Skyhawk flew several hours.
Some clarification might be in order regarding last week’s City Council notes. “Hiring” an airport manager might be a little too prosperous-sounding, since there’s no salary connected with the position. Commercial pilot and flight instructor Jay McClintock has agreed to assume the largely-ceremonial title, which traditionally has been only compensated for with hangar space and a few other perks. We all welcome Jay and will help him any way we can.
The U.S Air Force has announced that the new B-21 Raider stealth bomber, designed to replace the B-2 Spirit, will have a manned crew aboard; there was speculation that it was “crew optional” and could be operated remotely. The value of having humans operating the systems has been recognized and the B-21 will fly with two in the cockpit. It continues under testing at Edwards AFB in the California desert.
From Italy comes a fortunate news report of an amphibious Canadair CL-415 “super scooper” fire-fighting airplane inadvertently plowing into a cable dangling from a fire-fighting helicopter, which was using a dangling bucket to dump water on the fire. The cable sawed the wing back to the main spar but stopped there and the ‘copter escaped with a breakaway, so tragedy was averted.
Well, this one wasn’t Boeing’s fault. Last month, a Lufthansa 787 airliner was being worked on at Frankfurt airport before leaving for Los Angeles when the nosegear collapsed, dropping the fuselage and nacelles onto the ramp and injuring 23 workers. An investigation revealed that the downlock pin that’s supposed to be installed when parked was found in a storage holder, not in the nosegear. An expensive mistake.
From last week, our head-scratching question was about the designer of the Israeli Air Force’s first fighter planes, put into service when the country was established in 1948. It was none other than Willy Messerschmidt, who created the Luftwaffe’s Me-109, copies of which were built in Czechoslovakia and used after World War 2 in many places. For next week, our question is “What’s the A-10 attack plane’s official name?” It’s not the “Warthog.” You can send your answers to kochhaus1@gmail.com.
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Bates County real estate transfers and marriage licenses
Herman, Wilbur N to Herman, Wilbur & Patricia Trust 12-12-2025 Str 4-39-31 //Sw
Herman, Wilbur N. to WP & L Farms Str 24-40-30+
Ellis, Joseph Eric to Stephenson, Bryan D Lt 9 Bl 1 Messenger Addn+
Blue Sky Auto Plaza to Rhyno Empire Lt 17 Bl 13 West Side Addn+
Norbury, Darell Shane to Terry, Joseph W Lt 4 Bl 17 Littles Addn+
Wilkin, Matthew to Edwards, Gregory A. Lt 14 Glenbrook Farms
Bohannon, Tyler to Bohannon, Shannon Lt 17 Bennetts Subd
Oberlander, Lexye to James, Doug Str 29-39-29 //Nw
Six, Cary R to Morgan, Curt H Str 8-41-31 //Ne
Lawrence, Cheryl L to Six, Cary R Str 28-42-31 //Nw
Gregory, Donna to Black, Alan Str 15-40-33 //Se
Wood, Donald A to Watts, Jacob Lt 3 Bl 4 Huston's 2nd Addn+
Tindle, Todd to BB Ranch Trust 06-25-2026 Str 5-41-29 //Sw
Wynne, Leo Jr. to MCJ Drinking Team, LLC Str 15-39-31+
Reno, Jerret J to Reno Family Trust 07-09-2026 Str 12-40-31 //Nw
Kiger, Mark A to Amaya, Ernesto J Bl 207 Town Company's Fifth Addn
Engel, Angela Shaffer to Engel, Angela Shaffer Str 27-40-32 //Ne
Thomas, Ashley to Thomas, Ashley Lt 9 Bl 7 Town Company's First Addn+
Arnold Trust 04/12/2016 to Jacobs, Donald R Str 18-42-32 //Nw
Millsap & Singer, P.C. to Click N' Close, Inc Lt 5 Bl 2 Peck's Addn+
Martin, Paul W Trust 01-10-2005 to McElwain, Dalton Str 29-40-32
Marriage license
Johnson, Clayton Russell and Ward, Shelby Renee
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The Museum Minute: Rain, rain, rain
Herrman’s Historical Happenings week of July 22
1844 Several days of continued rains have flooded most of Bates Co's lowlands.
1880 The editor of the Butler Daily Democrat notes Butler is full of strangers brought in by coal fever.
1886 John T. Leabo, accused of murdering his wife, is given a stay of execution until August 6th. Butler.
1927 Highway 71 is concrete from Kansas City to Harrisonville and graveled to Nevada except for a 1 mile stretch south of Rich Hill.
1927 The four day Rockville Festival begins.
1965 William Coke, night watchman for Harry Cherry's service station, in Butler, is robbed by two armed thugs.
1978 Bandits net $25 in change and 3 cartons of cigarettes during an overnight robbery of the Amsterdam Cafe.
2002 Lynne Blakeman replaces Kendra Welston as Executive Director of the Butler Chamber of Commerce.
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Sunday, July 19, 2026
Aircraft incident ends safely in Miami County
On Saturday, Deputies with the Miami County Sheriff's Office responded to an aircraft emergency at the Miami County Airport.
A small aircraft experienced engine issues and made an emergency landing at the airport. Two individuals were on board at the time of the incident and, fortunately, neither was injured. The aircraft sustained minor damage during the emergency landing.
The Kansas Highway Patrol and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are investigating the incident.
We are thankful the occupants were able to land safely and that no injuries were reported.
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Weekly report from the Henry County Sheriff's Office
𝐇𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐟’𝐬 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞
𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐀𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭
𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬: 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟔, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
Sheriff Aaron N. Brown reports the following arrests and incidents for the week:
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• 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 – 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞:
Deputy Hinkle responded to the Deepwater area in reference to a physical domestic disturbance. The investigation resulted in the arrest of Season Kragenbrink, age 29, of El Dorado Springs, for Domestic Assault – 3rd Degree. Kragenbrink allegedly punched the victim multiple times during an argument.
• 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟐, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 – 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭:
Deputy Murphy, assisted by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, responded to a reported verbal disturbance in the Deepwater area. The investigation resulted in the arrest of Joseph Vincent, age 46, of Deepwater, on a Henry County warrant for a traffic violation.
• 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 – 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭:
Deputy Hysom assisted the Clinton Police Department with a follow-up fraud investigation in the Calhoun area. During the investigation, Deputy Hysom located and arrested Olivia Kilgore and subsequently transferred custody of Kilgore to Clinton Police officers for their investigation.
• 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 – 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭:
John Sieleman II, age 46, of El Dorado Springs, was arrested at the Henry County Sheriff’s Office on a Henry County felony warrant for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.
• 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟓, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 – 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭:
Deputy Murphy and Deputy Douglas responded to a reported disturbance in the rural Clinton area. The investigation resulted in the arrest of Timothy Wittmeyer, age 40, of Warrensburg, on a St. Clair County felony warrant for Flight to Avoid Prosecution, a Jackson County felony warrant for Burglary – 2nd Degree, and a Johnson County warrant for Giving False Information.
• 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟓, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 – 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭:
Daylynn White, age 21, of Clinton, was arrested at the Henry County Sheriff’s Office on a Henry County misdemeanor warrant for Violation of an Adult Order of Protection.
• 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟔, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 – 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭:
Tyler Denny, age 33, of Excelsior Springs, was arrested at the Henry County Sheriff’s Office on a Henry County misdemeanor warrant for Non-Support.
• 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟔, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 – 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠:
Deputy Douglas and Deputy England conducted a follow-up investigation in the Deepwater area that resulted in the arrest of Charidee Boyle for Burglary – 2nd Degree and Trespassing. Boyle allegedly forced entry into the victim’s residence and rummaged through the home.
• 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟔, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 – 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞:
Deputy Evans, Deputy Murphy, and the Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to the rural Deepwater area regarding a report of a naked subject walking along the highway. The investigation revealed the subject had allegedly been assaulted during a domestic disturbance and resulted in the arrest of Sarissa Loney, age 32, of Deepwater, for Domestic Assault – 1st Degree. Loney was transported to the Henry County Detention Center and placed on a 24-hour investigative hold.
As the investigation continued, Lieutenant Kubilus and Master Sergeant Logan obtained and executed a search warrant at the residence, resulting in the seizure of evidence. A second search warrant was later obtained for additional items located inside the residence, and further evidence was seized. Loney was additionally arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance.
Within the 24-hour hold period, Henry County Prosecuting Attorney Gray filed formal charges, and a felony warrant was issued charging Loney with Domestic Assault – 2nd Degree and Possession of a Controlled Substance.
• 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟕, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 – 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭:
Lowell Loberg, age 44, of Osceola, was arrested at the Henry County Sheriff’s Office on a Henry County misdemeanor warrant for Driving While Suspended.
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All individuals arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The above arrests are allegations at this time.
For additional information or to provide tips, contact the Henry County Sheriff's Office at (660) 885-5587.
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Obituary - Elmer “Lee” Barker
Lee's greatest accomplishment was being the loving and caring father of Logan Wright,of Oklahoma, for 27 years. His favorite things to do with Logan were to laugh, joke, fish, watch westerns, and work. He spent most of his life in the siding and window business. He was an animal lover. He resided in Joplin Missouri for the last several years. He will be missed.
Inurnment at Moore Cemetery will take place at a later date.
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Obituary - William "Bill" Jameson
A complete obituary is pending at this time.
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