Highlights from Trunk or Treat in Amsterdam

Sight & Safety Night in Adrian

Missing horse in St. Clair County

 **Missing Horse**

Last seen in a pasture on SE 801 road near Gordon’s Orchard. Horse has a red halter on. If located please contact St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office at 417-646-2565 or the owner at 417-955-2265

Highlights from Trunk or Treat in Butler

Update: Henry has been located safe and sound

Henry had been missing since October 15th however he was found today! 

Thank you to everybody that has kept a look out for him!! 

Thank you Tim Shreve and Debbie Shreve for contacting me this morning!! So thankful

-Sam

Obituary - Ronald Frank Fisk

Ronald Frank Fisk, 81, of Nevada, Missouri passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2022. Ron, the son of Frank S. Fisk and Mary Elizabeth Cotter Fisk, was born in Miami, Oklahoma on March 19, 1941. Ron moved with his family to Nevada in December of 1944. He attended Benton grade school and the former Junior High -Senior High until it burned in 1957.

He graduated from the present Nevada High School with the first graduating class of 1959. He then attended Central Missouri State College graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in 1963 and with a Master of Arts in Economics in 1964.

Ron taught in the Business Department at Eastern Carolina college in Cullowhee, North Carolina during the 1964-65 school year. He returned to Missouri in 1965 and began teaching in the Business Department at Southwest Missouri State College in Springfield, Missouri until he returned to school in 1971.

He went to the University of Missouri, Kansas City Law School where he received the Juris Doctor With Distinction in 1974. Ron was Law Review. In 1974 Ron returned to his hometown of Nevada to practice law with Don Kennedy. After Don became the Circuit Judge in 1977 Ron remained as a sole practitioner and practiced until December 31, 2018.

Ron’s Faith was very important to him. He was a member of First Baptist church for many years where he served as a deacon, Sunday School teacher and was on many committees including the building committee for the “new” First Baptist Church.

Ron was a member of the Rotary Club for many years and served on the Nevada Regional Medical Center Board. He was chairman of the L.F. Richardson Foundation for many years. Ron was a proud member of the Wyandotte Nation and for many years went to Culture Week and Annual tribal Meeting in Wyandotte, Oklahoma. He last attended in 2019.

Preceding him in death are his parents and infant sister Sonia Ann. Survivors include his children, daughter, Kristin Fisk Worster (Eric) Overland Park, Kansas and son Brian Frank Fisk Nevada, Missouri grandchildren Eleanor Worster and Madeline Worster Overland Park, Kansas and sister Donna Darnold and brother-in-law David Darnold, Nevada and two nieces Jill Hamilton, Olathe, Kansas and Courtney Pisciotta (Brach)Overland Park, Kansas two great nephews Mason Hamilton and Bowen Pisciotta and four great nieces Avery Hamilton, Olivia Hamilton, Molly Hamilton and Harper Pisciotta.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 3, 2022 at the First Baptist Church in Nevada with Dr. Kevin Daugherty and Pastor Hubert Fox officiating. Interment will follow in Newton Burial Park in Nevada. The family will receive friends from 5-6:30 p.m. on Wednesday evening at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada.

Memorials are suggested in his memory to Nevada R-5 Scholarship Foundation or First Baptist Church c/o Ferry Funeral Home.

Obituary - Micky Lee Amos

Micky Lee Amos, 71, Harrisonville, Missouri departed this life on Saturday, October 29, 2022 at the Cass Regional Medical Center, Harrisonville.

He is survived by 5 sons, Nicky Amos, Ronald Amos, Micky Amos Jr., Shawn Amos and Micha Amos; a daughter, Christina Amos; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; two brothers, Walter H. Amos Jr. and John T. Amos; other relatives and many friends.

Graveside service will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, November 3, 2022 at the Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville, Missouri.

Family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until 1:45 p.m., Thursday, November 3, 2022 at the Dickey Funeral Home, Harrisonville, Missouri.

A complete obituary will be posted when it becomes available.

Update: Bindi has been found!

Bindi has been found!

Thank you to everyone for posting, looking and helping search.

Thank you to these guys for helping catch her in the middle of a field.

Deborah’s heroes! 

Two arrested after pursuit in Bates County

On 10/28/2022 a Bates County Deputy attempted to stop a Chrysler 300 for a traffic violation in Butler. The vehicle failed to stop for the deputy. The pursuit went through town into the southwest rural Butler area. 

The Deputy lost sight of the vehicle around the east 52 Highway. Additional Deputies and State Patrol was responding to the area observed the vehicle traveling at a high rate of speeds westbound on 52 Highway toward I49. 

They attempted to stop the vehicle and the vehicle continued to flee south on I49. The vehicle exited off at Rich Hill and struck a guard rail. The vehicle then continue into the City of Rich Hill before becoming disabled in the area of the post office. 

At that time the driver exited the vehicle and ran on foot a short distance prior to being chased down by a Trooper and taken into custody.

This vehicle was known to law enforcement because it has failed to stop for law enforcement multiple times over the last couple of weeks resulting in pursuits through the City of Butler and into the rural areas.

The driver, identified as Aaron J Abney 4/11/95 of Butler, was charged with resisting arrest by fleeing in a motor vehicle and possession of a controlled substance. Mr. Abney is currently on Parole for receiving stolen property which was a motor vehicle. Abney's bond was set at $50,000 cash only.

A second person, Jocelyn L Cook 2/25/97 was found hiding in the vehicle. She was taken into custody, booked and released on a citation for possession of marijuana.

Disclaimer: Arrest records are public information. Any indication of an arrest does not mean the individual identified has been convicted of a crime. All persons arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Aaron J. Abney

Jocelyn L. Cook

Obituary - Jackie L. Burkhart

Jackie L. Burkhart, 83, of Peculiar, MO, passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2022 at Cass Regional Medical Center. 

Funeral services will be on Friday, November 4, 2022 at 12:00 PM at Peculiar First Baptist Church in Peculiar, Missouri, with the visitation beginning at 11:00 AM. Interment will follow in Peculiar Cemetery in Peculiar, MO.

A complete obituary will be posted when it is available.

Bates County Route D CLOSED East of Passaic For Pipe Replacement Work

MoDOT TRAFFIC ALERT: Bates County Route D CLOSED East of Passaic Wednesday November 9th For Pipe Replacement Work
Where: Bates County Route D CLOSED between I-49 and Bates County Route Z east of Passaic

When: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Wednesday November 9th

What: MoDOT crews replacing a culvert underneath the road

Traffic Impacts: Bates County Route D CLOSED between I-49 and Bates County Route Z east of Passaic.

Drivers may encounter flaggers directing traffic through the work zone where crews are working.

Drivers will be able to get to driveways and entrances on either side of the work zones, but will not be able to travel through the work zones.

Drivers urged to find alternate routes. No signed detours are planned.
Electronic message boards located near the planned road work will alert drivers to any changes in the work schedule.

Check MoDOT’s Traveler Information Map for road closings/traffic impacts

Weather and/or scheduling conflicts could alter the work schedule.

Local Attorney Chris Benjamin Announces Launch of the KC Road Lawyers Arcade Game

Local Attorney Chris Benjamin Announces Launch of the KC Road Lawyers Arcade Game

HARRISONVILLE, MO – Attorney Chris Benjamin Announces the Launch of the KC Road Lawyers Arcade Game. Chris developed the video game with web developer and digital marketing specialist Robert Gaines of Community Web Service and employed the services of 2A Marketing’s Jon Dunn to acquire the physical arcade cabinet. The game will also be made available as a free mobile app for Android and iOS. The concept of the KC Road Lawyers video game is simple.

The player must get their client to the courthouse in time for trial with one caveat, there is a zombie apocalypse. The player then builds points by dodging apocalyptic roadway wreckage and running over zombies while driving the client to the courthouse.

The fast-paced gameplay is intentionally simple; designed to take players’ minds off the stress of day-to-day life. If this game can temporarily transport players away from their problems, be they legal problems or just the strain that comes with everyday life, the game is a success. A law firm shouldn’t just defend clients in court, it should give them peace of mind. Chris, a lifelong fan of zombie films, has been perfecting the game for five years. He came up with the idea of a video game after preparing for a 2-day divorce trial.

“We deal with very serious matters as attorneys while helping people in crisis,” Chris said. “I also like to have light-hearted moments from time to time, Chris added.”

Chris Benjamin practices civil litigation and criminal defense work in the Cass County, Jackson County, Bates County, and the Greater Kansas City areas of Missouri. The Arcade Cabinet is available to play at the Harrisonville Area Chamber of Commerce.