Obituary - Douglas "Doug" Dean Kearney

Douglas "Doug" Dean Kearney, 73, Peculiar, Missouri, died Monday, October 6, 2014 at his home. Graveside services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, October 9 at the Wills Cemetery in Peculiar. Visitation will be from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Thursday at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. (A complete obituary will be posted when available).

Teen Dance In Adrian

The Adrian Elks Lodge invites kids of all ages to a teen dance on Saturday, October 11th. The dance will be held at the Adrian Elks Lodge on Main Street in Adrian from 7 – 10pm. Parents must drop off and pick up the children and are welcome to attend the dance as well. 

The admission is just $1 which includes free soda. Don’t miss the Teen Dance at the Adrian Elks Lodge Saturday evening.

Max Motors of Butler: At Bat for Larry

Max Motors in Butler is having a charity event to help raise money for Larry Dowse, one of Max Motor’s Salesmen who has recently been diagnosed with cancer. The event will be held on Saturday, October 18th from 10am – 6pm at the car lot. The day will feature a band, food truck and Red Neck Apparel will be available for purchases. 

All proceeds will be used to help defray Larry’s expenses. Stop by Max Motors on Saturday, October 18th for a fun day for a good cause.

St. Clair County Sheriff's Office: Burglary in Schell City

On Oct. 6, a St. Clair County deputy took a burglary report on Y Highway, Schell City. Larry Dade said he arrived at the farm and noticed a door to a building was open. He reported several items missing from the building. Items included two Stihl chainsaws, a Stihl hedge trimmer, a Stihl commercial weed eater, a Sears commercial battery charger, a Sears four-ton professional floor jack, a Milwaukee cordless drill, a Sawzall, a right angle drill, a six inch circular saw, and four milk crates full of copper wire spools. The estimated value of the items totaled $2,900. No value was given on the copper wire at this time. The investigation is ongoing.

Patricia Pike has officially filed for candidacy

The wife of the late 126th District State Represenative, Randy Pike, has officially filed for candidacy for that same seat on the November 4th general election ballot.  Patricia Pike, of Adrian, officially filed for candidacy on October 1st at the Missouri Secretary of State's office in Jefferson City with her mother-in-law, Nelda Pike, and former State Representative, Barney Fisher, serving as witnesses.  Her name will appear as the Republican candidate for the 126th district serving Vernon and Bates counties.  

Patricia Pike filed for election after winning the nomination from the 126th District Republican Committee following Randy Pike's unexpected passing.  She says the timing was difficult to make the decision to run, but said her late husband's passion to serve the people of the district was her passion as well and added her election would ensure a smooth continuation of services for the district. 

 Patricia Pike is a graduate of the University of Central Missouri with a Master's Degree in Education and has 7-12 School Counseling Certification.  Pike will be opposed by Democrat, Sam Foursha, and Constitution Party candidate, William Gilmore, in the November 4th general election.

Henry County Sheriff’s Office: K-9 Officers Busy over the Past Several Weeks

According to Sheriff Kent Oberkrom, K-9 Osha, a German Shepherd, and K-9 Lutz, a Belgian Malinois, have assisted not only sheriff’s deputies, but other agencies and school districts on several occasions over the past several weeks.

Sheriff’s Office K-9s have been involved with locker and vehicles searches in parking lots in three different school districts. Within Henry County, both K-9s recently conducted searches within the Henry R-1 School District in Windsor. Prior to those searches, the K-9s conducted searches in the Warsaw School District in Benton County and the Lakeland School District in St. Clair County. “We believe that our dogs are great deterrents when utilized within our school districts, in an attempt to detect illegal drugs which may jeopardize a safe learning environment for our school-aged children”, Sheriff Oberkrom stated.

Over the past weekend, K-9 Osha was utilized during the service of a search warrant on Friday morning, while K-9 Lutz assisted with K-9 sniffs of vehicles on Friday afternoon while assisting the Missouri State Highway Patrol during a traffic stop, then again on Saturday afternoon, while assisting a sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop. “As a dog’s sense of smell is at a minimum, at least 1,000 times greater than a human’s, they can assist us in locating the odor of illegal drugs that as humans, we would not be able to detect”, Sheriff Oberkrom concluded.

K-9 Osha is currently being handled by Sheriff Oberkrom, while K-9 Lutz is handled by Major Rob Hills.

National Ride Day Comes To Adrian

Get your family and friends together for the National Ride Day hosted by KCMOTO. All the excitement is happening this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, October 11th and 12th from 9am until 3pm at the grand opening of the race track. 

The cost is $30 single day rider pass, and $50 weekend rider pass and it only costs you $5 for a spectator fee. The weekend will consist of practice sessions in the morning and short races after lunchtime. Go west out of Adrian on 18 highway for 4 miles then go north on FF highway for 1.5 miles. 

The track entrance is on the left around the curve. Don’t miss National Ride Day in Adrian Saturday and Sunday, October 11th and 12th from 9am until 3pm daily.

Bates County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Fundraiser