St. Clair County Sheriffs Office: Felony warrant arrest

Mitchell Gibbs

On Jan. 30, Mitchell Gibbs, 23, Burlington, Ks., was arrested on a St. Clair County warrant for failing to appear in court on a class C felony charge of passing bad checks-$500 or more. The warrant was issued Dec. 3 and the charge stems from an incident in July 2013. Bond is set at $1,000 cash or surety.

Obituary - Angeline Elizabeth Wagner

The Funeral Mass for Miss Wagner will be held at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Montrose, Missouri on Saturday, January 31, 2015 at 10:00 a.m.

Officiant will be Father Tom Hermes.

Visitation will be at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Montrose, Missouri on Saturday, January 31, 2015. Visitation: 9:30 a.m. Rosary: 9:00 a.m.

Interment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Montrose, Missouri.

The family suggest that MEMORIAL contributions may be made to Immaculate Conception Catholic Church or St. Mary’s Cemetery.

Angeline Elizabeth Wagner, 91, daughter of Albert and Catherine (Guenther) Wagner was born north of Montrose, Missouri on September 21, 1923. She passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at Appleton City Manor Nursing Home in Appleton City.

Angeline was the oldest of seven children and by being the eldest; she had many responsibilities delegated to her to help care for her siblings.

After Angeline graduated from school, she went to work for a couple in Clinton, taking care of their twins. She then moved to Kansas City, Missouri where she went to work for Western Auto stocking shelves. She worked there for a short time before working at the First National Bank in downtown, Kansas City until her retirement.

Angeline always enjoyed dressing nicely and having every hair in place and her makeup on and ready to go.

Angeline was preceded in death by her parents, brothers, Eugene Wagner and wife Marie and Leroy Wagner and wife Rita; brothers-in-law: Linus Westhusing, Walter Boehler and Leonard Boehler.

She is survived by sisters: Dorothy Marie Westhusing, Laverne Agnes Boehler and Mary Catherine Boehler; brother, James “Jim” Wagner and wife, Sandy, many nieces and nephews.

Obituary - Matthew Dean Cassidy

Matthew Dean Cassidy, age 31 of Nevada, MO passed away January 23, 2015. He was born January 31, 1983 in Nevada, the son of Mark Clint Hubbard and Leota Ruth Cassidy.

Matt attended school in Nevada for a time before the family moved to the Excelsior Springs area where he attended school. Most of his working life was spent as an auto detailer for Moaco Mobile Wash in Excelsior Springs. During his spare time he enjoyed working on cars and had a special place in his heart for kids. He also loved animals.

Survivors in addition to his parents include siblings, Joseph of Clinton; Brittany of Warrensburg; Daniele of Excelsior Springs; and Hannah of Clinton; other family members and friends. Matt was preceded in death by his brother, Justin.

Graveside services with interment for Matthew Dean Cassidy are scheduled at 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 30, 2015 at the El Dorado Springs City Cemetery in El Dorado Springs.

Those who wish may contribute in Mr. Cassidy’s memory to a fund for the family in care of Ferry Funeral Home.

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University of Missouri Athletic Director Stepping Down

The University of Missouri has called a news conference for Friday to announce Athletic Director Mike Alden's plans to step down from the position effective August 31, 2015.

In a letter written by Alden and posted on the Mizzou athletic website Alden said he plans to become an instructor for the University of Missouri College of Education.

Alden has served as the Mizzou Athletic Director for seventeen years and helped engineer the Tigers move to the SEC.

Below is the letter written by Alden:

I hope that the New Year has started off well for you and your family. We are excited about Mizzou Athletics in 2015. Your support and your passion drives our University and helps "Prepare Champions for Life".

After several months of contemplation, I have decided that it is time for a change, both for me and for the University that I so dearly love. I have informed Chancellor Loftin of my decision to step down as the Director of Athletics effective August 31, 2015. My wife, Rockie, our son, Jake, and I have had an incredible experience at Mizzou and this is simply our next step in our journey in Columbia. We are proud of what we have accomplished over the past seventeen years, which is a lifetime for an athletics administrator. I am most proud of our tremendous coaches, staff and student-athletes and how they represent our University with academic integrity, social responsibility and competitive excellence.

But my journey at Mizzou is not coming to a close. As one chapter ends, another one begins and I am excited that I will be a part of the College of Education as an instructor where I will participate in the Positive Coaching Program and higher education leadership courses.

In addition, the College of Education, in concert with other campus partners, will be launching a Center for Global Service Learning Leadership. The Center will harness the tremendous service interests of our students and faculty into leadership curriculum allowing us to take our campus to the next step in the development of our students and our positive impact on the world. I have worked for many years as a volunteer, organizer and advisor in this area and I am thrilled to make this passion now my work.

I look forward to continuing to work with all of you in the coming months and assisting with the transition. Great things lie ahead for Tiger Athletics and the University of Missouri. M-I-Z!

Mike Alden

Obituary - Patricia “Patty” Sue (Christy) McLaughlin

Patricia “Patty” Sue (Christy) McLaughlin, 78, Harrisonville, Missouri, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 28, 2014 at Crown Care Center in Harrisonville, with her family at her side. In celebration of her life, visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until services at 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 2, 2015, at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville. Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday, February 2 at the New Home Cemetery in Warsaw, Missouri. Memorials may be made to Abiding Love Baptist Church Building Fund.

(A complete obituary will be posted when available).

St. Clair County Felony warrant issued

Darrell Linder

On Jan. 28, a St. Clair County warrant was issued for Darrell Linder, 62, Warsaw, charging him with a probation/parole violation on an original felony charge of passing a bad check. The charge stems from an incident in August 2007. Bond is set at $2,000 cash only.

Sheriff Keeler urges those with any information related to Linder’s location to contact the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office Tip Line, 417-646-5832, or email to tips@scsomo.org.

Obituary - David "Joey" Priset

David Priset

David Priset, of Nevada, passed away on Saturday, January 24th in Nevada. He was 33. Arrangements are under the direction of Ferry Funeral Home.

A memorial service is scheduled for 6:00 P.M. on Thursday, January 29th at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. 

Additional service and family information will be announced at a later date by Ferry Funeral Home.