Sidewalk Work Planned for Route 18 In Adrian Beginning Monday, March 30‏

Adrian, Bates County - 

A partnership project between the city of Adrian and the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) to build sidewalks along Route 18 in Adrian begins Monday, March 30.

The sidewalk project will take place along Route 18 between Old Route 71 and West Kentucky Avenue and between West Lexington Avenue and Mulberry Avenue, MoDOT said

The work will mean sidewalks will be closed at times in areas. However, the work should not cause impacts to drivers on Route 18 or other city streets.

MoDOT is supplying the materials to build the sidewalks and the city of Adrian will perform the work.

The work includes building sidewalks along with making the sidewalks compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Business entrances and approaches to city streets also will be rebuilt.

The project is set for completion by mid-September.
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Obituary - Audrey Miller

Audrey Miller, of Butler, passed away on Thursday, March 26th at Willow Lane Care Center in Butler. She was 77. Arrangements are under the direction of Heuser Funeral Home in Rich Hill. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, March 29th at Heuser Funeral Home, with burial in the Double Branch Cemetery in Butler. 

The family will receive friends at 1:00 P.M. just prior to the service. The family suggest memorial contributions to the Heartland Hospice or Double Branch Cemetery, in care of Heuser Funeral Home.
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St. Clair County Sheriffs Office: Osceola man arrested

On March 26, Zachary Harper, 26, Osceola, was arrested on a St. Clair County felony warrant at a residence on NE 450 Road, Osceola. 

The warrant was issued in May 2014 and charges Harper with class C felony theft/stealing. The charge stems from an incident in April 2014 when Jack Foster reported scrap metal stolen from his property on SE V Highway.

Harper’s bond is set at $10,000 cash/surety.
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Henry County Sheriffs Office: Thefts from around the county

According to Sheriff Kent Oberkrom, several thefts have occurred over the past week that involve the theft of off-road vehicles and ATV's. The thefts have been in the 400 block of SE 100, the 100 block of NE 100 and the 40 block of NE 201. The Sheriff's Office has some leads in these cases, but anyone with information in encouraged to contact Detective Sergeant Mike Nelson at the Sheriff's Office.

Additional thefts of copper wiring from above ground irrigation systems have occurred over the past several months. The first reported theft was in January of this year in the 100 block of NW 901 road. The second theft occurred sometime between December, 2014 and March, 2015 in the 600 block of NW 850 road. Thieves are cutting the wiring that provides power to these large irrigation systems and then selling the copper from the stolen wiring after they burn off the insulation.

Sheriff Oberkrom says that many thefts are preventable by property owners and solvable by law enforcement with some basic care of your property;

Temps below freezing the next two nights...

If you have plants that need protection from frost/freezing, you might want to cover or bring them inside. The forecast shows a pretty good chance of rain, with maybe a snowish mixture- along with freezing temps the next two mornings.

Good news? By Tuesday of next week we'll be back in the 70's!
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Updated Obituary‏- David “Dave” Gilbert

Lawrence David “Dave” Gilbert, 74 of Drexel passed away March 24, 2015 at Menorah Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Saturday, March 28, 2015 at South Fork Baptist Church near Drexel with Pastor Steve Bartholomew officiating. Visitation Friday evening, 5-7 PM at Mullinax Funeral Home – Drexel Chapel (660-679-0009). Interment will be in Sharon Cemetery. Contributions are suggested to Drexel FFA, or South Fork Baptist Church. Messages of condolence for the family may be left at www.mullinaxfuneralhome.com.

Dave was born February 10, 1941 in Harrisonville, Missouri, son of Thomas David and Ella Lorraine Ladd. He attended school in Harrisonville. He married Phyllis Spencer on June 15, 1960.

Dave spent a short time working in the brick yard in Harrisonville. He also worked in the orchards in California. However, most of Dave’s working years were spent in the agriculture fields. Dave spent many years loading and unloading grain. Mixing grain for livestock, loading fertilizer trucks, unloading trucks for harvest and helping farmers with chemicals. After working for years in the grain elevator he went to work delivering fuel to area farmers. He finished his working career pumping gas and drinking coffee with a host of friends. Dave enjoyed yard work, gardening, hunting, fishing and spending time with grandkids.

Dave was preceded in death by his parents and two infant siblings, Darrell and Julia. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Phyllis; son Thomas K. Gilbert and wife Carey; son, David W. Gilbert; daughter, Lisa S. McCubbin and husband Dwight; son, Darrell L. Gilbert and wife Sheryl; grandkids Kevin, Steven, Jordan, Brandon, Faith, Tyler, Rachel, Spencer, Jonathan, Shelbi, Joshua, Andrew and Adam; great-grandchildren Jesse, JoJo, Junior and Ayden; brothers Allen Gilbert and wife Patsy, and Paul Gilbert and wife Kathy; and sisters Alice Cummings and husband Ferrell, and Nora Van Antwerp.
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Obituary - Verna Elleman

Memorial services for Verna Elleman will be 1 p.m. Saturday, April 4, 2015 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Butler, Missouri. There is no visitation. Services under the direction of the Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri. 

Verna Deane Elleman, age 75 of Raymore, Missouri died Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas. She was born March 27, 1939 to Leonard and Alice Claudine Crosslen Park in Carpenter, Wyoming.

Verna is survived by her husband Don Elleman of Raymore, Missouri; two sons, Christopher Elleman and wife Bridget of Raymore, Missouri and Curtis Elleman and wife Tamara of Overland Park, Kansas; one daughter, Erika Clark and husband Patrick of Raymore, Missouri; and five grandchildren, Tony, MacKinley, A.J., Wagner and Charli. She was preceded in death by her parents; and one brother, Garry Park.
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