Silver Alert Cancelled 94 year old found safe

John Been Lee

Good news: 94-year-old John Ben Lee has been found safe in Pettis County. Thanks to everyone who shared and helped find Mr. Lee.

Early Tuesday morning, an updated alert said Mr.Lee was last seen at Stahl's Factory in Warrensburg on Monday afternoon. Lee asked for directions to Milan and was told to take 50 Highway to Sedalia to 65 Highway.

Obituary - Michael Lloyd McDonnell

Michael McDonnell

Michael’s wishes were to be cremated and remembered with fond memories. Arrangements by the Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555).

Michael McDonnell went to his heavenly home May 11, 2015 at 65 years of age. Michael was born December 23, 1949 in Columbia, Missouri to Lloyd Karl (LK) and Rose Marie Erickson McDonnell, accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior as a boy, baptized in the Archie Baptist Church, and later became a member of the Archie United Methodist Church. He attended Everett Rural School, Archie High School, BS in Business Administration at Southwest Baptist University, playing center basketball for the Bearcats, MS in Animal Science at the University of Missouri in Columbia and a PHD in Animal Science at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. He was active in 4-H, livestock judging, attending leadership conference in Washington D.C., active in Athletes for Kids and earned a private pilot’s license. August 1, 1970 he married Sheila Jane Mastin and to this union one daughter was born -- Jennifer Anne.

Michael was raised and worked on the family farm in Everett Township west of Archie. The farm, including land, his grandfather McDonnell bought in 1904 was named a Cass County Centennial Farm in 2004. After graduating he worked for ADM, PEET’S Feeds, Farr and Gouch Feeds and later was self-employed doing Livestock Nutrition Consulting out of Columbus, Nebraska but traveling to many ranches in various states and countries in his work. He was preceded in death by his father, Lloyd Karl McDonnell.

He is survived by his daughter, Jennifer and husband Ryan Olson; grandchildren, Sydney and Jacob Olson; mother, Rose Marie McDonnell; brother, Mark and wife Minnie McDonnell; sister, Karla Brewster; nephews and nieces, Joseph and Tabitha Brewster, Kevin and Lindsey Brewster, Ericka and John Longpine, Erwin McDonnell; grandnephews, Karl and Abraham Brewster, Jesse Longpine; grandniece, Zoey McDonnell; and other relatives and friends.

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Appleton City R-2 School District to hold special election

Appleton City R-2 School District will be holding a special election June 2nd, 2015 at the East (elementary) gym located at 408 W. 4th Street, Appleton City, Missouri.

On the April 7th, 2015 election, Jessica McClure and Jayson Davis tied for a school board position.

The Polls will be open from 6:00 a. m. to 7:00 p.m. Bates County voters will vote at the Appleton City School.

If you have any questions you may contact Marlene Wainscott, Bates County Clerk at 660-679-3371.

REMINDER: Boot Drive In Passaic on May 16th

On May 16, 2015 there will be a "Boot Drive" at the four way stop in Passaic, Missouri. The drive will go to help with expenses such as fuel costs and food costs for 57 year old Debbie Gillespie of the Adrian/Ballard area that was diagnosed with lung cancer about a month ago and the cancer has currently spread within the last two weeks and she has had to start radiation cancer treatment.

She hasn't been able to work due to the fact that the cancer has spread to her spine area.

All Volunteers are welcome and anything will help!

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Hume, Drexel and Amsterdam included in new railroad project

Kansas City, Mo., May 12, 2015. Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) announced today that its U.S. subsidiary, The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCSR), will invest approximately $15.6 million in 2015 on construction and improvement projects on the segment of the Pittsburg Subdivision
line from Kansas City to Stotesbury, Mo. These projects will help grow capacity, as well as maintain and enhance safety on KCS' cross-border network. This work will begin on May 26 and continue through the end of June. It will include the replacement of 1.75 miles of rail and 100,000 cross ties, as well as improvements to over 90 road crossings in the communities of Kansas City, Grandview, Cleveland, Drexel, Amsterdam, Hume and Stotesbury.

"KCS, through its U.S. and Mexican subsidiaries, continues to invest in capital projects to expand network capacity, keep maintenance in a regular and healthy cycle, and enhance the safety of our operation," said chief executive officer David L. Starling. "These investments also help us be an economic growth partner to our customers and the communities through which we operate." In Missouri, KCSR owns and operates 396 miles of railroad. In addition, KCSR provides service to an intermodal facility in Kansas City; the river ports of St. Louis and Kansas City and six transload facilities in the state. The KCSR network in Missouri serves as an effective transportation and logistics solution for shippers moving goods throughout North America.

Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., KCS is a transportation holding company that has railroad investments in the U.S., Mexico and Panama. Its primary U.S. holding is KCSR, serving the central and south central U.S. Its international holdings include Kansas City Southern de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., serving northeastern and central Mexico and the port cities of Lázaro Cárdenas, Tampico and Veracruz, and a 50 percent interest in Panama Canal Railway Company, providing ocean-to-ocean freight and passenger service along the Panama Canal. KCS' North American rail holdings and strategic alliances are primary components of a NAFTA Railway system, linking the commercial and industrial centers of the U.S., Mexico and Canada.

Bates County Sheriffs Office: Traffic stop leads to warrant arrest

Jason Detienne

On May 11, 2015, A Bates County Sheriff's Office Deputy conducted a traffic stop and arrested 31 year old Jason Detienne on the following warrants:

• City of Rich Hill warrant for Failure to Appear.
• City of Butler warrant for Driving while License Revoked.
• Bates County warrant for Driver/Front Seat Passenger Fail to Wear Properly Adjusted/Fastened seat belt.
• Bates County warrant for Owner Operator Motor Vehicle without Financial Responsibility.
•  Bates County warrant for Possession of up to 35 grams of Marijuana.
•  Bates County warrant for Driving while Revoked / Suspended - 1st Offense.
• Bates County warrant for Driving while Revoked / Suspended - 2nd or Offense.
•  Bates County warrant for Possession of a Controlled Substance.
• Bates County warrant for Possession of a Controlled Substance.

Boot Scootin’ for Breast Cancer

The Butler Saddle Club will host a Tough Enough to Wear Pink “boot scooting” for breast cancer event, a 5k where participants can walk, peddle a bicycle or ride a horse on Saturday, June 20th.

Open registration for all events begins at 8am in the Bates County Fair Grounds Arena. Line up till be at 8:30 and the event will begin at 9am.

All the proceeds will go to the Bates County Memorial Hospital Cares which is a free mammogram program.

Registration fee is $25 for adults (18 and older; $20 for teen and youth (17 and younger). Each participant will receive a tee-shirt and if you would like to purchase a t-shirt only, the cost is just $15.

Starting point will be the Bates County Fair Grounds Arena and walkers and bikers will follow their trail while horseback riders will follow their own route.

For information contact Myrtle Patrick – 816-738-9614 or Susan Anderson – 816-217-5938. Waivers must be signed on or before June 20th at the registration table.

Everyone is invited to join in the Butler Saddle Club’s “boot scooting” for breast cancer on Saturday, June 20th.

Courtesy of Marla Kash 92news