Police warn public to lock cars in Harrisonville

The Harrisonville Police Department has had several reports of thefts from vehicles the past few weeks. Most of these thefts occurred in the Harrisonville Elementary School area. 

Please let this serve as a reminder to not leave valuables in you vehicle and to secure your vehicle at all times.

Obituary - James "Jim" Earl Minnick

James “Jim” Earl Minnick, 83, Blue Springs, Missouri, died Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Warrensburg, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 6, 2015 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, Missouri with visitation from 10:00-11:00. Burial will be in Crescent Hill Cemetery in Adrian, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made to VAL, (Veterans Auxiliary League, Missouri Veterans Home, 1300 Veterans Rd., Warrensburg, MO 64093).

(A complete obituary will be posted when available).

Obituary - Linda L. Beasley

Linda L. Beasley, 64, of Adrian, MO passed away June 3, 2015 at her home in Adrian.

Obituary information from Mullinax Funeral Home is pending at this time and will be published as soon as it becomes available.

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Obituary - Mike Thomas

Mike Thomas

Mike Thomas of Butler, Missouri died Sunday, May 30, 2015 at his home.  Mike was born September 8, 1955 in Joplin, Missouri to William Harold and Norma Claudine Lee Thomas. Mike's wishes were to be cremated and there will be no public services at this time. 

Mike is survived by two sons, Tyler Thomas and Michael Thomas Jr both of Butler, Missouri; a daughter, Latisha Thomas of Fulton, Kansas; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. 

He was preceded in death by his parents and wife Pam Thomas.

REMINDER: List of The City of Butler Storm Shelters as of 5/4/15

Below is a list of the Storm Shelters for the City of Butler as of 5/4/2015. 

Notice: As of 6/3/2015, the Butler Presbyterian Church, 301 N. Fulton, is no longer a designated storm shelter.Below is a list of the Storm Shelters for the City of Butler as of 6/3/2015. 

• #1. Butler Elementary School - 4 N. High St.
• #2 First Christian Church - 11 W. Pine
• #3 Bates County Courthouse - 1 N. Delaware
• #4 Heartland Hospice - 612 W. Ft. Scott
• #5 Immanuel Baptist Church - 801 W. Dakota
• #6 First Baptist Church - 300 N. Delaware

NOTE:
These facilities have been generous enough to offer their use as shelters in the event of severe weather. They have provided us with a list of personnel to call to get the shelters open. The City of Butler does not guarantee that these facilities will be open dependent on the time we have to make contact with the personnel and how much advance warning we have. We would urge you to make a plan prior to the time that a warning may occur, such as a neighbor or relative with a basement or storm shelter, or in your own home if time does not allow you to seek other shelter.

The City of Butler further does not make any claims as to the structural integrity of any of these facilities in their ability to withstand a tornado or life threatening wind event.

New Weather Station in Butler

BUTLER, Mo – For farmers, gardeners, weather geeks and data nerds! The University Of Missouri Department Of Soil, Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences has placed a weather station on Butler R-V Land.

Its data includes air & soil temps, humidity, wind speed, barometric pressure, and more. Has a slick mobile version that comes with a forecast. You can find it here:
Butler Weather Station – Butler, Missouri – AgEBB

AGEBB.MISSOURI.EDU

http://agebb.missouri.edu/weather/realtime/butler.asp

Courtesy of Marla Kash Fm. 92.1 News Director

Obituary - Carl E. Jennings

Funeral Services for Carl E. Jennings, 90 will be at 2pm on Thursday, June 4th at the Heuser Funeral Home in Rich Hill. The family will receive friends from 1pm until service time.

Burial and military rites will be held in the Greenlawn Cemetery. He is survived by wife Mary Jennings, children Beth and Dennis Diehl; Mike and Kathy Jennings; Jim and Beth Jennings. Sister Norma Dodson, brother Vick Jennings 9 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren.