Montrose man arrested on Henry County Warrant

Shawn Hughes

 On 6/28/15 around 5:50 p.m. The Missouri State Highway Patrol in Henry County arrested 29 year old Shawn Hughes of Montrose, Missouri.

Mr. Hughes was arrested on 1.) Felony Henry County Probation and Parole Warrant. 

He was booked into the Henry County Jail and placed on No Bond.

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Obituary - Joyce Louise Taylor-Burton

Joyce Louise Taylor-Burton, 55, of Harrisonville, Mo died June 26, 2015 at her home. Memorial services are pending.

Joyce was born August 26, 1959 in Worcester, Mass to Benjamin and Grace (Gendron) Taylor. She was a member of Our Lady Of Lourdes Catholic Church in Harrisonville, Mo.

She was preceded by her parents, brother, Benjamin Taylor and two sisters, Susan Taylor and Debbie Elliott. She is survived by a son, Spencer Burton of the home; daughter, Katherine Hilt and husband, Stacy, of Kansas City, Ks; two brothers Keith Taylor and wife, Trudy, of Gladstone, Mo and Logan Taylor and wife, Sheila, of Archie, Mo; one grandson, Oliver Hilt.

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Obituary - Naomi Virginia Jackson

Naomi Virginia Jackson, 93, Harrisonville, Missouri died Friday, June 26, 2015 at her home in Harrisonville. Funeral services will be 10:00am Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler, Missouri. 

The family will receive friends 6:0-8:00pm Tuesday, June 30 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville. Contributions may be made to the Harrisonville United Methodist Church Memorial Fund. A complete obituary will be added when it becomes available.

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Nevada woman sentenced on non payment of payroll taxes

A Nevada, Missouri woman has been sentenced for failure to pay over employees payroll taxes. According to the United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri Tammy Dickinson, 51 year old Dana Cavener has been sentenced for failing to pay payroll taxes. Cavener will face five years of probation, with 30 months of home detention, and also ordered to pay $461,831.00 in restitution.

In October of last year, Cavener waived her right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty before United States District Judge M. Douglas Harpool of failing to pay more than $357,000.00 in federal taxes.

According to the sentencing memorandum, Cavener was corporate secretary, majority owner, and Manager of Cavener's Library and Office Supplies, Inc. in Nevada, where she employed an average of three to five employees during the decade of criminal misconduct. Cavener's guilty plea, she admitted she withheld federal income taxes, Social Security taxes, and Medicare taxes from wages of her employees, but willfully failed to pay over those taxes to the IRS from 2001 to 2011.

Man arrested on assault charges in Nevada, Missouri

Christopher Blake

A Nevada man has been arrested in connection to an assault involving the use of an edged weapon in Nevada. Nevada Police Department Officials say, 28 year old Christopher Blake has been arrested on assault charges in Nevada.

Officials say, Nevada PD responded to a call of a disturbance with a reported knifing in the 300 block of East Allison Street in Nevada. Reports indicate, on arrival, officers found an injured 46 year old male victim suffering from a stab wound on his upper left arm. The victim alleged a personal dispute escalated into the knife attack, with the victim identifying Blake as the suspect. A short time later, Blake was located in his residence in the 1400 block of North Ash, where he was taken into custody without incident. Blake is charged with assault in the 2nd degree, unlawful use of a weapon, and armed criminal action.

He is being held in the Vernon County Jail. Bond has been set at $15,000.00 cash or surety.