Missing dog in Adrian

Answers to the name Max. Last seen along east Main Street in Adrian. Has collar with tag, please call the number on the tag. Family pet, your help is greatly appreciated!

Adrian woman injured in Cass County Crash

Around noon today The Missouri State Highway Patrol in Cass County along with The Cass County Sheriffs Office and Lake Winnebago Police Department all responded to a two vehicle accident on Northbound Missouri 291 Highway and 175th Street in rural Northern Cass County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the 2004 Pontiac driven by 65 year old Mary J. Coen of Independence, Missouri was North bound on Missouri 291 when she struck a towed unit behind a 2006 Ford driven by 34 year old Kyle L. Burnette of Waverly, Tennessee.

A passenger in Mary J. Coen vehicle 72 year old Kathleen M. Dayringer of Adrian, Missouri was taken by South Metro Fire and EMS to Belton Regional Medical Center for treatments on minor injuries.

The vehicles were towed from the scene by GT Tow.

Cancelled Endangered Person Advisory Grandview Missouri

The Grandview Police Department has Cancelled an Endangered Person Advisory for a missing person incident that occurred 7:30 a.m., 08/03/2015 at 6400 134th St. Grandview, MO 64030.

Missing was: Denee N. Gurley a white, female, age 14

Brief circumstances regarding the Endangered Missing Person incident: Subject was located and is safe

Obituary - Virgil “Dale” Lockard

Virgil “Dale” Lockard, 73, died Saturday, August 1, 2015 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian, Missouri, with burial in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian. Memorial contributions may be made to the Frontier Village Railroad or Bates County Children’s Center. 

Dale was born April 2, 1942, the son of Emanuel Lee and Verna Faye (Miller) Lockard. Dale attended elementary school at Passaic and later graduated high school at Adrian High, where he loved to play football. On July 23, 1961, he was united in marriage to his wife of 54 years, Ruby Pauline Estes. To this union, three daughters and one son were born.

Dale proudly served in the United States Air Force for about four years, after which he served his community as an Adrian police officer and sheriff’s deputy in Bates County. He sat two terms on the Adrian City Council, was a charter member of the Adrian Optimist Club, served as a volunteer fireman, and was a member of the Adrian Christian Church. In 2002, after working for thirty years, he retired from the Osage Valley Electric Cooperative, where he became life-long friends with many of his co-workers.

Dale worked hard and played hard, usually in the driver’s seat of ski boats, motorcycles or pick- up trucks (whichever the season allowed). He loved classic country music and late night bowls of ice cream, almost as much as he loved his wife and his four kids. It is with this appreciation of family (and extra chocolate syrup) that he taught his five grandkids to love the lake water just as he had for more than seventy years. He loved to have a good time, and his joyful heart gives us peace and allows us to imagine that right now he is sitting on a lake-front piece of heaven, breathing deeply and catching up with his daughter. Dale was well loved by his family and friends and will be remembered for having a life well lived.

Dale is survived by his wife, Ruby, his son, Martin Lockard, and wife, Jamie of Lee’s Summit, MO, two daughters, Deborah Powell, and husband, Brad of Butler, MO, Pamela Hulen and husband, Kevin of Kansas City, MO; his son-in-law, Tim Crippen of Olathe, KS; his mother, Faye Lockard Blankenship of Adrian, MO; grandson, Lee Crippen of Denver, CO, granddaughter, Haley Lockard of Columbia, MO, granddaughter, Paige Lockard of Lee’s Summit, MO, granddaughter, Emily Hulen of Kansas City, MO, grandson, Shawn Hulen of Kansas City, MO; one brother, Gene Lockard and wife, Sue of Butler, MO; one sister, Judy Schnoebelen and husband, Bob of Butler, MO, and many nieces and nephews.

Sadly, Dale was preceded in death by his father, Emanuel Lee Lockard, and his eldest daughter, Angela, who passed in August of 1995. Virgil Dale Lockard has left a legacy of hard work and public service that his family and community will never forget.

Bates County 4-H'ers bring home the ribbons from Ozark Empire Fair

Bates County 4-H’ers once again displayed first-rate exhibits at the Ozark Empire Fair held July 30-August 8 in Springfield.

With a total of 66 exhibits taken to the fair, the local 4-H’ers brought home 2 Grand Champion ribbons and 4 Reserve Champion ribbons. The Grand Champion recipients are as follows: Kalyn Eckhoff (cat house) and Seth Hogue (geocache scrapbook page).

Reserve Champion ribbons were awarded to Kameron Collier (sheep grooming bag), Allison Jenkins (decorative coat hanger), Will Rapp (hat tree), and Carter Trumbore (.22 shooting sports display).

In addition, Bates County 4-H’ers were awarded 56 blue ribbons, 9 red ribbons and 1 white ribbon.

Our thanks to Alan J. Mundey, 4-H Youth Specialist

Man killed after vehicle is struck by train in Barton County

A Liberal man was killed after his vehicle struck a train late Saturday morning around 11:00 a.m. in Barton County.

According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, the accident occurred just after 11:00 A.M. late Saturday morning on Highway K, at the Western City Limits of Liberal, in Barton County involving a 1999 Park Avenue driven by 86 year old William Jones, of Liberal,Missouri.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Mr. Jones was traveling Eastbound when he struck a 1999 GE C44-9W Burlington Northern Freightliner driven by 61 year old Emery Redmond, of Ozark,Missouri. 

Mr.Jones was pronounced dead at the scene. He was transported to Daniel Funeral Home of Lamar. Redmond was listed with no injury.