Modot Travel Advisory: Cass County 291 Highway Construction

The state agency tells us that, from 10 p.m., Friday, Jan. 8 until 10 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 10, northbound traffic on I-49 at the new interchange will be diverted up and down the northbound ramps while the southbound traffic will be diverted up and down the southbound ramps. At the same time, Route 291 will be closed from Cantrell Road to Commercial Street. 

The traffic changes are needed so demolition of the old Route 291 bridge over the interstate can be safely accomplished.

All work is weather permitting.

Semi truck wreck blocking I-49 in Vernon County

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The Missouri State Highway Patrol in Vernon County is currently on scene of a semi truck accident in the Southbound Lanes of I-49 just South of the Compton Junction Exit North of Nevada.

We are hearing that the semi truck is laying East to West across the highway and traffic is being rerouted at this time. Expect delays with this accident.

Mid America Live News will update this when more information is made available from Troop D of the Missouri State Highway Patrol.


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Obituary - Robert Barenklau

Robert Barenklau, 44 of Paola, Kansas passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at the Olathe Hospice House surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be 1:00 PM Saturday, January 9, 2016 at the Fire House Gymnasium, 202 E. Wea St. in Paola, Kansas. Visitation will be Friday evening from 4 – 8 PM at the gymnasium. Interment will follow services in Osawatomie Cemetery, Osawatomie, Kansas.


In lieu of flowers, contributions are suggested to the Kids’ Education Fund, Firefighter Fund, or Miami County Cancer Foundation. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Mullinax Funeral Home of Butler, Missouri (660-679-0009) and messages for the family may be left at www.mullinaxfuneralhome.com.

Complete obituary information will be published as it becomes available.

Updated Obituary - Edward “Eddie” Dean Bellis

Edward “Eddie” Dean Bellis

Edward “Eddie” Dean Bellis, 58, Archie, Missouri, died Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 8, 2016 at the First Baptist Church in Archie, with burial in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian, Missouri. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday, January 7, at the church.

Eddie was born June 25, 1957 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of James William and Georgianna (Sutherland) Bellis. He was a 1975 graduate of Butler High School. He married Deborah Jean Gunnels on August 21, 1976 in Butler. Eddie owned Bellis Construction from 1985-2005. He also owned Ed’s Hardware from 2005-2012 and E&D Storage from 1991 until present. He enjoyed building things with his hands and traveling with his family and friends. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Archie.

Eddie was preceded in death by his father and one sister, Billie Wentz. He is survived by his wife, Debbie, of the home; one son, Jason Bellis, Archie; one brother, Jerry Bellis, Overland Park, Kansas, and 4 grandchildren, Blake Hunter, Skylar Bellis, Callie Bellis and Bailey Bellis.

Rape at Raymore-Peculiar High School is alleged in lawsuit

Lawsuits filed Wednesday in federal court allege that a student at Raymore-Peculiar High School raped one girl and sexually assaulted another in separate incidents.

One suit was filed on behalf of a 16-year-old girl who reported that she was raped in January 2015 inside a high school classroom by another student identified in the lawsuit only by his initials.


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Two Harrisonville teens injured in Cass County rollover accident

The Missouri State Highway Patrol in Cass County along with the Cass County Sheriffs Office responded to a one vehicle accident around 7:10 a.m. this morning on Missouri 2 Highway just West of Blinker Light Road in rural Cass County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the 2001 Ford Mustang driven by 17 year old Sophia T. Brauer of Harrisonville, Missouri struck a patch of ice on the roadway causing the driver to lose control and travel off the right side of the roadway before striking a ditch and overturning several times.

Sophia T. Brauer along with a passenger in her vehicle 14 year old Matthew E. Brauer also of Harrisonville Missouri both sustained moderate injuries in this accident and both were transported to Cass Regional Medical Center by ambulance.

The vehicle was totaled and towed from the scene Johnson's Tow. 


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Nixon supports bill to raise Missouri gas tax 1.5 cents

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri Governor Jay Nixon says he believes small increases in fuel taxes are the best way to raise money for roads and bridges.

At a Jefferson City news conference Tuesday, Nixon said he favors a bill from Poplar Bluff Republican Sen. Doug Libla to raise the gasoline tax by 1.5 cents per gallon and the diesel tax by 3.5 cents. A similar bill didn't make it out of the Senate last session.

The Missouri Department of Transportation is searching for funding after voters rejected a sales tax in 2014. Other proposed methods for funding road and bridge repairs include raising taxes on tobacco or moving the Missouri Highway Patrol out of the Transportation Department budget.

Nixon says those proposals aren't realistic long-term fixes. The 2016 legislative session begins Wednesday.




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Updated Obituary - Robert Victor Jadlot, Jr.

Robert Victor Jadlot, Jr.,

Robert Victor Jadlot, Jr., 79, Nevada, MO, passed away on Monday, January 4, 2016 at his home in Nevada following a lengthy illness. Bob was born on December 14, 1936 in Metz, MO to Robert Victor Jadlot, Sr. and Mary Ethel (Jamison) Jadlot. On September 2, 1956 he was united in marriage to Anna L. Collins in Nevada and she survives of the home.

Bob grew up in the Montevallo area and graduated from Sheldon High School with the Class 1956. Following high school he joined the National Guard for a time before being drafted into the United States Army. He served his country for three years and then returned to make his home in Nevada. Bob was a truck driver and drove a truck all of his life until his retirement from Johnson Grain/Farmers AG.

In addition to his wife Anna, survivors include his children, Earl Jadlot and his wife Marty, Honduras, Joe Jadlot and his wife Vicki, Sheldon, MO, Anna Duncan and her husband Larry, Nevada, Robert Jadlot, III, Nevada, Charles Jadlot, Nevada, and Vesta Marie Cole, Nevada; 15 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; one sister, Ovida Vincent, Nevada; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, one grandson, Kelly, and one brother, Standlee.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. Interment with Military Honors will follow in Moore Cemetery, Nevada. The family will receive friends from 5-7:00 p.m. on Friday evening at the funeral home.