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From the Adrian Police Department

Please all residents of Adrian share this. With the phone lines being down our emergency line is not working.

You will need to call 660-679-3232 to have Fire,Police, or Ambulance services dispatched to you.

- Courtesy of Chief Chris Dillon

Updated Obituary - Orva Bryan Grosshart, Jr.

Orva Bryan Grosshart, Jr.

Orva Bryan Grosshart, Jr., a.k.a. “My Fred Man,” was born January 5, 1934 near Ballard, Missouri son of O. B. Grosshart, Sr. and Dorothy Hooper Grosshart. Jr. graduated from Ballard High School in 1952. In that same year he married Lilly Beatrice Snow of Rockville and to that union three sons were born: Sidney Kim (Traci), Charles Deral (Patty) and Quentin Alan. In 1982, Jr. married Sonya VanCamp who had two girls, Tamara Miller and Tiffany Hentschel (Pete).

Jr. worked 38 years at the General Motor’s Leeds Assembly Plant, retiring in 1992. He loved baseball, car racing, basketball, tractor pulling and his family. He played baseball, being invited to play in the minor leagues, refereed basketball for years and was the 1980 Missouri State Tractor Pulling Association’s point champion. Together with the “Rusty Zipper Club” he spent many hours solving the problems of the world at the coffee shop. He loved country music and could be found at the dance most Friday nights, listening to Jess and the band. He was willing to travel at the drop of a hat and that led to many family adventures. Jr. had a tender heart for animals and could never pass up a stray.

Jr. was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Sandra Persinger. He is survived by Sonya, his five children, eight grandchildren, Jason, April, Luke, Cody, Katelynn, Jordan, Nathaniel and Jesse, and six great grandchildren, Dalton, Noah, Talin, Ava, Olivia and Caleb, his brother Charles Raymond (Buck), an uncle, several nieces and nephews, his “other” kids, Matt, Sandy, Richard and Kate, and Vixen, his beloved pet.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 2, 2016 at Dickey Funeral Home, Harrisonville, Missouri. Family will receive friends from 7:00 until 8:30 p.m., Thursday, September 1, 2016 at Dickey Funeral Home where a Masonic Service will be held at 6:00 p.m. Interment in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville, Missouri.

Family suggests contributions may be made to the Harrisonville Animal Shelter or to Cass Masonic Lodge #147 A.F. & A.M., Harrisonville, Missouri.

Obituary - Norma “Jean” Baker

Norma “Jean” Baker, 85, Stockton, Missouri, formerly of Harrisonville, Missouri, died Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri.

Private inurnment will be held in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Harrisonville.

(A complete obituary will be posted when information is available).

AT&T outage causing grief in northern Bates County

For the second day now, some Adrian/Archie/Drexel residents and businesses alike are without phone and internet service, due to an outage from carrier AT&T.

Calls to AT&T customer service come with an assuring pre-recorded message that they are aware of the situation and are working to solve the problem.

The message does not, however, give a time frame as to when service is expected to be back up and running.

UPDATE 4:15 pm: A reliable source tells Mid America Live that the problem is centered around roots that have grown into an underground fiber optic line. Still no word on how long service is expected to be down.

Real-Time Weather Update 2:30pm

Obituary - Margaret E. Davis

Margaret E. Davis, 91, Nevada, MO passed from this life on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada following a lengthy illness. Margaret was born on November 24, 1924 in Nevada to Frederick Francis and Bina (Burris) Jones. On January 19, 1952 she was united in marriage to Clyde E. Davis in Henrietta, TX and he preceded her in death in 1995.

Margaret was raised in Nevada and attended Nevada schools. She was a member of the First Christian Church. Margaret was a homemaker. She loved her garden and spending time with her family. Margaret also loved driving her 1993 red Camaro around town.

Survivors include her one son, Lynn Davis and his wife Vicki, Nevada; one daughter, Rowann Bastow, Nevada; six grandchildren, Melissa Campbell and her husband Jarrod, Ed Davis and his wife Amy, Melinda Buckley and her husband Arthur, Nikki Davis, Rodney Bastow and his wife Leona, Jamie Williams and his fiancé Tony Collins; 10 great grandchildren; her twin sister, Eleanor Allen, Conroe, TX; several nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband Clyde, she was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, Albert Jones, Luther Jones, and an infant brother, Lloyd, one sister, Louise Munkers.

Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. Interment will follow in the Fort Scott National Cemetery in Fort Scott, KS. The family will receive friends from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. prior to the service at Ferry Funeral Home.

Those who wish may contribute in her memory to the Vernon County Cancer Relief in c/o Ferry Funeral Home, 301 S. Washington, Nevada, MO.

Traffic hazard: jackknifed semi truck in Nevada

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The Vernon County sheriff's Office along with Missouri State Highway Patrol Troopers are on scene of a jackknifed semi truck in the Southbound lane of traffic on I-49 and Osage in Nevada.

The semi truck is said to be leaking fuel at this time and fire crews are on scene. Please expect delays if you must travel in this area.

Mid America Live News will update when and if more information is made available to us.

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