Bold burglars busy near Drexel

Late in the afternoon recently, two individuals approached a homeowner in the Drexel/Archie area along A highway saying they had run out of gas and needed to use the restroom. The trusting individual later found that several items were stolen from his home.

Items stolen included a vintage woman's wedding ring. The descriptors are a middle aged white couple and a Hispanic teenage girl in a dark blue pickup. 

If you have information, please call the Bates or Cass county sheriff's office; or dial 911.

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Blue Bell recalling ice cream over listeria risk

(RNN) – Blue Bell is issuing a voluntary recall of two flavors of ice cream due to possible listeria.

Blue Bell Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and Blue Bell Cookie Two Step flavors should be returned to the place of purchase for a full refund.

The ice cream flavors under recall were distributed from 10 states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

The company says no illnesses have been reported but is recalling the product “out of an abundance of caution.”

The move comes after a third-party supplier used by Blue Bell issued a recall on cookie dough ingredient included in the ice cream, the company said.

The half-gallon Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough flavor have a code date of 082618226 and the half-gallon Two Step flavor have code dates of 080418222 and 081818224.

The Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough pints have code dates of 081518242 and 082418242.

Customers with questions can call Blue Bell at 979-836-7977 Monday through Friday until 5 p.m. central.

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299lbs of Marijuana in route to Warsaw busted in Oklahoma City

OKLAHOMA CITY – An Interstate 40 traffic stop Monday morning led to the discovery of 299 pounds of marijuana.

A member of the Central Oklahoma Metro Interdiction Team — or COMIT — pulled over a Ford pickup with a camper shell about 1:30 a.m. at I-40 and Meridian Avenue.

Police say the license tag on the back of the truck was unreadable, because it had dark plastic covering it.

The two men in the pickup said they were traveling from Phoenix, Arizona, to Warsaw, Missouri.

However, the men gave different reasons for their trip. Rodney Bonner, 49, and Karl Ensign, 52, were in custody soon after.

A certified K-9 found 11 bales of marijuana in the back of the pickup, police said.

Oklahoma City police officer Travis Vernier said COMIT officers are on the lookout for more than illegal drugs.

“It’s human trafficking, it’s also guns, any kind of stolen property, so criminals use the interstate too. … They use the interstate to drive around and commit their deeds,” he said.

Bonner and Ensign remain the Oklahoma County jail on $25,000 bond each.




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Obituary - Alan Merryfield

Alan Merryfield

The Funeral Service for Mr. Merryfield will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, September 23, 2016 at Hill and Son Funeral Home Appleton City, Missouri. Officiating at the service will be David Hill.

Visitation will be between 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Friday, September 23, 2016 at the funeral home.

A Military Graveside Service will be presented by Appleton City VFW Post #11242 and the Missouri Honor Guard. Interment will be in the Appleton City Cemetery, Appleton City, Missouri.

The family suggest Memorial donations to the Appleton City FFA (for replacement of the Ag Building sign).

Alan Merryfield at 70 years of age passed away peacefully at St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City on September 20, 2016. He was born November 17, 1945, one of four children from the union of Elson and Lura Jane (Allen) Merryfield.

Alan spent his formative years in the Appleton City area, where he graduated from high school in 1963. After completing his education he served his country proudly in the United States Army. National Reserves During this time he met and married Lola Fern Snodgrass and from this union one daughter, Tina Michelle, was born. Baptized as a Methodist, his faith, while private, always remained important throughout his life.

In 1965 Alan and Richard Vaughn met at a feeder calf sale forming a lifelong friendship. Farming until the late 1970s, Alan then began his career as a contractor specialist at Vaughn Lumberyard in Butler, Missouri, where he worked more than 20 years. Alan treasured his relationships with his many friends and neighbors that he spent much of his time with. Apart from this, Alan enjoyed camping, hunting, and especially fishing at the lake with his grandchildren. These grandchildren, Ashlyn and Brett, were the most cherished things in his life. In his later years he sometimes struggled with remembering his great-granddaughter Brealea’s name, but solved this problem by simply referring to her as “pancake”, which then she became “pancake” Turner. Nevertheless, driving around in his beloved pickup on gravel roads, checking possible crop yields as well as potential rental properties greatly enthused Alan. Finally, he spent many white-knuckled afternoons and evenings watching NASCAR and Mizzou sports.

Alan was preceded in death by his parents; two infant sons; one uncle, Gene Allen; and two brothers-in-law, Ronnie Dingus and Jim Edwards. Survivors include his daughter, Tina and husband Craig Roberts of Appleton City; one granddaughter, Ashlyn and husband Mitch Turner of Rockville; one grandson Brett Roberts of Appleton City; on great-granddaughter, Brealea Ann Turner; three sisters, Ann and Robert Wells of Los Alamos, New Mexico, Janell Edwards of Kansas City, Missouri, Tandy and Larry Collins of Cape Coral, Florida; two aunts, Elaine Allen of Whittier, California and Helen Allen of Independence, Missouri.

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Obituary - Shelby Kay Admire

Shelby Kay Admire, 21, Cleveland, Missouri, died Sunday, September 18, 2016 at Cass Regional Medical Center in Harrisonville, Missouri. 

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, September 24 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with cremation to follow. 

Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Friday, September 23 at the Atkinson Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to: The Shelby Admire Memorial Fund, c/o Hawthorn Bank, 100 Plaza Drive, Harrisonville, MO 64701.

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