Milo man injured in Vernon County rollover accident

On 10/10/16 around 5:30am the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Vernon County responded to a one vehicle accident on Route NN around 5 miles South of Montevallo in rural Vernon County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the 2000 Nissan Xterra driven by 21 year old Treyton B.Ropelato of Milo, Missouri ran off the left side of the roadway causing the vehicle to overturn.

Mr. Ropelato sustained minor injuries in this accident and he was transported by private vehicle to Nevada Regional Medical Center for treatment.

The vehicle was totaled and towed from the scene by Garwood's Wrecker Service of Nevada, Missouri.



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Olathe woman injured in morning accident

Just before 7 am this morning, 23 year old Megan A. Keltner of Olathe was listed with moderate injuries after a single vehicle accident on 69 highway about 1/2 mile north of the LaCygne exit.

Keltner was southbound at mile marker 104 when she lost control on the wet pavement, left the roadway and struck a rock wall.

According to KHP, the driver received serious injuries and was transported to Overland Park Regional Hospital for treatment.

Updated Obituary - Kay Louise Jones

Kay Louise Jones

Kay Louise Jones, 70, Adrian, MO, passed away peacefully in her home on Wednesday, October 5, 2016, with her daughter at her side. Services will be held during the Christmas break at her cabin in Lincoln MO, when all the children can be together.

Kay was born September 5, 1946 in Kansas City, KS, the daughter of Frank J. and LaVera Irene (White) Simpson. During her childhood years, she lived in Overland Park and the Adrian/Archie area, graduating from Crescent Hill. She would eventually get married and have three sons and one daughter. 

Spending most of her 20’s as a single mother, she was skilled at multi-tasking and mastered many great job positions; dental hygienist, TV program operator at Channel 27, and painter apprentice, were just a few of the certificates she earned. During her 30’s she moved back from Springfield, MO and painted the side of Jones General Store in Spruce, MO; her handwriting is still partially visible today. No matter how hard she worked, there was always time to take the kids to the river for camping and fishing.

In her 40’s she managed various stores for the Tandy Leather Company, teaching customers how to create their crafts and promote the “lost art” of leather. She also became a grandma, combining her love of crafts with a new grandbaby every year. She has instilled each one to be creative in their own way. The children can remember sleeping in her handmade tepees, making crafts on rainy days, spending the whole weekend at the Austin Bean Eating Festival and burying time capsules in her backyard.

For the last 20 years, she has been her father’s best friend. Together as caregivers, Kay battled breast cancer and Papa fought throat cancer, both having to do chemo treatments and to the doctor. Kay opened up the Deer Creek Outpost, in Adrian MO, where local children can remember crafting their first leather belt, painting on rocks and turtle shells, or exploring Native American artifacts. In the last 15 years, the adventurous duo built a cabin in the woods, panned gold and went deep sea fishing in Alaska three times, drove a Chevy through the Yukons, and visited the North Pole. When at home, they were playing cards and fixing up some homemade wine to share with their friends. However, Kay hated to cook and hated washing all the wine bottles.

She was preceded in death by her father, Frank Simpson, her mother, LaVera Simpson, and one son, Bobby Huff. “Walking Eagle” leaves behind her grandchildren, Kevin Allan and Heather Renay Huff, Franklin Blaine and Breauna Lacey Schroeder, Kile Wade and Felicia Nichole Schroeder, Christian Audrina, Patrick Quinn, and Margaret Kay Louise O’Neill, Weston Elvin and Michael Allan Junior Breshears; 3 great-granddaughters, Carly, Baylee and Blake.

$1 million in meth averted from entering Missouri

11 pounds of methamphetamine (street value almost 1 million

dollars) was headed to our region- but fortunately, didn't make it. 

Carmalia Bautista, 29, of Corcoran, CA was pulled over during a routine traffic stop in Texas when officers, using a drug sniffing dog, found several packages inside of the spare tire.

Investigators say the shipment was headed to an undisclosed location in the Show Me state.

Currently Bautista is incarcerated in the city of Panhandle, TX at the Carson County jail on charges of felony possession of a controlled substance. 

Obituary - Claude “Gregory” K. Housh

Claude “Gregory” K. Housh, 59 of Hume, Missouri passed away October 8, 2016 at Breezy Meadows Nursing Home in Butler, Missouri. Cremation, with a Celebration of Life service to be held at a later date. 

Arrangements under the direction of Mullinax Funeral Home, Butler (660-679-0009). Contributions are suggested to the Rich Hill Youth Development Center. Messages of condolence may be left for the family at www.mullinaxfuneralhome.com.

Gregory Housh was born November 22, 1956 in Kansas City, Missouri to Claude Milton and JoAnn Caswell Housh. He worked for Heartland Health Services in Nevada, MO then worked for over 17 years at the Rich Hill Youth Development Center in Rich Hill, Missouri.

Gregory was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Charla Gayle Housh. He is survived by his son Gregory Trent Housh (Trisha Hudson) of Nevada, MO, daughter Tiffany Gayle Housh of Minnesota, sisters Cheryl Taylor (Keith) and Sheila Dean, grandchildren, Delta Johnson, Brandon Hancock, Audrianna Burris, and Bentley Miller.

Weekend accident results in minor injuries

Just after 10 am Saturday morning, the Missouri Highway Patrol was called to an accident on TT highway, just west of business I-49. A pickup driven by Austin K. Alcorn, 17, of Butler, Missouri failed to yield at a stop sign and struck at car driven by Sheri K. Henderson, 47, of Pulaski, TN.

The drivers sustained minor injuries and declined medical treatment. 

Both vehicles had extensive damage and were towed from the scene.

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Updated Obituary - Herman Leroy Vail

Herman L. Vail

Herman Leroy Vail age 85 of Osawatomie, KS died Friday, October 7, 2016 at Miami County Medical Center, Paola, Kansas
Herman was born September 9, 1931 in Boicourt, (Linn County) Kansas the fourth child of six to Raymond Allen and Leona Hazel (Dodge) Vail.

He grew up in Linn County and attended school at both Priestley Country School and Macedonnia Country School.

On January 3, 1951 he enlisted in the United States Air Force. He was sent to California for training and attended USC, Santa Marie California College of Aeronautics and the Air Force Base in Chanute, Illinois. Taking six hundred hours of training to become an instrument specialist. He was then sent to serve in Korea on December 31, 1951 during his tour in Korea he received the SO 162 (two battle stars).  Later he was sent to the Olathe Naval Air Station just outside of Gardner, Kansas. During his time there he was one of the flight maintenance team to maintain and refuel the airplane for Captain Edward W. Kenny, during his winning flight in the 1954 Bendix Trophy Air Race for the Air Training Command.  Herman was honorably discharged from the United States Air Force on December 10, 1954.

On a Saturday morning, February 21, 1959 he married Ginger Kay Smalley in Mound City, Kansas. They made their home in Osawatomie, Kansas and became the parents of two sons.
Herman secured a position in 1966 with the United States Postal Service. He was a postal carrier in Osawatomie for twenty-four years, retiring on April 6, 1989.

Herman and his family enjoyed camping, boating and water skiing. They went on many camping trips in a four state area to the lakes and recreation spots. But one of their favorite was Table Rock Lake in southern Missouri.

He was a member of the Linn County Church of God, the Elks Lodge #921 of Osawatomie and a former member of the Osawatomie VFW.

Herman liked to watch western movies and was fond of the ones with John Wayne and Roy Rogers. He enjoyed listening to country music and one of his favorite TV shows was Bonanza.  But most of all he was a man who was proud of his family. He was quick to tell you how both his sons went to college, where they worked, and the accomplishments they made in their life. But he did not stop there, Herman would tell you about his grandchildren. How proud he was of his granddaughter Megan who had graduated from college and was now a teacher at Paola High School, and his grandson Jacob works in the IT department at Wal-Mart Distribution Center and his youngest granddaughter Kayleigh who attends Johnson County Community College and plans to become a radiologist. You would know how much he loved them and the pride he had just by the way he talked about them.

Herman was preceded in death by his parents and brothers Leland Vail at the young age of 23 years in 1944 and Hershel Vail.

He is survived by his wife Ginger of the home, this two sons: Brian (Connie) Vail and Darin (Becky) Vail and his three grandchildren: Megan Vail of Osawatomie, Jacob Vail of Ottawa and Kayleigh Vail of Osawatomie, KS and his first great grandchild on the way. His sisters Vivan Bright, Fern Brasher and Joan Stinnett. Along with other family and friends in Missouri and Kansas.