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Attorney General Hawley Announces Cass County Man Committed as a Sexually Violent Predator

Roy L. Veach

On January 27, 2017, a Cass County jury found Roy L. Veach, 52, Belton, Mo to be a sexually violent predator.

The Honorable Michael Rumley signed an order committing Veach to the custody of the Department of Mental Health for treatment until such time he is safe to be at-large.

“Thanks to the hard work of local law enforcement and our attorneys, another dangerous predator is behind bars,” Hawley said. “Our office will commit and prosecute to the full extent of the law anyone whose actions pose a dangerous threat to our children and communities.”

Mr. Veach was convicted in 1989 of sexual abuse in the first degree for abusing a 5-year-old girl. He subsequently was caught multiple times exposing himself to children between the ages of 8 and 12. In 2002, he pled guilty to seven counts of second degree statutory sodomy for victimizing a 15-year-old boy.

At trial, expert witnesses testified that Veach suffered from a mental abnormality in the form of pedophilia and that he met the criteria of a sexually violent predator. After deliberating for a little over an hour, the jury found him to be a sexually violent predator.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant Attorneys General David Hansen and Danett Padgett.

Obituary - Forrest "Shucks" Marvin Shaner

Forrest Marvin “Shucks” Shaner, 71, of Hardin, MO died Monday, January 30, 2017 at Ray County Memorial Hospital in Richmond, MO.

Shucks was born on May 11, 1945 in Hardin to Junior and Helen (Jenkins) Shaner. He married Marian L. Curtis of Hardin on November 11, 1966. She survives of the home.

Additional survivors include; his mother, Helen Ray of Richmond; one son and daughter-in-law, Curtis and Carla Shaner of Hardin; 3 grandchildren, Desirae Shaner, Dustin Shaner and Daylea Shaner; two great-grandchildren, Chesney Bates and Albany Bates; two brothers-in-law, T.J. Curtis of Hardin and Timmy Curtis of Richmond; one sister-in-law, Carol Curtis of Hardin; one ½ brother Henry Shaner of Butler, Mo and two ½ sisters Norma Shaner of Butler, Mo and Nancy Shaner Dooley of Lees Summit, Mo also survive.

In addition to his father, Shucks was preceded in death by one daughter-in-law, Tammy Shaner.

Shucks was an auto mechanic for a total of 45 years working for Swafford’s Ford in Richmond and Shaner’s Auto Service in Hardin. He was a member of the RLDS Church. Shucks loved spending time with his son and grandson working on their race cars in his shop at home. He was very proud of their success and watching them on the race track. He enjoyed fishing and coon hunting. He also enjoyed sitting on his front porch. Shucks lived in Richmond and Hardin area most of his life. 

Memorial services will be held on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Thurman Funeral Home in Richmond. Visitation will be Saturday, February 4, 2017 from 1:00 p.m. from 2:00 p.m. at Thurman Funeral Home in Richmond. Inurnment will be at a later date. On line condolences may be left on our website at www.thurmanfuneralhome.com

Funny money exchanged at Butler business

Andrew Jackson wouldn't be proud... This convincing fake $20 bill was passed at a Butler fast food restaurant recently, but as you can see by the mark through Andrew's forehead, it didn't pass the litmus test.

Thanks to low cost, high quality printers bills like the one shown here can look like the real deal. Retailers are urged to do a pen test for authenticity and try to get as much info about who passed it as possible- although perpetrators often wait until busy times to avoid getting caught.

While the person(s) who printed the above bill did a dandy job with details, they did manage to print the backside of the bill upside down, making the forgery a dead giveaway.

For the record- conspiring to counterfeit carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and/or fines up to five years in prison and/or fines up to $250,000; each count of passing counterfeit currency carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and/or fines up to $250,000.


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Drexel: Water restored but boil order in effect

The city of Drexel has restored water, therefore school will be in session. Since there is a boil order, we will be providing drinking water for students and staff until the boil order is lifted. Thank you for your patience and understanding and thank you to the city of Drexel for working to restore water.

Please note that even though water has been restored, we do have a few issues to contend with at Drexel school:

#1 - We our under a boil order, as a result the water fountains are out of order and we will provide suitable drinking water.

#2 - When we came in to turn on the water, the valve that controls the older portions of the buildings has failed, so therefore at this time the only locations that have working water and restrooms are the North Commons (Kitchen) and the Elementary - these are the only restrooms operational until we can get the valve repaired. Please remind students of this and do not use any of the restrooms in the other parts of the facilities.

Thank you for your attention to this matter,
Superintendent Terry Mayfield

Congratulations Lieutenant Francis

We would like to congratulate Ben Francis on his promotion from Sergeant to Lieutenant with the El Dorado Springs Police Department today. - Photo Submitted

Stolen vehicle from St. Clair County

The St.Clair County Sheriffs Office is attempting to locate a stolen 2003 silver in color Dodge truck with a flat bed that was stolen this evening around 8pm from Lakeland School which is located off of Missouri 13 Highway in rural St.Clair County.

The vehicle has a Missouri License Plate number of 2PY-766 and the direction of travel is unknown.

If you see this vehicle please contact the St. Clair County Sheriffs Office at (417) 646-7704.


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Thank you for the water donation

Photo Courtesy of Captain Greene

Thank you to "Taking It To The Streets" foundation from Greenwood Missouri for donating 2 pallets of drinking water for us to give out to the community of Drexel. 

If you are in need of water, please stop by the Fire Station or contact a Fire Department member and We'll be more than happy to get you some. 

Mid America Live will continue to update with the water situation in Drexel when updates are made available to us.



Courtesy of the Drexel Fire Department