Job Opening In Bates County Area

Quality Home Care Inc. is seeking Personal Care Aides for several positions in the Bates County area. We are looking for dependable, reliable, positive individuals who take pride in caring for others, to join our team at QHC. If you are an individual looking for a part-time or full time job with flexible hours and schedules and you have a passion for helping the elderly or disabled, please contact our office. Pay will be discussed during an over the phone interview. 

We Currently have day time hours available. This would be perfect for someone that is retired and someone with children that would need to be home when school gets out.
 
Requirements include: Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, clean background check, be able to come to our Butler, MO office for a one-day paid training. 1300 N Orange St. Butler Mo. session from 8a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Serious inquiries only please call 660-679-6733 or toll free @ 1-888-602-4455.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Personal Care 
• Homemaker Chore 
• Shopping/Errand
•  Mobility and Transfer 
• Meals/Dishes 
• Laundry
  

All medically related household duties as outlined in each client’s individual care plan.

Wheels of Thunder Car Show In Harrisonville

Don't forget about the Wheels Of Thunder car show presented by the American Legion April 30th in Harrisonville. There will be power wheels races for the kids at 1:00 pm. 

Come celebrate the beauty of Horse Power! Contact Steve Tiedeman 816 872 4450 for more information.

Spring is in the air!

Happy first day of spring Missouri! Enjoy the warmer weather today and drive safely!

Two seriously injured in Cass County rollover accident

On 3/19/17 around 9:06pm the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Cass County along with Cass County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a one vehicle rollover accident in the Southbound Lanes of I-49 at 307th Street in rural Cass County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the 2003 Mitsubishi driven by 29 year old Juan E. Vasquez-Palma of Belton, Missouri traveled off the right side of the roadway and overturned.

Juan E. Vasquez-Palma along with a passenger in his vehicle Eduardo Vasquez of Belton, Missouri both sustained serious injuries in this accident and both were transported by ambulance to Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri for treatment.

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



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Crisis Intervention Team Officers Respond to Suicidal Person in Garden City

At about 4:30 Sunday afternoon, Officers of the Garden City Police Department were called to the 600 block of Main Street for a disturbance in progress. 

When officers arrived they they discovered an 18 year old woman from Independence Missouri who was allegedly damaging property and assaulting residents. 

Responding Garden City Officers are trained Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) members and recognized the woman was experiencing some type a mental health crisis. 

Officers also found evidence the woman may also be under the influence of some type of illegal substance. Officers were able to take the woman to Cass Regional Medical Center for a 96 hour evaluation.

First day of Spring!

Spring officially begins early Monday morning. It will be a very warm first day of Spring!!! Highs in the middle 80s! #MOwx #KSwx #midMO #SGF #OzarksWx #Spring?

Garden City Police Department Discover Man with Multiple Warrants During Traffic Stop

At about 4:00 Sunday afternoon, Officers of the Garden City Police Department stopped a vehicle with expired license plates at 307th & Sycamore Grove Road. 

A records check of the driver a 46 year old man from Garden City revealed his driver's license was suspended. Further investigation revealed multiple warrants for his arrest through Cass County. 

The man was cited for driving while suspended, Fail to register a motor vehicle, Unlawful use of plates, No Insurance and transported to the Cass County Jail.

Obituary - Curtis Lee Meek

Curtis Lee Meek

Curtis Lee Meek, age 40, resident of Ft. Scott, KS, died Wednesday, March 15, 2017, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, MO. He was born on October 6, 1976, the son of Harry Lee Meek and Bonnie Mann Meek. He graduated from Fort Scott High School. He married Misty Bartlett in Ft. Scott. They later divorced. Curtis worked at Miller’s Feed for several years and carried mail. He greatly enjoyed attending swap meets, looking for poultry related items. He was a huge Denver Broncos fan who loved animals. He cherished spending time with his children.

Survivors include his parents, Ft. Scott; two sons, Tyler and Tanner Meek, Ft. Scott; a daughter, Courtney Meek, Ft. Scott; a sister, Lisa Ann Meek, Ft. Scott; as well as several aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Chandos and Vera Mann, and Frank and Virginia “Tootie” Meek.

Rev. Larry Stevicks will conduct graveside services at 10:30 Tuesday, March 21st, in the East Liberty Cemetery, Stotesbury, MO. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 Monday evening at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Memorials are suggested to the Curtis Meek memorial fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347, 201 S. Main, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.