Adrian Cub Scout Pack 238 sign-ups

ATTENTION BOYS! Adrian Cub Scout Pack 238 will be holding sign-ups on Wednesday, Sept. 6 at 7:00 p.m., Adrian School commons; open to boys 1st thru 5th grade. Scouting is a family-oriented organization. 

Scouting develops character, leadership, communication skills and good citizenship - plus loads of fun planned for the upcoming year! $10 registration fee - cash or check payable to Pack 238. Questions? contact Melinda Elmer at 816-297-2022.

KCBS Barbeque Championship and Hucksters Day September 15-16 2017

Barton County Sheriff's Office seeking public assistance

The Barton County Sheriff's Office in Lamar, Missouri is asking for help from our community.

If anybody recognizes or knows the identity of the subject in this photograph could you please contact our agency. Or send us a private message.

Phone number is (417) 682-5541

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Missouri High Schools Challenged to Drive Safe and Buckle Up!

JEFFERSON CITY – Calling all Missouri high schools to compete in the 2017 “It Only Takes One” campaign. This campaign provides great opportunities to win prizes for your school while educating young drivers about safe driving habits and safety belt use.

The campaign is sponsored by the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety and ACT Missouri. Statewide registration is open now until Sept. 30. Competition will run from Oct. 1 to the end of the school year.

It’s important that teen drivers realize it only takes ONE text, ONE drink, ONE call, ONE reach, ONE distraction to cause ONE fatal moment - but ONE clicked safety belt could be the difference between life or death in a car crash.

“Nearly eight out of 10 young drivers and passengers killed in 2016 Missouri vehicle traffic crashes weren’t buckled up,” said Bill Whitfield, executive committee chair for the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety. “Through education, competition and fun, the ‘It Only Takes One’ campaign can make a difference with young Missourians and save lives.”

Traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for people 15-20 years old. Research indicates that driver distractions are the primary cause of fatal collisions. In addition, one of the greatest risk factors faced by teens is the number of passengers in the vehicle. Studies have confirmed that with the presence of just one passenger, teens are twice as likely to be involved in a fatal crash.

The program consists of two surprise safety belt checks at each high school to measure student safety belt usage, and also includes creative educational campaigns that promote safe driving throughout the school year. In addition, schools have the opportunity to submit a 30-second video spot aimed at encouraging their peers to buckle up and drive safe.

Grant funding prizes are awarded to schools with the most creative and impactful educational campaigns and public service announcements. The grant funding will be used to further educate the students on the importance of safety belt use and safe driving habits. Statewide recognition will be awarded with a banner to schools with the highest safety belt usage rates.

Sign up your local high school to participate in the “It Only Takes One” competition online at www.savemolives.com/itonlytakesonebefore Sept. 30.

You can also follow SaveMOLives on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, #saveMOlives and #ArriveAlive.

Adrian R-3 School District taking sealed bids on Surplus Property

Obituary - Monroe “Clark” Gilbert

Memorial services for Clark Gilbert will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday, September 2, 2017 at Echo Church in Pleasant Hill, Missouri with Rev. Shawn Gray officiating. 

Visitation will be prior to services from 1-2:30 p.m. Saturday at Echo Church. Inurnment in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Missouri. Contributions to Echo Church. 

Services under the direction of the Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri. Online condolences, www.schowengerdtchapel.com.

Monroe “Clark” Gilbert, age 80 of Adrian, Missouri died Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at his home. He was born October 11, 1936 to Ervin Franklin Gilbert and Addie Pauline Rutherford Gilbert in Breen, Colorado.

Clark is survived by two daughters, Traci DePeralta and husband Stephen of Adrian, Missouri and Heidi Gilbert of Adrian, Missouri. A brother Millard Gilbert and wife Shirley of California; a sister Sally Powell and husband Butch of New Mexico; a sister Judy Beaten and husband Tommy of Colorado; a sister Salina Church and husband Jim of Oregon; a brother Paul Gilbert of Colorado; a brother Albert Gilbert of Colorado; a brother Terry Gilbert and wife Lynn of Colorado. Two grandchildren, Ebony Shaffer and husband Curtis of Pleasant Hill, Missouri and Stephen Michael DePeralta and wife Elizabeth of Porter, Texas; and four great-grandchildren Ella and Evelyn Shaffer and Xander and Michael DePeralta. 

He was preceded in death by his wife, mother and father, a son Mitchell Gilbert, a brother Gene Gilbert and a sister Patsy Lou Gilbert. Many nieces and nephews.

Clear Weather Ahead

The cool/rainy pattern that characterized most of August is over. 

September is looking to be much drier, at least for the first half of the month.