Obituary - Kenneth D. Officer

Kenneth D. Officer, 81, Harrisonville, Missouri departed this life on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at Research Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri.

He is survived by nieces and nephews.

Funeral service will be 2:30 p.m., Sunday, March 11, 2018 at the Dickey Funeral Home, Harrisonville, Missouri. Cremation to follow the service.

Family will receive friends from 1:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m., Sunday, March 11, 2018 at the funeral home.

Family suggests memorial contributions may be made to the Worship Center Memorial Fund, Harrisonville, Missouri.

A complete obituary will be posted when it becomes available.

Obituary - Douglas E. Isaacson

Douglas Eugene Isaacson of Kansas City, Kansas was born April 2, 1962 in Buford, South Carolina the son of Irvin Lee and Helen Louise (Rapp) Isaacson. He departed this life on Monday, March 5, 2018 at his home at the age of 55 years, 11 months and 3 days. 

Doug was employed as a manager for Griffin Wheel in

Kansas City, Kansas until his retirement. He grew up in Rockville, Missouri and was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Prairie City, Missouri. He was a 1981 graduate of Rich Hill High School in Rich Hill, Missouri. Doug loved his daughter and grandchildren. He was an accomplished artist, enjoyed painting, the outdoors, fishing, watching and playing football.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Doug is survived by his daughter, Delanya Marshall and her husband, Patrick, Harrisonville, Missouri; two grandchildren, Isabella and Peyton; his sister, Tena Brand, Kingsville, Missouri; other relatives and a host of friends. 

Cremation. A graveside and inurnment will be scheduled at a later date.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Dickey Funeral Home, Harrisonville, Missouri.

Obituary - Brian Badger

Brian Badger, 60, of Pleasant Hill, departed this life, Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at his home.

Visitation will be held 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sunday, March 11, 2018, at the Stanley-Dickey Funeral Home, Pleasant Hill, Missouri.

Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 12, 2018, at the funeral home. Pastor Greg Cranston will officiate. Interment will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

Memorial contributions are suggested to Gideon’s International and may be sent in care of the funeral home.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.stanleydickeyfuneralhome.com

Arrangements: Stanley-Dickey Funeral Home, 203 N. Armstrong, Pleasant Hill, Missouri 64080 (816) 540-5550

A complete obituary will be published here as that information becomes available.

Nevada woman arrested in Vernon County

On 3/7/18 around 6:49pm the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Vernon County arrested 36 year old Vanessa M. Masterson of Nevada, Missouri.

She was arrested for 1.) Misdemeanor Driving While Intoxicated 2.) Misdemeanor Driving While Revoked 3.) Failure to drive on the right half of the roadway.

Vanessa M. Masterson was booked into the Vernon County Jail in Nevada, Missouri and she is currently listed as bondable.


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Disclaimer: Arrest records are public information. Any indication of an arrest does not mean the individual identified has been convicted of a crime. All persons arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

From the Missouri State Highway Patrol

Clinton Police Department Officer-Involved Shooting Investigation:

At approximately 9:22 p.m., on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, Clinton police officers were dispatched to 306 West Grandriver Street for a 911 call. Henry County 911 operators could hear two women arguing and advised the officers of the line being open. Upon the officers’ arrival they contacted a female, Tammy Widger, of Clinton, MO. Ms. Widger advised there was not a problem and there wasn't anybody else in the residence. 

After confirming with dispatch the address of the residence, officers entered the house where they encountered the suspect. The suspect began firing at the officers and subsequently killed Officer Ryan Morton, and wounded two additional officers. Members of the Bates County Tactical Team and members of the Troop A SWAT Team entered the residence to remove Officer Morton. 

At 12:10 a.m., on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, members of the Troop A SWAT Team and the Bates County Tactical team entered the residence to apprehend the suspect. They located the suspect in the bathroom deceased from a gunshot wound. Further investigation revealed the phone number from the original 911 call came from an address in Windsor, MO, and not the residence of the officer-involved shooting. 

The deceased suspect has been identified as James E. Waters, 37, from Clinton, MO. Autopsies on the officer and suspect are pending. 

The investigation continues by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Clinton Police Department, and the Henry County Sheriff’s Department.

Courtesy of MSHP Sgt. Bill Lowe

Firearm Auction tonight in Eldorado Springs, Missouri

Event Reminder:

Firearm Auction Thursday, March 08, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. Firearms can be viewed beginning at 4:00 p.m.

Auctioneer's Note: The city is selling surplus firearms accumulated over the years by the Police Department. All buyers must pass a Federal background check. 

Background checks compliments of Bear Arms. Auction Services provided by Shannon & Associates Real Estate and Auctions.

From the desk of Missouri Governor Eric Greitens

Through the ages, the people who protect us go by different names. In one era, they are called warriors. In another, knights.

In our era, the people who walk our streets and defend the defenseless are given an honored name: they are called police officers.

Today, in the state of Missouri, we lost one of our police officers. He was a thirty-year old gentleman whose name was Ryan Morton. Officer Morton was a member of the Clinton Police Department, and late last night, he was shot and killed in the line of duty.

All of us can stop today and pray for him and his blessed memory. We can think about his family, and we can, for a moment, share in their grief. And these are good and right things, and we should do them.

I’d ask us to do one more thing: think of this police department and all police departments throughout our state. This fall, the Clinton Police Department lost Officer Gary Michael. I got to know the men and women of the Clinton Police Department and the community through that tragedy.

Officer Morton took Officer Michael’s post in the department. Those two warriors are together now, in the company of God, who has brought his sons home.

We are blessed to live in a time and place with men and women of the character and quality of Officer Morton and Officer Michael. And it’s because they are men and women of such strength and wisdom and love that we feel such grief when they leave us.

We mourn our servants today. We bless their memory. We honor their families. And we will—we must—do everything in our power to stand by this department and community in their grief.

God bless every single police officer in the state of Missouri and around the country. God bless you, and your families, and the communities you call home.

From the desk of Missouri Governor Eric Greitens

Obituary - Hazel Lesmeister

Hazel Lesmeister, 76 of Butler, Missouri passed away March 6, 2018 at her home near Butler. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 AM Friday, March 9, 2018 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Butler with Fr. Matt Rotert officiating. Visitation will be Thursday evening from 5-7 PM at the Mullinax Funeral Home (660-679-0009) in Butler. 

Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler. Memorial contributions are suggested to the St. Patrick’s Altar Society or Bates County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. Messages of condolence for the family may be left at www.mullinaxfuneralhome.com. 
 
Hazel Mae (Hamilton) Lesmeister was born February 7, 1942 to Edward Lester and Antonia Henrietta (Cruzan) Hamilton in Cedar County, Missouri.
 
Hazel graduated from El Dorado Springs High School in 1960. She then moved to Kansas City and worked at Southwestern Bell Telephone until her marriage in 1963. Hazel’s husband Donald passed away in May of 2016.
 
In addition to her husband, Hazel is preceded in death by her parents, and brothers Charles, Don Lee, Kenneth and Lennie, and sister Kathy. 

She leaves to mourn her loss her children and their families: son Michael and and wife Debbie Lesmeister and their children Erin and Emily; daughter Jannette Ann Lesmeister with her children Jessica and husband Matt Beabout and their children Skylar and Dylan, Michael Edward Graham and Megan Land and their son Kanon; and son Mark and wife Bonnie Lesmeister and their children Cort and Luke. 

Hazel is also survived by her brothers Edward, Byron, Paul, Phillip and Sammie; she also leaves behind her sisters Marjorie, Alice, and Mary.  She is also survived by many cousins and in-laws.