Annual Adrian Chamber of Commerce Business Expo

Annual Business Expo March 2nd at the Adrian Optimist Building. Booth space is $45 for a non chamber member and $34 for members. If interested please message on Facebook or contact Jennifer @ 816-721-5477

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Obituary - Elmer Jack Adamson

Elmer Jack Adamson, age 76, resident of Ft. Scott, KS, died Friday, February 1, 2019, at St. Francis Hospital, Wichita, KS. Jack was born December 19, 1942, in Ft. Scott, the son of Paul King Adamson, Sr. and Edna Ellen Deeds Adamson. He graduated from Uniontown High School with the class of 1960. He married Mary Alice Henderson on January 11, 1964, in Miami, OK. Jack worked for Frisco and then Burlington Northern Railroad for over 35 years. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and farming. He loved spending time with his family.

Survivors include his wife Mary of the home; a son, Doug Adamson and wife Carol, Ft. Scott; a daughter, Melissa Davis and husband Ron, Butler, MO; 2 sisters, Marilyn Harrington, Paola, KS, and Beatrice Alt, Ft. Scott; 3 grandchildren, Joshua Adamson and wife Stacey, Ashley Adamson, and Ethan Clark and wife Amanda; 1 great grandson, Kasen Clark; 3 step grandchildren, Terri Manley, Cody Davis, and Ronna Davis; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by 3 brothers, Paul “Dobber”, Richard “Sonny”, and Frank Adamson; a sister Patricia White; and his parents.

Rev. Chuck Russell will conduct funeral services at 2:00 Monday, February 4th, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the Centerville Cemetery, Devon, KS. Memorials are suggested to Care to Share 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.

Adrian man arrested on warrant in Bates County

On 2/2/19 around 12:32pm the Bates County Sheriff's Office arrested 32 year old Brian C. Cockrell of Adrian, Missouri.

Mr. Cockrell was arrested for 1.) Felony Arrest Warrant - Tampering with a witness in a felony prosecution case.

He was booked into the Bates County Jail and he is currently being held on a $30,000 Cash/Surety Bond.

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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.

Obituary - Carl Leroy Kagarice

Carl Leroy Kagarice, 58, Adrian, Missouri, died Friday, February 1, 2019 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian, MO. 

Burial in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian, MO.  

The family will receive friends 6:00-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at the funeral home. There will be an Elks Memorial Service at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, following the visitation. 

Memorial contributions may be made to the Leroy Kagarice Memorial Fund, in care of the funeral home. A complete obituary will be posted when it becomes available.

Obituary - “Al” (Alfred Lee) Decker

Al Decker, 66 of Butler, Missouri died peacefully in his home February 2, 2019. Memorial Services will be 11:00 AM Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at the Ohio Street Church in Butler, with Pastor David Fitzmaurice officiating. 

Visitation will be prior to services from 10-11 AM at the church. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Ohio Street Church. Messages and memories for the family may be left at www.mullinaxfuneralhome.com.
 
“Al” (Alfred Lee) Decker was a gentle and quiet man of great character and integrity who filled his life with things he loved. He was also a man of many talents and great wisdom who tackled many projects with contemplation and ingenuity. He could fix, repair, or build most anything.
 
He had a great interest in farming, especially beef cattle and continuously increasing his knowledge which served him well during his 40 years with the University of Missouri. In Columbia he worked as a bull test station and farm supervisor and followed that with 24 years in Butler as an Extension Ag Specialist. He enjoyed helping farmers be more productive, especially with grazing rotation and stewardship of the land.
 
Al and his wife Pat raised two beautiful daughters, Amber and Ashley. As a family they enjoyed camping, wienie roasts, nature walks, Sunday drives, showing steers at the fair, softball and playing checkers.
 
Later in life Al really found joy in his woodworking projects, helping Pat with flower gardening, visiting state parks in the RV, and bird watching. Daily long walks were an important part of his life: his time to think and be with God. The Bethany House and Cottage were just two significant “projects” for Al and Pat in ministry and service to the community the past ten years. 
 
Grandsons were the highlight of his life. He handled countless rocks to be pitched in the water, attended numerous ball games, and enjoyed time behind the wheel with all three.
 
Al was blessed in the last year to take a family trip with both daughters and all grandsons to Grand Cayman and then a memory filled trip with Pat to Ireland.
 
He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Betty Decker; he is survived by his wife of 45 years, Pat; two daughters, Amber with grandsons Reece and Jett and Ashley with grandson Miles; two brothers, Cliff and Steve; and three sisters, Beverly, Patsy, and Norine. A host of cousins, nieces, nephews, co-workers and friends who will also mourn the loss of such a beloved man.

Obituary - Dixie Anna Smith

Funeral services for Dixie Smith will be 11 a.m. Friday, February 8, 2019 at Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri with Pastor Ron Dunlap officiating. There is no visitation. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler, Missouri. Online condolences, www.schowengerdtchapel.com.

Dixie Anna Smith, age 71 of Harrisonville, Missouri, formerly of Butler, Missouri died Saturday, February 2, 2019 at Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born January 31, 1948 to Buford and Cora Drysdale Everett in Butler, Missouri.

Dixie is survived by two sons, Matt Smith and wife Julie of Harrisonville, Missouri and Morgan Smith of Kansas City, Missouri; a daughter, Kirstin Ralston of Dunwoody, Georgia; one brother, Tommy Everett of Butler, Missouri; one sister, Alice Foote of Butler, Missouri; and five grandchildren, Lucas, Lana, twin boys Austin and Copeland and Emma. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Jay in 2013; and one brother, Richard Everett.

Henry County Police Pursuit ends near Windsor

The Henry County Sheriff's Office just ended a police pursuit with a unknown stolen Dodge Dakota truck that was fleeing from officers and wrecked near a address of 35534 Bennett Road, Green Ridge, MO.

One suspect is in custody at this time and vehicle is said to be fully engulfed in flames. Please use caution if you must travel in this area as there will be a heavy police presence.

Mid America Live News will update when more information is made available to us from the Henry County Sheriff's Office. 

Belton woman seriously injured in Cass County Crash

On 2/2/19 around 8:38am the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Bates County responded to a one vehicle accident at Mullen Road just south of E 187th Street in rural Cass County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the 2001 Ford Escape driven by 33 year old Kaylee K. Kocourek-Bowman of Belton, Missouri traveled off the right side of the roadway, striking a telephone pole before coming to rest.

Kaylee K. Kocurek-Bowman sustained serious injuries in this accident and she was transported by Belton EMS to Research Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri for treatment.

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


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