Ice Cream Social at Ballard

Stay weather aware tonight!

Strong to severe storms & flash flooding are still possible tonight. Hail, damaging winds, & a few tornadoes are the initial concerns, then the threat will transition to flash flooding concerns for the overnight hours. #mowx #kswx #kcwx

Way to go Eagles

Congrats to the following Miami 3rd-8th grade students! They attended Fort Scott Music Festival on Sat. and came away with 7 silver and 2 gold medals! II Ratings (silver) 8th: Kinzey Lee-flute, 7th: Abby Downs-piano solo, Luke Johnston-snare drum solo. 6th: Katie Downs-vocal solo & piano solo, 5th:Jasmine James-vocal solo, 3rd: Audrey Clayton-Piano solo. Abby received a I (gold) on her clarinet solo and Audrey received a I (gold) on her vocal solo

Obituary - Trenton Allen Myrick

Trenton Allen Myrick, age 28, of Pleasanton, Kansas passed away Sunday, May 5, 2019 in Paola, Kansas. Trenton was born August 15, 1990 the son of Shane and Theresa Patterson Myrick in Fort Scott, Kansas. Trenton graduated from Pleasanton High School. He was a plumber and was employed with Miller Plumbing. He loved helping people, riding motorcycles and fishing, most of all he loved to master different things and move on to something different and try to master that as well.

Trenton was preceded in death by his mother. He is survived by father, girl friend, Clair Nieley, four brothers, Travis and Tyler Myrick, Jason Read and Sheldon Patterson, one sister, Shauna Patterson.

Funeral Service will be at 1 pm, Friday, May 10, 2019 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel.

Visitation will be from 11:30 am until service time on Friday, May 10, 2019 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Cremtory, Pleasanton Chapel. The family suggest contributions to Tyler Myrick Student Loans. Online condolences may be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com

Auxiliary Donates Unmanned Aerial Vehicle to Cass County Sheriff’s Office

Cass Co – On Wednesday night the Cass County Sheriff’s Office Auxiliary presented Sheriff Jeff Weber with a donation of a new drone to help first responders.

Auxiliary Board President Julie King made the presentation at the monthly meeting of the Cass County Sheriff’s Auxiliary. The Auxiliary is a 501C3 organization that acquired the nearly $24,000, through an anonymous donation. The Auxiliary then worked closely with the Sheriff’s Office staff to determine what unmanned aerial system would best meet the needs of the community served by the Cass County Sheriff’s Office.
According to the sheriff’s office, the drone will help broaden first responder’s ability to conduct searches. The sheriff’s office currently have two small drones used for daytime operations, crime scene documentation, and search and rescue.

“With this new device, it gives us the capability of searching for people that go missing during the night and during inclement weather,” said Sheriff Jeff Weber. 

“Missouri weather can be unpredictable and having a drone that’s capable of flying in a number of different weather conditions, both night and day, is a tremendous advantage.”

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office has been operating UAVs since 2017 and currently has two certified remote pilots.

Obituary - Ellsworth L. Flippin

Ellsworth L. Flippin, 92, Archie, Missouri, died Sunday, May 5, 2019 at his home in Archie. Funeral services will be held at 10:00am on Friday, May 10, 2019 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, MO.

Burial and a graveside service will be held at 1:30pm on Friday, May 10, 2019 at the Climax Springs Cemetery, Climax Springs, MO.

Memorial contributions may be made to Serenity Hospice. A complete obituary will be posted when that information becomes available.

Clinton Police Department seeking public assistance

(Clinton, Missouri) Anyone happen to know who this belongs to? It's a leather type belt buckle with "Mt. Man" across the top and " H.Roe Bartle" across the bottom.

The knife has a dark wooden handle with a leather case. If this is yours or you happen to know who it may belong to, have them contact our department.

We have had a rash of car break-ins in the past few weeks and want to make everyone aware of this.

Make sure your vehicles and any outbuildings are secured as well as any other items on your property.

We have identified a person of interest and are investigating further leads at this time.

Obituary - James "Jim" Edgar Lawrence

Funeral services for Jim Lawrence of Butler, Missouri will be 2 p.m. Friday, May 10, 2019 at the Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler with Pastor Scott Mowery officiating.

Visitation prior to services from 12 Noon to 2 p.m. Friday, May 10 at the Schowengerdt Chapel.

Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler. Contributions may be given to the Immanuel Baptist Church or Big Brothers Big Sisters, KC MO. Online condolences www.schowengerdtchapel.com.

James Edgar "Jim" Lawrence, age 76 of Butler, Missouri died Saturday, May 4, 2019 at Bates County Memorial Hospital in Butler. He was born October 27, 1942 to Orville Mathis and Esther Celetha Dunham Lawrence in Savannah, Oklahoma.

Jim is survived by his wife, Barbara Lawrence of Butler, Missouri; three sons, Doug Lawrence and wife Raquel of Butler, Missouri, Micheal Lawrence and wife Tina of Shawnee, Kansas and Jason Lawrence and wife Kelly of Butler, Missouri; two brothers, Roger Lawrence and wife Dorothy of Warrensburg, Missouri and Mitchell Lawrence and wife Julia of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; one sister, Shari Gipson of Douglas, Wyoming; six grandchildren, Tyler (Lauren), Blake, Christian (Sarah), Keegan, Thane and Parker; and two great-grandchildren, Addison and Kennedy. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Ronnie, Norman and Dean.