Osage Valley Electric Power Outages 5:40pm

As the storm passes through our service territory we are experiencing a few outages. 

We have a report of tree falling through a line causing an outage to 52 members east of Harrisonville and another report of the storm causing an outage in southeastern Henry County. 

Crews are working to restore power as quickly as possible. Please call 660-679-3131 or use the SmartHub app to report outages.

Obituary - Cletis W. "Butch" Hodges

Cletis W. "Butch" Hodges age 56 of Harrisonville, Missouri departed this life Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at his home.

Butch is survived by is wife Linda Hodges of the home; his son, Jacob Hodges of Harrisonville, Missouri; two daughters, Cassandra Curtman and her husband Jeremy of Harrisonville, Missouri, and Diana Gott and her husband Brandon of Harrisonville, Missouri; his mother, Eunice Vogeler of Creighton, Missouri; four sisters, Leanne Smith of Creighton, Missouri, Marlene Howard of Springdale, Arkansas, Marilyn Hobby of Springdale, Arkansas, and Carolyn Stevens of Grandview, Missouri; four grandchildren, Austyn, Heaven, Brandon, and Alexis; one great grand son, Noctis; other relatives and many friends.

A Celebration of Life service will be held Friday, June 14, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. at the Dickey Funeral Home, Harrisonville, Missouri.

The family will receive friends Friday, June 14, 2019 from 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home.

The family suggest that memorial contributions may be made to Biker's For Babies.

Be careful: Farmers on the road

Yes, local farmers are scurrying between rains to get beans in and hay out...which means you'll see more tractors and implements on the roads.

Just last night, a pickup struck a planter being pulled by a tractor on F highway about 7 miles west of Passaic. The accident happened late in the evening- well past when you might expect to meet farm equipment on the road.

The pickup sustained serious damage and fortunately,  there were no injuries.

This is just a friendly reminder to drive extra careful on our county roads... besides the normal hazards of deer and other things, be extra careful when approaching or passing tractors and other farm equipment on the road.

Cedar County Sheriff's Office searching for wanted non compliant sex offender

The Cedar County Sheriff's Office is looking for information on the location of Thomas Wayne Graves, a noncompliant sex offender. Graves is a Tier III sex offender and is required to register every 90 days and has not registered since February 29, 2016. 

If anyone has any information please contact Lt. Kevin Lowe with the Cedar County Sheriff's Office. 417-276-5133 klowe@cedarcountysheriff.com

Obituary - Lloyd Eugene "Gene" Dixon

Lloyd Eugene "Gene" Dixon, age 80, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Tuesday June 11, 2019 at his home. He was born on October 31, 1938 in Chanute, Kansas the son of Howard W. and Dona M. Shouse Dixon. He graduated form McCune High School. Gene worked as a farmer, co-owned and operated Dixon''s Dari Curl, and was a mental health aid. However, he considered himself a coal miner, working for PandM Coal Company. He was a member of the United Mine Workers, the Masonic Lodge and the Scottish Rite Consistory. 

He was preceded in death by his parents and a daughter, Regina Marie. Gene is survived by his wife, Rosamay Dixon, three daughters; Melinda Nutt and Greg, Emily Dixon, and Vicky Swain; eleven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Service will be held 11 am Saturday, June 15, 2019 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Visitation will be held form 10 am to service time at the Chapel. 

The family suggests contributions to the Shriners Children''s Hospital, c/o Schneider Funeral Home, P.O. Box 525, Pleasanton, Kansas 66075. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com.

Update: Rural Harrisonville man killed in motorcycle crash

On 06-11-19 at 1701 hours, Harrisonville first responders were dispatched to the area of W. Mechanic (MO 2 Highway) in front of the Cass County Justice Center regarding a motor vehicle accident involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck. 

Upon officer’s arrival they found a motorcyclist that had sustained serious injuries and life saving measures were started.

The motorcyclist was transported to Cass Regional Hospital for treatment, he succumbed to his injuries at the hospital. 

The other driver remained on scene and is co-operating with officers. The investigation is ongoing at this time.

The subject who passed away has been identified as Joseph Fuller a 55 year old w/m of rural Harrisonville.  

Drexel FFA on their way...

Eight members of the Drexel FFA Chapter flew out of Kansas City yesterday morning en route to Washington DC. These students will be participating in the Washington Leadership Conference for the next 5 days with students from across the nation as they learn valuable leadership skills and gain new experiences that they can bring back to Drexel to make a positive impact on our community.

More updates on the trip will be made later this week.

Out in a blaze of glory...

Around 7 pm last night, a malfunction was cause of a pickup fire on west 52 near the Dollar Store. 

The fire took hold pretty well prior to the fire departments arrival, however it was put out in short order.

There were no injuries reported; the truck was totaled and later towed from the scene.