To bee or not to bee?

Just recently, bees living in Summit School were moved to a new home. Bee keepers came and removed the bees, comb containing baby bees and took them to new permanent hives near Drexel. The bees have been at the school for a long time- you can see the comb attached to the walls of the school. Tasty honey dripped from the comb attached to boards in the wall. The comb and bees were put in carriers for transport and the honey saved. We'll miss their buzzing around but know they're off to a good home! A special thanks to the bee keepers for doing this difficult but important job. -courtesy Poplar Heights Living History Farm

Notice from Appleton City

The Appleton City Board of Aldermen have approved the shooting of fireworks off inside the city limits from dusk on July 1st thru 11 p.m. on July 7th. We do ask for your working neighbors that you be courteous & not shoot fireworks after 11 pm nightly. 

Go Tigers!

Congratulations to the following Rich Hill students for meeting the requirements for Academic All-State:

Softball-Taylor Coonce
Track & Field-Sydney Bell, Taylor Coonce, Taron Mumma, Brady Querry, Jacob Querry, Rachel Scrivener, Katelynn Tourtillott, and Carlie Wethington.

Excellent job and good luck!

Busy night for Butler Rotary Club

A full house

Dan Meers, aka KC Wolf
was featured speaker

The 2019 Butler Rotary Club annual banquet  brought a big crowd as featured speaker was Dan Meers, known better as mascot KC Wolf.

Also during the evening Dr. Curtis Long was presented a Lifetime Achievement Award; Stacey Lawson earned Rotarian of the Year.

A huge thank you goes to all who attended and helped make the evening informative and enjoyable.

If you're interested in joining the Rotary Club, feel free to chat with any member or you can visit their Facebook page here https://www.facebook.com/butlerrotary

Life Time Achievement Award presented to Dr. Curtis Long

Stacey Lawson, Rotarian of the Year

In the spotlight...

Adrian FFA Officer Spotlight this week

Kyler Six will be serving as this year’s Adrian FFA Chapter Vice President. His SAE project is forage production placement. I recently asked Kyler what his favorite FFA memory was. Kyler’s favorite memory would be the experience of going to FFA state and competing against the best competitors in the state of Missouri. Kyler’s goals for the FFA are to have more competitive contest teams. He believes this year we will have the most state competitors. Also with the group of members we have this will be a very active group that will help grow this chapter even more. Kyler is looking forward to serving as your chapter Vice President.

-Courtesy Article by Reporter Kameran Collier

Stealing reported in Nevada

Obituary - John Kenneth Huffman

John Kenneth Huffman, 75, Urich, Missouri passed away Sunday, June 16, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital, Lee's Summit, Missouri. Fond memories and condolences may be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com. Visitation will be on Thursday, June 20, 2019 from 6:00-8:00pm at Vansant-Mills Funeral Home, Clinton, Missouri. Funeral service will be on Friday, June 21, 2019 at 1:00pm at Christ's Christian Church, Urich, Missouri. Interment will follow at White Oak Cemetery, Urich, Missouri. Please join the family for fellowship at the Christ's Christian Church following interment. The family suggests memorial contributions to be made to Breast Cancer Awareness and may be left in care of the funeral home.

John was born on November 14, 1943 in Kansas City, Kansas to Lewis and Goldie (Barnet) Huffman. He was one of eleven children. John was married to Carma (Bennett) Huffman. John loved his family with all of his heart, they were all so very important to him. He delighted in getting to play with the little ones. John loved having everyone around and playing games. He also enjoyed traveling and seeing new places. John and Carma really enjoyed going to Arkansas for quick getaways. John liked to go to car shows and appreciated all of the old cars and trucks. He enjoyed working with wood and making special pieces for special people. John also enjoyed hunting and looking up family history and sharing it with family. He believed everyone had a right to make mistakes and was always good to help you straighten them out without making them feel bad.

John was preceded in death by his brothers, James Huffman, Floyd Huffman, George Huffman, Lewis Huffman, Troy Huffman and Lloyd Huffman, and sister, Eleanor Huffman.

John is survived by his wife, Carma of the home, four daughters, Natalie (Kenny) Roberts, Renee (Larry) Phillippe, both of El Dorado Springs, Missouri, Charlotte Hendricks, El Dorado, Kansas, and Adrienne (Russ) Bettendorf, Overland Park, Kansas, brothers, Levi Huffman, Kansas City, Kansas, and Claude (Martha) Huffman, Spring Hill, Kansas, sister, Audrey Huffman, Urich, Missouri, eleven grandchildren, Dustin, Dylan, Kaitlynn, Josh, Franki, Dakota, Alora, Darrien, Padyn, Samantha and Drayven as well as twelve great-grandchildren.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home, Clinton, Missouri.

News from H3 Grafix

ATTENTION: For all my Rich Hill and surrounding area customers. The deadline for anything you need for the 4th of July, banners, magnets, etc. for floats, parades, booths, is next Wednesday, June 26th. 

Anything after that I can't guarantee to have here before the celebration get started.