Obituary - Norman Fredrick Paul

Norman Fredrick Paul, 81, Nevada, MO passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2020 at his home in Nevada. Norman was born September 26, 1938 in Garbutt, NY to Frank and Rachel W. (Martin) Paul.

Norman was raised in New York. Norman served in the United States Army where he was stationed in Korea during the Vietnam era as a communications specialist. Following his years in the service he worked for a time at Bell Aircraft in Niagara Falls, NY. In 1975 Norman came to Missouri to be near family. He worked at the Nevada State Hospital for 25 years until his retirement in 1999. Norman was a member of the VFW and the Am. Legion.

Survivors include great-nieces and nephews, Vernon Howrey (Rhonda), Nevada, James Howrey (Cheri), Kansas City, MO; Ashley Gardner (Anthony), Nevada, Timothy Peacock, Nevada, Annabell Gardner, (Brayden), Nevada. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, one brother, and one nephew, Thomas Peacock.

Graveside services with Military Honors will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 31, 2020 at Moore Cemetery in Nevada. The family will receive friends from 3-5:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 30th at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada.

Memorials are suggested in his memory to Midwest Transplant, Kansas City c/o Ferry Funeral Home.

Obituary - Rickie Dean Clayton

Rickie Dean Clayton, 64, Nevada, MO passed away on Wednesday, August 26, 2020. Rickie was born April 4, 1956 in Springfield, MO to Robert A. and Nellie M. (Mayes) Clayton.

Rickie grew up in the Springfield area and attended school there. He served in the United States Army for six years, stationed stateside, during the Vietnam Conflict. 

Following his discharge from Ft. Ord, CA he remained in California to live and work for most of his adult life. He has lived in Vernon County, MO for the past 15 months. Rickie was a member of Disabled American Veterans. He enjoyed fishing and building model airplanes.

He is survived by two daughters, Stephane Williams (Jason), St. Charles, MO, and Carmen Schweitzer (Jody), Ashland, MO; 12 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; father, Robert Clayton (Kaethe), Pittsburg, MO; three siblings, Roxanna Leer, Sheldon, MO, Randy Ladwig, Kansas City, MO, Rose Ladwig, Nevada, MO; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his mother, Nellie Ladwig.

Graveside services with Military Honors will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 29, 2020 at Pennsboro Cemetery, South Greenfield, MO with Pastor Jack Dinwiddie officiating. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. on Friday evening at Ferry Funeral Home.

Updated Obituary - Joshua Andrew Gilliland

UPDATE: Out of concern and caution for Covid, Josh's services have been postponed. The family is most appreciative of your patience and understanding, in addition to the kind things you've done for them in this difficult time. BE ASSURED, Mullinax Funeral Home staff will take care to make sure flowers, cards and items you've sent to the family will be received. Messages and memories for the family may still be be left at www.mullinaxfuneralhome.com

Joshua Andrew Gilliland, 40 of Overland Park, Kansas passed away August 25, 2020. A Memorial Visitation will be held Saturday, August 29, 2020 from 11am - 1pm at Mullinax Funeral Home - Drexel Chapel (660-679-0009) in Drexel, Missouri. There will be no memorial service. Messages and memories for the family may be left at www.mullinaxfuneralhome.com.
Josh was our brother, son, uncle, and friend. He was also our teacher, our protector, and our chauffeur.

Josh was super intelligent, from his ability to solve any math problem quicker than you could even type into a calculator, a propensity to use words that most had to look up in the dictionary, and the ability to continue any conversation right where it left off whether it be a minute, a week or a month later.

He loved his nieces and nephews more than anything where visits regularly included a ride around the house in his chair.

He had a lifelong love for sports with his K-State Wildcats, Royals, and Chiefs, which meant never missing a play no matter the situation or what was going on around him.

He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and a good game of poker along with spending time with his friends and family.

He will be missed by the many him impacted along the way.

Josh was preceded in death by his father Gerald Robert Gilliland, Paternal Grandparents Bob and Freida Gilliland, and Maternal Grandparents Andrew and Ora Jameson. He will be forever remembered by his mother, Andrea Gilliland, six siblings: Marc Gilliland (Jill and family), Michelle Gilliland and family, Todd Karr (Lori and family), Brooke Gilliland and family, Tyler Gilliland (Amy and family), Geremiah Gilliland (Kristin and family), as well as many nieces and nephews that loved him dearly.

Bates County Health Center confirms new positive cases of COVID-19

August 28, 2020

Bates County Health Center has confirmed more positive cases of COVID-19 in Bates County. The cases reside in Amoret, Rich Hill, Butler & Drexel. Contact tracing is being done at this time and any parties that have had close contact, as reported to us by the positive cases, are being notified. Please keep in mind that our contact tracing is ONLY as good as the information we get from the positive individuals--sometimes it is difficult to remember everyone you might have had close contact with when we are doing the interview. If you feel you have been a close contact and have not been contacted by the Health Department either reach out to the individual you think you were exposed to or to our office and we will contact the positive case for confirmation.

Any individuals advised of need for isolation and quarantine are per CDC guidelines. Also, there are questions about having to remain in quarantine for 14 days even if you get a negative result. The following is information from the CDC guidance:

When to start and end quarantine

You should stay home for 14 days after your last contact with a person who has COVID-19.

Even if you test negative for COVID-19 or feel healthy, you should stay home (quarantine) since symptoms may appear 2 to 14 days after exposure to the virus. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/quarantine.html

The reason an individual can’t “test out of quarantine” is because it may take up to 14 days for symptoms to appear and you can infect others up to 48 hours prior to showing symptoms. This was the case of one such individual that quarantined as directed and on day 14 began to show symptoms and tested positive.

At this time, Bates County has had 75 positives cases, 15 of which are currently active and isolated.

We would also like to remind individuals that if you have been tested, you should quarantine at home until test results are received—this decreases any possible exposure for others in the event your results come back positive.

With our numbers for Bates County rising, we hope everyone will continue to practice social distancing, clean/disinfect any high touched surfaces, wash their hands with soap and water routinely, use hand sanitizer if soap and water is not available, avoid touching your face (especially eyes, nose & mouth), and to stay home if you are sick. Wearing a mask in public is also encouraged. It is up to each and every one of us to stop the spread of this disease!

Rachelle Mallatt featured speaker at Lions Club meeting today

The Butler Lions Club was honored to have Rachelle Mallatt today as our program. Rachelle is the Community Resource Coordinator for Bates County. If you have not heard her story I would encourage anyone to hear it. If you know someone that is having an addiction problem they need to contact her. Thank you for telling your story. -courtesy Butler Lions Club

Learn more about the Community Resource Center here https://batescountynewswire.blogspot.com/2020/08/have-you-checked-out-bates-county.html

Bobcats start season with a road trip

The Bobcats are looking for a win tonight as they begin the season against the Concordia Orioles. 

Learn more about the team, stats and more by following their Facebook page here https://www.facebook.com/DrexelBobcatsFootball/

Meet the team: Adrian Blackhawks Football

ALL SET for the 2020-21 season, your Adrian Blackhawks courtesy of the Adrian News Leader. Read more about the lineup along with some thoughts on navigating changes to the schedule here https://adriannewsleader.blogspot.com/2020/08/meet-teams-2020-adrian-blackhawks.html

A couple more shedule changes...

The annual McGennis Youth Center Barbecue, Auction and Car Show have been canceled this year as a precaution due to Covid-19. The event had been set for late September.

Plans are to return with the event next year with some added features and even more fun.

Also, the Rich Hill football game scheduled for tonight has been postponed until possibly sometime tomorrow. More details coming soon. - Courtesy FM 92.1 News