Obituary - Robert "Bob" A. Kalwei

Robert "Bob" A. Kalwei, 79, of Harrisonville, Missouri, died Saturday, September 19, 2020 at his home. 

A private family service will be held on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, with a Celebration of Life at a later date.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Harrisonville Ministerial Alliance.

A complete obituary will be posted when that information becomes available.

Aldermen meeting tonight in Harrisonville

MEETING: It's the third Monday in September, and that means the Harrisonville Board of Aldermen will meet tonight at 6 p.m., with a Work Session to follow.
LOCATION: To allow for proper social distancing, tonight's meeting will be held in the Cass/Harrison rooms of the Harrisonville Community Center.
All are welcome to attend!
Masks are encouraged for all guests.
Only residents who have submitted an Agenda Request Form will be able to speak during the meeting.
To view the agenda for tonight's meetings, visit >> https://bit.ly/33K3spy

Obituary - Jerry McElwain

Funeral services for Jerry McElwain will be 11 a.m. Saturday, September 26, 2020 at Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri.  Visitation will be Friday evening, September 25 from 5-7 p.m. at Schowengerdt Chapel.  Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler.  Contributions to Friendship Full Gospel Church in Butler.  Online condolences, www.schowengerdtchapel.com.

Jerald “Jerry” Ray McElwain, age 79 of Butler, Missouri died Friday, September 18, 2020 at Bates County Memorial Hospital in Butler.  He was born November 3, 1940 to Aubrey Lewis and Mary Ladon Martin McElwain in Butler. 

Jerry is survived by three daughters, Kathy Manser and husband Kevin of Sibley, Missouri, Kelly Jones and husband Gary and Kristy Franklin and husband David, all of Butler, Missouri; one sister, Janis Brown and husband Dave of Sugarland, Texas; one stepson, Andy DeMar of Raytown, Missouri; two stepdaughters, Michele Seward of Piper, Kansas and Jenny Butler of Appleton City, Missouri; 7grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great-grandson, 6 step-grandchildren 2 step-great-grandchildren; and nephews, nieces and cousins.  He was preceded in death by his parents; and one brother, Joe Allen McElwain.

BCMH Celebrates National Rehab Awareness Week

Pictured, front row, L-R: Annie Johnson, COTA; Tammy Morgan, PTA; Jeff Moore, Tech.
Second Row, L-R: Brittany Booker, PT; Leisa Witherspoon, PTA; Jeremy Jones, PT; Shawna Engeman, Front Office; Kristie Condon, ST; Scott Ridings, PT (Director); Lori Ridings, Front Office Manager; Sharon Hoots, PTA; Shanya Hedrick, OT; Niki Hilgenberg, PT. Not pictured: Samantha Nash, PTA.

Happy National Rehab Awareness Week (September 20-26)! BCMH is grateful for Scott Ridings and his capable staff of physical, occupational and speech therapists. Give a shout-out to these caring professionals!
This week, watch for news we will be sharing about a new, specialized program being offered through Rehab Services. Contact Rehab Services at 660-200-7073, or learn more about us on our website: http://www.bcmhospital.com/?page_id=1390

New replacement for Old Glory

In these trying times, it's refreshing to see our country's flag proudly and properly displayed- as seen here, the wind worn flag was replaced with a new one at the Bates County Emergency Management Office last week.

Cool and dry this week

Good Monday morning! It will be a day & night to remember as pleasant weather continues. While there never was a cloudy day the past several days, cloud cover will return tomorrow thanks to TS Beta. Autumn is also closing in as today is the final day of astronomical summer!
(Bonus points if you can name the two songs that were referenced in this post)

2020 tough on aviation industry

What’s Up
By LeRoy Cook
21 September 2020

Fall is the best time of the year for flying, normally encouraging lots of aviation activity. The year 2020 is not normal, in lots of ways. After historic surges over the last few years, we now have an economy that’s reeling from restrictions imposed by an invading virus. Flying numbers are down, in both personal and commercial sectors. And then nature ganged up on us with lightning-sparked fires in the tinderbox of the Western states, smoking up the summer skies, and some extra hurricane activity in the South and East threatened even the autumn season. This year is not one to wish repeating.

The flying-in traffic at Butler this week varied from one of Kingsley’s little Piper Pawnee sprayplanes, applying organic treatments to local crops, to a couple of Van’s RV homebuilts, an RV-8 and an RV-6. I saw a UCM-based Cessna Skyhawk, a UH-60 Blackhawk Army Guard helicopter, and a Piper J-3 Cub.

From the local fleet, Brandt Hall flew his KIS Cruiser homebuilt, Roy Conley exercised his experimental gyroplane, I made a Higginsville run in a Cessna 150, and we dodged a few Hurricane Sandy-induced showers on a flight from Tulsa to Springfield in the Cessna Skyhawk. In the waning days of its season, SkyDive KC had a good weekend of jump runs, sorely needed to make up for some of the bad weather times.

We came across a sad sight last week at Tulsa’s International airport, where American Airlines has a major base. Advised by NOTAM that the east-west runway at TUL was closed, we saw why; the east end was full of parked airliners, idled by the Covid-reduced traffic. And when we were cleared to taxi to Tulsair, our favorite parking spot on the general aviation side, we had to thread our way past a ramp filled with American Boeing 737’s, wingtip to wingtip. The airline’s paying storage charges for using what is usually a vacant acreage of concrete, and its leasing fees are on-going. What a mess.

Our weekly brain-teaser from last time wanted to know why aircraft registration number N16020 can never be used on a U.S. airplane. It’s because that number was assigned to Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Electra, lost in the South Pacific in 1937, retired in her honor. For next week, let us know what kind of airplane first flew airmail from the North American continent to Europe, airport to airport. As usual, you can send your answer to kochhaus1@gmail.com

Pleasant Hill man killed after rollover accident in Cass County

On 9/19/20 around 12:15am the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Cass County along with Cass County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a one vehicle rollover accident on Missouri 7 Highway just east of E 203rd Street in rural Cass County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe driven by 22 year old Gabriel L.Smith of Pleasant Hill, Missouri traveled off the roadway striking several trees and partially ejecting the driver from the vehicle.

A passenger in the vehicle 22 year old Dakota R. Kirk of Independence, Missouri sustained moderate injuries in this accident and he was transported to Research Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri for treatment.

Gabriel L. Smith was taken to Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Missouri were he was pronounced dead at 7:15pm last night.

This is Troop A of the Missouri State Highway Patrol's 50th Fatality of 2020.

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