Obituary - Donald Lynn Ragsdale

Donald Lynn Ragsdale, 75, Adrian, MO, formerly of Harrisonville and Pleasant Hill, MO, passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at his home.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 3, 2020 at the First Baptist Church in Harrisonville with visitation from 10:00-11:00.  Burial will follow in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville.  Memorial contributions may be made to the Harrisonville First Baptist Church.

Donald was born August 3, 1945 in Harrisonville, MO, a son of John Lynn and Thelma Neola (Bell) Ragsdale.  He attended Prairie Dell Rural School #71 in Pleasant Hill and was a 1964 graduate of Pleasant Hill High School.  Donald was a member and deacon of the Hickory Grove Baptist Church until moving to Harrisonville in 1987.  He then became a member of the Harrisonville First Baptist Church.  He had farmed all of his life.

Donald is survived by two sisters, Shirley Qualls (Jack), Clinton, MO and Patty Ragsdale, Adrian, MO; niece, Kimberly Beaty (Matt) and nephew, Jackie Qualls (Lisa); great-nieces and great-nephews, Zachary and Samantha Qualls and Lacy and Miranda Beaty.

Murder Suspect from Louisiana arrested in Cass County

Cass Co – Around 10:30 pm Wednesday a deputy with the Cass County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Apprehension Unit stopped a vehicle on Interstate 49 near 58 Highway in Belton for a traffic violation.

The driver of the vehicle was identified as Stanley R. Goldsby Jr, 33, Shreveport, Louisiana. A computer check of Goldsby revealed an active warrant from Louisiana issued September 28, 2020 for murder and attempted murder. Cass County Deputies took Goldsby into custody without incident. 

Stanley Goldsby is accused of the shooting deaths of LaDarrien Taylor and Denzel Taylor in Shreveport, La. Authorities there say Goldsby went to the home where the Taylors were, got into an argument and fired shots. The two men died from their injuries at the hospital.

Goldsby is currently being held in the Cass County Jail on the Louisiana warrant for Murder 2nd Degree and Attempted 2nd Degree Murder with a $350,000 Cash Bond.

COVID-19 Update from Adrian Manor

This is Sheila Wackerman from Adrian Manor with a COVID update. Unfortunately I have to report that one of my staff members had a positive COVID test result, so therefore all visits are cancelled at this time. 

We can restart the visits after everyone has gone through two rounds of testing, with everyone coming back negative. We will be testing all residents and all staff today. 

Good news is no one is showing any signs or symptoms and everyone was in good spirits yesterday after the fishing on Tuesday. Since the residents will be confined to their rooms as much as possible, all meals will be delivered to them as room trays. 

We will be updating you at least on a weekly basis and more often if something comes up. We will try and make this time as easy as possible for the residents by increasing activities one on ones in their rooms. We will also be available to do video visits, just call and let us know. Also you can still stop by and see your loved ones through the windows.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to give me a call. Thank you again for your patience and co-operation. We are truly trying to do our best to keep your loved ones safe.

Multiple vehicle accident north of Harrisonville

Multiple vehicle accident on I-49 north of 291. Receiving reports of accidents on both north and southbound lanes. Please be cautious in the area.

Mid America Live News will update with further information at a later time.

Multiple vehicles on fire west of Butler

The Butler Fire Department along with mutual aide of the Adrian Fire Department is in route to a report of multiple vehicles on fire at a address of 4473 NWCR 5001 in rural Butler at this time! 

Mid America Live News will update when more information is made available to us!

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Practice makes perfect: Rains Craft 25 for 25

Rains Craft, son of Dale and Pam Craft, is a member of the Butler FFA Trap Shooting team. Yesterday, he shot a perfect 25 out of 25 clay pigeons during his week 3 Area 7 FFA Association trap shoot. Rains has competed for several years in 4-H and now in his second year of FFA, and finally accomplished his goal of shooting a perfect round.

Craft was joined by members of his team and a few other competitors to shoot his hat as a tradition for shooting a perfect round.

Old 71 Speedway in Butler Racing schedule for the remainder of 2020 year:

Old 71 Speedway in Butler Racing schedule for the remainder of 2020 year: (providing weather cooperates) 

https://www.facebook.com/Old-71-Speedway-103120484814500

𝐎𝐜𝐭 𝟕𝐭𝐡
Test &Tune (see event for details)

𝐎𝐜𝐭 𝟏𝟎𝐭𝐡
EMods/Midwest Mod Special $500 to win
Mini Stock with additional $50 to win
B-mods
Pure stocks
Street stocks
Modlites
(These will be our every week racing classes)

𝐎𝐜𝐭 𝟏𝟕𝐭𝐡
All of the above classes
Street stock special with $771 to win

𝐎𝐜𝐭 𝟐𝟒𝐭𝐡
All classes
Show Me Vintage cars will be here

𝐎𝐜𝐭 𝟑𝟏𝐬𝐭
No racing!
𝐍𝐨𝐯 𝟏𝐬𝐭
Smash N Dash (see event for details)

𝐍𝐨𝐯 𝟕𝐭𝐡
All classes

𝐍𝐨𝐯 𝟏𝟒𝐭𝐡
All classes

𝐍𝐨𝐯 𝟏5𝐭𝐡
Smash N Dash (see event for details)

𝐍𝐨𝐯 𝟐𝟏𝐬𝐭
All classes

𝐍𝐨𝐯 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡
All classes
Gates & pits open: 3:30pm
Drivers meeting & Pill draw: 5:45pm
Hot laps: 6:00pm
Racing to follow at 6:30pm

𝐏𝐢𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬:
Pit pass: $30
Jr crew (age 6-15): $15
Children (age 5 & under): Free

𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬:
Adults (16 years and up): $10
Youth (age 6-15): $5
Military & Seniors (65+ years): $5
Children (age 5 & under): Free