Fingers crossed on Adrian Manor deal

It was made public in a recent Adrian city council meeting that a buyer is interested in the Adrian Manor facility that closed earlier this year.

The Missouri Baptist Convention has expressed a sincere interest in purchasing and reopening the property- to include keeping the Adrian Manor name. 

At this point, things are looking up for both the city and the facility. Mid America Live will continue to provide details as they become available.

Music has returned to the Butler square

The wires have been connected and the amp powered up... music is again playing on the historic Butler square as Electric City Radio has officially come to life.

It’s a work in progress- we still have many songs to add along with announcements, promotions and more over the next few weeks.

As a bonus, you can listen on line at www.electriccityradio.live any time as well.

Electric City Radio “Pumpin more wattage to your cottage!”

Butler R-5 School District Kaleidoscope 2021

Kaleidoscope 2021 "Put it in Reverse" will be Wednesday, April 28, at 7:00 pm.

Advanced Tickets can be purchased at the high school office or at the door on the evening of the performance. Cost is $4.

Obituary - Helen Louise “Lou” Feeback

Helen Louise “Lou” Feeback, 94, of Latour, Missouri was born February 25, 1927 in Belvenville, Wisconsin the daughter of Henry and Jennie (DuCharme) Teubert. She departed this life on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at the Crown Care Center, Harrisonville, Missouri.

Lou Feeback was an extraordinary nurse, mother and Christian. She loved her family, her God and her country in equal measure.

She left her native Wisconsin to serve her country in the U.S. Navy. She treasured her years as a Navy nurse and officer. In the Navy she met Don Feeback, a farm boy with a work ethic to match her own and a dream of getting somewhere. After mustering out in south Texas, the young couple and their first son headed back to Missouri where Lou worked in the emergency room while Don finished college and then graduate school. Then off they went into the wilds of Oklahoma for his first posting as a hospital administrator. In Oklahoma City a second son was born.

Eventually they made their way back to Don’s home territory in central Missouri and settled down to raise a family that soon included a third son. Lou taught good Navy order and discipline to her three boys. Get up, make your bed, get on with it, was her guiding principle and she passed it on. With strength of will and determination she saw her boys baptized, made Eagle Scouts and college graduates. Her love was always evident, her powers of persuasion considerable, her devotion to her family unmatched.

Late in life she undertook chores, family gatherings and quilting with the same determination she displayed all her life. When her beloved Don passed away she carried on. They had plotted a 15-acre lawn and planted 100 trees around their retirement home in LaTour. For more than two decades she maintained the vast expanse of green, logging a million miles on a diesel John Deere garden tractor.

In her spare time she cross-stitched and quilted heirlooms by the score. She was a dedicated member of the Rose Hill Baptist Church and especially loved sunrise Easter service followed by a dinner she had spent days preparing for her extended family.

Lou Feeback was a devout Christian, loving wife, mother and grandmother. She is currently in heaven making sure things are getting done and beds are being made correctly.

Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, L. Don Feeback on January 22, 1998; a son, Mathew Feeback, August 3, 2019; a sister, Pricilla Scott and a brother-in-law, Thomas Thebo.

Lou is survived by two sons, Michael D. Feeback and Deborah Bilinski, Lake Ozark, Missouri and family, Jeff and Lisa Belinski, Jamie and Leah Bilinski and granddaughter, Naomi; Mark Feeback and wife Debbie, Sunrise Beach, Missouri; a grandson, Tanner and wife Dani; 4 step-grandchildren, Tim, Jake, Ryan and wife Hannah and Kim; 10 step-great-grandchildren; a sister, Mary Thebo, Fruitland, Idaho; a daughter-in-law, Brooke (Nieder) Feeback, Lee’s Summit, Missouri; a sister-in-law, Bonnie Hon, East Lynne, Missouri; a brother-in-law, LD Feeback, Lincoln, Montana; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at the Dickey Funeral Home, Harrisonville, Missouri with burial in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Latour, Missouri.

Family will receive friends from 10:00-11:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at the funeral home.

If you are attending the visitation or service, the family requests that you would wear a mask and practice social distancing.

Cass County Sheriff’s Office to Hire Crime Analyst

Cass Co – Sheriff Jeff Weber announced Wednesday new career opportunities and job openings at the Cass County Sheriff’s Office.

Included in the additional staff are a Crime Analyst, Network Technician, and Clerk. The Sheriff’s Office also posted that they are filling one vacancy for Communication Officer and one Victim’s Advocate.

“Some of the positions are needed to help with the growing needs of the Office, said Sheriff Jeff Weber. The newly created position of Crime Analyst at the Sheriff’s Office will help us with the integration of evidence based, research-driven strategies for the day-to-day operations.”

The crime analyst will collect, analyze, and interpret data to develop strategies to fight crime and increase public safety. Successful data-driven strategies such as hot-spots policing, problem-oriented policing, and intelligence-led policing use the work of crime analysts to reduce crime by focusing resources on high crime places, high-risk offenders, and repeat victims. This analytical work is essential to the success of these strategies.

Anyone interested in a career at the Cass County Sheriff’s Office can find more information at www.cassmosheriff.org/employment.

Updated Obituary - John Robert Leach

John Robert Leach, 68, Harrisonville, MO, passed away Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at his home in Harrisonville, MO. No services scheduled at this time.

John was born June 2, 1952 in Anchorage, Alaska, a son of John Alvin and Patricia Louise (Seal) Leach. He married Patricia Diane Andersen on October 11, 1974 in Harrisonville, MO.

John had lived in Harrisonville since 1969 and was a 1970 graduate of Harrisonville High School. He was a supervisor at Marion Labs and Marion/Dow in Kansas City, MO. He was a jack-of-all-trades and an active antique trader.

John was preceded in death by his father. He is survived by his wife, Patricia, of the home; two sons: Aric Leach and his wife, Emily; and Jimmy Briden and his wife, Richella, all of Harrisonville; one daughter, Robyn Leach of California; his mother, Pat Leach, Harrisonville; one brother, Richard Leach, Harrisonville; one sister, Brenda Wyatt, Harrisonville; 7 grandchildren: Evlyn, Gwenyth, Lily, Finnegan, Corbin, Krista, and Kaleb; and one great-grandson, Carson.

Koehn Bakery in Butler now hiring

Full Time Cookie Baker/Customer Service position. Tues-Sat Very busy, on your feet, some heavy lifting. 

Must be reliable, mature, and be willing to learn to bake our fantastic cookies the Koehn Bakery way! 

Applications can be picked up at The Bakery or requested by emailing Koehnbakery@gmail.com. No phone calls please!

Vernon County Clerks office is looking to fill the open position for Deputy Clerk

OPEN OFFICE POSITION

We are still accepting applications!! We have decided to extend the application deadline date to May 7, 2021 at 4:30 p.m.

The Vernon County Clerks office is looking to fill the open position for Deputy Clerk. Our office is looking for a reliable and dedicated individual whom also works well in team settings. Requirements include computer efficiency and proficiency in Microsoft Office as well as other applications, familiarity with office organization, integrity and professionalism.

Applications and resumes are being accepted in the Vernon County Clerks office located at 100 W. Cherry Street, Suite 6, Nevada, Missouri.

If you have any questions, please contact Mike Buehler, Vernon County Clerk, at 417-448-2500.