Obituary - Lahanda R. Strickland

Lahanda R. Strickland, age 84, of Belton, Missouri, formerly of Wellington, Texas, passed away on Friday, April 23, 2021.

No services are scheduled at this time.

Lahanda was born in Hollis, Oklahoma on June 16, 1963 to Hershel Mayhugh and Thelma (Leathers) Mayhugh. 

She graduated high school and worked most of her life as a school librarian. In life Lahanda enjoyed playing on the computer and cross stitching.

Lahanda was preceded in death by her parents, Hershel and Thelma Mayhugh; and brother Fred Mayhugh.

She is survived by her sister Charolette Booth (Jack); and nephew, Craig Minatrea.

Arrangements: Cullen Funeral Home, Raymore, Missouri 816.322.5278

BBQ Weather

Who is with us?! Time for some weekend grilling!

Structure Fire in Nevada

Shooting Investigation in Henry County

WANTED PERSON -- INVESTIGATION OF 1ST DEGREE ASSAULT, 1ST DEGREE BURGLARY AND ARMED CRIMINAL ACTION.

KEVIN LEE THORNBURG, W/M, AGE 32, HGT: 6'0, LBS: 200, HAIR: BROWN, EYES: GREEN.

Deputies are currently on scene in the 700 block of SE 250 (Coal area) investigating this incident and Thornburg is currently wanted for questioning regarding his involvement, in which the victim sustained a gunshot wound to the arm, believed by means of a shotgun.

Thornburg fled the scene heading west on SE 250 in a black or dark blue pick-up truck (possibly an extended cab Chevrolet) with the reported shotgun still in his possession. It is unknown if there were other occupants in the the truck at the time of the incident or upon its departure.

Kevin Thornburg should be considered ARMED & DANGEROUS at this time and is being sought by law enforcement officers which are in the area searching for the suspect. If you have any information regarding this incident or know of Thornburg's current location, please contact Henry County Central Communications @ (660) 885-5587 or your local law enforcement agency.

Utilize EXTREME CAUTION if you should come into contact with Thornburg for any reason and immediately notify law enforcement.

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.