Adrian Optimist 4th of July Sand Volleyball tournament

It’s about time for all of you volleyball “stars” to start stretching and gearing up for the Adrian Optimist 4th of July Sand Volleyball tournament! 

Tournament will be Saturday June 26th with start time TBD based on the number of teams we have sign up. Cost per team is $100. Coed with 6-7 players per team.

As usual, every team member gets one of the prizes Adrian Optimist 4th of July Celebration T-shirts! Winning team gets in FREE next year!

Contact Josh Nieder for entry form or with questions. Please have teams entered by Monday June 21!

Adrian Chamber of Commerce meeting today at The Wine Journal

Reminder: Adrian Chamber of Commerce meeting today at The Wine Journal at 11:45am.

Join us and bring your ideas!!We will be discussing the Fall Festival.

Two hurt in southeast Kansas accident

On June 6th shortly after 2:00 p.m. the Kansas State Highway Patrol along with Neosho County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a two vehicle accident on K-47 at mile marker 29.4 around two miles south of Erie.

The Kansas State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the westbound 2013 Ford F-250 Super Duty driven by 19 year old Easton J. Dent of St. Paul, Kansas was attempting to make a left hand turn into a driveway when he was struck in the right side by the 2008 Ford F-150 driven by 23 year old Randall Patterson of Pleasanton, Kansas.

Randall Patterson along with a passenger in his vehicle 47 year old Rebecca A. Sombatchareun of Amoret, Missouri both sustained minor injuries in this accident and both were transported to Lebette Healthcare Facility for treatment. 

Overnight pavement repairs scheduled for portions of MO Route 7 at I-49 in Cass County on June 7th

Tonight: Overnight pavement repairs scheduled for portions of MO Route 7 at I-49 on June 7th.

CASS COUNTY– MoDOT Kansas City will be making overnight pavement repairs along portions of MO Route 7 beginning on Monday, June 7. work will require various lane and ramp closures. Motorists are advised to plan ahead and find alternate routes if necessary. All work is weather permitting.

Monday, June 7th

• Crews will close the left lane of the ramp from westbound MO Route 7 to northbound I-49 beginning at 7:30 p.m. until approximately 6 a.m. the following morning.

• Crews will close the second lane from left along eastbound MO Route 7 near I-49 beginning at 7:30 p.m. until approximately 6 a.m. the following morning.

Please be patient and considerate to your fellow motorists. Use the zipper merge and take turns at merge points. Please remember that all work zones are NO PHONE ZONES. Buckle up. Phone down. Arrive Alive. For potential impacts to traffic, please review KC Scout cameras at http://www.kcscout.net or consult our real-time traffic partner, WAZE.

Motorists are reminded to slow down and pay attention while driving in work zones. Not all work zones look alike. Work zones can be moving operations, such as striping, patching or mowing. They can also be short term, temporary lane closures to make quick repairs or remove debris from the roadway.

For more information about MoDOT news, projects or events, please visit our website at www.modot.mo.gov/kansascity. For instant updates, follow MoDOT_KC on Twitter, or share posts and comments on our Facebook at www.facebook.com/MoDOT.KansasCity. MoDOT Kansas City maintains more than 7,000 miles of state roadway in nine counties. Sign up online for work zone updates or call 888-ASK-MODOT (275-6636).

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Mound City Kansas man killed in Sunday afternoon rollover accident near Prescott

On June 6th the Kansas State Highway Patrol along with the Linn County Kansas Sheriffs Department responded to a one vehicle rollover accident two miles west of Prescott on East 300 Road.

The Kansas State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the 1994 Chevrolet Blazer driven by 20 year old Aren W. Goodall of Mound City, Kansas had drop of the side of the roadway, driver overcorrected and overturned.

Mr. Goodell was pronounced dead and transported to Frontier Forensics in Kansas City Kansas.

Funeral services for Mr. Goodell are pending and will be announced at a later time.

Structure Fire in rural Archie

The Adrian and Drexel Fire Departments are assisting the Central Cass Fire Department on a structure fire 33801 S. Dorsett Hill Road in rural Archie at this time.

Mid America Live news will update when more information is made available to us at a later time.

Nevada Speedway Feature Results June 5th

Nevada Speedway Feature Results June 5th: 

Mini Stocks:
1.) Josh Barker 17
2.) Kody Price 22LT
3.) Rick Andres 9BK
4.) Josh Goodwin 8L

Outlaw 4-Cylinders:
1.) Scott Mohlfield 6M
2.) Mike Baxter 96
3.) Coby Burchett B17

B-Mods:
1.) Brian Bolin X2
2.) Matt Rose 101
3.) Joe Cummings 14R
4.) Ryan Hill 15
5.) Brice Gotschall 46
6.) Jon Sheets 8S
7.) Jon Yeoman 84

Street Stocks:
1.) Shawn Hendren M64
2.) Tray Douty 3
3.) Brandon Douty 21
4.) Chad Page 7
5.) Joshua Haynes 41H
6.) Clayton Brown 14X
7.) Chris Kircher 29K
8.) Bill Carter 14C
9.) Mark Davis 56
10.) Kenny Pike 7M
11.) Scott Johnson 7J

Factory Stocks:
1.) Matthew Hendren 64M
2.) Joshua Parcell 4T
3.) Corey Cagle 99B
4.) Gage Hooper 77M
5.)Travis Farmer 12T
6.) Billy Shadden 6
7.) Brandon Hall 82
8.) Lance Coulter 5L
9.) Chris Strauss 17
10.) Robbie Sullins 45
11.) Cameron Davis 33D
12.) Tommy Joles 3T
13.) John Goodwin 83
14.) Chris Dodson 8
15.) Jerry Wheeler 3
16.) Jordan Blevins 48B
17.) Raymond Sworde 36
18.) Tyler Lehmann T71
19.) Patrick Arnold Lazy 8

Midwest Modz:
1.) Caden Bolin X1
2.) Jordan Beard 2J
3.) Joe Beard 18
4.) Dewayne Hobbs 87
5.) Keith Bradley 20
6.) Andrew Crockett 13
7.) Jack Owens 357
8.) Josh Harris 89
9.) Timmy Carter 22X
10.) Micah Sheldon 28B
11.) Norman Mackley 23
12.) Andrew Zimmerman 1A
13.) Ronnie Coulter 8R
14.) Logan Smith 11L
15.) Hunter Lagunes 27H
16.) Will Hibdon 6H
17.) David Higgins 54

Job fair in Butler this week