Thank you Tom!

Rich Hill School District would like to say a BIG thank you to Mr. Tom Altenburg! Mr. Altenburg donated this beautiful tiger painting to the school yesterday during our final prep day for back to school! It will be on display very soon!!! #tigerpride

Miami R-1 back to school protocol

-Miami R-1 will begin the year in a mask optional mode. It will be individual choice whether to wear a mask or not.

-The district will remain in this “mask optional mode” unless the total combined number of positive COVID cases & quarantined individuals within the building reaches 10%. If the 10% threshold is met, the district will require masks of all staff and students for a minimum two week period or until the number of COVID cases/quarantined individuals drops below the 10% threshold.

-Masks are still required to be worn at all times on school busses and district transportation due to a federal mandate.

-A coordinated effort is being made to social distance in all possible settings.

-Breakfast will be eaten in classrooms.

-Lunch will be eaten in classrooms with the opportunity to eat in the cafeteria on a limited basis due to space.

-Parents may enter the building on our first day of school (August 24th) in the morning to capture the moment with their child/children.

Storms expected this evening into tonight

We could see a couple of storms develop this afternoon, otherwise, a broken line of storms is expected to move through this evening into tonight.

Parts of the line could become severe for areas along/west of I-35, with damaging winds and hail being the main concerns.

Obituary - Thomas Francis Palzer

Thomas Francis Palzer, age 70 of Pleasanton, Kansas passed away Monday, August 16, 2021 at the VA Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born on July 26, 1951 the son of Francis Casper and Marcella (Hofschulte) Palzer in Pine Island, Minnesota. Thomas married, Mi Ae Cho on October 15, 1975 in Seoul, South Korea, to this union they had one daughter, Mona Palzer. Thomas retired from the Air Force after 24 years of service. 

After retiring from the Air Force, Thomas was a cattle ranch manager with JMP Ranch. He enjoyed wood working, hunting and was an avid fisherman. Thomas was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Patrick Palzer. He is survived by his wife, Mi Ae, daughter, Mona, three brothers, Douglas, Jeff and Francis T. Palzer and two sisters, Becky Gerrity and Dawn Barstow.

Funeral Service will be held at 1:00 pm, Saturday, August 28, 2021 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in La Cygne, Kansas. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Friday, August 27, 2021 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Contributions are suggested to Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and may be sent in care of Schneider Funeral Home P.O. Box 525 Pleasanton, Kansas 66075. Online condolences may be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com.

Obituary - Ron D. Wade

On Wednesday August 18, 2021, Ron Dean Wade, 69, slipped peacefully away at home to be with God. His family was given the blessing to provide care and comfort up to the end.

Born in 1951, Ron was the second youngest of four children to Ivan and Barbara Wade. Ron attended LaCygne Rural High School, dabbled in the college life, attending Fort Scott Community College and Pittsburg State University while working at Atkinson Armature. Ron eventually returned back to LaCygne where he began working for the family business, Wade Quarries.

Eventually in 2004 his son Jacob joined the family business, where they worked side by side and took immense pride in making quality aggregates, up until he retired as President in December of 2017. Ron was a member of the LaCygne Christian Church and Kansas Limestone Association. Ron enjoyed riding motorcycles, operating machinery, and traveling. One of Ron’s most favorite trips was to Whidbey Island, WA in June of 2017 with his children and grandchildren; a tradition that they began and carried on until his passing.

During his retirement Ron spent two years in Overland Park, KS being a caregiver for his parents Ivan and Barbara until Ivan’s passing. What brought him his greatest joy, was time spent being Papa to his grandsons, Miles and Jude, riding motorcycles, shooting guns, fishing, hunting for frogs, spending time at the rock quarry, and teaching them life lessons that only a grandpa can teach.

Ron is survived by his children, Jacob Wade (significant other, Hunter Elkington), Ashleigh Lollar (husband Chris), and grandchildren Miles and Jude Lollar. He is also survived by his mother Barbara Wade, his sisters Gwen Gooding (husband Craig) and Carolyn Shomaker. In addition, niece Courtney Henderson (children Berkeley and Carson), nephews Jonathan Amborn (wife Megan, their children John and Josie), Chad Gooding (wife Amanda, their children Caden and Carter), and his former wife and lifelong friend, Kate Kloster. Ron is preceded in death by his father Ivan Wade and his brother Mark Wade.

Our heartfelt gratitude to Dr. David Lee and Olathe Cancer Center for the excellent care and support they provided him. We would also like to extend a special thank you to Jennifer Shay, Beverly Rhynerson Smith, Rochelle Baker, and Doris McElreath for their compassionate care over the last several months and to Olathe Hospice for keeping him comfortable in his last weeks of life.

A service will be announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers, to honor his memory, please donate to the American Cancer Society, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64105, or online at donate3.cancer.org. Condolences may be left online at www.schneiderfunerals.com

Kansas City man seriously injured in Bates County rollover accident

On August 20th around 7:50 a.m. the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Bates County along with Bates County Sheriff's Deputies and the Adrian Fire Department responded to a one vehicle rollover accident at 18 Highway and Z Highway east of Adrian. 

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the 2016 Ford Flex driven by 65 year old Marshall D. Wallmark of Kansas City, Missouri traveled off the left side of the roadway, returned to the roadway before traveling of the left side of the roadway and striking a embankment causing the vehicle to go airborne and overturn several times before landing in a field.

Mr. Wallmark sustained serious injuries in this accident and he was transported by EMS to Bates County Memorial Hospital for treatment. 

The vehicle was totaled and towed from the scene of this accident by Adrian Tow. 

View crash report below:

https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/HP68/AccidentDetailsAction?ACC_RPT_NUM=210432531

Obituary - Ruth Nadine Lemley

Ruth Nadine Lemley, 82, Nevada, MO, passed away on Wednesday, August 18, 2021, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. Ruth was born May 5, 1939 in Quincy (Benton County), MO to Lea Virdie and Lula Belle (Norris) Swopes. She married John E. Bryant and to this union her four children were born. She later married George Lemley, Sr. who preceded her in death in June 2008.

Ruth grew up in Benton County and attended school in Appleton City. Following school, she lived in Kansas City, MO for a number of years, before moving to El Dorado Springs in the early 1970s. She has lived in Nevada, MO for the past 20 years.

Ruth worked in various nursing homes in Columbia and El Dorado Springs before retiring. She enjoyed vegetable gardening as well as growing blackberries and flowers and she “made the best pumpkin pie”.

Survivors include her children; John Bryant (Angela), Nevada, Cheryl Pruitt (Ron), Nevada, Rick Bryant of the home, and Larry Bryant (Christina), El Dorado Springs; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great-grandchildren; a sister: Laudine Parks, Appleton City; and special friends: Kevin & Sherrie Broughton, Nevada. In addition to her husband, George, she was preceded in death by a brother, Vernon Swopes; a sister, Doreen Smith; and great-grandson, Maddox Smith.

Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 26, 2021 at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada, MO. The family will receive friends from 9:30-10:00 a.m. prior to the service and ask that social distancing be maintained and masks worn. Private interment will follow in Appleton City Cemetery, Appleton City, MO.

Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association or Vernon County Cancer Relief c/o Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada.

Obituary - Alice Rosetta Koehn

Funeral services for Alice Base Koehn were held 10:30 am. Sunday, August 15, 2021 at the Bethany Mennonite Church in Rich Hill, Missouri. Visitation was 6 - 8 p.m. Saturday, August 14 at the Mennonite Church. Services were under direction of the Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri. Burial in Bethany Mennonite Cemetery, Rich Hill. Contributions to Bethany Mennonite Church Benevolent Fund. Online condolences www.schowengerdtchapel.com.

Alice Rosetta Black Base Schmidt Koehn was born August 21, 1937 to William Jasper Black and Ida Almeta (Hackworth) Black in Merced, California. She peacefully passed away in her home on the afternoon of August 11, 2021, just ten days short of her 84th birthday.

Left with precious memories are her husband, Archie; children: Steve and Kelly Base of Excelsior Springs, Missouri; Almeta and Orlando Goossen of Rich Hill, Missouri; Loren and Teresa Base of Rich Hill, Missouri; eight stepchildren; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She is also survived by one sister, Wilma and Larry Ramage, Rich Hill, Missouri; and many other friends and relatives. Gone before are two husbands, one son, her parents, three brothers, and three sisters.