Dear parents of the Miami R-1 School District

We appreciate the overwhelming support and concern for our students and staff. However, we are not able to provide specifics related to the investigation and/or the incident itself.

We are aware of rumors going around, though, and would like to reassure the community that there was no weapon on district property yesterday. - Courtesy of the Miami R-1 School District

Obituary - Paula Shaffer

Funeral services for Paula Shaffer of Butler, Missouri will be 11 a.m. Thursday, November 4, 2021 at Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler. Visitation will be Wednesday evening from 5-7 p.m. at Schowengerdt Chapel. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler. Contributions to Butler First Christian Church or American Cancer Society. Online condolences, www.schowengerdtchapel.com.

Paula Lea Shaffer, age 84 of Butler, Missouri died Thursday, October 28, 2021 in Butler. She was born October 4, 1937 to Paul Leaford and Dorothy Beryl Rushing Savage in Paola, Kansas.

Paula is survived by two sons, Michael Shaffer and wife Jana of Peculiar, Missouri and Gerald Shaffer and wife Kim of Adrian, Missouri; three daughters, Brenda Boyer and partner Ruben Batrez Jr. of Kansas City, Missouri, Sandra Trumbore of Joplin, Missouri and Dorothy Carter and husband Rob of Butler, Missouri; one sister, Karen Keen of Overland Park, Kansas; 16 grandchildren; and 36 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Galeand.

From Bates County Coroner Greg Mullinax

This morning, 10/29/21 at approximately 0754 I was called to a residence in the 500 block of N. Clark St. in Adrian following a fire involving the residence.

A deceased male was located inside the structure and appears to have been the only occupant of the home. Initial investigation reveals no sign of foul play.

The Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office remains on-scene investigating the cause of the fire. The deceased male was transported to the Bates County Coroner's Office.

At this time I will withhold identifying information pending contact with family. I will provide more information as I'm able.

I greatly appreciate the help of Adrian Fire, Butler Fire, and Adrian Police Department with this morning's incident.

Greg Mullinax

Bates County Coroner

Fatal house fire in Adrian

Shortly after 7:00 a.m. this morning the Adrian Fire Department along with mutual aide of the Butler Fire Department and BCSO responded to a mobile home fire at 5th and Clark in Adrian.

One person is said to have died in this fire and the Missouri State Fire Marshall is on scene doing a investigation.

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

Studio M Salon & Boutique 6th year anniversary celebration set for this Saturday!

Colder weather right around the corner

Light rain will end from west to east today. Temperatures will fall into the low to mid 30s Saturday morning leading to areas of frost across eastern Kansas and western Missouri. A more widespread freeze is possible Tuesday morning.

Obituary - Jack “Jackie” M. Reynolds Jr.

Jack “Jackie” M. Reynolds Jr., age 67, passed away October 19, 2021, at University of Missouri Hospital, in Columbia, Missouri.

Jack was born March 31,1954, in Windsor, Missouri to Jack Reynolds Sr., and Mary Jo “Embree” Reynolds.

Jack was in the Boy Scouts, achieved his Eagle and a member of the Mic-O-Say Tribe. He graduated from Clinton High class of 72. He started college and played football at the Southern Missouri State University, in Springfield, Missouri. And finished earning his Bachelor’s Degree at Central Missouri State University, in Warrensburg, Missouri.

Jack went to work for the State of Missouri with the Weights and Measures Department, then transferred to the Department of Agriculture, where he was a traveling Manager all over the state training new managers and filling in until new managers were hired. He retired at the age of 52.

Jack is survived by his niece, Macie J. Reynolds, and his nephew, Alex Reynolds-Stouts; friends, Roger High, and Tom Swartz; as well as many other friends.

Preceded by his parents, father, Jack Sr., and mother, Mary Jo Reynolds; and brother, Vance Reynolds.

Memorial Visitation at Consalus Funeral Home, on October 29, 2021, 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM.

Obituary - Donna Ilene Fisher

Donna Ilene Tyler Fisher went to her heavenly home to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and her beloved son, Tommy Dean, on October 27, 2021. She was born to Paul Daniel Tyler and Deloris Roy Tyler-Bolden on December 17, 1941, in Mantey, KS, on the homestead built by her grandfather and in the same room where her mother was birthed. She lived most of her life in the Fort Scott area.

Despite not finishing high school, Donna went on to gain her LPN license and worked as a night-charge nurse in Girard, KS, while raising four little kids. Her interest in medicine remained throughout her life. She also enjoyed learning about history; anything “old” piqued her interest, collecting old cookbooks, traveling the U.S., watching scary movies, and baking and cooking for her family. She also enjoyed landscape painting and donated some of her work to support the Douglas County AIDS Project.

Donna married and later divorced Jim Kramer. Together they had four children: Tommy, Steven, Connie, and Shelley. In 1986, she married Raymond Fisher and moved to Moundville, Mo., where they created a home and many fond, family memories. He preceded her in death, as did her parents, two brothers, Paul Tyler and Larry Bolden, and two sisters, Dorothy Schultz and Bonnie Heaton, and a son, Tommy Kramer, in 2020.

Survivors include a son, Steven Kramer, Nevada Mo.; daughters Connie Wehmeyer (Mark), Mission Kansas; Shelley Morrison (Bob), Nevada Mo; a daughter-in-law Sandi Kramer, Nolanville TX; a stepdaughter, Kim Fisher Newell (Troy), Denver Co.; nine grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. A brother, Bill Bolden (Casey), Fort Scott, Ks and a sister, Laura Deen, Georgia, and several nieces and nephews in the Fort Scott area.

Donna will be laid to rest during a graveside service on Saturday, November 6, 2021, at 11:00 AM. at the Prescott Cemetery, Prescott, KS. Friends and family are invited to attend. In place of flowers, contributions to the American Cancer Society can be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347, 201 S. Main St., Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.