Thursday, November 4, 2021
Daylight Saving Time ends this Sunday, November 7th
Daylight Saving Time ends this Sunday, November 7th. Clocks will need to be set back one hour at 2am on Sunday. It is also a good time to check/replace the batteries in your NOAA weather radio and smoke detectors
Congratulations to the recent graduates of the Henry County Sheriff's Office Citizen Academy
Participants learned about and participated in simulated traffic stops, emergency vehicle operations, use of force, firearms, taser, OC spray, restraints, crime scene process and investigation, bailiffs, courts, jail operations, DWI investigations including field sobriety, and shooting techniques.
The participants ended on day 8 (November 2, 2021) with a trip to Golden Valley Shooting range where they were able to shoot a variety of weapons and then returned to the Sheriff's Office to shoot on the MILO shooting simulator.
Our thanks to the participants for their time commitment and all the staff at the Sheriff's Office and other community members that helped make the Citizens Academy a huge success
Follow us on Facebook for our next Academy coming in 2022.
Moundville man killed in Jasper County crash
The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the 1979 Chevrolet Malibu driven by 32 year old Darrell L. Shoemaker of Moundville, Missouri attempted to cross the westbound lanes of US 66 when he was struck by a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado driven by 59 year old Robert D. McDaniel of Independence, Kansas.
Mr. Shoemaker was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident by the Jasper County Coroners Office and he was transported to the Joplin Mortuary Service.
Mr. McDaniel sustained moderate injuries and was transported by ambulance to Freeman West Hospital for treatment.
This is Troop D of the Missouri State Highway Patrol's 119th Fatality accident of the year 2021.
View crash report below:
Obituary - Margaret Kathryn Humphrey
Margaret and her twin brother, Mark, were born on April 28, 1933, to Giles and Catherine (Piller) Dougherty on their rural family farm home at Newcastle, Dixon County, Nebraska.
Margaret was one of 7 children and spent her first 18 years on their rural Nebraska farm. She attended the Lone Tree, District #50, Dixon County, rural one-room school through 8th grade.
It was the end of World War II. She and twin brother, Mark, would spend their freshman year of high school at the convent school, St. Francis, Randolph, Nebraska. They transferred to Dixon High School the last three years and graduated in 1951.
After graduation, Margaret spent the next 2 years living with her sister, Maxine, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She worked for Hardware Mutual Insurance Co. She returned to Nebraska and started working for Blue Cross/Blue Shield in Sioux City, Iowa, from 1953 to 1955.
She started her college education in the fall of 1955. She taught in rural Dixon County, in one-room schools and 5th grade at Bloomfield, Nebraska.
She married Harold Humphrey at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Wayne, Nebraska on August 20, 1960. They both graduated from Nebraska State College, Wayne, Nebraska, in May 1961. They moved to St. Louis, Missouri, where Harold had a job with the Civil Service Commission. Margaret taught 3rd grade in the Ritenour School District, St. Louis County, Missouri. They moved to Kansas City, Missouri in June 1962. Her husband worked for the US Department of Agriculture until he retired in November 1989.
During the years, Margaret was involved with raising 3 children and doing volunteer work with church, 4-H, and substitute teaching.
She was a member of the Coronation of Our Lady Catholic Church, Grandview, Missouri, and the Altar and Rosary Society. She served as Education Chairman on the Parish Council.
She was a 4-H project and club leader for 20 years with the Cloverleaf 4-H Club, Grandview. She attended the Missouri State 4-H Leader Forum in Columbia, Missouri. She went with a delegation from Missouri to the National 4-H Conference in Chevy Chase, Maryland. She was chosen as one of five volunteer delegates from the US to visit agricultural colleges and volunteer programs in England and Scotland. She served 2 terms on the University of Missouri Extension Council for Jackson County, Missouri.
Margaret did some substitute teaching in the Grandview Public Schools until 1989, when she and Harold moved to Adrian, Missouri, after Harold’s retirement. She and her husband moved to a small acreage farm near Adrian where they raised cattle and hay crops.
Margaret enjoyed her rural neighbors, gardening, canning, traveling, and spoiling her grandchildren.
In 2011, Margaret moved to Pleasant Hill, Missouri. She enjoyed playing cards every week at the Harrisonville Senior Center and attending local events and performances by her grandchildren. She was a parishioner of St. Bridget’s Catholic Church in Pleasant Hill.
Margaret was preceded in death by her parents Giles and Catherine, her husband, Harold Humphrey, brothers Richard, Robert, Jerry, and Mark Dougherty, and her sister, Maxine Drozdziewicz.
She is survived by her children, Patricia Humphrey and partner Alan Feuerborn of Kansas City, Missouri, Catherine and husband John Marchesi of Walled Lake, Michigan, and Stephen Humphrey and wife Michelle Humphrey of Pleasant Hill, Missouri; her grandchildren, Melanie, Mallory and husband Ryan Phillips, and Eric; one sister, Marcella Wisnewski of Ketchikan, Alaska; other relatives and friends.
Recitation of the Rosary will be held 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at St. Bridget Catholic Church, Pleasant Hill, where visitation will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Catholic Mass will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at St. Bridget Catholic Church. Father Curt Vogel will officiate.
Graveside services will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at Oak Hill Cemetery in Butler.
Memorial contributions are suggested to Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, or Catholic Relief Services, and may be sent in care of the funeral home.
Arrangements: Stanley-Edenburn Funeral Home, 203 N. Armstrong Street, Pleasant Hill, Missouri 64080 (816) 540-5550.
Obituary - Alexa Janelle Cowan
A visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 6, 2021 at Cullen Funeral Home, 612 W. Foxwood Dr. Raymore, Missouri 64083. A celebration of Alexa’s life will follow at 1:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Alexa was born in Kansas City, Missouri on May 25, 1974 to Edward William Smith and Linda Glee (Place) Smith. She graduated Truman High School in 1992 and went on to devote her life to being a mother. In life, she was blessed with two daughters, Autumn Brooke and Aubrie Elizabeth. Being their mother was Alexa’s passion in life; to know her meant you knew her daughters. She took pride in the girls’ accomplishments and was extremely supportive of them. Alexa was joined in marriage with her husband, Curtis, on December 1, 2012 in Grain Valley, Missouri. Their love was obvious to all.
Alexa had a deep passion for reading. She was involved in several online groups where she was tasked with reading and reviewing upcoming books. She poured a great deal of work into her small library, decorating the shelves with rows of collected trinkets, novelty items, and more than a hundred books. Alexa was also passionate about music, especially singing. It was common to hear her voice floating through the house while she tended to her plants or cooked for her family. She participated in online communities where she was able to showcase her voice and explore her passion for singing.
One of Alexa’s favorite times of the year was fall; she loved the weather but most importantly, the beautiful colors the season brings. Every room would be full of pumpkins, leaves, and fall decor: even the toilet seat covers in the bathroom. During Christmas, her home was adorned in lights, ornaments, candy canes, Santas, miniature reindeer, and of course, a beautiful, sparkling tree. She loved creating that Christmas spirit for her family and friends.
Alexa was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Betty Jean and Garland Place; and paternal grandparents, Jewell and Maxie Smith.
She is survived by her loving husband, Curtis Lee Cowan; two daughters, Autumn and Aubrie Cole; sister, Allison Smith Constable; and two nieces, Breana and Blaire Constable.
In honor of offering life to others, Alexa Cowan was given a medallion for the donation of her two kidneys. Through her sacrifice, others may have a second chance at life.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to Literacy KC, Changing Lives Beyond Words online at www.literacykc.org
Way to go James!
James has been a key player in maintaining our lab testing supplies through COVID-19 and managing supply chain delays.
He always stays on top of issues and follows through to ensure resolution. James has also managed his department well while waiting for replacement equipment to arrive.
We are all grateful that James has helped the hospital in many ways without complaint, despite all the challenges that he and his department have faced.
James is a pleasure to work with and we would not have survived as well throughout the past 18 months without his expertise and assistance.
Harrisonville Police Department shop with a cop event!
To say the least 2021 has been another challenging year for many!! To try and get back to normal, or maybe the new normal, we will be hosting our 2021 Shop with a Cop (SWAC) program on December 18th.
Our goal again this year will be to assist 200 kids with $100 gift card, so we have a lot of money to raise in a short period of time. The important part of SWAC each year is that the children get a Christmas. The last few years this has been more challenging than ever.
The list of children participating in the 2021 Shop-with-a-Cop program has been provided to us. We will begin contacting the children’s parents as each child becomes funded. We will begin contacting parents in early December. Currently we do not have the funds for all 200 children. Please do not contact the Police Department to try and add children to the list. The list is already established.
If you are interested in donating to the Harrisonville SWAC event, please contact the department. We accept cash or checks made out to SWAC. Help us make Christmas wonderful for these great kids...
Harrisonville Police Department
205 N. Lexington Street
Harrisonville, MO 64701
(816) 380-8929
205 N. Lexington Street
Harrisonville, MO 64701
(816) 380-8929
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