Update: Lenexa Kansas man killed in accident involving a train in Harrisonville

On December 7th around 1:08 p.m. the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Cass County along with Cass County Sheriff's Deputies and Harrisonville Police Department responded to a semi truck that was struck by a train at the intersection of Anaconda Drive and Clearwater Drive in Harrisonville.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the 2013 Kenworth driven by 66 year old Michael K. Samani of Lenexa, Kansas attempted to cross in front of and was struck by the train, the Kenworth then struck a fixed object and overturned before catching fire.

Mr. Samani was pronounced dead at the scene of this accident at 1:14 p.m. by the Medical Examiner, He was transported to  Forensic Medical of Kansas.

This is Troop A of the Missouri State Highway Patrol's #75 Fatality of the year 2021.

View crash report below: 

https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/HP68/AccidentDetailsAction?ACC_RPT_NUM=210638091

Obituary - William Raymond Lincoln

William Raymond Lincoln, age 71, of Clinton, Missouri passed away on Monday, December 6, 2021 at Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare in Clinton, Missouri. 

A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, December 13, 2021 at Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton. 

Memorial contributions can be made to Holy Rosary Catholic Church of Clinton and can be left in care of the funeral home. Fond memories and condolences can be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com.

William Raymond Lincoln was born on February 25, 1950 in Wichita, Kansas to Billy R. Lincoln and Virginia Miller.

William joined the US Airforce in 1969. After his honorable discharge, he started work for Kansas Air Guard at Forbes Field. He then worked as an instructor at Wolfe Creek Nuclear Power Plant in Burlington, Kansas, where he stayed for more than a decade until moving to Texas. He then moved to Clinton in 1998 to be closer to family. He worked nearly 20 years as an over the road truck driver until retiring in 2014.

He loved his grandchildren and children. He enjoyed building computers and driving his John Deere tractor.

William was preceded in death by his parents Billy R. Lincoln and Virginia F. (Miller) Lincoln.

He is survived by his wife- Donna M. (Smith) Lincoln, who he was married to for 43 years, his son- William R. Lincoln, Jr., Dr. Jewel Lincoln of Sugarland, Texas, and grandchildren Samuel and Katherine of Sugarland, Texas, his son- Alexander W. Lincoln, Dr. Molly Lincoln of Fort Collins, Colorado, and granddaughters Collette, Jane and Josie of Fort Collins, Colorado, his daughter- Cassandra I.R. Lincoln, Thomas (Andy) Eisman of Tonganoxie, Kansas, his sister Linda Leach of Wichita, Kansas Nieces Holly and Heidi Leach of Wichita, Kansas.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral home in Clinton, Missouri.

Above normal temperatures through Friday

Above normal temperatures are expected through the end of the work week. A strong storm system will track across the middle of the country Friday into Saturday.

The track of this system will keep the chances for accumulating snow across Nebraska and Iowa but will lead to a large temperature gradient across northern Missouri and northeastern Kansas.

Highs Friday will range from the low 70s south and east of Kansas City to the lower 40s in far northwestern Missouri. Temperatures then drop into the 40s for Saturday across the area.

Welcoming the Whopper

 
The Butler Chamber of Commerce welcomed Burger King this morning with an official ribbon cutting ceremony. Chamber Executive Director Barbara Lawrence (far left) and Chamber member Kim Jacobs (far right) presented a certificate and held the ribbon taught while employees took a moment from their duties to participate. 

Butler Chamber Business of the Month

MIDWEST LUMBER located at 1007 N. Orange St in Butler has been selected as the Butler Chamber of Commerce Business of the Month. The Midwest crew, along with Chamber Executive Director Barbara Lawrence and Chamber member Kim Jacobs (both on far right) braved chilly temps this morning to assemble for an honorary photo as seen here.

MSHP: Have A Safe Christmas Season!

Have you and your family members finished their wish list for the holiday? Is safe, crash free travel on those lists? If not, please add it! Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers wish everyone a merry and safe Christmas. One way for it to be merry is for everyone to arrive at their holiday celebrations safely.

Last year over the Christmas holiday, there were 746 traffic crashes during the counting period. In those crashes, 10 people were killed and another 310 were injured. This year’s traffic crash counting period begins at 6 p.m. on Thursday, December 23, and ends at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, December 26, 2021. Please remember to wear your seat belt, pay attention to your driving, and please, don’t drink and drive.

Travelers are reminded that holiday drivers will affect traffic patterns. If you’re planning a trip during the holiday, please keep this in mind. Drivers are encouraged to make sure they are well rested, and their vehicle is in good working condition before driving to their destination, no matter how short the distance. Check the weather forecast and plan accordingly. The Road Condition Report number is 1-800-222-6400. If bad weather is expected, make sure your vehicle is winterized. Allow extra time to reach your destination and obey all traffic laws.

If faced with a traffic emergency, motorists can contact the Missouri State Highway Patrol at 1-800-525-5555 or *55 on a cellular phone. This emergency number will ring into the nearest Highway Patrol headquarters. Motorists should use this number if they are in a traffic crash, witness a crash or crime, or pass a stranded motorist in need of assistance, etc.

The Patrol encourages motorists to protect themselves from all types of hazardous drivers by making sure everyone in the vehicle is properly restrained in a seat belt or child restraint. Please obey all traffic laws, and if alcohol is part of your holiday, designate a sober driver. Every driver can help make our roadways safer this holiday season.

Too many people die in traffic crashes each year in Missouri. The choices you make when you’re behind the wheel matter. Make good choices, so you’ll never have to say, “If I could just go back.”

Obituary - Louise Stephens Davis

Frances Louise Barker Stephens Davis, 87, was born March 14, 1934, in Clinton, Mo., to Robert Lowell and Bertha Belle (Bennett) Barker. Louise, as she was known to her friends, died Monday afternoon, Dec. 6, 2021, at Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar.

She spent most of her childhood in the Bethlehem Community east of Clinton where she walked to Bethlehem School. She then attended Clinton High School, dropping out after a dispute with school officials over when she would be allowed to take classes in her chosen secretarial field. Louise Barker and Charles Edward Stephens of Clinton were married Nov. 19, 1950, in Clinton. He preceded her in death on Nov. 2, 1984. On April 12, 1997, she was married to neighbor John Joseph Davis, who preceded her in death on Feb. 5, 2002. After their marriage, they moved to a small cabin at the Lake of the Ozarks at Edwards. It was the only time in her 87 years that she lived outside Henry County. Edward and Louise Stephens had three children: Helen Louise, Bessie Frances and James Edward (Eddie). The couple raised their family on the 80-acre family farm east of Clinton in the Star School community. Daughter Frances also preceded her in death on May 4, 1987, after a car accident on Highway 13 just outside of Clinton. As a stay-at-home mom, Louise Stephens raised much of the family’s food on the farm, and by winter each year, the freezer and cellar were full of beef, chicken and vegetables of many kinds. She also was active in community activities and school activities involving her family. She was quick to show up with special treats at one-room Star School like rabbit-shaped cakes or homemade pies for the school auction. She made treks to Sedalia many years to enter her pies, cakes and breads in the Missouri State Fair. And, in the days before 24-7 media, she called the school to alert the teacher, Mrs. Jessie Thompson, to turn on the school’s radio that President John F. Kennedy had been shot. She served as an election judge for years and also was a Democrat committeewoman. She helped with American Heart Association and American Cancer Society fund drives, and, years ago, when someone in the neighborhood died, she made sure the community sent flowers as a group by collecting names and small amounts of money for the flowers. When it was time to take a break, she loved playing canasta with now-departed friends Leta, Betty and Bonnie. She also helped her husband, as needed, in his construction business. After Edward’s death, she moved into town and worked as a cook at the Henry County Senior Center before going to work as a Certified Nurse’s Aide at Westwood Nursing Home, later moving to Golden Valley Memorial Hospital as a CNA until her retirement. She was proud of having been an “Employee of the Month” while at the hospital. Until her later years, she was a consistent blood donor to the American Red Cross. In recent years, she spent much of her time enjoying reruns of Law and Order and its spin-off shows and talking on the phone with her friend and former neighbor, Pat. She had spent the last three months of her life in the Citizens Memorial Healthcare Facility in Bolivar, a stay that originally was planned as temporary due to back issues. Survivors include her son Eddie Stephens and wife Debbie of Clinton; her daughter Helen Sosniecki and husband Gary of Lebanon; six grandchildren: Dustin Stephens and wife Jennifer of Lowry City, Ashley Davis of Overland Park, Kan.; Anna Tucker and husband Chris, Levi Keithley and wife Katrina, and Constance Keithley, all of Clinton; and Randy Ryles of Fristoe; numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; her half-sister, Raylene Ritchie, of Clarendon, Texas; sisters, Georgia Mae Robinson and Lisetta Dean, both of Clinton; and brother Robert Barker of Clinton. Per her request, no formal funeral service is planned. Friends of Louise Stephens Davis may say their goodbyes to her during an open viewing from noon to 8 p.m., Friday, Dec. 10, at Bradley & Hadley Funeral Home in Clinton. No visitation with family is planned. A private family burial service is planned at Englewood Cemetery. Her humble roots and hard times as she grew up following the Great Depression made her a hard-working, strong-willed individual with a big heart for others. While no flowers or memorials are requested, her children ask instead that her friends and relatives do a good deed for a senior citizen this month with her in mind -- call an elderly neighbor and chat, pay the tab for the elderly person sipping coffee alone at the diner, drop off a small gift at a local care center so someone with no family has a gift under the tree at Christmas, or maybe take a plate of cookies to an elderly relative you haven’t seen in ages.

MoDOT TRAFFIC ALERT: Bates Co. Route FF CLOSED North of Route 18 West of Adrian Dec. 8 for Pipe Work

Bates Co. Route FF CLOSED North of Route 18

West of Adrian Dec. 8 for Pipe Work

 

Where: Bates County Route FF just north of Missouri Route 18 west of Adrian

 

When: 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Wednesday, December 8

 

What: MoDOT crews replacing collapsed pipe underneath the road

 

Traffic Impacts:

• All lanes of Route FF CLOSED where crews are working
• Drivers will be able to access driveways and entrances on either side of the work zone, but will not be able to travel through the work zone
• Drivers urged to find alternate routes
• No signed detour planned
• Signs and message boards will alert drivers approaching the work zone

 

Weather and/or scheduling conflicts could alter the work schedule.