Butler High School Speech & Drama team does well at district competition

Congratulations to the Butler High School Speech & Drama team for placing 2nd in Readers Theater over the weekend at the District Competition!

(Jakaila Rolph, Miracle Plotner, Gabriella Vandenburg, Madelyn Brakeville, Wyatt Heckadon, Connor McCrary, Baylee Hudson, Reana VanVoorst, and Mikie Irick).

Way to go ladies!

Congratulations to Butler High School students Baylee Hudson and Madelyn Brakeville for advancing to finals at our Speech and Drama District competition!

Madelyn placed 6th in Storytelling, and Baylee placed 3rd in Dramatic Interpretation and 1st in Poetry and will be going to State!

Expected snowfall totals tonight

Updated snow totals for tonight. Expect a change over to snow after sunset. Snow will end by sunrise but expect impacts during the Monday morning commute.

Obituary - Addie Lou Grigsby

Addie L. Grigsby, age 83, a resident of rural Prescott, Kansas, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, February 26, 2022, at Louisburg Healthcare & Rehab Center in Louisburg, Kansas. She was born May 1, 1938, in Springfield, Tennessee, the daughter of John Edward Woodard and Daisy Mae Crow Woodard. Addie graduated from the Greenbrier High School in Greenbrier, Tennessee. 

She met Arthur N. Grigsby on a blind date in Nashville, Tennessee. Art and Addie were married on June 30, 1957, at the Stewart Air Force Base in Smyrna, Tennessee. Addie was a devoted wife and mother. She accepted Jesus Christ as her personal Lord and Savior while talking with Cora Mae Collins at the Grace Baptist Tabernacle in Ft. Scott, Kansas. She was currently a member of the First Baptist Church of Mound City, Kansas. Addie enjoyed refinishing furniture, gardening, canning, sewing and crocheting, as well as reading, singing and listening to music.

Survivors include her husband, Art, of the home; four children, Deborah Grigsby Lynch (Virgil) of Prescott, Kansas, Melissa Brown (Lynn), Ft. Scott, Kansas, Arthur N. Grigsby, Jr. (Kim), Prescott, Kansas and Tina Page (John), Cheyenne, Wyoming, eleven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Also surviving is a sister, Becky Brady of Madison, Tennessee and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by ten infant grandchildren; four sisters, Rose Meadows, Ruth MacArthur, Jeannie Copley and Doris Parks and two brothers, Burton and David Woodard.

There was cremation. A graveside service will be held at 9:00 A.M. Monday, March 7th at the U. S. National Cemetery in Ft. Scott. A celebration of life service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, March 7th at the First Baptist Church of Mound City. Memorials are suggested to the First Baptist Church Mission Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.

Obituary - Patricia Darlene Sanders

Patricia Sanders, 73, passed away on March 4, 2022, in Lenexa, KS. Close Family and friends will have a private service at a later date.

Patrica was born March 17, 1948. She grew up in the Waldo area as a child. Patty attended Southwest High School and resided in Peculiar, Missouri for 40 years. She retired from the IRS and enjoyed spending time with friends and family.

Patricia is preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her sons: Russell (Rebecca) Hammontree and Stephen (Cindy) Sanders; her three grandchildren: Cooper Hammontree, Ella Sanders, and Hanna Sanders; and her sister, Gail Ferrari

Obituary - Kay Wright

Funeral services for Kay Wright, age 82 of Butler, Missouri will be 11 a.m. Saturday, March 12, 2022 at the Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler. Visitation will be prior to services from 10 - 11 a.m. at the Schowengerdt Chapel. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler. Contributions to the Butler R-V Educational Foundation, Inc. Online condolences www.schowengerdtchapel.com.

Eloise Kay Wright was born in the Spring of 1939 in the home where she grew up northeast of Butler, Missouri. Her parents were Kenneth and Emily Powell. Kay attended the one-room Wemont school for her elementary school experience. She enjoyed a childhood in a loving home with plenty of adventures on the farm and took on responsibilities of the farm at a young age. She then attended high school at Butler High School where she graduated Valedictorian in 1956. Kay was married to her high school sweetheart Kenneth Eugene “Tim” Wright on September 13, 1958 and would remain in a strong and loving marriage to Mr. Wright for the duration of her earthly life. It was also in 1958 that Mrs. Wright began her career as an educator, teaching first and second grade and teaching private music lessons to Butler area children.

In 1959, Mrs. Wright gave birth to her first daughter, Sherry Lynn and in 1961 gave birth to Sheryl Lane. Kay and her husband raised up their daughters in a home full of love, learning, and laughter. After taking six years off to raise her daughters, Kay Wright received her Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education and once again took on the challenge of being an elementary school teacher in 1965, teaching second grade and then music for four years and eventually teaching third grade. In 1977, Mrs. Wright earned her Master of Science degree in Elementary Education from Central Missouri State University (CMSU)-currently University of Central Missouri. 10 years later, Mrs. Wright received her Specialist degree in administration from CMSU and assumed the role of Curriculum Director for Butler R-V Schools and then Elementary Principal, where she served in that capacity from 1987-1992. From 1992-1994, Mrs. Wright served as an elementary school principal in the Raytown School District. Mrs. Wright’s final contribution to education was in the capacity of Adjunct Professor supervising student teachers in 1994 for CMSU.

Kay Wright was known for her involvement in and dedication to education where she impacted the lives of many young people, both as a teacher and as an administrator and curriculum director. Mrs. Wright was also a wonderful mother, a loving wife, and devoted grandmother to her four grandchildren. She will be remembered as a woman who loved her family, loved life, loved learning, and loved to laugh… and she could out-run, out-throw, out-catch, and out-ride all the boys who attended her elementary school. Kay made a decision to receive Jesus Christ as her Savior and Lord at the age of 12 and her Christian faith guided her throughout her family life and life of service to the public. Mrs. Wright loved the outdoors and enjoyed gardening and adventures in the outdoors with her husband, children, and grandchildren. She also possessed a great love of reading with her interests ranging from novels to history.

Eloise Kay Wright was preceded in death by her parents, Emily and Kenneth Powell. She is survived by her husband, Kenneth Eugene “Tim” Wright, her daughters Sherry Lynn Klausing and husband Robert of Butler and Sheryl Lane Fender and husband Roger of Lee’s Summit, her brother Kent Powell of Butler and wife Betty Lou and her grandchildren- Adam Klausing and wife Courtney of Rogers, Arkansas, Jenna Klausing of Annapolis, Maryland, Lauren Fender Barnard and Josh Barnard and of Fayetteville, Arkansas and Mason Fender Siddiqui and Derek Siddiqui of Fort Worth, Texas. Mrs. Wright also is survived by her two great granddaughters- Nora Jane Klausing and Blaire Selah Barnard and several cousins, nephews and nieces.

Rain changes to snow tonight

So, yesterday we had temperatures in the 70s and severe weather. Today (more like tonight), we're going to go ahead and do something completely different!

 
Tonight, rain will move into the area with a few thunderstorms possible south of Interstate 70. Rain will change over to snow overnight tonight from northwest to southeast.

Snow totals of 1 to 2 inches are possible north of a North Kansas City to Kirksville line with a trace to less than an inch south of that line. Snow is expected to exit the area by the Monday morning commute but roads may remain slick.

We will never forget!

March 6, 2018 was a tragic day for the Clinton Police Department, when Officer Ryan Morton was shot and killed, along with two other officers being shot. This tragedy shook this community as well as the family and friends of Ryan. 

We miss him every day. But, on this day, we choose to remember Ryan's life and how he lived it!! For those that knew him, he was the life of the party and never short on sharing a story or two..... or three!! 

The picture posted sums this up. Each and every day we at the Clinton Police Department have vowed to be a little better than we were the day before, both in our work life and personal life. This is what Ryan would want.

For all of us to move forward and be the best version of us we can be. We can not express enough appreciation to this community that has supported us through the tragedies we have faced. We couldn't have done it without you!!