Happening soon in the city of Harrisonville

HAPPENING SOON: Over the next few weeks, Osmose Utilities Services, Inc. will be conducting an engineering study in and around Harrisonville to determine the fiber internet capabilities for our community.

Osmose will evaluate the utility poles & lines in the community to determine which poles need to be replaced to accommodate the addition of fiber optic cable.

This study will be one of many steps necessary before high-speed, fiber internet can make its way to the Harrisonville community.

If you see Osmose staff in your neighborhood and have questions about their work, please call the Electric Department at (816) 380-8962.

Chilly Night Anticipated

Temperatures continue to cool & are expected to dip below freezing overnight. A Freeze Warning & Frost Advisory has been issued. Temperatures warm up slightly over the next few days. 

Breezy conditions continue with wind gusts around 30 – 40 MPH tomorrow afternoon.

Do you know this man?

Hello Facebook friends the Clinton Police Department could use some help in identifying this person in the picture. If you happen to know who this is, DM our Facebook page or contact Detective Mike Nelson at the Clinton police department. Thanks in advance for the help!!

Clinton Police Department seeking public assistance

Hey Facebook friends, we are needing your help once again! Does anyone recognize this individual? We would love to visit with him about an incident that occurred around 5:30 PM last night.

If you happen to recognize this person, DM our Facebook page or contact Detective Mike Nelson at the Clinton police department with any information. Thanks in advance for the help!!

Obituary - Tina Lorene Nieder

Funeral services for Tina Nieder of Amsterdam, Missouri will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at Word of Life Church in Amsterdam, Missouri under the direction of Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri. 

Visitation 5 - 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 19 at the Schowengerdt Chapel. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler. Contributions to Word of Life Church in Amsterdam or Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Online condolences www.schowengerdtchapel.com.

Tina Lorene Nieder, age 83 of Amsterdam, Missouri died Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at her home. She was born March 12, 1939 to Elmer Samuel and Nora Ellen Laning King in Rich Hill, Missouri.

Tina is survived by three sons, Alan Nieder and wife Jackie, Les Nieder and wife Marcia and Wes Nieder and wife Pam all of Amsterdam, Missouri; three sisters-in-law, Nancy Armentrout of Amsterdam, Missouri, Reta King of Papinville, Missouri and Carolyn King of Rich Hill, Missouri; seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Tina was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Elvin Eugene Nieder; and three brothers, Alfred King, Paul King and Junior King.

Attempted 2nd Degree Murder Arrest in Pittsburg Kansas

MEDIA RELEASE

Attempted 2nd Degree Murder Arrest
Tuesday, April 13, 2022
Released by Lt. Rebekah Lynch

On April 10, 2022, at approximately 10:11 p.m., officers with the Pittsburg Police Department were dispatched to the area of George Nettles Elementary school for a report of two subjects being shot at. The victims reported being followed and then shot at by a subject known to them, 41-year-old Elijah Andrew Shead.

The victims reported seeing Shead on his motorcycle in the 300 block of East Centennial Drive. They reported Shead began to follow them as they drove and eventually pulled around them at the intersection of Jefferson and Elm. Shead reportedly got off of his motorcycle and fired three rounds at them and then fled the area. The victims drove away from the area until their vehicle became disabled in the area of George Nettles Elementary School.

Officers and detectives began a search for Shead and located him on April 12, 2022. Shead was arrested and taken to the police department for questioning. Shead was transported to the Crawford County Jail where he was booked in for attempted 2nd degree murder (unintentional but reckless), criminal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, criminal discharge of a firearm, and felony criminal damage to property. Shead was issued a $50,000 bond.

Shead, who is currently on parole with the Kansas Department of Corrections, did bond out of jail on April 12, 2022. An arrest and detain order was later issued by the Kansas Department of Corrections for violation of parole conditions, related to the initial incident. Crawford County deputies took Shead into custody pursuant to this order, without incident, on April 13, 2022. He is currently being held in the Crawford County Jail with no bond.

The investigation into this incident is ongoing at this time. Anyone having information related to this incident, or other incidents, is urged to contact the Pittsburg Police Department at 620-231-1700, or at our tip line, 620-231-TIPS (8477). Callers may remain anonymous.

Pleasant Hill Police Department seeking public assistance

The Pleasant Hill Police Department is asking for the public’s help in trying to identify the truck in these pictures.

If anyone has any information or possibly saw this vehicle in the area of the Wright St./Strictus St. this morning please contact the Police Department. Thank you!

Obituary - Dennis Joe McMurdo

Dennis Joe McMurdo, 69, Peculiar, MO, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2022 at Highland Rehab & Health Care Center in Kansas City, MO. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 16, 2022 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, MO. Friends may call from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Friday, April 15, 2022 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville. Memorial contributions may be made to Boy Scout Troop #160, Belton, MO.

Dennis was born January 7, 1953 in Kansas City, MO, a son of Robert Neill and Dorthea Mae (English) McMurdo. He was a 1971 graduate of Ruskin High School, where he was in ROTC throughout his high school years. He also was a graduate of the Electronics Institute in Kansas City, MO. He married Rhonda Jean Gamble on June 26, 1976 in Kansas City, MO.

Dennis had worked at Bendix/Honeywell for 44 years as a telemetry technician. He was a member of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Local No. #778 in Kansas City, MO. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Peculiar, MO, and Grandview First Baptist Church, where he was a member and served as a deacon. Dennis was highly involved in all levels of scouting. He was awarded the honor of Eagle Scout in 1968. He was a Sachem in the Tribe of Mic-O-Say and was also a member of the Order of the Arrow. Dennis co-authored a book on Revelations from the Bible.

Dennis is survived by his wife, Rhonda, of the home; two children, Larry McMurdo, Peculiar, MO and Carrie McMurdo, Cleveland, MO; they adopted two children ten years later, Jesse McMurdo, Raytown, MO and Rachel McMurdo, Harrisonville, MO; one sister, Theresa Kay Garcia of Oklahoma, and 14 grandchildren.