Obituary - Kaidyn M. Cardwell

Kaidyn M. Cardwell, 3 months old, passed away unexpectedly on May 11, 2022 at his grandparents home in Lincoln, Missouri. 

A memorial service for Kaidyn will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday, May 20, 2022 at the Vansant-Mills Chapel in Clinton, Missouri.

Kaidyn was born on February, 7, 2022 at Bothwell Regional Health Center (Hospital). 

Kaidyn was a very smart child who, before 3 months old was saying Mama when crying, smiled, cooed, and laughed at a young age.

When put on his stomach he figured out how to roll to his back. His Love to snuggle favorite song was "You are my Sunshine".

Surviving in addition to his parents Isaiah R. Carwell and Megan M. Schnieders are his 4 sisters; Kristy Cardwell, Kiara Henson, Lilly Shepard, and Makayla Hurr, and one brother, Domanic Henson Jr.

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

Obituary - Julianne Gordon

Julianne Gordon, 83, of Independence, MO passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2022 at NorthCare Hospice House in Kansas City, MO. Funeral Services will be on Friday, May 27, 2022 at 3:00 PM at Church of Christ-Temple Lot in Independence, MO, with visitation beginning at 2:00 PM. Interment in Orient Cemetery in Harrisonville, MO.

Julianne Gordon is preceded in death by her parents and her husband, James Gordon. She is survived by her sons and daughter in law, Aaron (Glenda) Gordon and Nathan Gordon; as well as, 8 grandchildren; and 1 great-grandson.

Nevada High School Senior Cruise Route Information:

Senior Cruise Route Information:

When: Wednesday May 18th at 6pm 

The processional will begin on Ashland Street at the NHS north parking lot across from the PAC. 

The processional will travel east on Ashland to Ash, then north on Ash to Highland, then west on Highland to West, then north on West to Edwards, then east/southeast on Edwards to Ash, then south on Ash to Walnut, then east on Walnut to Main, then south on Main to Cherry, then east on Cherry to Washington to Austin, then west on Austin to Spring, then north on Spring to Hickory, then west on Hickory to Logan field where the processional will end. 

The procession will be led by SRO Deputy Goodwin with emergency lights activated.

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Bates County Sheriff's Office staying active and building partnerships with the local community

The Bates County Sheriff's Office is excited to present a little project that we have been working on for the last couple months. We love to be active in our community and are proud to build partnerships with organizations within our community.

Community Policing is a very important part of law enforcement. Through our Community Policing program the Sheriff’s Office is now officially represented at Frontier Village in Adrian Missouri. When finished this replica 1880s Sheriff's Office will house one single jail cell, one bed, a spittoon and a desk for the Sheriff. This building started life as a storage shed and was used by the Sheriffs Office for storage of mattresses. 

With the addition to the jail the building was no longer being used and started to deteriorate. Late last year the Sheriff approached the Antique Tractor Association with the idea and once approved by the board, work began by the maintenance crew to recycle the building into something usable.

Frontier Village host many community events, schools tours and home schoolers to educate them about history. The village is home to the Western Missouri Antique Tractor Association. The village has many other buildings to include a school house, church, bank, museum, antique steam engines, saw mill, mercantile store, tractor pull arena and a train that you can ride.

“We are excited about a another community project and be to part of such a great hidden gem in our community.” Sheriff Anderson says. “Once completed staff and volunteers will take part in these events to build a relationship with our community with emphasis on connecting with our youth. We will educate them about the role the Sheriff’s Office played in history. I think it’s important to know the history because you can’t effectively move forward without knowing and understanding where you’ve been.”

We would like to thank Blaine Baldwin, Joey Plunkett for doing the lions share of construction. The team of deputies it took to move the building and set it up. Ready Concrete Services for the donation of the small runs of concrete the building sits on and the Western Missouri Antique Tractor Association for the partnership.

Anyone missing a dog west of Adrian

This dog showed up to a house west of Adrian off of FF Highway! If anyone is missing this dog please hit us up and we will get you in contact with the homeowner! Thank you.

Jill Chapman selected as the principal of Clinton Middle School

The Clinton School District has selected Jill Chapman as the principal of Clinton Middle School beginning with the 2022-2023 school year.

 
Mrs. Chapman, who is completing her fourth year as a math teacher at Clinton Middle School, will bring 24 years of teaching and leadership experience to the students and staff at Clinton Middle School. 

Jill has taught both at the middle school and elementary levels, and prior to coming to Clinton in 2018, she was the elementary principal at Warsaw North Elementary for seven years. Jill is recognized as a top-notch educator in the Clinton School District, where she was featured as part of the #TeacherProud social media campaign with the Greater Ozarks Cooperating School District, and was a finalist for 21-22 Educator of the Year Award in the Clinton School District.

Mrs. Chapman has a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education with an emphasis in middle school math from Missouri State University, a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from Pittsburg State University, and a Specialist Degree from William Woods University.

 
Jill and her husband, Ricky, live in Lincoln, MO where Ricky is a Corporal for the Missouri State Highway Patrol. When not at work, they enjoy spending time with their family, which includes two adult daughters, Lauren and Reagan, one daughter in middle school, Savannah, and two grandchildren, Tripp and Miller. As you can imagine, the Chapman family’s weeks are filled with sports practices, games, and lots of fun!

 
Assistant Superintendent Brian Wishard says, “I am excited to have Mrs. Jill Chapman as the next Clinton Middle School principal for the 2022-2023 school year. Mrs. Chapman has outstanding communication skills with a strong background in behavior management. I believe with her strength in collaboration and her ability to build teams, she will continue to move Clinton Middle School in a positive direction.”

Jill is looking forward to beginning her work with the students and staff of Clinton Middle School, “I am honored and thrilled to be chosen to serve as the next principal of Clinton Middle School. I am excited to have the opportunity to learn and lead alongside the outstanding and dedicated staff at CMS. I am eager to help grow our students and support our community of excellence.”

Obituary - Laura Belle Rethmeyer

Laura Belle Rethmeyer (Dill) of Belton and Raymore, Missouri passed away Friday, May 13, 2022 at approximately 7:30pm at the age of 90. Laura was born February 16, 1932 to Hugh Edwin Dill and Edith Jane Dill (Jackson) in Sullivan, Missouri. 

She had 3 brothers, Ovid, Wilben and Stanley and one sister, Marcie. Laura loved her family very much. She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers, sister and stepfather, Fred Hertel.

She was wed to James (Jim) Wilfred Rethmeyer, Jr. in Sullivan, Missouri at Temple Baptist Church on December 27, 1953. Jim preceded her in death on November 5, 2017.

She is survived by children Steve (Karen) Rethmeyer, Linda Hattock and Doug (Sharon) Rethmeyer; grandchildren Kyle Hattock, Justin (Emily) Rethmeyer, Alycia (Jacob) Lester, Jasmine (Casey) McQuerry, Bryan Greig, Brady (Jill) Greig and Kyle (Emilee) Greig; great-grandchildren Grayson, Kensley, Beckham, Jaxon, Eva, Maddie, Eleanor, Harrison, Mylo, Ollie and baby Greig arriving this week!

Laura received a BSN, RN in 1953 from the Missouri Baptist Hospital School of Nursing where she began working after graduation. Jim still had another year of college before he graduated but they managed their newlywed finances with Jim’s meticulous recordkeeping.

Laura was gifted with endless compassion and mercy and was the essence of love for her family and friends. Her warm smile and enthusiastic “Well, hi there!” welcomed everyone she greeted. She never seemed to run out of love for others or their situations. She lent her ear to anyone who wanted to just sit and talk and had gentle advice for whatever you were going through. She graciously and eagerly took on working as a nurse for four decades, raising three children, babysitting grandchildren and volunteering in many ways to serve her church and community. She was always 100 percent devoted to serving God, her husband Jim and her family.

She excelled at cooking delicious meals. Laura prepared many traditional foods as well as trying new recipes she heard about or cut out of a magazine. She likely surprised Jim a few times with a new dish outside of his usual measure of meat and potatoes.

Laura was very joyful. When doing mundane tasks like laundry and cleaning she could be heard singing “Mairzy Doats” (Mares Eat Oats) while she went from room to room. Anger, if she had any at all, was almost never seen. The kids remember only one time when she raised her voice at Jim. He turned on a sprinkler in the back yard accidentally soaking the kitchen window she had just cleaned. Laura opened the window and hollered, “Jim Rethmeyer! I just cleaned these windows!”

Laura was creative at knitting, sewing and clever at working various puzzles like jigsaw puzzles and Sudoku. Word puzzles weren’t her thing so instead of the ubiquitous thingamajig or whatchamacallit when she couldn’t recall the name of something, she opted for her own expression, gizziepoo!

Laura loved gardening and flowers and those passions grew right along with her love for Jim. There were four green thumbs between the two of them! A perfect wife and partner, a loving and thoughtful mother for her children, a fun and generous grandma to hang out with and a doting great grandma, Laura was so very friendly and witty that people were naturally drawn to her. She established many friendships in her lifetime with Jim and her years spent in a skilled nursing center with both residents and staff.

She knew where she was going for eternity and could not wait to see Jesus and be reunited with her beloved Jim. After the traditional song was sung at her 90th birthday party in February, Laura exclaimed, “I’m glad you didn’t say ‘and many more!’” She was ready.

Some of the things she said to her family on Mother’s Day were, “God is ready for me up there. I love you but it’s meant for me to go. I want to go see Jesus.” We are sad to not see her, talk with her or laugh with her but it is truly joyful to know that she is in heaven!

Funeral services will take place 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 21, 2022 at Fellowship Church – Raymore Campus 116 S Washington St., Raymore, MO with visitation from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Burial will follow at Longview Cemetery, Kansas City, MO.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Fishes and Loaves Food Pantry 1315 E Walnut St., Raymore, MO 64083.

Arrangements: Cullen Funeral Home, Raymore, MO 816.322.5278

Severe weather threats tonight (After 10pm)

There will be a chance for late morning and afternoon showers and thunderstorms however, these will not be severe. As we move into tonight, thunderstorms are again expected to move into the area from the northwest. Storms are expected to move into areas of northeast Kansas and northwestern Missouri after 10PM with large hail, damaging winds and even an isolated tornado possible.

As these storms move southeast overnight, they are expected to develop into a line of storms as they move across Missouri with damaging winds becoming the main threat. In addition to the severe threat, localized flash flooding will be possible as 1 to locally 3 inches of rain is expected.