Obituary - Leah Rebekah Flanery

Leah Rebekah Flanery, 83, Butler, MO, formerly of Harrisonville, MO, passed away Saturday, July 9, 2022 at The Arbors at Glendale Gardens in Clinton, MO. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 14, 2022 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, MO with visitation from 10:00-11:00. Burial to follow in Mt. Moriah Cemetery in Kansas City, MO.

Leah was born December 1, 1938 in Mina, South Dakota, the ninth child of eleven, to Alfred S. and Nora (Bradley) Walberg. She had lived in Kansas, south Missouri, and Licking, MO, before moving to Bemidji, Minnesota and graduated from Bemidji High School in 1957. After graduation, she moved to Kansas City, MO. Leah married Larry Wayne Flanery February 20, 1960 in Miami, OK. She worked for Torotel Products in Grandview, MO for 27 years before retiring in December, 2000. They lived on the Flanery family farm just outside of Harrisonville, MO from 1965-2001, when they moved to their home in Butler, MO.

Leah was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Larry, October 27, 2004; two sons, Kyle, April 20, 1985, and Tim, on July 4, 2006; nine brothers and sisters, a nephew, who was raised as a brother, Lloyd Walberg, and one great-grandson. She is survived by one daughter, Laura Wheeldon, Lowry City, MO; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one sister, Pansey “Dee” Bond, Mountain View, MO, and several nieces and nephews.

Linn County Sheriffs Office looking for subject that fled near Prescott

On July 11, 2022 the subject in the photo was detained for the investigation of a Bourbon County warrant. 

The subject fled into a corn field east of D's Mini Mart just west of Prescott, Kansas. 

If you see the subject please call 911.

Way to go Lindsey!

Congratulations to Lindsey Hubbard, the Spring 2022 Nevada Nursing James T. Payne Academic Achievement Award winner! 

Lindsey has been recognized by faculty at the Nevada campus for exhibiting outstanding character and achieving high academic success. 

Congratulations from your Crowder family!

From the Appleton City R-2 School District

There will be a special emergency school board meeting tomorrow at 6:15 pm in the District Library to discuss remodeling construction bids.

Courtesy of the Appleton City R-2 School District 

Bomb threat at bank in El Dorado Springs

On July 7, 2022 El Dorado Springs Police Department along with Cedar County Sheriff's Deputies responded to 210 East US 54 Highway, Community Bank of El Dorado Springs, concerning a bomb threat.

When the Officers arrived on scene they evacuated the business, no device was located. A report taken and the investigation continues.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the El Dorado Springs Police Department. Thank you!

Burglary reported at food pantry in Lamar

On Friday, July 8th, the Lamar Police Department received a report of a burglary that occurred overnight at the Good Samaritan, 1301 Parry St. Officers investigated and determined two people entered the building and took clothing and other items. The two suspects were identified as Jesse Hammond, 20, and Kami Shepherd, 35, both of Lamar.

Probable Cause statements were submitted to the Barton County Prosecutor’s Office, and both were formally charged. Jesse Hammond is currently being held at the Cedar County Jail in lieu of $1,000 bond.

Kami Shepherd is being held at the Vernon County Jail in lieu of $500 bond. Hammond had an additional charge of drug paraphernalia at the time of his arrest.

In all cases of arrest, the charge is based on probable cause and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.

Disclaimer: Arrest records are public information. Any indication of an arrest does not mean the individual identified has been convicted of a crime. All persons arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Obituary - Connie June Jones

Connie June Jones, 72 of Adrian, Missouri passed away July 10, 2022 at her home. Cremation, with no public services scheduled. Memories and messages of condolence for the family may be left at www.mullinaxfuneralhome.com. Arrangements entrusted to Mullinax Funeral Home, Butler (660-679-0009).

Connie was born November 13, 1949 near Huntsville in Northwest Arkansas. Throughout her life Connie was skilled to work in different occupations to include machinist, nurse’s aid, and a bookkeeper for a business - it was to this job that Connie rode her bicycle to work several miles until she saved enough to buy a car.

That car was a ’68 GTO, which she did her own mechanic work on and won many drag races with. In later years, if husband Glenn was stumped in mechanical work, he could ask Connie; and although she could no longer do the work herself, she could tell him exactly what to do.

Connie loved her fur babies - dogs, cats and horses, and also loved crocheting. She is survived by her husband, Glenn Jones of Adrian; her sister, Kay; daughter Amy and husband Frank; granddaughters Samantha and Krysta; and great-grandchildren Samuel and Scarlett. She also leaves behind beloved dogs Bandit and Missy.

Phil & Pam Morgan in Concert at the Ohio Christian Church in Lowry City

Gospel music recording artists Phil &Pam Morgan will be appearing at Ohio Christian Church, 7 miles west of Lowry City on A Hwy., on July 30. The concert will begin at 7:00 p.m. and is part of their national "AMEN" Ministry Tour. 

The multimedia presentation combines close family harmony with accomplished instrumentals for a fun, motivational experience. The couple's message is summed up in their signature song, “Take a Stand”- a triumphant theme considering Pam was once told she would never stand on her own, much less walk again.

The husband and wife team from Kansas City, MO, began singing together full-time in 1996, but their ministry came to an abrupt halt Sunday afternoon, June 4th, 2000, when the couple's van crashed into a bridge. Pam was thrown onto the roadside, suffering numerous injuries including a broken neck that left her completely paralyzed from the chest down. Top surgeons said she would never feel or move most of her body again. 

The couple immediately began a prayer chain from their PhilandPamMorgan.com website that soon circled the globe. Much to the doctor's amazement, feeling and movement began to gradually return to Pam's lifeless limbs. In one year she progressed from being wheelchair bound to walking unassisted. 

The specialists still have no explanation for Pam’s miraculous recovery, but the Morgan's attribute her healing to the power of God. Exactly one year after the accident, Phil and Pam walked into a Nashville studio to record Living Proof. Phil, an award-winning songwriter, composed all the songs on that CD as well as many recordings that followed.

Pastor Mark Young has hosted several of the Morgan's concerts. "Phil has an amazing gift of writing their personal journey of faith into music that relates to everyone," he said. "His lyrics speak truth and offer hope in a way that is truly impressive."

"When tragedy struck our family, God was the only One who got us through," Pam said. "My prayer is that through our story and music, others will be motivated to walk with God everyday, no matter what life brings."

The Morgan's inspiring message has been featured on Oprah, Montel, Discovery Health Channel and The 700 Club. The full 15-month account has been published in her book, I Stand, by Jubalee Press, and is currently in its fourth printing. 

Their music is heard on Christian radio across the United States, Australia and Europe, and their live appearances entertain and encourage audiences nationwide with an an unforgettable blend of music, humor and heart-to-heart honesty.

This is a concert for the whole family! Enjoy the music and stay for refreshments following. For more information about the concert, contact Alan Black, Pastor of Ohio Christian Church, at 660-200-5971.