Wednesday, September 7, 2022

And the winners are:

And the winners are:

Jenesa Campos from Appleton City Elementary wins a medium Sonic Drink for a year and a $100 Wal-Mart gift card!

Tiffony Rugg from Butler Elementary wins a medium Drink for a month and a $50 Wal-Mart gift card!

Congratulations! You can pick up your prize at Butler Sonic anytime.





83rd meeting of these old Cass County sports rivals

The Harrisonville Wildcat Football team will take the short 11 mile trip north to play ancient rival the Pleasant Hill Roosters at Eklund Field on Friday night. This will be the 83rd meeting on the gridiron between the two school's. The first game was played in 1924. 

The Wildcats have yet to win a game this year and will be facing a tough challenge Friday night as the Roosters are undefeated and coming off a huge 63-7 win last week against Lafayette. 

Harrisonville has played more games against Pleasant Hill than any other program in it's history. Harrisonville holds the lead in the series 50 wins, 26 losses and 6 ties.

Reminder Mid America Live will have all the Missouri State High School Football Scores posted on Friday nights! Be sure to check them out! Thank you to our High School Sports sponsor State Farm of Butler Agent Kellie Davidson! 






Thefts from several vehicles overnight in Butler

The Butler Police Department took several reports of vehicles that were broken into overnight in the area of the 500 Block of West Vine Street in Butler.

Please lock your vehicle and take all valuables out of them!

If you see anything suspicious or looks to be out of place contact the Butler Police Department at 660-679-6131.

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Drexel Lady Cats Volleyball Team 3-0 on the early season

The Drexel Lady Cats Volleyball team defeat Hume 3-0 in the first game and defeat Ballard 3-0 in the second game. Congrats! Lady Cats are 3-0 on the season. 

Up next a big game coming to Drexel on Thursday September 8th as the Lady Cats take on Lone Jack. 

The night will start with the JV at 5:30 followed by the varsity.

Homicide Investigation in Crawford County Kansas






Obituary - Theodore David "Ted" Furry

Theodore David (Ted) Furry, age 74, passed away at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, MO, on Friday, September 2, 2022. The family is deeply saddened by his sudden and unexpected death.

He was lovingly referred to as “Teddy David” or “Teddy” by his close family, and in his ministry and career life was known more formally as “Ted” or “Ted David.”

Everyone who knew Ted was touched by his kindness, humor, and mild temperament. He was truly a peacemaker and was always a source of positivity. He had an impact on many lives, either through love, friendship, mentorship, spiritual teachings, or (of course) his humor.

Ted was born in Carrollton, MO, on May 8, 1948. He was the first son of Ted and Mary Ellen Furry. His older sister Mary was his first playmate. In later years they would share many adventures including wild driving escapades with Mary at the wheel which he lovingly recalled at her funeral. After the birth of his younger brothers, Charles, and Steve, they loved spending time with their Grandpa Hugh Furry on his farm. In addition, they helped their dad on the farm they grew up on. Charlie and Ted shared their first vehicle, an Impala with “cat eyes” taillights. Their amusing stories of antics would later be coined “Furry Tales” when regaled to others. When baby sister Edie was born Teddy was an amazingly kind and gentle big brother. Of note, all of his family loved his beautiful kind blue/green eyes.

Ted being good natured himself loved animals and being in nature. He raised hogs as a teen and was in FFA. But most of all he loved playing musical instruments, especially the guitar, and was joined by his younger brother, Charles, and dear friends in Norborne, Missouri, in the band, The Jaywalkers. They entertained many with their talents playing current hits of the era in small town skating rinks they rented.

With the Vietnam War, Ted was drafted into the Army. He served in Vietnam as a helicopter mechanic. Ted volunteered to fly second seat many times to help recover downed helicopters in enemy territory. We were so blessed that Ted came back to us much the same as when he left.

Ted was an American muscle car enthusiast and owned both a 1969 maroon GTO with black bucket seats and a 1967 gold Camaro in the late 60s and early 70s. He loved volunteering at the Tulsa Raceway taking pictures and checking out what his own GTO could do on the track after hours.

He attended Spartan School of Aeronautics in Tulsa, Oklahoma. There in Tulsa he met the love of his life, Frances, who he has cherished for 52 years. Later he worked as a draftsman at Crest Engineering.

Ted and Fran began their life in Tulsa but later moved back to Carrollton, where he once again raised farm animals and did row cropping for his dad and grandpa. With the birth of their first daughter, Teresa, their new family moved to Chillicothe. Ted entered his first ministry by helping to establish an Assemblies of God Church in Platte City, MO. Later, they relocated to Raytown where their son, David, was born 12 years after Teresa. 

During that time Ted pastored various small churches across Kansas and Missouri. Teddy loved his children Teresa Marie and David Joseph more than life itself and was an amazing father. His grandchildren were the pride and joy of his older age.

His great discernment and natural ability to spiritually guide led him to become an Ordained Minister with the Assemblies of God after receiving his Masters of Divinity at Central Baptist Theological Seminary where he enjoyed Biblical studies.

Ted was quite the conversationalist. He enjoyed discussing astronomy and new discoveries in science with his brothers and son. He was always learning. He also, since his childhood, could be found in a swing, any kind of swing, as his favorite past time to pray and ponder about life. He was in tune with the birds and even the insects in his backyard during these last years. He will always be remembered for his funny “Teddy-isms” when it came to showing affection to all animals and pets. He loved caring for and sailing his 26-foot sailboat at Stockton Lake with Fran by his side. His last “muscle” car was his ¾ ton SUV to pull his sailboat!

Ted was preceded in death by many grandparents having come from a large family, his mother, Mary Ellen Furry; father, Ted Furry; sister, Mary Furry McAvoy; brother, Charles Furry.

He leaves behind his wife Frances Furry of Nevada, MO, his brother Steve Furry of Arizona, and sister Edie Stephens (Furry) of MO, daughter Teresa Lewis and grandchildren Hunter McClung, Skye McClung, and Cameron Lewis of GA, son David Furry and wife Jenna with grandchildren Serenity Wright, Patience Furry, BreAnna Furry, Traxten Furry, and Ezekiel Furry of TX.

Ted will be desperately missed by all those left behind. Our hearts are so broken by this unexpected loss.

Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for,
the evidence of things not seen." - Reverend Ted Furry

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM Thursday, September 8th, at the F.L.A.G. Church, 1234 N. Rouse St., Pittsburg, KS 66762. Burial will follow in the U. S. National Cemetery, Ft. Scott, KS. The family will receive friends from 9:30 AM until service time at the church building. 

Memorials are suggested to F.L.A.G. Church Ft. Scott and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347, 201 S. Main St., Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.

Flocked!!!

 


























The flock has settled at Nursery Street Clinic! Is Dr. Miller plotting revenge? Or was the sun in his eyes? We all know who's to blame here (we're looking at you, health care providers at High Street FCC)!

Give a shout out to these health care professionals, they do a fantastic job for our community! From left: Megan Reno, PA, Lexi Hahn CMA, James Miller, DO, Crystal Dizney, Dana Hilbus, CMA, Tina DeCavele, Madeline Derousse, Rebekah Calvert, LPN, Ruth Barnes, LPN, Jenne Bennett, RN, and Robin Moore, LPN.

Not pictured: Elaine Goodman, Glenn Gardner PA, Erin Forkner LPN, Mary Jackson, Dot Henry, LPN.


Obituary - Linda Marie Vassar

Linda Marie (Jones) Vassar, 75, Harrisonville, MO, took her last breath after a brief but hard battle with cancer, on Friday, September 2, 2022 at Lee's Summit Medical Center in Lee's Summit, MO. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 8, 2022 at Garden City Cemetery in Garden City, MO, under the direction of Atkinson Funeral Home, Harrisonville.

Linda was born in Reeds Spring, MO on March 29, 1947 to Lloyd and Alberta Jones. Linda and her family would later move to Kansas City, KS where she would attend church and teach Sunday school and graduated from Wyandotte High School. It was when Linda was working at Paul's Drive-In that she would meet Robert Vassar, a story that has been told to her children and grandchildren many, many times.

Robert and Linda were married on October 27, 1967 and spent 51 years together raising 4 sons, hundreds of head of cattle and acres and acres of produce. Linda worked many jobs throughout her life; like the bank where she financed and purchased her first car, the IRS, along with helping Bob and the boys manage the farm and the produce stands. But, her most important job was spending her years raising her boys, and later on providing 100% care for Bob in his last years of life. Linda's family was her pride and joy. Well, right next to her love for Elvis Presley.

Linda was an amazing woman that loved the simple things in life, like the ring of a penny slot machine at the casino, a trip to the thrift store, purses, anything in the color pink, and her little dog, Lucy. Linda had a smile that would brighten up the day of anyone that she met.

Linda was proceeded in death by her husband Robert, sister Dottie, and parents Lloyd and Alberta. She is survived by numerous family members, including her sister, Gerdie (Ray); her brother, Warren; her four sons: Tracy (Kristina), Tim, Ted (Shawna), and Travis (Joshalynn); as well as eleven grandchildren: Preston, Justin, Mollee, Jacob, Meadow, Tucker, Kimber, Gunner, Jax, Tallon and Kip, and three great-grandchildren: Stetson, Renlee and Vaylin.

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