Obituary - Bill Carpenter

Bill Carpenter, age 79, of Liberal, Missouri passed away May 1, 2023.

Bill was born August 8, 1943 in Oskaloosa, Missouri to Willie Albert Carpenter and Carrie Evelyn (Guss) Carpenter. Bill graduated from Liberal High School in the class of 1961. On November 24, 1965, Bill married Karen Ann Bell in Liberal, MO.

Bill worked as a coal miner for Peabody Coal in Montrose, Missouri and also as a fork lift operator for O'Sullivan's in Lamar, MO., for 13 years. He was a member of the Mine Worker's Association (MWA). Bill loved watching the Kansas City Royals and having the boys home for deer camp.

Survivors include his wife, Karen; three sons, Darren (Tracey) Carpenter of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Brian (Laura) Carpenter of Nevada, Missouri and Kevin (Jennifer) Carpenter of Peculiar, Missouri; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two sisters, Leota McClendon and Wanda June Dunn, both of Ft. Scott, Kansas as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Bill was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and two sisters. Contributions are suggested and made payable to the Verdella Freewill Baptist Church in care of Daniel Funeral Home.

Storms possible today through this weekend

Storms will be possible today and each day through the weekend. Although severe storms are not expected today, severe storms will be possible across central Missouri on Saturday, and northern Missouri on Sunday. The main threats will be for damaging winds and large hail however a isolated tornado threat does exist on Saturday.

In addition, to the storm threat, the first heat of the season is expected this weekend with highs reaching the upper 80s to lower 90s. 

The first heat of the season is the most dangerous as it can sneak up on those not acclaimed and those most vulnerable to heat illness.

Happy Retirement Police K-9 UXO

Today, May 5th we congratulate K9 Uxo on his retirement after 5 1/2 years of dedicated service to the citizens of Harrisonville. Uxo will be retired to live an easier, safer life. 

As a single purpose canine, k9 Uxo has given countless demonstrations and has been very successful sniffing out illegal drugs.

Since being sworn in as a Harrisonville Police K9 on September 5th, 2017, Uxo has been involved in 190 deployments resulting in over $104,000 worth of illegal drugs, $51,051 of drug related currency and 12 guns being taken off the street.

His forever home will be with his partner Officer Matt McCulloch. We Thank You both for your service to our community as a K-9 team, may you have a long and healthy retirement K-9 Uxo.

One dead, Three juveniles seriously injured in Cass County crash

On Thursday May 4th around 8:09 pm the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Cass County along with Cass County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a two vehicle accident on Missouri 2 Highway at 271st Street in rural Cass County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the eastbound 2002 GMC driven by a 16 year old juvenile male from Freeman, Missouri crossed the centerline of traffic and struck the westbound 2012 Ford driven by 66 year old Cynthia L. Wassier of Ottawa, Kansas head on.

Cynthia L. Wassier was pronounced dead at 8:26 pm and she was transported to by Frontier Medical. Three male juveniles in the GMC truck all sustained serious injuries and all three were transported to Kansas City area hospitals for treatment.

Both vehicles were totaled and towed from the scene of this accident by J's Southland Tow. This is Troop A of the Missouri State Highway Patrol's 23rd Fatality of the year 2023.

View crash report below:

https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/HP68/AccidentDetailsAction?ACC_RPT_NUM=230229071

Power outage near Creighton and Garden City

Osage Valley Electric Members south of Garden City and west of Creighton are experiencing an outage at this time. 

Crews have been dispatched and power will be restored as quickly and as safely as possible.

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BHS makes donation to BCMH Cares Mammogram Fund!

BCMH - Wow! A big shout-out to Butler High School who donated $1,000 from their Pink Out event in late 2022 to the BCMH Cares Mammogram Fund! 

This funding will help local uninsured/underinsured patients who can't afford mammography screening for breast cancer.

Early detection saves lives, and we're grateful for schools like BHS who are generous and community-minded. 

Thank you, Butler Bears! Pictured with these BHS students are two of our radiologic techs who conduct mammograms at BCMH:

Doneda Swenson, RT R(N), CNMT, BN-IC and Christi Pope, RT, R, M, director of Imaging Services. Learn more about BCMH Cares on our website:

https://www.bcmhospital.com/bcmh-cares/

Fallen Not Forgotten awarded three $1200.00 scholarships

In keeping with the department's "Fallen Not Forgotten" pledge we awarded three $1200.00 scholarships, one for each of our fallen officers, during the Cass Career Center's Awards Night ceremony last evening.

Lt. Darla Harris announced the winners of the Marler-Wirt-Sumner scholarships during the ceremony. This year’s winners are: Breanna Layton (Ray-Pac High School), Elizabeth Lundeen and Kendra Riggs (Harrisonville High School).

Congratulations to each of our winners and thank you for carrying on the legacy of those who have lost their lives while in the line of duty here in Harrisonville.

The scholarships are funded each year through payroll deduction of department and other city staffing.

Pictured along with this year's recipients are Mable Sumner, mother of fallen Officer Chandler Sumner, Lt. Harris and Chief Hofer.

Courtesy of the Harrisonville Police Department 

 

Butler Bears Varsity Baseball gets shut out tonight in Lamar 15-0

Lamar Captures Lead Early to Defeat Butler Bears Varsity Butler Bears Varsity fell behind early and couldn’t come back in a 15-0 loss to Lamar on Thursday.

Lamar scored on a single by Tyler Ansley, a single by T. Torben, a single by B. Gardner, and an error in the first inning. The Bears struggled to contain the high-powered offense of Lamar, giving up 15 runs.

Lamar got things moving in the first inning, when Ansley singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run. A single by Zayn Carson in the fourth inning was a positive for the Bears.

Cooper again was on the mound for Lamar. The pitcher went four innings, allowing zero runs on one hit, striking out five and walking one.

Butler Freshman Bryson Kash was on the pitcher’s mound for the Bears. Kash allowed four hits and six runs over two-thirds of an inning.

Butler Sophomore Eli Cox and Senior Zayn Carson entered the game as relief, throwing two innings and two-thirds of an inning respectively. Carson went 1-for-2 at the plate to lead the Bears in hits.

Lamar had ten hits in the game. Gardner, Ansley, and Tate Ansley each managed multiple hits for Lamar. Gardner led Lamar with three hits in three at bats.

Lamar was sure-handed in the field and didn’t commit a single error. Torbeck had the most chances in the field with six.