From Sac Osage Electric Cooperation:

 From Sac Osage Electric Cooperation: 

Powerful Storms rolled through our entire service territory late Sunday evening.

Sac Osage Crews were dispatched right away and have worked through the night. More than 2000 members lost power throughout the storms. Around half that number remain without power as of 6:40 Monday.

Extra help has been called in to support the restoration effort, and Sac Osage linemen will continue to work to get everyone back on.

Obituary - Rita Louise Cox

Rita Louise Cox, age 69, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 26, 2023.

Services will be held on Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at Cullen Funeral Home, 612 W. Foxwood Dr. Raymore, Missouri 64083. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m. followed by a memorial service at 6:30 p.m.

Rita was born on November 20, 1953 in Kansas City, Kansas to William Buzan and Rita Gallagher. While still in high school, Rita engaged in cosmetology school and after graduating began her lifelong career as a cosmetologist. Over the next forty years, Rita perfected her craft in hair. She was married to John Marle Cox on January 27th, 1981, and this union was blessed with two children. Rita grew up in the Catholic church and later in life, maintained a relationship with God. In life Rita loved gardening, home improvement and she was definitely the life of the party. If Rita was there, you knew it because you could hear her. She was always happy and a social butterfly. She loved vacations and driving all over the United States with John. Rita adored her grandchildren and would spend any available minute with them that she could.

Rita was preceded in death by her husband John on March 2, 2023; her parents, William and Rita Buzan; and her sister, Helen Weising.

Here to cherish her memory are her two children, Kenneth Cox (Jennifer) and Katherine Riggins (William); four siblings, Noreen Hekele (Jim), Mary Pat Owens (Mike), John Buzan (Sue), and Bill Buzan; and five grandchildren, Abigail, Aubrey, Kylie, Blake, and Weston.

Arrangements: Cullen Funeral Home, Raymore, Missouri 816.322.5278

Attention ALL Countywide Disposal Trash Customers:

Attention ALL Countywide Disposal trash Customers:

Effective August 1st we will no longer be picking up barrels full of trash. They often are too heavy for the guys to lift, have no handles, and/or are cracked. 

We will require all trash to be in trash cans, preferably the trash cans we provide or one similar so we can use the hydraulic tippers on the truck to dump the heavy containers.

Thank you,
Lee McLain
President/Member

Obituary - Michael Novak

Michael Anthony Novak, age 60 of Nevada, passed away on Thursday, July 27, 2023, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Mike was born on October 19, 1962, in Gardner, KS. He was the son of James A. and Shirley A. (Fulton) Novak. Mike was raised in Nevada and graduated from Nevada High School in 1981. He served in the United States Army following High School. Mike became an ordained minister and has served as an associate pastor for Christ’s Church Fellowship.

Survivors include four sisters, Pam Sandoval of Nevada, Catherine Erwin of Warsaw, MO, Diana Wessley of Carl Junction, and Linda Gower of Overland Park, KS, two brothers, John Davis (Wendy) of Franklin, GA and Jim Novak (Jayne), Nevada, MO, and two stepsons, Graham and Garrett. Numerous nieces and nephews also survive. Mike was preceded in death by his parents, Jim and Shirley Novak.

A celebration of Life will be held at 12:30 pm on Sunday, July 30, 2023, at Christ’s Church Fellowship located at 621 S. Pine in Nevada with Pastor Robert Fox officiating.

Garden City man seriously injured in Cass County crash

On Saturday July 29th around 5:29 p.m. the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Cass County along with Cass County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a one vehicle accident on E 243rd Street and Staley Mound Road in rural Cass County.

The Missouri State Highway says the accident occurred when the east bound 1999 Ford F-250 driven by 65 year old James R. Person of Garden City, Missouri fell asleep at the wheel and struck and embankment became airborne, striking the ground and coming to rest in a field.

Mr. Person was transported by ambulance to Belton Regional Medical Center for treatment of his injuries. The Ford truck was totaled and towed from the scene of this accident by J's Southland Tow. 

View crash report below:

https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/HP68/AccidentDetailsAction?ACC_RPT_NUM=230408748

Butler man arrested for failure to appear in court warrants

On Saturday July 29th around 7:39 p.m. the Bates County Sheriff's Office arrested 40 year old Joseph A. Phelan of Butler, Missouri.

Mr. Phelan was arrested on the following failure to appear in court warrants for 1.) Unlawful use of drug paraphernalia 2.) Possession of a controlled substance.

Joseph A. Phelan was booked into the Bates County Jail in Butler and he is currently being held on a $1,000 cash/surety bond on each charge.

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 - Shirley Yvonne Baum

Shirley Yvonne Baum, age 85, of Raymore, Missouri, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, July 25, 2023.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, July 28, 2023 at Cullen Funeral Home, 612 W. Foxwood Dr. Raymore, Missouri 64083. 

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 29, 2023 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 5901 E. 135th St., Grandview, Missouri 64030. Shirley will then be laid to rest at Raymore Cemetery in Raymore, Missouri.

Shirley was born on October 20, 1937 in Dodge City, Kansas to Roy W. Speer and Lillian C. Corcoran. After graduating high school, Shirley continued her education. In the early summer of 1965, she was joined in marriage with her husband William Baum on May 13th. In life, Shirley was a faithful member of the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Grandview and a member of the Red Hat Society. She loved to read, sew, and tend to her flowers.

Shirley was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Lillian Speer; twin brother, Stanley Speer; brother, Gale Speer; three sisters, Dorothy Brown, Rosalind Backus, and Theresa Speer; and two grandsons, Brent Sommerville and Stanley Harlan.

Here to cherish her memory are her loving husband of fifty-eight years, William Baum; seven children, Athena Bachtel (Kenneth), Diane Courtney, Jennifer Forester, Julie Messina (Don), Pamela Cottrill, Elizabeth Baum, and Sarah Coleman; sister, Madeleine Black; seventeen grandchildren; and seventeen great grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be given to the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church as addressed above.

Steiner's Restaurant and Bar Sunday buffet today

Sunday July 30th we will be open from 11AM to 2PM and will offer a Buffet Meal Option Only. No made to order menu items.

The buffet will include:
Brisket, Fried Chicken, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Sweet Corn, Baked Beans, Mac & Cheese, Rolls/Biscuits, Strawberry Shortcake, Cobblers & Drink for $15.

We look forward to seeing all of you...