First snow of the season

Rain and snow move into the area this afternoon and evening. The bulk of the snowfall is expected to occur overnight tonight into early Sunday AM. Snow moves out of the area around sunrise Sunday.

Slick roads and reduced visibility are expected. Please be cautious if traveling.

Whirlwinds blow past Braymer heading to state championship game

The #1 ranked Archie Whirlwinds defeated the Braymer Bobcats tonight 88-20 in the semi-final 8-Man Missouri State High School Football game! 

Archie was lead on offense by several touchdowns by seniors Briar McIntire and Kaden Sutton!  On defense the Whirlwinds was led by junior Defensive end Shane Heider who was in the backfield all night long giving the bobcats fits!

Archie will move on now to play the #3 ranked Worth County Tigers (11-1) in the 8-Man Missouri State High School Championship next Thursday in Columbia, Missouri!

Worth County is coming off a 40-14 victory tonight over South Holt. Archie will be making its first trip to the championship game and Worth County will be looking for their 5th Championship in school history. 

House fire shortly after lunch today in Butler

House fire shortly after lunch today in Butler... 

The Butler Fire Department along with the Butler Police Department and Adrian Fire Department responded to a house fire at 302 East Atkinson Street in Butler around 12:15 p.m. this afternoon. 

The house was unoccupied and the fire is said to have started in the back of the home. Mid America Live News will update when and if more information is made available to us.

Obituary - Judith Ann Lauck

Judith Lauck was surrounded by loved ones when called to heaven on November 20, 2023. Judy had resided on her family farm in Rockville, Missouri. Her final days were spent with her daughter in Pensacola, Florida.

Judith was born on March 9, 1948, to Jim and Norma Huffman of Rockville, Missouri where she graduated from Appleton City High School in 1966. 

She then moved to Springfield, Missouri where she began beauty school and met her husband Daniel M. Lauck. They were married in 1967 and were blessed with two children, Todd and Tina. Judy was an extremely loving and devoted mother to both of her children.

At the age of thirty-eight, Judy went back to school where she earned her degree as a registered nurse and later became the director of nursing, continuing her career for the next thirty years. 

Everyone who met Judy experienced her kind spirit and loving gentle manner. She had a very infectious smile and laugh, with an unwavering positive outlook on life. Judy was a woman of strong faith and belief. One of her fondest memories is traveling to Israel where she got to live out her lifelong dream of seeing the birthplace of Jesus Christ and where Jesus had risen.

Judy loved hosting family get togethers, with Thanksgiving being her favorite, and was most happy when with family, especially her grandchildren. In addition to hosting gatherings, Judith was quite the prankster. Every April Fools the entire family would know to expect a call from her with an outlandish prank.

She would still find a way to fool us all. It is a tradition and memory that will live within our hearts forever.

Judy was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Sharon Kent. She is survived by her husband Daniel M. Lauck; sister Deborah Blackshear; son Todd Lauck and wife Julie of Lee’s Summit, Missouri; daughter Tina Becker and husband Phil of Pensacola, Florida; her grandchildren: Aundrea and Courtney Lauck, Tyler Trouth, and Talen Lee; her great-grandchildren: Remi and Kenna Ditty; and her step-grandchildren: Kailee Jones, Grant, Lauren, and Grace Becker.

She will be dearly missed but will forever live in our hearts. Memorial gifts are suggested to the Appleton City Cemetery.

Funeral service will be Tuesday November 28th at 1pm at the Hill & Sons Funeral Home in Appleton City. Visitation will be prior to the service from 12-1pm 

Accumulating Snow Expected Sat-Sun

Confidence is increasing in snow blanketing portions of the region Saturday into Sunday. As seems normal, the transition zone between rain and snow looks to set up near the I-70 corridor which could significantly affect snow totals across the KC Metro. Stay tuned for forecast updates.

Obituary - Ronald Lee Davis

Ronald Lee Davis, 68, El Dorado Springs, MO passed away on Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at Community Springs Nursing Home in El Dorado Springs. Ron was born April 13, 1955 in Harrisonville, MO to Phillip E. and Edith J. (Stowe) Davis. He married Brenda Sue Fugate on April 19, 1985 in Miami, OK and she survives of the home.

Ron was raised in Stockton and Springfield, then graduated from Union Hall High School in Kansas in 1973. Following high school, he served in the US Navy. Ron worked as an Aide at Nevada State Hospital for many years. He was a resident of El Dorado Springs for the past 38 years. Ron loved hunting and fishing.

In addition to his wife Brenda, he is survived by three daughters: Charity Anderson, Nevada, MO, Cassidy Owen (Shawn), Pittsburg, KS, and Ashley Gardner (Robert), Woodruff, SC; a step-son, Sherman Worthington, El Dorado Springs, MO; grandchildren, Treyton Davis (Kammay), Bolivar, MO, Laine Beerbower, Nevada, MO, Trystin Owen, Pittsburg, KS, Abbigayle Gardner and Mikayla Gardner, both of Woodruff, SC; one great-granddaughter, Aria; brother, Kenneth Davis, Walker, MO; sister, Susan Lawton (Walker), Windsor, MO; sister-in-law, Cheryel Griggs, El Dorado Springs, MO; numerous nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents; his stepfather, Arthur Armstrong; two brothers, Donald Davis, and Thomas Davis; and one sister, Lori Davis.

Obituary - James Allen Clason

James Allen Clason known as “Jamie”, passed away on November 21, 2023 at the age of 44 years. Memorial contributions can be left to the James Clason Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the funeral home.

Jamie lived most of his life in Henry County. He had an infectious laugh and smile. Jamie loved to hunt, fish, and loved to be outside in the woods.

Jamie is preceded in death by his mother Anna Hale, paternal grandparents Dr. G.A. Clason (Mildred), and maternal grandmother Jo Ann Hart.

Survivors include his father James Dwight Clason of Arkansas and two sisters Kimberly Richeson (Steve) of Brownington, Missouri , and Lacie James (Douglas) of Clinton, Missouri, his niece and nephews Marcella, Clinton and Aaron Richeson , and Alexander James.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home in Clinton, Missouri and are pending at this time.

Butler Bears Band takes 3rd in marching competition