Closings and Cancelations for Friday January 12th

The following will be closed on Friday January 12th due to cold and inclement weather:

Appleton City School District AMI Day

Ballard School District AMI Day

Belton School District AMI Day
Clinton School District

El Dorado Springs School District

Lincoln School District

Montrose School District AMI Day
Osceola School District AMI Day

Sherwood School District AMI Day

Please bookmark this page as we will be adding to this list as more closings are made available.

Historic night for Butler Senior Carter Trumbore

The Bears Den was buzzing as the Butler Bears looked to get back on track after a couple of cold outings coming off of Christmas break. The Holden Eagles made the trip to the Bears Den with a record of 1-11 to square off against the 7-4 Bears.

The Bears nearly shut-out the Eagles in the first quarter, outscoring them 18-4 after one. The Bears kept their foot on the accelerator, with stout defense leading to easy offense. Butler scored 26 points on 16 Eagles turnovers. The Bears shot lights out for the night, hitting 57 percent of the their field goals, 50 percent from deep, and 88 percent from the line.

The Bears defense, coupled with their high percentage shooting, led to a blow-out victory with a final of 75-32.

The story of the night was Senior Carter Trumbore, who broke not one, but TWO of the Butler career records. Trumbore came into tonight with 222 career steals, the all-time record was held by Kaleb Kauffman with 225. Trumbore ended the night with 5 steals, surpassing Kauffman and having 227, and counting.

The all-time Butler High School career points record was held by Zach Burch with 1,866. Coming into the night Trumbore had 1,833 on his career, needing 33 points to tie the record and 34 to break it. Early in the 4th quarter Trumbore hit a 3 that propelled him to 36 points on the night, and solidified his place in the Butler High School record books.

Trumbore led all scoring on the night with 36 points, 5 steals, 5 rebounds and he was perfect from the free throw line, going 8-8. Jake Chandler for the Bears tallied 12 points with 4 assists and 3 rebounds. Brandon Hammet was the 3rd Bear in double figures with 10 points of his own to go along with 6 boards. Kolby Hill led the Eagles with 16 points.

Tailgate TV caught up Carter Trumbore after the game and grabbed a post-game interview, click the link below to check it out!

See more Tailgate TV here https://linktr.ee/tailgate_tv

-Courtesy of Cody Morris

Structure fire in Belton

Today, members of the Belton Fire Department responded to a residential structure fire in the area of Hight and 157th Street. 

Belton Fire Department units were assisted by the Grandview Fire Department. South Metro Fire District and West Peculiar Fire Protection District provided mutual aid coverage during this event.

No injuries were reported and this fire is currently under investigation.

Snow totals tonight into Friday

Snow is expected to develop across northern Missouri this evening with a wintry mix expected further south of Highway 36. 

After midnight the wintry mix south will change over to light freezing rain or freezing drizzle before chance over to all snow in the morning. Further north where precipitation is expected to be mainly snow, accumulation will range from 2-6 inches with the heaviest amounts across extreme northwest Missouri. 

Further south where the wintry mix will occur snow totals will be limited to generally less than an inch with the chance for a light glaze of ice with the freezing rain/drizzle. Be sure to monitor road conditions if you are making a Friday morning commute.

Obituary - Gene Humbird

Gene Humbird, 62, of Raymore, Missouri, passed away in his home on January 9th, 2024. Visitation services will be held on Tuesday, January 16th from 10am – 12pm at Cullen Funeral Home, 612 W. Foxwood Dr. Raymore, Missouri 64083.

Gene was born November 20th, 1961 in Kansas City, Missouri to his loving parents Ronnie Humbird and Mary Richardson. He grew up along side his 3 younger brothers, Randy (Holly) Humbird, Rickie Humbird, and Rusty Humbird. They enjoyed fishing, hunting, and sports. Gene followed in his father’s footsteps and worked in Sod most of his life. He met many amazing friends along the way and fell in love with Mardi at a very young age. 

They were high school sweethearts who got married on October 26th, 1986, and would go on to have their two children, Crystal (Mike) Regan and Kyle (Amanda) Humbird. Gene was so unbelievably talented in so many ways. He was an amazing artist, carpenter, guitarist, and all-around humble guy who would give you the shirt off his back and never ask for anything in return. He was an avid Kansas City Chiefs fan. Loved rock music, both listening to and playing it with his many bands over the years. 

He loved playing pool with his late wife Mardi, family, and friends. Even if Mardi would win most of the time. He enjoyed playing golf with his son, brothers, and friends. Would never turn down a chance to go fishing with his family. He would never stay in just one place and would walk the entire way around any good fishing hole. There are so many things my dad loved but his grandson Gabe and his family were always top of the list! 

This is why it’s with a heavy heart we say goodbye to such an amazing Son, Brother, Father, Pop-Pop, and friend. Rest easy with your love Mardi as you two are reunited once again. We must remember this isn’t goodbye, it’s until we meet again.

Gene was survived by his parents, Mary Richardson, and Ronnie (Barbara) Humbird. His brothers, Randy (Holly) Humbird, Richie Humbird and Rusty Humbird. His two children, Crystal (Mike) Regan and Kyle (Amanda) Humbird. His grandson Gabe Regan. Many adored Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Nieces, Nephews, and more friends and adopted family than you can count.

Arrangements: Cullen Funeral Home, Raymore, Missouri 816.322.5278

Obituary - Annie Amelia Robinson

Annie Amelia Robinson, age 86 of Rich Hill, Missouri passed away at her home on January 8, 2024.

Funeral Service will be held at 11 am, Saturday, January 13, 2024 at the Heuser Funeral Home.

Visitation will be from 6 pm to 7 pm, Friday, January 12, 2024 at the Heuser Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Green Lawn Cemetery.

Obituary - Marian Lois Howard

Marian Lois Howard, 91, of Freeman, Missouri, passed away Monday, January 8, 2024 at her home in Freeman. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, January 9, 2024 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, MO. Burial in Freeman Cemetery, Freeman, MO. The family will receive friends from 10:00 to 11:00 AM on Friday at the Atkinson Funeral Home.

Marian was born May 16, 1932 in Lincoln, Nebraska, a daughter of Clarence and Myrtle (Whittington) King. Marian grew up in Kansas City, MO and was a 1950 graduate of Paseo High School. She was a competitive roller skater in the Kansas City area for a number of years. Marian worked for Union Pacific Railroad as a bookkeeper until her retirement. She was a member of the Freeman Baptist Church in Freeman, MO.

Marian was preceded in death by a brother and two sisters. She is survived by two sons: Brad Howard, Freeman, MO; and Mark Howard, Lathrop, MO; and six grandchildren: Taylor, Dallas, Heather, Kevin, Avalon, and Bradley.

Busy time for the Adrian Fire Department

The Adrian Fire crews started early and ended late on Tuesday as the weather caused several incidents. 

Adrian Fire was dispatched at 04:07 AM to a medical call in the city limits. At 04:36 AM the department was dispatched for a reported barn on fire northeast of Adrian.

The barn was reported to already be on the ground and no other structures in danger. We responded three trucks to the scene and after sizing up the incident, it was decided that no action would be taken.

The department continued throughout the day and evening responding on additional medical assistance calls and car accidents with our last call taking place at approximately 7:45 PM.

We are happy to report that the car accidents that we worked, all consisted of slide offs due to slick road conditions and were non injury accidents.

- Courtesy of Chief Dizney!