El Dorado Springs man seriously injured in Vernon County rollover accident

On Tuesday January 23rd around 8:15 a.m. the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Vernon County along with Vernon County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a one vehicle rollover accident on Route K around six miles east of Nevada.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the westbound 2020 Nissan NV driven by 22 year old Joshua Skiles of El Dorado Springs, MO traveled off the right side of the roadway, returned to the roadway, and traveled off the left side and overturned.

Mr. Skiles sustained serious injuries in this accident and he was transported by ambulance to Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri for treatment.

View crash report below:

https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/HP68/AccidentDetailsAction?ACC_RPT_NUM=240034699

Obituary - Deborah "Debbie" Ann Mayfield

Graveside service and inurnment for Deborah "Debbie" Mayfield will be 1 p.m. Saturday, January 27, 2024 at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Butler, Missouri. A Celebration of life service will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday, January 27 at the Church on the Rock in Harrisonville. Contributions to the Church on the Rock. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri. Online condolences www.schowengerdtchapel.com.

Deborah “Debbie” Ann Mayfield, age 70 of Adrian, Missouri died Monday, January 15, 2024 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born December 10, 1953 to Francis Fields and Mary Marie McClaskey Meredith in Smithville, Missouri.

Debbie is survived by her husband, Tom Mayfield of the home; two daughters, Kelly Dawn Mayfield of Drexel, Missouri and Amy Mayfield of Belton, Missouri; four grandchildren, Tristan Cole Decker, Thomas Lee Rogers, Abryella Dawn Rogers and Isabella Lynn Rogers; a brother, William Powers and wife Joni of Las Vegas, Nevada; three sisters, Mary Foster and husband Preston of Cabool, Missouri, Sharon Berry and husband Wayne, Adrian, Missouri and Victoria Catron of Victor, Montana; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters, Lois Kalthoff, Jean Utter and Fernie Adkins; and a brother, James Powers.

Harrisonville High School 2024 Courtwarming Candidates

Congratulations to the 2024 Harrisonville High School Courtwarming king and queen candidates! They are FRONT ROW: Grace Atkinson, Elly Maxwell, Miranda Fisher, Kirstin Talley, Ramsey Turk, and Ayllita Khieu; and BACK ROW: Kenneth Barnard, Preston Baker, Drew Wright, Mark Gregg, Karter Johnston, and Eli Glenn.

The King and Queen will be crowned between the girls’ and boys’ varsity games on Friday, Feb. 2. The Wildcats play Warrensburg that night with game times at girls’ varsity/boys’ JV, 6 p.m. and boys’ varsity/girls’ JV, 7:30 p.m.

Prior to the coronation, the 2024 HHS Distinguished Alumni Wall of Fame inductees will be honored.

Butler High School January student of the month

 

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Student Spotlight Kate Bunch

Kate Bunch is from the small farm town of Adrian, Missouri. She attended Missouri State University, where she received her Bachelor’s degree in animal science with a minor in general business. 

Before vet school, Kate worked in a variety of vet clinics. There, she made great connections and learned so much! This variety allowed Kate to experience everything from exotics to equine. One of the clinics she worked for rehabilitated some wildlife, which exposed Kate to wild birds, opossums, raccoons, and her all-time favorite, a baby beaver!

Kate moved to Columbia in the summer of 2022 to work at an emergency clinic. There, she learned a lot about emergency medicine. Her heart missed the family atmosphere of a smaller practice, so she started working for a newly opened, family-owned mixed practice clinic over by Centralia.

Kate has a younger brother who is also attending Mizzou but is working on a Master’s Degree in accounting. Her parents reside in her hometown of Adrian, Missouri. Also, in her family, Kate has a French bulldog named Bear. Bear has gotten her through a lot, and she would not know what to do without his cuddles and toots!
During her free time, Kate likes to walk around the farmer’s market, and when she is not there, you can catch her doing some puzzles and binge-watching docuseries.

After graduation, Kate plans to join a mixed general practice, possibly at her previous clinic or back near her hometown. Kate is passionate about small ruminants and reproduction, so she hopes to incorporate those as well!

Obituary - Gregory "Ziggy" Lewis Edgman

Gregory "Ziggy" Lewis Edgman, age 70, La Cygne, Kansas passed away Friday, January 19, 2024. He was born in Orange County, California on November 21, 1953 the son of Lewis and Anna Blumenberg Edgman. He served his country in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. 

He was a talented craftsman working as a Master Builder. Greg and his cherished companion, Cathy Wilson, had their first date over twenty-five years going to Area G of the Marais de Cygne Refuge and watched the eagles. He was fanatic about radio controlled cars. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, John Edgman, and a sister, Deborah Carano.

Greg is survived by his dear Cathy, two daughters, Jodi Edgman and Lindsey Stogsdill, two stepsons, Mark Wilson and Kyle Wilson, a brother, Doug Edgman, and two sisters, Rebecca Clay and Melissa Edgman, and eight grandchildren, Mercedes, Dakota, Kyle, Zoey, Henry, Haven, Maddie and Hope.

Funeral service will be held 1 pm Friday, January 26, 2024 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. Burial will be in the Star Valley Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 pm Thursday, January 25 at the La Cygne Chapel. Memorial contributions are suggested to FISH - Friends In Service of Heroes, c/o Schneider Funeral Home, P.O. Box 304, La Cygne, KS 66040. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com

Just a simple thank you!

We would like you to join us in recognizing our staff for their dedication and hard work during the winter storm that moved through Bates County this weekend. We don't just want to recognize the men and women who were responding to the slide offs and answering calls for service in almost impossible road conditions but also other members of the Sheriff's Office like, Detention Officers and Dispatchers.

While many businesses and government offices are able to close due to weather, the Sheriff's Office and first responders still have to maintain a level of functionality. We want to Thank the employees who, despite the weather conditions braved it to come to work. We still have to run the jail to include serving 200 meals, medical needs and daily functions of the jail. We still have to have employees to answer the 911 phones to dispatch law enforcement, fire departments and EMS.

On this occasion, as some employees were not able to make it to work, other employees who were, volunteered to come in to help cover shifts and a few volunteered to work beyond their scheduled off time to make sure the needs of the Citizens of Bates County were met.

"The Sheriff's Office runs 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Weekends and holidays, snow days and ice days. The men and women from the Maintenance Man, Dispatchers, Control Room, Detention Officers, Medical Staff, Food Service Staff, Deputies, Detectives and Command Staff are dedicated and realize that we have to run as normal as possible in some of the worst conditions." Says Sheriff Anderson. "Some of the employees worked 14 to 16 hours straight, some came in to work when they were supposed to be off and could have stayed home in the warmth. We are only as strong as our employees and Bates County is Blessed to have the best and most dedicated people working at the Sheriff's Office."