Election notice for Bates County

Notice is hereby given that a Municipal General Election will be held in Bates County, Missouri on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, for the purpose of voting on candidates and ballot issues.

The polling places for the election will be:
ADRIAN PRECINCT: Adrian Optimist Building, 11092 NW County Road 41, Adrian (Adrian R-3 & Archie R-5) All voters in the Adrian R-3 and the Archie R-5 school districts vote here.

AMORET/AMSTERDAM PRECINCT: Amsterdam Community Building, 8524 NW State Route Y, Amsterdam, (Miami R-1) Voters in the City of Amoret, City of Amsterdam, and Homer, Charlotte, West Point, Elkhart Townships vote here. Note: All West Boone Township votes at the Drexel Community Center in Drexel.

BALLARD PRECINCT: Ballard School (Ag Building), 10247 NE State Route 18, Butler (Ballard R-2) All voters in the school district vote here.

BUTLER PRECINCT: Butler High School Gymnasium, 420 S Fulton, Butler (Butler R-5) All voters in the school district vote here.

DREXEL PRECINCT: Drexel Community Center, 410 E. Bates, Drexel (Drexel R-4 & Miami R-1) Voters in the City of Drexel, Village of Merwin, and all West Boone Township vote here.

HUDSON / ROCKVILLE PRECINCT: Hudson School, 15012 NE State Route 52, Appleton City, (Hudson R-9, Appleton City R-2 & Rich Hill R-4) All voters in the City of Rockville and Rockville Township vote here.

HUME PRECINCT: Hume Legion Hall, 9355 SW 1ST Street, Hume (Hume R-8) Voters in the City of Hume and Howard and Walnut Townships vote here.

RICH HILL PRECINCT: Rich Hill 4th of July Building, 501 E. Park Avenue, Rich Hill (Rich Hill R-4) Voters in the City of Rich Hill, Village of Foster, and Osage, Lone Oak, Pleasant Gap, Hudson, Prairie, New Home South, Walnut, Howard Townships vote here.

The polling places will be open from the hours of 6:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. during which time any person properly registered to vote in Bates County, Missouri and has an acceptable form of identification, will be given the opportunity to cast his or her ballot.

Done by order of the County Clerk of Bates County, Missouri this 11th day of March, 2024.

Jami Page
Bates County Clerk
Election Authority

Update: Grandview man seriously injured in motorcycle crash near Amsterdam

On Wednesday March 13th around 4:30 p.m. the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Bates County along with Bates County EMS, Bates County Sheriff's Deputies and Amsterdam Fire Department responded to a motorcycle accident on Route J at CR NW 8002 near Miami High School.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the northbound 2017 Harley Davidson Motorcycle driven by Joseph A. Canseco of Grandview, Missouri traveled off the right side of the roadway and overturned.

Joseph A. Canseco sustained serious injuries in this accident and he was 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=240125264

Obituary - Gloria Ann Phillips

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Gloria Ann Phillips. She was surrounded by family at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, MO when she received her angel wings and entered heaven.

Gloria was born March 24th, 1955 in Ft. Benning, GA to Kenneth Lloyd and Jeanne Bernadette (Riley) Berryman. Gloria worked as a Medical Credentialist for over 30 years with HCA Healthcare until retirement. She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Harrisonville, MO. Gloria truly lived life to the fullest through simple pleasures like; teaching her kids and their friends how to drive, braiding everyone's hair before volleyball and basketball games, taking her grandsons to get ice cream, taking many kids including family and friends to the zoo. She enjoyed talking for hours to family and friends. She was there for all the kids events the best she could, rather that be in person or via live feeds and being their biggest cheerleader. She loved making friends anywhere she went (literally anywhere). She would always make sure to include everyone, she loved organizing gatherings with family and friends, her face would light up when taking kids for rides on her scooter, she loved every holiday and gathering to the fullest (especially her birthday!). She always had a smile on her face and a giggle to go with it and she always raved about her family and how proud she was of her kids, grandsons, nieces and nephews and great nieces and great nephews, and of course her parents and her sisters, brothers, and in-laws.

Gloria will join in heaven her parents, Lloyd and Bernadette Berryman, and her brother Ken Berryman.

Gloria still has many here on earth loving her and keeping her memory alive, including 3 children; Jennifer Phillips of Harrisonville MO, Randy Phillips Jr. of Independence MO, Deanna Meinhardt of Harrisonville MO; 2 grandsons, Mattic and Coby Meinhardt; as well as her sister Karen Caldwell (Larry) of Aurora MO, sister-in-law (Ken) Carol Berryman of Peculiar MO, brother Jim Berryman (Linda) of Sapulpa, OK, sister Susan Boehm of Grandview, MO; 14 nieces and nephews and their spouses and 40 great nieces and great-nephews.

The family would like to welcome all family and friends to Dickey Funeral Home in Harrisonville, MO on Friday, March 15th, 2024 for a visitation from 6-8 pm with a rosary reading from 5:30-6pm.

A Funeral Mass will be held Saturday, March 16th, 2024 at 10:30 am at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Harrisonville, MO.

The family suggests that Memorial Contributions may be made to the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Memorial Fund, Harrisonville, Missouri. Contributions may be mailed to Dickey Funeral Home, P.O. Box 432, Harrisonville, Missouri 64701.

Miami County Kansas Sheriff's Office Wanted Wednesday

 

Traffic Alert: Motorcycle accident near Amsterdam

The Bates County Sheriff's Office along with Missouri State Highway Patrol Troopers, Bates County EMS and Amsterdam Fire Department is on scene of a motorcycle accident around the area of J Highway and NW CR 8002 near Miami School at this time.

Please avoid this area! Mid America Live News will update when more information is made available to us.

This story has been updated:

https://batescountynewswire.blogspot.com/2024/03/update-grandview-man-seriously-injured.html

Obituary - Randy Dwayne Hilburn

Randy Dwayne Hilburn, age 71, of Clinton Missouri, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday morning, March 10, 2024. A graveside funeral service with military honors will be held at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville, Missouri on Monday, March 18, 2024, at 2:00 pm.

Randy was born in Fort Worth, Texas to our loving parents James and Myrna Hilburn. Randy graduated from Belton High School in Belton, Mo, with the class of 1971. Randy served in the Air Force from 1971- 1975.

Randy is preceded in death by his parents, James and Myrna Hilburn and his nephew, Sonny Reed.

Randy is survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Rhonda and Mark Hinken of Warsaw, Missouri, his x-wife, Chris Witham Watson of Illinois, his daughter and son in law, Jennifer Hilburn O'Bryan and Danny O'Bryan and 2 grandchildren, Cole and Raegan O'Bryan of Illinois, as well as many other relatives and friends.

As his sister, I have to share Randy's testimony that his beautiful caregiver, Kaley, shared with me. She said that on Friday evening, before he passed on Sunday, he told her that God spoke to him. He said that a voice came across and said, "It's your time, my son!" He also said he heard music and asked Kaley if she heard music. God is good! May you rest easy my precious brother and I love you!

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Vansant-Mills Funeral Home, Clinton, Missouri.

Updated Obituary - Suzan Melissa Moore

Celebration of life for Suzan Melissa Moore of Adrian, Missouri will be 4 p.m. Friday, March 15 at the Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel. Visitation prior to celebration of life 3 - 4 p.m. Friday at the Schowengerdt Chapel. Inurnment at a later date. Contributions to animal shelter of choice. Online condolences at www.schowengerdtchapel.com

Suzan Melissa Moore, age 66 of Adrian, Missouri died Friday, March 8, 2024 at the Bates County Memorial Hospital in Butler, Missouri. She was born December 8, 1957 to John Samuel and Maggie Louise Barnett Horner in Butler, Missouri.

Suzan, one of two children, grew up in Rich Hill, Missouri where she attended school and later obtained her GED. She lived in Rich Hill and Butler before moving to Adrian, Missouri where she lived more than half her life. Suzan was an optician for Walmart Vision Center in Harrisonville, Missouri and was a homemaker for the past 20 years. On January 4, 1991 she married Stanley Eugene Moore.

Suzan was caring, giving, self-less, beautiful, charismatic and angelic but also could be stubborn, strong willed and ornery. She enjoyed making animation drawings, cooking, playing video games, fried chicken and watching movies and the Kansas City Chiefs. Suzan loved spending time with her cats, dogs, and family.

Suzan is survived by her husband, Stanley Eugene Moore of the home; a daughter, Misty Dawn Welcher and husband Jeremy of Adrian, Missouri; two grandchildren, Matthew Timothy Thorup of Harrisonville, Missouri and Haley Dawn Thorup and fiancé Brendan of Peculiar, Missouri; a great-grandson, Gannon James Chivington; parents-in-law, Stanley W. and Reva Mae Moore of Adrian, Missouri; and two stepdaughters, Savanna Marie Thompson and Kendra Dawn Owens. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Johnnie Carvey Horner; and an aunt, Agnes Barnett.

8th graders from Butler High School spend the day at the capitol in Jefferson City

8th graders from Butler High School spend the day at the capitol in Jefferson City...

Several 8th graders from Butler High School boarded a bus before 6:00 a.m. this morning on a field trip to the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City. 

While touring the capitol the group was met by the 125th District State Representative and Butler High School Alumni Dane Diehl. 

Dane showed the group around and how things was done around the capital. The group enjoyed pizza for lunch and ofcourse ice cream for dessert. 

Thank you Dane for showing them around!