Kansas man killed in motor vehicle accident yesterday

On Monday April 1st around 3:41 p.m. the Kansas State Highway Patrol along with Crawford County Kansas Sheriff's Deputies responded to a fatality accident on Kansas Highway 7 about nine miles south of Girard, Kansas.

The Kansas State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the southbound 1988 Chevrolet Blazer driven by 74 year old Terry Harper of Frontenac, Kansas was southbound on Kansas Highway 7 when a 1989 GMC truck driven by 64 year old Antonio Gallardo of Miami, Oklahoma failed to yield and backed out of a private drive on the East side of the highway into the path of the Blazer. 

Mr. Harper swerved in an attempt to avoid a collision, but the Blazer struck the left front corner of the GMC truck, upon which time he then overcorrected back to the right, causing the Blazer to overturn.

Terry Harper was pronounced dead at the scene of this accident.

View crash report below:

https://www.kansas.gov/khp-crashlogs/search/viewDetail/2024-003840

Thank you for sponsoring

Special Thanks to the Osage Bottoms Delta Waterfowl Chapter for sponsoring the Appleton City High School Trap Shooting Team.

Back Row, L to R: Coach Alex Hardin, Coach David Hoagland, Coach Matt Stephan, (Delta Waterfowl Members) Michael Ashley, Tyler Piepmeier, Garrett Wade, Nate Fischer, Chase Watt, Joe Knobbe. Front Row, L to R: (Trap Team) Katie Gilkey, Kallie Gilkey, Eli Hearting, Hunter Hearting, Coy Stephan, Dawson Hoagland

Temperatures near freezing

Strong northwest winds are expected to usher cooler air into the region. Temperatures are expected to dip near freezing both Thursday and Friday mornings.

Attention Bates County Voters:

Attention Bates County Voters:

Tomorrow is the municipal elections in Bates County. You will see something you haven’t seen in recent years. The Sheriff’s Office and the Clerk's Office has been working together to ensure the safety of election workers, voters and all polling locations.

We have decided the best way to ensure everyone’s safety and to support election integrity is to put a deputy at each polling place in Bates County.

We appreciate all the Citizens of Bates County and want everyone to feel safe when casting their votes. You will see this same program in August and November and any future election cycles.

-Courtesy of the Bates County Clerks Office

Adrian man injured in Bates County rollover accident

On Monday April 1st around 2:20 p.m. the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Bates County along with Bates County Sheriff's Deputies and Bates County EMS responded to a one vehicle accident on T Highway north of NE CR 13004 in rural Bates County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the southbound 2007 Ford F-150 driven by 33 year old Michael A. Lippert of Adrian, Missouri traveled off the right side of the roadway and struck a ditch.

Mr. Lippert sustained minor injuries and he was transported to by Bates County EMS ambulance to Cass Regional Medical Center in Harrisonville, Missouri for treatment. 

View crash report below:

https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/HP68/AccidentDetailsAction?ACC_RPT_NUM=240159068

Amsterdam woman escapes serious injury in Bates County rollover accident

On Monday April 1st around 2:00 p.m. the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Bates County along with Bates County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a one vehicle rollover accident on Missouri 18 Highway just south of AA Highway.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the southbound 2014 Ford Escape driven by 41 year old Ida M. Jackson of Amsterdam, Missouri traveled off the right side of the roadway, struck a ditch and overturned.

Ida M. Jackson sustained minor injuries and she refused medical treatment at the scene of this accident.

View crash report below:
https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/HP68/AccidentDetailsAction?ACC_RPT_NUM=240159057

Obituary - Shirley Anne Hudson

\Shirley Anne Hudson, 87, passed away at her home in Milo, MO on Saturday, March 30, 2024. Shirley was born May 11, 1936 in Emporia, KS to Louise W. and Bessie A. (Nieman) Thornton. She married Max H. Hudson on December 4, 1952 in Cottonwood Falls, KS and he preceded her in death on March 20, 2020.

Shirley grew up in Kansas and attended school there. Following her marriage to Max, they came to Milo, although they also lived in Bronaugh and Golden City for a time. Shirley was a homemaker, and also worked as a seamstress at Nelly Dawn in Nevada. She enjoyed baking, seeing her grandchildren, and her weekly crossword puzzles.

Survivors include three children, Mike Hudson, Milo, Karen Hudson, Topeka, KS, and Loren Hudson, Nevada; four grandchildren, Sonja Hart (James) Michelle Hudson (Danny Calsing), Cheyenne Newberry, and Misty Hudson (Jason Eastham); seven great-grandchildren, Andrew, Lilly, McKenzy, Felicity, Adam, Blair, and Brooklyn; two great-great-grandchildren, Kayce, and Sawyer; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to Max, she was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter-in-law, Debbie Hudson; a son-in-law, Dennis Antes; a great-grandson, Blake William Hart; two brothers, Sonny Thornton, and Larry Thornton; three sisters, Lillian Place, Jeanne Fosdick, and Marjorie Potter.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 4, at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada with Pastor Roger Beach officiating. Interment will follow in Sheldon Cemetery in Sheldon, MO. The family will receive friends from 5-6:30 p.m. on Wednesday evening at the funeral home.

Memorials are suggested in her name to the Nevada Animal Shelter c/o Ferry Funeral Home.

Butler High School baseball game suspended due to weather

The Butler High School baseball game tonight against the Midway Vikings has been suspended until another date. The Bears had the lead 5-1 in the top of the 4th inning when the weather delay occurred.