Norma Jean Burrus, 74 of Nevada, MO, passed from this life Saturday, March 30, 2024, at her home to her Heavenly home following a lengthy illness. Norma was born on August 20, 1949 in Harwood, MO, to John Franklin Horning and Dolly Mae (Thompson) Horning. She was raised in the little town called Porshia, MO, before moving to El Dorado Springs, MO.
Norma married Terry Wehmeyer in 1968 and was blessed with three children. After their divorce, she then married Oran Burrus in 1986 and divorced in 1994.
Norma worked most of her life at multiple different jobs often sacrificing time for herself due to her strong determination to provide for her family. Those include the following; Little Brown Fox Egg Company of Harwood, MO, Fastrip, Shoe Factory, Shirt Factory, Casey General Store and Great Oaks Country Club all in Eldorado Springs, MO and Nelly Don, Nevada Fuel Mart, Cottey College, Moorefew, and Skills Unlimited all in Nevada, MO as well as being an Avon representative. Norma also enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren. She would always carry her digital camera to capture special memories. Norma also loved working with her cattle, crocheting and also loved her wind chimes.
Norma is survived by her three children; Cindy (Wehmeyer) Corbin and husband Renn, Christy (Wehmeyer) Bough and significant other Jeff Bloom, Devin Wehmeyer and wife Missy; eight grandchildren, Tosha (Bough) Howe, (Dan), Brandi (Corbin) Maus, (Jeremy), Scotty Bough (Tana), Shnya Bough her significant other Cody Burton, Tyler Kimzey and girlfriend Machelle Mullanix, Taylor Wehmeyer, George Rocco, Kallie Hardman, step grandson Ethan Maus and six great grandchildren, Sara Howe, Kohl Maus, Addison Howe, Trissalea Bough, Everleigh Burton, and Patience Maus. Three siblings, Dwayne and Kenneth Horning and Alma Stroer. She is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Norma was preceded in death by her parents John and Dolly Horning, two brothers, Gene and Donald Horning, her first husband, Terry Wehmeyer and a great granddaughter Alexis Howe.
There will be no viewing or visitation, out of respect our loved one's wishes.
Sunday, April 7, 2024
Dear Friends of Adrian United Methodist Church
Dear Friends of Adrian United Methodist Church,
With mixed emotions, we share some significant news. Our family has been called to serve as the Senior Pastor of North Cross United Methodist Church, and we'll be relocating in July.
These past five years in Adrian have been filled with immense joy and blessings, and the decision to leave wasn't easy.
We've grown deeply attached to this community, and bidding farewell is tough. Our hearts will always carry fond memories of our time here.
We've penned a letter expressing our gratitude and love to our faithful friends in Adrian. Know that you'll forever hold a special place in our hearts.
Thank you for your unwavering support and love. Let's cherish the time we have left together.
In Christ’s Love and Service,
Chris, Becky, Lauren and Cooper Sams
With mixed emotions, we share some significant news. Our family has been called to serve as the Senior Pastor of North Cross United Methodist Church, and we'll be relocating in July.
These past five years in Adrian have been filled with immense joy and blessings, and the decision to leave wasn't easy.
We've grown deeply attached to this community, and bidding farewell is tough. Our hearts will always carry fond memories of our time here.
We've penned a letter expressing our gratitude and love to our faithful friends in Adrian. Know that you'll forever hold a special place in our hearts.
Thank you for your unwavering support and love. Let's cherish the time we have left together.
In Christ’s Love and Service,
Chris, Becky, Lauren and Cooper Sams
One arrested after stabbing in Henry County
Henry County Sheriff’s Office
NEWS RELEASE
April 7, 2024
Stabbing
On April 6, 2024 around 3:20 a.m. a victim of a stabbing presented themselves at Golden Valley Hospital Emergency Room. After brief questioning from the Clinton Police Department, it was learned that the stabbing had occurred in the 500 blk of West 4th Street in Calhoun.
NEWS RELEASE
April 7, 2024
Stabbing
On April 6, 2024 around 3:20 a.m. a victim of a stabbing presented themselves at Golden Valley Hospital Emergency Room. After brief questioning from the Clinton Police Department, it was learned that the stabbing had occurred in the 500 blk of West 4th Street in Calhoun.
Deputy Evans and Sgt. Brandt began investigating and learned that the suspect lived across the street from the victims’ house. Taken into custody without incident was Manuel G. Hilario, age 38 of Calhoun. Hilario was transported to the Henry County Detention Center.
Upon competing the preliminary investigation, assisted by Detective Swartz and Lt. Kubilus, a probable cause statement was submitted to the Prosecuting Attorney. Later that day, Prosecutor Lachrisha Gray charged Hilario (PICTURED) with Assault 1st degree and Armed Criminal Action with a bond being set at $100,000 cash only.
Upon competing the preliminary investigation, assisted by Detective Swartz and Lt. Kubilus, a probable cause statement was submitted to the Prosecuting Attorney. Later that day, Prosecutor Lachrisha Gray charged Hilario (PICTURED) with Assault 1st degree and Armed Criminal Action with a bond being set at $100,000 cash only.
The victim of the stabbing is listed in critical condition at a Kansas City hospital after undergoing surgery. The Sheriff's Office was also assisted by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
If you have information about this case, you are encouraged to contact Lt. Kubilus at the Henry County Sheriff’s Office.
If you have information about this case, you are encouraged to contact Lt. Kubilus at the Henry County Sheriff’s Office.
Saturday, April 6, 2024
Charges filed in Cass County after search warrant served
*CHARGES FILED**
A coordinated team effort by multiple agencies yesterday resulted in a search warrant and the arrest of Ronald W. Powell Jr., a 60-year-old male residing in Belton. The Belton Criminal Investigations Unit submitted a case file along with a probable cause statement to the Cass County Prosecutor's Office that resulted in charges filed for four counts of possession of child pornography with no bond. More charges are anticipated as the investigation continues.
Our investigation began on 03/20/2024 when our Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Investigator was contacted by the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force regarding a National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) cyber tip involving a subject who resided in Belton. ICAC provided information containing reports and additional evidence. The basis of this tip was apparent child pornography.
See Missouri Sex Offender Registry for more information.
A coordinated team effort by multiple agencies yesterday resulted in a search warrant and the arrest of Ronald W. Powell Jr., a 60-year-old male residing in Belton. The Belton Criminal Investigations Unit submitted a case file along with a probable cause statement to the Cass County Prosecutor's Office that resulted in charges filed for four counts of possession of child pornography with no bond. More charges are anticipated as the investigation continues.
Our investigation began on 03/20/2024 when our Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Investigator was contacted by the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force regarding a National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) cyber tip involving a subject who resided in Belton. ICAC provided information containing reports and additional evidence. The basis of this tip was apparent child pornography.
The subject listed in the cyber tip was Defendant Powell Jr. Evidence indicated multiple screenshots of child pornography images on the defendant's personal devices. These images were downloaded to the defendant's devices from the web.
Defendant Powell is a registered sex offender and has been incarcerated in the past at the Missouri Department of Corrections for two counts of sodomy, where the victim was listed as a stepchild. The first incident dates back to 1990 for Attempted Sodomy in Raytown, Missouri, then again in 1991 for Attempted Sodomy in Kansas City, Missouri. The defendant was convicted of sodomy in 1995 in Raytown, Missouri, and again in 1998 in Kansas City, Missouri.
The defendant also has a felony assault charge from 1995. Assault 1st Degree - Serious Physical Injury { Felony A RSMo: 565.050 } 08/01/1995. Defendant Powell is a Tier III offender with a lifetime registration requirement and must report to the CLEO in person every 90 days. Tier III offenders are not eligible to file a petition for removal from the sex offender registry unless the requirement to register results from an adjudicated delinquent (juvenile) adjudication after 25 years and the clean record removal is met. (589.401).
These cases are disturbing because they involve predators who want to harm innocent children. When investigating crimes against children, it can be difficult to work through sensitive evidence, but we will never stop fighting for these victims and will always go the extra mile to seek justice.
Defendant Powell is a registered sex offender and has been incarcerated in the past at the Missouri Department of Corrections for two counts of sodomy, where the victim was listed as a stepchild. The first incident dates back to 1990 for Attempted Sodomy in Raytown, Missouri, then again in 1991 for Attempted Sodomy in Kansas City, Missouri. The defendant was convicted of sodomy in 1995 in Raytown, Missouri, and again in 1998 in Kansas City, Missouri.
The defendant also has a felony assault charge from 1995. Assault 1st Degree - Serious Physical Injury { Felony A RSMo: 565.050 } 08/01/1995. Defendant Powell is a Tier III offender with a lifetime registration requirement and must report to the CLEO in person every 90 days. Tier III offenders are not eligible to file a petition for removal from the sex offender registry unless the requirement to register results from an adjudicated delinquent (juvenile) adjudication after 25 years and the clean record removal is met. (589.401).
These cases are disturbing because they involve predators who want to harm innocent children. When investigating crimes against children, it can be difficult to work through sensitive evidence, but we will never stop fighting for these victims and will always go the extra mile to seek justice.
See Missouri Sex Offender Registry for more information.
Windy this afternoon: Storms approach tonight
Satellite imagery and lightning extent show storms organizing across central KS. These storms make their way eastward through the afternoon reaching far eastern KS around 8-9 PM.
Storms are expected to weaken as they approach the MO/KS border; however, there remains the potential for an isolated strong storm across far eastern KS tonight.
18th Annual Show of Wheels Car Show held today in Butler
The weather was perfect for the 18th Annual Show of Wheels Car Show that was held this afternoon in Butler.
Thank you to everyone who came out and supported this event by buying food and raffle tickets. A portion of the donations went to the Butler Elementary School Library.
We strolled through and shot a couple photos of the amazing and beautiful vehicles for you... Please enjoy them below:
Obituary - Alma Pauline Brown
Alma Pauline Brown, age 88, of Raymore, Missouri, passed away at Kansas City Hospice on Friday, April 5, 2024.
Services will be held at Cullen Funeral Home, 612 W. Foxwood Dr. Raymore, Missouri 64083 on Thursday April 11, 2024. Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m. followed by the funeral service at 3:00 p.m. Alma will then be laid to rest at Raymore Cemetery immediately following the funeral service. The family requests that attendees not feel compelled to dress formal, rather be comfortable for services.
Alma was born at home in Cheyenne County, Kansas on February 23, 1936, to William Bartholoma and Genevieve (Brooks) Bartholoma. On August 13, 1955, she was joined in marriage to her faithful and loving husband of sixty-eight years, Larry Brown. Alma retired after twenty-seven years as a Program Planner at Bendix/Honeywell in Kansas City. From early on Alma cultivated a tradition of family get-togethers and dinners. She loved having her family together and everyone looked forward to her delicious Sunday meals and time of fun, games and fellowship with each other. Alma loved her Savior and Lord Jesus Christ and could always be found working in her church, especially tenderly caring for the babies in the nursery for decades and supporting North American and International Missions. One of her favorite hobbies was crocheting afghan blankets. For close to sixty years there were always afghans for the family and donations to the Missouri Baptist Children’s Home. When her grandchildren came along that easily became her favorite pastime. She was a doting grandmother. There were many days and nights spent loving, caring, playing games, fixing meals and spending time at the swimming pool with all of them. She created special memories and a legacy with each of them.
Alma was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers; and two sisters and her grandson Jake Scott.
Here to cherish her memory are her loving husband, Larry Brown; two sons, Greg Brown and Lynn Brown (Libby); daughter, Robin Gardner (Al); sister Rita Bader; seven grandchildren, Cassy (Justin), James (Megan), Eric (Jen), Aubrey (Ryan), Sarah (Simone), Rachael (Nathan) and Zach and thirteen great grandchildren.
Services will be held at Cullen Funeral Home, 612 W. Foxwood Dr. Raymore, Missouri 64083 on Thursday April 11, 2024. Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m. followed by the funeral service at 3:00 p.m. Alma will then be laid to rest at Raymore Cemetery immediately following the funeral service. The family requests that attendees not feel compelled to dress formal, rather be comfortable for services.
Alma was born at home in Cheyenne County, Kansas on February 23, 1936, to William Bartholoma and Genevieve (Brooks) Bartholoma. On August 13, 1955, she was joined in marriage to her faithful and loving husband of sixty-eight years, Larry Brown. Alma retired after twenty-seven years as a Program Planner at Bendix/Honeywell in Kansas City. From early on Alma cultivated a tradition of family get-togethers and dinners. She loved having her family together and everyone looked forward to her delicious Sunday meals and time of fun, games and fellowship with each other. Alma loved her Savior and Lord Jesus Christ and could always be found working in her church, especially tenderly caring for the babies in the nursery for decades and supporting North American and International Missions. One of her favorite hobbies was crocheting afghan blankets. For close to sixty years there were always afghans for the family and donations to the Missouri Baptist Children’s Home. When her grandchildren came along that easily became her favorite pastime. She was a doting grandmother. There were many days and nights spent loving, caring, playing games, fixing meals and spending time at the swimming pool with all of them. She created special memories and a legacy with each of them.
Alma was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers; and two sisters and her grandson Jake Scott.
Here to cherish her memory are her loving husband, Larry Brown; two sons, Greg Brown and Lynn Brown (Libby); daughter, Robin Gardner (Al); sister Rita Bader; seven grandchildren, Cassy (Justin), James (Megan), Eric (Jen), Aubrey (Ryan), Sarah (Simone), Rachael (Nathan) and Zach and thirteen great grandchildren.
Butler Bears Baseball Team lost to the Russellville Indians 13-7 on Saturday
The Butler Bears Baseball Team lost to the Russellville Indians 13-7 on Saturday afternoon in Sedalia .
The Indians scored five runs on five hits in the bottom of the fourth inning. Jack Lake doubled, scoring one run, Volmert singled, scoring two runs, and Aiden Meller singled, scoring two runs.
Wilson pitched three and two-thirds innings in relief for the Butler Bears. The reliever gave up seven hits and six runs (five earned) while, striking out two and walking three.
Next up for the Bears is a game at Lone Jack on Monday.
The Bears were sturdy to get on the board in the first when Senior Maddox Fennewald doubled, scoring one run.
The Russellville Indians scored on a wild pitch, which helped the Indians tie the game at one in the bottom of the first.
The Indians jumped back into the lead in the bottom of the second inning after Beau Young singled, and Freshman Rhett Newsome balked, each scoring one run.
The Bears tied the game in the top of the third thanks to an error, and a singled by Sophomore Cohen Wilson.
The Indians jumped back into the lead in the bottom of third inning after Connor Volmert walked, the Bears committed an error, Ethan Strobel hit into a fielder’s choice, and the Bears committed another error, each scoring one run.
The Russellville Indians scored on a wild pitch, which helped the Indians tie the game at one in the bottom of the first.
The Indians jumped back into the lead in the bottom of the second inning after Beau Young singled, and Freshman Rhett Newsome balked, each scoring one run.
The Bears tied the game in the top of the third thanks to an error, and a singled by Sophomore Cohen Wilson.
The Indians jumped back into the lead in the bottom of third inning after Connor Volmert walked, the Bears committed an error, Ethan Strobel hit into a fielder’s choice, and the Bears committed another error, each scoring one run.
The Indians scored five runs on five hits in the bottom of the fourth inning. Jack Lake doubled, scoring one run, Volmert singled, scoring two runs, and Aiden Meller singled, scoring two runs.
Wilson pitched three and two-thirds innings in relief for the Butler Bears. The reliever gave up seven hits and six runs (five earned) while, striking out two and walking three.
Rhett Newsome took the loss for the Bears. The lefty went two and one-third innings, allowing six runs (three earned) on three hits, striking out one and walking three. Ethan Hickey began the game for the Indians.
Junior Eli Cox went 3-for-4 at the plate to lead the Bears in hits. Fennewald, Cox, and Wilson each drove in one run for the Butler Bears. The Bears turned one double play in the game.
Next up for the Bears is a game at Lone Jack on Monday.
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