Obituary - Eugene Miller

Celebration of life service for Eugene "Gene" Miller of Butler, Missouri will be 2 p.m. May 23, 2024 at Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri. Visitation prior to service 1 - 2 p.m. at the Schowengerdt Chapel. Contributions to Alzheimer’s Association. Online condolences www.schowengerdtchapel.com.

Eugene “Gene” Preston Miller Jr. of Butler, Missouri died Monday, May 13, 2024 at the Butler Center in Butler, Missouri. He was born November 3, 1940 to Eugene Preston and Thelma Susan Seeley Miller in Adrian, Missouri.

Gene is survived by six children, Rex D. Miller and wife Debbie of Belton, Missouri, Eugene P. “Buddy” Miller III and wife Cindy, Jeffery Allen Miller of Carterville, Missouri, Kimberly D. Miller of Neosho, Missouri, William Keith Miller and wife Donna of Webb City, Missouri and DeAnna Baumgardner of Butler, Missouri; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a great-great-granddaughter; two sisters, Marian Watts and husband Delbert of Butler, Missouri and Marjorie Hartley of Tennessee. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Connie Miller on July 24, 2012; a granddaughter, Megan Miller; and a great-granddaughter, Kingsley Aleckzandria AnnMarie Crews-Ramsey.

Butler Junior High April Students of the Month

 

Obituary - Nick Alkire

Funeral services for Nick Alkire of Butler, Missouri will be 11 a.m. Saturday, May 18, 2024 at Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri. 

Visitation will be 4 - 7 p.m. Friday, May 17 at the Schowengerdt Chapel. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler. Contributions to Alkire Love Fund. Online condolences www.schowengerdtchapel.com.

Nickolas “Nick” Tucker Alkire, age 36 of Butler, Missouri died on Saturday, May 11, 2024 as a result from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was born January 20, 1988 to Neal Francis and Sandra Wharton Alkire in Kansas City, Missouri.

Nick is survived by his wife, Jeana Marie Alkire of the home; children, Damian Jesus Alkire, Alayna Marie Alkire, Neal Vincent Alkire, Taron McMullen and Christian Watkins all of the home; his mother, Sandra Bedwell and husband Kelly of Butler, Missouri; and his siblings, DJ Allen of Butler, Missouri, Danny Allen of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, Doug Bedwell of Butler, Missouri, Amy Alkire of Chicago, Illinois and Shaunntai Purdy and significant other, Wesley Staton of Butler, Missouri. He was preceded in death by his father, Neal Alkire; his paternal grandparents, Bud and Anna Lou Alkire; a cousin, Aimee Breiner; a nephew, Ameer McMullen; his brother-in-law, Jesse Rodriguez; and his father-in-law, Jesus Rodriguez.

Deputies Hold Traffic Stop Demonstration for High Schoolers

This morning Cass County Sheriff’s Deputies, along with law enforcement members from other agencies held traffic stop demonstrations at Sherwood High School in Creighton. This was led and organized by Cass County Sheriff’s Deputy Cameron, who is the School Resource Deputy at Sherwood High School.

Deputies from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office, a Lieutenant from the Henry County Sheriff’s Office, an Officer from the Garden City Police Department and a Sergeant from the Missouri State Highway Patrol provided knowledge for these students. They want to make sure these students know the rules of the road, while maintaining safe and responsible driving practices.

“This event helps our kids be able to learn on a traffic stop and build a relationship with law enforcement without having the consequence of a ticket in that moment,” said Deputy Cameron.

Archie Baseball Team Playing for District Championship

The Archie High School Baseball Team will play for a District Championship at Warrensburg HS on May 15th.

The game will start at 5pm. Please make plans to come out and cheer us on as we face the Windsor Greyhounds!

Drexel Baseball season ends with loss today

The Drexel High School baseball team loses to Wellington-Napoleon, 8-5, in the district semi-final game.

Drexel ended the season with a record of 6-9. Thank you to all the seniors!

Traffic Alert: Motor vehicle accident north of Adrian

The Adrian Fire Department along with Bates County Sheriff's Deputies and Missouri State Highway Patrol Troopers are on scene of a motor vehicle accident on Old 71 Highway near Heritage Tractor north of Adrian at this time.

Please use caution in this area and Mid America Live will update when further information is made available to us. 

Have you seen this missing Belton girl?

The Belton Missouri Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in locating missing juvenile Emma Canton. Emma is 14 years old, has brown hair and brown eyes, and is 5ft 5in tall and weighs 160 pounds. 

She was last seen leaving her home in Springdale Lake on 5/11/2024 around 6:00 PM. Emma was last seen wearing Mickey Mouse Christmas pajama pants, a red hoodie, and a Tupac shirt.

Anyone with information on Emma's location is asked to contact the Belton Police Department at 816-331-1500 or their local law enforcement (Ref: 2024-02320).