Friday, June 7, 2024
Weekend heavy rainfall potential
Widespread 1-3 inches with up to 5 inches of rain this weekend. This may lead to flash flooding, especially Saturday Night. Think of safety. This is especially true for outdoor recreation like floating, boating, or camping.
Ribbon cutting at the new Harrisonville Fire Station
This morning the city of Harrisonville did a ribbon cutting and hose collaring for the newly remodeled fire station.
Mayor Mike Zaring spoke about his gratitude for those who keep our community safe and spoke about the importance of strong leadership in our public safety departments.
For those who would like to see the new station improvements or take a look at the department’s equipment and vehicles, feel free to stop by the open house tonight at 5:30.
Mayor Mike Zaring spoke about his gratitude for those who keep our community safe and spoke about the importance of strong leadership in our public safety departments.
For those who would like to see the new station improvements or take a look at the department’s equipment and vehicles, feel free to stop by the open house tonight at 5:30.
Obituary - Jacob B. "Jake" Whiteside
Cremation with a Celebration of Life Gathering will be held at a later date.
A complete obituary and service time will be posted once that information becomes available.
Lamar Police Department seeking help from the public
The Lamar Police Department is asking for help from the public in identifying the vehicle in these photos. The vehicle was involved in a leaving the scene. If you can give us any information about this car, please call 417-682-3546.
Another police chase this week in Cass County
The deputy then activated his emergency lights near the intersection of 58 Highway and S. Mullen Rd. in Belton. The driver of the vehicle failed to yield and rapidly accelerated.
A pursuit ensued — with it ending near E. 107th St. and Blue Ridge Blvd. in Kansas City. The suspect has been identified as 38-year-old Antonio Whitley of Kansas City.
Mr. Whitley is charged with a Class E Felony for Resisting Arrest.
He is currently at the Cass County jail with a cash only bond of $15,000.
Disclaimer: Arrest records are public information. Any indication of an arrest does not mean the individual identified has been convicted of a crime. All persons arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Obituary - Mary Diane Querry
Diane grew up in Kansas City, MO, attended grades 1-6 (passed over 7) & 8 at Visitation School and grades 9-11 at Saint Teresa Academy. She loved astronomy from a young age, often getting dropped off by her grandmother (Nana) to search for books at the UMKC Linda Hall Library. She painted nature subjects beginning when she was eight years old; winning a Hallmark Scholastic Art Award when in High School. After her family moved to Florida, she graduated from Seacrest High School in Delray Beach in 1961.
She earned an AB degree in Dental Hygiene from Palm Beach Community College in 1964. While working as a dental hygienist, Diane earned a BS degree in Physics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She married her husband of nearly 50 years, Marvin R. Querry, in 1974. Diane was awarded a National Science Foundation Traineeship and earned a MS degree in Physics in 1975 at the University of Kansas doing research on the Magnetosphere of Jupiter.
She went on to teach Physics and Astronomy at Longview Community College, then furthered her career at Black & Veatch Consulting Engineers, Kansas City. Diane worked as a Physicist on Advanced Energy Technologies concerning design and construction of the National Solar Thermal Test Facility at Sandia National Laboratory. Then Diane worked as Physicist/Engineering Supervisor at Allied-Signal Aerospace, Kansas City.
She was the stepmom to Marvin's three daughters: Paula, Karla and Marcia. She provided the example in life to be a caring, strong, intelligent, inspiring woman never afraid to try new things and follow your dreams. She taught the girls to snorkel and shared her love of the ocean. She taught the girls how to water ski and got in the water to help them get their skis on and cheered them on from the boat.
Diane was an active member of Broadway United Methodist Church, where she loved singing in the choir and created lifelong friendships, and sequentially Hume and Rich Hill United Methodist Churches.
Diane was a loving daughter and sister throughout her life. When her parents moved back to Kansas City, Diane navigated their care as they too suffered from Alzheimer's and dementia.
Diane’s consuming lifelong interests were sciences and art. At age 49, Diane with an art publishing and licensing contract in-hand, opted for a Voluntary Reduction in Force at Allied-Signal and became a full-time painter. She studied Fine Art/Illustration at the Kansas City Art Institute and had a prolific career lasting twenty years before onset of Alzheimer’s Disease. She painted domestic and wild animals, birds, flowers, vegetation, but big cats and other African animals were favorites. Having painted throughout her adult life, Diane began showing and selling her paintings, commissioned works, pen-and-ink animal portraits and prints at Juried Art Shows.
She loved spending time in Florida when she was young and after Marvin retired from UMKC where she loved going to Sande’s Restaurant and the Boynton Inlet.
As of Winter 1997-98, Marvin & Diane had purchased 400 acres of contiguous unimproved farmland in NW Vernon County, MO. During weekends of that winter, while sitting in the heated cab of a red (her favorite color) 1992 F350 diesel pickup truck, Diane did several landscape paintings of the farm that hang in their home today.
Diane had an adventurous fearless spirit. She would ride any ride at Worlds of Fun or Disney World and loved to go deep sea fishing. Whether building her own telescope or searching for four leaf clovers which she could spot so easily as luck would have it, Diane’s life was full of curious brilliance. She enjoyed nature, flowers, the stars and sharing that with her family, making her famous spaghetti, homemade chocolate ice cream on the 4th of July, her own ketchup and barbecue sauce from the garden tomatoes and her famous chocolate cake with marshmallow icing from scratch. Diane loved animals, especially her pets The Kitty, Tiger, the seasonal farm cat, and her poodle Mimi most of all. She was a gifted seamstress who could make anything from dresses to curtains, plus upholster furniture. She even made a Wonder Woman costume one Halloween for Marcia. There wasn’t anything she wasn’t able to learn and research and loved to help others with her gifts, hobbies and talents.
Diane was predeceased by her parents; son-in-law John Vinyard; and sister-in-law Sandra Querry.
Diane is survived by her husband, Marvin; three stepdaughters: Paula (Todd) George, Karla (Darek) Lester, Marcia Vinyard; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.
She is also survived by her brother-in-law Keith Querry; sister Jayne Ghent; brother Gerald Ghent; nieces and nephews: Stephanie (Chris) Gill, Christopher (Tracie) McCray, Jennifer (Michael) Martin, Jerry (Sara) Ghent along with great nieces and nephews and cousins.
Visitation followed by funeral service will be held on Saturday, June 22nd 10:00am at Rich Hill United Methodist Church; 221 East Park Street; Rich Hill, MO 64779. A luncheon will be held to celebrate Diane’s life following the service.
The family is grateful for the loving care Diane received at Barone Alzheimer’s Care Center, Credo Memory Care Center and from Mount Carmel Hospice. In lieu of flowers, please send memorials and donations to Mount Carmel Hospice; 1624 South National Avenue; Fort Scott, KS 66701. Condolences online at Heuser Funeral Home (heuserfunerals.com).
Michael G.s Greenhouses closing June 15th
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Almost all of our remaining hanging baskets are marked down to $10. All remaining elephant ears, including the dark colored ones are now $15. We still have quite a bit left, more than normal due to all the rain this past month.
We are out of potting soil for this year. Thank you to all who came out this year. Facebook continues to be the most effective way for us to advertise since it is in real time. Our other ads are placed a week prior normally and things change a lot in a week.
We have a few things started for next season already, after all , spring is here again in ten months! May God bless you all as He has all of us here at Michael G.s Greenhouses.
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