Ramp closures scheduled for NB/SB I-49 and MO 291 in Cass County, evening and overnight, July 8-13

Crews will make updates to the pavement marking at the intersection of I-49 and MO 291 in City of Harrisonville, MO requiring intermittent closures of the NB/SB I-49 exit ramps to MO 291, evening and overnight, from approximately 7 p.m. until 6 a.m., July 8-13. For more info, visit https://www.modot.org/node/50632.

During the work, exit ramps in only one direction will be closed at a time.

Obituary - Emmett Howard Heiserman

Emmett Howard Heiserman, age 10 years, 2 months and 10 days, was born on April 22, 2014, to Jeremiah Heiserman and Tammy Sargent. He departed this life on July 2, 2024, surrounded by his family.

Emmett was a happy little boy – full of mischief and energy. He always had a wink and a hug for everyone. He loved riding horses with his mom and enjoyed participating in youth rodeo.

Emmett had a passion for farming activities and riding in and driving the gator. Along with this, some of his favorite times were hunting and fishing with his dad. He was cherished by his family and this community.

Emmett leaves behind his mom, dad, Tammy and Jeremiah; and his little sister Allie; grandparents John and Janelle Heiserman; Jim and Penny Sargent; Aunts: Michele Mantonya (Chad), Amber McEwan (Mike), Jamie Brownlee (James), and Heidi Heiserman; Uncles Jacob Heiserman, Josh Heiserman (Abbi), Liam Heiserman; many cousins, extended family, and dear friends.

Emmett was loved by many and touched so many people in his short life. He will be greatly missed. Memorials to Funeral Love Fund or Ronald McDonald House @ Children's Mercy KC.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday July 9th and start at 10am with the funeral to follow at 1pm at the Appleton City High School West Gym. Burial will follow in the Appleton City Cemetery. 

Miami County Kansas Sheriff's Office Wanted Wednesday

 

Storm Timing Wednesday - Thursday

Showers and thunderstorms move into the area this evening and continue overnight. 

Additional flooding could be possible. Additional storms will be possible Thursday afternoon. Strong to severe storms could be possible.

Obituary - DaLuca Gayn Daeley

DaLuca Gayn Daeley of Creighton, MO was called to her Eternal Home on June 29, 2024. DaLuca was born July 21, 2022 in Kansas City, Kansas to Dakoda and Logan Daeley. DaLuca was filled with as much spunk and sass as her body could hold and then some. 

She loved playing with her siblings and cousins, bunny “hunting”, watching Boss Baby, and eating just about everything, but especially popcorn and sweets.

She was smart, funny, mischievous and ever so beautiful. DaLuca is survived by her parents Dakoda and Logan Daeley (Creighton, MO), her siblings Dalsyng, Lennox, and Ledger (Creighton, MO), maternal grandparents, Tami and William Collins (Raymore, MO), Brian and Denise Sikes (Valles Mines, MO), paternal grandparents, Sally and Paul Daeley (Sherwood, ND), aunt, Roxanne Daeley (Bismarck, ND), aunt and Godmother, Cassidee Sikes (Belton, MO), and uncle, Hunter Sikes (Raymore, MO), along with many cousins, great aunts and uncles, and countless loved ones. In lieu of flowers, the family would like for donations to go to https://gofund.me/5a17cfa5

A Celebration of Life Visitation will be held from 5-7PM on Monday, July 8, 2024 with funeral services to start at 7PM, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Raymore, MO.

For those that are unable to attend the services in person, a live stream will be available at: facebook.com/Bethlehem.Raymore.

Early morning shooting in Clinton

On 07-03-24 at around 0051 hours, Officers from the Clinton Police Department responded to 104 South Third Street, Clinton MO, reference to shots fired. 

A 911 caller who identified himself as Dakota Haak advised he had accidentally shot his girlfriend. Upon officers arriving Haak’s girlfriend was given care and transported to Kansas City Research Medical Center in critical condition.'

After the medical care was given two search warrants were obtained, one for the residence and one for the blood of Haak.

The search warrants were signed and executed. Guns, drugs paraphernalia, and a homemade explosive were taken from the residence. Haak was arrested and released pending further investigation and laboratory test results.

The homemade explosive in the matter was deactivated at a remote location.

Happy Retirement Doug!

We want to take a moment to congratulate and thank Doug Catron for his many years of dedicated service to the City of Harrisonville.
Doug will be retiring on Thursday, July 4!

Catron, a lifelong Harrisonville resident, originally joined the City as a volunteer Fire Fighter in 1976, before transferring to a dispatch position in 1978. Doug later transitioned to police officer in 1987, and worked his way through the ranks until he reached the rank of Lieutenant.

Doug currently serves the department as a Detective.

During his career, Doug has also spent time working for Cass Regional Medical Center, Cass County Sheriffs Office, Raymore Police Department, Peculiar Police Department and the Cass County Prosecutor’s Office. During much of his time working with other agencies, Doug made sure he was still serving his home community, by staying on part-time with HPD.

All-in-all, Doug’s career features 48 years in public safety — an incredible accomplishment!

Doug says his goal is to work security for the hospital until he completes at least 50 years in the public safety field.

Thank you Doug for all you have done for the Harrisonville Police Department and the entire Harrisonville community!

Obituary - James "Jim" Noel Timble

In 1939, four days after Christmas and two days before the New Year, Jim Timble arrived in this world. He was the first-born son of Frank and Vennette Timble and was welcomed into a family of German and Polish immigrants. In honor of his holiday arrival, his parents chose “Noel” for his middle name.

His father Frank was the son of German immigrant farmers who rode the Burlington Northern from rural Wisconsin to the Chicago and settled in a humble bungalow in Chicago’s Norwood Park neighborhood. Frank was an ambitious and charming kid and, while hustling his way through the Great Depression, got himself a job with the Ray M Ring company, a distributor of bearings, machine parts and other things needed to keep the wheels of industry rolling. He used his good looks, charm and street sense to rise through the ranks at Ray M Ring and charm a young Vennette Janke with her movie star good looks into marrying him. Frank and Vennette, like many children of immigrants, set off to live the American Dream.

Jim was soon joined by brother John (1941) and sister Susanne (1944). He and his family lived in the leafy suburb of River Forest, Illinois and enjoyed what can only be called a postcard perfect mid-century life. Jim played Little League Baseball, caddied at nearby River Forest Country Club, delivered the Oak Park Leaves newspaper, worked at Marshall Field & Company and dreamed about flying airplanes. He used his earnings to pay for flying lessons, fueling his passion for aviation and the wide-open sky.

While working at Marshall Fields, Jim met Dolores Manfredini, daughter of Henry and Irene Manfredini and was taken with her big smile, dark hair and outgoing personality. The Timble and Manfredini families came from the same community but were a contrast in many ways. Jim attended public high school and lived in tony River Forest. Dolores lived in more modest Oak Park and attended Trinity, an all-girl Catholic school. Jim’s Dad Frank, born in the United States, fast tracked his American Dream, becoming a partner in Bearing Headquarters, the renamed successor to the Ray M Ring Company. Dolores’ Father Henry, born in tiny Sant’Anna, Italy was striving for his American Dream, working at Nuti’s Bakery, buying a bungalow in Oak Park and sending his daughters to private school. The small, extended Timble Family was dwarfed by the sprawling Manfredini/Leonardi/Bartucci family. One can only imagine that a young Jim Timble was amazed by the big gatherings, bountiful home cooking and the constant hugging and affection he experienced when visiting the Italians on the “other side of town”

Jim was the first person in the Timble Family to attend college. And he did it in a big way. His father Frank, seeing a possible doctor in his first-born son, sent Jim off to Georgetown College in Washington D.C. Jim made lifetime friends at Georgetown but also was deeply homesick and not a fan of the daily mass enforced on the all-male students at this Jesuit College. When he returned home from college for good, he asked his father if he could work at Bearing Headquarters. Frank, realizing his dream of being a doctor’s dad was over, welcomed Jim to the Headco Family. His first job was sweeping floors.

In 1961, Jim married Dolores Manfredini and they began their own family. They had four sons, Mike (1963), Steve (1965), Jimmy (1968) and Robert “Bobby” (1972). As a father, Jim encouraged his boys to be loyal, work hard, be smart and cherish their friends. He also instilled in them a Midwest work ethic and passion for fiscal responsibility. Like their father, the boys delivered newspapers, caddied, cut grass and saved their money. They also inherited Jim’s love of baseball, playing Little League as well as his love of the news, public affairs, reading and community. Jim and Dolores divorced in 1989 but remained united in parenting their sons.

Jim Timble spent his career at Headco Industries. Moving from the stockroom to sales to management to executive leadership. He led the company as president from 1976 to 2012 and as Chairman from 2000 to 2024. Industry in Chicago and America changed dramatically during Jim’s time at BHQ. Alongside his brother John, he guided Bearing Headquarters through the collapse of the American Steel Industry, the oil crisis and two recessions. His motto of “Service First” not only applied to his clients and customers but also to his employees. Jim retired in 2012, stepping away from the day to day business but staying involved as Chairman of the Board. Because he considered his employees and co-workers at Headco Industries as family, too.

In 1991, Jim married Nancy Karen Heidebrecht. He and Karen had met through common friends and immediately recognized that they were soul mates. Their three decades plus relationship has been described as 34-years of first dates. Jim immediately connected with Karen’s daughter Susan (1966) and son Jim (1969) and considered his and Karen’s kids as one, large extended family. Jim and Karen immediately built a life together – constructing a house in the woods in rural Franklin Grove, Illinois, travelling extensively, fishing, bird watching and enjoying a life in the country. Their love and support for each other, whether wintering on Florida’s Gulf Coast, fishing in Hayward, Wisconsin or helping one another overcome the health challenges that come with age, was complete, charismatic and unyielding.

After he retired, Jim revisited his boyhood passion for flying, renewing his license, flying regularly and joining the United Flying Octogenarians. He shared his love of aviation with his grandkids who marveled at the world from the back seat of small plane piloted by their Grandpa.

Jim Timble died on June 2, 2024 at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. As with all things in life, Jim faced his health challenges proactively, doing his research and trusting science. His death came after a short struggle with cancer. He leaves behind his wife Karen of 34 years, her son Jim Heidebrecht, his wife Sally Heidebrecht, grandson Alex, granddaughter Kate and great-grandson Nickolas as well as Karen’s daughter Susan Nelson and her husband Matthew Nelson. He is survived by his brother John Timble, sister Suzanne Timble and his four sons and their spouses and children: Mike Timble, Martina Brockway their daughter Rumeur and son Kayin, Steve Timble, Julia Kim their daughter Veronica and son Luca, Jimmy Timble, Michele Timble and their daughter Kate and son Jack and Bobby Timble and his daughter Alexandra.

A Graveside Service will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 6, 2024 at Garden City Cemetery, Garden City, Missouri