Skid Steer Fire In Rural Butler

The Butler Fire Department is currently on scene of a fully engulfed skid steer fire east of Butler on NE CR 4004 near White Cemetery.

The cause of this fire is unknown at this time and no one is reported injured. The fire has been reported as under control at this time.

Road work in Adrian

Crews are chip and sealing Adrian City Park starting early Monday morning. The park will be closed to vehicle traffic until the work is completed. 

Weather permitting, the park should be open to traffic before the end of the week. Foot traffic is allowed during this roadwork.

Harrisonville McDonald's Touch-A-Truck Event July 11th

Come see the Harrisonville Fire Department on July 11th at the McDonald’s on North Commercial to learn more about what we do and the tools we carry!

Thank you, Harrisonville McDonald’s, for the invitation.

Thank you!

This felt like the fastest 4th ever, but one of the best in the books!! We might have to retire after this one, because we don't know how we'll ever top it lol!

Once again, we want to thank everyone that makes Rich Hill's 4th of July so special! We are always blown away by the love and support our celebration is shown!!

We really couldn't do it without all of you that make the time and effort to donate, bake, volunteer, and attend all of the 4th events throughout the year.

We love our little town and want to continue to make it "Famous for the 4th!"   - Rich Hill 4th of July 

Sawyer Brown rocks Rich Hill last night

Sawyer Brown rocks Rich Hill last night...

Country band Sawyer Brown rocked the park last night in Rich Hill to end the Famous 4th of July Celebration. 

The band who originated in Florida in 1981 is led by original front man Mark Miller who is known for bringing lots of energy and some great dance moves as well as fantastic vocals.

Sawyer Brown has released 18 studio albums and has charted over 50 times on the Hot Country Songs charts, including three No. 1 singles: "Step That Step" (1985), "Some Girls Do" (1992), and "Thank God for You" (1993). 

The large crowd in Rich Hill was dancing and singing along with the band all night. This celebration truly brings joy and happiness every year and we would like to thank everyone who worked hard and helped to put on this celebration as well as attended it . 

We all look forward to next year! Please enjoy some photos from the concert last night below: 

Two seriously injured after motorcycle crash in Cass County

On Saturday July 6th around 12:30 p.m. the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Cass County along with Cass County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a two vehicle accident involving a motorcycle on Missouri Highway 58 around 2 miles west of Pleasant Hill, Missouri.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the west bound 2015 Chevrolet Impala driven by Joshua D. Sackuvich, 27, of Overland Park, Kansas attempted to turn into a driveway and was struck by a 2020 Harley Davidson Motorcycle driven by James M. Neitch, 62, of Grandview, Missouri.

Mr. Neitch along with a passenger on his motorcycle Sarah L. Wright, 59, of Grandview, Missouri both sustained serious injuries and both were transported by Pleasant Hill EMS to Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri for treatment.

View crash report below:
https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/HP68/AccidentDetailsAction?ACC_RPT_NUM=240343184

Obituary - Betty Fyock

Betty Fyock, age 92, Prescott, Kansas passed away Thursday, July 4, 2024.

Funeral service will be 11 am Thursday, July 18, 2024 at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel. Burial will be in the Prescott Cemetery. 

Visitation will be held from 10 am to service time at the Pleasanton Chapel. Memorial contributions are suggested to Fulton Methodist Church. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com.

Obituary - Rolleen Diann Stites

Rolleen Diann Stites, age 73, La Cygne, Kansas passed away Thursday July 4, 2024. She was born on August 12, 1950, in Parker, Kansas the daughter of Rolla Everett and Helen Alice McCarty Hampton. 

Rolleen’s father passed away when she was a baby, leaving her mother to raise her and her four siblings on the farm outside of Parker. She met her lifelong friend Connie when she was only three, and the two have been inseparable ever since. 

Rolleen graduated from Parker High School in the spring of 1968. That same summer, she was united in marriage to Alvin Stites on June 14, 1968, at the Parker Methodist Church. Astute observers and the numerically adept will notice that she was not yet 18, and so Helen had to sign off on the marriage license. 

Before they had been married a year, Alvin was drafted into the army and sent to Vietnam. The two had been living in Red Oak, Iowa, where Alvin’s parents were then living. While Alvin was in the army and Vietnam, Rolleen lived with her sister Marilyn and Marilyn’s husband in Independence. She worked in an office in downtown Kansas City for an insurance company. 

When Alvin returned from Vietnam, the two lived at Fort Riley while Alvin finished his army service. They then moved to LaCygne and built their permanent home on land owned by Alvin’s grandfather and, in a poetic twist of fate, had been originally homesteaded by Rolleen’s great-great grandparents McCarty. After moving home to LaCygne, Rolleen initially worked as a bookkeeper for the Linn County Co-Op in LaCygne. 

She continued working there until Rex started school. After that, she worked from home, keeping books for Rural Water District #3. Rolleen was an avid reader; she enjoyed sewing, crocheting and cross stitch. She was a member of the United Methodist Church. She served for many years on the Parker Alumni Board. Family was always the most important thing to Rolleen. She could spend hours talking to her family—especially her sisters, Marilyn and Cheryl, and her “sisters” Connie and Naomi—whether in person or on the phone. She organized and hosted large family holiday dinners for both her and Alvin’s families. When nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews were born, she loved to make hand-made gifts for the new babies. 

Rolleen was preceded in death by her biological father and mother. She was also preceded in death by her step-father, Charles O. Haverfield; a brother, Philip A. Hampton, and a sister, Cheryl P. Erwin. Rolleen is survived by her husband, Alvin, a son, Rex Stites, a brother, Charles M. Hampton and wife Virginia, a sister, Marilyn J. Sheets-Rhoades, and three step-brothers, Charles L. Haverfield and wife Linda, Robert Haverfield and wife Sheila, and Steven Haverfield and wife Rose.

Funeral service will be 2 pm Monday, July 8, 2024, at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. Burial will be in the Prairie Home Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1 to 3 pm Sunday, July 7, 2024, at the La Cygne Chapel. Memorial Contributions are suggested to the Parker Community Historical Society. Online condolences can be left atwww.schneiderfunerals.com.