From the St. Clair County Sheriff's Office

The St. Clair County Sheriff's Office has received a report regarding 3 unidentified male subjects in the Collins Missouri area going door to door asking homeowners if they would like their driveway resurfaced/resealed. 

The males did not have any business identification or proper paperwork and were overcharging for services. The males were driving a 4-door silver truck. 

Please be aware of scams. If you have any questions feel free to contact St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office at 417-646-2565

Guardrail replacement set for U.S. 69 in Bourbon and Linn counties

The week of July 22nd, the Kansas Department of Transportation plans to begin replacing guardrail on the northbound lanes of U.S. 69 in Bourbon and Linn counties. 

The 27-mile project area starts at the south U.S. 69/U.S. 54 junction and continues north to Pleasanton. 

The speed limit will be reduced to 60 miles an hour in the work zone, with alternating lane closures for northbound traffic.

NOTE: The ramp from westbound U.S. 54 to northbound U.S. 69 in Fort Scott will be closed to traffic between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, July 24-25. Use alternate routes during the closure.

The road work should be finished by the end of 2024, weather permitting. Go to www.kandrive.gov for updates.

Gas leak in Adrian

The Adrian Police Department along with the Adrian Fire Department and Liberty Utilities are responding to a gas leak at S. Virginia and E. Woodstock Street in South Adrian at this time.

Please use caution if you must travel in this area!  

Celebration of Life Open House in memory of Mike West

Please come join us for a Celebration of Life Open House in memory of Mike West. Mike was never one for formal events, so come as you are! Light Refreshments Provided.

Raymond Community Home
301 S Osage
Girard, KS 66743

Obituary - Lynda Marie Norcross

Lynda Marie Norcross, 70, of Clinton, Missouri passed away Wednesday morning, July 17, 2024 at her home. She was born November 30, 1953 in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Alan Dunkeson and Drusilla (McKay) Dunkeson.

She was a 1972 graduate of Odessa High School, Odessa, Mo.; the Wentworth Military Academy and Junior College, receiving her Associate of Applied Science degree in 1984; and the Warrensburg Area Vocational Technical School Licensed Practical Nursing program in 1999. Lynda was the school nurse for the Knob Noster High School for 19 years, retiring in 2020. Prior to that she was a teacher’s aid with the Clinton School District from 1990 to 1997. She was a member of the Jesus Christ Clinton Restoration Branch, and the Daughters of the American Revolution since 2012.

She enjoyed gardening, rooting on the Chiefs, going to the Samaritan Center and the Dairy Queen with her beloved dog, Ritzi and granddaughter, Taylor.

Surviving are two daughters, Drusilla Cox, Clinton, Mo., and Corey Norcross, Clinton, Mo.; three grandchildren, Taylor Kirk, Clinton, Mo., Alexis Cox, Lee’s Summit, Mo., and Katelyn Sutton, Clinton, Mo.; her “mom”, Shirley Flarharty, Odessa, Mo.; siblings, Sam Flarharty, Higginsville, Mo., Gene Flarharty, Independence, Mo., Pam Weber, Aurora, Mo., Sheila Smith, Osceola, Mo., Shawna Griffin, Warsaw, Mo., Daphne Flarharty, Shawnee Mission, Kansas and Matt Flarharty, Odessa, Mo.; numerous nieces and nephews; and her “angels”, Karen Blair, Brenda Moore and Rebecca Hardin.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Alan and Drusilla Dunkeson and her “dad”, Dallas Flarharty.

Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, July 20, 2024 at the Bradley & Hadley Funeral Home, Clinton. The family will receive friends from noon to 1:00 p.m., just prior to the funeral service. Interment will be in the Englewood Cemetery. Mrs. Norcross will lie in state from noon to 8:00 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home. Condolences may be left online at www.bradleyhadley.com.

Public service announcement from the Butler License Office

Due to the worldwide Windows outage the Butler License Office will be closing for the day July 19th 2024. We hope to resume operations on Monday July 22nd.

Wife stabs husband in rural Warsaw

On July 18 at 10:41 PM, Benton County Central Dispatch was notified of a stabbing that had just occurred at 33035 KK Highway, a rural Warsaw address. Deputies arrived to find Douglas E. Roberts, 55, a resident of the address, sitting on his wife, Pamela E. Roberts, 55, also of the residence.

Douglas stated his wife Pamela stabbed him in the back two times with a large camping knife after he returned from walking by the lake with his dog. Douglas stated his wife was enraged about him being gone for so long.

Pamela was taken into custody without incident. She appeared to have no injuries and made several statements about being in disbelief that she had actually stabbed her husband. Both parties had been consuming alcohol.

Pamela was taken to the Benton County Jail and placed on a 24-hour hold pending charges and Douglas was life flighted to an area hospital due to the severity and location of his injuries.

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 - Margaret Wyvonne West

Margaret Wyvonne West, 68, of Rich Hill, MO passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2024 at her home in Rich Hill, MO. Margaret “Wyvonne” was born in Kansas City, MO on November 13, 1955, to her parents, Kenneth Theo and Icie Christine (Bowen) Foster. She attended school in Peculiar, MO and later got her GED. She worked various odds and ends jobs in her lifetime; a firework shop in Clinton, a dishwasher, a waitress at a bar, etc. Wyvonne’s main role was being the homemaker in her home. Her girls described their home to always be clean because mom kept it clean, she made their beds every day and dinner cooked every night, even if that meant tacos on a slice of bread, that’s what they got and they better eat it.

Wyvonne was united in marriage to Donald Gene West on November 13, 1971 and born from this marriage were their three daughters; Sonya Sue, Tracy Lynn and Mary Christine. She loved her family and enjoyed spending time with her kids, grandkids and great grandkids and all of her brothers and sisters. She took a trip with Donnie and her girls out to Virginia Beach to visit her sister Esther, a trip to Mexico in 2009 that her grandchildren will never forget, and a few to Disney World in Florida. Wherever Wyvonne was, she was always the life of the party. Her and Donnie were known for their Halloween parties they would throw back in the 70’s-80’s. If the family was hosting a party present day, you’d find her dancing and singing as loud as she could; she never skipped out on a David Alan Coe tune. She was an all-around lover of music. She enjoyed the show “American Idol” and once said that every song Jelly Roll sang she felt like he was singing about her life. She was quite the collector of a variety of items, one being four leaf clovers. The four leaf clover was of significance to her and her daughters; a little item that they connected over.

Wyvonne was not a member or attendee of any church, but she believed in the Lord and loved Him with all her heart. Any time she attended church with various members of the family, you would often see her with her hands raised, tears shed and praising Him. If an altar call was made to be prayed for, she always went down.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Kenneth and Icie Foster; husband, Donnie; brother, Clarence; sister, Esther, son-in-law, Raymond, brother-in-laws, Brian and Art and nephews, Bill & Corey.

Wyvonne is survived by her three daughters: Sonya Smith and husband Johnny; Tracy Bosch and fiancé Joe and Mary West; her grandchildren, Dustin Anderson and fiancé KiAna, Brittany Smith and fiancé Brandon, Zachary Smith, Bailey Smith, Dereck Bosch, Hannah Bosch and Chase Stallbaumer, Brandon Armstrong and Jurney West; her great grandchildren, Ava Bosch, Ivory Anderson, Odin Anderson, Sawyer Recinos, Jonas Recinos and Reagan Stallbaumer; long time companion, Terry Shelton; her siblings, Chris Foster, Kenneth Foster, Lillian DeTienne, Anna Fillpot and husband Bobby, Lester Foster and wife Sandy, Ruby Foster, Marion Foster and Julie, Roma Demster, Penny Knight; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Matthew 11:28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest”

We have all the faith that Wyvonne is resting and having a good ole time with the Lord, her parents and siblings. She will be deeply loved and missed.

Until we meet again