Obituary - Eric V. Lucas, Sr.

Eric V. Lucas, Sr., 70, of Clinton, Missouri passed away Thursday, October 3, 2024 at Adair Village in Clinton.

He was born April 6, 1954 in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Hal Lucas, Sr., and Leona Lillian (Thomas) Lucas. He married Virginia Mae Andrews on August 9, 1969 in Kansas City, KS. She preceded him in death on December 15, 2023. Eric enjoyed working on cars.

Surviving are one son, Eric V. Lucas, Jr., (Kayla), Clinton, Mo.; two daughters, Rebecca Murphy (James), St. Joseph, Mo., and Michelle Malotte (Leonard), Windsor, Mo.; nine grandchildren, Colby Murphy, Erica Lucas, Chris Malotte, Dylan Murphy, Matthew Malotte, Eric Lucas, III, Amanda Ott, Daniel Malotte and Zachary Lucas; six great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents; and four brothers, Ronnie Lucas, Gary Lucas Halgene Lucas, Jr., and Russell Lucas. The family would like to express their deep appreciation to the staff at Adair Village for their wonderful care of their dad and grandpa.

A Celebration of Life will be at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at the Bradley & Hadley Funeral Home, Clinton. Cremation to follow the celebration. Condolences may be left online at www.bradleyhadley.com.

2nd Annual Kameron Williams Car Show in the books

Today a group of friends celebrated the life of a fallen friend in the way he would of wanted them too with a car show.

Music, Food, Raffle Prizes, Bounce houses for the kids, power wheel races and some pretty cool cars could be seen Saturday morning/afternoon at Family Center Parking lot in Butler.

Thank you to everyone who came out and help us celebrate the 2nd Annual Kameron Williams Car Show. FOREVER KAM!!

Butler Varsity Lady Bears Volleyball team wins 1st place in Archie Tournament

Its a great day to be a Butler Bear....

We would like to congratulate the Butler Varsity Lady Bears Volleyball team who won the Archie Tournament today.  Butler started the day with Pool play as they beat Midway 25-11, 25-12 , Concordia 25-14, 25-13 and Sarcoxie 25-16, 25-21. 

The lady bears would then move onto the Semi-Final and beat KC Lutheran 25-14, 25-12. Butler would not be stopped as they would go on to win the Championship against Archie 25-22, 17-25, 15-12.

Way to go Lady Bears! Enjoy these photos below:

What a beautiful day for a parade!

What a beautiful day for a parade!

Always so special to see so much of the Harrisonville community coming together to celebrate and enjoy the Log Cabin Festival!

Enjoy some photos of this fantastic parade below:

Pride of Adrian Marching Blackhawks news

We would like to congratulate the Pride of Adrian, Marching Blackhawks on their SECOND place finish at the Pirate Power Classic Marching competition out of 10 bands!

The band also placed FIRST in the Battle of the Bands contest against 15 schools! Small town, big sound!!!

2024 Week 7 Missouri State High School Football Preview

Week 7 of the Missouri State High School Football season will happen this Friday evening. 

If your looking to watch some local high school football action in the area this Friday you can check out the games below:

Photo courtesy of the Adrian News Leader

October 11th:

Appleton City (5-1) at Liberal (1-5)

California (1-5) at Adrian (5-1)

Cole Camp (0-6) at Midway (3-3)

Diamond (1-4) at Stockton (5-1)

Grain Valley (4-2) at Belton (2-4)

Greenfield (3-2) at Drexel (3-3) 

Harrisonville (3-3) at Clinton (1-5)

Jasper (1-5) at Archie (6-0)

Nevada (5-1) at Cassville (2-4)

Pleasant Hill (4-2) at Odessa (4-2)

Ray-Pec (0-5) at Lee's Summit (5-1)

Rich Hill (2-4) at Osceola (1-5)

Sherwood (3-3) at El Dorado Springs (3-3)

Warsaw (6-0) at Butler (3-3)

2024 Appleton City Homecoming Royalty Crowned

The Appleton City Bulldogs Homecoming Ends with a 62-20 Victory over the Osceola Indians last night. The bulldogs are now 5-1 on the season and they will hit the road Friday October 11th as they travel to play the Liberal Bulldogs. 

Homecoming royalty is as followed: Queen Junior Cami Brownsberger King Senior Jacob Dines Princess Senior Reegan Koshko Prince Junior David Conner Sophomore candidates: Adelyn Hawkins & Weston Farmer Freshman candidates: Adelyn Knipp & Stanton Dalbac

Last Years Royalty Queen Haily Oehring & Princess Peyton Long Maddox Koshko & Marin Evans

Obituary - John Wilson Barker

John Wilson Barker, age 56, of Raymore, Missouri, passed away unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, October 2, 2024.

A celebration of John’s life will be held on a day yet to be determined.

John was born in Starkville, Mississippi on December 4, 1967, to Marvin Barker and Alice (Robbins) Barker. John graduated high school and continued his education receiving a Master’s degree. He was joined in marriage to his wife Heather on April 15, 2000. In life, John was a man of Christian faith and loved his sports, especially baseball, Atlanta Braves and St. Louis Cardinals, and 80s hair bands.

John is survived by his loving wife of over 24 years, Heather Barker; loving son, Nathan Barker; his parents; sister, Amy Jo Carpenter; nephew, Jonathan Carpenter; and his dog, Chase.

John will be remembered for his many quips including "Let 'er rip, tater chip!" "Dagnabbit!" and if you dropped something "Just put that anywhere."

While he could be simultaneously crotchety and charming, he was a devoted husband and father and would do anything for his family and friends. He will be truly missed.

Arrangements: Cullen Funeral Home, Raymore, Missouri 816.322.5278