Obituary - Dawnelle Rose Ornstein

Dawnelle Rose Ornstein, age 36, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at her home. She was born April 30, 1988, in Ft. Scott, the daughter of Jimmy Dean Kimler and Donna Chaplin. After completing high school, Dawnelle went on to become a CNA. She was united in marriage to Alan Ornstein on May 9, 2009. 

Dawnelle and Alan’s wedding ceremony was held at Elm Creek Lake west of Ft. Scott. Dawnelle had worked as a CNA and as a clerk at Five Corners Mini Mart. Currently she was working as a customer service representative for Clarity Insurance Company, formerly Cobalt. Her most important job, however, was being a loving and devoted wife and mother. Dawnelle loved being a mom and faithfully attended her sons’ sporting events. She also enjoyed being outdoors. Favorite times were spent camping with her family or going for a ride on the motorcycle.

Survivors include her husband, Alan and their three boys, Terrian Joseph, Tavian Alan and Talan Dean, all of the home in Ft. Scott. Also surviving is her mother, Donna Chaplin of Ft. Scott and a brother, Jody Chaplin, of Uniontown, Kansas and several aunts, uncles and cousins. Dawnelle was preceded in death by her father and a sister, Cherokee Springston.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 18th at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the Large Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 P.M. Tuesday at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Memorials are suggested to the Dawnelle Ornstein Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.

Butler FFA Labor Auction TONIGHT

The Butler FFA Labor Auction is TONIGHT!  See the attached flyer for details!

Arrest made in Belton

On December 10th at around 10:30 PM, one of your Belton Police Officers noticed a white F-150 making a very slow turn from N Scott onto Markey Rd.  The observant officer decided to follow the vehicle and observe.  

The officer noticed that the driver (Charles H Johnson Jr) was jerking right when oncoming traffic passed and jerking back to the left when he got too close to the shoulder.  Your officer stopped Johnson and determined that he had a revoked driver's license and appeared to be intoxicated.  

Further investigation revealed that Johnson had a BAC twice the legal limit, he had 4 previous DWI convictions and 5 previous driving while revoked / suspended convictions.

Johnson has been charged by the Cass County Prosecutor's Office with habitual DWI (Class B Felony).  Johnson is now being held in the Cass County Jail on a $250,000 CASH ONLY bond.  Once again, your Belton Police Officers and the Cass County Prosecutor's Office are working hard to keep our streets safe for everyone.

Death Investigation in Miami County Kansas

Results of Bates county audit now available

 

The office of Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick has released the 2024 Bates County audit report and it can be viewed here:  https://auditor.mo.gov/AuditReport/CitzSummary?id=1021

Note that results of the special audit of the Sheriff's Office will not be available until at least mid January, 2025. Mid America Live will share those results as soon as they become available.

Appleton City High School Senior Spotlight

Jon Setzer has been accepted to Missouri State, Northwest Missouri State, Missouri Western, Iowa State, Ozarks Tech Community College, Fort Scott Community College, and the University of Central Missouri. Jon plans to study Agriculture with a focus in Marketing or Engineering at Iowa State University in Ames, IA. Congratulations, Jon!

Butler Junior High Basketball sweeps tonight in Sherwood

Butler Junior High Basketball sweeps tonight in Sherwood...

Both the Butler Junior High Basketball Teams traveled to Sherwood tonight to take on the Marksmen. Butler Junior High A-Team Girls were able to come away with a 40-15 victory over the Lady Marksmen!

The Butler Lady Bears A-Team was led in scoring by Kinley Cook who had 17 points and Kiersten Dubray who added 16 points to secure the win. The Butler Lady Bears B-Team also won tonight by a score of 4-2. The B Team was led in scoring by Knolan Green who had 2 points and Louisa Sanchez who also had 2 points. 

The Butler A Team Boys won a thrilling game tonight by the score of 38-37 with Kyson King leading the Bears with 16 points, Renner Martin added 10 points to get the win for the A-Team Bears.

The Butler Boys B Team also picked up a win tonight 13-11 over Sherwood with Jagger Diehl leading the way with 4 points. Enjoy some photos of the games tonight below:

Dillon Coonce surpassed 1,000 points scored for Rich Hill Tigers Basketball

Rich Hill Senior Dillon Coonce surpassed 1,000 points scored while playing in the third game of the season! Last night during the home game against Hume, Dillon was recognized for his achievement. Both Tiger teams finished the evening with wins over the Hume Hornets. Congratulations Dillon!