Many area businesses closed today

 

In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, many area businesses along with city and county offices are closed today. 

Due to the extreme cold, we recommend you call ahead before venturing out.

Obituary - Jimmie Dean Harris

Jimmie Dean Harris age 67 of Garden City, Missouri departed this life Thursday, January 16, 2025 at his home in Garden City, Missouri.

Visitation will be held 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 24, 2025 at Heart of Life Church, Garden City, Missouri.

Funeral Service will be held 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 24, 2025 at Heart of Life Church, Garden City, Missouri with Interment at Byler Cemetery, Creighton, Missouri.

Memorial Contributions may be made to Garden City United Methodist Church Memorial Fund and sent to Dickey Funeral Home, P.O. Box 432, Harrisonville, Missouri 64701.

A complete obituary will be posted once that information becomes available.

Obituary - Anna Yoakum

Anna Yoakum, 70, Sheldon, MO, passed away at her home on Thursday, January 16, 2025. Funeral services will be at 1:30p.m. on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada, MO. Interment will follow at Sheldon Cemetery, Sheldon, MO. Friends may call from noon Tuesday, January 21 until the hour of service.

Obituary - Tom Holcomb

Tom Holcomb, 85, passed away on Friday, January 17, 2025, at his home in Nevada, MO Tom was born on May 5, 1939 in Nevada to Howard Richard and Lucille Kay (Poland) Holcomb.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. The family will receive visitors from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at the funeral home. Additional information will be released later by Ferry Funeral Home.

January Student of the Month

 

Sports Roundup: A big week for local basketball, wrestling

Courtesy Cody Morris, Tailgate TV

The Rich Hill Tigers had been dominating in the Appleton City tournament all week, but so had the #2 seeded Osceola Indians. The week was set to come to a head as the 1 seeded Tigers (10-2) were squaring off against the 12-1 Indians, who were looking to take their 9 game win streak and extend it into double digits.

The Indians early seemed scared to play a fast paced game, and successfully slowed down the Tigers. Osceola found themselves in the driver seat with a 10-8 lead after the first 8 minutes.

In the second, the Indians would take back their place in the driver seat, and control the pace, again slowing down the high-speed Tigers offense. At the end of the half, the Tigers were still trailing with a score of 20-12. Rich Hill was held to just 4 points in the 2nd quarter as the combination of stout defense and a clock burning strategy.

Out of the break, the Tigers came out with a spark, and some sharp shooting. They nailed home 4 triples and scored 23 points in the 3rd quarter which propelled them to a 35-29 lead over the Indians.

Rich Hill was able to keep the momentum in the final period and bring home the 1st place trophy with a final of 59-50.

Dillon Coonce led all scoring with 24 points, 16 of which came in the 2nd half. Zane Becker recorded 15, all of which came in the 2nd half. And Gillis had 14 which were also all in the second half.

Osceola was led by Preston Listerud with 21 points and Skylar Wohlers with 13.

Both teams had a great tournament, and fought hard in the championship. They will meet again in just a few days, as they are scheduled to duke it out again at Rich Hill on Tuesday.

The Butler boys went on the road Friday night to Versailles, the Bears were hunting for their 3rd straight win, and their 4th W in their last 5. The Tigers, going into the game, held a 2-7 record.

It was a tough start for the Bears as they went down 11-2 early, before Chandler rattled off 7 more points to make it 16-11 at the end of the first quarter. Versailles went on a little bit of a run in the second quarter after Triebel left the game with an injury. At the end of the half, the Tigers had a 35-23 lead.

In the second half, Coach Burch had his team fighting and clawing their way back, shrinking the deficit to 47-40 heading into the fourth and final period. The Bears were able to keep the momentum and fight back to tie the game 54-54 at the end of regulation.

By the end of the game, the Bears roster was depleted, with Mallatt still out with injury (DNP), Jesse Carter (Starter) and Dylon Triebel (Starter) both leaving the game with injuries, and then Senior Chase Payne (Starter) fouling out of the contest. The younger men for the Bears really stepped up and played hard, however the injuries would prove too much for the Bears to overcome as they would fall 62-57.

For the second year in a row the Versailles Tigers would just barley sneak past a severely depleted Butler team (last year the Bears ended the Versailles game with 3 players on the court).

Jake Chandler ended his night with a spectacular 34 points. Delozier, Grubb, Carter, Doll, Payne, and Davidson all recorded points for the Bears as well.

Despite the heartbreaking loss, the Butler Bears showed tremendous fight in the ballgame.  Photo courtesy of Erin Dubray

Also on Friday evening your Lady Bears (3-6) had their work cut out for them as they traveled take on the 7-3 Versailles Lady Tigers team.

The Lady Tigers jumped out to a 17-10 lead after the first period, however the Bears began to claw back into the game in the second quarter. At halftime, the Lady Bears had cut the Versailles lead down to just 6, with a score of 28-22.

However, in the second half, the Lady Tigers started to once again pull away from the Bears, and would claim a 69-50 victory over Butler.

Adyson Clover led the scoring charge for the Bears with 14 points, 12 of which would come from three-balls. Gabby Carmichael had 12 points, and Dubray had 11.

For Versailles, Kylee Richey had 19, Brokke Anderson ended with 17, and Ary Jones finished the game with 10 points. The Lady Tigers had a total of 9 ladies score on the night.

Butler will play next week in the Stockton Tournament. Photo courtesy of Erin Dubray

The Butler Bears men's wrestling team went to Plattsburg High School today (1/18) for the Sam Martin Invitational. As a team, the Bears took home 5th place out of a total of 15 teams

Individual results were as follows:

144- Damian Alkire 1st place
150-Kellen Long 1st place
138- Preston Mallatt 2nd place
190- Hunter Long 4th place
285- Chris Castro 5th place
113- phineas goert 6th place
165- Able Bryan 8 place
215- Logan Fuller 8th place
157- DK Woolace 9th place

Adrian Royalty Courtesy Mike Burris, Adrian News Leader

Left to right: Cole Hamilton, Boys Basketball Senior; Leevi Johnson, Attendant; Junior Ahlissa Messick, Princess; Junior Wyatt Jordan, Prince; Senior Hank Tenholder, King; Senior Addyson Nebocat, Queen; Madi Arwood, Attendant; and Riley Essenpries, Girls Basketball Senior.

This page to be updated as more information becomes available.

Slight break in temps midweek

 

At least two more days of  bitter cold before we see a slight warming trend mid week. While there is a chance of precipitation around Thursday, so far it look minimal. 

As always, use extra care with outdoor animals and check on neighbors with special needs. 

Ellett Memorial Hospital provides warming centers info

Weather forecasts show some extra cold weather over the next week

Identified locations for warming centers:

Park Grove Christian Church, 11745 State Highway NN, Deepwater (call needed to activate)
Osceola Community Church, Walnut St & Old Missouri 82, Osceola (call needed to activate)
Vista Baptist Church, 2250 Old Missouri 13, Vista (call needed to activate)
Lowry City Civic Center, 406 W 4th St, MO 64763 (business hours)
Collins FEMA storm shelter, 1400 Main St, Collins (call needed to activate)
Appleton City Library, 105 W. 4th St, Appleton City (business hours-M/T/TH 8-5)
Growing in Grace Community Center, 117 W. 4th St, Appleton City (call needed to activate)
*Call needed to activate-A call from Emergency Management to locations in regard to a community member(s) need for shelter will initiate the process. Available 24/7