Rich Hill city hall closed today

Due to illness, Rich Hill City Hall will be closed for the remainder of the day. We apologize for any inconvenience.

7 earn All-State volleyball honors

Congratulations to the following student-athletes who earned Academic All-State honors this volleyball season: Adyson Clover, Kamden Fennewald, Lanie Hill, Tandee Hiser, Toree Hiser, Kalie Korkmaz, and Georgia McCoun. To earn this honor, athletes must participate in 75% of their team’s Varsity sets and maintain a 3.6 cumulative GPA or higher. 

-Courtesy Butler High School

Basketball scoreboard: 95th Archie Tournament underway

The Lady Whirlwinds had a big first round win over Rich Hill 62-15  in round 1 of the 95th Annual Archie Tournament. They will be back in action Wednesday night. The boys play tonight at 5:30 p.m in the west gym. Other scores here:

Boys:

Warsaw 46
Appleton City 39

Sheldon 44
Jasper 57

Girls:

Rich Hill 15
Archie 62

Drexel 39
Butler 55

Sherwood 30
Concordia 56

Midway 27
Harrisonville 52

Cassville 52
Lamar 43

Nevada 52
McDonald County 57

Osceola 45
Montrose/Ballard 40

Hume Hornets receive special honors

 

The following Hume students were chosen as December’s Character Kids for their Generosity

Front Row: Kindergarten- River Stigall, 1st Grade - Garrett Deems, 2nd Grade - Reed Spencer, 3rd Grade Holtin Gander, 4th Grade - Jayson Brown

Back Row: 6th Grade - Blayklee Stigall, 7th Grade - Annabelle Patrick, 8th Grade - Hailey Olive, Freshman - Addisen Rushing, Sophomore - Caiden Cooke, Senior - Owen Scott

Not pictured - 5th Grade - Brooklyn Lewis, Junior - Talya McFrederick

Unseasonably warm through the weekend, rain later this week

 

Burhart named Harrisonville Area Chamber of Commerce Educator of the Year

   

   Congratulations to Paul Burhart, Construction Technology Instructor at Cass Career Center, for being named the Harrisonville Area Chamber of Commerce Educator of the Year.

Paul’s dedication to shaping the future of construction technology and his commitment to inspiring the next generation of skilled professionals have left a lasting impact on students and the community. This recognition is well-deserved, and we are so proud to celebrate his hard work and achievements!

Courtesy Cass Career Center

Adrian wrestling results

On Friday night the Blackhawk ladies wrestled at the Lady Cardinal Invite and on Saturday the boys wrestled at the Clinton tournament. Both teams had good showings and wrestled tough!

Girls results:
100 - Teja Bradley 5th place 3-2
105 - Dallys Shaffer  5-1
110 - Danica Ackerman 1-2
120 - Mia Bosch 0-2
130 - Libby Nebocat 1-2
140 - Taylor Essenpries 2-2
155 - Jayden Murray 4th Place 4-2
170 - Addie Davis 4th Place 2-2
235 - Anabelle Rowe 3-1

Boys Results:
106 - Jaxon Disney 7th place 2-3
120 - Carter Dumas 3-1
126 - Jaxon Combs 0-4
165 - Cody Allen 11th place 2-2
175 - Miles Deal 4th place 2-2
175 - Ayden Chavez 8th place 0-4
190 - Tyler Todd 12th place 0-3
215 - Hank Tenholder 9th place 3-1

Courtesy Adrian Blackhawks wrestling

Obituary - Jackie Dale "Jack" Kimlin Jr

Jackie Dale "Jack" Kimlin Jr passed away Sunday, January 26, 2025. He was born on August 10, 1958, in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Jack Sr. and Norma Kimlin. He worked as a general manager in the food and beverage industry. Jack was united in marriage to Janice Horsey on September 9th 2007. He was a member of the Mound City First Baptist Church. He enjoyed spending time with family, Friends, his dog Arnie, riding his Harley, hunting, especially bow hunting, fishing, spending time at the lake and was an avid sports fan. He was preceded in death by his parents and an infant brother, Michael. Jack is survived by his wife, Janice, three sons, Jess Morley, Jackie Kimlin, and Joshua Kimlin, a daughter, Danyelle Odom, a brother, Rodney Kimlin, two sisters, Vickie Gibson and Suewanna Freeman, and eleven grandchildren.

Funeral service will be 2 pm Friday, January 31, 2025 at the Mound City First Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Curry Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1 pm to service time at the Church. Memorial contributions are suggested to First Baptist Church.