News from the Bates County Health Center

 If you brought your dog to our rabies vaccine clinic last year, they are due for their rabies vaccine again. Call 660-679-6108 to sign them up! Limited to the first 50 dogs registered

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Only 4 weeks left to register, you must be registered by May 14th!
Call 660-679-6108
Spots are limited!

Obituary - Glen Howard Reed

Glen Howard Reed was born in rural Appleton City to Jim and Bessie Reed on December 29, 1933. He was the youngest of the nine Reed children. Glen went to elementary school in the area and graduated from Appleton City High School in 1951. He was awarded a scholarship to MU but neither Glen nor his family had the money for him to attend. He decided to try farming initially and then took a job as a welder and bulldozer driver on a gas pipeline. Due to this new job, he was able to come home for Christmas with money in his pocket. He bought his mom her first new coat and a new Stetson for his dad. That was one of his favorite memories. One of his bosses on the pipeline, Emmett Wilkerson, had a severe scar on his face from a fire, and Glen helped him care for it. This was the start of his interest in medicine, and with Emmett’s encouragement, Glen decided to take the money he earned and go back to school.

In 1955 along with Don Yoss, Howard Yoss, and Richard Fenwick, Glen headed to the University of Missouri in Columbia where he declared his major as pre-med. During his pre-med years, he married Sharon Ilene O’Rear in September of 1956, and Marcus Glen was born to this union on August 5, 1957. In 1959, Glen received his bachelor’s degree and started medical school. Stephanie Beth joined the family in 1962, and Glen graduated from medical school in 1963. He completed his training at Kansas City General and then returned to practice medicine in Appleton City under the guidance of Dr. William H. Ellett—the same doctor that delivered him years earlier.

In 1966, Glen enlisted in the Navy and completed training to become a flight surgeon. During this first year while stationed in Pensacola, Florida, Onna Rae was born. Glen left the Navy in 1969 with the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He loved being on the aircraft carriers, his time in the Navy, and the time serving his country.

Starting in 1969, Glen spent three years practicing medicine in Osceola, Missouri, and then moved to Appleton City to join Dr. Robert Brownsberger in 1972. He remained in his hometown serving the community and the people he had grown up with until his retirement. Along with others in the community, Glen was instrumental in getting a new hospital, a new nursing home, and an ambulance service for the area.

In 2002, Glen lost his wife Sharon to cancer after 45 years of marriage. Glen was lost without Sharon. Eventually he met Donna Hughes, and they spent the next 15 years traveling and enjoying life. In 2017, Glen had a stroke and spent many months in rehab relearning to walk, talk, swallow, etc. He eventually was able to return to a more normal life with the help of Donna and his family. Glen and Donna were able to still spend time in Arizona with the friends they had made there. Donna continued to help care for Glen until his death. We will always be grateful for the care Donna gave Glen and also for Melissa and Megan for opening their home to him.

Glen loved adventure when he could fit it in and took a trip to Alaska to fish for salmon. Another time, he spent a week floating the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon with his good friend and old classmate, Dr. Ira Hubbell. He loved his time on his farms with his cattle or on his bulldozer. He enjoyed when his kids and grandkids came to visit especially during the holidays. Sharon and Glen loved to go to football games at MIZZOU and spend those weekends with their good friends Dr. Gene Ridenhour and his wife Ruth. Ruth loved to have parties following the games where many of the people from Columbia they knew from their time there would also join. Glen’s love for “all things Mizzou” was passed down to his family—he loved taking his kids and grandkids to games. Columbia brought back memories of good times there, and he spent a few hours as the younger person he once was at that time. Maybe his favorite thing of all was happy hour on his deck. He loved sitting out in the fresh air and sharing time with his family and friends. Sometimes, in his later years, it was the only thing that got him out of bed after an afternoon nap was the promise of a scotch and water on the deck.

His military background and his own upbringing made him a very strict father, but his kids agree the knowledge and lessons learned from him made it worth it. We are proud to call him father.

Glen was preceded in death by his wife Sharon, his parents and his 6 brothers and two sisters. He is survived by his children Marc (Debi), Stephanie (Danny), and Onna (Scott); six grandchildren (Kirby, Erik, Alex, Paige, Ashton, Tregg); eight great grandchildren (Jacquelyn, Lexie, Kylie, Hunter, Evan, Caleb, Declan, Elsie); and two great, great grandchildren (Graham, Iverson). He is also survived by Donna Hughes and her family who always called him “doc”. Macy and Madison loved him as their own grandfather. This is evidence of a life well lived.

Obituary - Lois A. Murray

 Lois A. Murray, age 93, formerly of Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2025 in Overland Park, Kansas. Lois was born the daughter of Arlie and Winifred Stanhope Poindexter on November 3, 1931 near Drexel, Missouri. She married William “Bill” Murray on November 19, 1950, he preceded her in death on November 10, 2013. Lois was a homemaker and worked a number of years at Pleasanton grade school as the secretary and district clerk. She was also the bookkeeper for her husbands’ trucking business. Lois also enjoyed gardening, working in the yard, taking vacations, shopping and cooking big meals for her family. Lois was preceded in death by her husband, parents and one sister, Helen Guerrero. Lois is survived by a son, Wayne Murray and wife Joyce of Gardner, Kansas, three grandchildren, Reece Good and partner, Shawna Smith of Wellsville, Kansas, Heath Good and wife, Kim of Edgerton, Kansas, and Julie Lumley and husband, Mike of Baldwin City, Kansas, two great grandchildren, Jayden Good of Edgerton, Kansas and Makenna Lumley of Baldwin City, Kansas, two step great grandchildren, Libby Smith of Lawrence, Kansas and Dayton Smith of Wellsville, Kansas, one niece, Kay Katz and one nephew, Morgan Brown.

Graveside Service will be held at 12:00 pm, Monday, April 28, 2025 at the Pleasanton Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11:00 am to 11:45 am at the Schneider Funeral Home, Pleasanton Chapel. Contributions are suggested to the Alzheimer's Association and may be sent in care of the Schneider Funeral Home P.O. Box 525 Pleasanton, Kansas 66075. Online condolences may be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com

Tuesday night ball scores

Baseball

Liberal 4
Archie 7

Kingsville 11
Drexel/Miami 0

Osceola 0
Midway 10

Nevada 3
Monett 1

Harrisonville 4
Pleasant Hill 5 

Softball 

Lamar 4
Adrian 9

Liberal 18
Archie 1

Rich Hill 4
Hume 8

Golden City 5
Northeast Vernon county 16

Results from Miami R-1 track meet at Archie

Highlights @ Archie Meet on 4/21:

- Blake Tate, 1st in the 100M dash.

- Kaleb Nelson, 2nd in 110 Hurdles.

- Kaleb Nelson, 3rd in the 400M dash.

Courtesy Miami R-1 Schools

A BIG day for Butler Bear Track athletes

 

Another congratulations to Brandon Hammett for breaking his own school 1600m run record today at SBU! His new time of 4:29.30 breaks the record again after resetting it just 10 days ago.

This was the FOURTH school record set in one day!

Courtesy Butler Bear XC & Track

Vernon county Sheriff's Office seeks help in recovering firearm

On January 4, 2025, the Vernon County Sheriff's Office took a report of a lost firearm from the Cedar Creek Conservation grounds just east of Sheldon. The reporting party stated his rifle was in a black Pelican case and was inadvertantly left at the conservation area. The reporting party further state he returned to the conservation area approximately 15 minutes later and his rifle was no longer there.

The Sheriff's Office has the make, model, and serial number of the rifle so it can be identified and it has been listed as stolen in the nation wide computer system. The Sheriff's Office is asking for help from Vernon County's citizens to return this weapon to the owner.

Please contact Investigator Bullinger at 417-283-4400 if you have information regarding the firearm.

Regarding Butler Promenade this Saturday

Promenade begins at 5 PM. Promenade participants need to be at the high school between 4:30 and 4:45 PM. Audience should park in the student lot or on the street.

Courtesy Butler High School