Showers and thunderstorms this afternoon

Tuesday night ball scores

Baseball 

Northeast Vernon County 0
Midway 7

Sherwood 12
Archie 8

Appleton City 2
Butler 10

Clinton 13
Center 0

McDonald County 0
Nevada 13

Drexel/Miami 2
Osceola 11

Harrisonville 8
Warrensburg 5

Softball 

Northeast Vernon county 8
Miami/Drexel 5

Hume 20
Midway 4

Osceola 14
Rich Hill 17

Miami R-1 announces Valedictorian and Salutatorian

 Congratulations to Miami High School Class of 2025 Valedictorian and Salutatorian

Valedictorian-Katherine Downs

She is the daughter of Eric and Molly Downs. Katherine is planning to attend Metropolitan Community College majoring in Accounting and Finance.

Salutatorian-Brennah Filtingberger

She is the daughter of Rob and Lisa Filtingberger. Brennah is planning to attend Metropolitan Community College majoring in Education.

Appleton City's Cheyenne Wilson accepted into Naval Academy Summer Seminar Program

Appleton City Senior Cheyenne Wilson has been accepted into the United States Naval Academy Summer Seminar Program in Annapolis, MD. This program is highly competitive, where Cheyenne will get a peek into the day-to-day lifestyle at the US Naval Academy.

Cheyenne will spend 5 days participating in physical activities along with studying academic programs, such as ocean engineering, aerospace flight testing, seamanship, and navigation.

This program will benefit Cheyenne with her entry into the US Naval Academy, which is where she wants to be after graduation. Also, the experience will be Cheyenne’s first time flying and doing it solo!

In addition to this honor, Cheyenne also applied to the Sac Osage Electric Youth Tour, where she was a finalist and was awarded a $50 gift card. Congratulations, Cheyenne, on all your hard work and making things happen!

Bates County Memorial Hospital celebrating National Nurses Week | May 6–12

We're proud of our nurses and the powerful role they play in every stage of our patients’ healthcare journey. From providing primary care and guiding patients through specialty services, to assisting in surgery and responding in emergencies — nurses are at the heart of it all.

This Nurses Week, we recognize the compassion, expertise, and dedication our nurses bring to BCMH every day. Whether working behind the scenes or at the bedside, their impact is immeasurable.

With deep gratitude to our BCMH nursing teams in:
• Cardiac Rehabilitation
• Case Management
• Emergency
• Family Care Clinics
• Infection Control
• Medical/Surgical Unit
• Outpatient Specialty Clinics
• Long-Nissen Infusion Center
• Radiology RN
• Surgery
• Surgical Clinic

Harrisonville High School students participate in Day of Service

Yesterday, more than 150 Harrisonville High School seniors participated in a Day of Service. Community members submitted projects and students spent the morning working on the jobs.

Projects included prepping for the summer reading program at the Cass County Public Library; painting windows at the Chamber of Commerce; washing police cars and painting curbs and parking spots at the Harrisonville Police Department; cleaning up and prepping the city pool for opening and organizing materials for summer camp for Harrisonville Parks & Rec; painting fire hydrants for the City of Harrisonville, landscaping, yard work, and painting for local senior citizens; outdoor classroom clean-up at Harrisonville Elementary School; cleaning Parents as Teachers toys at Harrisonville Early Childhood Center; landscaping and some animal cuddles at Harrisonville Animal Shelter; flower planting at Crown Care Center; landscaping at Hope Haven and Marquette Cottage; moving library books and PAT items at Harrisonville Early Childhood Center; packing and moving boxes for classroom changes at McEowen Elementary and Harrisonville Elementary; and landscaping at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church.

Following the morning of service, the students went to the Harrisonville United Methodist Church for lunch provided by the Harrisonville Rotary Club. Sonic donated hot dogs and buns for the lunch. Shirts for the event were sponsored by Stafford-Leavitt Insurance and Family Center Farm & Home.

Butler Aquatic Center to open May 26

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State Farm Athlete of the Week

We are pleased to announce last weeks State Farm athlete of the week, Senior, Andrew Kendrick, from Adrian High School. Andrew was nominated by his head coach Jacob Weeks. Coach Weeks stated “Andrew is an outstanding student-athlete who exemplifies leadership, dedication and excellence both on and off the field. On April 30th, Andrew was named Ozark Highland Conference player of the year where he shot a 75, 6 strokes ahead of the next competitor. He is a true team player, and goes out of his way to support his teammates by sharing tips, techniques and encouragement to help them improve.” When we asked Andrew what he feels it takes to be successful in his sport he stated “it takes mental toughness and consistency. You have to work hard and can’t go a day without playing, and continue to be consistent with how you approach shots, not becoming frustrated if you’re not playing well.” We asked him who his role model is when it comes to the game of golf and he stated “My dad, he introduced me to golf and keeps me pretty humble. He pushes me to work harder.” We asked Andrew what advice he would have for younger classmen and he stated “Don’t give up on it. It’s a really hard game. Play in as many tournaments as you can and get used to the competition.” Andrew plans to attend Kentucky State University in the fall where he will be a member of the golf team. He plans to major in business management. It was a pleasure speaking with Andrew and we wish him and his team the best of luck at Districts.

Pictured: Head Coach Jacob Weeks; Andrew Kendrick, son of Matt and Johanna Kendrick; Kellie Davidson, State Farm