Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Obituary - Daniel Patch
Daniel Shane Patch, age 44 of Overland Park, Kansas died Wednesday, April 30, 2025 in Steens, Mississippi. He was born January 22, 1981 to Daniel Dean and Kathy Elizabeth Thomas Patch in Kansas City, Kansas.
Shane is survived by his wife, Amber Patch of Overland Park, Kansas; parents, Kathy Patch and husband Daniel of Shawnee, Kansas; sister, Danielle Wright and husband Khris of Overland Park, Kansas; niece, Kristen Bradley and husband Connor; father-in-law, Burt Balke and wife Shellie; mother-in-law, Lori Hanzlick and husband Darin; sister-in-law, Jessica Craig and husband John; nephew, Grayson Craig; sister-in-law, Amanda Kilgore and husband Eddie; niece, Palmer Kilgore; and sister-in-law, Megan Lynch. Shane was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents; and Uncle Joe.
Spreading joy one wave at a time
Most anyone driving past the 400 block of west Mill street in Butler has seen this man who offers a friendly wave to each and every passer by, like clockwork, in the mornings on a sunny day. His name is Alonzo Smith and he was quite humbled when we stopped by today to get to know him better and told him of his celebrity status in social media circles.
Smith, 61, was born in Portland, Oregon and spent most of his adult life in Plano, TX before he retired from the TSA and found his "forever" home in Butler.
"People are so nice here" he said "Someone bought me this comfortable chair, and awhile back three fellows paid for my food at Gray's Cafe. I'm just doing what I like to do, and that's great."
For the record, Alonzo loves Strawberry Crush soda- you know, for those warmer days putting smiles on everyone who passes by.
Tuesday night ball scores
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!
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
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
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