September report from the Rich Hill Police Department

Calls for service: 194

Animal Calls: 9

Suspicious Activity: 7

Traffic Stops: 20

Disturbances: 2

Building Checks: 31

Code Enforcement: 21

Speak to Officer: 27

Agency Assist: 2

Fire Calls: 1

Reports Taken: 5

Citations Written: 13

Rain slowly moving into the area

Obituary - Kathleen Joyce Motley

Kathleen Joyce Motley passed away peacefully on October 5, 2025.

Kathleen was born September 1, 1946, in Kansas City, Missouri and moved to Appleton City, MO with her late husband Charles “Mick” Motley. Kathleen was a very spunky woman. Kathleen would give you the clothes off her back and was never one to turn away a stray. You always knew where you stood with Kathleen. She was strong willed and courageous woman, a wonderful mother, wife, and grandmother. She faced many challenges in her lifetime and overcame each one.

Kathleen was preceded in death by her parents, Wilma and Elmer Dady, her husband, Charles “Mick” Motley, and her daughter Rhonda Mahoney. She is survived by her three daughters, Michelle Daniels and her three children, Cathy and her husband James Carr and their three children, Joyce and her husband Clint Carr and their three children; two sons, Lloyd and his wife Angela Cooper and their five children and Leonard Cooper and his three children; several grandchildren, nieces, nephews, great grandchildren and one brother.

MEMORIAL to St. Jude Hospital

Courtesy Hill & Son Funeral Home

Obituary - Patrick Wray

Patrick Franklin Wray age 64 of Harrisonville, Missouri departed this life Sunday, October 5, 2025 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Blue Springs, Missouri.

A complete obituary will be posted once that becomes available.

Cremation with no service schedule.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society and sent in care of Dickey Funeral Home, P.O. Box 432, Harrisonville, Missouri 64701.

Obituary - Billy Jack Hughes

Billy "Bill" J. Hughes, 87, of Harrisonville, Missouri, passed away Saturday, October 4, 2025 at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. Memorial services will be held at 6:00pm on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, following a visitation that will begin at 5:00pm at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville. Contributions are suggested to the Kansas City Hospice House. A complete obituary will be posted when it becomes available.

Obituary - Harold Day

Harold D. Day, 94, of Harrisonville, Missouri, passed away peacefully, Friday, October 3, 2025, in Panama City, Florida. Service times and a complete obituary will be posted when that information becomes available. 

Courtesy Atkinson Funeral Home

Recipe of the Week

 

A really good review...

 

Renown local artist Tom Altenburg (left) stopped to admire some beautiful local artwork at the Ready Set Grow Fall Festival in Rich Hill on Saturday. He went on to say that the paintings on display showed a lot of thought and good use of colors and considered them to be 'top notch'. Altenburg has quite a history as he worked for Hallmark Cards for many years, has an extensive background working for George Lucas (Star Wars fame) among others. Some of his artwork is on display throughout the area including the Kern Center in Rich Hill- stop by and take a look. 

--Staff photo