Obituary - Elva Kay Werling

E."Kay" Schenker Werling passed away April 23, 2026 at Advent Health Shawnee Mission. Kay was born at home at Rockville Mo on June 5, 1943 to Cecil Schenker and Katherine Wainwright Schenker. Kay had 1sister, Charlotte, and 3 brothers, Billie, Wayne and Rex. Kay was united in marriage to John Werling. To this marriage her son, Bryan Paul Werling was born. Bryan was her pride and joy. Kay graduated from Rich Hill High School. She had a successful career in real estate in the Kansas City area. She also did some modeling. She lived most of her life in the Independence and Raytown Mo area. She loved her family very much. One of her favorite things was to travel and dine at exclusive restaurants. She was a very elegant lady and our fashionista. She was a sports fan especially baseball and football. She was a gifted story teller. We wish we had written down all her stories. She was always there for anyone who needed her. Survivors are, her son, Bryan Werling, 2 sister-In-laws Lois Schenker, and Starr Hamilton. Many nieces and nephews. Many great nieces and nephews, and great great nieces and nephews. And many cousins. She will be dearly missed, but is now in the arms of the Lord.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, April 28 at the Heuser Funeral Home. Interment will be held at the Prairie City Lutheran Cemetery.

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Obituary - Wanda Rae Garrigus

Wanda Rae Garrigus, 69, of Archie, Missouri, passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, KS. Memorial services will be held on Friday, May 8, 2026, at 5:00 PM at Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, MO, with a visitation beginning at 4:00 PM.

A complete obituary will be posted when it is available, courtesy Atkinson Funeral Home.

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Swan solar project meet and greet held last night

Clearway Energy held a public meet and greet on Monday evening at the Miami R-1 school to answer questions and provide information regarding the 650 megawatt solar farm known as the Swan Energy Center that will begin construction in July and located just south of Amsterdam, Mo. 

Find additional information from Clearway here https://www.swanenergycenter.com/


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Navigation to The Wall That Heals in Butler, MO

LOCATION OF THE WALL THAT HEALS

Navigate to the Bates County Memorial Hospital 615 W Nursery St, Butler, MO 64730 and look for signs at entrance on Nursery street

Taps will be played at 8:30 pm each day. 

April 29, 2026
The Wall That Heals will be open 24 hours a day. Contact Jami Page at 660-424-4215 for information on guided tours

April 30
The Welcome Home ceremony will be held beginning at 10 am. Come early!

May 1
The Bringing Light to Agent Orange Awareness Ceremony will be held at 8:30 pm with orange lighting to honor our victims of Agent Orange

May 2
A Quilts of Valor ceremony will be held at 3 pm

May 3
The closing ceremony will be held at 1:45 p.m.

The Wall will close for visitors at 2:00 p.m.

If you would like to volunteer or have other questions please contact Marsha Youngblood at 816-716-9217, John Gray at 816-547-4797 or Jami Page at 660-424-4215

https://thewallthathealsbatescounty2026.org/

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The Wall That Heals arrives on the Butler square

Taps will be played at 8:30 pm each day. The Wall That Heals is located at the Butler football field/sports complex at Nursery & Orange streets

April 29, 2026
The Wall That Heals will be open 24 hours a day. Contact Jami Page at 660-424-4215 for information on guided tours

April 30
The Welcome Home ceremony will be held beginning at 10 am. Come early!

May 1
The Bringing Light to Agent Orange Awareness Ceremony will be held at 8:30 pm with orange lighting to honor our victims of Agent Orange

May 2
A Quilts of Valor ceremony will be held at 3 pm

May 3
The closing ceremony will be held at 1:45 p.m.

The Wall will close for visitors at 2:00 p.m.

If you would like to volunteer or have other questions please contact Marsha Youngblood at 816-716-9217, John Gray at 816-547-4797 or Jami Page at 660-424-4215

https://thewallthathealsbatescounty2026.org/

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Take a Walking Tour of the Electric City!

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Video: Weather update

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The Wall That Heals ready to roll

The truck carrying The Wall That Heals is currently in the Harrisonville Family Center parking lot and will roll towards Butler at 11:30 am. It will be passing through Adrian on the outer road before arriving in Butler between 12 and 12:30. It will make a pass through the Butler square before heading to the Butler football field/sports complex for unloading and assembly this afternoon. Photo courtesy Northern Commissioner John Gray


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