Monday, December 30, 2019

Courthouse News for January 1st, 2020

On December 20th, Nodaway County Prosecutor Robert Rice filed charges against Lindsey Coffman (26) of St. Joseph alleging Possession of Controlled Substance (Felony) and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (Prior). Bond was set at $5,000, with defendant given leave to post 10% cash.

On December 21st, the Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested Randy Hillyard (63) of Bethany in Harrison County for DWI and Failure to Drive on Right Half of Roadway.

On December 23rd, Northwest MO Info reported that a phone scam targeted Cameron. An automated call claimed that unless people sent them money within 30 minutes, city utilities would be disconnected. Most cities send notices through the mail if someone is late on a water or gas bill.

On December 23rd, KQ2 reported that Cody Curry (31) was sentenced to 22 years in prison for 1st Degree Statutory Sodomy by Judge Patrick Robb after having been found guilty in Buchanan County in October.

Juanita Ross, 59, of Lenox, was arrested in the 300 block of east Illinois Street on December 23, 2019, following an investigation into a theft at Dollar General in Lenox. Ross was charged with fifth degree theft, possession of a controlled substance second offense, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Ross is being held at the Taylor County Jail on $2,300 cash bond pending and appearance before the Magistrate.

On December 23rd, the Missouri Secretary of State’s office issued a Cease and Desist order against The Stock Exchange Trading Company, LLC of Springfield after a Rhode Island resident had received a cold call from them. An agent, fraudulently claiming to be a registered agent from Texas, offered the Rhode Island resident $234,000 to buy their stock shares. Their website listed a false Springfield address and phone number. The company was not a registered broker-dealer or investment adviser. The Secretary of State’s office ordered the company to pay $28,000 in penalties and investigation costs.

On December 23rd, Livingston County Prosecutor Adam Warren filed charges against Jeremy Ramirez (34), a homeless man living in Chillicothe, alleging Tampering with a Motor Vehicle (Felony) and Resisting Arrest. Bond was set at $15,000, cash only, and supervision by Supervision Services.

On December 23rd, Worth County Prosecutor Janet Wake Larison filed charges against Payton Adwell alleging Speeding.

On December 23rd, Northwest Mo Info reported that the Maryville Fire Department responded to an ice rescue call at around 7:30 pm at an area pond. A victim had gone onto ice in the pond in an effort to rescue his dogs, who had fallen through the ice. The victim was able to get himself and the dogs to an island structure, and both he and the dogs were rescued. The victim was subsequently lifeflighted to an area hospital for treatment.

On December 24th, Worth County Prosecutor Janet Wake Larison filed charges against Herbert Parrott (23) of Diagonal alleging No Seat Belt.

On December 24th, the Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested Austin Hale (21) of Kansas City in Clinton County on charges of Speeding 124 miles per hour, Cutting In on Overtaken Vehicles, Failure to Drive on Right Half of Roadway, Vision Reducing Material on Vehicle, and No Seat Belt.

On December 24th, Gentry County Prosecutor Jessica Jones filed charges against Craig Burks (51) of King City alleging No Insurance.

On December 26th, Harrison County Prosecutor Jonathan Meyer filed charges against Israel Cruz (30) of Rincon De Las Mitras (Mexico) alleging No Valid License.

On December 26th, Harrison County Prosecutor Jonathan Meyer filed charges against Mancera Medina (42) of Apple Valley (MN) alleging No Valid License.

On December 26th, Harrison County Prosecutor Jonathan Meyer filed charges against Jonathan Van Crowder (20) of Cainsville alleging No Insurance.

On December 26th, Harrison County Prosecutor Jonathan Meyer filed charges against Daniel Totong (26) of East Patchogue (NY) alleging No Valid License.

On December 27th, Nodaway County Prosecutor Robert Rice filed charges against Jerry Williams (30) of Brookshire (TX) alleging No Valid License.

Charges listed are mere allegations. Evidence in support of the charges must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty it is to determine guilt or innocence. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Friday, December 27, 2019

Obituary -- Chris Allee 1962-2019

Christopher Todd Allee, 57, of Maryville, MO, passed away unexpectedly on December 25, 2019 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, MO.

Chris was born in Mt. Ayr, IA on September 27, 1962. His parents were Bud & Willa Allee of Sheridan, MO, both of which preceded him in death. Chris attended Worth County R-III High School and was a graduate of the class of 1982. Chris was a member of the Army National Guard with 20 years of service. He was a member of the Sheridan Defiance Masonic Lodge and was a Master Mason.

In October 1994, he married LaRue Boyd Allee and celebrated 25 years of marriage in October of 2019. The two moved to Maryville in 1999 and have lived there since. They had two children, Nicholas, who resides in Maryville, and Linsey, who tragically passed away in June 2019.

Chris was employed by the Maryville School District as a Maintenance worker for 17 years. He loved his job on the “maintenance crew” as he called it. Chris considered them family, along with the rest of the Maryville R-II teachers and staff he would see every day as he worked in the buildings. He knew many students by name and often gave high fives or hugs to them in passing.

Chris enjoyed working on the family farm, even after moving to Maryville. The family farm in Sheridan holds many memories of farming, fishing and family fun. He and his brother Steve have continued the farming tradition for many years even after their parents where in the nursing home.
Chris had many hobbies and loved to build decks and remodel his house. He often drove his wife crazy by tearing apart things inside the house at unexpected times. He also had many funny sayings, and a great sense of humor which kept his family on their toes.

Chris is survived by his wife, LaRue, and son, Nick, both of Maryville, brother Steve Allee, Overland Park, KS, sister, Chandra (Sterling) Hopkins, of Sheridan, MO, along with many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

A visitation will be held on Sunday, December 29, 2019 from 6-8 PM at Bram Funeral Home in Maryville, MO.

Services will be held on Monday, December 30, 2019 starting at 2:00 PM at Laura Street Baptist Church in Maryville, MO.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the Maryville Young Players to help establish the Lindsey Allee memorial Scholarship Fund

Thursday, December 26, 2019

Obituary -- Helen Johnson 1940-2019

Helen R Johnson, 79, of Barnard, MO, passed away December 24, 2019, at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, MO.

Helen was born January 26, 1940 in Sheridan, MO. Her parents were John Elliott, and Mary (Young) Elliott. They preceded her in death. Also preceding her in death were two sisters Rose Allen and Betty Jensen, as well as one son, Randy Johnson, who died in infancy.

Helen was of the Christian faith.

She was employed at the NEBS plant (now Deluxe) of Maryville, where she worked for 24 years.
Helen loved woodworking; she built furniture and cabinets, and completely remodeled two houses. She loved to garden. She loved going to sporting events which her children and grandchildren were participating in. She was a person who loved to work. Also seeing that her children worked, starting with her sons mowing many lawns during warm months.

On December 13, 1958 in Maryville she married Larry Johnson. He survives of the home.

Other survivors include her four children; Robert “Bob” Johnson of Barnard, Rick (Teresa) Johnson also of Barnard, Arlene (Randy) Ward of Maryville, and Janet (Dick Peve) Cacek of Kansas City, MO. Eleven grandchildren; Adam, Abby, & Alex Johnson, Zane Schulte, Rachel & Jacklyn Anderson, Candice Bristow, Whitney Brown, Chelsea Johnson, Jacob & Jennifer Cacek.

A visitation for Helen Johnson will be, Friday December 27, 2019 at the Bram Funeral Home in Maryville, MO, from 6-8 PM.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 28, 2019 at the Bram Funeral Home, Maryville. The Service time is 2:00 PM.

Burial at Nodaway Memorial Gardens, Maryville.

Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Obituary -- Marjorie Saville 1927-2019

Marjorie Ruth Saville passed away December 21, 2019 at the age of 92 years, 10 months.
She was born February 6, 1927 on the family farm east of Redding, Iowa in Ringgold County. She was the youngest of six children born to Zula Alma (Denney) Saville and James Bernard Saville.
Ruth was christened in 1936 at Middle Fork Church. She was a member of Middle Fork United Methodist Church and attended services regularly for 92 years. Many can remember her as their Sunday school teacher. She was also the church historian for many years.

She enjoyed researching the genealogy of her family, ceramics, crocheting, quilting and collecting lady head vases. Her grandchildren and great grandchildren were a special joy to her. She loved showing their latest pictures.

During her life, she worked as a secretary for Equitable Insurance Company in Des Moines, Iowa, a housekeeper, she sewed caps at the cap factories in Grant City, Missouri and Mount Ayr, Iowa. She worked many years as a nurse’s aide at Clearview Nursing Home, at Aunt Jennies Attic, and she retired from the Senior Center at the age of 80.

Ruth is survived by her daughter Kay Elaine (Richard) Cobb of Kankakee, Illinois; 3 grandchildren Kenneth Dale (Ann) Cobb, Kelli Michelle Shamhart, Rebecca Lynn (James) Woodward; 4 great grandchildren Taylor Shamhart, Noah Cobb, Clayton Woodward, Curtis Woodward; 1 sister-in-law Dolores Saville; 1 cousin Lawrence Jefferson; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents Zula Alma (Denney) Saville and James Bernard Saville; sisters Esther Velma Parker, Janice Bernadene Platt, Pearl Lavene Parker; brothers Clyde Elbert Saville and Lee Elvin Saville; brothers-in-law Jeremiah Franklin Parker, Denzel Grant Platt, Oliver Mark Parker; and sister-in-law May Ellen (Garrard) Saville.

Memorials are to the Middle Fork United Methodist Church, Mount Ayr Public Library, Ringgold County Public Health, and Heritage Park Apartments.

Monday, December 23, 2019

Obituary -- Charlene Hinshaw 1941-2019

Chelsa Charlene (Walker) Hinshaw was born January 16, 1941 in Grant City, Missouri to Duane Lee and Gertrude Janice (McClellan) Walker.

Charlene departed this life on December 19, 2019 at Maryville Living Center in Maryville, Missouri, at the age of 78 years.

Charlene married Robert Deloss Hinshaw in 1959.  They were later divorced.  Charlene never remarried.

Charlene a certified nurse aide worked for the Independence Sanitarium, Independence, Missouri, and nursing homes in Hamilton and King City, Missouri.  Charlene had also worked at the former Grant City Cap Factory, Grant City, Missouri.

Charlene was preceded in death by her parents, a brother Larry Lee Walker and a grandson, Brent Allen Lee.

She is survived by her sister Ramonia (Bill) Parman, brother Laverne (Linda)Walker, and sister-in-law Geneveive Walker, all of Sheridan, Missouri.

Charlene is also survived by her five children, Wonda Gail (Dennis) Shimer, Shelbyville, Kentucky, Marie Kay Brelsford, St. Joseph, Missouri, Carolyn Elaine Jones, Excelsior Springs, Missouri, Gerry Jay (Kristy) Hinshaw, Lathrop, Missouri and Jerry Ray Hinshaw, Parkville, Missouri, nine grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren.

A Celebration of Life will be at 2:00 PM, Saturday, December 28, 2019 at the Sheridan Christian Church, Sheridan, Missouri.  Private family Inurnment will be in the Isadora Cemetery near Grant City, Missouri.

Per her wishes, Mrs. Hinshaw has been cremated under the care of Andrews-Hann Funeral Home, Grant City.

Steven Willhite Erupts as Shamrock Boys Down Tina-Avalon

Steven Willhite erupted for 29 points and 15 boards against Tina-Avalon as the Shamrocks overcame an early deficit and pulled away in the second half for the 72-55 win. Connor Jenkins had the hot hand early for the Dragons, erupting for 13 points in the last 5:32 of the first quarter to erase an early 8-4 Shamrock lead. That included two guarded threes, one of which came at the first quarter buzzer to give Tina-Avalon a 19-17 lead.

With only one win, Tina-Avalon was easy to overlook, but they had played all but one of their opponents tough this year. Owen Bell put the Dragons up 21-17, but then Brett Emig cut inside and got a pass from Cruz Ury and then Kaden Koch got a putback to knot it at 21, drawing Jenkins' third foul in the process. Koch missed the free throw, but the third foul on Jenkins was critical, as it turned what was a tight game into a track meet, which was in North Harrison's favor. North Harrison would go on to outscore Tina-Avalon 45-15 after Jenkins picked up his third foul, not letting up until the fourth quarter, when the game was well in hand.

After Jenkins went to the bench, Willhite carried the Shamrocks on his shoulders with 14 points in the period. Tina-Avalon tried to hang with North Harrison for a while, tying it at 24, 26, and 28. But then North Harrison got some separation when Willhite hit a 3-pointer in transition and Brett Emig scored a backdoor look from Willhite to make it 33-28. Owen Hill cut it to 33-30 with five seconds left, but Steven Willhite, who was mostly a 3-point shooter over the last two years, showed some newfound ballhandling ability when he took the ensuing inbounds pass and took it coast to coast, beating the halftime buzzer to put North Harrison up 35-30.

Willhite's layup at the halftime buzzer turned out to be the backbreaker as the Shamrocks came out with all the momentum in the third quarter despite Jenkins' return. Brett Emig scored off a Willhite steal, Kaden Koch scored off a steal, and Willhite showed some newfound ability to steal the ball (5 steals), swiping one for a layup to make it double digits at 41-30. Willhite added a drive and then Cruz Ury scored off a Brett Emig steal to make it 45-30.

Jenkins' three-pointer broke the run, but then Willhite pushed it right back down the court to restart the Shamrocks. Brett Emig scored off a Willhite steal, and then a Willhite block and push down the floor led to another Emig basket to make it 51-33.

Trent Grossman scored to stop the bleeding for the moment, but then Wade Briggs scored off a drive, Willhite blocked a shot, caught it, and went coast to coast, Kaden Koch got behind the defense after Emig pushed it up the floor, and Brett Emig scored off a drive at the third quarter buzzer to make it 59-35.

Cruz Ury scored off a backdoor layup, Willhite scored a 3-point play, and Wade Briggs scored off a drive to make it 66-35 before North Harrison began subbing freely the rest of the way.

Steven Willhite had 29 points. Brett Emig had 18, Kaden Koch 9, Cruz Ury 6, Wade Briggs and Hunter Parkhurst 4 each, and Brandon Hamilton 2.

Steven Willhite had 4 blocks. Hunter Parkhurst and Kaden Koch had 1 each.

The key to North Harrison's win was their rebounding along with sharing the ball; they only allowed two offensive boards, which meant a lot more chances to get out and run. Steven Willhite had 15 boards, Kaden Koch 7, Brett Emig 6, Hunter Parkhurst 4, Wade Briggs and Cruz Ury 2, and Brandon Hamilton 1.

The Shamrocks had 24 assists, which meant they were sharing the ball well. Brett Emig had 8, Steven Willhite 5, Hunter Parkhurst and Cruz Ury 3, Wade Briggs and Collin Briggs 2, and Kaden Koch 1.

Brett Emig had 5 tips. Kaden Koch had 4, Steven Willhite 3, Wade Briggs 2, and Hunter Parkhurst had 1.

Wade Briggs had 7 steals for the Shamrocks. Steven Willhite had 5, Hunter Parkhurst 3, Cruz Ury 2, and Kaden Koch and Brett Emig 1 each.

Ice Cold Lady Shamrocks Fall to Tina-Avalon

There was no rest for the weary for North Harrison's girls as they fell 34-21 against the skyscrapers from Tina-Avalon in Trenton Monday. The Dragons came into the game with Samantha Rounkles at 6'1", Morgan Brockmeier at 6'0", Kadie Rounkles at 5'11", and Maggie Brockmeier at 5'10". The Shamrocks were ice cold from the field, couldn't buy a board against the taller Dragon squad, and couldn't take it in on them as the Dragons pulled away in the second half.

The game started off as a defensive struggle, but soon it became evident that the Shamrocks were getting one shot down the court and done. As the ball clanked hopelessly off the rim and into the hands of the Tina-Avalon skyscrapers, they pulled away to a 10-2 lead midway through the second. North Harrison didn't get a single offensive board until the 3:15 mark of the second, which they converted into an Ashlynn Gilpatrick 3-pointer.

The Shamrocks fought back to within 13-7 at the half and then tied it up with back to back threes from Emma Craig and Camden Castleberry at the 6:28 mark of the third quarter. North Harrison switched from their usual man to a zone. The deficit hovered between 1 and 3 for the next few minutes, but then Tina-Avalon, who had scored 40 or more in all their games despite having just one win, started hitting from the outside at will while North Harrison went cold. The lead grew again to 25-18 after three before Samantha Rounkles scored seven in the fourth as her team pulled away.

Camden Castleberry had 6 points for North Harrison. Emma Craig and Kami Gibson had 4, Ashlynn Gilpatrick 3, Rainey Fordyce 2, and Carly Rinehart 2. Emma Craig had 8 boards. Kami Gibson had 6, Rainey Fordyce, Jayliegh Robins, and Camden Castleberry 3, and Carly Rinehart, Trendi Johnson, and Halle Morgan 1 each.

Courthouse News for December 25th, 2019

On December 14th, Buchanan County Prosecutor Chad Gaddie filed charges against Galen Deatherage (60) of St. Joseph alleging Assault (Felony). Bond was set at $10,000, cash only and no contact with victim. KQ2 reported that it was in conjunction with the hit and run accident in which Deatherage was allegedly dropping off a passenger, drove his car towards a pedestrian walking in front of the building, struck him, and then struck a handicapped parking sign.

On December 15th, Ringgold County deputies were dispatched to an accident on Highway 25 in which a vehicle driven by Benjamin Peterson (23) of Minnesota lost control of his vehicle and struck the cable barriers on the east side of the roadway. There were no injuries.

On December 15th, Ringgold County deputies were dispatched to a vehicle on P27 that had gone off the roadway and rolled at around 10:29 pm. Neil Baggesen (34) of California was traveling northbound when he lost control of his vehicle and overturned it onto the passenger side. There were no injuries.

On December 16th, a Maryville resident nearly became the victim of a scam, according to the Maryville Forum. The woman had been contacted by a person posing as a federal agent, telling them that they would be arrested if they did not withdraw tens of thousands of dollars from their bank and overnight it to an address in another state. The woman withdrew the funds and shipped the money; however, she confided in a family member. The family successfully had the shipment stopped and returned. Subsequently, the scammer contacted the victim again and threatened her; he then contacted Maryville Public Safety pretending to be law enforcement and reporting that there were drugs in the package. The scammer also contacted the Maryville Forum from a spoofed FBI number promising a big scoop regarding drugs. The FBI says that if anyone is contacted by someone purporting to be from the FBI to verify the information with the bureau. Their St. Louis number is (314) 589-2500, and other field offices are listed at www.fbi.gov.

On December 17th, Buchanan County Assistant Prosecutor Kristina Zeit filed charges against Bryan Atkins (20) of Rosendale alleging Unlawful Use of a Weapon (Exhibiting, Felony). Bond was set at $7,500, cash only; defendant is to have no contact with the victim or be on the property of 3123 North Belt Highway. KQ2 reported that according to the Probable Cause statement, Atkins allegedly walked into Vapor Maven, grabbed a female employee, and told her to take her clothes off. The employee told him there were security cameras present, and he left.

On December 17th, Harrison County Prosecutor Jonathan Meyer filed charges against Coltyn Clark (25) of New Hampton alleging Hunting from a Public Roadway and Hunting from a Vehicle.

On December 17th, Harrison County Prosecutor Jonathan Meyer filed charges against Jacob King (27) of Ridgeway alleging No Valid Permit.

On December 17th, Harrison County Prosecutor Jonathan Meyer filed charges against Cody Clark (19) of New Hampton alleging Hunting from a Vehicle.

On December 17th, Gentry County Prosecutor Jessica Jones filed charges against Dustin Stone (22) of Grant City alleging No Insurance.

On December 17th, Gentry County Prosecutor Jessica Jones filed charges against Tylar Roush (20) of Conception alleging No Insurance.

On December 17th, Nodaway County Prosecutor Robert Rice filed charges against Alex Chapman (20) of Oskaloosa (IA) alleging Property Damage.

On December 18th, Nodaway County Prosecutor Robert Rice filed charges against Zacher Sapp (18) of Maryville alleging DWI.

On December 18th, the Nodaway County Sheriff’s Office recovered a long gun on the east side of Nodaway County. The owner subsequently came and claimed the gun and presented proof of ownership.

On December 18th, a vehicle driven by Paul Brand (88) of Mount Ayr pulled from the stop sign at Taylor Street in Mount Ayr into Columbus and didn’t see a vehicle driven by Darla Howell (50) of Blockton. Minor damage was sustained to both Brand’s and Howell’s vehicles. There were no injuries at the time of the accident.

On December 18th, Harrison County Prosecutor Jonathan Meyer filed charges against Darrell Palmer (27) of McFall alleging Possession of Controlled Substance (Felony).

On December 18th, Worth County Prosecutor Janet Wake Larison filed charges against Mauricio Castaneda (20) of Lenox alleging No Insurance.

On December 18th, Worth County Prosecutor Janet Wake Larison filed charges against James Burton (33) of Darlington alleging Failure to Register.

On December 18th, Worth County Prosecutor Janet Wake Larison filed charges against Wade Rush (21) of Parnell alleging Speeding.

On December 18th, Worth County Prosecutor Janet Wake Larison filed charges against Chad Wake (41) of Grant City alleging Speeding.

On December 19th, Worth County Prosecutor Janet Wake Larison filed charges against Britton Lewis (26) of Morehead (KY) alleging Speeding.

On December 19th, Worth County Prosecutor Janet Wake Larison filed charges against Jerry Shields (72) of Mount Ayr alleging Speeding.

On December 19th, Worth County Prosecutor Janet Wake Larison filed charges against Erik Sheil (40) of Kellerton alleging Speeding.

On December 19th, Worth County Prosecutor Janet Wake Larison filed charges against Scott Thurman (42) of Redding alleging No Seat Belt.

On December 19th, Northwest Mo Info reported that family members of the Diemel brothers filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Caldwell County related to the deaths of Nichols and Justin Diemel near Braymer. Named as defendants were accused murderer Garland Nelson, mother Tommie Feil, and J4S Farm Enterprises, the farm company that employed Nelson. The lawsuit alleges that the defendants failed to exercise reasonable care to supervise the activities of Nelson despite the fact that he had been convicted in 2016 of Cattle and Insurance Fraud and had served 17 months in prison. Furthermore, the suit alleges that the defendants did not disclose the information to the Diemel brothers when agreeing to care for their cattle. The suit seeks monetary damages for loss of future wages, funeral expenses, and pain and suffering.

KQ2 reports that a robbery suspect who had robbed a Moberly gas station, Shawn McCormick (26), was charged with Robbery (Felony) and Armed Criminal Action (Felony) after he had disguised himself by wearing underwear on his face.

On December 19th, CNN reported that a 17 year old girl climbed a fence, stole a plane, and crashed it into a fence at Fresno (CA) Yosemite International Airport on the 18th, damaging the plane.

On December 20th, Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s Securities Division ordered unregistered agents Daniel Madasz Sr., Henrik Jensen, Patrick Kucera, Kenneth Marg, John Myers, and their companies to cease and desist after soliciting $347,500 in unregistered securities. Ashcroft’s office alleged that in 2016, Madasz provided investment advice to a Missouri resident and convinced them to invest $200,000 with Skytec Security Operations, which were operated by Jensen and Kucera. Madasz promised a 12% return on investment, which did not occur. They were not registered to give investment advice or sell securities.

In March 2016, Madasz convinced two Kansas residents to invest $147,500 in return for promissory notes by promising a minimum of 1% per month on investments. He subsequently invested it in a high-risk foreign currency trading program; after significant losses, he then invested what was left with Skytec Roofing LLC, owned by Marg and Myers, neither of whom are registered to offer or sell securities. Ashcroft’s office ordered the agents and their companies to show cause why they should not be ordered to pay restitution, interest, civil penalties, and investigation costs totaling more than $1.34 million.

On January 20th, Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s office ordered Stoney Davin Shaw and his company, Surgioscopy LLC, to repay $2.6 million plus 8% interest. Ashcroft’s office says Shaw, an unregistered agent, solicited 47 investors from four states to invest more than $2.6 million in unregistered, non-exempt securities. He falsely promised investors 12% interest every 90 days, paid minimal returns, and used funds for personal expenses, comingled funds with another account, and made numerous cash withdrawals.

On December 20th, the Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested Steven Richardson (22) of Hopkins in Nodaway County on a Buchanan County Warrant (No Seat Belt) and three Maryville Warrants (Minor Visibly Intoxicated, Failure to Register, No Insurance).

On December 20th, the Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested Kelly Mothershead (63) of Lees Summit in Nodaway County on charges of DWI and Failure to Drive on Right Half.

On December 20th, the Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested Dawn Adams (39) of Gilman City in Harrison County on charges of Failure to Appear (No Seat Belt), Driving While Suspended, and No Seat Belt.

The St. Joseph News-Press reported that on December 20th, a Buchanan County jury convicted Angela Mason of Voluntary Manslaughter and Armed Criminal Action for the death of her husband. The jury sentenced her to 23 years.

On December 20th, the Nodaway County Sheriff’s Department posted the following news release regarding a rash of mailbox vandalism that took place around the county in November.

On November 5, persons unknown traveled down 240th Street intentionally damaging mailboxes. This was reported again on November 12th, this time on Katydid Road. Deputy Cory McDonald took the reports and he has been diligent in his efforts to identify those responsible. After following leads and conducting interviews of persons of interest, Deputy McDonald has identified those responsible and he has obtained admissions of involvement. Two 17-year-old males were involved as well as several 16-year-old juveniles. A complaint will be forwarded to the Prosecuting Attorney for those age 17. The remaining will be referred to the Juvenile Office. Deputy McDonald will be contacting the property owners. 

On December 20th, Harrison County Prosecutor Jonathan Meyer filed charges against Charles Miller (53) of Bethany alleging Child Molestation (Felony). Bond was set at $25,000, cash only.

On December 21st, the Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested Homero Medrano (43) of Mission (TX) in Harrison County on a charge of DWI.

Charges listed are mere allegations. Evidence in support of the charges must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty it is to determine guilt or innocence. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Saturday, December 21, 2019

Obituary -- Frances Wilmes 1940-2019

Frances Jean “Fran” Wilmes, 79, of Maryville, Missouri passed away on Saturday, December 21, 2019 at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph.

Fran was born on January 22, 1940 in Albany, California to Floyd and Louinda Brown.

Fran began working with her parents at the Brown Shoe Repair. She was a homemaker and was a cashier in the finance department at St. Francis Hospital and was a volunteer at the gift shop. She delivered meals on wheels and enjoyed playing Bridge. She was a member of St. Gregorys Barbarigo Catholic Church where she was very active.

She married Marvin A. Auffert on May 10, 1959. He preceded her in death on April 15, 1984. She was also preceded by her parents. She later married Alfred Wilmes on November 30, 1985 in Parnell, Missouri, He survives of the home. Additional survivors include her children, Bob (Kim) Auffert, Greg (Stephanie) Auffert, Tim (Tonia) Auffert, Rosalee (Terry) Strom, Marvin (Lori) Wilmes, Vince (Joan) Wilmes, David (Kelly) Wilmes, Dean (Tara) Wilmes, Norbert (Tammy) Wilmes, Linda Noble, Nancy Wilmes, Roland (Chantel) Wilmes, Karl (Stephanie) Wilmes; brother, Richard Brown; forty-seven-grandchildren and forty-eight great-grandchildren.

Memorial Mass 10:30 am Monday, December 23rd at St. Gregory’s Barbarigo Catholic Church under the care of Price Funeral Home. Burial St. Columba Cemetery, Conception, Missouri. Rosary 5 pm Sunday, December 22nd at St. Gregory’s Barbarigo Catholic Church. The family will receive friends following the rosary until 7 pm.

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Mustangs Swept by South Holt

North Nodaway’s boys were dropped 50-39 Friday by South Holt as the Knights’ defense held North Nodaway to only two 3-pointers. Andrew Quinlin went off on the Mustangs to the tune of 25 points, and they didn’t have an answer to stop him.

Austin Bird had 10 points to lead the Mustangs. Tyler Bix had 9, Ryan Riley 8, Karson Oberhauser 6, Andrew Blackford 4, Darron Bix 2, and Wyatt O’Riley 1. The Knights led 21-17 after the half and outscored North Nodaway 15-10 in the third quarter to take control.

The girls were on a two game winning streak, but fell 74-49 to South Holt. Doormats for several years, the Knights have risen to become solid in the last two years; they are one of three Cinderella teams in the area along with Osborn and Tri-County. Their only two losses this year have been to East Atchison.

Bluejay Boys Fall to Rock Port in Defensive Battle

Northeast Nodaway’s boys fell 48-38 Friday to Rock Port in a defensive battle. The Bluejays led 21-19 at the half, but Rock Port broke up a close game with a 15-6 third quarter to get the win. The Bluejays didn’t have an answer to Ethan Brumbaugh, who had 20 points and five 3-pointers for Rock Port.

Auston Pride had 15 to lead the Bluejays. Ben Boswell had 12 and two 3-pointers. Dylan McIntyre had 4, Mitchell Sherry 3, and Drew Wiederholt and Reed McIntyre 2. The Bluejays were 6 of 10 from the free throw line. The Bluejays have shown an ability to hold teams down, but they have struggled to score this year.

The girls showed some improvement; pitted against a solid Rock Port squad, they fell behind 16-8 after one, but kept their deficit at nine points through the second and third quarter before Rock Port pulled away for the 49-25 win.

Friday, December 20, 2019

Tiger Girls Score 25 in Third, Blank Christian

Worth County's girls basketball team frequently takes a long time to get going. But once they get going, they turn into a juggernaut and put the other team away. They did so against St. Joseph Christian, scoring 25 unanswered points against the Lions to turn a 25-10 halftime lead into a safe 50-10 lead. Unlike the North Andrew game, it wasn't a single play that sparked them. They were simply more fundamentally sound with the ball. After struggling against multiple defensive looks from the Lions, in which they didn't know what they were going up against in the first half, they committed one turnover from the start of the third quarter to the four minute mark of the fourth, when Coach Les New took out his starters. They also only gave up one offensive board against the Lions during that time stretch.

Worth County started off slowly against the Lions, with some sloppy play early on. But then Anna Gladstone got a block, pushed ahead, and kicked it out to Kristin New for three to erase a 2-0 deficit. Kaylee McElvain added another and then hit two free throws. Regan Allee drove and threw up a prayer that somehow went in, and converted a three point play to make it 12-2. Anna Gladstone then scored off a steal, got another layup off a Jenna Smith steal, and then Kristin New got a block on the defense end and Jill Hardy pushed it ahead to her to make it 18-2 after one.

Christian wouldn't go away, as they started solving Worth County's 1-3-1 trapping zone and getting Ella Bowman some good looks in the post to close to within 21-10. But then Anna got going again, scoring off a Kaylee McElvain steal to make it 23-10. Late in the first half, Jacqi Carlson injured her ankle battling with Merrideth Spiers for a board, and was done for the night; without their best defender and ballhandler, Christian didn't have an answer for Worth County's scoring barrage in the second half.

Megan Cassavaugh twice got the ball into Kaylee McElvain in the post and Kristin New hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key and then Anna Gladstone converted a steal into a three point play to make it 35-10, forcing Christian into a timeout. But Kristin New had the hot hand in the third quarter along with Anna; she hit a triple from the top of the key again and added a steal. Anna then got a steal and then scored again off a Kristin New steal to make it 44-10 and force Christian into another time out.

But Worth County was not finished as Anna Gladstone scored off another steal and then Regan Allee hit a 3-pointer after Jenna Smith kept a possession alive with an offensive board. Merrideth Spiers capped the run with a free throw to put Worth County up 50-10 late in the third.

Anna Gladstone had 21 points to lead the Tigers. Kristin New had 14, Kaylee McElvain 10, Regan Allee 6, and Merrideth Spiers 3. Anna Gladstone had 8 tips, and Kaylee McElvain had 7 steals. Regan Allee had 5 steals and Anna Gladstone 4.

Boys Develop Depth vs. Christian Despite Loss

Worth County's boys were down one player, and they were down another as Alex Rinehart was not there (Vacation). They had to develop some depth against a solid St. Joseph Christian squad, which was a well-oiled machine that could beat anyone on a given night. Levi Cassavaugh, Zayne Swope, and Lucas Wake were all pressed into service for Friday's game, and they all stepped up and did some good things for the Tigers. Worth County saw a halftime lead slip away in the second half thanks to some foul trouble and they fell to the Lions 47-41, but they were able to develop some depth for future games.

Against North Nodaway, Christian got into too much of a rhythm and made shot after shot with a hand in their faces. But Worth County never allowed them to do that, and they erased an early 5-2 deficit as Jaxon Anderson drove into the teeth of the red shirts and got a three-point play, Jackson Runde hit a 3-pointer, and Anderson hit a guarded three to put Worth County up 13-5 going into the second.

The foul trouble started to mount for the Tigers as Anderson picked up his third foul, but despite an unforced turnover in which they stepped on the inbounds line, and another sequence where they gave up five straight offensive boards to the Lions, Worth County somehow maintained a 24-20 lead at the half. Jackson Runde hit a 3-pointer late to make it four after the Lions had closed to within one, and then Lucas Wake took a charge on defense to prevent a layup and keep the home side in front.

Runde put the Tigers up 29-22 in the third, but then the turnovers and foul trouble began to mount, with Aydan Gladstone picking up his fourth foul and the Lions moving ahead 31-29 on Caleb Carlson's drive with 1:55 left.

Zayne Swope stepped up and took a charge on defense to stop the bleeding and then scored off a drive to tie it at 31, but then post player Camden Lutz stepped out and hit back to back threes to put the Lions back up 37-31 after three.

Jaxon Anderson did all he could at the start of the fourth to bring the Tigers back, getting six straight points to make it 39-37. But then Carson Bowman scored from inside and then cleaned up on a Lion miss in transition after a gutterball from Worth County to make it 43-37 with 2:07 left. Zayne Swope struck again, hitting two free throws after getting loose off a drive, but then Carlson scored from inside and Worth County had to start fouling and couldn't catch up.

Jaxon Anderson had 17 points to lead the Tigers. Jackson Runde had 12, Aydan Gladstone 6, Zayne Swope 4, and Lucas Wake 2. Jaxon Anderson had 12 boards for the Tigers.

Grant City to Hold Bond Election For Sewer Project

The Grant City Council will hold a $2.2 million bond election for the wastewater project. It will be on the April ballot. Approval for the measure was given at the regular December 18th election of the Grant City Council.

The council voted to approve the Blue Cross/Blue Shield renewal for the city with John Joe.
Two building permits were approved for the city. The first one will be a pole barn structure for the Grant City Christian Church. The other structure will be a storage shed for the Worth County School.

Clerk Lana Robinson has been going through all the old documents in the basement to purge the ones they no longer need to keep. Maintenance workers have taken a truckload to the university in Maryville to shred documents at no cost to the city.

The city is required to keep all utility billing documents for each customer until they move from the residence or city, plus five years. Therefore, the city has to keep all of them indefinitely. The clerk has been working on getting all of the past documents scanned into the computer and will be saving them on a zip drive to clear up storage space in the basement.

Brandon Allee Hired as Pupil Transportation Employee by School

The Worth County School Board voted to hire Brandon Allee as a Pupil Transportation Employee contingent on an approved background check. The vote was unanimous.

The Food Service Program was rated as average. Strengths listed included the staff, and the active engagement of the district wellness committee. Concerns listed including the fact that $17,496 in funds were used to support the program. Also cited were low participation of high school students in the breakfast program, a fire suppression hood was needed for the ranges, a new serving line was needed, and new staff needing additional food service specific training.

Recommendations include continuing to work on economizing, such as food costs, decreasing food waste, and decreasing non-food expenses when possible. Other recommendations include continuing to implement “Grab and Go” in the high school; participation has doubled since implementation; however, numbers are still low. Other recommendations included seeking training opportunities for the staff and continuing to seek out options for installing a fire suppression hood.

The Transportation program was rated as “Excellent.” Strengths included the fact that all school bus drivers have the School Bus endorsement and went through 8 hours of training in Maryville. A new bus was added to the fleet in 2017-2018.  Concerns listed included the age and condition of the school bus fleet and the school vehicles, as well as the need for more drivers.

Recommendations include continuing to update school vehicles when financially feasible, continuing to replace buses as feasible, and recruiting bus drivers year-round.

Elementary Principal Chuck Borey reported that elementary students had brought in over 600 items for the FCCLA Food Drive for the Food Pantry. Mr. Borey had to guess what was in the Mystery Box. Some of the items were slime, hot dog in jello, mouse, and mashed potatoes.

On November 26th, Kindergarten through 3rd graders got to attend the annual Garage Sale, where they purchased items at the sale with tickets they earned throughout the month for reading. 4th through 6th graders played dodge ball for their reading incentive.

The class with the highest percentage of attendance in November was the 1st graders. They spun the reward wheel and earned movie time. Tiger Token of the month went to the 5th grade.

Mrs. Pottorff has put up a bulletin board for everyone to see the Tiger Paws that students earned for good behavior. At the end of each quarter, the slips are taken down and sent home with the student.
An Elementary Concert was held Monday, December 16th in the High School Gym.

On December 17th, 16 students got to shop with a cop at participating Worth County businesses. Those who were chosen include – Addison Cadle & Troop Larison (Kindergarten), Paul Hoff and Jace Mullock (First Grade), Zaiden Chipps and Paige Hubbard (Second Grade), Mason Hiatt and Gracie Thurman (Third Grade), Dale Deardorff and Breanna Ray (Fourth Grade), Caleb New and Sumer Riley (Fifth Grade), and Chloe Gladstone and Marissa Schmitz (Sixth Grade).

On December 20th, Santa came and visited Kindergarten through 3rd Graders starting at 8:30. Elementary Class Christmas Parties took place throughout the day, and grade cards went home with students.

Brock Healy was named to participate in the Elks Hoop Shoot Contest in Cameron.

High School Principal Jon Adwell released the honor rolls for the high school students for the First Quarter. On the High Honor Roll were Seniors Regan Allee, Cassie Boner, Jarrett Hargrave, Navada Hoff, Hayden Holmes, Kaylee McElvain, Jenna Miller, Zoey Morin, Kristin New, and Merrideth Spiers; Juniors Wyatt Abplanalp, Megan Cassavaugh, Keelin Engel, Braidy Hunt, Danyelle Jackson, and Tate Welch; Sophomores Aydan Gladstone, Aivry Griffin, Misty Helt, and Justina Wimer; Freshmen Taylor Sanders and Drew Welch; 8th Graders Autumn Cousatte, Ethan Frese, Tyler New, Tuker Riley, Becca Smith, Kara-Jean Staton, and Lincoln Wake; and 7th Graders Evan Baker, Willie Baker, Abbi Brown, and Bridgette Hightshoe.

On the Regular Honor Roll were Seniors Jaxon Anderson, Bobby Baker, Sarah Bever, Daniel Craven, Anna Gladstone, and Hanna McElvain; Juniors Nate Adwell, Andrew Alarcon, Morgan Beagle, Hannah Bever, Addison Blankenship, EmiLee Brown, Jill Hardy, Brett Hightshoe, Lane Kemery, Allison Larison, Anna Spainhower, and Maddie Taute; Sophomores Grant Cameron, Cooper Chapman, Cassie Johnson, Molly Miller, Lincoln Moore, Alex Rinehart, Jackson Runde, and Lucas Wake; Freshmen Alison Anderson, Ali Brown, Levi Cassavaugh, Lanie Cousatte, John Galanakis, Dillan Gavigan, Coner Gladstone, Braxton Hightshoe, Jase Latham, Claire McElvain, and Tanner Ridge; 8th Graders Mitzie Gillespie, Jayden Gust, Brooke Lininger, Brooklyn Richardson, and Kynah Steele; and 7th graders Karson Briner, Carter Chapman, Eva Engel, Cannon Fletcher, and Mackenzie Walter.

The Greenhouse students went to Red Oak Greenhouse as a field trip.

The FBLA has 21 students preparing for contests. Five teams will travel to Missouri Western, where they will present their presentations or give a speech. The final round of District Contest will be held at Northwest on February 6th. One team, the E-Business team, has qualified automatically for state.
The FFA adopted a family for Christmas.

Tate Welch earned the Jack Young, Mildred Young, Noble Young, and Myra Young Scholarship that is enrolled in a dual credit course through North Central Missouri College.

On Friday, the junior high and high school students had a fun day, including movie rooms, a volleyball tournament, video games, board games and cards, a Class Olympics, and a talent show/lip sync battle.

Athletic Director Chris Healy reported that Braymer will leave the GRC at the start of the 2020-2021 season for all sports. This will leave seven schools in the GRC West. The GRC is looking at the possibility of reaching out to new schools. Several new schools have joined the eight man ranks for the 2020-2021 school year, raising the number to at least 35 schools.

Merrideth Spiers won the Gerald Fuchs Band Scholarship, which is awarded to one graduating senior from the Northwest District.

Obituary -- JoAnn Young 1929-2019

JoAnn Young was born December 31, 1929 to Frank Celoud and Gladys (Moran) Celoud in Sedalia, Missouri. Jo Ann attended college in both Missouri and Kansas and graduated with a degree in Education.

JoAnn married George Young and they resided in Grant City, Missouri where they enjoyed a mutual love of horses and draft horse pulling.  They were most well known for their winning team of "Pete and Pat" who won many horse pulls in the heavy draft division throughout many midwestern states. JoAnn attended church at the Methodist church of Grant City and also loved antique shopping and travel. During her life JoAnn travelled throughout the world including such countries as Russia, France, Spain and many more. Her travel companion was George and when he couldn't go she traveled often with Kathleen Eckard of Stanberry, Mo.

JoAnn spent much of her time keeping the home and property in pristine condition. She had many lifelong friends throughout Worth County and steadfastly refused to relocate as she considered Grant City her home.

When her health failed she lived for a short period of time in Macon, Mo. so she could be near her two step-daughters. JoAnn passed away on November 19 at the Loch Haven Nursing home of Macon, Mo.

JoAnn was preceded in death by her husband George Young. She is survived by three step-children, Jane Thompson of Macon, Mo., Cindy O'Laughlin of Shelbina, Mo. and David Young of Charleston, South Carolina. Also surviving are 7 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren, sister, Dorothy Hieffus of Stanberry, Mo., nephew, Steve Heiffus of Arrow Rock, Mo,  and great-niece, Stephanie Heiffus of Kansas City, Mo.

There will be a memorial service on Saturday, December 28 at Prugh Dunfee Funeral home at 1:00 p.m. Memorials may be sent  to the Worth County Senior Center, P.O. Box 16, Grant City, Mo. 64456

Thursday, December 19, 2019

Rejuvenated Mustang Girls Drop East Harrison Behind 46 Boards, Damgar's Triple Double

A rejuvenated Mustang squad, behind 46 rebounds along with a monster night from Kandace Damgar, grabbed their second straight win as they successfully invaded Cainsville and came away with the 53-27 win over the Bobcats. Just last week, North Nodaway was a team that was struggling to get any kind of win and struggling to score. But then, they got Jadon Dobbins back, and they unexpectedly got Saylor Brown back as well. They wore down Nodaway-Holt last Tuesday 50-33 and broke open a close game in the fourth quarter, and then they pulled away to a 35-14 halftime lead against East Harrison and continued to pull away in the second half.

Kandace Damgar had another big night for the Mustangs, as she had 22 points, 11 tips, and 10 steals to fuel the Mustangs. There was a scary moment early on when she nearly did the splits on the tile floor at Cainsville going for a steal, but she got up and was fine. Having Saylor Brown back made a huge difference on the boards, as she shared rebounding honors with Ellaina Renfro and Sarah Wray; all three had 8 boards. And having Saylor back also helped with the ball movement, as they were able to get a lot more transition looks and Brown was able to find open teammates, to the tune of 7 assists. Her only mishap in her second game back was on one play where she successfully pulled off throwing the ball off the back of one of the orange shirts on an inbounds play, only to miss her ensuing shot. And having Dobbins back gave North Nodaway an extra ball handler who can light up the scoreboard if she's left open.

It looked like it might be a tussle at first; East Harrison came in with a pair of human bulldozers in Camie Vaughn and Hope Ellsworth; Vaughn is one of the most physical post players in the area who can seal at will and squeeze through the smallest gaps, while Ellsworth always looks to drive down the right side of the floor to the baseline for a good look, come hell or high water.

Sure enough, Vaughn had 4 and Ellsworth 2 as the Bobcats led 6-4 in the early going. But then Saylor Brown came off the bench and connected on a shot in the high post, Jacquelyn Cline hit a 3-pointer, and then Kandace Damgar lit up the scoreboard, getting behind the defense twice in transition and adding a 3-pointer to put her team up 16-6 after one.

Cline then knocked down a three to start the second; then, Damgar connected from the left wing off a kickout from Sarah Wray and added a steal to make it 24-6. Vaughn got behind the defense to make it 24-8, but then Jacquelyn Cline scored off a drive and Damgar hit from the top of the key for three after Cline got her the ball to make it 29-8 and force East Harrison into a timeout.

Back to back threes from Alyssa Olson cut it to 31-14, but then Kelsi Barcus and Karissa Oberhauser countered for North Nodaway to put them up 35-14.

North Nodaway began subbing freely in the second half as they continued to pull away slowly in the third quarter. Kandace Damgar hit a three after Jacquelyn Cline kept a possession alive with an offensive board, Saylor Brown hit two free throws after driving into Vaughn and Ellsworth and drawing a shooting foul, and Kandace Damgar got behind the defense in transition again.

The supporting cast got into the scoring column as Karissa Oberhauser connected from the left baseline, Kelsi Barcus hit from the high post and added a free throw, and Jadon Dobbins connected in traffic after grabbing an offensive carom while Brown added a steal and a putback as North Nodaway grew their lead to as big as 53-23.

Kandace Damgar had 22 points, while Saylor Brown had 10, Jacquelyn Cline 8, Kelsi Barcus 5, Karissa Oberhauser 4, and Sarah Wray and Jadon Dobbins 2.

Ellaina Renfro, Saylor Brown, and Sarah Wray all had 8 boards. Kelsi Barcus had 7, Kandace Damgar 6, Karissa Oberhauser 4, Jacquelyn Cline 3, and Jadon Dobbins 2.

Saylor Brown had 7 assists. Jacquelyn Cline had 4, Kandace Damgar 3, and Ellaina Renfro and Sarah Wray had 1.

Kandace Damgar had 11 tips. Saylor Brown had 6, Jacquelyn Cline had 4, Karissa Oberhauser 3, Sarah Wray and Jadon Dobbins 2, and Sarah Wray 1.

Kandace Damgar had 10 steals. Jacquelyn Cline had 5, and Ellaina Renfro, Kelsi Barcus, Saylor Brown, and Jadon Dobbins had 1 each.

Shorthanded Mustang Boys Grind Out Win Over Bobcats

North Nodaway's boys came in shorthanded into Thursday's game with East Harrison, playing without Cameron Wilson (family) and Austin Bird (leg), but they were able to grind out a 57-51 win over East Harrison. Tyler Bix stepped up his game, getting 21 points, frequently driving into the teeth of a huge front line anchored by Austin Vaughn. Despite using just five players, North Nodaway built up a nine point halftime lead and then turned back repeated Bobcat efforts to get back into the game.

Both teams started off red hot, with North Nodaway leading 12-11 late in the first quarter before the orange shirts pulled away to a 20-14 first quarter lead after Adam Rinehart's triple. It looked like a repeat of the Christian game, where the Lions made shot after shot with a hand in their faces, but the Bobcats cooled off in the second while the Mustangs heated up. Tyler Bix and Ryan Riley each had 7 points in the second; after Riley opened with two free throws, the Mustangs hit three straight 3-pointers to go up 25-20 with 5:24 left in the second.

The teams went through a three minute scoring drought, and then Austin Vaughn hit an inside shot to break the ice for the orange shirts. But then Ryan Riley got a putback and Andrew Blackford hit a 3-pointer to make it 30-22, and the Mustangs pulled away to a 34-25 halftime lead.

The lead grew to 13 early in the third as Karson Oberhauser hit Tyler Bix backdoor, and Ryan Riley scored off a steal to make it 38-25, but then East Harrison started to rally as Hunter Kirk scored from inside, Mark Willis hit a 3-pointer and scored off a cut inside, and big man Austin Vaughn converted a 3-point play as the Bobcats closed back to within six. But then Andrew Blackford drove down the right side and finished over the teeth of the Bobcat defense and Tyler Bix scored after Karson Oberhauser got a tip, Blackford got a steal, and Ryan Riley got it to him to make it 45-35 late in the third.

Adam Rinehart cut it to 45-37 at the end of three, but then Karson Oberhauser scored off a putback, and then Bix made three out of four at the line to make it 50-37 again. Wyatt O'Riley scored to make it 52-38, but then East Harrison started getting it into their bulldozer, Austin Vaughn, and Mark Willis hit a 3-pointer to cut it to 52-43. Bix hit at the line to make it 53-43, but then Adam Rinehart hit a guarded three from the left wing to make it seven again. Karson Oberhauser got a putback, but Willis' putback for the Bobcats made it seven again at 55-48, and they got the ball back after a back court violation with 1:05 left with a chance to cut it to four or five. But Willis' baseline shot went astray, Bix got behind the defense for a layup to make it 57-48, and East Harrison could not get another basket until Hunter Kirk hit a triple with three seconds left.

Tyler Bix had 21 points to lead the Mustangs. Karson Oberhauser had 12, Andrew Blackford and Ryan Riley 11, and Wyatt O'Riley 2. Ryan Riley and Karson Oberhauser had 12 boards each. Tyler Bix had 8, Wyatt O'Riley 5, and Andrew Blackford 3. Ryan Riley and Karson Oberhauser had 5 assists each.

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Obituary -- Jeff Cordell 1969-2019

Jeffrey Scott “Jeff” Cordell, 50, of Quitman, MO, passed from this life on Tuesday, December 17, 2019 surrounded by his family.

Jeff was born on October 12, 1969 in St. Joseph, MO to Donald L. and Margaret A. (Walker) Cordell.
A lifelong resident of Quitman, Jeff graduated from West Nodaway High School in 1988. He was a farmer and friend to all—he never met a stranger.

He was of the Methodist faith, and had been a member of the former United Methodist Church in Quitman, MO. He was a member of the Burlington Junction Kiwanis Club, and the Nodaway County Cattleman’s Association.

Jeff would lend a helping hand to anyone who needed it. Full of personality, he loved telling jokes and making people smile. He had a passion for farming, carpentry, and driving miles out his way to see a tractor pull. He loved his kids and spending time with them, teaching them all he knew.

On August 17, 1991, Jeff married Deanne L. Schieber, and she survives of the home.

He is also survived by his children, Lora (Marcus “Tree”) Johnson, Olathe, KS, Emily (Brandon) Niendick, Wellington, MO, Jakob Cordell, Maryville, MO, and Willy Cordell and Benny Cordell, both of the home. His parents, Don and Margaret Cordell, Maryville, MO; 2 sisters, Glenda (Jeff) Long, Skidmore, MO, and Judy (Randy) Frueh, Pickering, MO; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

Celebration of life will be at 10:30 AM, Saturday, December 21, 2019, at the Bram Funeral Home, Maryville, MO. Jeff’s body will be cremated after the service and his remains will be buried later.

The family will receive friends from 6-8:00 PM, on Friday, December 20, 2019, at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the family to help establish a scholarship in Jeff’s name for a West Nodaway Student to further their education.

Bluejay Boys Tame Osborn Again

Northeast Nodaway's boys got back on the winning track last Tuesday night when they beat Osborn 48-41, downing the Wildcats for the second time this year. They jumped out to a 17-6 lead after one, and then held off Osborn's attempts to get back in the game. The key to winning for the Bluejays this year seems to be their scoring; when they score 40 or more points this year, they are 3-1 this year. When they fail to do so, they are 0-3. Their defense has kept them in most of their games.

Ben Boswell had 21 points for the Bluejays. Mitchell Sherry had 9, Dylan McIntyre 6, Reed McIntyre and Auston Pride 4 each, and Drew Wiederholt and Nate Schieber 2 each. Ben Boswell had three 3-pointers, while Mitchell Sherry had 2. The Bluejays were 5 for 10 from the line.

The girls lost their game to Osborn 51-25.

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Alex Rinehart Scores 28; Tiger Boys Beat Cards for First Time in Recent Memory

Worth County's boys beat North Andrew for the first time since at least the 2006-07 season, as Alex Rinehart went off on them for 28 points and the Tigers pulled away for the 55-42 win. The undefeated Cardinal squad threw multiple looks at the Tigers in an effort to confuse them, but Worth County got stronger as the game progressed and broke up a tight game.

Like the girls, the boys have struggled over the years playing the Cardinals. Unlike the girls, there wasn't any single play that got the Tigers going; they were simply smarter with the ball. At the 3:45 mark of the third quarter, the game was tied at 26-26, and Worth County had 17 turnovers up to that point. But from then on out, the Tigers outscored North Andrew 29-16 and only turned the ball over three times the rest of the way.

Alex Rinehart scored in transition, Jaxon Anderson took a charge on defense, and Alex hit a triple to put the Tigers up 5-0 right off the bat. Jaxon's charge had an effect on the Cardinals, who were afraid to take it in on them for the next stretch. Jaden Baker's three cut Worth County's lead to 5-4, but Alex Rinehart scored one of his own to put Worth County up 11-6 after one.

North Andrew switched between a man to man, a 2-3, and a trapping zone all night to confuse the Tigers, and they rallied to tie it at 15 behind #20, an undersized post who flashed hard, ran the floor, and worked the inside all night long and kept them in the game. But Alex Rinehart scored off a drive and Jackson Runde scored from the right side to put Worth County back in front 20-15.

But the turnovers were mounting for the Tigers, North Andrew was jumping passes, and Baker hit another triple to knot it up at 26. #20 got behind the Tiger defense and got a three point play to make it 29-26, but then the Tigers settled down as Alex scored in transition and Jaxon Anderson scored off a drive to put Worth County back up 30-29. Jaden Baker scored off a steal, but then Jaxon Anderson got loose inside off an Alex Rinehart drive and Alex scored off a drive off a pass from Jackson Runde to put the Tigers up 34-31 after three.

Worth County was shorthanded, playing without Grant Cameron (UTV wreck) and couldn't afford to get in foul trouble. Their starting five of Alex Rinehart, Jaxon Anderson, Jackson Runde, Jackson Smith, and Aydan Gladstone played the whole game, but didn't get in foul trouble, and it was North Andrew who wore down in the fourth quarter.

North Andrew tied it up again at 36 on a guarded three, but then Alex Rinehart hit back to back jacks and then drove into the teeth of the Cardinal defense and scooped it home to put the Tigers up 44-36. #20 brought the Cardinals back to within 44-40, and they had several fouls to give down the stretch, which meant they could afford to gamble and take risks on defense. Frequently, fourth quarter leads disappear in these situations, but Worth County was steady with the ball despite North Andrew's frantic pressure and started pulling away again.

Jaxon Anderson hit from the right side, Aydan Gladstone scored off a drive, and then Jackson Smith got behind the Cardinal defense to make it double digits at 50-40. North Andrew cut it to 50-42, but then had to start fouling and Worth County finally got in the bonus. Aydan Gladstone made one, missed his second, and then Jaxon Anderson outjumped everyone else to secure an offensive board with 58 seconds. Jackson Runde then went 1 for 2, missed the second, and Anderson again outjumped everyone for the offensive board and then Runde hit two free throws with 56 seconds left to make it 54-42; Worth County was able to score four points without North Andrew touching the ball.

Alex Rinehart had 28 points for the Tigers. Jaxon Anderson had 11, Jackson Runde 7, Aydan Gladstone 5, and Jackson Smith 4. Anderson, going up against a post player who was four inches taller than he was, had a monster night on the boards, getting 13 and added seven steals and took a charge on defense. Aydan Gladstone had 7 assists.



Megan Cassavaugh Takes Charge to Spark Tigers; Worth County Beats Cards for 1st Time Since 2008

Megan Cassavaugh took a charge on defense and then Worth County's girls rallied to get their first win over North Andrew since 2008, when Chris Healy was coaching the Tigers. They pulled away for a 58-37 win, getting 24 points in the fourth quarter as Anna Gladstone went into bezerk mode in the second half, getting 19 out of her 21 points. Regan Allee had 15 and Kaylee McElvain 14 for the Tigers.

The first quarter could not have started off worse for the Tigers. Anna Gladstone and Kristin New picked up their first two fouls in the first three minutes of the game, and then Anna picked up her third a few minutes later. Meanwhile, North Andrew, which had beaten the Tigers twice in close games last year, pulled away to an 11-5 lead early in the second. North Andrew was slashing to the basket at will against Worth County's man to man, but Worth County finally stopped it with their 1-3-1 trapping zone. 

But all of a sudden, with Anna on the bench with three fouls, Worth County started getting the ball into Kaylee McElvain at will in the second quarter, as she had 10 of her 15 points as the Tigers erased their deficit and moved ahead to a 19-11 lead. Kristin New picked up her third foul during that stretch, but the Tigers kept coming as Regan Allee dropped a 3-pointer during that stretch. 

Long losing streaks have a way of dying hard, and North Andrew scored eight points, including a guarded three, in the last 1:07 of the half to knot it up at 19. Regan Allee hit a couple of threes early in the third, but North Andrew kept hanging around, trailing only 27-25 halfway through the third.

That was when Megan Cassavaugh took a perfect charge against a girl much bigger than her, preventing a game-tying layup. The North Andrew coach protested the call to no avail, and then all of a sudden, Anna Gladstone, who sat out the first four minutes of the third with her foul trouble, went into one of her bezerk modes, starting with drawing a pair of fouls and hitting three out of four at the line to make it 30-25. Then, Jenna Smith jumped a pass after Anna tipped it, and scored, and then Anna scored off a Kristin New steal with 3.6 seconds left, prompting an angry timeout from North Andrew's coach and putting Worth County up 34-25 after three.

But the Cards were in serious foul trouble trying to guard Anna Gladstone in bezerk mode, with the foul differential at 8-2 in Worth County's favor early in the fourth at one point. Merrideth Spiers hit Anna Gladstone inside, Regan Allee hit two free throws, and then Anna Gladstone hit Merrideth Spiers inside to make it 40-26. 

Normally, teams try to run the clock with the lead, but Worth County kept right on pulling away, with Anna hitting two free throws, an unguarded Regan Allee hitting a 3-pointer, and then Anna Gladstone getting two straight steals and Jenna Smith one to put Worth County up 51-26. North Andrew made a 9-2 run, getting the deficit down to 53-35, but then Jenna Smith hit Anna Gladstone inside, Regan Allee hit a free throw, and Anna scored off a steal to close the door on the red shirts.

Anna Gladstone had 21 points, Regan Allee 15, Kaylee McElvain 14, Jenna Smith 5, and Merrideth Spiers 3. But Megan Cassavaugh, who didn't score a single point, made the key play that swung the game in Worth County's favor when she took her charge on defense in the third quarter. Worth County outscored the Cards 31-12 after that play.

Community Calendar for December 18th, 2019

December 18th Blood Drive at NEN Cafeteria sponsored by the NEN Student Council, 2 pm to 6 pm.
December 18th (every 3rd Wednesday) WCCC Board Meeting, 6 pm.
December 18th North Harrison Band & Choir Winter Concert, 7 pm.
December 18th North Harrison School Board Meeting, 8 pm.
December 19th NEN CTA Crunch for a Cause at Taco John’s, 5 pm to 7 pm.
December 19th NEN School Board Meeting, 7 pm.
December 19th Worth County School Board Meeting, 7:30 pm.
December 20th Early dismissal at NEN, North Harrison, and North Nodaway, Christmas Break.
December 20th Elementary STEM Day at North Harrison, 9 am.
December 20th Holiday Open House, Great Western Bank, Grant City, 10 am to 3 pm.
December 20th (Every Friday) The Bedford Palace will have fellowship, music, and dancing from 2:00 to 4:30 Friday afternoons.
December 22nd Dave Melton Family Singers, Ravenwood Christian Church, 6:30 pm.
December 23rd All schools dismiss for Christmas Break.
December 23rd (Every Monday) Parnell Boy Scouts, 7:30 pm, American Legion Building.
December 23rd (Every Monday) AA Meetings, 8 pm, WCCC.
December 24th Sheridan Christian Church Christmas Eve Service, 6:00 pm.
December 24th (Every 2nd & 4th Tuesday) Worth County Food Pantry will be open from 8:30 to 12; no appointment necessary. If these hours do not work for you, contact Robin Andrews (660) 564-2684 to make an appointment. The thrift store is open Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
December 25th Christmas Day. No mail delivery; most businesses closed.
December 26th (Every 4th Thursday) Free mammograms, birth control, STD screening, and cancer screenings. Grant City Clinic, 9 am to 4 pm. For more information, call (660) 564-3322.
December 30th (Every Last Monday) Worth County Extension Council, 7 pm, Worth County Courthouse.
January 1st New Year’s Day. No mail delivery; most businesses closed.
January 4th to 5th North Nodaway Booster Club Basketball Tournament.
January 4th (Every 1st Saturday) Oxford Owls 4-H Club at 1; High School Girl Scouts at 2.
January 5th (Every 1st Sunday) Parnell Legion Breakfast, 8-12 am.
January 6th Classes resume at Worth County, North Harrison, and North Nodaway.
January 6th (Every 1st Monday) Sheridan City Council Meeting, 6 pm.
January 6th (Every 1st Monday) Hopkins CBC Meeting, 6:30 pm, Hopkins First Baptist Church basement (NOTE new date).
January 6th (Every 1st Monday) Grant City CBC, 7 pm, Grant City Hall.
January 6th (Every 1st and 3rd Monday) Grant City #66 A.F.A.M., Allensville #198 A.F.A.M., 7 p.m.
January 7th School resumes for NEN.
January 7th (Every 1st & 3rd Tuesday) Grant City Lions, Allendale Community Building, 7:00 pm.
January 8th (Every 2nd Wednesday) WCCC Auxiliary, 1:15, Activity Room.
January 8th (Every 2nd Wednesday) Denver CBC, 3:00, Denver Schoolhouse.
January 8th McTeacher Night at McDonald’s in Maryville, 4 pm to 8 pm. Proceeds will go to the NEN CTA.
January 9th Crunch for a Cause at Taco John’s, 5 pm to 7 pm. Proceeds will go to North Nodaway After-Prom.
January 9th NEN Pizza Ranch Night, 5 pm to 9 pm.
January 9th North Nodaway PTO Meeting, 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm.
January 9th (Every 2nd Thursday) Grant City VFW and VFW Auxiliary, 7:00, Worth County Senior Center.
January 10th (Every 2nd Friday) Worth County Senior Center Pot Luck, 12 noon to 1 pm.
January 10th North Nodaway Second Quarter Elementary Awards Assembly, 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm.
January 11th HDC Band Clinic and Performance.
January 12th (Every 2nd Sunday) Sheridan Express Cooperative meeting, Sheridan Rural Housing Meeting Room, 4 pm.
January 13th Worth County PTO Meeting, 5 pm to 6 pm.
January 14th First organizational meeting for the 2020 Blockton Reunion & Tractor Pull, 6:30 pm, Blockton Community Hall.
January 15th NEN 4-H After-School for PK through 2nd Grade, 3:00 to 4:30 pm.
January 15th North Harrison School Board Meeting, 7 pm.
January 16th NEN School Board Meeting, 7 pm.
January 16th Worth County School Board Meeting, 7:30 pm.
January 18th Four State Honor Band/Choir at Northwest Missouri State.
January 20th No school or mail delivery; Martin Luther King Day. This day may be used as a make-up day for schools.
January 20th (3rd Monday, Every Other Month) Worth County EMS Board Meeting, 6:30 pm, WCCC.
January 21st North Harrison’s Junior Colorguard will perform at halftime of the home basketball games with East Harrison.
January 22nd NEN 4-H After-School for 3rd through 6th grades.
January 23rd NEN 2nd & 3rd Grade Family Lunch, 11:15 am.
January 23rd NEN Booster Club Soup Supper, 5 pm.
January 23rd NEN Homecoming Pep Rally, 7 pm to 8 pm.
January 24th NEN Homecoming Basketball Game vs. North Nodaway, 6 pm.
January 24th Worth County Courtwarming Game vs. Pattonsburg, 6 pm.
January 24th North Harrison Homecoming vs. Gilman City, 6 pm.
January 26th Ravenwood Community Breakfast, 8 am to 12 noon. NEN FBLA will be helping.


Courthouse News for December 18th, 2019

On December 9th, Nodaway County Prosecutor Robert Rice filed charges against Zachary Bernard (27) of St. Joseph alleging Burglary (Felony) and Stealing.

On December 9th, Nodaway County Prosecutor Robert Rice filed charges against Myra Bernard (28) of St. Joseph alleging Burglary (Felony), Stealing, and Assault.

On December 9th, Nodaway County Prosecutor Robert Rice filed charges against Roy Kunkle III (54) of St. Joseph alleging Assault (Felony), Burglary (Felony), Armed Criminal Action (Felony), and Unlawful Use of a Weapon (Felony). Bond was set at $50,000, cash or corporate surety.

On December 9th, Nodaway County Prosecutor Robert Rice filed charges against Lawrence Bohall (51) of Council Bluffs alleging Possession of Controlled Substance (Felony) and Stealing.

On December 9th, Nodaway County Prosecutor Robert Rice filed charges against Trevin Wilmes (23) of Maryville alleging Burglary (Felony), Armed Criminal Action (Felony), Kidnapping (Felony), Stealing (Felony), and Tampering with a Motor Vehicle (Felony). Judge Roger Prokes found that no bond amount or release condition preserves victim or community safety; therefore, bond is denied.

On December 10th, Gentry County Prosecutor Jessica Jones filed charges against Payton Jobe (21) of Green City alleging Operating Vehicle Owned by Another Who was Uninsured.

On December 10th, Harrison County Prosecutor Jonathan Meyer filed charges against Christian Crossley (35) of Bethany alleging No Insurance.

On December 10th, Worth County Prosecutor Janet Wake Larison filed charges against Seth Brown (20) of Grant City alleging No Insurance, Speeding, and No Seat Belt.

On December 10th, Worth County Prosecutor Janet Wake Larison filed charges against Allison Larison (17) of Sheridan alleging Speeding and No Seat Belt.

On December 11th, the Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested Charles Burnett (36) of McFall in Gentry County on a DeKalb County Felony Warrant (Probation Violation; Child Support).

On December 11th, Gentry County Prosecutor Jessica Jones filed charges against Brae Tilton (34) of Darlington alleging Assault (Felony), Unlawful Use of a Weapon (Felony), and two counts Assault. Bond was set at $1,000, cash or corporate surety.

On December 11th, Harrison County Prosecutor Jonathan Meyer filed charges against Linsey Schminke (23) of Irving (TX) alleging No Insurance.

On December 11th, Harrison County Prosecutor Jonathan Meyer filed charges against Celso Ramirez (63) of Des Moines alleging No Insurance.

On December 11th, Nodaway County Prosecutor Robert Rice filed charges against Rhonda Morris (48) of Sullivan (IL) alleging Careless & Imprudent Driving (Accident), and DWI.

On December 12th, Nodaway County Prosecutor Robert Rice filed charges against Kaleb Popplewell (21) of Maysville alleging Attempted Trespassing and Driving While Revoked.

On December 12th, Nodaway County Prosecutor Robert Rice filed charges against Kyler Popplewell (19) of Maysville alleging Trespassing.

On December 12th, Nodaway County Prosecutor Robert Rice filed charges against Bailey Toombs (20) of Maryville alleging No Valid License.

On December 12th, the Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested Payton Adwell (20) of Meriden (IA) in Worth County on charges of Speeding and DWI.

On December 12th, the Ringgold County Sheriff’s Department arrested Charles Harmsen (49) of Clarinda (IA) on charges of Driving While Barred. Bond was set at $2,000, cash or surety.

On December 12th, Harrison County Prosecutor Jonathan Meyer filed charges against Martin Estrada (24) of Tulsa (OK) alleging No Insurance.

On December 12th, Harrison County Prosecutor Jonathan Meyer filed charges against Sarah Malcolm (39) of Bethany alleging No Insurance.

On December 12th, two cop cars, one from Maryville Public Safety and one Sheriff’s Deputy, was headed eastbound on Business 71 in Maryville and turned left at the Casey’s on 16th street on the east end of town at around 2 pm.

On December 12th, two Sheridan residents reported that a dog had been wandering around town digging through their trash on trash pickup days.

On December 12th, Harrison County Prosecutor Jonathan Meyer filed charges against Alberto Torres (54) of Lake Butler (FL) alleging No Valid Interstate Fuel License.

On December 12th, Special Prosecutor Myra Stout filed charges against Jonathan Strange (51) of West Plains (MO) in Harrison County alleging Non-Support (Felony).

On December 12th, Harrison County Prosecutor Jonathan Meyer filed chares against Richard Herboldsheimer (30) of Ville Platte (LA) alleging Failure to Attach Permit to Deer.

On December 12th, Harrison County Prosecutor Jonathan Meyer filed charges against Bryant Elder (30) of Princeton alleging No Valid Deer Permit.

On December 12th, Harrison County Prosecutor Jonathan Meyer filed charges against Tevin Cameron (19) of Worth alleging No Valid Deer Permit.

On December 13th, Livingston County Prosecutor Adam Warren filed charges against Nathaniel Novotny (33) of Chillicothe alleging six counts Forgery (Felony). Bond was set at $10,000, cash only with no contact with victims and must be supervised by Supervision Services.

On December 13th, the Chillicothe police reported multiple vehicle break-Ins, theft, and vandalism the previous day.

CNN reports that on December 13th, a hacker broke into a Mississippi family’s Ring video camera, pretended to be Santa Claus, and encouraged an eight year old girl to destroy her room. Ring sells security cameras that allow families to monitor their homes. Ring says that families should set up passwords that are difficult to guess; for instance, don’t use a relative’s name or use the same password for all of your accounts. Also, use two factor authentication, in which you have to enter a code called in or texted to you in order to access your system after entering your password.

On December 13th, KMA reports that John Daniel Nielsen Sr. (40) of Omaha was sentenced to three years in prison and five years probation for soliciting sex with a 15 year old girl. He traveled to a Council Bluffs motel believing that he was meeting with a 15 year old girl; however, it turned out to be an undercover police officer, and he was arrested.

On December 13th, KQ2 reported that someone had robbed a Game Stop on South Belt Highway in St. Joseph and took cash and merchandise.

On December 13th, KQ2 reported that a man was struck by a car which accelerated, struck him while he was walking on the sidewalk, and also struck a handicap parking sign.

On December 13th, Nodaway County Prosecutor Robert Rice filed charges against Tyler Bodnar (19) of Kansas City alleging Possession of Marijuana and No Plates.

On December 14th, KQ2 reports that two firefighters were injured battling a three alarm fire that damaged three homes that morning.

On December 14th, the Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested Adam Mosbarger (48) of Grant City in Worth County on a charge of DWI.

On December 15th, the Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested Kevin Aguirre (28) of Clive (IA) in Harrison County on a Clinton County Warrant for Failure to Appear (Speeding).

On December 16th, Gentry County Prosecutor Jessica Jones filed charges against Kellan Asher (31) of Albany alleging Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

On December 16th, Gentry County Prosecutor Jessica Jones filed charges against Forest Buckman (29) of Albany alleging Unlawful Use of a Weapon (Loaded Weapon While Intoxicated, Felony), Possession of Marijuana (Prior) and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (Prior).

On December 16th, Nodaway County Prosecutor Robert Rice filed charges against John Singletary (52) of Pearl River (LA) alleging Driving While Revoked and Displaying Plates Belonging to Another.

On December 16th, Nodaway County Prosecutor Robert Rice filed charges against Andrew Souders (23) of Plattsburg alleging Unlawfully Carrying a Concealed Weapon.

Charges listed are mere allegations. Evidence in support of the charges must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty it is to determine guilt or innocence. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Obituary -- Charlene Martin 1945-2019

Charlene Carol Martin, Grant City, MO passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2019.
She was born on December 27, 1945 in Glendale, California the daughter of Alvin and Marguerite (Robinson) Booth. The preceded her in death.

On September 18, 1965, she married Jim Martin in San Bernadino, California. He survives of the home.

She was also preceded in death by her brother, Allen and two sisters, Betty Ann and Marjory.
Charlene is also survived by her daughters, Robyn (Eric) Smith, Florence, OR and Christie (Matthew) Anderson, Grant City, MO; grandchildren, Joshua Smith, Kaylee Smith, Emily Anderson, and Andrew Anderson and a brother, Raymon Booth, Cottonwood, CA.

Charlene has been cremated under the direction of Roberson Funeral Home, Bethany, MO.

A Celebration of Life will be held in Florence, Oregon in the spring. Online condolences may be left at www.robersonfuneralhome.com

Obituary -- Wayne Poeppe 1932-2019

Wayne Joseph Poeppe, 87, Eagleville, MO passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at a Leon, Iowa hospital.

He was born on January 24, 1932 in Carroll, Iowa the son of A.J. and Julia (Nieland) Poeppe.

On January 7, 1956, he married Alvina Catherine Brincks in Carroll, Iowa. She survives of the home.
Wayne served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He then worked as a municipal lineman and later as mechanical maintenance at Graceland College. He was a member of the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Bethany, MO as well as a member of the VFW and American Legion.
He was preceded in death by his parents and siblings, Sister Anita, Fern, and Dale.

In addition to his wife, Wayne is survived by his children, Aleta (David) Cochran, Adel, IA, Debra (Paul) Mathes, Eagleville, MO, Keith Poeppe, Eagleville, MO, Duane (Sherry) Poeppe, Moberly, MO, James (Laura) Poeppe, Fountain Hills, AZ and Denis Poeppe, Eagleville, MO; siblings, Delora, Ken, Phyllis, Patricia and Zeline; six grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.

Wayne has been cremated under the direction of Roberson Funeral Home, Bethany, MO.

Memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 21 at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Bethany, MO under the direction of Roberson Funeral Home, Bethany, MO. Inurnment will be held at a later date in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Van Meter, IA. The family will receive friends from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Saturday at the church.

Online condolences may be left at www.robersonfuneralhome.com

Obituary -- Ronald "Ron" Claycomb 1956-2019

Ronald “Ron” Eugene Claycomb, 63, of Ridgeway, MO, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 14, 2019 in Bethany, MO.
     He was born November 16, 1956 in Bethany, MO, the son of Darrel and Erma Jean (Nible) Claycomb. In 1975, he graduated from Ridgeway R-V High School and joined the United States Air Force where he was stationed at Whiteman Air Force Base in Knob Noster, MO as a Military Policeman. He and his wife, Carolyn (Pottorff) soon welcomed son, Robbie Dee on December 30, 1975, and daughter, Traci Lynn on August 18, 1978. Ron and Carolyn later divorced. He then met and married Sherry (Ellis), where they welcomed daughter, Kayla Jean, on June 2, 1990. They later divorced.
     Ron had 4 pride and joys in his life, he had a special bond with each one of them that couldn’t be broken. If you knew him, you knew them because that’s all he talked about. They joined the family as Grant Matthew on January 18, 2003, Hailey Dawn on July 23, 2006, Gage Allen on August 31, 2009, and Ryker Wayne on July 4, 2010. They travelled the area together going to various NH Shamrock events. He was raised as an Owl, but he had a deep love for the Shamrocks. He supported all the kids as his own, you could find him at most of their activities. Some of his favorites were seeing his grandsons harvest deer, watching them play baseball and basketball, and watching his “favorite granddaughter” dance.
     Ron had various jobs in his life including burying phone cable in Louisiana, driving a semi-truck across the United States, working for various farming operations, assisting with hurricane cleanup, and most recently was found helping Dale Farms.
     Ron is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Robbie & Kelly Claycomb of Ridgeway; daughter and son-in-law, Traci & Jeramy Bridgman of Vero Beach, FL, daughter and son-in-law, Kayla & Kody Fortner of Eagleville; grandsons, Grant Claycomb, Gage Fortner, and Ryker Fortner; granddaughter, Hailey Claycomb; brothers and sisters-in-law, Daniel & Phyllis of Ridgeway, Randall & Alisha of Bethany, Roger & Sarah of Bethany; Aunt Libby Nible of Bethany, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
     He was preceded in death by parents, Darrel & Erma Claycomb, as well as many other friends and family.
     Ron has been cremated under the direction of Roberson Funeral Home, Bethany, MO.
     Memorial Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 20 at Roberson Funeral Home, Bethany, MO. Inurnment will follow in Ridgeway Cemetery, Ridgeway, MO. The family will receive friends from 5:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to North Harrison High School to be designated later in care of Roberson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 46, Bethany, MO 64424. Online condolences may be left at www.robersonfuneralhome.com

Obituary -- LaVera Wilson 1924-2019

LaVera Rose (Wilmes) Wilson, 95, of Maryville, MO, passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2019, at the Nodaway Nursing Home, Maryville, with family at her side.

LaVera was born in Lawrence, NE, on January 2, 1924.  Her parents were Herman Henry and Agnes Catherine (Kohmetscher) Wilmes.  She grew up in the Bedison, MO area, and lived many years in Maryville.

On February 16, 1953, LaVera was united in marriage to Norris W. “Doc” Wilson, in Harrison, AR; he passed away on November 2, 2013 after 60 years of marriage.

For 15 years LaVera was the head cook at the Maryville High School.  She was a member and attended St. Gregory’s Catholic Church, Maryville, and was a former member of the Ladies Guild of the Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Doc; her 6 brothers, Gene, Clyde, Donald, Victor, Vernon, and LeRoy Wilmes; and her 2 sisters, Eileen Linneman, and Lucille Manning.
Her survivors include her children, Jan (Ed) Barber, Urbandale, IA, Linda Mercer, Clearfield, IA, Ron (Elaine) Wilson, Maryville, MO, and Karen (Brian) Clark, Springfield, MO; her brother, Paul (JoAnn) Wilmes, Altus, OK; sister in law, Jean Walker, Ravenwood, MO, her brother in law, Burton (Betty) Wilson, Stanberry, MO, and her former sister in law, Ada Mae Wilmes, Maryville, MO; 10 grandchildren, Kim Victor, Kris Brashear, Keri (Billy) Rietz, Todd (Brenda) Poppa, Tim (Michelle) Poppa, Nathan (Anne) Wilson, Tyler (Anna) Wilson, Katie (Tanner) Walter, Brice Clark, and Bailey Clark; 9 great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 AM, on Wednesday, December 18, 2019, at St. Gregory’s Catholic Church, Maryville, MO.  The burial will follow in the St. Patrick’s Cemetery, also of Maryville.

The family will receive friends one hour prior to the Mass at the Church.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Bram Funeral Home, Maryville, MO.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the St. Gregory’s Catholic Church. 333 S. Davis, Maryville, MO 64468.

Obituary -- Robert "Bob" Wilson 1935-2019

Robert L. “Bob” Wilson, 84, of Maryville, Missouri passed away on Monday, December 9, 2019 at Oak Pointe of Maryville.

Bob was born on July 7, 1935 in Hopkins, Missouri to the late Orville and Opal (Riley) Wilson.
He was salutatorian of his 1953 class of Hopkins High School and attended Northwest Missouri State University. He was a member of Wray Memorial United Methodist Church in Hopkins.

In 1955 he worked for Burlington Railroad in Kansas City. In 1956 he moved to Los Angeles, California. He was employed by the Union Pacific Railroad for 41 years until his retirement in 1997.
He is survived by many cousins and friends in Northwest Missouri, California, and Arizona.

Graveside Services and burial were 3 pm Friday, December 13th under the care of Price Funeral Home at the Hopkins Cemetery in Hopkins, Missouri. The family received friends from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm Friday at the Price Funeral Home in Maryville.

Memorials can be made to Mosaic Hospice of Maryville.

 www.pricefuneralhomemaryville.com.

Obituary -- Edwin Collins 1944-2019

Edwin Lee Collins, 74, of Maryville, Missouri passed away on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at the Village Care Center in Maryville.

Edwin was born on December 20, 1944 in Maryville, Missouri to Edward L. and Virginia (Whitehead) Collins. He was a 1963 graduate of the Maryville High School. Edwin served in the United States Air Force and worked as a butcher and meat cutter. He was a member of the Barnard American Legion Post #102.

He married Margie McCormick on June 11, 1997 in Hiawatha, Kansas. She preceded him in death. He was also preceded by his parents and brother Michael Collins.

Survivors include his brother, Wayne (Bonnie) Collins, Barnard, Missouri; step-daughter, Shon Collins, Pickering, Missouri; step-grandson, Dexter Partridge; niece, Jaime Collins, Maryville, Missouri and great-nephew, Jaren Dombek, Maryville, Missouri.

Mr. Collins has been cremated under the care of Price Funeral Home, Maryville, Missouri. There will be no visitation or services held.

Online condolences can be made to the family at www.pricefuneralhomemaryville.com.

Obituary -- Dorothy Vulgamott 1928-2019

Dorothy Evelyn Vulgamott, 91, died December 2, 2019, at Parkdale Manor, Maryville. She was born to Everett and Marie Lewis Porter on February 8, 1928, on a farm northeast of Maryville. She graduated from Ravenwood High School in 1944 and graduated from Hagee Beauty School. She was employed for a year at Select Beauty Salon, Maryville.

She married Verlin Dean Vulgamott on February 28, 1946, at the parsonage of the First Baptist Church, Maryville. To this union were born four children: Laverna Kay (Surinder) Sahai, Cypress,Texas; Russell Dean (Janice), Boerne, Texas; Roger Dale (Susan), Topeka, Kansas; and Richard Lee (Anita), Spirit Lake, Iowa. They farmed their entire married life northwest of Maryville. They were married 67 years.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Verlin, on May 12, 2013; two brothers, Lewis Laverne killed on Okinawa April 1,1945, and Wayne Weston Porter in November 2005; her mother and father-in-law, Virgil and Vesta Vulgamott, and brother-in-law, Carrol Vulgamott.
She is survived by 10 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild.
She was a member of Laura Street Baptist Church.

The funeral service was at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 7, at Price Funeral Home, Maryville.

The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow in Miriam Cemetery, Maryville.

Memorials may be made to the Maryville Ministry Center or Laura Street Baptist Church, Maryville.

Monday, December 16, 2019

Obituary -- Robert Supinger 1954-2019

Robert Supinger, 65, Grant City, Missouri passed away December 8, 2019. He was born May 27, 1954 to James and Edith (Thompson) Supinger.

Bob  graduated from the Grant City High School. He spent his life farming. He was united in marriage to Sharon Owens on September 5, 1973 in Grant City, Missouri. She survives of the home in Grant City.

Also surviving are son, Alan Supinger of Grant City, daughters: Audrey Supinger of Grant City  and Jessica Fletchall  of Denver, Missouri, 4 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.

 A visitation was held from 5:00-7:00 P.M. Thursday, December 12, 2019 at the Prugh-Dunfee Funeral Home in Grant City. Inurnment will be at a later date.

Memorial may be made to the Grant City Fire Department.

Kami Gibson’s Free Throws Lift Shamrocks

Kami Gibson’s free throws in the final 48 seconds of the game helped North Harrison hold off North Nodaway Wednesday and secure the 32-28 win, North Harrison’s first of the year. With both teams searching for wins this year, the game was hard-fought; all of the statistics were even. It was free throws that were the difference in the game, with North Harrison making 11 for the night, while North Nodaway made 3 for 14 from the line.

North Harrison got a rare offensive outburst to start the game as Camden Castleberry hit a 3-pointer and added a free throw while Sara Clawson added another to make it 7-0 with 5:18 left in the first.
The game settled into a defensive standoff after that, with North Nodaway chipping away the rest of the quarter. Kandace Damgar hit a 3-pointer and scored off a Jacquelyn Cline steal to cut the deficit to 7-5 before Cline hit an NBA 3-pointer at the start of the second to put North Nodaway in front 8-7.
The game was tied again at 11 before Emma Craig hit a couple of free throws and Ashlynn Gilpatrick hit a 3-pointer to make it 16-11 with 3:22 left. The Shamrocks led 19-13 at the half.

Despite mounting foul trouble for North Nodaway, they fought back to 19-16 when Kandace Damgar hit a 3-pointer. Jayliegh Robins countered with two free throws and Sara Clawson hit a 3-pointer to push it back to 8.

Damgar struck again for North Nodaway, and then Kelsi Barcus converted a 3-point play for the Mustangs to get the deficit down to 24-21 after three.

The defensive standoff continued until the 2:07 mark, when Jacquelyn Cline’s drive cut it to 28-26. North Harrison got a back court violation, but then North Nodaway traveled before they could set up a shot to tie or take the lead. North Harrison ran the clock all the way down to 1:14 before an intentional foul allowed Camden Castleberry to hit a free throw and keep the ball in North Harrison’s hand, up 29-26.

With 52 seconds left, North Harrison threw it away, but North Nodaway turned it right back over. Finally, the Mustangs put Kami Gibson, who had two points all night, on the line. However, Gibson made both free throws to make it two possessions of 31-26 with 48 seconds.

North Harrison played stingy defense, but finally, Ellaina Renfro got a putback with 18 seconds left to cut it to one possession at 31-28.

North Nodaway put Kami Gibson on the line again, but once again, she came through for North Harrison with 14 seconds left, hitting one out of two to make it two possessions at 32-28.

The Mustangs had one last chance as Kandace Damgar drove like she was going for a layup and broke Carly Rinehart’s ankles as she pulled back on a dime to attempt an open three. But the shot was in and out and North Harrison ran out the clock.

Kristin Herndon Hits First Three; Prairie Fire Roll

North Nodaway grad Kristin Herndon hit her first career three, and the Prairie Fire continued to roll, winning their fifth and sixth straight games.

On December 7th, Knox College beat Grinnell 79-57 as they outscored them in every quarter but the fourth. They forced 26 turnovers and outshot them from the field 51% to 37%. Kristin Herndon had 6 minutes and collected two points, two boards, and a steal.

Against Lincoln Christian, which only dressed out seven people for the game, Knox College won 92-48. They wore down their opponents to the point where they outscored them 29-10 in the fourth quarter. They forced 29 turnovers while surrendering the ball only 14 times. They outshot them 49% to 30% from the field.

Kristin Herndon hit her first three pointer as a member of the Prairie Fire in nine minutes of action. She also had four boards, a block, and an assist.

Obituary -- Willa Wilson 1937-2019

Willa Wilson, 82, St. Joseph, Missouri, passed away Saturday, December 14, 2019. 

She was born February 15, 1937 to Dale and Vetra (VanAusdel) Constant in Sheridan, Missouri.
Willa Mae married Donnis B. Wilson August 5, 1956. He proceeded her in death in 2001.

She was a seamstress extraordinaire for the former Einbender’s Department Store, where she ran the alterations department for many years.  In addition to that she was an unofficial seamstress for the Lafayette High School Marching Band, and sewed many prom dresses.

She enjoyed sewing, cooking, and, most of all, her grandchildren.  There was a large Willa Mae Fan Club.  The most wonderful thing about Grandma was her unconditional love for her family, and her house on Main Street was “The Place to Be”.

Survivors include sons, Matt Wilson (Debbie), St. Joseph, Missouri, Kirby Wilson (Luanne), Kansas City, Missouri and Kevin Wilson, Sheridan, Missouri; daughters, Andrea Taylor (Norman), Kearney, Missouri and Mindy Andrasevits (Krista Kiger), St. Joseph, Missouri; 13 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.

Farewell Graveside Services and Inurnment 10:00 A.M. Saturday, St. Joseph Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. The family suggests memorial gifts to the St. Joseph Firefighters Memorial Fund.  Online guest book and obituary at www.meierhoffer.com.

Alex Rinehart’s Outburst Lifts Tiger Boys Past NEN

Worth County’s boys used a 13 point outburst from Alex Rinehart in the second quarter to propel themselves past Northeast Nodaway last Tuesday and get the 51-37 win.

Everything started off well for the Bluejays as one of Worth County’s players got a technical for dunking during warmups; Auston Pride hit the free throws, Ben Boswell hit a three from the left wing, and Pride added a drive to put Northeast up 7-2 right off the bat. Jaxon Anderson countered with a traditional three point play, but Nate Schieber got a putback to put the Bluejays up 9-5 with 4:41 left.

But for the rest of the game, Northeast struggled to run their offense. Normally a man to man team, Worth County went to a 2-3 zone for the game, and Northeast struggled to get good looks against it. Meanwhile, Alex Rinehart scored off a steal and Jackson Runde hit a 3-pointer off another Rinehart steal to put Worth County up 10-9 after one.

Rinehart scored off a pair of drives to put Worth County up 14-11 at the 5:15 mark. Reed McIntyre, Ben Boswell, and Auston Pride all countered to put the Bluejays back in front 17-14, but then Aydan Gladstone hit Alex Rinehart for an NBA three to knot it up again at 17.

The game was tied up once more at 19, but then Alex scored on a scoop shot to make it 21-19 with 1:18 left. On the ensuing Bluejay possession, one of their players lost their composure after the team turned the ball over and got a technical foul from Referee Aaron Behrens. That swung the momentum in Worth County’s favor, as Rinehart hit the ensuing free throws and Jackson Runde scored two free throws on the subsequent free possession to make it 25-19; Worth County got four points without Northeast Nodaway touching the ball. Runde was fouled with two seconds left and hit two more free throws to make it 27-19 at the half.

The Bluejays managed to stop the bleeding in the third quarter and force Worth County into foul trouble as Jaxon Anderson got his third foul in the period. The blue shirts got the deficit down to 31-27, but then Jackson Runde hit a 3-pointer with 45 seconds left to make it seven again going into the fourth.

Aydan Gladstone then drove and spun his way for a basket and Jackson Smith hit a 3-pointer after a Jackson Runde kickout to put Worth County up double digits at 39-27. Lucas Wake hit a shot from the left side after an Aydan Gladstone kickout to make it 41-27.

Ben Boswell’s coast to coast layup with 2:17 left made it 42-31 with 2:17 left, but then Northeast had to start fouling, and Worth County shot 7 for 8 down the stretch as the lead never dropped under double digits.

For Worth County, Alex Rinehart had 15 points. Aydan Gladstone and Jackson Runde 10, Jaxon Anderson 9, Jackson Smith 3, and Grant Cameron and Lucas Wake 2 each.

Alex Rinehart and Aydan Gladstone had 2 blocks each. Jaxon Anderson had 1.

Jaxon Anderson had 13 boards. Aydan Gladstone had 7, and Alex Rinehart and Jackson Runde had 1.

Aydan Gladstone had 5 assists. Jackson Runde had 4, Alex Rinehart 3, and Grant Cameron 2.

Aydan Gladstone had 3 tips. Alex Rinehart and Jackson Smith had 2, and Jaxon Anderson and Jackson Runde had 1.

Alex Rinehart had 5 steals. Jackson Runde had 3, and Grant Cameron and Aydan Gladstone had 2.
For Northeast Nodaway, Auston Pride had 10. Ben Boswell had 9, Reed McIntyre 8, Mitchell Sherry 4, and Nate Schieber, Dylan McIntyre, and Ethan Adwell 2 each.

Mitchell Sherry had 1 block.

Mitchell Sherry had 8 boards. Auston Pride had 7, Nate Schieber 5, Dylan McIntyre 3, Reed McIntyre and Ben Boswell 2, and Ethan Adwell 1.

Mitchell Sherry had 3 assists. Ben Boswell had 2, and Nate Schieber, Reed McIntyre, and Dylan McIntyre 1.

Drew Wiederholt, Mitchell Sherry, Ben Boswell, and Auston Pride had 1 tip each.

Drew Wiederholt and Ben Boswell had 2 steals. Ethan Adwell had 1.