Shamrocks Drop Three Games at Albany

North Harrison started off the preseason jamboree with some promise, beating Mercer handily and playing Worth County tough for two innings. But when the regular season started, the wheels came off. First, they dropped an 11-1 game against highly touted Pattonsburg. Then, against a team that was supposed to be another doormat, Stanberry’s bats erupted and they won 18-2 against the Shamrocks. With their youth and inexperience, they were clearly missing pitcher Erica Gerken, third baseman Jaci Davis, and shortstop Ruby Heintz from last year.

In the Albany Tournament, they showed some signs of life, jumping on top seed Pattonsburg early before the wheels came off, playing King City tough for four innings before falling apart, and then jumping on North Andrew before the Cardinal bats came alive in the last game.

Pattonsburg 11, North Harrison 3

The Shamrocks were the bottom seed, but they jumped on the Panthers early as Lani Briggs reached on second baseman Reiann Hampton’s throwing error. Addison Milligan dropped down a perfect bunt in no-man’s land between the mound and the first base line, and then Ava Rinehart walked to load the bases. Hampton atoned for her previous error by tagging out Rinehart and throwing out Kayka Wilson at first for a double play as Briggs crossed the plate. Jaxcynn Hansel hit a fly ball that Rosie Cameron lost in the sun in right field as Addison Milligan scored to make it 2-0.

But then the Panthers started fighting back after Jayden Goble crushed a home run to the left field wall in the huge Albany park, much farther away than the normal 200 foot fences. That made it 2-1. Shealyn Pliley walked and later scored on a wild pitch to tie at at 2-2. Kennedy Warner singled to score Kaitlyn Estes to put the Panthers in front 3-2. 

North Harrison could not do any damage in the second as center fielder Katelyn Jones ran down Annabelle Owens’ drive in center field. 

Addi Iddings (Gage Iddings’ sister) crushed a double into the right field gap to start the Panther second. A pair of Shamrock errors plated Cheyanne Miller (running for Iddings) and Reiann Hampton to make it 5-2 and put Katelyn Jones on second. Jayden Goble hit a pop fly that dropped behind the bag at third for a double as Jones, who held up to make sure it wasn’t caught, took third. Jones scored on a wild pitch to make it 6-2. Shamrock center fielder Gracie Young stopped further damage with a great play when she caught Izzy Burger’s fly ball and threw home to double up Goble.

The wheels came off in the third for the Shamrocks when an error, two wild pitches, a walk, and a stolen base set up Addi Iddings’ single to score one to make it 7-2; she has seemingly been getting hitting lessons from one of her best friends, Maggie Collins. Cheyanne Miller (running for Iddings) stole second and Reiann Hampton doubled them both home to make it 9-2. Katelyn Jones bunted for a base hit and Jayden Goble walked. Shealyn Pliley hit a pop fly as the infield fly rule applied, but everybody advanced and a run scored to make it 10-2. Izzy Burger flied out to score one to make it 11-2.

Carmon Fordyce singled to start off the Shamrock fourth. Hali Smith reached on an error when new pitcher Kaitlyn Estes threw away a grounder to put runners on second and third. Annabelle Owens grounded out to score Fordyce. Gracie Young hit a drive for what looked like extra bases, but center fielder Katelyn Jones came clear over from center to snag it. Jones made several such plays; her coach, Bill Pottorff, could have seriously gone with five or six infielders.

In the fourth, Shamrock pitcher Lani Briggs got a double play when she caught Reiann Hampton’s screamer and doubled Cheyanne Miller off third base. Later, shortstop Addison Milligan snagged Kaitlyn Jones’ screamer to end the inning.

King City 10, North Harrison 1

North Harrison played King City tough for three innings, but the Wildkats, with their 1-2 punch of Kenzie Pettijohn and Brylin Armfield, pulled away in the fourth and fifth innings to get the win. 

In the first, Pettijohn was plunked, as was Armfield. Pettijohn pulled off a successful delayed steal of third. Beatrix Bowden grounded out to score her to make it 1-0. 

The score stood up until the fourth inning, when Ava Rinehart crushed a one out triple to the wall in right center. Jaxcynn Hansel reached on an error to score her and knot the game up at 1-1.

But just as it looked like North Harrison was ready to move beyond its late game fade jobs, Wylie McKinnon singled and Kamryn Miller was plunked. Bailey Atkins grounded out to advance them, and Gracy Davis grounded out to score McKinnon. Miller scored on a passed ball to make it 3-1.

The bottom dropped out in the fifth when the two headed monster of Pettijohn and Armfield came up again. Kenzie Pettijohn walked and Armfield proved herself to be a ball magnet, getting plunked again. Once again, Pettijohn pulled off the delayed steal of third and this time, North Harrison threw it away to score her and make it 4-1. Beatrix Bowden singled, and two walks forced in a run to make it 5-1. Later, Gracy Davis grounded out to score a run and a Shamrock error led to another to make it 7-1.

Pettijohn hit a pop fly single to start the sixth and then Armfield was plunked for the third time in the game. Bowden walked and Pettijohn scored on a wild pitch. Wylie McKinnon singled in two more to make it 10-1 before time expired. The Shamrocks had to lick their wounds and figure out how to keep the momentum going as they had a tough North Andrew squad to play.

North Andrew 11, North Harrison 4

North Harrison once again got off to a promising start when Carmon Fordyce hit a squib down the third base line for a scratch hit and Ava Rinehart doubled off the right field wall to put runners on second and third. Jaxcynn Hansel singled to center to put the Shamrocks up 2-0 and took second on a wild pitch. Kayka Wilson reached on an error as Hansel scored to make it 3-0. 

At that point, things looked promising as North Harrison’s outburst prompted an early mound visit from North Andrew’s coach.  But just like Worth County, fatigue from having played three games began to set in and a walk parade loaded up the bases, something you can’t do against the potent Cardinal lineup. Piper Cook singled to score two to make it 3-2 and took third on an unsuccessful throw to third. Walks lead to errors and sure enough, an error led to two more runs. Emery McClintock singled home another run to put North Andrew in front 5-3 before North Harrison was able to pick her off to prevent further damage.

Lillian Richardson reached in the second when a third strike got away, and she stole second. Gracie Wilmes singled her home to make it 6-3. Carmon Fordyce made a diving catch at second to prevent further damage.

In the Cardinal fourth, Richardson singled to center, stole second, and took third on a wild pitch. Teigan Miller singled her home to make it 7-3. 

North Harrison got one back in the fifth when Carmon Fordyce doubled off the left field wall. Addison Milligan singled to center to cut it to 7-4. 

But the wheels came off in the fifth when four walks and three errors led to four Cardinal runs to put the game away 11-4. The eight walks were too much to overcome.

Lindsey Jackson Fans 12 as Bluejays Drop Wildcards 4-2

Lindsey Jackson fanned 12 batters as the Bluejays beat Stewartsville/Osborn in their opener 4-2 Tuesday, September 3rd.

The Wildcards threatened early as Jaelin Hahn crushed a double to left center with out out, but Jackson fanned Laila Burris for the second out. A wild pitch put Hahn on third, but Rylei Squire grounded out to Blair Nelson at short to end the threat.

Baylie Busby reached second on a dropped fly ball and stole third. Blair Nelson reached on a dropped throw to first as Busby scored, and Brianna Meyer grounded out to advance her to second. Nelson took third on a wild pitch and Hayley Yost grounded out to score her to make it 2-0 after one.

Jackson fanned five out of the next six Wildcard batters. In the Bluejay third, Sasha Deardorff walked and Baylie Busby reached on a dropped pop fly to second, with Deardorff scrambling and making it just ahead of the force attempt. Blair Nelson bunted to move them over to second and third and Brianna Meyer flied out to center. Sasha was late getting back to third to tag up, but the throw over there got away and she scored anyway to make it 3-0. Another dropped pop fly scored Busby to make it 4-0.

Hahn got her second big blow of the afternoon, a triple to right center, to lead off the Wildcard fourth. Laila Burris reached second on a throwing error to score Hahn and cut it to 4-1. Rylei Squire grounded out to advance her to third. Autumn Manley struck out, but Addie Jackson reached on an error that went under first baseman Makenzie Pride’s legs to cut it to 4-2 and stole second. But then she tried to steal third on a return throw to the mound and was cut down stealing to end the threat.

Northeast could not mount any more threats, as they were hitting it hard, but right at people. In the fifth, Stewartsville/Osborn got Marley Cashatt on with a base hit and she stole second and took third on a wild pitch. But she was stranded there as the next three batters struck out. 

Hahn came up in the sixth with two extra base hits under her belt, and she worked a 3-2 count and drew a walk to lead off. She stole second, but Laila Burris struck out into a double play when Hahn tried to take third on the return throw to Jackson and Hahn was out in a rundown. That loomed up strongly as the next batter, Rylei Squire, singled, which would have cut the Wildcard deficit to 4-3. But Manley grounded out to end the inning. In the seventh, center fielder Sasha Deardorff made a running catch of Addie Jackson’s pop fly behind the back at second to quash any threats. 

Tiger Softball Defies Seeding, Places Second at Albany Tournament

Nobody expected either Worth County or Albany to make the finals of the Albany Tournament, but they both beat higher seeds to make it before Albany beat Worth County in the championship game 11-7 to clinch the title. Worth County beat North Andrew and won a rematch with Princeton before running into the Warriors.

Worth County 14, North Andrew 4

Worth County fell 10-4 to North Andrew Tuesday, September 3rd, but a completely different team took the field in Saturday’s first round game. 

North Andrew threatened in their half of the first when Teigan Miller singled down the left field line. A great play by left fielder Addison Gray kept her at first, but Miller took second and third on wild pitches. Gracie Wilmes walked and stole second, putting runners at second and third with one out. But then Tiger pitcher Kristen Tracy got out of trouble by striking out Emma Curran and getting Piper Cook to ground out to Rylee Ruckman at short.

Keira Hardy started off the scoring for the Tigers in the second when she successfully stretched a double into a triple after crushing it to left center and later came home on a wild pitch.

Worth County had trouble with Cardinal pitcher Teigan Miller, who makes a living by getting batters to chase her high pitches. But Worth County started getting much better swings in the third inning when Riley Ridge, who had victimized Princeton with her slap bunts, did so again to start the inning, beating out the third baseman. She stole second and Rylee Ruckman reached on an error. In the first game, it was Worth County making a bunch of errors; but this time, North Andrew was the one making errors. On the next play, Kambree Briner laid down a perfect bunt down the third base line that she beat out. North Andrew proceeded to throw it around. By the time the dust had settled, two Tiger runs had scored to make it 3-0 and Briner was on second. Kristen Tracy had two strikes on her but shot one down the right field line fair as Briner scored to make it 4-0. Audrey Runde singled to left and the ball rolled through the left fielder’s legs as Runde took second and Tracy third. Megan Tracy tripled to right to cap off the five run third and make it 6-0.

But North Andrew is one of those teams that doesn’t give up easily. They broke up a tight game against the Tigers in the first game and they erased a 5-1 deficit against Maryville to beat them earlier. Sure enough, helped by four Tiger errors and a walk, they fought back in this game to make it 6-4 after three.

But unlike the first game, Worth County fought back after their bad inning, getting a double off the wall from Rylee Ruckman and a double from Kristen Tracy to right center to make it 7-4. Audrey Runde beat out an infield hit to second base to move Tracy to third, and Runde stole second. Keira Hardy singled to score two to make it 9-4, stole second, and took third on a wild pitch. Megan Tracy grounded out to score her and make it 10-4.

North Andrew threatened in the fourth, but left fielder Addison Gray, who had let one get through her legs earlier in the inning, ran down Gracie Wilmes’ drive to keep the red shirts off the board.

With two strikes on her, Rylee Ruckman hit a seeing eye single to center field and stole second. Kambree Briner grounded out, but then Kristen Tracy singled to score Ruckman and make it 11-4, Audrey Runde hit another seeing eye single to put runners on first and second, Keira Hardy got a bunt single to load the bases, Megan Tracy laid down a bunt that the pitcher was able to knock down but had no play as Kristen Tracy scored to make it 12-4. Addison Gray’s pop fly single to left center scored two more to make it 14-4. All four runs in the inning came with two out.

North Andrew went 1-2-3 in the fifth as Megan Tracy was able to dig Rylee Ruckman’s throw out of the dirt to save an error and the Tigers were able to win on the ten run rule.

Worth County 5, Princeton 4

Worth County had won handily against the Blue Tigers two days earlier, but Princeton was down two players in that game and a completely different Princeton squad took the field for Saturday’s game. They came back from a big deficit to beat Stanberry in the first game and they went on to have a good tournament, beating Pattonsburg to get third place. 

In the Princeton game, Worth County was hitting it hard, but right at people for much of the game. Princeton mounted the first threat in the bottom of the second when Evan Boxley doubled down the right field line and Audrey Kelly and Addison Wyatt walked with one out. But Mikaylee Henke grounded to Kambree Briner at second, who tagged out Wyatt and threw to first to get Henke out for a double play.

With two outs in the third, Rylee Ruckman walked and Kambree Briner was plunked. Kristen Tracy doubled them both home and went to third on a wild pitch. Audrey Runde reached on an error to score Tracy and make it 3-0.

But the momentum swung right back to Princeton after Addie Henke hit one of her many home runs she has had over the years. With Worth County hitting it hard but Princeton making great plays on defense, the Blue Tigers came back to tie in the fourth when Audrey Kelly walked with one out, Addison Wyatt singled to right and they took second and third when the ball got away from Braelyn Fletchall, and another error let in Kelly to make it 3-2. Addie Henke flied out to tie it at 3-3.

When Macey Lewis, playing at second, ran down a tricky pop fly on the third base side of second and Evan Boxley got her second hit of the day to score Riley Clark to make it 4-3, Worth County was on the ropes. With the 90 minute time limit approaching and the fifth being the last inning, they were down to their last three outs.

Kristen Tracy hit a screamer that was snagged by the first baseman for the first out, but Audrey Runde reached on a throw in the dirt to keep Worth County’s hopes alive. She went to second on a wild pitch and took third when Keira Hardy squared up to bunt and nobody was covering third. Keira then tripled off the right field wall to tie it at 4-4 and Megan Tracy’s sac fly put the Tigers back in front 5-4.

Worth County survived a dropped fly ball in the fifth as pitcher Kristen Tracy recovered to strike out Macey Lewis for the third out.

Albany 11, Worth County 7

Worth County started off well, but a completely different Albany team from the one that was no-hit by Northeast Nodaway in summer ball came to play as they got the tournament title. 

In the Tiger first, Kambree Briner hit a shot that the shortstop knocked down, but had no play on. Kristen Tracy hit a seeing eye single to left and Audrey Runde’s pop fly dropped in to load the bases. Keira Hardy hit a shot off the first baseman’s glove to score Briner and load the bases. Megan Tracy reached second when Albany threw away a force to make it 3-0 after two runs scored.

But then Albany, with a new coach, showed much better plate discipline, refusing to chase borderline pitches and working deep into the count. The fatigue of having played three games set in as a walk parade let in four Warrior runs in the second. Albany scored one in the third when Makena Moffat singled and Marley Hansel bunted out and Moffat went all the way to third on the play and made it on a close play. Like Worth County, Albany is relying on their speed on the basepaths a lot this year.

Albany scored three more when Kaylee Siddens singled, Kennedi Epperly was plunked, and Alexis Seiter walked. That set up Jayden Hillyard’s two run single. Addison Gray made a great play in center when she made a great catch and doubled Hillyard off. Seiter scored on a wild pitch to make it 8-3, but the momentum was swinging back to the Tigers.

Sure enough, Kambree Briner singled. A pair of forceouts nearly finished the Tigers with time close to expiring, but then Keira Hardy walked and Megan Tracy tripled to score Audrey Runde and Keira Hardy to make it 8-5. Addison Gray reached on a throw in the dirt to score Tracy and Braelyn Fletchall doubled in Gray to make it 8-7. But then the walk parade resumed for Albany, who got another big blow from Hillyard before time expired.

Tigers Bounce Back in 44-14 Win Over Panthers

Worth County bounced back in a big way Friday, handling Mound City 44-14 to get back on the winning track. 

In the first game, they struggled to get any kind of big plays against the Platte Valley front line. Against Mound City, which made it to the district finals last year and nearly beat South Holt, they got one right off the bat as Brayden Stevens got a block from Karson Briner and that was all he needed as he took it to the house from 55 yards out with 11:43 left in the first quarter.

Bo Collins dropped Chauncey Brown on the next series for a loss and Mound City missed a wide open Brown on a play that would have been six. Finally, Mound City went for it from deep in their own territory at fourth and three from their own 27 and their quarterback, Creyton Roup, was tackled one yard short of the first down.

A holding penalty wiped out a touchdown for the Tigers, but then Cole Ruby ripped off nine after getting a block from Briner, Hayden Sanders got 22 yards to the 1, and Cole Ruby took a sweep to the house as the Panthers overran him to make it 14-0 with 8:17 left in the first quarter. The whole game was like that; Mound City would line up in a six man front and stop Worth County for long periods at a time, but when they got past the front line, there was nothing but daylight.

Sawyer Thurman kicked one into the end zone to give Mound City a long ways to go, and the penalty bug hit them for a change. They lost a yard on three plays, and they were forced to punt. The short kick was picked up by the Tigers at the 40. The six man front that Mound City uses gave Worth County problems for the first two plays as they couldn’t get everybody blocked, but then Landon Wilmes got loose 30 yards down the right sideline to the six. Cole Ruby was stopped for one to the five, but then Hayden Sanders got a push from Carter Chapman and Karson Briner to the one. Landon Wilmes got a block from Cole Ruby and took it to the house and Karson Briner got the extra point pass to make it 22-0. 

But Mound City, historically a team that has relied almost exclusively on the run, suddenly unveiled a new look, turning to a spread formation with two twin receivers. They moved Cade Gillenwater, last year’s quarterback, onto the line and made Creyton Roup the new quarterback this year. Worth County stopped it this time after they got some initial success as Bo Collins dropped Kane Derr for a loss and Brayden Combs had a pass breakup as Mound City was forced to punt. 

Worth County got the ball on its own 20 and had initial success as Landon Wilmes broke two tackles and got loose for 15 yards to the 35. But then a mixup on the next handoff led to a fumble and Mound City got the ball right back again. Once again, Chauncey Brown got all alone on a pass play, but once again, nobody saw him as Mound City passed up a sure six points. Worth County stiffened up as they dropped Derr after a gain of one, Bo Collins flushed Roup and Brayden Stevens broke up the pass, and Bo recovered a fumble to give the Tigers the ball back on their own 34.

Brayden Stevens picked up two yards, and then Hayden Sanders got a block from Landon Wilmes and got five more to the Panther 39. On the next play, Hayden Sanders took a dive, got past the Mound City six man front, and took it to the house with 52 seconds left in the first quarter to make it 30-0.

But after that, Worth County started going back to the sloppy play that led to 16 penalties and cost them the game against Platte Valley. They had Mound City backed up third and 17 at their own 12, but then a pass interference penalty gave Mound City hope again and they took full advantage, showing the kind of form that got them two state titles under Taylor Standerford’s tenure. They rode the back of Chauncey Brown to the Tiger 23 before Ethan Lininger dropped him at the 25. A false start made it fourth and nine at the 30, but then Mound City unveiled the power sweep out of their spread twin formation, and Worth County had no idea how to stop it as Roup took it for 12 yards and a first down to the 18. A short pass to Ernie Peters carried 12 yards to the six and Roup took it in with 8:06 left. Peters caught the extra points to make it 30-8.

But Worth County did not wake up from the hangover and picked up a costly holding penalty on the kickoff, burying them at their own five, since these penalties are marked off from the spot of the foul. Mound City nearly picked up a safety on the series and Worth County was forced to punt. The kick was shanked and Mound City had a golden opportunity to make a game of it at the Tiger 15.

They got as far as the Tiger six, but on fourth and one, Brown was stopped for no gain and the Tigers got the ball back. Worth County had third and 11 on their own five, but Hayden Sanders picked up 10 yards to the 15 and then a quick pitch to Brayden Stevens picked up the first down to the 20. Landon Wilmes got a block from Karson Briner and picked up 14 more to the 34. They were stuck with third and ten there, but an option to Wilmes picked up the necessary yardage to the Panther 36 as Mound City couldn’t get off the field this series. Finally, Hayden Sanders got a cutback run as Mound City overcommitted to the option man and Hayden had nothing but daylight to make it 36-8 at the half.

Mound City got the ball back to start the second half, and the power sweep victimized the Tigers again as Roup carried the Panthers as far as the Tiger 30 before Brayden Stevens delivered a big hit that knocked him out of the game for one play. A bad snap derailed the drive, and the Panthers were forced to punt, pinning the Tigers at their own 3.

Landon Wilmes took a quick pitch and accelerated to the 16, and then Cole Ruby weaved his way to the 25. Brayden Stevens picked up eight more to the 33 and a horsecollar put it on the Panther 31. But Worth County was derailed by a mixup on a pitch play and the ball went out of bounds to put them behind the sticks, and two incomplete passes gave the Panthers the ball back on downs. But Mound City went three and out as Ethan Lininger blew up a shovel pass on third and four and the Panthers were forced to punt, pinning Worth County at the 9. 

The six man front for Mound City created problems for Worth County, but finally, Brayden Stevens got a block from Landon Wilmes and took it 68 yards to the house and Landon Wilmes caught the extra point pass to make it 44-8 with 4:20 left in the third.

But then the sloppy play that hurt the Tigers against Platte Valley hurt them again on the next drive. They picked up three defensive penalties, a late hit, a five yard facemask, and a pass interference that helped the Panthers down the field and set up Roup’s one yard run with 9:31 left to make it 44-14.

But after Worth County went three and out on its next series, they picked it up defensively on Mound City’s last two possessions, getting two tackles for loss from Bo Collins and one from Landon Wilmes and a sack from Sawyer Thurman. 

Geraldine Murphy 1936-2024

A late-in-life world traveler who once held a pilot’s license, Geraldine “Gerre” Murphy, 88, formerly of Maryville, Missouri, embarked on her final journey August 21, 2024. Surrounded by her three children, she died at Lakeview Village Care Center in Lenexa, Kansas, where she’d been since May 30 with a serious head injury resulting from a fall.

An eager learner with a lifelong passion for reading, Gerre documented by author the 5,000+ books she’d read since age 16. As a wife and mother of two little girls, she went back to college, graduating with highest honors from Northwest Missouri State College in 1965, double-majoring in business education and English. Taking college classes every summer, she earned a master’s degree in English in 1969 and over time, nearly completed a doctorate in education.

Professionally, she taught typing, shorthand, secretarial practice, bookkeeping, general business and later literature for 27 years at North Nodaway High School in Hopkins, Missouri, and became a longtime sponsor of Student Council and Future Business Leaders of America. Not ready to retire, she worked full time until age 70 in her alma mater’s Registrar’s Office, receiving the Tower Award for Outstanding Service and Contributions to the University. 

Gerre was a “yellow dog Democrat,” a proud Bearcat and loyal Kansas City Chiefs fan who cheered the team to its first Super Bowl victory in 1970 in New Orleans. A devoted library patron and faithful blood donor, she was a member of the American Association of University Women.

A consummate tanner around the Murphy’s swimming pool, she favored black Russians and merlot, loved precious gems and boosted the U.S. economy dime by dime in casino slots from coast to coast. She walked a bazillion miles during her life, watched her weight like a hawk for 70+ years with size 4 jeans in her closet to prove it, and drove flashy convertibles too fast longer than her family preferred. 

At age 77, she started a new chapter, moving to the Kansas City area near her children. Bitten by the travel bug, she toured countless cities in 20+ countries across four continents; beat uterine cancer twice; and joined the Shawnee Mission Unitarian Universalist Church, enjoying social justice workshops, book discussions and volunteer projects. She loved apartment life at Lakeview Village retirement community, never missed Wheel of Fortune; was an ecstatic great-grandmother, and never stopped saving stray rubber bands around soup cans. 

Born Geraldine Ann Busby June 25, 1936, to Byron and Neri (Robertson) Busby, she was the second of four children raised on the family farm near what was Pumpkin Center, Missouri. She started her education in a country schoolhouse and was graduated from Horace Mann High School in Maryville in 1954. She married Marvin Murphy September 16, 1955, and “Murph and Gerre” were a “bonded pair” until his death 57 years later.

Survivors include daughters Marli Murphy, Kansas City, Missouri; and Sue Murphy Andrus, Lenexa, a son born on her birthday, Mike (Gaylene) Murphy, Olathe, Kansas; grandchildren Katy Andrus and Penny Murphy, Lawrence, Kansas, Nick (Lindsey) Andrus, Denver, and Jordan Murphy, Olathe; great-granddaughters Murphy and Emery Andrus, Denver; and nieces, nephews and other relatives. 

To honor her express wishes, no memorial service is planned following cremation. Arrangements: Price Funeral Home.

Dog Threatens Four People in Sheridan

Since the start of July, a large brown dog has threatened at least four people in Sheridan. Sheridan has an ordinance against vicious dogs and requires that dogs be tied up. Sheridan used to have an ordinance against pit bulls, but a few years ago, the legislature passed a law prohibiting towns and cities from passing ordinances against any specific breed.

Missouri also has a following law against vicious dogs. Missouri Revised Statutes Section 578.024 has the following key points:

–A person commits this offense if they own or possess a dog that has previously bitten a person or a domestic animal without provocation, and that dog bites any person on a subsequent occasion.

The offense is classified as follows:

–Class B misdemeanor, unless the attack results in serious injury to any person (then it becomes a class A misdemeanor).

–If any previous attack also resulted in serious injury to any person, it becomes a class E felony.

–If the dog’s attack results in the death of any person, it is a class D felony.

–In addition to the penalties, if a dog that has previously bitten a person or a domestic animal without provocation bites any person again, or if a dog that has not previously bitten a person attacks and causes serious injury or death to any human, the dog must be seized, impounded, and may be destroyed.

–The owner or possessor of the impounded dog can file an appeal to contest its destruction.

–If a dog attacks or bites a person engaged in criminal activity at the time of the attack, the owner or possessor is not guilty of any crime specified under this section.

Worth County Land Transfers for August 2024

August 1st – Book 208, Page 211; BTC Bank to Benjamin & Camille Siegrist; Provisional Deed of Release; Book 206, Page 12.

August 6th – Book 208, Page 213; Donald and Eva Darlene Jay Legacy Trust to BTC Bank; Deed of Trust; See Record.

August 14th – Book 208, Page 217; SMS Financial to KC Property Guys, Tyco Restoration; Deed of Release; Book 199, Page 58.

August 19th – Book 208, Page 219; Tyler McElvain and Becky McElvain to BTC Bank; Deed of Trust; See Record.

August 23rd – Book 208, Page 222; Colton Hibbs to Clayton & Shelby Troutwine; Warranty Deed; See Record.

August 23rd – Book 208, Page 223; Clayton & Shelby Troutwine to Nodaway Valley Bank; Deed of Trust; See Record.

August 23rd – Book 208, Page 223; Judson Summers to Nicholas Combs; Quit Claim Deed; See Record.

August 23rd – Book 208, Page 225; Judson Summers to Shawn Earixson; Quit Claim Deed; See Record.

August 26th – Book 208, Page 226; Greg Badell to Hunter Prim; Warranty Deed; See Record.

August 27th – Book 208, Page 227; Nodaway Valley Bank to Colton Hibbs; Deed of Release; Book 203, Page 233.

August 27th – Book 208, Page 228; BTC Bank to Greg Badell; Deed of Release; Book 179, Page 186; Book 186, Page 3; Book 196, Page 55.

August 27th – Book 208, Page 229; BTC Bank to Greg Badell; Deed of Release; Book 202, Page 179.

August 27th – Book 208, Page 230; Worth County Collector to Nicholas Combs; Tax Sale; See Record.

August 27th – Book 208, Page 231; Worth County Collector to Aaron Moad, Shelby Hansen; Tax Sale, See Record.

August 28th – Book 208, Page 232; Mark & Mary Beth Carr to Kathryn Sherer & Scott Sherer; Quit Claim Deed; See Record.

August 28th – Book 208, Page 233; Amanda Coney and Donald Spencer to David and Kaitlyn Prickett; Warranty Deed; See Record.

August 28th – Book 208, Page 234; David & Kaitlyn Prickett to First Interstate Bank; Deed of Trust; See Record.