The Leader • 11-3-2022

Ralph Rupe passes at 101

Lathrop mourns the loss of Ralph Rupe at 101 years old. Rupe, a veter an, was an active mem ber of the community, both for his business ventures and his involve ment.

Spooky Fun!

ELECTIONS

Duplicate ballots mistakenly mailed to voters

by brett adkison leader editor

Duplicate election bal lots were mistakenly sent to more than two dozen Clinton County residents recently, but after catch

ing the error, the Clinton County Clerk’s Office has been seeking and retriev ing those ballots ahead of the General Election on Tuesday, November 8. Clinton County Clerk

David Woody said the du plicate ballots were sent out when some permanent ly disabled country resi dents – who were already listed and scheduled to re ceive mail ballots because

of their disabilities – mis takenly requested regular mail-out ballots.

Woody said 27 such ballots were sent out,but luckily one of the clerks in the office caught the error.

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Since then, the office has accounted for 19 of those ballots, including some that have been destroyed by the recipient.

Woody was quick to

Victim shot on Halloween in Plattsburg

PRESS RELEASE • The Plattsburg Police Depart ment, along with the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office, are investigating a shooting that occurred in the 200 Block of W. Walnut at about 10:10 p.m. on Monday, October 31.

A female victim was transported to a Kansas City metro trauma center by Tri-County Ambulance with non-life threatening inju ries from gunshot wounds. A

Voters head to the polls on Tuesday

Voters will be heading to the polls next Tuesday, No vember 8, for the mid-term General Election, and while local races are relatively qui et compared to most years, residents will still have the chance to decide on a pair of offices in the Clinton County Courthouse.

Two men are vying for the county’s top-elected of fice, as Clinton County Pre siding Commissioner Patrick Clark (incumbent Republi can) will see a challenge from

span of five days, the Lady Bulldogs won a district champi onship and advanced through the sectional and quarterfinal rounds of the state playoffs to make the semifinals later this week in Cape Girardeau later this week. For more, turn to page A7. (Above, left to right) Anna Kenagy, Kinzie Woodside and Zora Whitt. (Left) Senior Maya Wat kins celebrates a point in the state sectionals at EBHS.

Mark Graham,

Kids enjoy return of Halloween party at Lathrop Fire Dept.

(Right) Lath rop Mayor Jennifer Morrison greeted trickor-treaters at City Hall on Monday evening as part of the community’s downtown Halloween bash. All kinds of ghouls and goblins made their way up and down Oak Street.

After a couple years off due to the pandemic, the Lathrop Fire Department reignited one of the town’s biggest traditions - the annual Halloween party at the fire house! Hundreds of kids and parents came through during the three-hour event, which in cluded free treats, candy, games, frights and more. (Above) Fire department volunteers who helped make Saturday possible (left to right): Brett Anderson, Scott Baldwin, Zach Caldern, Braxton Elliot, Gary Brown, David Eads, Raymond Ferry, Craig Watkins, Tracy Watkins, John Weineke, Mike Sheek, James Martin.

ELECTIONS

Further explanation on county’s duplicate mail-in election ballots

Clinton County Clerk David Woody offered the following statement Mon day on the duplicate election ballots that were mistakenly mailed out.

Securing the integrity of our local elections has been my #1 priority since taking office in 2019, and I am glad to address concerns raised about duplicate ballots. This

Elections,

is a good opportunity to ex plain how mail-in and per manently disabled absentee ballots are processed. To receive an absentee ballot by mail, there are two ap plications: the Request for Missouri Absentee Ballot for regular voters and the permanently disabled appli cation for those who are on our permanently disabled

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Democrat Mike Shryock.

Clark won a three-man Primary in August for the Republican nomination, earning 1,057 votes, just two percent ahead of chal lenger Ray Sellers (1,007 votes). Thomas Morsbach also ran for the position, fin ishing third with 365 votes. Shryock earned the Dem ocratic nomination unop posed.

It initially appeared this past summer that Clinton County Clerk David Woody (incumbent Republican) would earn a second term unopposed, but that won’t be the case Tuesday. Debi Cradic filed as an indepen dent candidate in August and will seek the seat. This is the second time that the two will face off, the first coming in 2018, when Woody first won the office over Cradic, 5,031 to 3,378, while Cradic was on the Democratic ticket.

Otherwise, several of fice-seekers will have slow election days, as they’re running unopposed. That includes Associate Circuit

Shooting,

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suspect is now in custody and being held in the Clin ton County Jail pending charges. This is still an on going investigation.

The Plattsburg Police Department was assisted by the Gower Police Depart ment, Lathrop Police De partment, Clinton County Sheriff’s Office, and Mis souri State Highway Patrol.

Duplicates,

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reiterate the security of this month’s election, saying that if a pair of the ballots had been sent to the office, they would have been caught in the verification process. He explained that mail-in ballots aren’t automatically inserted into the vote tabu lation machine, but rather they’re placed in a secured lockbox until election day. His absentee vote team then brings the votes out and verifies the signatures and names on the ballot before it is submitted.

Judge Teresa Bingham, Treasurer Rita Terwilleger, Prosecuting Attorney Bran di McClain and Collector Michele Wells, who are all incumbent Republicans.

Misty Dean (Republican) is seeking her first term as cir cuit clerk and is also running unopposed.

Clinton County will also see a new landscape when it comes to its leaders

list. Regular voters must fill out and sign the Request for Missouri Absentee Ballot while permanently disabled voters are automatically sent an application to receive a ballot for each election.

Once signed, they send it back to be processed. Af ter we receive it, they are mailed a ballot and a return envelope that they must sign

for their ballot to be valid and counted. Once we re ceive the sealed ballot, it is stored in a locked container until election day to be pro cessed and verified by an independent election judge team.

This is what happened: We received regular absen tee applications for perma nently disabled voters who

had already been issued bal lots. My deputy clerks and I followed our standard pro cedure and processed the ap plications. My clerks caught the error by recognizing a name on one of the applica tions, and then we received phone calls after that about the issue. This resulted in 27 of our permanently disabled voters receiving a second

ballot. We took immedi ate action and received 15 back while four were thrown away by recipients. We are aware of the outstanding ballots, and our absentee judge election team is pre pared to remove them when received. We will continue to ensure that no opportunity for election fraud exists.

in the Missouri State House of Representatives. Former ly, the county was entirely in one district, the Eighth, but has been split into two districts for the new 10-year period. The north side of the county is primarily in the Ninth District and the south side is primarily in the Eighth District.

In the Eighth District, Josh Hurlbert (Republican

– Smithville) will face off against Alyssa Dial (Demo crat – Lathrop), while in the Ninth District, Republican Dean Vanschoiack is run ning unopposed. On the Sen ate side, Republican Rusty Black is running against Democrat Michael Baumli for the newly-vacated 12th District State Senator seat.

At the national level, long-time Sixth District U.S.

Congressman Sam Graves will look to fend off Demo crat Henry Martin and Lib ertarian Edward Maidment in a three-candidate race.

Voters throughout the state will decide between Repub lican Eric Schmitt and Dem ocrat Trudy Busch Valentine as the front-runners in the U.S. Missouri Senator race.

Jonathan Dine (Libertarian) and Paul Venable (Constitu

tion Party) are also seeking the seat.

Among the state issues to decide, voters will con sider Amendment 3, which would end the prohibition of marijuana, and whether to hold a Constitutional Con vention, which hits the bal lot every 20 years. For more information, turn to the ex ample ballot on page A11 of this edition.

THE SHAPE OF THE

With election apathy, we’ve met the enemy, and he is us

If you’re looking for someone to solve the crazy world in which we find our selves today, look in the mir ror. That’s right. You, me, us – we are the way out of this crazy mess.

In the 2018 General Elec tion, there were 4,194,223 registered voters and 2,442,306 of the registered voters cast a ballot – just north of 58 percent.

Tip O’Neill, a former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, claimed that “All politics is local,” so let’s look at what is shap ing up to be a historic race for Clinton County Clerk in

Clinton County. Incumbent Republican David Woody is facing a second-time challenge from Debi Cradic, who this time has filed as an independent (no one has filed as a Dem ocrat). In the conventional 2018 race, Woody defeated Ms. Cradic, who had filed as a Democrat. It’s a switch that has created an uneasy feeling amongst Republi cans.

The uneasiness comes from the ‘poor’ performance rating from the Missouri Auditor’s office pertaining to Mr. Woody’s job perfor mance, especially with pay roll. The significant change from a once-a-month pay roll to a bi-weekly payroll has created some serious problems. The change was sought to help with the

budget of the sheriff’s de partment. That change was fought over the years by for mer Clinton County Clerk Mary Blanton.

As a result of her indepen dent filing, Ms. Cradic has sought support from Demo crats, Republicans and inde pendent voters. It’s a trifecta of sorts, as she tries to thread a needle that is needed to not only upset an incumbent, but also overcome the lack of party affiliation.

It’s never happened in Clinton County elections, but given the crazy world in which we find ourselves, there is a possibility.

The other county-wide race sees Republican in cumbent Presiding Commis sioner Patrick Clark facing Democratic challenger Mike Shryock. Shryock has also

worked to tie Clark to the poor performance of Mr. Woody. The idea that Clark holds some responsibility for the Clerk’s poor rating by the State Auditor is the message that Shryock hopes the voters will pay attention as they cast their ballots.

In a perfect world, it would be nice if voters would pay attention to the issues. But it reminds me of a quote from a friend: “I’m so poor, I can’t even pay at tention.” We can’t afford to not pay attention, so go to the polls and cast that trea sured ballot.

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Trivia question: Which state grows 95 percent of all the pumpkins in the United States? A. Minnesota; B. Il linois; C. South Carolina; D.

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New Hampshire (answer is nearby).

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Some spooky smiles… Why didn’t the Zombie cross the road? He didn’t have the guts! What do ghosts serve for dessert? I-scream. What kind of music do mummies listen to? Wrap music. Why are cemeteries noisy? All that coffin! (Trivia answer: Il linois is responsible for the production of 95 precent of all pumpkins grown in the United States. Furthermore, 80 percent of all pumpkins produced commercially in the U.S. are grown within a 90-mile radius of Peoria, Illinois. The town of Mor ton, located just 10 miles southeast of Peoria, is the self-proclaimed “Pumpkin

Capital of the World.” Mor ton is also the location of a Libby’s pumpkin processing plant which cans more than 85 percent of the world’s pumpkins each year. It should come as no surprise that pumpkin pie is the offi cial state pie of Illinois).

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Food for thought: “Elec tions belong to the people. It’s their decision. If they de cide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.” -Abraham Lincoln

* * * * Talk to you next week! Steve Tinnen stevetinnen@yahoo.com

Changes coming to schedule, printing of The Leader

by jamey honeycutt leader publisher

Nothing worthwhile was ever easy.

Some attribute a version of that quote to Teddy Roo sevelt. Regardless of its orig inal author, it is one thing for sure – truth.

D’Anna and I believe in print marketing and local newspapers. So much so that we sank our savings into buying two of them during a pandemic when given the opportunity. God gave us a nudge and a chance to come home, and we listened. The apostle Paul said in 1 Corinthians 10:13, “God is faithful, and He will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with your test ing He will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it.”

It has been a tough 18

months, for sure. Keeping a staff has been as difficult for us as it has for everyone else, it seems. As soon as we com mitted to newspaper owner ship in Northwest Missouri, the turnover carousel began at both locations. Because of that, we have spent most of the past year just keeping our head above water, hoping things would change. Alas, they have not.

To cope with the lack of support staff, we are chang ing a few things to make op erating the newspaper a bit smoother moving forward.

Since we do not have a full-time receptionist/book keeper in the office, we must reduce the hours that we can accommodate walk-in and phone call traffic. Ed itor Brett Adkison and Ad Sales Representative Becca Geskin are in and out of the

Gov.

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office covering news and at tending to advertising needs. For that reason, we need to limit customer hours from Tuesday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. We will be closed to walk-in or phone calls on Monday.

Being closed on Mondays makes sense, since many businesses are closed that day. Also, the DMV, with which we share office space,

is closed on federal and state holidays, which just makes sense for us to be closed, as well.

We will be closed from noon to 1 p.m. for lunch, as the DMV is closed at that time.

In order to remain fiscally responsible, we are having to switch newspaper printers, too. Beginning this week, you can obviously see a re turn to the tabloid format that The Leader has sport ed in the past. This format change allows us to get more content in the paper each week while saving money on our print bill.

Hopefully you will like the convenience and readability of the change, as we return to the format The Leader used just a few years ago.

Other than a different page size, everything else should

stay the same – the same (or more) content delivered on the same day with the same attention to detail as in the past. Brett is devoted to his craft, and as long as he is the custodian of the newspaper, you are in good hands.

The changes we are mak ing to address staffing issues will enable D’Anna and I to more effectively manage both papers. Over the past 12 months, it has become ob vious that if we don’t make changes, we could risk los ing the newspaper complete ly. That is something we are committed to avoiding at all costs.

We hope changing our of fice hours is not too much of an inconvenience. We are working to enhance our message service and email is always answered quickly. News is, as always, handled

How to contact your elected officials

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Donna J. Brown

Donna J. Brown, 85, of Kansas City, Mo., and formerly of Lathrop, passed away Friday evening, Octo ber 28, 2022, at her home in Kansas City.

Donna was born on March 4, 1937, the daugh ter of Emmons and Gertrude (Gentry) Kratzer in Kearney, Mo. She was a 1956 gradu ate of Lathrop High School. She married Robert Brown on December 2, 1956, at the First Christian Church in Lathrop. Donna was a member of the Lathrop First Baptist Church. She was an artist, homemaker, and full-time business partner of Flying B Farms, with her husband. She will be dearly missed by her family and friends.

Donna was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her husband, Robert Brown, of Kansas City, Mo.; daughters, Cin dy Smith (Greg) of Lenexa, Kan., Brenda Brown of Lathrop, and Roberta Brown of Galveston, Tex.; four

grandchildren, Ryan Smith of Palo Cedro, Cali., Rachel Bond (Jared) of Prairie Vil lage, Kan., Aaron Smith of Shawnee Mission, Kan., and Katherine Smith of Lenexa, Kan.; two great-grandchil dren, Evie and Theo; and siblings, Joy Helms (Jerry) of Kearney, Mo., and Dan Kratzer (Suzie) of Atlanta, Ga.; nieces, nephews, and other extended family mem bers also survive.

In lieu of flowers, me morial contributions are suggested to the Lathrop First Baptist Church Build ing Fund in care of the fu neral home. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m., Saturday, November 5, 2022, at the Lathrop First Baptist Church. A private family memorial service will follow. Burial at a later date at Lathrop Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to the care and direction of Stith Funeral Home in Lath rop. (816) 740-4658. Online guestbook at www.stithfam ilyfunerals.com

Ralph L. Rupe, 101, Kearney, Mo., and former longtime Lathrop, Mo., resident, passed away Tues day morning, November 1, 2022, at Oak Pointe of Ke arney.

Ralph was born on February 16, 1921, the son of William Henderson and Elsie (Green) Rupe in Polo, Mo., and graduated from high school there. He married Helen Baskette in August 0f 1941. Ralph and Helen made their home in Lathrop in 1945, raised their family there, and en joyed 74 years of marriage before Helen passed away in 2015.

In his youth, he worked as a gas station service at

Ralph L. Rupe

tendant. Ralph served as a radio field operator in the United States Navy during World War II, stationed in Okinawa, Japan. After re turning home he went to work for Fagin Drug Store in Lathrop, later purchas ing the store. He went on to work as a loan officer for the Lathrop Bank at Holt and started his own car dealership, selling used cars and hosting a pitch game or two. Later in life, he became a professional coffee drinker and enjoyed the coffee shop talk; Ralph was always one to be so cial. He was a member of Lathrop United Methodist Church, the Lathrop Ma sonic Lodge #506 and the

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Veterans Day Events and more

One of the best Veterans Day programs in Northwest Missouri will be back this November.

The East Buchanan High School Student Coun cil has announced that its annual Veterans Day Pro gram will be on Thursday, November 10, beginning at 2 p.m. at EBHS.

The show includes per formances from the EBHS dancers, cheerleaders, band and choir. The program has historically included songs by the East Buchanan Ele mentary students, speeches

from featured guests who served in the Armed Forces, poetry and much more.

The EBHS FCCLA will host lunch beginning at noon in the EBHS FACs room. Those wishing to attend can RSVP at livesay@ebs.k12. mo.us.

Ellis Elementary School in Plattsburg will be honoring veterans on Friday, November 11, from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. The morning will in clude breakfast, an assembly and a flag raising ceremony.

To RSVP for the event, call (816) 539-2187 or email el

lis@ccr3.k12.mo.us.

The Lathrop United Methodist Church will be holding its 11th Annual Fall Auction and Steak and Chicken Dinner on Saturday, November 5, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Funds from this event will be used to repair and epoxy the handicap ramp.

The Gower Christian Church will host its annu al Fall Dinner on Saturday, November 5, from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Antioch Fellowship Center (203 S. Third Street). There is a re quested donation for the din ner. For more info, call (816) 424-3525.

Moila Shrine in St. Joseph. Ralph’s lengthy and diversi fied legacy in Lathrop will not soon be forgotten.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Helen, and two sons, Da vid Rupe and Mike Rupe. He is survived by a daugh ter-in-law, Shirley Rupe of Lathrop, Mo.; two grand children, Damon Rupe of Lathrop, Mo., and Man dy Canady of Las Vegas, Nev.; and two great-grand children, Jonah and Ash ton; other extended family members and friends also survive.

In lieu of flowers, me

morial contributions are suggested to the Lathrop United Methodist Church or Lathrop Cemetery in care of the funeral home. Memo rial services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, November 4, 2022, at Stith Funeral Home in Lathrop. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the fu neral home. Burial with full military honors will follow at Lathrop Cemetery. Ar rangements entrusted to the care and direction of Stith Funeral Home in Lathrop (816) 740-4658. Online guestbook at www.stith familyfunerals.com

with 13th annual auction

Saturday, November 5 • 5pm to 7pm

Silent Auction ends at 6pm. Live Auction starting at 6pm

Lathrop United Methodist Church Basement/Fellowship Hall • 405 Center St.

LUMC

Ticket price includes: KC Strip Steaks or Chicken Baked Potato • Salad • Rolls Lemonade • Iced tea • Coffee • Pie, Cake or Brownies Tickets: (Available at the door)

Adults: Steak - $15, Chicken - $12; Child: (10 & under) - $6 Coffee and dessert only - free will donation

All proceeds will benefit the church building fund - helping to preserve one of the oldest churches in Lathrop.

SPOOKY GOOD FUN

Downtown Plattsburg was packed Monday, October 31, with all of the little ghouls and goblins visiting businesses and groups for trick-or-treat fun. That includes the chamber (left), Plattsburg Fall Festi val (bottom left) and the Plattsburg License Office (below) among many others. Congratulations to the chamber’s decoration contest winners! Judges’ Choice: Gary and Charlotte Deering (700 W. Clay); Spookiest: Gwen and Duncan Nichols (612 W. Riley); Most Fun: Dave Walley and Jill Donald (1812 Wash ington Way); Most Creative: Jessica Thrash (302 Pa tricia). Visit the chamber Facebook for photos!

East Buchanan puts an end to Plattsburg’s tough ‘22 season

For one team, it was the first step in defending a state championship. For the other, it was the inevitable end of a long, tough season.

The top-seeded, state-

ranked East Buchanan Bull dogs football team (9-1) rolled in the first game of Class 1, District 8 play on Friday, defeating the winless Plattsburg Tigers (0-10) by a score of 68-0. The defend ing Class 1 state champions

Macon ends Lathrop’s year in District 8

A difficult season came to an end for the Lathrop Mules football team last week.

After winning two of their first three games of the year, the sixth-seeded Mules (2-8) dropped seven-straight against a tough schedule, including a 35-8 loss to third-seeded Macon (9-1) in the first round of the Class 2, District 8 tournament in Ma con, Mo., on Friday, October 28.

Sophomore quarterback Brody Spear had the lone score for Lathrop on Friday, a five-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter. Through the air, he completed six of his 17 pass attempts for 75 yards and an interceptioon. Levi Smith caught three passes for 32 yards and Scott Abbott had two catches for 27 yards.

Tyson Partain led the team on the ground, running for 86 yards on just nine carries.

Defensively, senior Matt Miller had five solo tackles and five assists. Fellow se nior Ben Christ had four solo tackles with five assists.

With the loss, the football careers of Lathrop’s senior athletes – Tyson Partain, Matt Miller, Jared Wright, Trent Cochran, Paul Keel, Levi Smith, Tucker Scanlan, Scott Abbott, Ben Christ, Kaden Spear, Brayden Anderson, Nathan Cockrumcome to an end.

“The twelve seniors on this football team were willing to compete in a tough sport while representing their school and community,” said Lathrop head coach John Unrein. “That means a lot. This senior class is a contributing reason to why our team grade point average was a cumulative 3.32 for the first quarter of this school year. We appreciate their contributions on and off the field.”

The Mules also received big contribu tions from their younger players who will be back in 2023. The lessons of this season should serve their purpose in the years to come.

“The younger men on this football team have a lot to be proud of as well,” said Coach Unrein. “Our junior varsity squad finished with a record of 7-1. They provid ed a scout team look for our varsity during practice with out complaining. They were exposed to the speed of high school football compared to what they went through in middle school and they grew in confidence from the suc cess they had.”

advance to the district semi finals this Friday, as they’ll host Hamilton (4-6).

While this was a diffi cult season for the Tigers, who were both young and shorthanded this year, get ting a full 10-game slate un

der their belt – and earning the experience that comes with it – is a victory in itself.

Coach Brandon Boswell said he was thankful to the chance to coach them.

“We got close to hav ing to consider cancelling

some games this season,” he said, “but these young men found a way to stay healthy and keep battling. I hope that this season taught us many lessons and motivates us to work extremely hard in the offseason.”

The Tigers showed some fight early in the ball game, holding East Buchan an’s high-powered offense to a turnover on downs on their first possession, then moving into opposition terri

MOVING ON TO THE CAPE

Seventy miles from home and facing a seemingly insurmountable two-set deficit to Lone Jack (30-3), East Buchanan volley ball’s historic season appeared over.

Just one loss from elimination from the state playoffs, head coach Ryan Horn didn’t know what to do. The team was flat. Nervous? He wasn’t sure. He didn’t know whether to abandon the game-plan because the girls hadn’t executed the game-plan.

“I may have raised my voice a little,” he said. “I just told the girls I wasn’t mad at them, I was mad for them. I wasn’t disappointed in them, but disappoint ed for them. We truly changed nothing other than they changed their attitudes. I believed in them and they just needed to believe in themselves.”

The East Buchanan Lady Bulldogs (31-5-1) found that spark within them selves and crafted a comeback for the

25, 14-25, 25-18, 25-18, 15-12)

“We always talk about how sometimes an individual plays poorly, but hopefully another teammate steps up to help them,” the coach said. “I felt Gracie and Zora took that on and held us together until we

(Left to Right) East Buchanan volleyball players Anna Kenagy, Kinzie Woodside, Maya Watkins and Kylie Clark during the Lady Bulldogs’ sectional victory against Lafayette County last week at EBHS. brett adkison | the leader

ages, winning three consecutive sets (17-

to defeat Lone Jack in the Missouri Class 2 State Quarterfinals on Saturday, October 29, and advance to the state championships this week in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Horn credits senior Gracie Kelsey and

junior Zora Whitt for creating that spark.

by brett adkison leader editor

East Buchanan beats Plattsburg,

tory with a 44-yard recep tion by Gavin Boyle. How ever, Adam Stephen Engnes nabbed one of his two inter ceptions on the night, giving the Bulldogs back the ball.

The scoring took off from there, as East Buchan an scored seven touchdowns in the first half alone.

Running back Trev or Klein ran for 186 yards and two touchdowns on just eight carries. Nathan Fort ney had an 80-yard touch down run. Aidan Hensley ran for a touchdown and threw for another, as the re ceiver switched roles with quarterback Gage Busby for

a single play, with Hensley hitting Busby for the touch down pitch-and-catch.

Busby completed six of his seven passes for 80 yards and a touchdown. Phoenix Baugh added a touchdown run while in at quarterback. Carson White was the team’s top receiver, gaining 53 yards on three catches.

The Bulldogs had three defensive touchdowns, with both Rylee Parker and Jack Archdekin returning inter ceptions for touchdowns, while Maverick Mumford recovered a fumble for a touchdown. Parker and Nick Klein led the team with five

tackles each.

For Plattsburg, freshman Jaiveon Grayson completed three passes for 80 yards but had to work through three interceptions. Senior Wyatt Moran completed a pair of passes for 14 yards, while also rushing for 14 yards. Boyle had 69 yards receiving and 10 yards rushing. Ryan Langton had a 31-yard re ception. Sophomore Caden McLallen had four solo tack les and three assisted tackles. Dakota Rankin had a pair of tackles for a loss. Moran and fellow senior Jackson Lewis each had three solo tackles and an assist.

For the fourth time in four years, Plattsburg senior Carson Stockdale has quali fied for state.

Stockdale finished 14th in the Missouri Class 2, Dis trict 4 meet this past week end at Platte Ridge Park outside of Platte City. He finished the course in 18:17

Fellow Plattsburg run ner James Braddy was 42nd in the field of 115 runners.

Isaia Howard was 68th, Lo gan Reynolds was 109th and Logan Fuhr was 113th.

East Buchanan senior Max Henry also punched his ticket, finishing 26th in the race with a time of 19:06. Nolan Rust was 67th for the Bulldogs, while Landon Turner was 95th, Riley Ev erett was 99th, Wyeth Perry finished 104th and Hayden Allen was 110th.

For Lathrop, Levi Da vis had the best finish on the day, taking 31st with a time of 19:12. Max Gagnon was 46th and Brodie Berghager finished 51st. Corby Rardon was 79th, Logan Oliphant was 83rd, Danny Adwell was 87th and Mason Mudd was 94th.

In the girls race, East Buchanan senior Adrian Al len also punched her ticket

(Left) East Buchanan’s Adam Stephen Engnes had a pair of interceptions on Friday. (Right) Plattsburg senior Luke Schroeder with the run. brett adkison | the leader

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to the state championships, placing 14th with a time of 22:34 on Saturday. Fellow Lady Bulldog Aynjewel Jones was 46th on the day. Teddi Dixon finished 76th. For Lathrop, Kaylee Carty finished 49th and Si erra Brassfield was 55th.

Plattsburg’s Caitlyn Curtis finished 50th , while Alice Nelson was 61st and Lynn lee Novich was 68th.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CLINTON COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION

In the Estate of: EDWARD PAUL SCHMIDT, Deceased

Estate No.: 17CN-PR00062

NOTICE OF FILING OF FINAL SETTLEMENT AND PETITION FOR DISTRIBUTION

TO ALL

PERSONS

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IN THE 43RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, CLINTON COUNTY, MISSOURI Judge or Division: PROBATE

In the Estate of ANN LOUISE HILL, Deceased.

Case Number: 22CN-PR00059

Notice of Letters of Administration Granted (Independent Administration)

To All Persons Interested in the Estate of ANN LOUISE HILL, Decedent:

On OCTOBER 21, 2022, the following individuals was appointed the personal representative of the estate of ANN LOUISE HILL, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clinton County, Missouri. The personal representative’s business address is:

WENDY BLACKETER, 3 SHANNON COURT, ST. JOSEPH, MO 64507.

The personal representative may administer the estate independently without adjudication, order, or direction of the Probate Division of the Circuit Court, unless a petition for supervised administration is made to and granted by the court.

The personal representative’s attorney’s name, business address and phone number is:

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PUBLIC NOTICES

Because The People Must Know

NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO SUBMIT CLAIMS

R.S.MO. § 456.5-505

George S. Silvius, Deceased

Re: The George S. Silvius Trust originally dated April 29, 2003

To All Persons Concerned:

You are hereby notified that George S. Silvius (the “decedent”) died on September 5, 2022. Dorothy L. Silvius is the Trustee (the “Trustee”) of the trust created by trust agreement originally dated April 29, 2003, executed by George S. Silvius, as Settlor and Trustee, the terms of which provide that the debts of the decedent may be paid by the Trustee upon receipt of proper proof thereof. The mailing addresses of the acting Trustee is 3768 NE H. Highway, Turney, MO 64493.

All creditors of the decedent are notified to present their claims to the undersigned Trustee within six (6) months from the date of the first publication of this notice or be forever barred against the Trustee and the trust property.

Dorothy L. Silvius 3768 NE H. Highway Turney, MO 64493

Attorney: Robert K. Kirkland Kirkland Woods & Martinsen LLP 132 Westwoods Drive Liberty, MO 64068 (816) 792-8300 / (816) 792-3337 (fax)

Published on October 13, October 20, October 27 and November 3, 2022.

IN THE 43RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, CLINTON COUNTY, MISSOURI Judge or Division: PROBATE

In the Estate of KEITH LEONARD SWINDLER, Deceased. Case Number: 22CN-PR00063

Notice of Letters Testamentary Granted (Independent Administration)

To All Persons Interested in the Estate of KEITH LEONARD SWINDLER, Decedent:

On OCTOBER 14, 2022, the last will of the decedent having been admitted to probate, the following individual was appointed the personal representative of the estate of KEITH LEONARD SWINDLER, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clinton County, Missouri. The personal representative may administer the estate independently without adjudication, order, or direction of the Probate Division of the Circuit Court, unless a petition for supervised administration is made to and granted by the court. The name and business address of the personal representative is:

ROD A BOWEN, 517 E. BIRD ST., HAMILTON, MO 64644. The personal representative’s attorney’s name, business address and phone number is:

INTERESTED lN

THE ESTATE OF EDWARD PAUL SCHMIDT, Deceased.

You are hereby notified that the undersigned Personal Repriesentative filed a Final Settlement and Petition for determination of the persons who are the successors in interests to the personal property of the decedent and of the extent and character of their interest therein and for distribution of such property, in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clinton County, Missouri, on November 3rd, 2022 or as may be continued by the Court, and that any objections or exceptions to such Final Settlement or Petition or any item thereof must be in writing and filed within twenty days after the filing of such Final Settlement

Nancy D. Wingate Clinton County Public Admmistrator 6437 NE Crouch Rd Turney MO 64493 (816) 592-0177

PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24

JERE LOYD, SUITE A-104, 3715 BECK ROAD, ST JOSEPH, MO 64506, 816-364-3020..

All creditors of said decedent are notified to file claims in court within six months from the date of the first publication of this notice or if a copy of this notice was mailed to, or served upon, such creditor by the personal representative, then within two months from the date it was mailed or served, whichever is later, or be forever barred to the fullest extent permissible by law. Such sixmonth period and such two-month period do not extend the limitation period that would bar claims one year after the decedent's death, as provided in Section 473.444, RSMo, or any other applicable limitation periods. Nothing in Section 473.033, RSMo, shall be construed to bar any action against a decedent's liability insurance carrier through a defendant ad litem pursuant to Section 537.021, RSMo.

Date of the decedent's death: 21-AUG-2022

Date of first publication: 27-OCT-2022

SUSAN A. DAVIS,

Interim Circuit Clerk

By: R Eads

Receipt of this notice by mail should not be construed by the recipient to indicate that the recipient necessarily has a beneficial interest in the estate. The nature and extent of any person's interest, if any, can be determined from the files and records of this estate in the Probate Division of the above referenced Circuit Court. (10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 11/17)

DREW DAVIS, PO BOX 610, CAMERON, MO 64429, 816-632-7575.

All creditors of said decedent are notified to file claims in court within six months from the date of the first publication of this notice or if a copy of this notice was mailed to, or served upon, such creditor by the personal representative, then within two months from the date it was mailed or served, whichever is later, or be forever barred to the fullest extent permissible by law. Such sixmonth period and such two-month period do not extend the limitation period that would bar claims one year after the decedent's death, as provided in Section 473.444, RSMo, or any other applicable limitation periods. Nothing in Section 473.033, RSMo, shall be construed to bar any action against a decedent's liability insurance carrier through a defendant ad litem pursuant to Section 537.021, RSMo.

Date of the decedent's death: 16-OCT-2021

Date of first publication: 20-OCT-2022

SUSAN A. DAVIS, Interim Circuit Clerk By: R Eads

Receipt of this notice by mail should not be construed by the recipient to indicate that the recipient necessarily has a beneficial interest in the estate. The nature and extent of any person's interest, if any, can be determined from the files and records of this estate in the Probate Division of the above referenced Circuit Court. (10/20, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10)

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IN THE 43RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, CLINTON COUNTY, MISSOURI

Judge or Division: PROBATE

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In the Estate of ELIZABETH ANN LOAR, Decedent.

To:

Case Number: 22CN-PR00049

Notice of Hearing-Determination of Heirship

All unknown heirs of the decedent and all persons known or believed to claim any interest in the property outlined below as an heir or through an heir of the decedent.

You are hereby notified that you are entitled to appear and be heard at a hearing to be held on NOVEMBER 28, 2022, at 1:00 PM in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clinton County, 207 N MAIN ST, PLATTSBURG, MO 64477, on a petition to determine the heirs of the above-named decedent, who died on 04-APR-2020, and their respective interests as heirs in the following described property.

Should you fail to appear, judgment and decree may be entered in due course upon said Petition.

Description of Property Value

Real Property (Including Legal Description)

TRACT I-IV $325,000.00

TRACT I:

All of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and South half of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section Fifteen (15); and all of the part of the West half of the Southeast Quarter of Section Fifteen (15) lying North and East of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company, except the North twenty (20) acres thereof; also all of the part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section Twenty-two (22) lying North and East of said Railroad; also two (2) acres in the Northeast corner of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section Twenty-two (22) and the part of Sections Fourteen (14) and Twenty-three (23) described as follows: Beginning at the Northeast corner of the South half of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section Fifteen (15), thence East 5.16 chains, thence South 44.44 chains, thence South 80 decrees West 5.24 chains, thence North to the place of beginning; all in Township Fiftyfour (54) of Range Thirty (30), containing in the aggregate 160 acres, more or less.

EXCEPT for that part deeded to Elizabeth Ann Loar and John Robert Loar, wife and husband by Trustee’s Deed dated march 14, 2016, described as follows: Those portions of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and the South half of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, all in Section Fifteen (15), Township Fifty-four (54) North, Range Thirty (30) West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Clinton County, Missouri, described as a whole as follows: Commencing at the Southwest corner of the Southeast Quarter of said Section Fifteen (15); thence South 89 decrees 49 minutes 16 seconds East, along the South line of said Southeast Quarter, a distance of 1332.55 feet to the Southwest corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said Section Fifteen (15); thence North 01 decrees 16 minutes 08 seconds East, along said West line, and along the West line of the South half of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said Section Fifteen (150, a distance of 1908.40 feet to the Northwest corner of said South half of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; thence South 89 degrees 49 minutes 40 second East, along the North line of said South half of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, a distance of 1918.66 feet; thence North 88 degrees 57 minutes 44 seconds West, a distance of 679.08 feet to the point of Beginning.

TRACT II:

All the grantor’s right, title and interest in and to all of the abandoned A.T.S.F. Railroad right-of-way and property lying Northeasterly of the center line of the one-hundred (100) foot right-of-way of said Railroad located in the Northeast quarter of the Northeast quarter of section twenty-two (22). Also, all of the abandoned right-of-way of said Railroad lying Northeasterly of the center line of the one-hundred foot right-of-way lying in the South three-fourths of the west half of the Southeast quarter of Section fifteen (15); all in Township fifty-four (54), Range Thirty (30), Clinton County, Missouri.

TRACT III:

All of the Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to all of the abandoned A.T.S.F. Railroad right-of-way and property lying Southwesterly of the center line of the One-hundred (100) feet right-of-way of said Railroad located in the North Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section Twenty-two (22), Township Fifty-four (54), Range Thirty (30), Clinton County, Missouri.

TRACT IV:

The Westerly half of the Southeasterly 1,188 feet of the abandoned right-of-way of A.T.S.F Railroad lying in the West half of the Southeast quarter of Section Fifteen (15), Township Fifty-four (54), Range Thirty (30), Clinton County, Missouri.

Personal Property

Petitioner’s attorney is JEFFREY WAGONER, whose business address is WM LAW, 15095 WEST 116TH ST, OLATHE, KS 66062.

First Date of Publication: OCTOBER 27, 2022.

(Publication to run 4 consecutive weeks)

SUSAN A. DAVIS, Interim Circuit Clerk

By: R Eads

Receipt of this notice by mail should not be construed by the recipient to indicate that the recipient necessarily has a beneficial interest in the estate. The nature and extent of any person's interest, if any, can be determined from the files and records of this estate in the Probate Division of the above referenced Circuit Court.

(10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 11/17)

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IN THE 43RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, CLINTON COUNTY, MISSOURI Judge or Division: PROBATE

In the Estate of JOHN GLENN JOHNSON, Deceased.

Case Number: 22CN-PR00050

Notice of Letters Testamentary Granted (Independent

Administration)

To All Persons Interested in the Estate of JOHN GLENN JOHNSON, Decedent:

On OCTOBER 6, 2022, the last will of the decedent having been admitted to probate, the following individual was appointed the personal representative of the estate of JOHN GLENN JOHNSON, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clinton County, Missouri. The personal representative may administer the estate independently without adjudication, order, or direction of the Probate Division of the Circuit Court, unless a petition for supervised administration is made to and granted by the court. The name and business address of the personal representative is: CURTIS EUGENE JOHNSON, 5568 VENTURA STREET, FORT WORTH, TX 76244.

The personal representative’s attorney’s name, business address and phone number is: DAVID HOLDSWORTH, 2 SOUTH MAIN STREET, LIBERTY, MO 64068, 816-781-4788.

All creditors of said decedent are notified to file claims in court within six months from the date of the first publication of this notice or if a copy of this notice was mailed to, or served upon, such creditor by the personal representative, then within two months from the date it was mailed or served, whichever is later, or be forever barred to the fullest extent permissible by law. Such sixmonth period and such two-month period do not extend the limitation period that would bar claims one year after the decedent's death, as provided in Section 473.444, RSMo, or any other applicable limitation periods. Nothing in Section 473.033, RSMo, shall be construed to bar any action against a decedent's liability insurance carrier through a defendant ad litem pursuant to Section 537.021, RSMo.

Date of the decedent's death: 05-AUG-2022

Date of first publication: 13-OCT-2022

SUSAN A. DAVIS, Interim Circuit Clerk By: R Eads

Receipt of this notice by mail should not be construed by the recipient to indicate that the recipient necessarily has a beneficial interest in the estate. The nature and extent of any person's interest, if any, can be determined from the files and records of this estate in the Probate Division of the above referenced Circuit Court. (10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3)

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CLINTON COUNTY POLLING PLACE LOCATIONS

Open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

ATCHISON/GOWER LAFAYETTE/HEMPLE Gower Fire Station 407 N. 169 Highway Gower, MO 64454

CONCORD/CONCORD LAFAYETTE/HEMPLE PLATTE/PERRIN

Clinton County Courthouse 207 N. Main Street Plattsburg, MO 64477

HARDIN/TRIMBLE CLINTON/LILLY Trimble Community Building 101 S. 4th Street Trimble, MO 64492

JACKSON/HOLT CLINTON/LILLY Holt Fire Station 260 N. 33 Highway Holt, MO 64048

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Before East Buchan an (30-5-1) could earn the three-set sweep and advance to the state quarterfinals, they first had to withstand Lafayette County’s (20-11) best punch.

The Huskers from Hig ginsville pulled out to an early lead Thursday, October 27, at East Buchanan High School, but the Lady Bull dogs came back to win the first set – and then dominate – on their way to a three-set sweep in the Missouri Class 2 State Sectionals (25-21, 25-14, 25-8).

Head coach Ryan Horn said it would have been easy to drop that first set after Lafayette County took early control. Especially consider ing the electric atmosphere surrounding Iba Family Court that night. But East Buchanan benefits from a surplus of senior leadership, and it beings with hitter

Maya Watkins and libero Kinzie Woodside.

“There is no doubt that Maya and Kinzie are the glue, and I think others are starting to take more control, as well,” Horn said. “For Maya and Kinzie, I think it is simple – they have played in a lot of games like this. Big district games, sectional games, quarterfinal games. They have been there. Com bined, they have started 250 matches, so they have been punched in the mouth a lot. So you take those two and their experience and a team full of kids that have also played in numerous import ant postseason matches, and you just count on them to get it right.”

The hard-hitting Wat kins slammed home 15 kills on the night while adding three aces and 10 digs, and Woodside had 18 digs. Kylie Clark had 27 assists, Zora Whitt had 10 digs and three

aces, Rilyn Sherwood had eight kills and Holly Caylor added seven kills.

Not only did East Bu chanan weather the early storm, they put their foot on the accelerator, outscoring a tremendous Lafayette Coun ty team 50-22 in the last two sets.

Horn lauded the com munity and student-section for their support of the team in the sectional round.

“It is a huge lift and picks our team up,” he said. “(Thursday was) what small town school athletics is all about – people supporting the kids that represent their community. Our girls are great kids. They don’t cause issues. They are just easy to support. I know the girls ap preciate it.”

The victory over Hig ginsville marked the team’s 30th win of the season and the 150th win in Coach Horn’s career. Earlier in the

week, the Lady Bull dogs notched another historic milestone –the program’s third district championship in just four years.

That title came in Class 2, District 16, where the Lady Bulldogs upended rival West Platte in three sets (25-23, 2514, 25-19) on Tues day, October 25, at East Buchanan High School.

East Buchanan and West Platte had a couple close bat tles throughout the year, and Coach Horn felt that West Platte faced a tough task, having knocked off top-seeded LeBlond the night before, only to turn around on short rest and try to duplicate that high perfor mance the next day.

“I also think our expe rience came into play,” he said. “We have a lot of girls on the team that had felt dis trict success before and had

been in these moments be fore. That does make the sit uation less overwhelming. I wouldn’t say that we played our best Tuesday night but we held ourselves together and never let one mistake turn into more. When one girl made a mistake, anoth er girl picked her up on the next play. It was truly a team win. Our passing really helped us not go through bad stretches.”

He added that the team

didn’t suffer a single serve receive error on the night, crediting the back row for their stellar play.

Watkins had eight kills, 14 digs and three blocks on the night. Caylor and Sher wood each had seven kills and Kelsey had five kills. Kelsey and Adams had three blocks, each. Woodside had 11 digs and Anna Kenagy had eight digs. Clark put up 20 assists.

started looking like our true selves again. Then, in the third set, everything started coming together. The entire team started playing well and realized they were just as good, if not better.”

Senior Maya Watkins

was a force at the net with 18 kills, while adding 17 digs and a pair of aces. Senior Gracie Kelsey had 13 kills. Senior Brooklynn Adams and sophomore Rilyn Sher wood each had eight kills.

Kylie Clark continued

to excel, putting up 40 as sists to go with 12 digs. Se nior Kinzie Woodside had 18 digs, Zora Whitt had 11 digs and two aces, and Layla Watkins had two aces.

How improbable is a comeback against a two-set deficit? Such a win wouldn’t have been possible just a couple years ago, as high school games were only contested best two-out-ofthree.

“They are fighters,” Horn said. “They clawed back into a situation that 95 percent of the gym thought was over. They were count ed out by everyone and still found a way. I will never forget that day. Watching them choose to fight versus roll over – that is the most impressive thing I have ever been a part of.

“I feel really close to this group. I love them, but when you go through some thing like that with a group, I think it makes you closer. The team still believed in themselves when many oth ers did not. It just makes it that much more special.”

The Lady Bulldogs will look to keep their magical run alive this Friday, No vember 4, when they face Jefferson (30-5-1) in the Missouri Class 2 State Semi finals at the Show-Me Cen ter in Cape Girardeau, Mo. That game is at 6 p.m. The winner will advance to the state championship game on Saturday against the winner of Hermann (30-9-1) and Strafford (26-8-1) at 4 p.m. The two defeated teams will play for third place at 2 p.m. on Saturday.

East Buchanan’s Anna Kenagy makes a diving save in their win against Lafayette County. brett adkison | the leader