The Leader • 11-17-2022

LEADER CLINTON COUNTY

City purchases land on Y Highway for $200K

by brett adkison leader editor

Coach Unrein Resigns

Lathrop football will be looking for its next head coach this season, as John Unrein has resigned hist position. He helped the Mules bounce back from a one-win season three years ago, but team struggled in 2022. || PAGE B1

What a Year!

Looking back at the spe cial 2022 season for East Buchanan volleyball, which placed fourth in the state of Missouri and finished with more than 30 victories. From their early season stumble, to winning a district title and coming back against Lone Jack, see the Lady Bulldogs’s historic run. || PAGE B1

The City of Plattsburg has purchased over 16 acres of land on the north side of town that could allow for some municipal

expansion in the coming years.

Plattsburg City Ad ministrator Chase Wag goner announced Monday, November 14, during the monthly Plattsburg City

Council meeting, that the city has moved forward with the $200,000 pur chase of 16 acres from the Rakestraw family on Y Highway. The land is lo cated just north of industri

al park.

The city has previ ously discussed the land as a possible home for a new water tower and rec reational facilities (includ ing possible soccer fields).

Waggoner mentioned in his report the city could also work with the private sector to provide afford able housing on the land in the future.

RED, WHITE & THANK YOU ELECTION Cradic voices concerns with election

While voting and cam paigning on Tuesday, No vember 8, Debi Cradic says she witnessed a number of concerning situations around the local election process and how it was handled.

Cradic ran for Clinton County Clerk as an indepen dent and fell short of unseat ing current clerk, incumbent Republican David Woody, by an unofficial tally of 4,361 to 2,985. But through out the day, Cradic says she received complaints and witnessed questionable in stances concerning the elec tion.

That included a firsthand experience while help ing a non-driving family member to vote. The fam ily member initially had to fill out a provisional ballot (these are verified by clerk’s office later and either added to the count or disqualified), but another election official was able to sort out the mat ter, and the family member

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PLATTSBURG COUNCIL

East Buchanan Student Council held

annual Veterans Day assembly on Thursday, November

those who served for a day of music, honors, poems, dances and more. The largest Veterans Day assembly in the area, it includes contributions from students at the elementary up through the high school. This year’s guest speaker was retired Missouri Air National Guard Master Sgt. Carly Ed wards, a native of St. Joseph who now resides in the East Buchanan District. brett adkison | the leader

by brett adkison leader editor

On the strength of their fourth-straight shutout, the East Buchanan Bulldogs beat rival Mid-Bu chanan for the Class 1, District 8 cham pionship, 21-0, on Friday, November 11, at EBHS. The defend ing state champs will play Gallatin in the quarterfinals this Sat urday. See inside for more on the game.

(Left) East Buchanan lineman Ethan Bailey in pass protection.

(Right) East Buchan an running back Trevor Klein.

Plattsburg

Monday’s meeting was perhaps best defined by what wasn’t on the agenda, as members of the council and citizens in attendance reportedly verbally sparred over a proposal to convert a downtown alley into a pe destrian alley.

The alley – located be hind the buildings on the west side of the 100 block of Main Street, running north from Broadway to Locust – has been a point of contention in recent months between nearby business owners Lisa Crawford (Lu cilia’s on Main and associ ated companies) and James Kennedy (Kennedy’s Fami ly Restaurant and Lounge), who is also the mayor.

Waggoner told The Leader that the issue was sent to the street and alley committee, which returned a recommendation that the alley become pedestrian only. However, the city’s legal counsel has also rec

ommended that the issue go before the zoning commis sion before it’s approved by the council. Because of this, Waggoner said the majority of the council didn’t want the issue on the agenda Monday.

Two meetings have been set for next Monday. The first will be the zoning commission to address the issue, with the city council meeting afterward to possi bly act on the zoning com mission’s decision.

The council also ap proved a bill Monday au thorizing Waggoner to enter the city into a one-year ser vice contract with Decker Construction of Lathrop for on-call water main repair and service work. Deck er, which services multiple municipalities and water districts throughout the northland, provides a long list of benefits in aiding the city’s public works depart ment, including a deep la

bor staff and a broad range of equipment and supplied materials.

Waggoner later told The Leader the city had a position open for an oper ator, but given widespread issues in the labor market, could save money in work ing with nearby Decker on leaks and ruptures.

Some of the rates sup plied by Decker include $114 an hour for a mini ex cavator and operator, $56 per hour for a laborer and $84 per hour for a supervi sor and truck, among other services.

The council approved a resolution honoring the Plattsburg Police Depart ment for their professional conduct and effectiveness in handling the shoot ing on Monday, October 31, just north of down town. A juvenile sustained non-life-threatening inju ries in the shooting and a St. Joseph man was charged in

the incident.

Waggoner reported he and the mayor had met with the Clinton County Com missioners regarding down town parking in Plattsburg around the courthouse, and parking spaces occupied by county employees, leaving fewer spaces for business es. Waggoner reported the commission agreed to work with the city in adding more spaces for employees and visitors.

Just recently, the city paved the parking lot south of the Clinton County Courthouse, west of HyKlas, adding a number of parking spots to the area.

The council further approved a bill authorizing the April 2023 Municipal Election and a bill repealing three sections of city codes related to discontinued Band Fund Board of Trust ees.

Fire can’t keep Oak Street Tattoo Down

Not even a fire could keep Oak Street Tattoo in Lathrop down for long. An interior fire last month damaged the shop and forced the door closed for a time, but thanks to an outpouring of support from the community, supply donations from fellow artists, and sheer determination, the shop is operating once again. A break room in the shop has been converted to workspace while they work to repair the damage. For more information for those who would like to support the shop, Oak Street Market can be found on Facebook and Instagram. photo via facebook

was allowed to vote on a regular ballot.

Cradic said she later campaigned near the Cam eron polling station and was approached by an elderly woman who said election officials couldn’t find her in the system and wouldn’t allow her to vote. Accord ing to Cradic, with the help of Presiding Commissioner Patrick Clark, they were able to verify with the clerk’s of fice that she was in the sys tem. The woman tried again, but was given a provisional ballot.

While there, Cradic said she twice saw David Woody arrive at the polling station, each time with his campaign signs on his vehicle. She be lieved he pulled too close to

the building, possibly vio lating electioneering regula tions.

She added that she re ceived several other reports concerning election, which have been passed along to Missouri’s state election in tegrity unit.

This past Tuesday, Woody said there was an issue where some voters weren’t transferred over from the old poll book to the new system, in which case those voters would have re ceived a provisional ballot at the polls, stating he wasn’t going to keep someone from voting just because of a glitch. He added that he had to visit each voting precinct that morning to activate the polls after a start-up issue

was encountered, and he was sure to park far from the entrance each time. He also visited precincts throughout the day to deliver needed supplies.

As of Tuesday, he said, his office needed to recount one more race as required by the state (that of Associ ate Judge Teresa Bingham, who was unopposed) be fore sending the results to the State of Missouri. He said that 54 provisional bal lots were issued in the elec tion, which are verified by a non-partisan team. Of those, he said 39 were counted, the rest were disqualified for various reasons, including past felonies, unregistered voters, unverified addresses and more.

In an addition written statement Tuesday, Woody thanked and commended his staff and the election judg es for their work on Nov. 8, stating they conducted themselves professionally and maintained the integrity of the election process.

In the statement, Woody said that while some of the concerns with the election were legitimate, some were politically motived.

“I would like to address the elephant (or donkey) in the room for the reason why some of these com plaints were filed. Many of these were frivolous, such as claiming my truck was not 25 feet away from the precinct doors when visit ing a polling location to aid.

There is no evidence of this, as I parked the required dis tance away, and they know this is the case. The Clinton County Democrats, having still failed to win a contest ed election since 2016 with both Democratic and ‘Inde pendent’ candidates, have turned the newspaper into their personal grievance fo rum. Instead of accepting the results of this election, they will continue to complain, harass elected officials and county staff, run poor cam paigns, and lose elections.”

He added that he’s hon ored by continued support from the community and pledged “to continue to en sure that no opportunity for election fraud exists.”

Also during the elec

tion, Clinton County Presid ing Commissioner Patrick Clark (Republican) cruised past Democrat challenger Mike Shyrock, and a num ber of Republican office holders - including Collec tor Michele Wells, Treasurer Rita Terwilleger and Prose cuting Attorney - won unop posed. First-time candidate Misty Dean (Republican) was elected as Circuit Clerk unopposed, while Judge Te resa Bingham (Republican) also won re-election without opposition.

Anyone who has con cerns with their vote can contact the Missouri Elec tions Integrity Unit at (800) 669-8683.

Christmas Events in P’Burg, Lathrop

With Monday’s snow showers, it’s truly be ginning to look a lot like Christmas in Clinton County. With that in mind, community organizers will soon host Christmas events around the area.

Going more than a de cade strong, the Plattsburg Community Christmas will be Friday, December 2, and Saturday, December 3. The festivities will begin with the ceremonial tree lighting at 7 p.m. in the pocket park (Main Street and Broad way) followed by the light ed Christmas parade. There will be an auction and award ceremony following the parade at the Commu nity Courtyard.

The committee has announced that Justin and Kami Hartzell will be the Grand Marshals for 2022,

honoring their family’s dedication to serving oth ers, including their annual Toys for Tot Drive and the annual fireworks show at Perkins Park. They also op erate the popular miniature train offering kiddos rides through downtown during the event.

The Plattsburg Cham ber of Commerce has an nounced that Connie Col lins is the 2022 Person of the Year and will be hon ored that Friday for her work in the community and the church.

The Kids Holiday Gift Shop will be open at Club Pulse on both Friday, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., and Satur day, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Train rides will run from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Friday and again after the parade, then Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3

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p.m. Santa will visit The Backyard at 6:15 p.m. on Friday and will be avail able from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for photos at the Communi ty Courtyard.

The Forever Christ mas Bazaar, Sweet Shoppe and Cafe Noel will operate from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the courtyard Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The Christmas Homes Tour will also be Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (tickets available).

Middle Road Produc tions in Lathrop has an nounced the Third Annual Christmas Wonderland on Oak Street on Saturday, December 10. The event will begin at 4 p.m. and will include train rides, a visit from Santa, a lighted parade, food trucks, photo booths and more.

Ellis, Doss Honored Nationally

Thanks to two hard-working members, the East Buchanan FFA chapter had a pair of na tional finalists in the 2022 FFA Agricultural Proficiency Awards. Both Trentin Doss (Right) and Dylan Ellis (Left) placed in the top three in the United States among thousands of members in each division. Doss was a national finalist in agricultural mechanics repair and mainte nance (entrepreneurship) and Ellis was a national finalist in equine science (placement). On their way to national honors, the two young men placed first in their divisions in their area, then the state of Missouri, and then the entire central states region. Doss and Ellis were honored during the 2022 National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana, last month.

More than 90,000 deer harvested opening weekend

Preliminary data from the Mis souri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows deer hunters in Mis souri harvested 93,355 deer during opening weekend of the November portion of firearms deer season Nov. 12 and 13. Of the 93,355 deer harvest ed, 55,267 were antlered bucks, 7,250 were button bucks, and 30,838 were does.

Top harvest counties for opening weekend were Franklin with 2,015 deer harvested, Texas with 1,724, and Callaway with 1,692.

Last year, hunters checked 89,939 deer during opening weekend of the November portion of firearms deer season.

For current, ongoing preliminary harvest totals by season, county, and type of deer, visit the MDC web site at extra.mdc. mo.gov/widgets/

harvest_table/.

For harvest summaries from past years, check the Missouri Department of Conservation website.

“After a mild start to the month of November, the weather sure turned colder just in time for opening week end,” said MDC Cervid Program Su pervisor Jason Isabelle. “Although Saturday was a bit blustery, we had some good conditions, overall, for opening weekend this year and the long-term forecast looks very good at this point as well.”

A young family visited the Goppert Community Cen ter in Lathrop last week to cast their ballots in the 2022 General Election. While their voting days are well ahead of them, the two children received a close up view of the election process.

Republicans keep a tight grip on Clinton County politics

You know you’re growin’ older when... You remember that, for decades, the Dem ocrats controlled Clinton County elections and gov ernment.

There may be some na tional election results still pending, but right here in good ol’ Plattsburg, USA, the capital city of Clinton County, the results are in. And to some surprise, there was no change in the stran glehold that the Republicans have in the Clinton County Courthouse.

So where was the poten tial surprise?

Well, that was in the Clinton County Clerk’s race between incumbent Republican David Woody and independent candidate Debi Cradic. The reason I say surprise is that some of the inside political folks thought that Ms. Cradic had a chance, since recent au dits by the State of Missouri showed the County Clerk’s office received a poor rating. This rating was based on payroll issues, which are the duties of the County Clerk. The main culprit for this payroll issue was changing

from a monthly payroll to a bi-weekly payroll. It may have helped with the Sher iff’s budget but proved to be a serious problem to adjust from 12 payrolls a year to 26. As a result, there were definite grumblings among the Republican leaders. This criticism seemed to provide an opening for a challenge. However, experts in how the political game is played knew that the only sure way to change the outcome of an election is in the primary, not the General Election.

For those who aren’t aware, the political chess board in Clinton County for literally decades was con trolled by the Democrats. The idea that a Republican (or in this recent case, an independent) could win in the General Election would prove to be fruitless. That’s why in the early 1960s, Plattsburg Attorney, the late Robert H. Frost, switched from running for state rep resentative as a Republican to a Democrat. As result, he was able to serve several terms in Jefferson City.

A similar situation hap pened when current County Assessor Cindy Carter ran as a Republican. She served as a clerk in the Assessor’s Office under the tutelage of

Jerry Howard. Mr. Howard, a lifelong Democrat, held that influential, important, difficult office for over three decades. He was able to do so based on the respect from both parties. Ms. Carter won the election by filing as a Republican. She knew ballot designation was the key for winning in 2017. She is in her second term in office.

The outlier in this long time scenario played out when Wade Wilken, Jr. a Re publican candidate, was able to defeat Democrat Randal Relford, a former State Rep resentative and incumbent Presiding Commissioner, in the 2010 General Election.

Four years later, Wilken was able to hold off a challenge by Democrat Bill Jones.

In the next election cycle, Wilken faced fellow Repub lican Patrick Clark in the 2018 primary and lost.

In the recent General Election, Clark was able to defeat Democrat challeng er Mike Shrycock, 5,401 –1,972 (unofficial results).

In looking at the precinct results between Mr. Woody and Ms. Cradic, Woody was able to win in every one of them except Concord, La fayette, and Platte, where she won 549-484. She did show

some additional strength in the Atchison/Layfette pre cinct, with Woody holding a narrow margin of 475 to 416. In the absentee bal loting, Woody again held a slight advantage, 341-307. The overall result once again proved what the local political pundits thought –the Republican incumbent defeated the independent challenger, Woody 4,361 –Cradic 2,985.

Once again, for some, these results were a surprise based on the issues that were published about the poor performance rating of the clerk’s office. However, vot ers are used to looking at the party affiliation when cast ing their ballot. Sure, there are some that consider the issues or are swayed by the political ads. But like Ross Perot used to say, it matters where “the rubber meets the road.”

That rubber meets the road where the Republicans are on the ballot.

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Trivia Question: Who was awarded the highest-ev er rank in the U.S. armed forces? A. George Patton; B. Douglas MacArthur; C. George Washington; D. Dwight D. Eisenhower

(Find answer nearby).

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“My choice early in life was between whether to be a piano player in a (brothel) or a politician. And to tell the truth, there’s hardly any dif ference.” - Harry S. Truman Abraham Lincoln, on the accusation that he was twofaced: “If I had two faces, would I be wearing this one?”

“What this country needs are more unemployed poli ticians.” - Edward Langley, Artist

“If his IQ slips any low er, we’ll have to water him twice a day.” - Molly Ivins, on a Texas politician.

“All politics is loco.”Howard Ogden

“I always wanted to get into politics, but I was nev er light enough to make the team.” - Art Buchwald

“Take a good look at me, because you’ll never recog nize me once my opponent gets done with me.”

Leonard Boswell, Iowa congressman (Trivia an swer - George Washington was a major general (two stars) in the Revolutionary War, but he was granted an honorary promotion to lieu tenant general (three stars) after his presidency. In order

to boost him in rank above other four- and five-star generals, President Gerald Ford signed an order in 1976 to posthumously promote Washington to the highest rank ever: “General of the Armies.” The legislation Ford signed stipulated that “no officer of the United States Army should outrank Lieutenant General George Washington.” So, no matter how many stars other gener als are awarded, Washington is understood to have one more. Currently, that puts him at six stars.)

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Food for thought: “We had a choice between Dem ocrats who couldn’t learn from the past and Republi cans who couldn’t stop liv ing in it...”

- P.J. O’Rourke Patrick Jake O’Rourke (November 14, 1947 – February 15, 2022) was an American lib ertarian political satirist and journalist.

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

Large segments of our culture and society has lost its worth and stability. Ju deo-Christian values are defaced, twisted, and sub ject to the whims of many. Biblical teachings and the Ten Commandments are downgraded. In the politi cal realm, our constitution and state and local laws are rejected.

Culturally, the older gen erations and other entities should be protectors and provide guidance to the up coming youth.

The Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade exposed how many don’t or won’t understand the importance of protecting the newborn. They deny this being was conceived by man and woman and immediately the explosion of cells creates the baby’s features and heartbeat at five weeks. Many women (and men), states, compa nies, military and govern ments allow and seek out the executioner and even use our tax money to kill

the innocent.

Planned Parenthood, Eco Health Alliance and others sell baby parts and cele brate the profits.

Our schools now indoc trinate our young members with radical garbage and sexual orientation, even without parental knowl edge. At an early age, kids should not see explicit sex descriptions in books.

Smart phone content can heavily influence our youth’s upbringing. Many hours are spent on elicit

content. Drugs are a con stant intrusion. Currently, fentanyl takes the lives of 300 people a year. Most crosses the border and was made in China.

The COVID fiasco took another toll on our youth. Our very young mortality rate is three in one million. Yet the CDC wants the shot standard regimen for new babies. That’s sick!

Boston University is doing “gain of function” research on the omicron strain, making it 80 percent

more deadly. Why isn’t this stopped?

Let’s hope the primaries elected representatives with integrity and common sense. Biden’s administra tion is loaded with inept and dumb people and the RHINO Republicans cause more trouble. Together they are a uniparty wanting to destory our American system.

Gold stars to the cou rageous people and orga nizations that stood up for our freedom and truth. You

had to battle the likes of G. Soros, M. Zuckerberg, Fauci, the George Floyd ri ots and looting, Antifa, the BLM hypocrisy, bad me dia, the Muslim Brother hood, the world globalists, fraudulent electors and ma chines, and bad judges, and our crooked FBI and CIA. God bless all of you.

LeRoy Schwery Lathrop, Mo.

Linda (Bland) Frazier

Linda Sue (Bland) Fra zier, 80, of Gower, Mo., passed away November 12, 2022.

She was born on De cember 3, 1941, to H.F. and Eda Marguerite (Moore) Bland in St. Joseph, Mo. Linda grew up in Gower and in 1959 she graduated from Gower High School. She lat er attended Gards Business School in St. Joseph.

On September 10, 1960, she was united in marriage to Michael Metz Frazier. They lived in Gower where they made their home.

Linda worked for Spel man Memorial Hospital in Smithville, Mo., Armors in St. Joseph, and KCP&L in Kansas City, Mo. She then took time off work to be a stay-at-home mom and raise her three children. In 1969 she started working with her husband, Mike, at Frazier Oil, where she worked until her retirement in 2003.

She was an active mem ber of the Gower Chris tian Church. She was also a member of Phi Epsilon Society, Bridge Club, Pro gressive Investment Club, Mahjong and the Chat N’ Nibble Club. Linda en joyed traveling, her vacation home in Branson, watching the Chiefs, and spending time with her friends. Most of all, she loved being a

wife, mom, grandma, and great-grandma “Gigi.”

Linda is survived by her husband, Mike Fra zier; her children, Mardi (Alan) Smith, Traci (Steve) Koon, and Scott (Michelle) Frazier; grandchildren, Kelsey (Grant), Grant, Der ek (Shinea), Jordan (Irina), Kaleigh, Denton (Logan), Benjamin and Patrick; great-grandchildren, Riley, Gentree, Olivia, Madeleine and Willa; other relatives and many friends.

Visitation: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday, November 17, at the Gower Christian Church AFC Building. Fu neral Service: 11 a.m., Fri day, November 18, at the Gower Christian Church AFC Building. Burial: Allen Cemetery, Gower. Donations may be made to the Gower Christian Church or the Al len Cemetery. Arrangements by Hixson-Klein Funeral Home, Gower, Mo.

Tom Mallen to speak at PHS next week

Tom Mallen, one of the engineers who worked on the James Webb Space Telescope, will be making a presentation about his work on Tuesday, November 22, 7 p.m.

The presentation will be held at the Plattsburg High School Performing Arts Center and is sponsored by

The Clinton County Histor ical Society. The presenta tion is open to the public.

Mallen is a 1982 grad uate of Plattsburg High School and is the son of Della and the late Richard Mallen. He will be traveling to Plattsburg to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday.

One of Platts burg’s longtime res idents and business owners, Margie Carol (Stanton) Johnson, passed away on Sun day, November 6, 2022.

Her main interests in life were kids, work, cars, and travel. She fully enjoyed them all.

Ms. Johnson and her late husband, Dean Johnson, owned and operated Dean Johnson Ford beginning in 1969, when they purchased Mick Motors from Bob Mick in downtown Plattsburg. Their business continued to be a hub of activity in downtown Plattsburg until the late 1980s, when they decided to move and build a new lo cation at the intersection of 116 and 169 Highways, six miles west of Plattsburg.

They both retired in 1996 when they sold the dealership to Dennis and Candy Sneed.

Margie met her future husband when they were both working at Owens Il linois Company in North Kansas City. Their marriage

Margie (Stanton) Johnson

erating a successful business, winning sev eral Ford-sponsored contests. The recipe for their success – she ran the business office and Dean sold cars. The re sult was winning several trips, which they both enjoyed and from which they gathered memora bilia.

lasted 50 years until his death July 21, 2021.

After working as em ployees, Dean’s passion for purchasing and selling cars led them to purchase their own Ford dealership in Plattsburg. As a busi ness owner, she enjoyed a well-earned reputation as smart and hardworking. As a mother, she was active in several local organizations, including the Chamber of Commerce, the local PTA, and she served as president of the National PTA. Not one to seek recognition, she worked behind the scenes to contribute to various worth while charities.

She and her husband enjoyed the benefits of op

Margie was born Feb ruary 1, 1942, to Marie and Edward Stanton. Margie was raised by her mother and stepdad, Tony Flood, and graduated from high school in St. Louis, Missouri.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Marie, stepdad, Tony Flood, and father, Edward Stanton; son, Patrick Johnson, and broth er, Mike Flood.

She is survived by her sister, Ann (Curt) Dees, St. Charles, Mo.; children, Pa mela McBride, Plattsburg;

Timothy (Christi) Johnson, Denver, Co.; daughter-inlaw, Carey Johnson, Ash Grove, Mo. Margie also leaves her cherished grand children, Joshua (Holly) Romey, Clint (Lindsay) Harbord, Maggie Johnson, Cooper Johnson and Madi lyn (Ben) Johnson-Wallace; treasured great-grandchil dren: Kael, Kameron, Ken nedi, Kasius and Kruz Rom ey; Cambree, Cylar, Cayden Harbord, and Chris Brady, who was like a son, along with many other relatives, friends, and neighbors.

A private graveside service was held Saturday, November 12, 2022 – their anniversary, together again – at Mt. Moriah Cemetery South in Kansas City, Mis souri. Reverend Scott Kil gore officiated. Memorial contributions can be made to St. Ann Catholic Church, Plattsburg, or to the charity of your choice.

Karls Celebrate 50th Ann.

Roger and Peggy (Streeter) Karl will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on November 17, 2022. They were married on Nov. 17, 1972, at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Easton, Mo. They’ve lived most of their married life in the Plattsburg/Stewartsville area. Cards and well wishes can be sent to 8628 NW Betha ny Church Rd., Stewartsville, Mo., 64490.

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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 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

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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:

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)

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In the Estate of JOHN R. MCINTOSH, Deceased.

PROBATE

Case Number: 22CN-PR00053

Notice to Creditors (Small Estate)

To All Persons Interested in the Estate of MCINTOSH R JOHN, Decedent.

On September 13, 2022 a small estate affidavit was filed by the distributees for the decedent under Section 473.097, RSMo, with the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clinton County, Missouri.

All creditors of the decedent, who died on 04-JUN-2022, are notified that Section 473.444, RSMo, sets a limitation period that would bar claims one year after the death of the decedent. A creditor may request that this estate be opened for administration.

Receipt of this notice should not be construed by the recipient to indicate that the recipient may possibly have a beneficial interest in the estate. The nature and extent of any person’s interest, if any, may possibly be determined from the affidavit on this estate filed in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clinton County, Missouri.

Date of first publication is 10-NOV-2022

SUSAN A. DAVIS, Interim Circuit Clerk By: R Eads (11/10, 11/17)

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

In the Estate of JUDITH ANN WILSON, Deceased. Case Number: 22CN-PR00069

Notice of Grant of Letters of Administration With Will Annexed (Independent Administration)

To All Persons Interested in the Estate of JUDITH ANN WILSON, Decedent:

On NOVEMBER 14, 2022, the last will of the decedent having been admitted to probate, the following individuals was appointed the personal representative of the estate of JUDITH ANN WILSON, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clinton County, Missouri. The personal representative’s business address is:

GREGORY WILSON, 202 KEITH DRIVE, KANSAS CITY, MO 64163

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

JENNIFER SNIDER, PO BOX 1517, 2300 HIGGINS ROAD, PLATTE CITY, MO 64079, 816-858-2750

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.

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: 03-JUL-2022

Date of first publication: 17-NOV-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. (11/17, 11/24, 12/1 12/8)

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

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

In the Estate of ELIZABETH ANN LOAR, Decedent.

To:

Case Number: 22CN-PR00049

Notice of Hearing-Determination of Heirship

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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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EAST BUCHANAN C-1 BOARD FILING DATES

Persons interesting in serving on the East Buchanan C-1 School Board are encouraged to file as a candidate for the April 4, 2023, election at the school district central office, located at 100 Smith St., Gower, Mo. Filing will begin on December 6, 2022, at 8 am and will continue during the district's regular business hours, which are Monday through Friday from 8 am to 4 pm. Filing will end on December 27, 2022, at 5 pm. The Central Office will close for Christmas Break on December 20, 2022, at 12:30 p.m. and not reopen until January 4, 2023. The Central Office will open December 27, 2022, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. for the final day of filing.

Except for the first and last day of filing, filing will not occur on days that the school district's central offices are closed due to inclement weather. Filing will only occur on the first and last days during inclement weather if it is safe for the staff to travel to the office.

There are three positions available with three-year terms.

MEMBERS UP FOR RE-ELECTION ARE: BETH GREGORY, RODNEY KENAGY AND KYLE MCCOY (11/10, 11/17)

IN

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

In the Estate of ROGER M. CROUCH, Deceased.

Case Number: 22CN-PR00062

Amended Notice of Letters Testamentary Granted (Independent Administration) To All Persons Interested in the Estate of ROGER M CROUCH, Decedent:

On OCTOBER 26, 2022, the last will of the decedent having been admitted to probate, the following individual was appointed the personal representative of the estate of ROGER M CROUCH, 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: NEILL TAYLOR, 112 BAYPOINT DRIVE, PORTLAND, TX 78374

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

ROCHELLE BERVA FALK, 900 W 48TH PLACE, SUITE 900, KANSAS CITY, MO 64112, 816-360-4183

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: 29-SEP-2022

Date of first publication: 10-NOV-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. (11/10, 11/17, 11/24, 12/1)

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The East Buchanan Student Council held its annual Vet erans Day program last Thursday at Iba Family Court. (Above Left) The EBHS Dazzlers dance team perform to “Born in the USA.” (Above Right) East Buchanan Elementary students sing a patriotic song during the assembly on Thursday. The program was the day before Veterans Day because the district was out of session on Friday. (Left) Guest Speaker Carly Edwards, retired Missouri Air National Guard Master Sergeant. (Right) Brazon Pryor recites a poem.

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Trevor Klein was trapped.

After catching the first quarter pass and turning down field, the junior run ning back found himself boxed in by four Mid-Bu chanan defenders. One dove for Klein but only hugged air. Another got a hold of the East Buchanan runner, but he shrugged him off like a blanket. A third nearly dislodged the ball, only for Klein to reel it back in.

Then he was gone again.

Klein’s 25-yard touch down pass gave East Bu chanan a 7-0 lead over its rival in the Class 1, District 8 championship on Friday, November 11, in Gower. What many thought would be the first blow in a heavy weight fight turned into a knockout punch, as East Bu chanan’s strangling defense pitched its fourth shutout in a row, earning the defending state champs a 21-0 victory and the title.

With the victory, East Buchanan advances to the Missouri Class 1 State Quar terfinals, where they’ll face undefeated Gallatin (11-0) on Saturday, November 19, at Gallatin High School. The winner will play either Por tageville or Duchesne in the

state semifinals.

East Buchanan’s (111) victory was its fourthstraight without allowing a single score, a streak dating back to October 21. In fact, Mid-Buchanan (10-2) is the last team to have scored against East Buchanan (a 48-12 win by East Buchan an on October 14). The Bulldogs are the only team in Missouri 11-man football

East Buch volleyball makes history

The East Buchanan volleyball team made history this year, winning 30+ games on their way to a fourth-place finish in the Missouri Class 2 State Championships.

Look back at the team and the season that will be remembered forever at EBHS.

(Above) Soph omore Rilyn Sherwood in the state semifinals.

FOOTBALL Lathrop coach John Unrein Resigns

in four years

The Lathrop Mules football team will be look ing for a new head coach this offseason.

John Unrein recently submitted his resignation to the district, as he plans to step down from his coach ing and teaching positions at the end of the 2022-2023 school year. Unrein said he hopes to spend more time with his family and explore working opportunities clos er to his home.

The Mules were 6-15 in Unrein’s two years at the helm.

“Even if that exceeded expectations outside of the program, you would like to have won more games in the end,” the coach said. “Football is as much about sportsmanship and competi tion as it is winning. Those were two big things pushed by the coaching staff over the last two seasons, and ar eas where I believe we have grown. Highlights of my

(Right) Junior Zora Whitt.

(Above) East Buchanan defenders swarm to the ball-carrier on Friday, including Mason Brown (left) and Jack Archdekin (right). (Photo Right) Aidan Hensley rounds the corner for a gain.

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Farm Management Notes from Extension

COLUMBIA, Mo. – With harvest wrapping up, it is the time for producers to review their farm’s current net income and look to next year’s projections. This is also a time to explore new ways to increase on-farm revenue and evaluate new or existing lease agreements. Learn more about these top ics from this month’s news and notes from University of Missouri Extension.

Net farm income outlook

Net farm income for the state of Missouri rises to a new record, but the cost of farming continues to in crease as well.

Bob Maltsbarger, se nior research associate with University of Missouri Ex tension, says receipts for agricultural commodities have risen by nearly $2 billion in 2022. However, this increase in receipts is largely offset by expenses,

which rose $1.8 billion. Examples of these elevated costs include feed, nitrogen, natural gas and diesel.

Once the receipts and expenses are considered, Missouri’s net farm income will increase 5% in 2022, slightly lower than the na tional net farm income in crease of 6%.

Input prices are pro jected to remain high, but commodity prices are pro jected to decrease. This forecasts a tighter net farm income in the near future.

For more on Missouri farm income estimates, go to mizzou.us/StateFarmIn come.

Wind, solar energy leases

In Missouri’s north ern and western regions, windmills for producing electricity are common sights. Developers also are increasingly installing

windmills in other windy areas of Missouri. Similar ly, utility-scale solar energy developers are increasing ly leasing land near select transmission lines and sub stations.

Because these leas es often last for decades, landowners must carefully consider offers so they un derstand the legal, business and family impacts before agreeing, says Joe Horner, University of Missouri Ex tension agricultural econo mist.

These agreements may be financially attractive. They may fund farm busi ness growth or landowners’ retirements. However, these agreements also typical ly include a combination of long-lasting leases and easements that will signifi cantly impact surrounding land.

Landowners who lease property to solar energy de

velopers should expect to sign as many as three docu ments. Developers typical ly request that landowners sign a letter of intent, an op tion to lease and the actual lease.

The letter of intent re serves land for a particu lar energy developer. The option to lease grants the developer the right to lease land within a specified time. The lease itself is the longterm agreement. Horner goes on to explain that it is important that landowners only sign these documents if they understand all the terms and conditions.

Learn more about wind energy agreements at miz zou.us/WindEnergy and solar leases at mizzou.us/ SolarEnergy.

1.73-1.82 Heifers: 400-500lbs 1.83-1.97 500-600lbs 1.74-1.87 600-700lbs 1.64-1.78

East Buchanan head coach Ryan Horn - during the state semifinals above - has helped the volleyball team to its most successful period, winning three district titles

seasons. He won his

MoDOT Roadwork throughout Northwest Missouri this week

St. Joseph, Mo. – The fol lowing is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Mis souri Department of Trans portation has planned in the Northwest Missouri region for the week of Nov. 14 – 20.

All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the Traveler In formation Map online.

Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. There may also be moving operations throughout the region, in addition to the

work mentioned below. Mo DOT asks drivers to work with us by buckling up, put ting your phone down, slow ing downand moving over in work zones.

Buchanan County

U.S. Route 36 – Bridge re habilitation project over the Missouri River through December. Westbound is narrowed to one lane with a 12-foot width restriction (Contractor: Comanche Construction, Inc.) Route 759 – RAMP CLOSED for a bridge re

habilitation project over the Missouri River. The ramp from Route 759 to westbound U.S. Route 36 is closed through Decem ber. (Contractor: Comanche Construction, Inc.)

U.S. Route 36 – Pipe repair eastbound at 33rd Street, Nov. 14 – 18

Clinton County

I-35 – Resurfacing project from just north of Exit 52 in Cameron to U.S. Route 69 (Exit 68, Daviess County), through November. (Con tractor: Herzog Contracting

Corp.)

Daviess County I-35 – Resurfacing project from U.S. Route 69 (Exit 68) to just north of Exit 52 in Cameron (Clinton County), through November. (Con tractor: Herzog Contracting Corp.)

DeKalb County

I-35 – Resurfacing project from U.S. Route 69 (Exit 68, Daviess County) to just north of Exit 52 in Cameron (Clinton County), through November. (Contractor:

Herzog Contracting Corp.)

U.S. Route 36 – Concrete re placement from Route C to I-35, Nov. 14 – 18. The road will be narrowed to one lane around-the-clock at various locations both directions.

Grundy County

U.S. Route 65 – Bridge re habilitation project over Route 6 in Trenton, through December. Temporary traf fic signals will guide motor ist through the work zone. A 17-foot width restriction is in place. (Contractor: Capi

tal Paving, Inc.)*

Route W – CLOSED for a bridge replacement project at the Gees Creek Bridge, south of Route F, through early April 2023. This bridge is part of the FARM (Fixing Access to Rural Missouri) Bridge Program.

Nodaway County Route 46 – CLOSED for a bridge replacement project at the bridge over the Nodaway River near Quitman through early June 2023. A signed detour is in place.

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(six classes) to win a district tournament without allow ing a single score.

Despite taking the loss Friday in a cold dis trict championship game, Mid-Buchanan found mod erate success against the East Buchanan buzzsaw. The Dragons held their ri vals to just seven points in the first three quarters and gained 200 yards on the ground, moving the ball well

in the midfield. They also forced three East Buchanan turnovers.

It wasn’t enough to overcome East Buchanan’s gridiron superiority.

Aidan Hensley scored a 35-yard rushing touch down in the fourth and Klein added a short running score. Klein finished the night with 160 yards on 23 carries and 36 receiving yards, while Hensley ran for 51 yards on

just two carries with 38 re ceiving yards. Aidan Smith gained 28 yards on five car ries.

Through the air, Gage Busby appeared undeterred by the frigid temperatures, connecting on nine of 13 passes for 90 yards and the scoring strike to Klein.

On defense, senior Ethan Bailey was a stopper, racking up five solo tackles and eight assists. Adamste phen Engnes led the team with six total tackles. Mason Brown had five solo tackles and two assists. Aidan Hens ley had two solo tackles and seven assists. Senior Jack Archdekin added an inter ception.

LHS Coach,

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time at Lathrop have includ ed the relationships built, a district playoff win last sea son, a team GPA of 3.32 for first quarter of this school year, a Brandon Burlsworth Sportsmanship and Char acter National Honoree in Matthew Miller, and kind words displaying respect from other head football coaches in the KCI Confer ence.”

Unrein took the head coaching position in 2021. The season before, the Mules won just one game during a disjointed COVID season that included game cancellations and opponent changes.

In 2021, the Mules lost their first six games under Unrein but bounced back to win four of their last five, including a district victory against Hogan Prep. They also beat rival Lawson. Lathrop looked strong out of the gate this past fall, win ning two of their first three games, but finished the year with seven-straight losses.

Unrein took over for Chris Holt, who resigned after the 2020 season. Holt led the Mules to their most prosperous period in 2018 and 2019, during which time the Mules were 27-2, back-to-back KCI and dis trict champions, two-time state semifinalists, and run ners-up in the 2018 Missouri Class 2 State Championship.

(Left) East Bu chanan senior Carson White powers forward with several defenders trying to stop his mo mentum.

(Right) East Buchanan soph omore Jacob King provides protection on the offensive line Friday against the Dragons.

STATE VOLLEYBALL

E AST B UCHANAN F INISHES F OURTH

Lady Bulldogs craft special year on the way to Cape Girardeau

It took an hour or so after East Buchanan’s final game of the season, a tough loss to Strafford in the Missou ri Class 2 State Third-Place Game, for head coach Ryan Horn to regain his perspective on the entire season.

For the first time in school history, the East Buchanan volleyball team had pushed its way to the state semifinals, outlasting more than 90 other teams in Class 2 to finish fourth in Missou ri. While Horn and the team hoped for more in Cape Girardeau, it was an ex perience no one will soon forget.

“The whole week was a blast,” Horn said. “I told them before the (sec tional playoff) game, if you can qualify for state, it’s the coolest thing because the entire week is about you. Getting to see the girls experience that, having the week be about them, it was great.”

After winning a district title and advancing through the state playoffs, the East Buchanan Lady Bulldogs (316-1) qualified for the Missouri Class 2 State Semifinals, facing off against Jef ferson (31-5-1) on Friday, November 4, for a spot in the state title game.

Unfortunately, the eventual state champion Blue Jays – led by four players committed to play in college –proved to be too much, sweeping East Buchanan (25-12, 25-11, 25-12).

Seniors Maya Watkins and Brook lynn Adams each had four kills in the semifinal. Kylie Clark put up 10 assists and senior Kinzie Woodside had seven digs. Anna Kenagy had three digs, Hol ly Caylor had two kills and Rilyn Sher wood had three kills. Angelina Engnes put up three assists and Zora Whitt had four digs. Senior Gracie Kelsey add ed a dig and freshman Layla Watkins came on to serve.

East Buchanan had little time to re bound from the loss, moving on the next

Before the East Buchanan volley ball team could bulldoze their way to a district championship, mount an im probable comeback in the state play offs, and advance to the 2022 Missouri Class 2 State Championships in histor ic fashion, they first had to be disap pointed.

Three months ago, the Lady Bull dogs opened the season with the annual KCI Conference Tournament, where an upset loss to Lathrop (21-11) in the semifinals kept East Buchanan from competing for the championship.

Head coach Ryan Horn said it was an immediate reality check for his team – one which lit a fire underneath them that would lead all of the way to Cape Girardeau.

“That loss to Lathrop was the best thing that happened to us all year,” he said. “I don’t know if we thought we were better than we were, or what it was. But the second we lost that game, we got back into hunting instead of be ing hunted.”

The Lady Bulldogs took off like a rocket, winning 23 of their next 26 games, including championships in the Lathrop Invitational and Lexington Tournament.

“I think it’s because we all clicked,” senior Gracie Kelsey said of the streak, explaining that each mem ber of the team understood what it took to be effective on the court. “All of it coming together made a big differ ence.”

East Buchanan put together a 6-0 record in the KCI Conference going into their final game of the regular season against Lawson, also 6-0 in the KCI, setting up a de facto title game. While East Buchanan lost in straight sets, the game highlighted the underdog nature of East Buchanan this season;

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Despite losses, playing at state gives players a special experience

East Buchanan seniors Gracie Kelsey (21) and Brooklyn Adams (8) elevate for the block against Strafford in the Class 2 third-place game. gunnar krull | hermann advertiser courier

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The East Buchanan Lady Bulldogs celebrate a point in the 2022 Missouri Class 2 third-place game

With their fourth-place finish at the Missouri Class 2 State Championships, the East Buchanan Lady Bull dogs volleyball team closes the book on the program’s most successful four-year span in history.

East Buchanan was led this season by a stellar se nior class – Maya Watkins, Kinzie Woodside, Brook lynn Adams, Gracie Kelsey – that leaves behind a legacy of success that includes 93 victories and three district championships in four years.

“When you have those kids since they were in the sixth grade – two of them were four-year starters, one was a three-year starter, another came over for two years – they all meant a lot to the program in differ ent ways,” said head coach Ryan Horn. “As a group, we

were lucky to have them, and fortunately for me, we experienced a lot of winning with them.”

Woodside said that playing so long together helped create a bond that boosted the team throughout the season.

“I think it’s really in credible,” Woodside said of their legacy. “Just the amount of work we put in and this group of girls, us four, we’ve been able to accomplish so much. Mak ing that huge goal (reaching state) at the beginning of the season, and then being able to put that in play, that really shows a lot about our class and what we’ve worked for.”

Horn said having Woodside, one of two AllState honorees on the team in 2022, on the court al lowed him to focus on the periphery when needed be

cause he trusted her ability to direct the team. She was also First Team All-KCI and First Team All-District.

“She’s an extension of me,” he said. “She knows what I want and sometimes she gets the grumpiness from me, too.”

Woodside finished in the top 15 of the state re cord books for digs in a season (546), digs in a ca reer (1,584) and sets played (360).

The hard-hitting Maya Watkins also earned AllState, First Team All-KCI and First Team All-District in 2022. The undoubted spearhead of East Buchan an’s attack, she finished with 416 kills this season and 1,197 for her career, crack ing the state’s top ten.

“She did everything for us for four years – six rotations, starter for all four years,” Horn said. “Her

numbers were unbeliev able. Her and the rest of the group, three district titles in four years – what else can you do?”

Fellow seniors Brook lyn Adams and Gracie Kelsey brought an add ed presence to the net that forced opposing teams to look elsewhere for opportu nities. Horn said this season was additionally special for Adams, who missed her ju nior season with an injury. “She’s just a great kid,” he said. “She was the Home coming queen for a reason. She’s an amazing person. For her to be able to expe rience (state) and be a part of it, was really special to watch.”

Kelsey, who is set to play college basketball next year, was naturally gifted for the game of volleyball.

“She improved so much just this year,” said Horn. “If

she had been here for four (years), I would have liked to have seen what she would have been. Her ability to get better and not just want to be a part of it, but to be something important, made her stronger. If we don’t have her, we don’t beat Lone Jack.”

Setter Kylie Clark was perhaps the team’s most im portant addition this season, filling the vacancy left by EBHS-great Emma Klein. Clark excelled, setting the school record with 984 as sists. She was Second Team All-KCI and All-District Honorable Mention. Horn said that her athleticism shined, much like Klein’s.

“We had a really good passing team – the best pass ing team I’ve ever had,” Horn said. “But when the passing wasn’t great, she was able to get there and get the ball into a position where

the five other athletes could hit the ball.”

When the Lady Bull dogs reconvene next fall, Clark will be joined by hit ters Holly Caylor (Second Team All-KCI and Second Team All-District) and Ri lyn Sherwood. The duo gave East Buchanan uncommon depth at the net.

“Those two, being able to put fear into the other team that they have to de fend them just as much as anyone else, that’s a big deal because you can’t just shade to one side,” Horn said.

“You can’t just (defend) one girl. That just makes every body’s jobs easier.”

Add in Zora Whitt – a danger from the service line who has already racked up 173 career aces – Anna Ke nagy, Angelina Engnes and Layla Watkins, the Lady Bulldogs will have a tremen

day to play Strafford (27-91) in the Class 2 third-place game at Cape Girardeau’s Show-Me Center. The Lady Bulldogs (31-7-1) again suffered the sweep (25-15, 25-19, 26-24), but much like they proved throughout the entire season, they were tough to beat; East Buchan

an fought harder with each set of the contest, pushing the third into extra points.

Maya Watkins had 13 kills in the game and Clark put up 24 assists. Woodside had 13 digs. Sherwood had six kills, Kelsey had four kills, and both Caylor and Adams added three kills

each. Kenagy had nine digs and Whitt had eight digs. Layla Watkins again came in for service duties.

For Kelsey – who helped lead the basketball team to a state champion ship in 2020 – making it to state this year in volleyball was defined by sharing the

accomplishment.

“It’s been a while,” the senior said. “So, just being able to do it with this group of girls is awesome, because these are my friends. Just being able to experience this and see them all happy, it makes a difference.”

Maya Watkins was a member of both the state champion basketball team that year and the 2019 vol leyball team that fell just one win short of a state berth. She said being so close as just a freshman kept her

hungry for another opportu nity.

“Getting to end our se nior season (at state) was a really big deal for me, and to have my sister on the court with me while I was there, that just meant a lot,” she said. “Knowing that these girls worked hard, it was like a dream come true, almost.”

Coach Horn said that, on top of experiencing state, he hopes the girls take away valuable lessons about fight ing for themselves.

“One of the people we

recognized on our Pink Out Night was Lisa Glenn,” Horn said, referring to the Lawson basketball coach, teacher and volleyball ref eree who is bravely battling cancer. “That’s somebody who is going through some things and she keeps show ing up and refereeing games and fighting. I hope they re alize sometimes life won’t be easy, but if they come to gether with a group of peo ple or fight for themselves, that things will get done.”

with Lawson and LeBlond ruling the upper echelon of volleyball in Northwest Missouri, the Lady Bulldogs were never expected to win the conference or the dis trict, let alone compete for a state championship.

However, both of those pillars would fall away in the postseason, leaving East Buchanan a path to history.

That path started with the Class 2, District 16 tournament at East Buchan an High School. The Lady Bulldogs downed Lathrop in the semifinals (their fourth win against the Lady Mules after the loss in the KCI

tourney) and then swept ri val West Platte in the cham pionship to win the district title – the team’s third in just four years.

With the win, East Bu chanan also hosted the state sectionals on October 27 against Lafayette County (20-11), sweeping the Husk ers in straight sets in front of a raucous home crowd at Iba Family Court.

“Seeing your communi ty there and having a great student section, and seeing everyone come out and sup port us, it just really makes you feel good,” said senior Brooklynn Adams.

The battles up until then helped prepare East Buchan an for their toughest test of the season. In the state quar terfinals, with a spot at the state championships on the line, the Lady Bulldogs hit the road to play Lone Jack (30-3) and quickly found themselves in a two-set defi cit.

With hopes of a come back appearing dim, rather than tensing up further, East Buchanan decided to go out while getting back to the core of high school athletics – enjoying the game.

“I think we knew as a team if we played tight, we

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dous foundation into the future.

were going to lose, so we might as well go out there and have fun,” said senior Maya Watkins. “I think you could tell on our faces after the second set we figured, ‘Welp, we might as well have fun now.’”

East Buchanan won the third set. And then the fourth. Now even, Watkins said the team quickly came together and were deter mined to get the win.

“Let’s just prove every one and shock everyone,” she said.

They did just that, win ning 3-2 to advance to state.

“I think we have a really good, strong return ing group for next year,” Whitt said. “If we come out and work like we did this year, anything is achievable. The incoming freshmen will be able to push us even further.”

Just as importantly, head coach Ryan Horn – who earned his 150th career win this season –has proven to be a program builder, which can be attributed to who he is off the court just as much who is on the bench. Adams said how much Horn cares for the student-athletes helps set him apart.

“Even outside of volleyball, when we see him, he’s always chatting with us and seeing how we’re doing,” she said. “I think he really cares for us outside of volleyball.”

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East Buchanan junior Anna Kenagy prepares to receive the serve in the semifinals. gordon radford | special to the leader

Both Kinzie Woodside (left) and Maya Watkins (right) earned All-State honors this year.

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