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Fire chief out in Smithville BY AMANDA LUBINSKI
Fire Protection District announced at their Tuesday, Jan. 23, meeting that Board Secretary and Treasurer Greg Atkins had resigned his position and that the board had reached a separation of employment agreement with
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SMITHVILLE — In a move that received audience applause from district patrons in attendance, leaders of the Smithville Area
Board member Atkins resigns Chief John Callahan. News of the shakeup came earlier in the day when Atkins left a sealed envelope with Acting Chief Dave
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Cline. The board received the letter as it entered an executive session before the public meeting that night, with Board President
Debbie Childress making the announcement in open session. In the three-sentence letter dated Jan. 23, Atkins wrote that due to recent medical issues, he would not be in attendance at the evening’s
HEALTH
Liberty council puts use tax on April ballot
Mosaic to close clinics in Kearney, Excelsior Springs
Tide Pod challenge a dangerous game
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rumor is, no one can do it. It can also result in a trip to the doctor. Now, we are seeing the Tide Pod challenge. This is a dare young people have embraced that leads
KEARNEY — After saying on Jan. 8 clinic locations in Kearney and Excelsior Springs would operate “for now” in a “business-as-usual fashion” after selling off the six other metro-area clinics in its holdings, Mosaic Life Care representatives now say both the Kearney and Excelsior Springs locations will close effective March 2. “Patients of these two facilities will be notified in the coming weeks so they have as much time as possible to find a new provider. Mosaic built a thriving Northland health clinic business, but these two clinics represented a small percentage of the total Mosaic patient visits,” said Mosaic’s media relations coordinator, Joey Austin, in a Wednesday, Jan. 17, email to the Courier-Tribune. Austin did not say how many patients were typically seen at the Kearney location, but that only 5 to 10 percent of Mosaic’s total Northland clinic patients were seen at either
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CLAY COUNTY — First we saw the eraser game. If you could list words beginning with letters from A to Z while someone used a pencil eraser
on the back of your hand, you’d probably earn yourself a trip to the doctor to bandage it up. Next was the cinnamon challenge. You take a spoonful of cinnamon and see how long it takes for you to swallow. The
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Liberty Hospital opens its first primary care clinic west of I-35 in Kansas City North BY KELLIE HOUX kellie.houx@mycouriertribune.com
KANSAS CITY — Liberty Hospital Primary Care Shoal Creek opened Monday, Jan. 22, with two physicians and one nurse practitioner: Dr. Abbey Oshel, Dr. Brad Garstang and Melanie Palma. This is Liberty Hospital’s first primary care clinic on the west side of Interstate 35 in the Northland. Liberty Hospital Urgent Care Shoal Creek opened in January 2016 at 8300 N. Church Road in Kansas City. On Thursday, Jan. 18, an open house brought in friends and family to celebrate the KELLIE HOUX/Staff Photo new space, located on the top floor of the building that This exam rooms at Liberty Hospital Primary Care Shoal Creek have ample room for a patient
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BY KELLIE HOUX LIBERTY —The Liberty City Council voted unanimously Monday, Jan. 22, to put a use tax question on the April 3 ballot. The tax will be assessed at the same rate as the total local city sales tax rate, currently 3.375 percent. If the question is approved, if the local sales tax rate is ever reduced or raised by voter approval, the use tax rate also would be reduced or increased by the same amount. A use tax is placed on goods purchased out of the state for use in Liberty and is applied at the same rate as the local sales tax. Shoppers will never be charged both for the same purchase. Councilman Paul Genness said the use tax proposal had his enthusiastic support. “The funds generated from the use tax will go to basic services and what the citizens need
meeting and that he was resigning his seat on the board effective immediately. “I sincerely wish the very best to all parties and your continued efforts to
and doctor. The new clinic is at the corner of Missouri Highway 152 and Shoal Creek Parkway in Kansas City.
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Public gets first look at I-35 bridge improvements BY KELLIE HOUX kellie.houx@mycouriertribune.com
LIBERTY — The future of Kansas Street and the bridge over Interstate 35 will most likely begin with the implosion of the existing bridge and three to four months of construction on a new, wider bridge with dedicated lanes turning lanes on a separate, smaller bridge. Demolition is anticipated the first weekend after Memorial Day 2019. The project, including the improvements along Kansas Street, will cost about $30 million. I-35/Page A8
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Heritage Tractor finds new home in Smithville BY SEAN ROBERTS sean.roberts@mycouriertribune.com
SMITHVILLE — Derick McGhee, vice president of Turf Operations, said that moving to a more central location was the best decision Heritage Tractor could make for the customers it serves. Scheduled to open in early February at 1300 U.S. Highway 169, the Smithville facility is larger than the Platte City and Kearney locations the business has operated. The move will result in no layoffs, as the staffs from
Platte City and Kearney will combine under one roof. The new location will continue to have parts service, sales representatives and even capacity for a construction business. On the cusp of its 20-year anniversary, Heritage Tractor has been servicing and providing lawn and agricultural equipment and garden utility vehicles to customers in the surrounding community. “We think that this market, in this location, we are better to service customers centrally located,� McGhee said. “We have a much
larger facility.� The owners of Heritage Tractor, Ken Wagner and Derek Dumnermuth, had the building completely gutted and remodeled before moving in. H H Halferty & Sons previously operated there and sold the building to Heritage Tractor. “Everything you see inside is new,� McGhee said. McGhee said services will remain the same, and that relocating makes the work more efficient and provides more opportunity. “We will continue to have parts drops for Platte City
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and Kearney. Our plan is to have somewhere in both of those towns for customers that are there to go to pick up parts,� McGee said.
He also said that customers can call the Smithville location and the business will have parts sent back to their town. “We will continue to offer our pickup and delivery service for our customers that have equipment, just like we do today,� McGhee added. McGhee said the only thing he would have changed about the transition to the new space would have been the snow storm that occurred during the business’ open house earlier this month. McGhee said Heritage Tractor had great cooperation
with the city and the community moving in, and that he is excited to show the finished product to new and returning customers. “I’ve been with the project from planning to completion. I’m ready,� he said. “I think a finished and open building will be my favorite part — getting everyone over here and relocated and being able to take care of the customers like we do today.� Education and County Editor Sean Roberts can be reached at sean. roberts@mycouriertribune.com or 389-6606.
âœŚ Business News in Brief St. Luke’s launches kindness campaign
SMITHVILLE — In an effort to set the health care organization’s facilities apart from other medical care offerings in the Kansas City area and to help make its workplaces better for employees, St. Luke’s hospital group began the Celebrate the Kind campaign. The campaign gives acknowledgment and encouragement to employees who have gone out of their way to make St. Luke’s Health System a better place to work and/or receive treatment, and that make the
communities they live in better. “It really goes hand in hand with our customer satisfaction and our employee engagement because it’s showing what it means when we change our culture to where our employees are our ambassadors, not just in our brick-and-mortar places, but out there in the community,� St. Luke’s North Hospital-Smithville Chief Executive Officer Adele Ducharme said during a quarterly business leader luncheon at the hospital Friday, Jan. 19. “This Celebrate the Kind is a way to start to say ‘thank you’ when we see people do something nice,� she said.
“We want to move forward and have everybody looking for those times where we can touch somebody and make their day because they’ve done the right thing. In the same respect, if someone looks like they aren’t having a good day, ... look to what we can do to step over and say, ‘Here, I see you look a little down. I’m going to buy you a cup of coffee.’ It’s simple things, not expensive, but takes a little effort.� The campaign was launched this year. “It’s going to take a while, but this is where we want to take our customer satisfaction to the next level, our employee engagement to the next
level, to really say this is what makes St. Luke’s stand out,� the CEO said. For more details on the initiative at the Smithville campus, contact the hospital at 532-3700.
Raising Cane’s to open Jan. 30
LIBERTY — Raising Cane’s, rapidly nearing completion, will open Tuesday, Jan. 30. The Louisianabased chain restaurant, located at 100 N. Missouri Highway 291, will be the seventh Raising Cane’s in the Kansas City area, the 16th in
Missouri and the 366th nationwide. Raising Cane’s is known for its fresh chicken fingers, secret-recipe Cane’s sauce, crinkle-cut fries, coleslaw, Texas toast, freshly brewed sweet tea and fresh-squeezed lemonade. Founded by Todd Graves in 1996 and named for his yellow Labrador, Raising Cane’s earned the distinction of being among the top five quick service restaurant chains in the nation for 2016, according to the Sandelman & Associates QuickTrack study, based on food quality, customer service, cleanliness and other factors.
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Smithville mayor’s re-election bid challenged Software engineer seeks first political office
Brian Fullmer FF Age: 60 FF Occupation: works in the delivery services department of an automotive customer relations management software company FF Educational background: three years of college with classes in business management
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SMITHVILLE — In his bid for a fifth term as mayor of Smithville, Brian Fullmer is facing a challenge from political newcomer Damien M. Boley. The incumbent seeks an opportunity to continue the strides he says he and others in the city have worked toward in maintaining the quality of life in the city, while Boley wants to fulfill a longtime aspiration and make the Smithville better.
Brian Fullmer, incumbent
Before serving eight years as Smithville’s mayor, Fullmer served three years as an alderman in the city. “The biggest reason I’m running this time and the reason I ran all the other times is I just want to keep Sm it hv i l le a g reat Brian Fullmer place to live and work and play. That really is the bottom line,” he said. “If I can make Smithville a better community where people enjoy living in Smithville, playing in Smithville and working in Smithville more, that’s my goal. Part of that includes doing what I can to maintain the
small-town atmosphere in Smithville.” Fullmer said his goals for office, if re-elected, cannot be prioritized as there are many important things left to do. “I’m not sure I prioritize it as the No. 1 goal, but there are several goals I have as mayor to complete some of the things we are working on right now. We have several things in the hopper right now, including getting the Second Creek bridge replaced, getting the streetscape done, working on our water infrastructure, working on implementing getting trails to the lake, strengthening our business community and getting more retail to Smithville,” he said.
Damien M. Boley, challenger
While he has not held an elected office, Boley said he does have service experience as chairman of the Kansas City chapter of American Society of Quality (formerly the American Society for Quality Control). He also
headed up the student chapter of ASQ at the University of Central Missouri. Boley said he’s running for mayor because he wants to make Smithville better. “ I t ’ s something I’ve wanted to do as long Damien Boley as I can remember. I was an Eagle Scout growing up, which required a strong sense of civic duty,” he said. “I really love Smithville and care about the future of Smithville. My daughter is in school here. We have beautiful surroundings. We have a ton of natural beauty here, and we’re close to a metropolitan area where we can also take advantage of that. I believe Smithville has a lot of potential for growth and for embracing our past.” If elected, Boley said his goal is to transform Smithville from a bedroom community to a place where people want to live
Damien M. Boley FF Age: 37 FF Occupation: software engineering manager FF Educational background: master’s degree in information systems and bachelor’s degree in general studies from University of Central Missouri
and can work. “I’d like to see more employers in Smithville so that were not just a bedroom community, but also a place where people can work, eat and play and spend their entire day here and not just drive to another place to work or go some other place to watch a movie or go out to eat,” he said. Northwest Editor Amanda Lubinski can be reached at amanda. lubinski@mycouriertribune.com or 903-6001.
✦ Election News in Brief Joiner to join Holt fire board HOLT — Because there was only one seat available and one person to fie for the vacancy, the Holt Community Fire Protection District will not have an election on April 3. Chris Joine of Holt will fill the six-year term. The seat is currently held by Jim Dier, who had previously served as the board’s president. Joiner will be sworn in at the board’s April 10 meeting at the district’s headquarters, 260 N. Missouri Highway 33.
Clay County Senior Services Fund Board has vacancy
CLAY COUNTY — The seven-member Clay County Senior Services Fund Board is in need of a director. The appointed term will be for three years. The seat was last held by Melissa Wilson, who now sits on the Smithville Board of Aldermen. Her term expired in December 2017, the senior services’ website, www.claycoseniors.org, states. Members are appointed by the Clay County Commission and can be reappointed after their terms expire. The board’s mission is to support senior adults in the community. It is utilized as a resource-delivery agency and helps to provide services such as promoting physical, emotional and intellectual wellness in the senior population. To apply for appointment, click the link under the “Boards & Commissions” tab on the Clay County website at claycountymo.gov.
Kearney Senior Center seeks 2 board members
KEARNEY — The Kearney Senior Center seeks individuals who enjoy volunteerism, appreciate the senior community and want to help the center through serving on its board of directors. There are currently two board vacancies. Each has a three-year term. The board meets a minimum of six times per year, typically every other month on the last Monday of the month. Applications for candidacy can be picked up Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the center, 600 N. Jefferson St.; or Monday through Friday at Kearney City Hall, 100 E. Washington St. Applications are due Feb. 12, with an election by sitting board members to be held Monday, Feb. 26. New members will take their seats the same day as the election.
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The traveling tournament team at PRIDE Martial Arts, 301 S. Jefferson St., Kearney, has 12 members and competes internationally, achieving state, district and world titles. Pictured are, back row from left: team members are Brandi Holsted, Zach Hofer, J.C. McEntire, Kaleb Carrell, assistant instructor Brent Thuston and team captain Courtney Thuston; Jennifer Davis, Devyn Gildenhuys and Isabella Crooks in the middle row; and Brandon Riley and Bentley Weatherford in the front row. Ava Lawless is not pictured.
✦ Obituaries Rita Hernandez
Rita (Buso) Sanchez Hernandez, 90, died peacefully in her sleep on January 20, 2018 at Oak Pointe in Kearney, MO. Rita spent her working years as a PBX Operator, a Rita Hernandez career she desired as a young girl. She retired from Research Medical Center after 20 years. Rita was the daughter of the late Nieves and Dolores Buso, Sedalia, MO. She was preceded in death by her husband, Michael Hernandez; 5 brothers, Jose, Jesus, Richard, Thomas and Daniel Buso; a sister, Maria Paschke. Survivors include her former husband and life-long friend of 80 years, Anthony B. Sanchez; their 4 children, Ramona A. Sanchez, Rose (Harry) Owens, Robert (Amy) Sanchez, Alicia R. Sanchez; 1 grandson, Brian (Carla) Gill; 3 great-grandchildren; and 1 great-great grandson; brother, Timothy Buso. Memorial visitation will begin at 10:00 AM, with Mass at 11:00 AM, on Saturday, January 27th at the Church of the Annunciation, Kearney, MO. Inurnment will be at a later date in Sedalia, MO. In lieu of flowers contributions are suggested to American Diabetes Association. (Arr.’s: McGilley Antioch Chapel, 3325 NE Vivion Rd, Kansas City, MO 64119; www.mcgilleyantiochchapel. com)
Nina Alice Howard
Nina Alice Howard, 91, of Kansas City, MO; formerly of Junction City, KS; passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 18, 2018. She was born March 25, 1926 in Leake County, Mississippi to the late
Robert Samuel and Willie Ann (Eaks) Hicks. She was born the 8th of 9 children in her family; raised on a cotton farm in Mississippi. She graduated as valedictorian of Edinburg, Mississippi High School 1943. She was a retired civil servant and honorary member Military Intelligence Corps, faithful member of the First Southern Baptist Church in Junction City, Kansas. She enjoyed gardening, and reading. She married Roy Joe Howard on April 5, 1950 in Tokyo, Japan. Nina is survived by her children Michael Howard, Richard (Deb) Howard, Kathryn (Ed) Bland and Stephen Howard. 6 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren and her sister Melba Blocker; and many extended family members. In addition to her parents 3 brothers and 4 sisters, Nina is preceded in death by her husband SFC Rev. Roy J. Howard; who died in 1989. Visitation will be Wednesday, January 24, 2018 from 6-7 PM at Terrace Park Funeral Home, 801 NW 108th St. (169 Hwy & Shoal Creek) Kansas City, MO. Funeral service will be Wednesday at 7 PM at the funeral home. Interment will be Thursday, at 11 AM in Fort Riley Post Cemetery, in Ft. Riley, KS. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association 6800 93rd St, Overland Park, KS 66212 or St. Luke’s Hospice https://www.saintlukesgiving.org/page.aspx?pid=794 Share online condolences at TerraceParkFuneral.com.
Delana Shroyer
Delana Fay Shroyer, 63, of Excelsior Springs, MO, passed away January 21, 2018. Visitation will be 6-7 p.m. Thursday, January 25, 2018 at Hidden Valley Funeral
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Vance W. Stephens
Vance W. Stephens, 66, of Independence, MO, formerly of Smithville, MO passed away Sunday, January 21, 2018. Survived by children Amy Wulfekuhl, Colin (Megan) Stephens, Abby (Remy) Hall and Alex Stephens; grandchildren Ezra, Eden, Memphis, Ada, Jorja, Joney, Waylynn, and Millie; brothers Harold (Dorothy) Stephens and Mark Stephens; sister Millie Stephens; numerous nieces and nephews. At his request, there will be no services. Arrangements by HixsonKlein Funeral Home, Smithville
Federal, state tax preparation help found at public libraries
National Weather Service offers free training
The AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program will again this year provide free federal and state tax preparation for taxpayers with low to moderate incomes, according to a press release. There is no age limit, and those using these services do not need to be AARP members. Volunteers will be available beginning Feb. 1 and continuing to April 16. This year, the Mid-Continent Public Library locations that participate in the program will be accepting sign-ups, as well as accepting a few walk-in taxpayers. Contact your local library for dates and times of service. The Woodneath Library Center will have volunteer tax preparers on site from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays starting Feb. 6 and continuing to April 10. The library is located at 8900 N. Flintlock Road, Kansas City. Appointments are required at this location. Call 809-2975 to schedule. Those seeking Tax-Aide assistance should bring a photo identification for the taxpayer and spouse; Social Security cards for all household members; last year’s income tax returns; income documents such as all W-2s and 1099s; rent statement or paid real estate property tax receipt if filing for the Property Tax Credit; health insurance premiums paid; daycare statements; education or tuition fees paid; information for itemized deductions, if applicable; and any other documents required to complete a return.
CLAY COUNTY — The National Weather Service is offering to train severe weather spotters from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26, at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, 1600 N. Highway 291, Liberty. This training is free to attend and requires no registration. The 90-minute the training will cover severe thunderstorm basics, how to identify severe storm features, how to report severe weather observed and storm spotter safety. This is an opportunity for those who wish to become more involved with severe storm spotting and those who just wish to learn more about severe thunderstorms.
Neely chairs special committee on well-being of children JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Speaker Todd Richardson has announced the formation of a special committee to focus on policy proposals impacting Jim Neely the health and welfare of children in Missouri’s care. The Special
Committee to Improve the Care and Well-being of Young People will consider ideas to improve the child welfare system. District 8 Rep. Jim Neely, R-Cameron, will chair the committee. Part of his district includes Clay County. “We must do everything in our power to ask the right, and maybe hard, questions of how to improve our approach of enhancing the quality of life for the children and youth requiring state services,” said Neely. “I am hopeful this committee will produce meaningful and thoughtful legislation before the House.” The number of children in the Missouri foster care system is growing each year with the Department of Social Services responsible for nearly 13,000 children this year. In Missouri, the average time a child spends in foster care is estimated to be two years, and about half of the children experience three or more foster care placements. “With the amount of legislation filed to address the policies and practices of the programs that serve as the state’s safety net, a specific committee with its sole mission to carefully evaluate each proposal was needed so we ensure every child in Missouri has the opportunity to succeed in life,” said Richardson, R-Poplar Bluff. The Children’s Division, under the Department of Social Services umbrella, is responsible for the administration of Missouri’s child welfare services.
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✦ Faith News Discovering Spiritual Maturity class continues at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 28, at the church, 2855 S. Petty Road, Kearney. The Women of Joy registration deadline is Sunday, Feb. 4. For more information, call the church office at 628-2777 or visit the church website at www. kearneycrossroads.com.
First Christian Church of Kearney The film “Do You Believe?” will be shown at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 26, at the church, 2151 S. Jefferson St. A hymn sing led by The King’s Heralds with Russell Babcock on the piano will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28. A donation will be collected to offset traveling costs of the entertainers. For more information on upcoming events, call the church at 628-5583.
Community Covenant Church of Kearney Covenant Cedars staff will be on hand to promote church camp to the youth group on Wednesday, Jan. 31, at the church, 1820 S. Jefferson St. in Kearney.
Good Shepherd Catholic Church of Smithville The church, located at 18601 N. U. S. 169 in Smithville, will host a Knights of Columbus spaghetti dinner from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and again from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27. Meals are $10 per adult, $5 per child and free for those aged 5 and younger. Carryout is available by calling 532-4344.
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First United Methodist Church
1000 E. Hwy 92 at Jesse James Farm Road - Kearney, MO
Phone (816) 628-5560
Traditional Worship..............Sun 8:15 & 10:45 am Contemporary Worship ..............Sun 9:30 & 10:45am Sunday School ..........9:30 & 10:45 am Nursery care provided for all services Full range of Children & Youth Ministries Joyful Noise Preschool (MO Accredited) Visit us on the web at www.kearneyfumc.org
Paul Brown, Pastor
Radiant Life Church Assembly of God 704 N. Jefferson Street, Kearney MO Church Phone 628-4169
www.radiantlifeag.org Nick DiBenedetto, Lead Pastor Morning Worship 10:30am Free Cafe 10:00am Family Night (Wed.) 7:00pm Nursery Provided
Disciples of Christ (First Christian Church) 2018 Gentry Street NKC, MO 64116
You can have peace despite fear Scripture
my parents died when I was 15, a drunken driver crashed into my family. After a tragic event, you have milestones: the next holiday, your next birthday, the day you lived on this earth as long with them as without them, when you turn their age, and so on. My latest milestone is that my oldest child has turned Devotional 15. The fear is based on my I haven’t cried that hard in a lineage in this area: My dad long time. It was fear, possibly had one parent die at this — unwarranted fear — but just age, and his mom had both the same: fear. You see, both parents die at this age. I “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will YVONNE strengthen you RUFF and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” — Isaiah 41:10
Christian chorus to begin rehearsals
KANSAS CITY — The Christian Community Chorus will begin rehearsals for its ninth season on Tuesday, Feb. 6. The practice will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
33 Hwy & 19th St., Kearney 816-628-6974
15203 92 Hwy, (west) Kearney, MO 816.628.4222 Philip Welch, Pastor
Pastor Mike Coglan
Sunday Worship................10:00 a.m.
Sunday Worship ........9:00am & 10:30am Sunday School ............................9:00am Nursery provided both services Kids Worship (provided during 10:30 service) Community Cafe ..............10:00-10:30am
Children’s Ministry, Youth Ministry Women’s Fellowship/Prayer Group Nursery Available - Visitors Welcome
Sun. Worship Services – 8:00 & 10:45 a.m. Sun. Bible Study Hour – 9:30 a.m. Praise & Worship – 6:30 p.m. (2nd Sun.) Youth – 7:00 p.m. Wed. Bible Studies – call church for details
Northern Hills Christian Academy 816-320-3204 www.nhcapatriots.com Pre-School through 8th grade
Church of the Annunciation
First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
(Roman Catholic) 701 N. Jefferson, Kearney, MO Phone 628-5030 Fr. Al Ebach, C. PP. S Daily Mass----Tues, Thurs & Fri-8:00 a.m. Wed----6:00 p.m. Saturday (vigil of Sunday)........5:00 p.m. Sunday Masses..........8:00 & 10:30 a.m. Come and grow with us! Prayerful Worship — Faith Formation and Life-Long Learning for all ages — Reaching out to serve the Community Call or visit us at www.annunciationkearney.com
• Sunday School 9:15 • Worship 10:30 • Small group Bible studies Sunday PM
Ron Snow, Pastor 532-4400
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH 3101 N.E. Vivion Road East of Antioch Crossing
Sunday School 9:00 am Sunday Worship 10:15 am beth@grace4u.net (816)452-0212
Dr. Jerry Cain
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST)
427 East Kansas Liberty, MO • 781-3621 Rev. David Culver New Traditions Worship 8:30 am Sunday School 9:30 am Traditional Worship 10:50 am Alfa y Omega 2:00 pm
www.LCCDOC.org
Smithville First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
201 North Bridge Street Smithville Missouri Phone (816) 532-0773 Adult Education 9:30 am Children Worship & Wonder 10:30 am Sunday Service 10:30 am Pastor Lara Blackwood Pickrel
www.smithvillefcc.org
Gospel Music Ministry Student Ministries (grades 6-12) www.fcckearney.org
S M I TH VI LL E U NI TED M ETH OD I S T CH UR C H 505 N. Hwy 169 Smithville, MO 816-532-3200 Coffee Time 8:30 am Sunday School 9:00 am Sunday Service 10:00 am Children’s Worship 10:00 am
Rev. Rebecca Mulford
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH
SUNDAY WORSHIP 9 & 11 a.m.
1520 Hwy DD
www.gccsmithville.org
532-3737
Pastor George Lakatos
NEW DIRECTION CHURCH Sundays 10 a.m. 21209 NE 188th St Holt, Mo 64048 “An Old Fashioned Friendly Church” For Information Call Pastor Rick Lumm 816-790-3251
St. Stephen Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
*Bringing people TO Christ, Growing people IN Christ*
Sunday Worship Service: 8:00 am- Traditional 9:15- Sunday School 10:30 am- Contemporary
205 N. Forest Ave Liberty, MO 64068 816-781-3377 sslc@sbcglobal.net
Christ’s Fellowship Church
Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Family Night 7:00 p.m. Join us at 98 Stonebridge Ln, Smithville, MO www.fwcsmithville.com
Services are now at our winter location: Lathrop Antique Fairgrounds Church 2488 SE Hwy. 33 Lathrop, MO 64465 Services Held Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. Come as you are! Questions: Call Jay at (816)457-9004
Northland Lutheran Outreach 10AM Worship 11AM Bible Study
1103 S. Commercial Smithville, Missouri 64089
816-866-5899
www.OurSaviorAcademy.org/NLO/
Dear Lord, thank you so much for watching over me and my family and comforting me when I need it. Yvonne Ruff is a Northland mother and an author devotionals.
First Baptist Church
303 S. Grove, Kearney, Phone 628-5693 Dr. Ken Parker, Senior Pastor Early Worship ........................8:15 am Sunday School ......................9:30 am Worship Service ..................10:45 am Wed. Family Meal........5:15 to 6:15 pm Wed.Pre-School/Children Choir5:45 pm Wed. Pastor Study..................6:30 pm Wed. Activities ........................6:30 pm
Nursery Provided Everyone Welcome ww.kearneyfbc.com
Arley United Methodist Church
Trinity Lutheran LC-MS
17122 C Highway - NW of Kearney Dan Jones, Pastor Pastor Phone: 573-795-9988 E-mail: arleyumc64060@gmail.com Sunday School ..............10:00 a.m. Morning Worship ............11:00 a.m. U.M. Women ....................1:00 p.m.
1715 South Jefferson St. Phone: 816-628-6644 The Rev. Drew Newman, Pastor
(2nd Sun. of month)
Tired of life with no anchor? Here you’ll receive the Gospel of Christ in solid hymnody, historic liturgy, preaching, and the Sacraments all conducted with reverence and dignity. Join us this Sunday to feast on Christ, the Word of life!
Visitors Welcome Nursery Provided Church 628-4704
The Divine Service - 9:00 Sunday School & Bible Study - 10:45 On the Web at www.trinitykearney.org
First Baptist Church
Bridge Street Ministries
(1st Sun. of month)
U.M. Men ..........................8:00 a.m.
300 South Bridge 532-4749
Prayer
Bringing the Word of God To Your Life Because: JESUS IS LORD! www.cfckearney.org
Smithville, MO
HIGH POINT COWBOY CHURCH
Good Shepherd Catholic Church
Ladies Faith Cafe Thursday 6:30
Worship Services 8:15 am, 10:45 am, 5:00 pm Sunday School - 9:30 am (Nursery Available)
Bible Church
Pastor Rich Foster 411 NW 179th • 532-3762 Pastor 169 Hwy & 179th Street
Worship Service 11:00 Children’s Sunday School 11:30
2151 S. Jefferson St., Kearney 816-628-5583 Randy Mitchell, Pastor
Emmanuel
Nursery Provided www.fccnkc.org (816)842-2341
350 Amory Road Smithville
Call the church for details.
www.kearneycovenant.com
Pastor: Lionel Brown
LANDMARK BAPTIST CHURCH
(An Evangelical Covenant Church)
What are you fearful about? How do you deal with it? Have you ever approached God with your fears? It is possible to have overwhelming peace in spite of fear, if you invite God into your life.
Joseph Martin’s cantata of spirituals, “A Journey to Hope.” Singing skills and music reading will prove helpful, and singers of all voice parts are welcome, said Director Larry Harris. The fee is $20 per individual. For details, call Harris at 529-5725
816-320-3301 www.nhbcweb.org Pastor Tom Willoughby
33 Hwy. 3 ½ miles north of Kearney
• Wednesday Awana clubs 6:15 PM 3 years - Jr. High School, August - May
18601 N. US HWY 169 SMITHVILLE
in the sanctuary at Gashland United Methodist Church, 7715 N. Oak Trafficway, Kansas City. Singers commit to 11 weekly rehearsals, a Saturday dress rehearsal and at least two presentations, scheduled for April 22 and 23. The music for this season will include
COMMUNITY COVENANT CHURCH
Traditional Service: 8:30 Am Coffee Fellowship: 9:30 AM Sunday School: 10:00 AM Praise Service: 11:00 AM
Rev. Trish Winters
pushed this information down for a while, but after watching a movie that made me cry, it came out, torrentially. It’s times like these that I am thankful for my relationship with the God of the universe. I can’t just wish this fear away nor can I pretend the fear isn’t there. But I can talk and pray to God to help keep my mind rational. Additionally, the church has walked with me in this area, praying for the generational curse (as some would call it) to be lifted.
NORTHERN HILLS BAPTIST CHURCH
19400 North 169 Highway Smithville 816-532-4422 9:45 Sunday School 10:45 Sunday Worship Scripture Study/Prayer
Mass: Sun. 7:30 & 10:30 a.m. Sat. 5 p.m. Fr. Terrell Finnell, Pastor Church 532-4344
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Crossroads Community Church of Kearney
4805 NE Antioch Road KCMO 64119
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Smithville, MO
300 South Bridge
Pastor Dave Every
A ministry of First Baptist Church
www.firstbaptistsmithvillemo.com
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Church 816-532-0164
Sunday Worship Schedule Morning Worship - 9:30 AM Coffee Fellowship - 10:15 AM Bible Study - 10:30 AM You’re invited to join us!
Kearney Bible Church Clear Creek Drive & M - 92 East Church 628-4404 Chuck Johnson, Pastor, 628-5020
Sunday School....................9:30 am Worship Service................10:35 am Children’s Service ............11:00 am Wednesday Teen Ministry ..6:30 pm Nursery aide for Sunday Services
Paradise . Baptist Church 18524 County Rd W Paradise, Missouri Services Times:
Sunday School: 10-10:45am Sun. Morning Worship: 11am-Noon Sun. Night Bible Study: 6-7pm Wed. Night Bible Study: 6-6:45pm Prayer Meeting: 6:45-7pm
Come as you are, a Church where Everybody is Somebody
Walk-ins Welcome Pastor Rick Florence (816)532-1130
Tuesdays 10 AM-12 PM 2nd Saturdays 10 AM-12 PM
Serving the local Smithville Community
KING OF KINGS LUTHERAN MO SYNOD 1701 NE 96th Street, Kansas City, MO 64155 Sunday Worship 8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Son-Shine Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Senior Pastor Rev. Frank Greene
www.kingofkings-lcms.net 816-436-7680
PARADISE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
A Growing Family of Faith…CHRIST focused, relevant messages, for all seasons of life. Worship 11:00 children, youth & Adult Sunday School 10:00 169 Hwy North to "W" Hwy East 4 miles Located 2 blocks off "W" on Church Street Stephanie Theis, Pastor (816)783-7593
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You should always keep chemicals out of the reach of children anyway, so this just extends to older children as well.”
Sue Miller, Clay County community health promotion director, discussing trend of children ingesting Tide Pods
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Civil Rights leader leaves lasting impact Book Tour. For those who may not know the name, Bridges was the courageous African-American 6-yearold first-grader who walked into an all-white school in New Orleans in 1960 after the order to desegregate was given. While her story might KELLIE HOUX not ring a bell, perhaps the Southeast Editor ✦ 389-6630 picture by Norman Rockwell kellie.houx@mycouriertribune.com titled “The Problem We All Must Live With” depicting a small child with her chin As a reporter, everyone up, dressed and ready to go I have interviewed, taken to class while she is escorted a photo of or perhaps did by four U.S. Marshals does. both has left an indelible In the painting, Rockwell mark on me. Most of the chooses not to show the time, I consider each of those viewer the two men leading marks a small blessing, a the child into school and small lesson learned. In rarer the two providing guard in moments, I have a deeper the back, but rather their touch, a more resonant armbands and torsos are in example that sticks with me. frame. The focus is on the I met Ruby Bridges in child. 1996. I was a young reporter I don’t believe my with just a couple of years of education was lacking in community journalism under lessons about the leaders of my belt. For the record, I was the civil rights movement. I covering education all across knew of Dr. Martin Luther the Northland. King Jr., the Rev. Jesse Jackson Bridges came to a Park Hill and Malcolm X. I knew about School District elementary the men who sat down and school as part of a Scholastic led wage strikes and marches.
I knew of Rosa Parks, but the child’s story wasn’t part of what I remember learning in history class. Bridges made sure that after her visit to the Northland, no one would forget her. In many ways, I remember this grown woman with bouncy black curls smiling at the kids, perhaps reflecting on the diversity of faces. I know I have not forgotten her. In a subsequent interview I heard, I remember her saying these words: “That first morning I remember Mom saying as I got dressed in my new outfit, ‘Now, I want you to behave yourself today, Ruby, and don’t be afraid. There might be a lot of people outside this new school, but I’ll be with you.’ That conversation was the full extent of preparing me for what was to come.” On Nov. 14, 1960, those federal marshals escorted Bridges and her mother to William Frantz Elementary School for her first day of school. Angry white protesters lined the streets and shouted threats.
Because white parents didn’t want their children in class with an AfricanAmerican student, Bridges spent her first year at William Frantz alone with her teacher, Barbara Henry. The story is that neither missed a day of school that year. The following year, tensions had cooled, and Bridges was in a secondgrade class of both African American and white students. She later attended an integrated high school. She went to business school in Kansas City, studying travel and tourism, and worked as a travel agent for 15 years. She married and had four sons. I remember this woman standing in front of an assembly of elementary-aged students. They looked at her with wide eyes and seemed enraptured by her. I know I was. I thought about Bridges and that visit during the past couple weeks, especially when I attended the Northland Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at
William Jewell College. I thought about LuceVirlynn V. Apollon, a senior nursing major from Liberty, one of the day’s honorees. She graduated from Liberty North High School and began her time at Jewell in 2015. She is going to finish her degree in three years. I was so impressed with her poise on that Gano Chapel stage. I thought about Bridges and that just a bit more than half a century ago — not that long ago in the scheme of history — a little girl moved up the steps in New Orleans and impacted history. Perhaps it might seem far-fetched to link the two together. I could tell by the round of applause that Apollon is appreciated. For me, I thought of Bridges and how she paved the path for future generations of black students and black women. To think, a child can lead the way and make that ever-lasting impact for generations of women now and yet to come.
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Likely state budget reductions should not come from education Recent forecasts predict reductions in the revenue flowing into state coffers. The governor, in his State of the State RIK HAFER address, again called for reducing taxes. With reduced funding likely, will higher education, as it was last year, be on the chopping block? Let us all hope that this year those in Jefferson City make responsible choices. Why? Two good reasons. First, additional cuts to higher education will further diminish the prospects of those who planned to advance their education at one of our community colleges or public four-year universities. Attending our state educational institutions, not those in another state, is for many their most practical path to economic success. Second, Missouri has one of the worst performing economies over the past 20
years. Last years’ ill-advised cuts to higher education reduced the state’s prospects for faster economic growth in the future. Another round of cuts will further diminish the standards of living for future generations of Missourians — at least those who do not migrate to better opportunities in other states. A recent study conducted by Gail Heyne Hafer and myself makes the point. We asked two questions. First, what is the relationship between education today and future income? Second, how does educational attainment today affect future health and social outcomes? To answer these questions, we collected data for each county in Missouri. We then compared educational attainment by adults in 1990 to household incomes and several measures of social behavior in recent years. This gave us the ability to see
how education now might influence future outcomes. We found that counties in which a larger percentage of the adults in 1990 lacked a high school diploma or its equivalent have, on average, lower household incomes today. These counties also tend to have a greater prevalence of negative health and social outcomes, such as higher rates of smoking and obesity, and more childhood poverty. Not too surprisingly, completing high school has a critical effect on individuals’ lives and the future of the communities in which they live. But there is much more to our story. The most striking result of our analysis is that a distinctive “switch” in these relationships occurs when we consider the effects of higher education. And by higher education we do not mean only a bachelor’s degree. We found that families in counties where a larger
percentage of the adult population finishes high school and extends their education at a community college, receives some vocational training or completes just a couple years of university coursework are much more likely to be living financially comfortable and healthy lives today. A fouryear college degree is not the only ticket to success. Our results show that when a larger proportion of the adult population in 1990 met the condition “high school plus two” years of education, today those counties also had significantly higher levels of household income, a smaller incidence of smoking and obesity and less childhood poverty. Finding that the “switch” to better futures occurs at “high school plus two” instead of at “bachelor’s degree” is important. It means that reducing
individuals’ opportunity to advance their education and training beyond high school by budgetary decisions that severely restrict the role of community colleges and similar institutions is likely to harm many. More cuts in state funding to community colleges and other institutions of higher education in the name of smaller government imperils the economic future of individual citizens and the state as a whole. If policy makers continue down this misguided path, require them to explain why Missouri’s economic growth continues to lag behind most other states in the nation.
home after dark and hit this median, doing $400 damage to the car. He drives commercially and is especially careful. There were several hub caps there, and broken glass and other debris from former accidents. There was no sign on the median and no yellow paint on the curb. I was later told by Bruce Neidholdt, public works operations manager, that signs keep getting knocked over and yellow paint was hard to maintain. Following my complaint to the city, glass and other wreck debris were cleaned up and a sign put up with a small area of yellow paint. It would seem this street was designed without realizing how traveled it
would become, and without planning for extensive commercial growth. There are already two schools, and a new residential area is being developed. Others I have talked to agree the area desperately needs help. I would hope the city would get a streetlight over this area, paint the curb and keep a sign up.
Missouri. Don’t forget, the Missouri state legislature has a sordid history of womanizing interns, and now Greitens has been exposed as just one more of them. Countless women today are standing up to the men who have abused them. The last vestiges of patriarchy are being exposed, and people who are paying attention know this. Greitens has recently been accused of blackmail and sexual abuse and will use the power of his office to do what most politicians do: lie, fog, obfuscate and intimidate their accusers. Neutralizing this issue is priority one for Greitens and his senior staff, and they certainly have been working overtime to do just that. They have been
using the phone app Confide that erases messages/texts after they have been read and prevents messages from being saved, forwarded or printed. What could Greitens and his senior staff be talking about that is so secret that they need to cover their tracks? It sure appears they are breaking the law by using this app that destroys public records. This stinks, and our state is up to our necks in it. Greitens’ character or lack of renders him unfit for leading Missouri and a prime candidate for possibly serving prison time. Is this who we want for governor? Greitens needs to resign or be removed from office today.
Rik Hafer, professor of economics in the Plaster School of Business & Entrepreneurship, serves as director of the Center for Economics and the Environment, which is part of the Hammond Institute for Free Enterprise at Lindenwood University in St. Charles.
✦ Your Letters Improved safety needed for Liberty’s Conistor Street I write this with the hope that Conistor Street going south to north in Liberty be made safer and more user friendly, especially when it is dark. The west side is a straight run with no jogs. Traveling this area, you need rather rapidly to switch lanes three times, soon to be four. The last jog is between Liberty Commons and the soonto-be large movie theater. The median island has no streetlight over it on the east side, where it is desperately needed and is mostly dark. My son, who does not live in Liberty, was going
Pat Miller, Liberty
Citizen calls for resignation of governor Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens needs to resign and leave politics forever. His character, or lack of, is a disgrace to the office of governor and a disgrace to the state of
James L. Wrolstad, Liberty
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MOSAIC: St. Luke’s Health System to take over 6 other clinics in April Continued from A1
the Kearney or Excelsior Springs location. “So, 90 to 95 percent are treated at the other six Mosaic Life Care clinics,” he wrote. Mosaic Life Care and St. Luke’s Health System announced the buyout Dec. 19. In it, St. Luke’s will acquire six of Mosaic’s Northland clinics: Highland Plaza, Parkville, Platte City, Smithville, Burlington and Shoal Creek. Change of ownership is scheduled for April. Austin said patient records at the two closing facilities will be treated “with the utmost confidentiality” and transferred to another care provider upon request. In addition to potentially leaving patients in search of new heath care providers if they choose to not go to St. Luke’s, the closures may mean some medical professionals will be left in search of other employment. Austin said Mosaic employees affiliated with the Kearney and Excelsior Springs locations should now become St. Luke’s employees. “We can’t speak on behalf of St. Luke’s, but both Kearney and Excelsior Springs employees are likely be transitioned to St. Luke’s,” he said. Officials with St. Luke’s said contract negotiations are underway, but it is unclear if those staffers will be solely from clinics that were part of the six-clinic buyout or will also come from the two closing clinics. St. Luke’s Northland
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As the sun literally sets on the Kearney Mosaic Clinic location, located off a portion of Platte-Clay Way ceremoniously renamed Mosaic Life Way in honor of the facility, so too does it set on the operation of the health care facility after Mosaic announced it would close the location along with another clinic in Excelsior Springs effective March 2.
Hospital-Smithville Chief Executive Officer Adele Ducharme said it was her understanding contract negotiations were ongoing, but it was unclear who or how many from Mosaic would be joining the St. Luke’s team or in which St. Luke’s health care facility they would be placed. Ducharme said she was personally thrilled about the purchase of clinics because it will add qualified staff and increase the footprint of St. Luke’s in the Northland. “We are in the process now of, hopefully, hiring a majority of the staff. We’ve been offering them employment agreements for the physicians and the practitioners and the nurse
practitioners and employees, letting them know that if they are willing to sign up as an employee, we are wiling to continue to have them become a St. Luke’s employee,” she said at a hospital system update quarterly luncheon at the Smithville hospital on Friday, Jan. 19. “We are hearing very favorable results.” Ducharme said St. Luke’s also will be evaluating the clinics it purchased as part of the deal to assess services and space availability. “That’s kind of what we’re doing right now, analyzing all the clinics, analyzing their volumes and making those determinations. We are very excited to get a major footprint in the Northland,”
she said. “We have been running out of space at our Barry Road campus and in our medical office building as well. We have too many doctors and not enough space, so this gives us an opportunity to take some of our doctors and scatter them in these clinics.” Ducharme said she and the chief financial officer are studying what kind of volume the Mosaic clinic deal may bring from other areas to the hospitals they oversee. “We are making sure we are prepared for that additional volume to come after May,” she said. Northwest Editor Amanda Lubinski can be reached at amanda.lubinski@ mycouriertribune.com or 903-6001.
liquid laundry detergent can be fatal
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Tide Pods are water-soluble packets of laundry detergent.
for the body and are dangerous if ingested. Historically, it has been recommended to keep chemicals, detergents and other cleaning materials in a child-proofed environment to keep out of reach of young children. Now it is teenagers who are putting things in their mouth that do not belong. “It sounds like its become more of an adolescent stunt rather than the little kids,”
Miller said. “It sounds like a dare that teens are doing to each other to eat it and then video recording themselves doing it.” So far, death is not the largest concern, not to say it isn’t a concern. Kaitlyn Wallace, communications specialist for the Clay County Public Health Center, said she read a report that stated Tide can cause severe gastrointestinal distress, and if the chemicals make it to the blood stream and organs, it can be fatal. Wallace also talked about YouTube discouraging the challenge by taking down videos of kids putting the detergent in their mouths. Tide representatives are getting involved to discourage the challenge as well. Procter & Gamble, Tide’s parent company, issued a statement to TIME magazine expressing concern about
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resignation effective immediately further the effectiveness of the Smithville Area Fire Protection District,” the letter states. Atkins had been viewed in recent months and years unfavorably by some district patrons, as he was at the helm of much of the board’s operational gridlock when he and Childress were the only members of the board throughout part of 2016 and 2017. District patrons took time during public comment portions of multiple board meetings to address their issues with Atkins, while others sometimes chose to shout things from the audience. Those at odds with Atkins said he and other former board members provided Callahan too much leeway that was detrimental to the district. Atkins could not be reached for further comment as of press time Wednesday, Jan. 24. Rather than appoint a replacement to fill the remainder of Atkins’ term that expires in April, Childress said the board would operate with her and Bob Painter as members until then. Childress said she wasn’t “overly concerned” about board operations following Atkins’ resignation, as she believes she and Painter can get along and work together for the benefit of the district. In April, the board will expand to five members. Since the same number of people filed for seats as there were openings, no election will be held. The board, with new members being sworn in April, will consist of Childress, Painter, Duane Garmeson, Brian Laybourne and Charlie Waters, who
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In addition to receiving Atkins’ resignation, the board reached a negotiated employment separation agreement with Callahan effective Feb. 28. Details on whether the agreement was a termination of Callahan by the board or a resignation by the chief were not released. Acting Chief Dave Cline will remain in the position until a permanent replacement is hired. “I’m very excited about that,” Childress said, adding she thinks Cline has done an outstanding job in the role since Callahan has been out on workman’s compensation leave since early last spring. Childress read a statement following the announcement that was later provided as a press release to the Courier-Tribune. “No further comment on Mr. Callahan’s employment status will be made by district directors, employees or agents. Further information may become available once finalized, pursuant to the Missouri Sunshine Law,” the statement reads. As the agreement was reached in executive session, per the Sunshine Law, details about the agreement can remained closed for up to 72 hours. Board attorney Joe Gagnon said further details on the agreement would be released within the allotted timeframe. The board will hold a special public meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, to decide how the fire chief’s position will be publicized. Northwest Editor Amanda Lubinski can be reached at amanda. lubinski@mycouriertribune.com or 903-6001.
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CHALLENGE: Ingesting concentrated them to putting water-soluble laundry detergent pods in their mouths. Whoever can keep it in there the longest wins, according to Clay County Public Health Center Director of Community Health Promotion Sue Miller. But what do they win? Maybe a trip to the hospital. “It’s a highly concentrated form of detergent, so it’s not like a regular detergent that is harmful enough if you ingest it,” Miller said. “... It would be the same types of risks. Diarrhea and vomiting ... Little children have had mental status changes with it. It could cause burning in your esophagus, and your trachea is right there, so it could potentially cause some respiratory distress.” Miller’s advice: “Don’t do it.” Tide Pods are not healthy
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and expect,” he said. “I hope it will pass with great support.” Councilman Kevin Graham said as residents continue to buy products online, the city needs to address the inequality in sales tax revenue generated by online and in-store purchases. “This is vital and crucial for the city,” he said. For Councilman Michael Hagan, the use tax would signal a modernizing of the tax structure. “It’s also a way to continue great services,” he said. Mayor Lyndell Brenton said the funds generated from the use tax, if approved, would be used for what citizens ask for, including significant capital improvements. In February and March, the council and Brenton will visit with many community groups to share details about the tax proposal. In an earlier meeting, Brenton said the current direction for use tax revenue has been replacing the animal shelter and improving parks, specifically City Park. “We have been fortunate over the years to hear from citizens,” Brenton said. “We will take the input and pull from that list.” One proposal is an inclusive playground at City Park. Another is updating the splash park there. “We want to be cautious and over-deliver and under-promise,” the mayor said. Independence and Blue Springs also are putting a use tax on the April ballot. “Even if people aren’t going to brick-and-mortar stores, there is still a transportation of goods, which means the use of roadways and other public services,” Brenton said. “City governments
A decade of voting history in Liberty Liberty voters have voted on eight city questions during the past 10 years. Two were sales tax renewals, two were new sales taxes and one was a use tax. FF In 2008, there were three questions on the ballot. Two were sales taxes that passed that will sunset. These helped bring some major improvements to Liberty, including the Flintlock Flyover, Interstate 35/Missouri Highway 291 interchange, I-35/South Liberty Parkway interchange and the Liberty Drive and Franklin Street rehabilitation projects. Seventy-two percent of voters approved extending the half-cent capital sales tax to 2030. The tax was first approved in 1988 and went into effect Jan. 1, 1989. Voters approved extending and increasing by a quarter-cent an existing quarter-cent transportation sales tax by a smaller margin. Fifty-six percent of voters were in favor of the extension to 2020. The tax was first approved by voters in 2001 and went into effect April 1, 2002. Sixty-nine percent of voters supported authorizing the issuance of $23 million in general obligation bonds. FF In 2013, 91 percent of voters supported sewer bonds. FF In 2014, Liberty voters passed two of three ballot questions. The transient guest tax passed with 55 percent “yes” votes. The economic development tax that provided funding for the downtown improvements and the second phase of South Liberty Parkway passed with 56 percent approval. A proposed use tax failed with 59 percent casting a “no” vote. FF Last year, in 2017, voters approved the public safety sales tax with 75 percent supporting the issue.
aren’t about collecting wealth, but making sure services are given to its citizens. It’s that simple. There’s a cost to providing a responsive city government. While we have been as frugal as possible, we still need operating funds.” City Administrator Curt Wenson said the city’s budget has been lean since 2008. “Yes, we will continue to look for efficiencies,” Brenton said. The use tax will give the city revenue to meet needs and wants, he said. Liberty Public Schools also is putting a question before voters in April. The districts seeks a no-tax-increase bond issue to generate an estimated $49
million for the first phase of its long-range plan. “While the Liberty school board has its no-tax bond issue on the same ballot, there’s always a little concern about multiple issues on the ballot,” Brenton said. “I think people will differentiate between the two needs.” He said multiple issues are often on a ballot. “It then becomes incumbent on us to do a good job to explain the use tax and of course, the district will explain their issue, too,” Brenton said. Southeast Editor Kellie Houx can be reached at kellie.houx@mycouriertribune. com or 389-6630.
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also houses the Dermatology and Skin Cancer Centers, 8380 N. Tullis, Suite 300, Kansas City, at the corner of Missouri Highway 152 and Shoal Creek Parkway. “We are excited to open our practice in Shoal Creek,” said Garstang, a board-certified physician who has practiced family medicine at The Liberty Clinic since 2002. “I have been at the Liberty Clinic for 15 years. This is a chance to start a new era. This will be a place that we are passionate about. It’s exciting to offer such cutting-edge care here.” Garstang completed his residency at Goppert Family Care, Baptist Medical Center, Kansas City, and received his medical degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. His special practice interests include sports medicine, endurance sports health, joint injections and screening colonoscopies. Oshel is new to Liberty. “I’m excited to start from square one,” she said. “I’m excited to be
part of the community. It will be a gift to treat people I see shopping at the grocery store or those picking up their kids at school.” Board certified in both family medicine and osteopathic family medicine, Oshel completed her residency at UMKC Community and Family Medicine, Kansas City, and received her doctor of osteopathy degree from Des Moines University in Iowa. While she treats all ages and health backgrounds, she also performs osteopathic manipulation for acute and chronic musculoskeletal problems and enjoys focusing on prevention and women’s health. Liberty Hospital President and CEO David Feese congratulated the staff. “The clinic and those here will serve the community well,” Feese said. The clinic has 22 examination rooms and two procedure rooms. Southeast Editor Kellie Houx can be reached at kellie.houx@mycouriertribune.com or 389-6630.
I-35: Work scheduled to start after Memorial Day 2019, wrap up in 2020 Some drivers are applauding the attention being given to this congested area. Others are more hesitant about the bridge demolition and the work along Kansas Street. A few of these comments were heard at the public open house for the project Thursday, Jan. 18, at the Liberty Community Center. The project has united the efforts and funding from the Missouri Department of Transportation, Liberty and Kansas City. Steve Hansen, who retired from his post as Liberty’s public works director in June 2016, worked for years to secure funding and to seek partnerships. Current Public Works Director Andy Noll continued the efforts. Representatives from MoDOT, Liberty, Kansas City and TranSystems united to examine the growth in the area. The bridge will be eight lanes with a smaller bridge that will send two lanes north in what is defined as an eastbound displaced leftturn diamond. According to MoDOT, by shifting traffic out of the mainline traffic flow on Missouri Highway 152, the two ramp terminal intersections can operate more efficiently and help reduce congestion. The extra bridge will have three lanes, with two moving north. TranSystems Project Engineer Justin Adams said the improvements would be substantial. Several of the
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Kansas Street and a 10-foot multi-use path along the south side. Plus there will be a crosswalk at the intersection of Highway 291. Liberty Councilman Jeff Watt said he was pleased with the turnout at the open house. “I watched the representatives of MoDOT and TranSystems listen to feedback from residents and business owners,” he said. “The project has been in the works off and on for years. Then there
were state budget constraints. It’s exciting to see it coming together.” Watt said construction companies are getting efficient at constructing bridges. “I was thinking about some big players such as the Noland Road Bridge or the bridge over Grand Boulevard, and that took less than four months,” he said. “This will not be without some pain, but we are going to do the most to give us the best chance to meet
growth.” Watt believes with the opening of the South Liberty Parkway this fall, traffic congestion might be diverted that way. “This project is significant and will be painful,” he said. “I’m really pleased how MoDOT has taken the lead on this and TranSystems is in the mix. It really is a good project.” The entire project is expected to be completed by 2020.
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Kearney man found guilty of murder in 2016 shooting of high schooler By Amanda Lubinski amanda.lubinski@mycouriertribune.com
INDEPENDENCE — A 21-year-old Kearney man was found guilty of murder and armed criminal action Thursday, Jan. 11, in the shooting death of a 16-yearold high school student. The verdict was returned by a jury in Jackson County court in the trial of Tymon D. Reed, who lived in an apartment complex in the 400 block of Porter Ridge Road in Kearney at the time of the incident. Reed was
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Van Horn High School in Independence when Reed, angry with one of Reilly’s friends about the theft of marijuana, confronted Reilly, asking the whereabouts of Reilly’s friend. As Reilly attempted to leave, court reports state Reed followed, attempting to fight Reilly, and pulled out a handgun. During a struggle over the gun, the weapon fired, wounding Reilly, who tried to limp away. Multiple witnesses told investigators when Reilly tried to get away, Reed fired at Reilly
several more times, killing him. Reilly suffered injuries to his back, chest, stomach, thigh and shoulder in the fatal shooting, which occurred in a driveway in the 1100 block of South Home Avenue, east of Van Horn. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 2, in Independence. Northwest Editor Amanda Lubinski can be reached at amanda. lubinski@mycouriertribune.com or 903-6001.
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SMITHVILLE — What was originally reported as a potential standoff between a man in a single-family residence and law enforcement officers turned out to be something else after officers responded to a house in Smithville’s Cedar Lake subdivision Sunday, Jan. 21. Police Chief Jason Lockridge said officers were requested for a checkthe-welfare call to a home in the 100 block of Prairie Rose Street around 11:30 a.m. “We did not release it that somebody barricaded themselves inside. We do not know where that came from,” he said.
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While on scene, officers noticed a man enter the property through a garage. Shortly after, officers heard a gunshot. “They were fired by him,” Lockridge said of the man in his 40’s who entered the residence. “Officers were on the scene when he pulled into the driveway and closed the garage door. Then officers heard a gunshot. They didn’t know who it was directed at. Once a gunshot was heard, officers backed up and set up a perimeter for
safety and called in the tactical guys from Clay County (Sheriff’s Office).” Crews from the Northland Regional Ambulance District and Smithville Area Fire Protection District also responded to the scene. Law enforcement officers evacuated neighboring homes and cleared nearby streets, telling residents to stay indoors and in their basements if possible. After trying to make contact with the man in the residence for several hours, Lockridge said the county tactical team made a forced entry around 5 p.m. and located the man, who had died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. No one else was inside the residence. Northwest Editor Amanda Lubinski can be reached at amanda.lubinski@mycouriertribune. com or 903-6001.
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PLATTE COUNTY — A lawyer with Liberty ties has been sentenced to six years in prison resulting from a lewd computer chat with an undercover officer posing as a 13-year-old girl, according to Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd. Jerome M. Patience, 40, of Independence, who practiced law in Liberty, received the sentence Jan. 18 immediately after pleading guilty in the Platte County Circuit Court. Patience pleaded guilty to attempted sexual exploitation of a minor for communicating with a person he believed to be less than 14 years old and urging her to take photos while performing a sexual act.
Kearney father, son injured by wrong-way driver on I-35 LIBERTY — Ten minutes after midnight, Sunday, Jan. 21, a crash involving two vehicles resulted in three people being sent to Liberty Hospital. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, 20-year-old Madison E. Mortallaro, Smithville, was traveling southbound in a 2009 Hyundai in the northbound CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/ www.gofundme. lanes of Interstate 35 and com/51b5f1k struck Joshua R. West’s Nathaniel West, 8; and his father, 2007 Mitsubishi head-on Josh West, both of Kearney, were near the intersection of seriously injured Jan. 21, when a Highway 291. West was traveling northbound on I-35. wrong-way driver on Interstate 35 hit their vehicle head on. Nathaniel R. West, 8, and Joshua, both of Kearney, were transported to Liberty Hospital. According to the crash report, their injuries were serious. A GoFundMe page set up for the father and son states Nathaniel suffered brain swelling as a result of the crash, while his father suffered injuries that will heal, but will require time off from work. Donations for their medical care and other needs are being accepted on multiple pages on the crowdfunding website. Pages can be accessed by searching Nate and Josh West’s names on www.gofundme.com. Mortallaro also was taken to the hospital. Her injuries were described as moderate. As a result of the crash, Mortallaro was arrested on allegations of felony possession of a controlled substance - prescription pills, driving while intoxicated- drugs, misdemeanor possession of marijuana, driving on the wrong side of a divided highway, no insurance, and expired license plates, information from a highway patrol arrest report states.
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KEARNEY — Three people were transported by ambulance to Liberty Hospital in two separate wrecks, less than a week apart, near the same area around the weigh station and scales in rural Kearney along Interstate 35. The most recent wreck occurred during the morning commute just before 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23, when Sean A. McEntire, 34, of Gladstone drove a 2006 Chevy passenger car northbound. The vehicle traveled off the left side of the interstate and struck the cable barrier. Kearney Fire and Rescue Protection District EMT Andy Martens said the driver had some sort of medical issue, but could not say for certain if the issue was caused by the wreck or if the medical problem caused the crash. A passerby, CourierTribune digital advertising representative Ethan Kelly, came across the wreck shortly after it occurred and said the driver seemed to be having a seizure, so he flagged down fellow travelers, including a truck driver, who helped block traffic and called 911. Martens said McEntire suffered minor injuries and was expected to recover. The second wreck also occurred during morning commute hours, but on Jan. 17, prompting several passersby to check on the welfare of two car occupants after the vehicle rolled onto its top. The crash occurred before 8 a.m. in the southbound
SMITHVILLE — The time has come once again for the Smithville Area Chamber of Commerce to recognize those in the city who make it a great place to work, play, learn and do business. The chamber will begin seeking nominations for its annual community awards dinner on Thursday, Feb. 1. The awards and banquet were created last year to honor residents and businesses who have and continue to make contributions to the city in various ways. Held at Paradise Pointe Golf Complex, the inaugural event brought out more than 150 people for dinner, awards, drinks and photos, and to participate in a silent auction full of various baskets from businesses all over the area. Award categories are: • citizen of the year, chamber membership not required; • junior citizen of the year, a person under age 18; • chamber member of the year, individual or business with at least three years consecutive chamber membership; • employee of the year; • business of the year, chamber membership not required; • educator of the year, public, private, daycare or preschool teachers eligible; • William E. Parks Legacy award, given to an individual who has an outstanding commitment to the chamber’s missions, vision and values; • community service award, chamber membership not required; and • the newly-created Rising Star Award. “This has to do with businesses (or individuals) that are really bringing business to Smithville, something that is upping the game a little bit. It’s someone or a business that is up and coming and putting Smithville on the map, making this an exciting place to be and work. Something that makes people say, ‘Oh, wait, what’s going on over there? What’s happening? That looks awesome,’” Executive Director Carol Noecker said. Nominations will be open through Thursday, March 15, and can be completed by any chamber member of member of the community. Nominations for the awards can be completed online by clicking on the link for the community awards from the homepage of the chamber’s website, http://www. smithvillechamber.org/. The chamber is also looking for business sponsorships for the event, as well as donations of baskets full of items for the silent auction. “That’s where we made a little bit of our fundraising money last year,” auction organizer Starla Janes said. “It doesn’t have to be huge, but anything you would like to donate. It could be baskets, baseball tickets, anything like that.” For details on how to become a sponsor or auction donor, call the chamber office at 532-0946.
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An accident during the morning commute Wednesday, Jan. 17, injured two as the car rolled over onto its top in the ditch of the southbound lanes of Interstate 35 near the scales in rural Kearney.
lanes of Interstate 35 near the scales in rural Kearney. A Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report said the incident occurred at a.m. when Connie 7:45 L. Querry, 62, of Bethany, drove a 2007 Cadillac southbound on I-35, and attempted to pass a 2017 Freightliner truck as the truck also traveled southbound in the right lane. As the Cadillac changed lanes, it collided with the rear of the Freightliner, causing Querry to lose control of the car. As a result of the wreck, the vehicle’s front end was smashed in and the vehicle rolled, coming to rest on it’s top in a ditch. The car was totaled.
Querry, who did not wear a seat belt, suffered moderate injuries. A passenger in the car, Michael Querry, 66, who also did not wear a seat belt, also suffered moderate injuries. Once on the scene, ambulance personnel from the Kearney Fire and Rescue Protection District and Liberty Fire Department evaluated the dark-colored passenger car’s two occupants, with each crew transporting one patient with minor injuries to Liberty Hospital for treatment. Kearney fire district personnel said the area around the scales is dangerous, with wrecks occurring near the location frequently.
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A crash map compiled by the highway patrol shows more than a dozen wrecks occurred in the area surrounding the scales along I-35 between Northeast 128th Street and 19th Street between Jan. 1, 2013, and Monday, Jan. 23, 2018. One of those wrecks was a fatality. “It’s a busy area. ... I’m not sure what the issue is, but it seems people don’t pay attention. There’s a lot of traffic through there,” Nate Bultmann, a captain for the Kearney fire district said. Northwest Editor Amanda Lubinski can be reached at amanda.lubinski@ mycouriertribune.com or 903-6001.
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Warriors grab another conference championship BY THOM HANRAHAN thom.hanrahan@mycouriertribune.com
MARYVILLE — Just days after a rough outing against rival and future conference foe Kearney, Smithville High School’s wrestlers got serious. The Warriors bounced back from a dual loss to the Bulldogs and found familiar ground atop the Midland Empire Conference mountain. Smithville captured the conference title, out distancing second-place Chillicothe on Saturday, Jan. 20, at Maryville High School. It was a nice rebound after a tough dual loss to the Bulldogs two days earlier. When the MEC event concluded, the Warriors boasted seven conference champions and a pair of grapplers who secured their 100th career wins.
Mitchell Bohlken and Brian Boyd both reached that milestone on the way to league titles. Bohlken pinned Benton’s Hunter Armstrong late in the second period of the final round for his win in the 138-pound weight class. Boyd also dominated, winning by fall three times during the event and making a statement that he will again be a district and state force at 195 just a year removed from finishing fourth at state in the 170-pound class in 2017. On Thursday, Jan. 18, Boyd lost a tough 1-0 decision to Kearney’s Chopper Mordecai, and the two will likely tangle again in the postseason. Other Smithville MEC champs included JT O’Rourke at 106 pounds, Blake Ackerman (132), Mason Hedgecorth (145), Nick Bollinger (152) and Zack
Stanford (160). Just days before, Smithville took a tough loss at the hands of Kearney on their home mat. Only Bollinger was able to break through for a win with a pin of the Bulldogs’ Jonathan Bradfield at the end of the first period. Smithville finished second in Class 3 at last year’s Missouri High School Activities Association Championships and, despite losing senior state champion Alex Rivera to injury, is looking to again make a strong run. The Warriors have duals coming up against Belton, Grain Valley and Oak Grove before the district championships on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 9 and 10, at Winnetonka High School. THOM HANRAHAN/Staff photo
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Schwarzenbach sets record numbers as Bulldogs keep rolling
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Blue Jays enjoy senior night win BY THOM HANRAHAN thom.hanrahan@mycouriertribune.com
GLADSTONE — One week. That’s the time Chris Murphy and his Liberty team has to prepare for the 2018 Greater Kansas City Suburban Red meet that opens on Thursday, Feb. 1, at the Gladstone Community Center. If the results to date are any indication, they should be ready. The Blue Jays hit the pool Saturday, Jan. 20, for the North Kansas City Invitational and again came away with excellent individual and relay performances. The Blue Jays earned a third-place team finish behind meet champion Park Hill South and crosstown rival Liberty North. The 200 freestyle relay team of Towns, Christina Rangel, Madi Carmichael and Madeline Pittman won by nearly two seconds, and the 400 free relay unit of Towns, Rangel, Shea Williams and Pittman closed out the meet by winning by almost four seconds. Medalists included Towns (50 and 100 free), Rangel (200 and 100 free), Pittman (200 IM and 500 free) and Macy Wager (100 breast). Earlier in the week, Liberty said “thank you” to its 10 seniors in a Jan. 17 senior night home win over St. Joseph Central and Liberty North. The Blue Jays won seven of events and scored 513 points to top the Eagles (465) and Indians (254). The top finishers were Pittman (200 individual medley and 100 freestyle), Rangel (50 free), Towns (200 free) and Carmichael (100 backstroke). Pittman qualified for state in the 200 IM. Winning relays included the 200 free of Pittman, Williams, Payton Adams and Towns, and the 400 free of Pittman, Towns, Williams and Rangel. Second-place finishers were Towns (100 butterfly), Rangel (500 free), Carmichael (200 IM), Macy Wager (100 backstroke) and Paige Adams (100 breaststroke).
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KEARNEY — If Belton players can’t get Callie Schwarzenbach out of their heads, it’s understandable. In a 53-17 dismantling of the Pirates on Thursday, Jan. 18, at Kearney High School, the Bulldogs senior set a new school record for blocked shots in a game. Check that. She destroyed the old record — her old record. Schwarzenbach stuffed Belton 15 times in the contest, topping the previous mark of eight that she had shared with Taylor Doan. “I was surprised,” Schwarzenbach said. “Not every team has a 6-foot-5 girl, so most teams don’t drive a lot with me in the middle of the paint. They didn’t have much height, either, so it wasn’t that hard to get a little touch on their shots or block them.” It was the latest example of dominance for a dominant player on a dominant team. When she wasn’t making Belton shooters think twice about coming inside, she was doing her own thing at the other end of the floor. During the game, she passed 1,000 career points. When the week began, she stood at 1,004 for her time at Kearney, and a lot of basketball remains to be played. “I didn’t really know how many points I had,” Schwarzenbach said. “It was always a goal to reach 1,000. Coach (Troy) Resler told me Sunday night at practice (that it was coming up), and it made my whole day. “I didn’t know when or if I was ever going to get 1,000.” The Belton win was just the latest victory during a season in which the Bulldogs stand 14-1 and aren’t even at full strength. Sophomore point guard Caroline Kelly remains out with a knee injury, and Taylor Frizzell has been forced to move over, putting her somewhat out of position. It wasn’t the only win on the week for the Bulldogs, nor the only milestones Schwarzenbach reached. In a 46-26 road win over Platte County on Monday, Jan. 22, the senior post player passed the team’s career record for blocked shots. She entered the game with 259 and notched four more to pass the record of 260 held by Doan. “With the blocks, I knew I was getting close, but Resler didn’t tell me how many I had until a couple of days (before the record),” Schwarzenbach said. “I got excited but nervous. I didn’t want to foul out trying to get blocks. “I was surprised but proud to show how much I love basketball and how hard I’ve worked to accomplish those goals.” This season, the only loss for the Bulldogs was a 49-42 decision they dropped in the finals of the Liberty
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Kearney senior Callie Schwarzenbach goes up for a bucket during a first-round game at the Bulldog Classic at the start of the new year at Kearney High School. The Bulldogs senior set a new school record for blocked shots in a game Thursday, Jan. 18.
North tournament in December. Since then, no team has scored 40 points in a game against Kearney. While Schwarzenbach takes some pride in the individual accolades she’s earned, she said the most important thing is the team. “We have such an amazing team this year,” she said. “Taylor is back and healthy
and such a great ball handler. And Abby (Couch) and Emma (Couch) are such great passers and play amazing defense.” The Bulldogs return to the court on Monday, Jan. 29, when they participate in the North Kansas City Tournament. Sports Editor Thom Hanrahan can be reached at thom. hanrahan@mycouriertribune.com or 389-6643.
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The Liberty High School swim and dive team poses with its third-place trophy after the North Kansas City Invite on Saturday, Jan. 20, at the Gladstone Community Center.
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KEARNEY WRESTLING
KEARNEY WRESTLING
Bulldogs starting to hit stride for stretch run Olson’s no-quit attitude has her goals in sight By Thom Hanrahan thom.hanrahan@mycouriertribune.com
KANSAS CITY — With districts and state fast approaching, Kearney is firing on all cylinders. That’s the plan. “I feel like we are hitting our stride at the right time,” Kearney High School wrestling coach Jake Hill said. “This is the time of year that we have been building up for, and it’s starting to peak at the right time.” The Bulldogs began their weekend slate with a statement win over rival Smithville and followed up with a fifth-place showing in a major tournament at Winnetonka that featured a loaded field. Things started rolling with a 57-6 win over the Warriors in a Thursday, Jan. 18, dual at Smithville High School. The dual started with the 160-pound class, and
Kearney started putting up points immediately. Kearney senior Ethan Locke won that bout over Smithville’s Zack Stanford in a 12-0 major decision. From then on, it was one Bulldogs victory after another until Smithville’s Nick Bollinger broke through with a pin of Kearney’s Jonathan Bradfield in the event’s final bout. Two days later, Kearney put in more solid work, traveling to the Winnetonka Invitational in Kansas City. Among the 25-team field, the Bulldogs’ showing indicated that they will be ready when districts and state roll around next month. While no Bulldogs took home championship wins in any of the weight classes, there were strong enough showings up and down the lineup to put Kearney in the tournament’s top-tier of teams.
After a hard-fought win in Smithville at 195, Chopper Mordecai again showed why he is one of the top state contenders in his weight class. At Winnetonka, he placed second and was bested only by Nixa’s Donovan Benetti, who is unbeaten on the year for the Class 4 Eagles. “He lost to the same kid he lost to at the (Kansas City) Stampede,” Hill said. “He’s having an outstanding year. He’s lost four matches to three different kids who are all at the top of the weight (class), like he is in the state.” Sophomore Devan Lewis also earned a second-place showing at 132 pounds for Kearney, while Ethan Locke (160), Coby Aebersold (145), Caden Green (138) and Clayton Singh (120) all finished in third place. Sports Editor Thom Hanrahan can be reached at thom.hanrahan@ mycouriertribune.com or 389-6643.
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Kearney senior Ethan Locke works against Smithville junior Zack Stanford in a 160-pound bout during a dual on Thursday, Jan. 18, at Smithville High School.
By Thom Hanrahan thom.hanrahan@mycouriertribune.com
KEARNEY — Emalie Olson was supposed to quit. That wasn’t going to happen. The Kearney High School sophomore wanted to wrestle, and her family was against the idea. She didn’t quit. She pushed the matter and, finally, the family gave in and expected her to quickly give it up. “My brother played football with some buddies, and they had been wrestling,” Olson recalled. “That first year that he wrestled, I begged and begged my parents to let me wrestle. “The next year, they finally let me, thinking I would hate it.” That wasn’t going to happen. Instead, the grappler who Bulldogs coach Jake Hill calls one of the toughest competitors he’s ever seen thrived. “It’s not like any other sport,” Olson said. “Everything I’ve learned from this sport I can’t pick up from school, basketball, volleyball or any other sport you could name. “It’s shaped me into who I am, and it has shown me the big picture about respecting people and determination and not taking those things for granted.” Because of her work on the offseason club freestyle circuit and work with one of Missouri’s best high school varsity teams, Olson is nationally ranked among female wrestlers and is looking to turn her passion into a college scholarship. Female wrestlers at the high school level are still
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Kearney High School sophomore wrestler Emalie Olson watches her team compete during a Thursday, Jan. 18, dual at Smithville High School.
rare. No one would know that watching Olson, who competes in the 113 weight class for Kearney. At a varsity meet Jan. 13 at Plattsburg, she finished fourth. “It felt great that they had me starting at a varsity tournament,” Olson said. “It felt like I had earned my place. “I’ve still got to work harder.” It’s almost entertaining to hear Hill talk about Olson. To him and the Bulldogs, she isn’t a girl wrestler. She’s a Kearney wrestler. “If she isn’t the toughest working one we have on the team, she is the hardest working,” Hill said. “That girl comes in every single day at practice, and she grinds and she does more than anyone in the offseason.”
Olson has goals in mind that soon might keep other Bulldogs in her weight class watching from the bleachers. She would love to wrestle varsity for her high school — and she has. She also wants to wrestle in college. “I’ve embraced it and been around it for more than half my life,” Olson said. “If I can have varsity here and then go on and wrestle in college, I would love that.” It’s likely she will get that college scholarship. Hill said it’s all but guaranteed. It’s also likely, her coach says, that she will excel when she does. Because Olson doesn’t quit. Sports Editor Thom Hanrahan can be reached at thom.hanrahan@ mycouriertribune.com or 389-6643.
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LIBERTY WRESTLING
Blue Jays grapplers excel at Winnetonka Invite By Thom Hanrahan thom.hanrahan@mycouriertribune.com
KANSAS CITY — For nearly half a century, Winnetonka High School has invited the area and state elite to its wrestling invitational. When Liberty headed to the North Kansas City Schools building for this year’s event on Saturday, Jan. 20, the Blue Jays put forth a solid effort. Liberty finished seventh in a crowded 25-team field and featured one tournament champion in the 106-pound weight class. Jeremiah Reno continued his outstanding season with a 6-2 decision over Blue Springs’ Korbin Shepherd and kept his record perfect at 27-0.
The decision for the tournament title was the toughest one for the Blue Jays sophomore. Each of his wins on the way to first place came by fall or technical fall. Another Liberty stalwart — Greyden Penner at 160 — placed second and upped his season record to 33-1. Beating out Penner for the title didn’t come easily for another Blue Springs grappler. Bret Heil secured the win only through an ultimate tie-breaker. Like his lighter teammate, most of Penner’s wins came via fall or technical fall as he made his way through the bracket. Other top-five performances for the Blue Jays included Jacob Lynn, who finished fourth at 113
pounds, and Kage Lenger, who took fifth at 126. Earlier in the week, the Blue Jays headed to the Lee’s Summit West triangular and secured a solid 64-4 win over rival Liberty North. In that matchup, Liberty wrestlers earned wins in all but the 195-pound weight class. Results of a Tuesday, Jan. 23, dual against Park Hill South were not available by press time. The next action for Liberty is its home tournament — including area teams Kearney and Liberty North — on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 26 and Jan. 27. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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Blue Jays get rough homecoming after nice tournament run
Blue Jays find home tourney a rough outing
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LIBERTY — After taking third place in the Truman Invitational last week, things got a little rocky for Liberty when the Blue Jays returned home for the first time since early December. Park Hill South jumped out to an early lead and didn’t look back in a 52-37 win over the Blue Jays on Monday, Jan. 22, at the Liberty Fieldhouse. The Panthers led 19-8 at the end of the first quarter, and Liberty found itself down by 14 at halftime. It was a game that the Blue Jays couldn’t get back. Only senior Kayel Newland with 14 points and sophomore Jillian Fleming with 12 were able to crack double figures. Things were a bit better when the Blue Jays took on Greater Kansas City Suburban Red rival Truman in the third-place game of the Truman Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 20. The game stayed tight early on, but Liberty was able to take a six-point lead to the halftime locker room. After the break, the Blue Jays cranked up
the heat a notch on the way to a 60-43 win over the Patriots at Truman High School. Four players reached double digits in scoring for Liberty with Newland leading the way with 16. Olivia Nelson contributed 15 with Fleming (14) and Jordan Johnson (11) also reaching double digits. While Liberty had hoped to play for a title at Truman, the Blue Jays ran into a bit of difficulty in the semifinals. St. Thomas Aquinas came out strong and bested the Blue Jays 58-36 on Friday, Jan. 19. Nelson topped Blue Jays scorers with 18 points. In the opening round, Liberty struggled early but bounced back to top Lawrence 53-32. The Blue Jays trailed by eight after the first quarter but quickly turned the tables on the Lions. Liberty dominated the second quarter 17-3 and took a 25-18 lead to halftime. After that, Lawrence couldn’t find an answer for the Blue Jays’ attack. The Blue Jays had three in double figures, led by Nelson with 15. Mary Mason had 13 and Newland had 12. Sports Editor Thom Hanrahan can be reached at thom. hanrahan@mycouriertribune.com or 389-6643.
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LIBERTY — The last two days of the annual C.W. Stessman Invitational didn’t end like host Liberty High School wanted. A last-second loss in the semifinals against Park Hill and a rough loss to Rockhurst in the third-place game left the Blue Jays reeling a bit. The 58-57 loss to Park Hill on Thursday, Jan. 18, was an especially tough one. Liberty led 27-26 at halftime and grew that small advantage to six points by the end of the third quarter. Then Ronnie Bell happened. The Trojans senior had 37 points on the night to lead
all scorers, but it was his final bucket that hurt the Blue Jays the most. With Liberty clinging to a two-point lead and time running out, Bell hit a buzzer-beating 3-point shot to send Park Hill to the tournament championship game and leave the Blue Jays scratching their heads. Liberty built the lead to as many as 12 points in the final frame when senior guard Jalen Lewis hit a 3-pointer right after teammate Brock Matson did the same to open the final period’s scoring. Bell had an answer. The Trojans’ star responded with two straight field goals to cut the lead to eight. Later in the period, he hit a shot from beyond the arc to make
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it a 54-49 game. As time started to wind down, the game became something of a free-throw shooting contest with the score getting closer until Bell hit his last-second game winner. Lewis led the Blue Jays’ scorers with 21. He was joined in double figures by Matson (14) and Tavis Turner (11). That loss seemed to take some of the life out of Liberty, who followed it up with a 56-46 loss to Rockhurst. The Hawklets jumped all over the Blue Jays early on, building a 17-9 lead at the end of the first quarter. Sports Editor Thom Hanrahan can be reached at thom.hanrahan@ mycouriertribune.com or 389-6643.
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Liberty sophomore Caroline Crawford goes up for a layup during a Monday, Jan. 22, game against Park Hill South at the Liberty Fieldhouse.
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Tuesday, Jan. 30
WRESTLING: Blue Jays home tournament, 6 p.m., Liberty High School
WRESTLING: Blue Jays tournament, 6 a.m., Liberty High School
BOYS BASKETBALL: Blue Jays at Raytown, 7 p.m., Raytown High School
BOYS BASKETBALL: Blue Jays at Liberty North, 8 p.m., Liberty North Fieldhouse
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CAREER MILESTONE
Holley’s influence on lives, community goes beyond basketball wins By Thom Hanrahan thom.hanrahan@mycouriertribune.com
LIBERTY — Larry Holley is an incredible person. In telling the story of the William Jewell College men’s basketball coach’s career, it’s impossible to do so completely, and there is no other way to begin. The conclusion is completely objective. On Jan. 11, against Rockhurst, Holley won his 900th career game. The numbers speak for themselves. Holley became just the 10th coach in men’s college basketball history — at any level — to reach the milestone. Names like Indiana legend Bob Knight, Syracuse institution Jim Boeheim and Mike Krzyzewski of Duke keep him company on the list. Holley has guided Jewell teams to 20-win seasons 24 times. He is the all-time winningest coach in the state of Missouri — third among active NCAA II coaches — and 10th among all men’s coaches at any level. As a member of the NAIA, Holley’s teams were consistently ranked in the national poll, including No. 1 rankings in 1996 and 2004. On Nov. 18, 2017, the Cardinals received their first vote in the NCAA II national poll and on Dec. 5 were listed in the Top 25, coming in at No. 20. There’s more, but Holley’s career goes beyond numbers. Last weekend, Park Hill High School won the C.W.
Stessman Invitational at Liberty High School. That dramatic finish — with a buzzer beater to beat the Blue Jays and an upset of Lee’s Summit West High School — might not have happened without Holley. Trojans coach Chad Jones played for Holley in the 1990s and carries his lessons into guiding his team. “Coach Holley is a legendary coach, obviously,” Jones said. “But more importantly, to so many guys that played for him and he was a mentor to, he just means so much as a coach and father figure to so many in the Kansas City area. “He’s had an incredible influence and (is a) mentor to me personally, and I talk to him almost every week for advice.” Holley’s influence transcends generations. Kearney resident Stuart Frizzell is a parent of two star players — Taylor and Gaven — for the Bulldogs. He also raises money for the annual Jewell Holiday Classic. At the tournament, Frizzell joked with Holley and smiled big smiles with his old friend. It’s a familiar and frequent tale, but people love coach Holley. “He is such a big part of the community,” Frizzell said. “And a lot of the people he’s coached have become college coaches themselves. “He is pillar of our community, and everyone looks up to him because he is a great coach as well as a great guy.”
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William Jewell College head men’s basketball coach Larry Holley is shown during a 2016 game when he surpassed the legendary Dean Smith of the University of North Carolina on the all-time college coaching wins list. Holley earned his 900th career win this season.
Holley doesn’t like to talk about himself. For him, it’s about his players and the coaches around him. For him, it’s about the staff and the William Jewell family. That’s because Holley is an incredible person. “We trailed quite a bit in the first half,” Holley said about the milestone game. “Of course, I knew if we
✦ Smithville Varsity Games Thursday, Jan. 25
Monday, Jan. 29
BOYS BASKETBALL: Warriors at Cameron Tournament, TBD, Cameron High School
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Warriors vs. Chillicothe, 7 p.m., Smithville High School
Friday, Jan. 26 BOYS BASKETBALL: Warriors at Cameron Tournament, TBD, Cameron High School GIRLS BASKETBALL: Warriors at St. Pius X, 7 p.m., St. Pius X High School
Tuesday, Jan. 30 BOYS BASKETBALL: Warriors at Chillicothe, 7 p.m., Chillicothe High School
won it would be No. 900, and it would be nice to win that at home.” When his postgame routine was complete, Holley saw a “900” sign and heard the applause. “I guess I just stood there and applauded back at them for being there,” Holley said. “I walked into the locker room, and the players just started dousing
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Monday, Jan. 29
BOYS BASKETBALL: Bulldogs at William Chrisman, 7 p.m., Chrisman High School
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Bulldogs at North Kansas City, 6:30 p.m., North Kansas City High School
WRESTLING: Liberty tournament TBD., Liberty High School
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• Adults with moderate hearing loss are three times more likely to develop dementia.
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Tuesday, Jan. 30
GIRLS BASKETBALL: North Kansas City Tournament, TBD, North Kansas City High School
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WRESTLING: Bulldogs at Liberty tournament, 3 p.m., Liberty High School
me with water. “I was just soaked.” This year, the Cardinals are having one of their best starts ever to a season. They are 15-4, and Holley is doing it playing five guards. Every time he holds a timeout huddle, every practice, every win is a place where Holley molds young people. “You just strive to live up to the example he has been
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LIBERTY NORTH SWIM & DIVE
Eagles keep flying high heading into conference By Thom Hanrahan thom.hanrahan@mycouriertribune.com
KANSAS CITY — At the Northland Invitational, Liberty North High School decided to make some noise. The Eagles established a number of new state cuts and school records as they placed second overall in the event Saturday, Jan 20, at the Gladstone Community Center. Kate Huyser continued to show she will be a force in state competition next month. The sophomore qualified in both the 200 individual medley and the 500 freestyle. Melissa Hagan also picked up a state cut in the 500 free. Huyser broke the school record in the event and added another in the 200 IM, while Hagan broke the school record in the 100 fly during finals.
Huyser and Hagan were not the only Eagles that contributed to the top-two finish. Second-place finishes went to Grace Ericsson in diving, and the 200 free relay team of Bryn Mattes, Katie Shepherd, Ashlyn Pope and Huyser. The 400 free relay team of Huyser, Hagan, Shepherd and Mattes finished third. The result was equally good coming out of a Jan. 16 meet against Belton, Oak Park, North Kansas City and Staley. The Eagles captured first place with winning performances from Mattes in the 200 IM, Huyser in the 50 free and 100 free, Ericsson in diving, Hagan in the 100 fly, Shepherd in the 100 back, and August Letscher in the 100 breastroke. The 200 medley relay and 400 free relay teams also placed first.
Second-place finishes went to Maggie Steinbeck in the 200 free, Pope in the 200 IM, Shepherd in the 50 free, Mattes in the 100 fly, Steinbeck in the 100 free, the 200 free relay team and Hagan in the 100 backstroke. The Eagles dominated the 50 freestyle event. Liberty North swimmers captured the top three spots, with August Letscher finishing third. Results of a Wednesday, Jan. 24, meet against William Chrisman were not available by press time. The Eagles’ next action will be the Greater Kansas City Red Conference meet that opens Thursday, Feb. 1, and runs through Saturday, Feb. 3, at the Henley Aquatic Center in Independence. Sports Editor Thom Hanrahan can CONTRIBUTED PHOTO be reached at thom.hanrahan@ Liberty North came home with second place from the Northland Invitational mycouriertribune.com or 389-6643. on Saturday Jan. 20, at the Gladstone Community Center.
LIBERTY NORTH GIRLS BASKETBALL
Eagles put together run with wins over Raytown, Ruskin By Thom Hanrahan thom.hanrahan@mycouriertribune.com
LIBERTY — Liberty North’s girls basketball team is starting to put together a bit of a run. The Eagles took care of Raytown 51-35 on Monday, Jan. 22, at the Liberty North Fieldhouse. That win came right behind a 49-18 victory over Ruskin on Thursday, Jan. 18. In the latest win, the Eagles jumped all over the Blue Jays early, building a 10-5 lead after the first quarter and jumping the lead to 17 points by halftime. The first half belonged to a pair of Eagles who grounded the Blue Jays with an offensive outburst. Jayme Jackson and Talia Emerson
erupted for a combined 15 points before halftime to outscore the entire Raytown offense. Each part of the pair finished the night in double figures. Jackson led the way with 15 points, with five of those coming from the free-throw line. Emerson notched 14 points, with eight of those coming before halftime. That didn’t stop the Golden Eagles, however. In the fourth quarter, she poured in six points to pace the Eagles down the stretch. Against Ruskin in the consolation championship of the Oak Park Tournament, the Eagles cruised. Liberty North opened on an 11-4 run in the first quarter and in the second
quarter kept the Golden Eagles at bay for a 21-12 halftime advantage. After the intermission, it was all Eagles. Liberty North won the half 28-5, and all eight Eagles who played in the game got into the scoring column. Emerson (12 points) and Johnson (10) led the way. The week started well for Liberty North, as well. After falling in the first round of the tournament at Oak Park, the Eagles got a nice bounce-back with a 59-16 win over Wyandotte in a consolation bracket semifinal game Jan. 16. Sports Editor Thom Hanrahan can be reached at thom.hanrahan@mycouriertribune.com or 389-6643.
✦ Liberty North Varsity Games Friday, Jan. 26 WRESTLING: Eagles at Liberty, 6 p.m., Liberty High GIRLS BASKETBALL: Eagles vs. Liberty, 6:30 p.m., Liberty North Fieldhouse BOYS BASKETBALL: Eagles vs. Liberty, 8 p.m., Liberty North Fieldhouse
Saturday, Jan. 27 WRESTLING: Eagles at
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Monday, Jan. 29 GIRLS BASKETBALL: Eagles vs. Truman, 7 p.m., Liberty North Fieldhouse
Tuesday, Jan. 30 WRESTLING: Truman triangular, 6 p.m., Truman High School
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Head of the class Jordan Cowger, Kelsi Garrett, Madison Morhaus and Kenneth Rogers, all from Liberty, earned a spot on the honor roll for the 2017 fall semester at Oklahoma State University.
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Smithville district hires assistant principals, HR director
BY SEAN ROBERTS
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SMITHVILLE — The Warrior family welcomed three new staff members after the Smithville Board of Education voted to approve their employment Jan. 17. Ashley Jones, hired as director of human resources, will be joining Smithville from Joplin. She is returning to the district in the same role she held from 2013-2017. “We are very familiar with the quality of Mrs. Jones’ work and her spending a school year in a
different, much larger district will only add to her experiences and knowledge base. We are pleased to welcome her home,” said Superintendent Todd Schuetz. Jones is feeling welcome, too. “It is such an honor to serve alongside an inspiring community of learners, including a dedicated faculty, staff and administrators, amazing students, an excellent Board of Education and a supportive community ...,” she said. “Once a Warrior, always a Warrior!” The Smithville School District also has named the assistant
principals for Eagle Heights and Horizon Elementary Schools for the 2018-2019 school year. Jessica Carroll will be the assistant principal for Eagle Heights. “It is an incredible honor to be named the assistant principal of Eagle Heights Elementary for the upcoming school year,” Carroll said. “I can’t wait to meet the staff, students and parents of the Smithville School District. Innovation and creativity are dear to my heart, and getting the chance to open a new building with the 21st century learner in mind is an
amazing opportunity. I am excited to learn from and help to lead the wonderful students and educators at Eagle Heights Elementary.” Eagle Heights, now under construction, will be the district’s third elementary school and is set to open in September. Horizon Elementary’s assistant principal for the 2018-2019 school year will be Casey Kuska. “What interested me the most about Smithville School District was the reputation. I have been in Kansas City for eight years now and have never heard a negative thing
about the district,” Kuska said. “I also feel like the size is perfect for what I was looking for in a school district. I grew up in a very small school district in rural Nebraska and spent most of my teaching career in one of the largest districts in the metro while employed in Independence. I feel Smithville is a great blend of the two. It is a perfect fit for me to grow personally and professionally.” Education and County Editor Sean Roberts can be reached at sean.roberts@ mycouriertribune.com or 389-6606.
✦ Education News in Brief Liberty fine arts students make All-State Band LIBERTY — The All-State Band invites only the best of the best for its annual performance at the Missouri Music Educator’s Association Conference. The concert Saturday, Jan. 27, at Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach will include 15 Liberty Public Schools musicians. Liberty North High School is contributing five members to the event: Katie Moseley, playing orchestral piccolo; Mitchell Sidden, playing clarinet; Joe Angles, playing orchestral bass clarinet; and Cooper Smith and Alex Trout, playing the tenor saxophone. Aaron Stockmann received an honorable mention for his tuba playing. Michael Fuller, timpani, and Levi Anderson, snare drum, have been named as alternates. From Liberty High School, two students were invited to perform: Katie Martin, playing the bassoon, and Jacob Fullinwider, playing clarinet. Abbie Bavuso, with her clarinet,
received an honorable mention. Liberty High School is also contributing Natalie Juno and Zoe Moody on the violin, in addition to Ben Tervort on the bass as members of the All-State Orchestra. For All-State Choir, Liberty North High School students Kinsey Collins and Kobe Hagen and Liberty High School students Aubrey Peterson, Campbell Everly and Molly Day will be joining the band and orchestra in Tan-Tar-A as members of the All-State Choir. Liberty is contributing over 100 students to this event through the three ensembles.
New fine arts ticketing for LPS
LIBERTY — Liberty Public Schools has changed its fine arts online ticketing vendor to Vendini. Those seeking tickets for fine arts performances can do so in advance, online with a credit card, up to an hour before the show. Tickets can be bought from the fine arts office at 801 Kent St. in Liberty weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Smithville schools boost security
SMITHVILLE — With a goal to have all operations in effect by the end of January, Smithville School District has been increasing security at building entries. According to a district newsletter, any visitor who comes to one of the Smithville school buildings, after being let in the locked front door, will be asked to scan a driver’s license or state-issued indentification. Each visitor will be issued a badge listing their name, the date, time and destination. The scanning process allows all visitors to be tracked. It also runs the names of each visitor through a database that flags registered sex offenders. In the case that an offender is flagged, administrators will be notified, and the person will be asked to leave, according to the newsletter.
Kearney sends 1 to All-State Band
KEARNEY — Brandon Thibodeau, a French horn player, has been
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Kearney students, from left, Ivy Anderegg, Kaleb Lowery and Brandon Thibodeau pose between choir instructor Dustin McKinney, left, and Kearney Board President Mark Kelly at the Kearney school board meeting Jan. 17. These students were introduced to the Board of Education and recognized for their invitations to be members of the All-State Choir. The students were invited to perform at Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach during the Missouri Music Educators Association Conference.
invited to perform at the Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach during the Missouri Music Educators Association Conference as a member of the All-State Band. From Wednesday, Jan. 24 to 27, those invited will be practicing to perform with a diverse group of
students in front of music educators from all over the state. The Missouri All-State Band is comprised of the best band performers from Missouri districts. Thibodeau is the only band student from Kearney to receive this honor this year.
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Artists sought for wall art in downtown Liberty LIBERTY — The city is seeking experienced artists or an artist-led team to develop artwork for a wood panel wall that screens the site of a 2016 building collapse at the corner of East Kansas and North Water streets in downtown Liberty. The building at Kansas and Water collapsed in May 2016 and in December 2017, when the long-term chain link fencing was replaced with a plywood screening wall, the Liberty Arts Commission teamed up with the property owner to install a temporary mural that will bring life to the space, according to a news release. The goal is to install a mural or artistic enhancement that celebrates Liberty’s history, civic pride or culture, and is appealing to area residents and visitors. A national call for artists is now live on CaFÉ (callforentry.org), an online application and adjudication system for managing calls
for entry. Proposals must be submitted online by Monday, Feb.26. According to Community Development Manager Jeanine Thill, who is overseeing the project, “The CaFÉ call for artists casts a broader net than posting on the city website, allowing us to attract artists from across the country who have experience working on such a large scale.” The wall measures 6 feet tall by 160 feet wide and is built out of treated plywood. Artists will select one of three options for their proposals: 15 individual panels; all five panels on North Water or all eight panels on East Kansas; or one mural spanning the entire façade. “I am looking forward to the transformation of the wall,” said Liberty Mayor Lyndell Brenton. “This is such a highly visible corner in the heart of our community. We want
something that makes us proud, that is eye-catching and provides an opportunity to appreciate art in a unique setting.” Applications will be reviewed by a Wall Art Task Force, appointed by the Liberty Arts Commission and including representatives from the several commissions, city staff and the property owner. The group will select proposals and recommend an artist or artists to the Liberty Arts Commission and City Council for final approval. Selected artists will be notified in March. An honorarium of up to $3,500 will be paid to the selected artist or artists. The artwork should be completed and installed by the end of April, weather permitting. Applicants must be 18 years or older. The artwork must require limited maintenance and withstand the area’s climate for up to two years. It will become the property of the city.
✦ Entertainment Brief Great African-American Read-In coming Feb. 4
LIBERTY — The Great African-American Read-In will take place from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4, at the Garrison School Cultural Center, 502 N. Water St., Liberty. The public is invited to share a favorite piece or pieces of writing by an African-American author. For those who want to “read and run” because of Super Bowl XLII, guest readers are invited to attend. For those who would like to read, listen and leisurely visit with other participants, they will have the opportunity to do so, said event organizer Shelton Ponder. Ponder is a local poet, playwright and historian. He serves as host of the read-in and wants to invite all those with a love of literature and reading to attend. For details, call Ponder at 429-8130 or 2099558, or email him at sheltonponder@yahoo.com.
✦ Out & About in Smithville Thursday, Jan. 25 MEETING: Community in Action will meet at 11:30 a.m. in the Smithville School District Office. ROTARY: The Smithville Rotary Club will meet at noon at St .Luke’s North Hospital-Smithville, 601 S. U.S. Highway 169. LIONS CLUB: The Kearney Lions Club will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. at Kearney City Hall, 100 E. Washington St., Kearney.
Friday, Jan. 26 WEIGHT LOSS: TOPS No. 584 will meet at Family Worship Center, 926 S. Commercial Ave. Weigh-in is from 6:30 to 7:45 a.m. The meeting is from 8 to 9 a.m. For details, call 589-4445.
SENIORS: The Smithville Senior Citizens will meet at 9 a.m. at the Smithville Senior Center, 113 W. Main St., for exercise (9:30), cards, pool, lunch, bingo and fellowship. The senior center is open to anyone who is age 60 or older or disabled. MUSIC BINGO: Every Friday is music bingo and surf n’ turf night at the Smithville American Legion 2607 Missouri Highway 92. Dinner begins at 5 p.m. with dinner at 7 p.m.
antique and home décor store in downtown Smithville, will be open for its last day of business from 10 a.m. to noon at 117 N. Bridge St. The store is moving to another city.
Sunday, Jan. 28
WEIGHT LOSS: TOPS No. 1249 will meet from 6 to 7 p.m. at Grace Community Church, 1520 Missouri Highway DD. For details, call 550-8887.
Tuesday, Jan. 30
BINGO: The Smithville American Legion, 2607 Missouri Highway 92, offers bingo every Sunday starting at 2 p.m. Doors open at 12:30 p.m.
FOOD & CLOTHING PANTRY: Bridge Street Ministries will open its food and clothing pantry from 10 a.m. to noon at First Baptist Church, 300 S. Bridge St. For details, call 532-0164.
Saturday, Jan. 27
Monday, Jan. 29
SELF-DEFENSE: A self-defense class for mothers and children will be from 1 to 4 p.m. at Triple J Guns, 101 N. U.S. 169. The cost is $30 per parent and $10 per child.
Wednesday, Jan. 31
SENIORS: The Smithville Senior Citizens will meet at 9 a.m. at the Smithville Senior Center, 113 W. Main St., for exercise (at 9:30), cards, pool, lunch, bingo and fellowship. The senior center is open to anyone who is age 60 or older or disabled.
SENIORS: The Smithville Senior Citizens will meet at 9 a.m. at the Smithville Senior Center, 113 W. Main St., for exercise (9:30), cards, pool, lunch, bingo and fellowship. The senior center is open to anyone who is age 60 or older or disabled.
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✦ Out & About in Kearney Thursday, Jan. 25
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CARDS & COFFEE: Cards and Coffee, a weekly event aimed at bringing members of the community together, will begin at 9:30 a.m. at Firehouse Creative Center, 106 S. Jefferson St. For more information, call 903-3535.
Friday, Jan. 26
ROTARY LUNCH: Kearney Rotary Club meets at noon every Thursday at Firehouse Creative Center.
SENIOR MEAL: The Kearney Senior Center will serve lunch at 11:30 a.m. at 600 N. Jefferson St. Meals are $4 each. Transportation is available by calling 903-6533 in advance.
LIBRARY: Mr. Stinky Feet will perform a winter jamboree from 10 to 11 a.m. at Kearney’s Mid-Continent Library branch, 100 S. Platte-Clay Way. Registration is required by calling 6285055. A teen’s self-defense class will be from 2 to 3 p.m. Registration for this event is also required.
COMPUTER HELP: Weekly computer technical help is available from noon to 2 p.m. in Firehouse Creative Center’s Tech Cafe. Genealogy help is available at 6 p.m. For details, call 903-3535. TEEN MOVIE: A free movie screening for teenagers will take place at 6 p.m. at Kearney’s Mid-Continent Pubic Library branch, 100 S. PlatteClay Way. Registration is required by calling 628-5055. LIONS CLUB: The Kearney Lions Club will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. at
SENIORS: The Kearney Senior Center hosts games of bingo at 10 a.m. at 600 N. Jefferson St. For details, call 903-6533.
VFW DINNER: The E. Howard Porter VFW Post No. 5717 offers a dinner each Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. at 301 W. Washington St. For price information or other details, call 628-4548.
Saturday, Jan. 27 VFW BREAKFAST: The E. Howard Porter Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 5717 offers an all-you-can-eat breakfast from 7:30 to 10 a.m. each Saturday at 301 W. Washington St. For
SEARCH FUNDRAISER: A bingo fundraiser benefiting the search for Liberty teen Desirea Ferris, who has connections to Kearney and went missing in May 2017, will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at Annunciation Community Center at 705 N. Jefferson St. One bingo card is $20 each and contains 10 games. Two cards with 10 games each can be purchased for $20. Small prizes and a raffle are included in the event. For details, call 582-3857.
Monday, Jan. 29 TECH HELP: Weekly technical help for computers, cellphones and other
handheld devices is available from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Firehouse Creative Center’s Tech Café, 106 S. Jefferson St. For more information, call 903-3535. SENIOR MEAL: The Kearney Senior Center will serve lunch at 11:30 a.m. at 600 N. Jefferson St., Kearney. Meals are $4 each. Transportation is available by calling 903-6533 in advance. EXERCISE: A free Zumba exercise class will be offered at 6 p.m. at Firehouse Creative Center.
Tuesday, Jan. 30 STORYTIME: Storytime for Babies will begin at 9:30 a.m. and Storytime for Preschoolers will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the Kearney branch of Mid-Continent Public Library, 100 S. Platte-Clay Way. DANCE: A weekly senior citizen dance will be at 1 p.m. at Annunciation Community Center, 705 N. Jefferson St. in Kearney. For more information, call 628-5030 or 824-5564.
Wednesday, Jan. 31 STORYTIME: Storytime for Toddlers will begin at 9:30 a.m. and Storytime for Preschoolers will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the Kearney branch of Mid-Continent Public Library, 100 S. Platte-Clay Way. SENIORS: The Kearney Senior Center will serve lunch at 11:30 a.m. at 600 N. Jefferson St. Meals are $4 each. Transportation is available by calling 903-6533 in advance. At 12:15 p.m., a presentation, “Winter Blues: How to Keep the Spring in Your Step During the Winter Months,” will be available. TECH HELP: Weekly technical help for computers, cellphones and other handheld devices is available from noon to 2 p.m. in Firehouse Creative Center’s Tech Cafe at 106 S. Jefferson St. ANCESTRY: Firehouse Creative Center offers genealogy assistance to those researching their family history at 6 p.m.
✦ Out & About in Liberty Thursday, Jan. 25
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LIBRARY: Storytime for babies will be at 9:15 a.m. Homeschoolers can learn about the Solar System at 3 p.m. READ to a Dog begins at 6:30 p.m. Registration is required for the last two events by calling 781-9240 or stopping at the Liberty branch of the MidContinent Public Library, 1000 Kent St. LIBRARY: Storytime for preschoolers will be at 9:15, 10 and 10:45 a.m. Starting at 6:30 p.m., teens can explore tabletop role -playing games at Woodneath Library, 8900 NE Flintlock Road, Kansas City. BUSINESS OPENING: Louie’s Wine Dive at the Liberty Commons is scheduled to open at 4 p.m. The event will include a ribbon-cutting and open house.
MUSIC: Bram Wijnands and his jazz group will perform at 7 p.m. at Corbin Theatre in downtown Liberty. Tickets are available at Liberty City Hall, Liberty Community Center and corbintheatre. ticketleap.com. CAREGIVERS DAY OUT: A Caregivers Day Out is a day program for dependent adults 60 and older. The program is at the Northland Shepherd’s Center, 4805 NE Antioch Road, Kansas City. For more details, call 452-4536.
Friday, Jan. 26 OPEN LATE: As part of the Fourth Fridays event, most of the shops and restaurants around the Liberty Square stay open until 9 p.m.
HOMESCHOOLERS: Homeschoolers at the library can learn KOSMOS: Kosmos Singles, a social about the solar system. Registration is group for adults 50 and older, will meet required; call 781-9240 or stop at the for a mixer from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Jose Liberty branch of the Mid-Continent Pepper’s, 4125 N. Mulberry Drive, Kansas City. A dollar donation is request- Public Library, 1000 Kent St. STORYTIME: Storytime for babies ed. For more information, visit www.
will be at 9:15, 10:15 and 10:45 a.m. at Woodneath Library Center, 8900 NE Flintlock Road, Kansas City.
Saturday, Jan. 27 NATURE SANCTUARY: Preschoolers and their parents can learn about winter birds at 11 a.m. At 1:30 p.m., there’s storytime with a naturalist and at 3 p.m., the animals at Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary, 407 N. LaFrenz Road, get fed. Call 781-8598 to register for the winter bird event or for more information. PLAY & LEARN: Play and learn time at the library explores early literacy through fun starting at 10:30 a.m. at the Liberty branch of the Mid-Continent Public Library, 1000 Kent St.
meeting will feature Lewis Diuguid and his book “Our Fathers: Making Black Men.” The public is invited to attend starting at 2:30 p.m. in the community room of North Kansas City Public Library, 2251 N. Howell St.
Monday, Jan. 29 LIBRARY: Storytime for toddlers will be at 9:15, 10 and 11:30 a.m. at Woodneath Library, 8900 NE Flintlock Road, Kansas City.
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Sunday, Jan. 28
LIBRARY: Storytime for preschoolers will be at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Job seekers can find some help at 2 p.m. Registration is required for the last event; call 781-9240 or stop at the Liberty branch of the Mid-Continent Public Library, 1000 Kent St.
BOOK GROUP: The book group Noveltea and Coffee Too will meet at 2 p.m. at Woodneath Library Center, 8900 NE Flintlock Road, Kansas City.
STORYTIME: Storytime for toddlers will be at 9:15, 10, 10:45 and 11:30 a.m. at Woodneath Library, 8900 NE Flintlock Road, Kansas City.
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An unbroken view of ... development Residential, commercial growth on rapid pace in Smithville BY AMANDA LUBINSKI amanda.lubinski@mycouriertribune.com
SMITHVILLE — 2017 proved another good year for growth for city of Smithville, ending with 155 single-family house building permits issued. “It’s the second year in a row that we have had more home building permits sold than any other city, outside of Kansas City, in the area,” Mayor Brian Fullmer said. One of the newest subdivisions to join the city’s list of residential offerings is The Bluffs at Whiskey Ridge, near Northeast 176th Street. The city also saw movement in commercial sectors with the passage of the Smithville Marketplace Tax Increment Financing Plan and the opening of multiple new restaurants and businesses, including Soirée New Orleans Bistro, Family Traditions Cafe and Laura Hawkins Photography, and the expansion of Hildebrand Dental. The past year also saw momentum in infrastructure
improvements with the city approving plans for a downtown streetscape, making improvements to Hawthorne Street, and laying the ground work for adding trails and sidewalks along 180th Street. Work on many of the projects approved in 2017 will begin this year.
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Growth in providing livable spaces for people of all ages fared well in 2017 and is expected to continue in 2018, Community Development Director Jack Hendrix said. Some of the most notable projects coming to life in 2018 that had their start in previous years are The Villas, a senior housing complex being built next to Mid-Continent Public Library off U.S. Highway 169; and the Clay Creek housing development, consisting of townhomes on the north side of the city at Route W. “I’m feeling pretty confident we’ll have a nice little scenario there,” Hendrix said of the Villas complex, which will consist of more than 30
units built in four- and sixplexes. It also will include a community building. “At Clay Creek, they should start dropping permits on that around February, when the ground gets a bit better. You don’t want to do that when it’s too muddy out. After that, movement on that project will begin pretty quick,” he added.
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While many projects were completed in 2017, 2018 will prove a critical year for infrastructure development as the city will begin its main lift station project, which will cost an estimated $1 million. The lift station pumps wastewater and sewage for treatment. The lift station improvements will also pave the way for the south sewer project, which will open land to business and/or multi-family residential development in 2018. “We are beginning our main lift station project, and it has to be done because we can’t start the other project without it because it has to
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Construction on The Villas, a senior housing complex next to Mid-Continent Public Library off U.S. Highway 169 in Smithville, is underway and slated for competition in 2018. It includes more than 30 housing units in six- and fourplexes.
have someplace to go. We have to get that someplace to go down,” he said. Hendrix said the sewer project on the south end of the city will be a “game changer,” as it will help open up between 1,300 and 1,400 acres of land. “We are talking about all (U.S.) 169 frontage. It’s from the Kansas City city limits all the way north,” he said.
Hendrix said he has been having regular conversations with developers about bringing upward of 250 housing units and several commercial opportunities to the area once the infrastructure is completed. Development in the area would benefit the city in the form of added tax dollars from businesses and shoppers. “We get lots of folks from
Plattsburg, Edgerton, Gower and places like that will be able to come here instead of going all the way to (Kansas City). The same will be true for our people here,” the community development director said. Other infrastructure improvements the city seeks to begin in 2018 are SMITHVILLE/Page C10
NORTHLAND’S BOOM TIME Kearney marks year of highs in growth BY AMANDA LUBINSKI
possibly by the end of the year. That’s on the north side of 19th Street.” Dane said the growth that continues in KEARNEY — For Kearney, 2017 marked a Kearney is amazing to see as it signals a prosbanner year for development with more than perous city where people want to live. 100 single-family residential building permits “We could see upward of 175 permits in issued, approval of an additional senior hous- 2018. That’s unheard of for Kearney,” he said. ing complex to be built next to Dollar General, One of the city’s biggest and most welland approval of businesses such as Holiday Inn known developers, Craig Porter of Porter Express and Dairy Queen to locate in the city. Communities, said it’s still hard to find and get “Kearney continues to grow by leaps and financing for land to develop. He doesn’t think bounds, and we don’t plan to slow down any- the market will ever see a time similar to before time soon,” Mayor Bill Dane said. the bubble burst in the early 2000s, but said Kearney is definitely doing something right. Residential development “Kearney has the most reasonably priced lots Residential development in Kearney hit a in the places I deal with,” said Porter, who has KELLIE HOUX/Staff Photo boom in 2017. The city issued 125 single-family developed subdivisions across the Northland residential permits, the sixth highest in a year. and western Missouri. “... Kearney is doing a lot Crews constructing the new B&B Theatres in Liberty put up the theater walls recently. The valuation on the properties, Community of the right things. It’s a good town with a good Development Director David Pavlich said, is school district and good transportation.” the highest since before the housing bubble Porter says he sees Kearney becoming the burst in 2005. At $28 million, that’s an average dominant developing area in Clay County of more than $224,000 per property. within the next five to 10 years. BY KELLIE HOUX “Back in 2005, it was 148 permits and $24 the additional senior hous- Boots, the Liberty Economic Recreational development kellie.houx@mycouriertribune.com million in valuation,” Pavlich said. ing with Cottages at Bluebird Development Corp.’s execuWork to add amenities throughout the city tive director. Boots came to He expects development to continue across Creek.” LIBERTY — Mayor Lyndell came in 2017 and will continue in 2018. the city in 2018. Karan Johnson, eco- Liberty last June. He is help“Cottonwood Creek (subdivision) on the Completed projects include opening of the Brenton continues to call the nomic and business devel- ing market available space west side is continuing to develop. We’ll have city’s skate park and pickle ball courts next overall economic vitality of opment manager, like the in Heartland Meadows I and the last phase in West Village coming up as to Kearney High School off 19th Street in the Liberty a renaissance. mayor, mentioned Liberty II, an industrial park on the “We are fortunate with Commons and specifically the northern edge of town. well. We’ll also see more growth in Dovecott summer. Work that began in 2017 and will be final- this rebirth,” he said. “Liberty Marriott Hotel that will be The first phase has 43 (subdivision located near Oak Pointe Assisted Living and Memory Care and Kearney Junior ized this year include connecting Mack Porter Commons at the gateway is an opening its doors soon, the remaining acres available High School),” he said. “Falcon Villas is anoth- and Jesse James parks through a trail system example. Just a few years ago, Forest Avenue Apartments, for a manufacturing/industhat area was hugely under-per- the Homestead development, trial company. Across U.S. er one. It’s not through engineering yet, but KEARNEY/Page C10 forming. B&B Theatres was Cottages at Bluebird Creek, Highway 69 is Heartland we may see some movement on that, I’d say there and a struggling Kmart. Norterre, B&B Theatres, the Meadows II, which has 200 There was very little else to downtown reconstruction and available acres. These acres are bring people in. Now there’s streetscape, and Riverwood, a deemed “certified.” According so much more with shopping 22-home development near to the Missouri Department and dining. Soon there will be EPIC Elementary School. of Economic Development, entertainment again with the “Last year were a lot of the site has “been pre-qualiB&B Theatres next door to the starts,” Johnson said. “This fied through a standardization Commons.” will be a year where projects process to meet the requireBrenton said the city’s will be finished up. There’s ments for industry.” There are strengths rest with a growing also going to be significant about 30 such sites around the residential inventory. road improvements that will state. “We watched a lot of con- help keep these other developSince mid-June, Boots and struction on the west side of ments moving along.” the LEDC have received 34 the interstate, but now we are leads, received 16 proposal seeing construction around Commercial and submissions, worked on 10 AMANDA LUBINSKI/Staff Photo the community center with industrial development active projects and hosted Innovation business park will continue to see development in 2018, Kearney Area Development Homestead,” he said. “There’s In the realm of commercial three site visits. Council Executive Director Shawna Searcy said. The organization has one 2-acre lot for sale and the NorthPoint apartments and industrial sites, Johnson a goal to develop 30 more acres in 2018. LIBERTY/Page C10 along Forest Avenue. 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(Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/25/18, Thurs. 2/01/18, Thurs. 2/08/18 & Thurs. 2/15/18) IN THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI Case No: 17CY-CV11289 Jessica D. Link, Petitioner, vs Heath B. Maxwell, Respondent. Nature of Suit: Divorce NOTICE UPON ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF MISSOURI TO: Heath B. Maxwell You are notified that an action has been commenced against you in the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri, the object and general nature of which is divorce, and which affects the following described property: N/A. The names of all parties in this action are stated in the caption above and the name and address of the attorney for the petitioner is: N/A YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that, unless you file an answer or other pleading or otherwise appear and defend against this action within 45 days after January 25, 2018, judgment by default will be entered against you. [Seal] January 18, 2018 Lee Bucksath, Circuit Clerk Karen Thompson, Deputy Clerk (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/11/18, Thurs. 1/18/18, Thurs. 1/25/18 & Thurs. 2/01/18) IN THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI DIVISION 5 Case No: 17CY-CV12080 Michael P. Henderson, Petitioner, vs Mary R. Henderson, Respondent. Nature of Suit: Divorce NOTICE UPON ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF MISSOURI TO: Mary R. Henderson You are notified that an action has been commenced against you in the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri, the object and general nature of which is divorce proceedings, and which affects the following described property: No property involved. The names of all parties in this action are stated in the caption above and there are no attorneys. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED
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On JANUARY 4, 2018, the following individual was appointed the personal representative of the estate of FELIX RAY JONES SR, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri. The personal representative’s business address and phone number is: SARAH MILLS, CLAY CO PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR, 11 S WATER, LIBERTY, MO 64068, 816-4073250. The personal representative’s attorney’s name, business address and phone number is: BROOKE AMOS DAVIDS, GRAHAM LAW GROUP, PC, 11 EAST KANSAS, LIBERTY, MO 64068, 816-792-0500. 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.
On JANUARY 4, 2018, the following individual was appointed the personal representative of the estate of CLARA EMILY WILBECK, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri. The personal representative’s business address and phone number is: SARAH MILLS, CLAY CO PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR, 11 S WATER, LIBERTY, MO 64068, 816-4073250. The personal representative’s attorney’s name, business address and phone number is: BROOKE AMOS DAVIDS, GRAHAM LAW GROUP, PC, 11 EAST KANSAS, LIBERTY, MO 64068, 816-792-0500. 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: 30-OCT-2016 Division Clerk, Joyce Gray Date of first publication: January 11, 2018
Date of the decedent’s death: 18-NOV-2016 Division Clerk, Joyce Gray Date of first publication: January 11, 2018
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.
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.
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IN THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION
IN THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION
[Seal] January 4, 2018 Lee Bucksath, Circuit Clerk Karen Thompson, Deputy Clerk (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/04/18, Thurs. 1/11/18, Thurs. 1/18/18 & Thurs. 1/25/18) CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION Case No.17CY-PR00615 Matter of JERRY ALAN LOSEY, Protectee NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF CONSERVATOR (Sec 475 140 RSMo ) TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF JERRY ALAN LOSEY, A DISABLED PERSON On the 1st day of November, 2017, WILLIAM LOSEY and EILEEN LOSEY were appointed Co-Conservators of the Estate of JERRY ALAN LOSEY a person adjudicated Disabled under the Laws of Missouri, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay Count, Missouri. The addresses of the CoConservators are 5231 MOHAWK LANE, ROELAND PARK, KS 66205 and 3752 N INDIANA AVENUE, KANSAS CITY, MO 64117. The attorney for the Conservator is JACK A LEWIS and his address is 1729 SWIFT AVE, NORTH KANSAS CITY, MO 64116. All creditors of said Disabled Person are notified to file their claims in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri. Darla Kincaid, Deputy Clerk JOYCE GRAY, Probate Clerk Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri
No.17CY-PR00200
No.17CY-PR00563
No.17CY-PR00597
In the Estate of FELIX RAY JONES SR, Deceased.
In the Estate of CLARA EMILY WILBECK, Deceased.
In the Estate of CHARLES KEVIN GRIFFEY, Deceased.
Notice of Letters of Administration Granted (Supervised Administration)
Notice of Letters of Administration Granted (Supervised Administration)
To All Persons Interested in the Estate of FELIX RAY JONES SR, Decedent:
To All Persons Interested in the Estate of CLARA EMILY WILBECK, Decedent:
Notice of Letters of Administration Granted (Independent Administration Non-Resident Fiduciary) TTo All Persons Interested in the Estate of CHARLES KEVIN GRIFFEY, Decedent:
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On JANUARY 22, 2018, the following individual was appointed the personal representative of the estate of CHARLES KEVIN GRIFFEY, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay 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 personal representative’s business address and phone number is: DARLENE DEVENNEY, 8374 DUNNELLEON ROAD, WEEKI WACHEE, FL 34613, 352-5962481. The personal representative’s attorney’s name, business address and phone number is: SANDRA P FERGUSON, 1919 BUCHANAN, NORTH KANSAS CITY, MO 64116, 816-221-0388. The non-resident personal representative’s designated agent’s name, business address, and phone number is: SANDRA P FERGUSON, 1919 BUCHANAN, NORTH KANSAS CITY, MO 64116, 816-221-0388. 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: 06-SEP-2017 Division Clerk, Joyce Gray Date of first publication: January 25, 2018 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. (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/25/18, Thurs. 2/01/18, Thurs. 2/08/18 & Thurs. 2/15/18) CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION Case No.17CY-PR00618
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Matter of DANIEL LUDWIG, Protectee
City of Pleasant Valley, Missouri Semi-Annual Financial Statement July through December 2017
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF CONSERVATOR (Sec 475 140 RSMo ) General Fund
Transportation
Sewer
Cap. Improve./ Storm Water
City Totals
RECEIPTS Taxes/Licenses/Permits/Franchise Fees Ambulance Revenue Fire Department Revenues Sewer Service Charges Fines and Court Costs Interest Encumbered/Carried Forward/Transferred In Miscellaneous TOTAL RECEIPTS
592,084 58,193 49,300 124,220 3,466 40,835 868,099
108,531
188,723
1,606 190,328
889,338 58,193 49,300 388,019 124,220 3,466 42,441 1,554,977
34,754 387,795 74,557 531,986 140,834 509,520 450 123,152 1,803,048
388,019 108,531
388,019
EXPENSES Legal and Administrative Police Dept. Municipal Court Administrative/Other/Salaries Fire Dept. Public Services Storm Water Other Capital Improvement TOTAL EXPENSES
34,754 387,795 74,557 531,986 56,789 47,944
87,125
374,452
1,133,825
87,125
374,452
84,045 450 123,152 207,647
6 Month - Net Excess of Revenues over (Expenditures)
(265,726)
21,406
13,567
(17,318)
(248,071)
CITY CASH INVESTMENTS CD Funds - No Restriction Road and Street Money Market Statue Restricted Fire Dept. Restricted Transportation CD’s Restricted Sewer Restricted CD for Little Shoal Interceptor
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Funds Sub-Total TOTAL CITY INVESTMENTS
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Long Term Debt On Building Long Term Debt on Police Car
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City Treasurer - Robert C Jones, EA
NOTE: This semi-annual financial statement is a reflection of the cash activity during the periods of 07/01/2017 through 12/31/2017 for The City of Pleasant Valley MO, it does not reflect fund balances.
TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF DANIEL LUDWIG, A DISABLED PERSON On the 4th day of December, 2017, DOUGLAS LUDWIG and DONNA LUDWIG were appointed Co-Conservators of the Estate of DANIEL LUDWIG, a person adjudicated Disabled under the Laws of Missouri, by the Probate Division of the Cir-
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cuit Court of Clay Count, Missouri The address of the Co-Conservators is 1408 NE 92ND COURT, KANSAS CITY, MO 64155. The attorney for the Co-Conservators is DAVID L COOPER and his address is FORD & COOPER, 110 NW BARRY RD STE 201, KANSAS CITY, MO 64155. All creditors of said Disabled Person are notified to file their claims in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri Darla Kincaid, Deputy Clerk JOYCE GRAY, Probate Clerk Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/25/18, Thurs. 2/01/18, Thurs. 2/08/18 & Thurs. 2/15/18) CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION Case No.17CY-PR00704 Matter of RUTH L CLARK, deceased NOTICE OF HEARING And to all persons known or unknown who claim any interest as an heir or through an heir in the property of RUTH L CLARK, who died on the 28th day of AUGUST, 2016 residing at 1607 NE 51st ST, KANSAS CITY, MO 64118 . You are hereby notified that an application has been filed in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri, by PAUL G JARVIS, for the determination of the heirs of RUTH L CLARK and of their respective interests as such heirs in and with respect to all of the property owned by said deceased at the time of death including the following to wit. The East 8 feet of Lot 8 and the West 68 feet of Lot 9, Block 14, NORTH PARK GARDENS, an addition in and to the City of Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri Petitioner’s attorney is JAMES P BERGER, whose business address is 11233 NALL, SUITE 140, LEAWOOD, KS 66211, (913) 491-6332 You are further notified that a hearing on said application will be held in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, at the Courthouse, 11 South Water Street, Liberty, Missouri, on the 19th day of JANUARY, 2018, at 10:00 A. M., at which time evidence will be presented to the Court and at which time and place you are entitled to be present and to be heard Should you fail therein, judgment may be entered in due course upon said petition. Date: 11-30-17 Darla Kincaid, Clerk (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/04/18, Thurs. 1/11/18, Thurs. 1/18/18 & Thurs. 1/25/18) CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION Case No.17CY-PR00719 Matter of EMILY JO TAYLOR, Protectee NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF CONSERVATOR (Sec 475 140 RSMo ) TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF EMILY JO TAYLOR, A DISABLED PERSON On the 28th day of December, 2017, MYRAL PHILLIP TAYLOR and KATHY J TAYLOR were ap-
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pointed Co-Conservators of the Estate of EMILY JO TAYLOR a person adjudicated Disabled under the Laws of Missouri, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay Count, Missouri. The address of the Co-Conservators is 306 NW 55TH TERRACE, GLADSTONE, MO 64118. The attorney for the Co-Conservators is LESLIE CAMPBELL BYRAM and his/her address is LESLIE CAMPBELL BYRAM, 9401 NALL AVENUE, SUITE 100, PRAIRIE VILLAGE, KS, 66207. All creditors of said Disabled Person are notified to file their claims in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri. Darla Kincaid, Deputy Clerk JOYCE GRAY, Probate Clerk Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/04/18, Thurs. 1/11/18, Thurs. 1/18/18 & Thurs. 1/25/18) IN THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION No.17CY-PR00723 In the Estate of JANICE MARIE KERN, Deceased. Notice of Letters of Administration Granted (Independent Administration) To All Persons Interested in the Estate of JANICE MARIE KERN, Decedent: On DECEMBER 26, 2017, the following individual was appointed the personal representative of the estate of JANICE MARIE KERN, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri. The personal representative’s business address and phone number is: MARY ELIZABETH DICKERSON, 1701 CAMBRIDGE CIRCLE, KEARNEY, MO 64060, 816-6799429. 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: RONALD C MULLENNIX, 2 SOUTH MAIN, LIBERTY, MO 64068, 816-781-4788 EXT 2613. 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: 26-SEPT-2017 Division Clerk, Joyce Gray Date of first publication: January 4, 2018 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. (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/04/18, Thurs. 1/11/18, Thurs. 1/18/18 & Thurs. 1/25/18)
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CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION Case No.17CY-PR00727 Matter of JEREMY DANIEL BARRY, Protectee NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF CONSERVATOR (Sec 475 140 RSMo ) TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF JEREMY DANIEL BARRY, A DISABLED PERSON On the 28th day of December, 2017, SARAH MILLS, CLAY COUNTY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR, was appointed Conservator of the Estate of JEREMY DANIEL BARRY a person adjudicated Disabled under the Laws of Missouri, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay Count, Missouri The address of the Conservator is CLAY CO PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR, 11 S WATER, LIBERTY, MO 64068. The attorney for the Conservator is BROOKE A DAVIDS and his/her address is GRAHAM LAW GROUP, PC, 11 EAST KANSAS, LIBERTY, MO 64068. All creditors of said Disabled Person are notified to file their claims in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri Darla Kincaid, Deputy Clerk JOYCE GRAY, Probate Clerk Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/11/18, Thurs. 1/18/18, Thurs. 1/25/18 & Thurs. 2/01/18) CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION Case No.17CY-PR00782 Matter of DANIEL BLAKE MURPHY, deceased NOTICE OF HEARING And to all persons known or unknown who claim any interest as an heir or through an heir in the property of Daniel Blake Murphy who died on the 9th day of August, 2016, residing at 16520 Tranquility Court SE, Unit 202, Prior Lake, MN 55372. You are hereby notified that an application has been filed in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri, by Timothy Randall Murphy, for the determination of the heirs of Daniel Blake Murphy, and of their respective interests as such heirs in and with respect to all of the property owned by said deceased at the time of death including the following to wit: Lot 6, Fountain Hills Third Plat, a subdivision in Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri. Petitioner’s attorney is Jack A Lewis, whose business address is 1729 Swift Avenue, North Kansas City, MO 64116. You are further notified that a hearing on said application will be held in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, at the Courthouse, 11 South Water Street, Liberty, Missouri, on the 15th day of March, 2018, at 10:00 A.M., at which time evidence will be presented to the Court and at which time and place you are entitled to be present and to be heard. Should you fail therein, judgment may be entered in due course upon said petition. Date: 03-JAN-2018 Darla Kincaid, Clerk (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/11/18, Thurs. 1/18/18, Thurs. 1/25/18 & Thurs. 2/01/18) IN THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION No.17CY-PR00753 In the Estate of KATHERINE EILEEN PRICE, Deceased. Notice of Letters of
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Administration Granted (Supervised Administration) To All Persons Interested in the Estate of KATHERINE EILEEN PRICE, Decedent: On JANUARY 5, 2018, the following individual was appointed the personal representative of the estate of KATHERINE EILEEN PRICE, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri. The personal representative’s business address and phone number is: LAURA WEAKLEY, 6102 N. TRACY AVENUE, GLADSTONE, MO 64118, 816-682-7539. The personal representative’s attorney’s name, business address and phone number is: DAVID KEITH HOLDSWORTH, WESTOWNE II, P O BOX 126, LIBERTY, MO 64069, 816-781-5905. 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: 28-SEP-2017 Division Clerk, Joyce Gray Date of first publication: January 11, 2018 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. (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/18/18, Thurs. 1/25/18, Thurs. 2/01/18 & Thurs. 2/08/18) CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION Case No.17CY-PR00787 Matter of DE’ANDRA ALLEN, Protectee NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF CONSERVATOR (Sec 475 140 RSMo ) TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF DE’ANDRA ALLEN, A DISABLED PERSON On the 11th day of January, 2018, LEIGH ALLEN SR and ONDREA JAMISON was appointed Conservator of the Estate of DE’ANDRA ALLEN a person adjudicated Disabled under the Laws of Missouri, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay Count, Missouri The address of the Conservator is 3800 NE SHADY LN, GLADSTONE, MO 64118 and 10924 N MARSH AVE, KANSAS CITY, MO 64157. The attorney for the Conservator is JENNIFER J DOUGAN and her address is 112 MARSHALL ROAD, PO BOX 377, PLATTE CITY, MO 64079. All creditors of said Disabled Person are notified to file their claims in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri. Darla Kincaid, Deputy Clerk JOYCE GRAY, Probate Clerk Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/25/18, Thurs. 2/01/18, Thurs. 2/08/18 & Thurs. 2/15/18) IN THE 7TH JUDICIAL
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CIRCUIT COURT, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION No.17CY-PR00776 In the Estate of FREDA MAXINE DOUGLAS, Deceased. Notice of Letters of Administration Granted (Supervised Administration) To All Persons Interested in the Estate of FREDA MAXINE DOUGLAS, Decedent: On JANUARY 18, 2018, the following individual was appointed the personal representative of the estate of FREDA MAXINE DOUGLAS, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri. The personal representative’s business address and phone number is: MICHAEL ALAN DOUGLAS, PO BOX 98, SMITHVILLE, MO 64089, 816-256-0651. The personal representative’s attorney’s name, business address and phone number is: DAVID KEITH HOLDSWORTH, WESTOWNE II, P O BOX 126, LIBERTY, MO 64069, 816-781-5905. 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: 11-OCT-2017 Division Clerk, Joyce Gray Date of first publication: January 25, 2018 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. (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/18/18, Thurs. 1/25/18, Thurs. 2/01/18 & Thurs. 2/08/18) CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION Case No.17CY-PR00791 Matter of CARL AUSTIN CURTIS, Protectee NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF CONSERVATOR (Sec 475 140 RSMo ) TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF CARL AUSTIN CURTIS, A DISABLED PERSON . On the 11th day of January, 2018, SARAH MILLS, CLAY COUNTY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR, was appointed Conservator of the Estate of CARL AUSTIN CURTIS a person adjudicated Disabled under the Laws of Missouri, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay Count, Missouri The address of the Conservator is CLAY CO PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR, 11 S WATER, LIBERTY, MO 64068. The attorney for the Conservator is BROOKE AMOS DAVIDS and her address is GRAHAM LAW GROUP, PC, 11 EAST KANSAS, LIBERTY, MO 64068. All creditors of said Disabled Person are notified to file their claims in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri. Darla Kincaid, Deputy Clerk
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JOYCE GRAY, Probate Clerk Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/25/18, Thurs. 2/01/18, Thurs. 2/08/18 & Thurs. 2/15/18) CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION Case No.18CY-PR00025 and 18CY-PR00026 In the Matter of BRITNEY FAITH SIMPSON & ALAINA GRACE SIMPSON, Minors NOTICE OF HEARING TO NATURAL MOTHER, SAMANTHA DEAN DOSS, AND ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE PEOPLE AND ESTATES OF BRITNEY FAITH SIMPSON & ALAINA GRACE SIMPSON, Minors You are hereby notified that Edward F Ford, III, Esquire, Ford & Cooper, PC, 110 NW Barry Rd , Suite 201, Kansas City, MO 64155, (816) 4369550, has filed in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri, a petition for the appointment of Janet L Simpson as Guardian of BRITNEY FAITH SIMPSON & ALAINA GRACE SIMPSON, minors. And said Court, being satisfied that there is a good cause for the exercise of its jurisdiction as to the matters set forth in said petition, has set the petition for hearing on March 26, 2018 at 10:00 am in Division IX Courtroom, 11 S Water Street, Liberty, Missouri 64068. [seal] CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY PROBATE DIVISION Joyce Gray, Division Clerk Darla Kincaid, Deputy Clerk (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/25/18, Thurs. 2/01/18, Thurs. 2/08/18 & Thurs. 2/15/18) IN THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION No.18CY-PR00027 In the Estate of MICHAEL ALLEN PERKINS, Deceased. Notice of Letters of Administration Granted (Independent Administration Non-Resident Fiduciary) To All Persons Interested in the Estate of MICHAEL ALLEN PERKINS, Decedent: On JANUARY 17, 2018, the following individual was appointed the personal representative of the estate of MICHAEL ALLEN PERKINS, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay 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 personal representative’s business address and phone number is: MOLLY NAIL, 800 NE VANDERBILT LANE, LEE’S SUMMIT, MO 64064, 816-525-2050. The personal representative’s attorney’s name, business address and phone number is: NANCY ELIZABETH BLACKWELL, CHINNERY EVANS & NAIL, PC, 800 NE VANDERBILT LANE, LEES SUMMIT, MO 64064, 816-5252050. The non-resident personal representative’s designated agent’s name, business address, and phone number is: NANCY E BLACKWELL, 800 NE VANDERBILT LANE, LEE’S SUMMIT, MO 64064, 816-525-2050. 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 ex-
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tent 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: 04-NOV-2017 Division Clerk, Joyce Gray Date of first publication: January 25, 2018 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. (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/11/18, Thurs. 1/18/18, Thurs. 1/25/18 & Thurs. 2/01/18) NOTICE OF FILING OF FINAL SETTLEMENT AND APPLICATION FOR DISTRIBUTION (Sec. 473.587-.590 RSMo.) No. 10CY-PR00344 TO: LINDA CAROL KAUSZLER, SHAWN ALLEN KAUSZLER, KELLY JAMES KAUSZLER, TIMOTHY MICHAEL KAUSZLER, KAYLEE ANNALISE KAUSZLER BY GUARDIAN LISA SHANKS, JORDAN ALYSSA OLEVA KAUSZLER BY GUARDIAN SHAWN KAUSZLER, HANNAH CELIN KAUSZLER BY GUARDIAN EDNA HUNSAKER, BRIANNA ELIZABETH CAROL KAUSZLER BY GUARDIAN EDNA HUNSAKER, AND ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF HAROLD THOMAS KAUSZLER, DECEASED Notice is hereby given that a final settlement and application for determination of the persons who are the successors in interest to the personal and real property of the decedent and of the extent and character of their interests therein and for distribution of such property, will be filed in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri at Liberty, by the undersigned on the 28th day of February, 2018 or as continued by the Court and that any objections or exceptions to such settlement or application or any item thereof must be in writing and filed within twenty (20) days after the filing of such settlement. Miguel P. Madrigal, Jr. Successor Personal Representative and Attorney 501 West Lexington Independence, MO 64050 816-979-1624 (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/11/18, Thurs. 1/18/18, Thurs. 1/25/18 & Thurs. 2/01/18) In The Interest Of Nur Abdulqadir Male, Age: 8 Birthdate: August 16, 2009 Case ID No. 17CY-JU00210 ORDER OF PUBLICATION OF NOTICE (OPUBL) The State of Missouri to: Sweetie Gedi You are hereby notified that an action has been commenced against you in the Family Court Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, State of Missouri, the object and general nature of which is the adjudication and dispositional hearing in the cause filed in the interest of the juvenile. The names of all the parties to said suit are stated above in the caption hereof and the name and address of the attorney for the Juvenile Officer is John R. Shank, 9800 N.W. Polo Drive, Suite 100, Kansas City, Missouri 64153.
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You are further notified that, unless you file an answer or other leading or shall otherwise appear and defend against the aforesaid Petition within 45 days after the day the 11th day of January, 2018, judgment by default will be rendered against you. You may be entitled to have an attorney appointed to represent you at no cost to you and you should contact the.court if you desire to seek an appointed attorney. IT IS ORDERED that a copy hereof be published according to law in the Courier-Tribune, a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of Clay, State of Missouri. WITNESS my hand and seal of the Circuit Court this 4th day of January 2018. [seal] Lee Bucksath, Circuit Clerk Clay County Circuit Clerk Seventh Judicial Circuit of MO By: J. Butler, Deputy Juvenile Clerk (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/04/18, Thurs. 1/11/18, Thurs. 1/18/18 & Thurs. 1/25/18) In The Interest Of Jasper Bryson Male, Age: 10 days Birthdate: December 17, 2017 Case ID No. 17CY-JU00229 ORDER OF PUBLICATION OF NOTICE (OPUBL) The State of Missouri to: Brandi Williams, Darrel Bryson, and John Doe You are hereby notified that an action has been commenced against you in the Family Court Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, State of Missouri, the object and general nature of which is the adjudication and dispositional hearing in the cause filed in the interest of the juvenile. The names of all the parties to said suit are stated above in the caption hereof and the name and address of the attorney for the Juvenile Officer is John R. Shank, 9800 N.W. Polo Drive, Suite 100, Kansas City, Missouri 64153. You are further notified that, unless you file an answer or other leading or shall otherwise appear and defend against the aforesaid Petition within 45 days after the day the 4th day of January, 2018, judgment by default will be rendered against you. You may be entitled to have an attorney appointed to represent you at no cost to you and you should contact the.court if you desire to seek an appointed attorney. IT IS ORDERED that a copy hereof be published according to law in the Courier-Tribune, a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of Clay, State of Missouri. WITNESS my hand and seal of the Circuit Court this 27th day of December 2017. [seal] Lee Bucksath, Circuit Clerk Clay County Circuit Clerk Seventh Judicial Circuit of MO By: J. Butler, Deputy Juvenile Clerk (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/04/18, Thurs. 1/11/18, Thurs. 1/18/18 & Thurs. 1/25/18) In The Interest Of Jaxson Williams Eriksen Male, Age: 16 months Birthdate: August 18, 2016 Case ID No. 17CY-JU00230 ORDER OF PUBLICATION OF NOTICE (OPUBL) The State of Missouri to: Brandi Williams You are hereby notified that an action has been commenced against you in the Family Court Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, State of Missouri, the object and general nature of which is the adjudication and dispositional hearing in the cause filed in the interest of the juvenile. The names of all the parties to said suit are stated above in the caption hereof and the name and address of the attorney for the Juvenile Officer is John R. Shank, 9800 N.W. Polo Drive, Suite 100, Kansas City, Missouri 64153. You are further notified that, unless
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you file an answer or other leading or shall otherwise appear and defend against the aforesaid Petition within 45 days after the day the 4th day of January, 2018, judgment by default will be rendered against you. You may be entitled to have an attorney appointed to represent you at no cost to you and you should contact the.court if you desire to seek an appointed attorney. IT IS ORDERED that a copy hereof be published according to law in the Courier-Tribune, a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of Clay, State of Missouri. WITNESS my hand and seal of the Circuit Court this 27th day of December 2017.
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[seal] Lee Bucksath, Circuit Clerk Clay County Circuit Clerk Seventh Judicial Circuit of MO By: J. Butler, Deputy Juvenile Clerk
Carissa Eileen Simpson, Petitioner
(Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/11/18, Thurs. 1/18/18, Thurs. 1/25/18 & Thurs. 2/01/18) In The Interest Of Ember Louise Hollis Female, Age: 2 Birthdate: March 30, 2015 Case ID No. 17CY-JU00231 Evelyn Naomi Hollis Female, Age: 2 Birthdate: March 30, 2015 Case ID No. 17CY-JU00232 ORDER OF PUBLICATION OF NOTICE (OPUBL) The State of Missouri to: Haley Wilton, Brandon Hollis, Jesse Logan and John Doe You are hereby notified that an action has been commenced against you in the Family Court Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, State of Missouri, the object and general nature of which is the termination of parental rights hearing in the cause filed in the interest of the juvenile. The names of all the parties to said suit are stated above in the caption hereof and the name and address of the attorney for the Juvenile Officer is John R. Shank, 9800 N.W. Polo Drive, Suite 100, Kansas City, Missouri 64153. You are further notified that, unless you file an answer or other leading or shall otherwise appear and defend against the aforesaid Petition within 45 days after the day the 25th day of January, 2018, judgment by default will be rendered against you. You may be entitled to have an attorney appointed to represent you at no cost to you and you should contact the.court if you desire to seek an appointed attorney. IT IS ORDERED that a copy hereof be published according to law in the Courier-Tribune, a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of Clay, State of Missouri. WITNESS my hand and seal of the Circuit Court this 11th day of January 2018. [seal] Lee Bucksath, Circuit Clerk Clay County Circuit Clerk Seventh Judicial Circuit of MO By: J. Butler, Deputy Juvenile Clerk (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/25/18, Thurs. 2/01/18, Thurs. 2/08/18 & Thurs. 2/15/18) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION Case No. 14CY-PR00604-01 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF RANDY LYNN OLSEN, DECEASED. Notice is hereby given that a final settlement and application for determination of the persons who are the successors in interest to the personal and real property of the decedent and of the extent and character of their interests therein and for distribution of such property, will be filed in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri at Liberty, by the undersigned on 26th day of February, 2018 or as continued by the Court and any objections or exceptions to such settlement or application or any item thereof must be in writing and filed within twenty (20) days
Sarah Mills, P.A. Personal Representative 11 S. Water, Liberty, Missouri 64068 (816) 407-3250 Steven M. Petry, Attorney for Personal Representative 4444 N. Belleview, Ste. 209 Gladstone, Missouri 64118 (816) 452-2889 (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/25/18, Thurs. 2/01/18, and Thurs. 2/08/18) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI
Case #17CY-CV11960 JUDGMENT GRANTING NAME CHANGE Now on this 18th day of January 2018, the Petitioner appears in person. Evidence is heard on Petitioner’s request for change of name. The court finds that the change of name of Petitioner would be proper and will not be detrimental to the interests of any other person. It is therefore ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED as follows: (1) That the name of Petitioner, CARISSA EILEEN SIMPSON be and is hereby changed to CARISSA EILEEN MOORE. (2) That notice of the change of name shall be published at least once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in Clay County, Missouri. (3) That the state of MISSOURI shall change the Petitioner’s birth certificate to reflect the new name. (4) That the costs of this action are assessed against the Petitioner. Date: 01/18/2018 Judge: /s/ Louis Angles (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/18/18 & Thurs. 1/25/18) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI HONORABLE LARRY D. HARMAN, JUDGE PROBATE DIVISION Case Number: 17CY-PR00790 In the Estate of CHRISTOPHER J. MUNGHAM, Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Small Estate) To All Persons Interested in the Estate of CHRISTOPHER J. MUNGHAM, Decedent. On DECEMBER 28, 2017, 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 CLAY County, Missouri. All creditors of the decedent, who died on, SEPTEMBER 13, 2017, 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 CLAY County, Missouri. Joyce Gray, Division Clerk By: Michelle Nelson, Deputy Clerk (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/18/18 & Thurs. 1/25/18) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI HONORABLE LARRY D. HARMAN, JUDGE PROBATE DIVISION Case Number: 17CY-PR00795 In the Estate of BONNIE M. MUNGHAM , Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Small Estate) To All Persons Interested in the Estate of BONNIE M. MUNG-
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HAM, Decedent. On DECEMBER 28, 2017, 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 CLAY County, Missouri. All creditors of the decedent, who died on DECEMBER 22, 2016, 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 CLAY County, Missouri. Joyce Gray, Division Clerk By: Michelle Nelson, Deputy Clerk (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/25/18 & Thurs. 2/01/18) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI HONORABLE LARRY D. HARMAN, JUDGE PROBATE DIVISION Case Number: 18CY-PR00033 In the Estate of WILLIAM BRADFORD PORTER, Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Small Estate) To All Persons Interested in the Estate of WILLIAM BRADFORD PORTER, Decedent. On JANUARY 12, 2018, 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 CLAY County, Missouri. All creditors of the decedent, who died on SEPTEMBER 12, 2017, 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 CLAY County, Missouri. Joyce Gray, Division Clerk By: Crystal Cushenbery (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/25/18 & Thurs. 2/01/18) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI HONORABLE LARRY D. HARMAN, JUDGE PROBATE DIVISION Case Number: 18CY-PR00011 In the Estate of WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER ROCKERS, Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Small Estate) To All Persons Interested in the Estate of WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER ROCKERS Decedent. On JANUARY 2, 2018, 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 CLAY County, Missouri. All creditors of the decedent, who died on SEPTEMBER 7, 2017, 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 CLAY County, Missouri. Joyce Gray, Division Clerk
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By: A. Ehlers, Deputy Clerk (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/11/18, Thurs. 1/18/18 and Thurs. 1/25/18) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LIBERTY, MISSOURI 64068 NOTICE STATE OF MISSOURI ) ) ss. ) I, the Clay County Circuit Clerk, Seventh Judicial Circuit of Missouri, do hereby certify that the Court, Associate Circuit Division 7, rendered and entered in Cause No. 17CYCV10091 on the 4TH day of January, 2018, changing the name of EVANGELINE NYX WYATT to the name of EVANGELINE NYX PFEFFER to be deemed and taken as his/her only true and lawful name from that date forward. [seal] Lee Bucksath, Clay County Circuit Clerk Seventh Judicial Circuit of Missouri By /s/ R. Lawson Deputy Clerk Date: January 4, 2018 (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/25/18, Thurs. 2/01/18, and Thurs. 2/22/18) NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR MERGER OF BANKS BankLiberty, of Liberty, Missouri, intends to apply to the Federal Reserve Board for permission to merge with Lawson Bank, of Lawson, Missouri. Following the merger, BankLiberty will operate branches at the existing branch locations of Lawson Bank. The Federal Reserve considers a number of factors in deciding whether to approve the application, including the record of performance of applicant banks in helping to meet local credit needs. You are invited to submit comments in writing on this application to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, One Memorial Drive, Kansas City, MO 64198. The comment period will not end before February 24, 2018. The Board’s procedures for processing applications may be found at 12 C.F.R. Part 262. Procedures for processing protested applications may be found at 12 C.F.R. 262.25. To obtain a copy of the Federal Reserve Board’s procedures, or if you need more information about how to submit your comments on the application, contact Dennis Denney, Assistant Vice President, at (816) 881-2633. The Federal Reserve will consider your comments and any request for a public meeting or formal hearing on the application if they are received in writing by the Reserve Bank on or before the last day of the comment period. (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/11/18, Thurs. 1/18/18, Thurs. 1/25/18 & Thurs. 2/01/18)
NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of THELMA C. MCGUINN: The undersigned is the Successor Trustee under a trust, the terms of which provide that the debts of the decedent may be paid by the Trustee upon receipt of proper proof thereof. The address of the Trustee 5811 Jeffrey Lane, Sylvania, OH 43560. The attorney for the Trustee is Ronald C. Mullennix, 2 S. Main St., Liberty, MO 64068. All creditors of the decedent are noticed to present their claims to the undersigned within six (6) months from the date of first publication of this notice or be forever barred. KIM STANLEY, Successor Trustee (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/25/18, Thurs. 2/01/18, Thurs. 2/08/18 & Thurs. 2/15/18) NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE
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For default in the payment of debt secured by a Deed of Trust executed by SHEILA S. ASTON, dated December 18, 2012, and recorded on December 21, 2012, as Document No. 2012049557 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds for Clay County, Missouri at Liberty, in Book 6998 at Page 52, the undersigned Successor Trustee will on February 16, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at the north front door of the new Clay County Courthouse, located at 11 S. Water, Liberty, Missouri, sell at public vendue to the highest bidder for cash: Lot 15, Block 2, Barnes Addition, an addition in and to the City of Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri, subject to reservations, restrictions, and easements of record, if any. Commonly known as 4300 N.E. 44th Terrace, Kansas City, Missouri 64117 Subject to all prior easements, restrictions, reservations, covenants and encumbrances now of record, if any, to satisfy the debt and cost. Brock A. Patton Successor Trustee
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(Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/25/18 & Thurs. 2/01/18) INVITATION TO BID Notice is hereby given that Liberty Public School District No. 53 will receive sealed bids from contractors who would like to be considered to perform the following work: ● Epic Elementary School – Condenser / Evaporator Replacement ● Liberty High School – Make-up Air Unit &Split System Furnace Replacement ● Manor Hill Elementary School - Rooftop Replacement This project is set up for electronic (paperless) review of Bidding Documents through Drexel Technologies. The Drawings and Project Manual are available for electronic review at Drexel Technologies eDistribution Public Plan Room (http://www.drexeltech.com/). The documents will be available Thursday January 25, 2018. The Drawings and Project Manual are available, at cost, for download from Drexel’s virtual plan room (http://www.drexeltech.com/). Point of contact at Drexel Technology is Damien Illum, telephone 913.371.4430. Hard copies of the Bidding Documents (Drawings and Project Manual) may also be purchased by bidding Contractors, subcontractors and material suppliers directly from Drexel Technologies. Bidders are not required to return sets/sheets they purchase. Bidders are highly encouraged to use complete sets of Bidding Documents in preparing Bids. Neither the Owner nor the Engineer assumes responsibility for errors or misinterpretations resulting from the use of incomplete sets of Bidding Documents. A pre-bid meeting will be held on Tuesday February 6th, 9:00 AM local time at the District Facilities Center, located at 1138 Southview Drive, Liberty, MO 64068. Time will be allocated to perform site visits at each of the project locations on the 6th. Sealed bids must be submitted no later than 1:00 PM, central time on February 13th at the following address: Steve Aldrich Liberty Public Schools 1138 Southview Drive Liberty, MO. 64068 (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/11/18, Thurs. 1/18/18 and Thurs. 1/25/18) Barrington Ridge Homes Assn is soliciting bids for lawn care and snow removal for April 2018 - April 2020. Contact Bill Wood at 816-4154012, wmwood2000@yahoo. com for details. Bids due by noon, Wed, Feb 14, 2018. (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/18/18 and Thurs. 1/25/18) ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS The North Kansas City School
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District will be accepting sealed bids for public improvement work associated with a new Elementary School; located at 3900 NE 92nd Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64156. Construction starts in late February, 2017 and finishes in April, 2018. Bids will be accepted at JE Dunn Construction, 1001 Locust Street, KCMO 64106, February 1, 2017 @ 2:00 p.m. local time. Refer to Bid Documents for exact bid times. Bids received after said time will be returned unopened. A Pre-bid Conference will not be held. Electronic plans and specs are available from JE Dunn Construction by contacting Aaron Priddy at JE Dunn, at (816) 426-8163, www.jedunn.com. Plans can also be viewed at JE Dunn’s plan room. The NKCSD Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all bids and reserves the right to be the sole judge of what it considers the lowest responsible bid. The NKCSD is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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(Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/04/18, Thurs. 1/11/18, Thurs. 1/18/18 & Thurs. 1/25/18) In Re: Jesse R Semanko, a single man TRUSTEE’S SALE Under the terms of the Deed of Trust executed by JESSE R SEMANKO, a single man dated 08/19/2014, and recorded on 08/21/2014 Book 7354 Page 83 in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for Clay County, MISSOURI, the undersigned Successor Trustee, will on 01/26/2018 at 9:00 AM at the Main Entrance on the North side of the building of the new Clay County Courthouse, 11 South Water St. Liberty MO 64068, sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash subject to the terms announced at the sale, the realty described in said deed of trust, to wit: ALL OF LOT 125, HIGHRIDGE MANOR, A SUBDIVISION IN PLEASANT VALLEY, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF.. Substitute Trustee Corporation SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE www.substitutetrusteecorp.com Published in the Courier-Tribune File #: SEMJECHL First publication date 01/04/2018 (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/04/18, Thurs. 1/11/18, Thurs. 1/18/18 & Thurs. 1/25/18) In Re: Jeffrey Cole Spicer, a single person TRUSTEE’S SALE Under the terms of the Deed of Trust executed by JEFFREY COLE SPICER, a single person dated 04/08/2014, and recorded on 04/11/2014 Book 7283 Page 25 RE-RECORDED ON 04/16/2014 in Book 7285, Page 21 in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for Clay County, MISSOURI, the undersigned Successor Trustee, will on 01/26/2018 at 9:00 AM at the Main Entrance on the North side of the building of the new Clay County Courthouse, 11 South Water St. Liberty MO 64068, sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash subject to the terms announced at the sale, the realty described in said deed of trust, to wit: LOT SIX (6), BLOCK FIVE (5), NORTH OAKS, A SUBDIVISION IN GLADSTONE, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI. Substitute Trustee Corporation SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE www.substitutetrusteecorp.com Published in the Courier-Tribune File #: SPIJEAHF First publication date 01/04/2018 (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/04/18, Thurs. 1/11/18, Thurs. 1/18/18 & Thurs. 1/25/18) In Re: James Sterling, unmarried TRUSTEE’S SALE Under the terms of the Deed of Trust executed by JAMES STERLING, unmarried dated 07/24/2007, and recorded on 07/30/2007 Book 5771 Page 84 in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for Clay County, MISSOURI, the undersigned Successor Trustee, will on 01/26/2018 at 9:00 AM at the Main Entrance on the North side of the building of the new Clay County Courthouse, 11 South Water St. Liberty MO 64068, sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash subject to the terms announced at the sale, the realty described in said deed of trust, to wit: ALL OF LOT 22, MARIMACK FARMS, A SUBDIVISION IN KEARNEY, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. .
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(Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/11/18, Thurs. 1/18/18, Thurs. 1/25/18 & Thurs. 2/01/18) In Re: Darren W. Lawyer and Lindsy Lawyer, Husband and wife, and Leslie W. Lawyer and Florence Jean Lawyer, Husband and wife TRUSTEE’S SALE Under the terms of the Deed of Trust executed by DARREN W. LAWYER AND LINDSY LAWYER, Husband and wife, and LESLIE W. LAWYER AND FLORENCE JEAN LAWYER, Husband and wife dated 08/21/2008, and recorded on 08/27/2008 Book 6033 Page 153 in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for Clay County, MISSOURI, the undersigned Successor Trustee, will on 02/02/2018 at 9:00 AM at the Main Entrance on the North side of the building of the new Clay County Courthouse, 11 South Water St. Liberty MO 64068, sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash subject to the terms announced at the sale, the realty described in said deed of trust, to wit: ALL OF LOT 14, AND A PART OF LOT 13 DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 13; THENCE NORTHWEST ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT TO A POINT 40 FEET FROM SAID SOUTHWEST CORNER; THENCE NORTHEAST TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT, 90 FEET FROM THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT; THENCE SOUTHEAST ALONG THE EAST LINE TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER; THENCE SOUTHWEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, ALL BEING A PART OF TWIN SYCAMORES, AN ADDITION IN AND TO THE CITY OF LIBERTY, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI, AS SHOWN AND DESIGNATED ON THE PLAT OF THE RESURVEY OF LOTS 9 AND 10.. Substitute Trustee Corporation SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE www.substitutetrusteecorp.com For additional information please visit Auction.com. Published in the Courier-Tribune File #: LAWDANO4 First publication date 01/11/2018 (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/25/17 & Thurs. 2/01/18) NOTICE OF LIEN SALE Claycomo Village Stor-it will sell the following units: #268, #32, #45, #248 and #53A. Sale to be held SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2018, 10AM, cash only, 339 NE 69 Hwy, Claycomo, MO. (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/18/18, Thurs. 1/25/18, Thurs. 2/01/18 & Thurs. 2/08/18) In Re: Mark Berryman, a single person TRUSTEE’S SALE Under the terms of the Deed of Trust executed by MARK BERRYMAN, a single person dated 08/12/2015, and recorded on 08/19/2015 Book 7559 Page 136 in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for Clay County, MISSOURI, the undersigned Successor Trustee, will on 02/09/2018 at 9:00 AM at the Main Entrance on the North side of the building of the new Clay County Courthouse, 11 South Water St. Liberty MO 64068, sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash subject to the terms announced at the sale, the realty described in said deed of trust, to wit: LOT 13, BLOCK 11, BOLLING HEIGHTS, A SUBDIVISION IN GLADSTONE, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI. . Substitute Trustee Corporation SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE www.substitutetrusteecorp.com Published in the Courier-Tribune File #: BERMAAHF First publication date 01/18/2018 (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/18/18, Thurs. 1/25/18, Thurs. 2/01/18 & Thurs. 2/08/18) In Re: Alice Z O`Roark
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TRUSTEE’S SALE Under the terms of the Deed of Trust executed by ALICE Z O`ROARK dated 10/25/1996, and recorded on 10/31/1996 Book 2617 Page 338 Document 1996 N19874 in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for Clay County, MISSOURI, the undersigned Successor Trustee, will on 02/09/2018 at 9:00 AM at the Main Entrance on the North side of the building of the new Clay County Courthouse, 11 South Water St. Liberty MO 64068, sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash subject to the terms announced at the sale, the realty described in said deed of trust, to wit: LOT 8, BLOCK 9, MEADOWBROOK NORTH, AMENDED PLAT, A SUBDIVISION OF LAND IN GLADSTONE, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF..
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(Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/25/18, Thurs. 2/01/18, Thurs. 2/08/18 & Thurs. 2/15/18) In Re: JANE E HARRIS, a single person TRUSTEE’S SALE Under the terms of the Deed of Trust executed by JANE E HARRIS, a single person dated 04/19/2005, and recorded on 05/12/2005 Book 4998 Page 50 in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for Clay County, MISSOURI, the undersigned Successor Trustee, will on 02/16/2018 at 9:00 AM at the Main Entrance on the North side of the building of the new Clay County Courthouse, 11 South Water St. Liberty MO 64068, sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash subject to the terms announced at the sale, the realty described in said deed of trust, to wit: LOT 16, BLOCK 7, SUNNYBROOK, A SUBDIVISION IN KANSAS CITY, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI. .
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(Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/25/18, Thurs. 2/01/18, Thurs. 2/08/18 & Thurs. 2/15/18) In Re: Robert J Johnston and Dorothy N Johnston, Husband and wife TRUSTEE’S SALE Under the terms of the Deed of Trust executed by ROBERT J JOHNSTON AND DOROTHY N JOHNSTON, Husband and wife dated 12/19/2003, and recorded on 12/24/2003 Book 4455 Page 256 in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for Clay County, MISSOURI, the undersigned Successor Trustee, will on 02/16/2018 at 9:00 AM at the Main Entrance on the North side of the building of the new Clay County Courthouse, 11 South Water St. Liberty MO 64068, sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash subject to the terms announced at the sale, the realty described in said deed of trust, to wit: ALL OF LOT 34, HILLSIDE PLAZA, A SUBDIVISION OF LAND IN KANSAS CITY, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI.. Substitute Trustee Corporation SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE www.substitutetrusteecorp.com Published in the Courier-Tribune File #: JOHDORLM First publication date 01/25/2018 (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/25/18, Thurs. 2/01/18, Thurs. 2/08/18 & Thurs. 2/15/18) In Re: Eric A Jones, a single person TRUSTEE’S SALE Under the terms of the Deed of Trust executed by ERIC A JONES, a single person dated 04/30/2014, and recorded on 05/02/2014 Book 7294 Page 59 in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for Clay County, MISSOURI, the undersigned Successor Trustee, will on 02/16/2018 at 9:00 AM at the Main Entrance on the North side of the building of the new Clay County Courthouse, 11 South Water St. Liberty MO 64068, sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash subject to the terms announced at the sale, the realty described in said deed of trust, to wit: LOT 2, BLOCK 5, SHERRYDALE ESTATES PLAT 3, A SUBDIVISION IN KANSAS CITY, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI.. Substitute Trustee Corporation SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE www.substitutetrusteecorp.com Published in the Courier-Tribune File #: JONERAHF First publication date 01/25/2018 (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/25/18, Thurs. 2/01/18, Thurs. 2/08/18 & Thurs. 2/15/18) In Re: Sally J. Levitski, a single person TRUSTEE’S SALE Under the terms of the Deed of Trust executed by SALLY J. LEVITSKI, a single person dated 11/12/2014, and recorded on 11/20/2014 Book 7400 Page 38 in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for Clay County, MISSOURI, the undersigned Successor Trustee, will on 02/16/2018 at 9:00 AM at the Main Entrance on the North side of the building of the new Clay County Courthouse, 11 South Water St. Liberty MO 64068, sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash subject to the terms announced at the sale, the realty described in said deed of trust, to wit: LOT 11, BLOCK 4, NORTHRIDGE, A SUBDIVISION IN GLADSTONE, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI. . Substitute Trustee Corporation SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE www.substitutetrusteecorp.com Published in the Courier-Tribune File #: LEVSAAHF First publication date 01/25/2018
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE
IN THE TRUST ESTATE OF BETTY J. MABE
A default has accrued on a certain note secured by a deed of trust executed by, DAVID R. CLAYTON dated 8/12/2011 and recorded on 8/15/2011 in BOOK 6667 PAGE 94, in the Recorder’s office for Clay County, Missouri. The successor trustee will on February 2, 2018 between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm, more particularly at 11:00 AM, at the North Front Door of the New Clay County Courthouse, 11 South Water Street, Liberty, Missouri sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash (certified funds only), the following real estate: THE EAST 65 FEET OF THE WEST 140 FEET OF TRACT 66, BROOKWOOD HEIGHTS, A SUBDIVISION IN KANSAS CITY, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI. Commonly known as: 2215 NE 48th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64118 for the purpose of satisfying said indebtedness and the costs of executing this trust.
To all persons interested in the Trust Estate of Betty J. Mabe, decedent Mark E. Mabe is acting as Trustee under a trust the terms of which provide that the debts of the decedent may be paid by the Trustee upon receipt of proper proof thereof. The address of the Trustee is: c/o Stephen J. Briggs, Morton, Reed, Counts, Briggs & Robb, LLC, 400 Jules Street, Suite 320, St. Joseph, Missouri 64501. All creditors of the decedent are notied to present their claims to the undersigned within six (6) months from the date of the first publication of this Notice or forever be barred.
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(Published in the CourierTribune Thurs., 12/07/17) Bulldog Storage Kearney LLC, the operator of a Self-storage facility at 1115 Couchman Drive, Kearney Mo, pursuant to Section 415.400 RSMo has previously entered into a Lease for Storage Unit D-14 with Bill Elder Jr., being the Occupant. Operator claims the Occupant is in default under such lease and, therefore intends to sell the contents of the leased space pursuant to this Notice of Sale. Please be notified that the contents will be sold by private sale February 2nd unless redeemed by the Occupant prior to the sale. (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/11/18, Thurs. 1/18/18, Thurs. 1/25/18 & Thurs. 2/01/18) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI DIVISION 2 SHEILA FLOOD, Plaintiff, v. MIKE NAFZINGER, et al. Defendants. CASE NO. 16CY-CV08518 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue and authority of an Order of Sale Pursuant to Interlocutory Decree of Partition, entered by the Honorable Janet Sutton, Judge of the Circuit Court, in the case of Sheila Flood v. Mike Nafzinger, et al., directing the sale of the following described property: Legal Description: Lot 69 of Claycomo Acres, a subdivision in the City of Claycomo, Clay County, Missouri Known and numbered as 160 N. Poe, Claycomo, MO 64119 I will, on February 16, 2018, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., with the sale commencing at 2:00 p.m., at the Clay County Courthouse, 1 Courthouse Square, in Liberty, Clay County, Missouri, sell at public venue, for cash, to the highest bidder, all of the right, title, interest and estate of the parties to this action in compliance with the Court’s Order of Sale Pursuant to Interlocutory Decree of Partition. Date: January 9, 2018 Paul Vescovo Sheriff of Clay County, Missouri (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/25/18, Thurs. 2/01/18, Thurs. 2/08/18 & Thurs. 2/15/18) NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE A default has accrued on a certain note secured by a deed of trust executed by, KATHLEEN A. GORDY dated 10/15/2013 and recorded on 10/17/2013 in BOOK 7202 PAGE 71, in the Recorder’s office for Clay County, Missouri. The successor trustee will on February 16, 2018 between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm, more particularly at 11:00 AM, at the North Front Door of the New Clay County Courthouse, 11 South Water Street, Liberty, Missouri sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash (certified funds only), the following real estate: ALL OF THE SOUTH 10.0 FEET OF LOT 9 AND THE NORTH 70.0 FEET OF LOT 8, (BOTH AS MEASURED ALONG THE EAST LINES THEREOF) WELCH ADDITION, TO THE CITY OF EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI. Commonly known as: 407 Holtz Street, Excelsior Springs, Missouri 64024 for the purpose of satisfying said indebtedness and the costs of executing this trust. CSM Foreclosure Trustee Corp. Successor Trustee (800) 652-4080 4x 01/25/2018, 02/01/2018, 02/08/2018, 02/15/2018 CSM File 26-17-00685 NOTE: This office is a debt collector.
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CSM Foreclosure Trustee Corp. Successor Trustee (800) 652-4080 4x 01/11/2018, 01/18/2018, 01/25/2018, 02/01/2018 CSM File 26-17-02630 NOTE: This office is a debt collector. (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/25/18, Thurs. 2/01/18, Thurs. 2/08/18 & Thurs. 2/15/18) NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE A default has accrued on a certain note secured by a deed of trust executed by, DONALD J. TREMAIN, CAMERON A. TREMAIN AND AARON A. TREMAIN dated 6/11/2004 and recorded on 7/13/2004 in BOOK 4687 PAGE 131, in the Recorder’s office for Clay County, Missouri. The successor trustee will on February 16, 2018 between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm, more particularly at 11:00 AM, at the North Front Door of the New Clay County Courthouse, 11 South Water Street, Liberty, Missouri sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash (certified funds only), the following real estate: ALL THAT PART OF LOT 1, BLOCK 2, DOLCE ESTATES, A SUBDIVISION OF LAND IN SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 51, RANGE 33, KANSAS CITY, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF, BEING BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 1; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 37 MINUTES 02 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 1, 60.50 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 49 SECONDS WEST, 130.83 FEET TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 1; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 56 MINUTES 04 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID WEST LINE, 43.50 FEET; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ON A CURVE TO THE RIGHT, TANGENT TO THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, HAVING A RADIUS OF 15.00 FEET, AN ARC DISTANCE OF 23.56 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 1; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 03 MINUTES 56 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, 56.21 FEET; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID NORTH LINE ON A CURVE TO THE LEFT, TANGENT TO THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, HAVING A RADIUS OF 766.20 FEET, AN ARC DISTANCE OF 59.35 FEET TO THE POINT OF (Published in the CourierTribune Thurs. 1/25/18)
RESOLUTION NO. 2942 A RESOLUTION ANNOUNCING THE ELECTION DATE AND DATES FOR FILING BY CANDIDATES FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE BLUE JAY CROSSING COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Liberty, Missouri as follows: 1. That pursuant to Section 67.1451, RSMo, as amended, the Deputy City Clerk specifies and the Council takes notice that an election for the members of the Board of Directors for the Blue Jay Crossing Community Improvement District is fixed as Tuesday, March 27, 2018. 2. That upon said Election Day, on account of expiration of term or vacancy, elections for offices of said District will be held for the following Offices for a four (4) year term: a. b. c. d. e.
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BEGINNING. ALSO KNOWN AS: TRACT A AS SHOWN ON THE CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY RECORDED AS 78635. Commonly known as: 8329 N Virginia Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64118 for the purpose of satisfying said indebtedness and the costs of executing this trust. CSM Foreclosure Trustee Corp. Successor Trustee (800) 652-4080 4x 01/25/2018, 02/01/2018, 02/08/2018, 02/15/2018 CSM File 26-18-00011 NOTE: This office is a debt collector. (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 1/25/18, Thurs. 2/01/18, Thurs. 2/08/18 & Thurs. 2/15/18) NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE For default in the payment of debt secured by Deed of Trust to CommunityAmerica Credit Union, executed by MATTHEW SUMLER, a Single Person, dated December 17, 2015, recorded under Document Number 2016000715, in Book 7637, at Page 132, Office of Recorder of Deeds in Clay County, at Liberty, Missouri, the undersigned MB&S, LLC, a Missouri Limited Liability Company will on February 20, 2018, between the hours of 9:00 o’clock a.m. and 5:00 o’clock p.m., at the North Front door of the Clay County Courthouse in Liberty, Missouri, sell at public vendue to the highest bidder for cash: ALL OF LOT 88, PINE LAKE 2ND PLAT, A SUBDIVISION IN KANSAS CITY, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI to satisfy said debt and costs. The precise hour of the sale is 2:00 p.m. /s/ bruce e. strauss BRUCE E. STRAUSS, MEMBER MB&S, LLC, a Missouri Limited Liability Company
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(Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs., 1/25/18 & Thurs., 2/01/18) PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that a meeting of the owners of land and other property in North Kansas City Levee District of Clay County, Missouri, will be held on Tuesday, the 13th day of February, 2018, at 12:00 p.m. at the North Kansas City Public Library, 2251 Howell Street, North Kansas City, Missouri 64116, for the purpose of electing a supervisor who will hold office as a member of the Board of Supervisors of said Levee District for a term of five (5) years, or until a successor is elected and qualified; and for consideration of a possible increase in compensation for Board service. RICHARD M. LANNING, JR., President DAVID J. ZIMMER ED A. BROWN H. “BEAR” KISTLER CHRISTOPHER SANFORD Members of the Board of Supervisors of said Board
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3. That the Deputy City Clerk shall accept written Declarations of Candidacy of those filing as candidates for each of said positions, beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 1, 2018, and ending at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 28, 2018. Candidates may file anytime during regular business hours on these dates with the following exceptions: City Hall will be closed in observance of holidays on the following days – Monday, February 19, 2018. Such Declaration shall be in writing, in the form provided by said Deputy City Clerk and accompanied by a sum of five dollars ($5.00) as a filing fee. Upon receipt of each Declaration, the Deputy City Clerk shall note the hour and date of filing. 4. Notice and information hereof shall be promptly distributed by posting and by distribution to the media. 5. Pursuant to Section 67.1551, RSMo, as amended, the Deputy City Clerk is hereby authorized to select election judges complied by the election authority to verify the authenticity of the ballots, canvass the votes, and certify the results. PASSED by the City Council this 8th day of January, 2018. (signed) Lyndell W. Brenton, Mayor Attest: Janet Pitt, Deputy City Clerk
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KEARNEY: Boom in residential, commercial growth coming in 2018 Continued from C1
that includes a pedestrian bridge over Clear Creek. “Before, you could walk two miles here, but then you had to get in your car and then drive over to (Jesse James Park) to walk four. Now, with this, you’ll just be able to do all six if you wish,” Dane said while discussing the project in Mack Porter Park. A nature lover himself, Dane said the opening of the trailway connection also would give users a glimpse of a Kearney not seen in more than 100 years since it follows the old railway line. “This project gives people a historical perspective of what people saw back when the railroad went through on its way to Chicago all those years ago,” he said. “... I think it’s one of the exciting things we talked about doing. I think it’s good for the community. I think we’re going to see a lot of bicyclists and a lot of people into running utilize that.”
Commercial growth
Work to expand commercial offerings in the city got off to good start in 2017 and will continue in 2018, city leaders say. In 2017, city aldermen approved a site plan for Cactus Leasing, a semitruck trailer repair business on a open lot in Innovation business park. The business is now operational. Kearney Area Development Council Executive Director Shawna Searcy said the group’s goal is continued development in Innovation park in 2018. The KADC owns the land and has been developing lots for sale. “We have one remaining lot in Innovation that is for sale right now. It’s a 2-acre lot,” she said. “We have about 30 remaining undeveloped acres for sale in Innovation business
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Construction of single-family houses in 2018 is expected to continue to boom in the west side of Kearney, along with other portions of the city. In 2017, Community Development David Pavlich said the city issued 125 building permits for homes worth an estimated $28 million in valuation.
park, so we have essentially completed the engineering for what we’re calling phase four. It does create eight new lots.” The lots range in size from 1 to 1.75 acres. The sizes are ideal for businesses looking to expand, including local businesses, Searcy said. Additional development in the park will come in future years as Innovation contains about 17 remaining acres left to develop in phase 5. “That is unless somebody comes in and buys it in its entirety,” Searcy said. Commercial businesses that also received site plan approvals from city aldermen in 2017 include Dairy Queen and Holiday Inn Express, both to be located in Shoppes at Kearney near the intersection of Interstate 35 and Missouri Highway 92. “We should see movement and those businesses coming to fruition this year,” Dane said. “My hope is that with the Holiday Inn Express, there is interest generated to where it generates activity in bringing a restaurant to the Shoppes.”
Pavlich said the Shoppes also experienced growth, with multiple businesses moving into properties adjacent to Price Chopper in 2017. More are on the way. “We had Weber Orthodontics that opened right after the first of the year. There will be a pizza place coming next to Weber Orthodontics,” Pavlich said. “We also will have Tracy Tucker’s State Farm office that is moving into the Shoppes.” Searcy said Kearney has had steady commercial growth and that the city is now on the national map for commercial chains. “I would say the interest from outside businesses has tripled,” she said, adding when she attends national conventions, business leads are starting to come to her and know what Kearney has to offer. The commercial sector, Searcy said, is without question where Kearney stands to grow.
Infrastructure improvements
Kearney made strides in infrastructure in 2017 and will need community support in 2018 for
work to continue. Last year aldermen approved increasing water and sewer rates by 5 and 20 percent, respectively, to help pay for needed improvements over the next five years. The new rates will appear on bills starting Jan. 25. Needed sewer improvements in 2018 total more than $389,000 with five-year costs for needed improvements totaling more than $12.6 million, a needs study states. The study states the city needs an additional $750,000 annually for the next five years to pay for capital improvements such as headworks improvements that remove grit from water, aeration basin upgrades and paying for the West Creek sewer interceptor. This is the sewer line for much of the west side of the city, running from 19th Street under Interstate 35 and including the subdivisions of Cottonwood and Hills of Westwood. Work on the interceptor has begun and will continue through 2018. “The West Creek project is critical to the west side of Kearney. With that completed, it will open up about 2,200 lots for development,” Dane said. Aldermen also approved in 2017 the expansion of sidewalks along Highway 92. Sidewalks will be extended just over a half mile along the north side of Highway 92 from Missouri Highway 33 to Marimack Drive. The total project is estimated at just more than $1 million, with the city’s responsibility at about $741,000 and the Missouri Department of Transportation’s at about $290,000. Work is expected to commence this spring. “That’s something we desperately need,” Dane said, adding the project would enhance safety in the highly
trafficked area. In December 2017, sidewalks were also completed along Prospect Street ending at the intersection of Missouri Highway 92/Sixth Street and Prospect. In addition to adding to pedestrian safety along the street, the sidewalk will literally pave the way to a planned senior park at the intersection, which is now an empty lot. Dane said work on the park may begin in 2018. A key project development leaders hope to see come to fruition in 2018 is voter approval of a sales tax to fund a second I-35 interchange. “The interchange is a big driver of development that will set fire to all other development in the city,” Dane said. “Those four corners around it will become extremely important.” Searcy seconded Dane’s sentiments, saying construction of a second interchange would be the single most influential factor to development. “It is critical. That is just huge in terms of development,” she said, adding it would attract businesses, which bring jobs, and people looking to move, which increases population and taxes for the city and schools. In April, city voters will be asked two questions on the ballot regarding the interchange. One is for approval of a 1-cent sales tax, and the other seeks the issuance of bonds. Both are required to pay for the work, which may cost upward of $24 million. “There’s lots of big projects and lots of little projects that are coming together that are a delight,” Dane said about 2018. Northwest Editor Amanda Lubinski can be reached at amanda.lubinski@mycouriertribune. com or 903-6001.
SMITHVILLE: Marketplace TIF plan comes to life in 2018 Continued from C1
dependent upon passage of a April ballot issue involving two questions, one asking taxpayers for a half-cent capital improvement sales tax and a companion question asking for permission to issue general obligation bonds for upward of $5 million for the needed improvement projects. Work dependent on passage of these questions includes the downtown streetscape plan; security upgrades at City Hall and the police station, which are in the same building; extending sidewalks and adding a trail along 180th Street; constructing and extending sidewalks along Commercial Avenue; and work to replace bridges on Amory and Second Creek roadways. The streetscape plan, Fullmer said,
will have a positive impact on the city if passed because it will beautify the downtown and make it safer for foot traffic, which, in turn, will attract people to local businesses. “It will be hugely beneficial as a whole to the city,” he said. If the ballot issues pass, Hendrix said work on all projects would begin in 2018 and be complete by 2019. In addition to infrastructure work that will take place if ballot issues pass, the Missouri Department of Transportation will replace the Wilkerson Creek bridge, Fullmer said. This is not part of the ballot issue work. “So there are two bridges that we as a city would be doing, while there’s another MoDOT will be doing,” he said. The Wilkerson bridge is near
downtown along Main Street. “If you are heading out east on Main Street toward the lake or the Smith’s Fork campground area, you drive over it,” he said. The Wilkerson bridge project includes a walking trail.
Business development
The single most impactful commercial development to begin in 2017 was the passage of the Smithville Marketplace TIF plan, formerly known as Smithville Commons, the mayor said. Since the plan was approved in 2017, work to develop the 66 acres between Cliff Drive and Highway 169 with more than 100,000 square feet of retail space anchored by a nearly 65,000-square-foot Price Chopper grocery store, will begin in 2018.
Hendrix said grading commences this month, with infrastructure following closely behind. “Sewer has got to go in first because it’s the deepest. Then the water goes in,” he said, adding he has been in talks with several commercial enterprises about bringing businesses to the retail spaces in the Marketplace. “Things are going to be changing. We’ve got growth coming,” he said. Fullmer said passage of the TIF plan in 2017 was “our No. 1 for overall development.” “We are hopeful now that growth in the commercial area will be faster than in the past,” he said. “We are very well positioned for growth.” The mayor said he is proud of the continued growth of St. Luke’s North Hospital-Smithville, which is
undergoing more than $2 million of renovations to expand its behavioral health unit. The hospital is also adding computer imaging capabilities. St. Luke’s Health System also recently acquired six Mosaic Life Care clinics in the Northland, including the Smithville location. “I’m always continually impressed and appreciative of St. Luke’s and their continued commitment to Smithville,” the mayor said. All in all, just as 2017 did, 2018 is expected to mark a year of change for the city. “Overall, we’ve been growing and will continue to grow well,” Fullmer said. Northwest Editor Amanda Lubinski can be reached at amanda.lubinski@mycouriertribune. com or 903-6001.
LIBERTY: Housing market expects to increase in 2018 Residential development
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“When South Liberty Parkway opens completely, there will be more land open for development as well,” Boot said. “My goal is to respond quickly and some of these proposals are a two- to four-day turnaround. The mission for the LEDC is to attract businesses, but also to meet with existing employers and look at business expansion possibilities and retention efforts.” To that end, he praised LMV Automotive Systems, a division of Magna International, that has been in Liberty’s Heartland Meadows Business Park since 2012. The company started supplying components to the Ford Transit Van. In 2014, LMV expanded to accommodate a contract with GMC to provide components to the Chevrolet Malibu. The most recent expansion brought new employees to work on components for Cadillac. In 2015, Hallmark consolidated its distribution work to Liberty. Hallmark leaders said Liberty was selected to remain open as the single distribution site “because it is the larger of the two facilities and its central location provides shipment advantages for a vast majority of Hallmark’s retailers and customers.” Johnson also praised the roadway and the infrastructure such as sewer and water lines. The wastewater treatment plant also helps, she said. “Prospective developers like to the near proximity of utilities,” she said.
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The Riverwood subdivision will be 22 cottages behind EPIC Elementary School in Liberty.
“The zoning has to be in place and just the overall knowledge that they understand the costs of permits and fees. There’s also an understanding of the improvements they will need to make.” Both Boots and Johnson have also worked to build relationships with property owners in town. “Last year, 2017, was all about priming the pump,” Boots said. “Projects take time, often many months, but there are some more opportunities for 2018.” Katherine Sharp, the director of planning and development for Liberty, and Johnson praised Liberty Commons, but they also both mentioned the work being done elsewhere in the city including renovations to Liberty Corners, 850 S. State Route 291. “The renovations of other shopping centers is important,” Sharp said. “We are keeping other shopping areas fresh with community improvement districts.”
Sharp called the downtown reconstruction her favorite project of 2017. The voting public approved the three-eighths-cent economic development sales tax in November 2014 to invest and improve streets, sidewalks, crosswalks and below-ground infrastructure in historic downtown Liberty. The final touches were added in late June 2017. “It was just a tremendous change of the atmosphere,” she said. “The downtown is poised for continued renewal.” In reflecting on the Liberty Triangle when Lowe’s stood alone, Sharp said the last decade of growth has been continued commercial growth even while residential stalled. The 88-acre parcel of land is bounded by Interstate 35 to the northwest, Missouri Highway 291 to the northeast, and Missouri Highway 152 to the south, “And that is now picking up,” she said. “We have had some big exciting projects and there’s more to come.”
Liberty’s residential building permit statistics were a bit lower than neighboring Kearney or fellow Clay County city Smithville. The permits for 2017 hit 59. Last year, the permits totaled 75 and for the past few years, the numbers have dropped as low as 22 permits. Chris Ragland and her business Homes by Chris has some homes in the Homestead development. Ken Personett and his Capstone Homes is developing Timber Ridge near Nashua Road. Ragland said 2017 was a very strong year for the building business. The number of single family permits totaled 6,218 in 2017 – the first time in 10 years permit activity has surpassed the 6,000 level, according to the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City’s monthly building permit statistics report. With an increase of 701 permits, 2017 registered a 13 percent increase over the total for 2016. Additionally, this number of permits approaches the median annual level of 6,385 reported over the past 37 years. “The building business has definitely rebounded and is really exploding. With shows on HGTV becoming even more popular, people are investing in their homes and really want to build houses which fit their families,” she said. Personett called the market in 2017 a mixed blessing. “On the upside, the lack of available houses for sale meant that it was
a seller’s market. All of my houses sold prior to completion,” he said. “On the down side, the same lack of available houses made it difficult to find existing homes for restoration, as my business is part new construction, part existing home renovation.” He expects 2018 to be a repeat of 2017 and could even be busier. “I have just completed development of a new subdivision in Liberty, Timber Ridge, and already half of the lots have been reserved. Residential land development basically ceased to exist when the bubble burst and it took longer for developers to get going again after the market heated up, so there is a shortage of lots available to home builders,” he said. “The difference between the market now and when the bubble burst is as stark as night and day. When the bubble burst, there were lots of houses for sale and relatively few buyers. Housing inventory is now at probably historic low levels and foreclosures are almost rare.” Brenton said Liberty has the quality of life people look for. “We have job creation,” he said. “We have public art and while some may not feel that it is money well spent, it’s a drop, but it’s significant and helps set your community apart which continues to make a community a great place to live. I’m proud of the city.” Southeast Editor Kellie Houx can be reached at kellie.houx@mycouriertribune.com or 389-6630.
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SMITHVILLE — In addition to changing the landscape of the city by approving a half-cent capital improvement sales tax and issuance of bonds up to $5.625 million for infrastructure improvements on April 3, residents welcomed new city leaders in Mayor Damien Boley and three new aldermen: Josh Hurlbert in Ward 1, Steve Sarver in Ward 2 and Marvin Atkins in Ward 3. All are two-year terms.
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Josh Hurlbert is a name familiar to many in Smithville and those in Clay County politics, as he has been a member of the city’s citizen advisory panel for the exploration of a community center, ran against Ken Wilson in 2012 for election to Missouri’s House District 12 seat, is president of the local Rotary Club, is a member of the Clay County Republican Central Committee and works as a Clay County field representative manager for U.S. Congressman Sam Graves. ALDERMEN/Page A7
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KEARNEY — As Alderman Gerri Spencer described it, what tremendous loss Kearney is feeling as the community prepares to lay to rest its most prolific leader, Mayor Bill Dane. “Bill Dane broke the mold. I don’t think there will ever be another one exactly like him,” Spencer said. Dane, 68, died during the morning hours of Monday, April 9, following battles with longstanding heath issues that had him admitted April 4 to St. Luke’s Hospital on the Plaza in Kansas City. Alderman Marie Steiner said the loss of Dane represents a void in the city. “I, like so many others in Kearney, had a lot of respect for Mayor Dane,” Steiner said after learning of his death. “My first impression when I met Mayor Dane was a man you couldn’t say no to.” Dane was the city’s most tenured of more than 40 mayors, having served 17 years and eight months in office, being first elected in 1990 and then serving consecutive terms since 2001. With an unbridled passion for all things Kearney, tenacious drive and unmatched businesses acumen, Dane was the brain trust and driving force behind most of the city’s sweeping changes that propelled Kearney from a bedroom community of Kansas City to a welcoming and burgeoning city in its own right with one of the lowest tax bases in the metro area; fastest growing population made
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Celebration of life details F A visitation for Bill Dane will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 12, at First United Methodist Church of Kearney, 1000 E. Missouri Highway 92. A celebration of life will be at 1 p.m. Friday, April 13, at the church. F A full memorial story on Dane’s impact on community members and his legacy will be appear in the April 19 edition of the Courier-Tribune.
up of young families with Alderman Eric Shumate said incomes higher than area aver- above else, Dane was dedicated ages; and top-notch amenities DANE/Page A8 and emergency services.
LIBERTY — The Liberty City Council certified the April 3 municipal election results at its Monday, April 9, meeting. The local city use tax passed with 70 percent of the vote and will be imposed at the same rate as the city sales tax, which is currently 3.375 percent. Mayor Lyndell Brenton, in the first City Council meeting since the election, thanked the efforts of the city staff and council members who helped share the message with community groups. “People have seen the promises to the citizens fulfilled as to what we have done in the past,” Brenton said. “The voters said ‘yes’ with a margin of 2 to 1. Now the burden is back on the shoulders of the City Council and staff. We have the long-awaited new animal shelter, the additions to the parks and the community center and the critical city services.” Brenton also thanked the private advocacy group that got out and shared the message, too. City Administrator Curt Wenson said the mayor’s leadership during the last two months prior to the election was to be commended. The other council members followed suit in expressing their appreciation. “We saw several cities that had use taxes on the ballot not pass them,” Councilman Harold Phillips said. “It seems like someone didn’t do the jobs in those other cities.” Councilman Jeff Watt reiterated one of Brenton’s favorite lines and said, “Liberty is in a renaissance.” “With the voter approval, we have been given permission to continue that,” he said. Councilman Gene Gentrup said he is excited with the use tax passage. “It’s the fourth time we have gone to the voters in the past five years,” he said. “I want to express my gratitude. The ballot language is tough, but people understood the messaging
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Smithville’s top elected official focuses on faith, family, community BY AMANDA LUBINSKI amanda.lubinski@mycouriertribune.com
SMITHVILLE — Faith, family and leadership. Those are the three words Smithville’s newest mayor, Damien Boley, uses to describe himself. Boley, who unseated Brian Fullmer in the April 3 election, is under 40, is a married father of a daughter in elementary school, has an advanced degree from the University of Central Missouri and works in computer science with an emphasis on streamlining business processes. He, like a majority of city and school leaders, lives in a subdivision by the lake accessible off Missouri Route W, including his next door neighbor, Ian Saxton, who was elected to the school board last week. Smithville’s new mayor is also an active member of North Lake Church, participating in youth group activities; involved in PTO; a world traveler; an avid cyclist; and a Star Wars fan. Boley, like several recent additions to the school board and Board of
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In addition to working in the computer science field and being Smithville’s new mayor, Damien Boley is also a husband and father. His family, made up of wife Kelly and daughter Anastasia, moved to Smithville five years ago.
Aldermen, could also be described as representative of a shifting demographic in Smithville, made up of professionals with families who
moved to the city for its quaint atmosphere, relatively low cost of living, good school system and the lake.
“The demographics of Smithville have changed and now so has the board. I think the board represents the city well demographically,” Boley said of the city’s six aldermen that include a mix of those with young and grown children, and who are either still currently working or are retired from a variety of industries including health care administration, engineering, banking, the railway and low-income food distribution. Boley’s wife, Kelly, works in the medical examiner’s office and grew up in Braymer. When it came time to decide where to plant roots to raise the couple’s elementary-school age daughter, Anastasia, Kelly said she insisted on Smithville. “When I was in high school, Smithville was slightly bigger, still had the small-town community but wasn’t as small as my school,” Kelly said. “I came here through high school with the lake and stuff.” Damien, originally from Kansas BOLEY/Page A7
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Auditor comments prompt letter from county counsel Citizens group continues petition drive for state audit
By Amy Neal amy.neal@mycouriertribune.com
CLAY COUNTY — While a group of concerned citizens continues to collect signatures for a petition seeking a state audit of Clay County, the county counselor has sent a letter to Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway suggesting her office not have anything to do with “any activities regarding Clay County” and instead refer such matters to an external accounting firm. Lowell Pearson, in his role as Clay County’s legal counsel, sent this message following a late February news broadcast on a Kansas City television station in which Galloway was shown commenting on the petition effort. “It is clear that there are questionable activities,” Galloway says on camera, later saying, “There are a lot of concerns generally about how Clay County is operating and how it is serving citizens.” Pearson’s March 14 letter characterizes Galloway’s comments as “inappropriate pre-judging” that demonstrate her office is “incapable of objectively performing an audit or any other activities regarding Clay County.” Nicole Brown, public information officer for Clay County, said the decision to write the letter was Pearson’s. “As county counselor, Mr. Pearson has an obligation to represent the interests of the County and its citizens,” she said.
In Pearson’s letter to Galloway, he said the state auditor’s comments on the news broadcast demonstrated a lack of objectivity and independence required by the auditing standards established by the Comptroller General of the U.S. Government Auditing Standards, also known as the Yellow Book. A March 26 letter to Pearson from Paul Harper, Galloway’s general counsel, contends the auditor and her office have made no conclusions about any allegations of wrongdoing. “A review of the Auditor’s statements and of the statements made in the context of the whole interview clearly demonstrate that the Auditor remains objective,” Harper wrote. No official response to Harper’s letter has been sent, Brown said, adding that protecting the interests of county residents was the priority. “The County undergoes an annual, state-mandated independent audit,” Brown said. “Those audit findings are on the Transparency Portal. The County plans to protect the interests of Clay County taxpayers by ensuring fair and impartial audits that are free of election year politics.” The county’s presiding commissioner, Jerry Nolte, is up for re-election this year. He faces a primary challenge from three other Republicans in August. Two Democrats
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Volunteers with Citizens for a Better Clay County collected more than 950 signatures for a petition asking for a state audit of Clay County government while outside polling sites during the April 3 election.
are vying for their party’s nomination for presiding commissioner. The Transparency Portal is part of the Clay County website at www.claycountymo. gov/Transparency.
Whistleblower Hotline
Concerned citizens can confidentially report information about suspected waste, fraud or abuse in state or local government to the state auditor through the Whistleblower Hotline, which the auditor’s office is legally required to maintain. From mid-August 2017 through the end of March 2018, 13 reports related to Clay County government were submitted to the
hotline, six via email and seven via phone call. Eight of those complaints were about operations concerns, four were about fiscal and operations concerns, and one was about fiscal concerns. Galloway told the Courier-Tribune her office suspends judgment until any audit is complete. “It is not uncommon for my office to receive information about allegations of government waste, fraud and abuse through whistleblowers,” Galloway said. “We always take these concerns seriously and, at times, they can lead to further investigation or audit findings. However, we do not prejudge the findings
A state audit of Clay County isn’t a sure thing, although Clay County resident Jason Withington and a band of volunteers are working to make it one. Withington, as chief petitioner, and the nonprofit Citizens for a Better Clay County have a July deadline to submit almost 6,000 petition signatures of registered county voters to the auditor. Once the required number of signatures has been certified, a state audit can begin. Volunteers were at polling sites across the county during the April 3 election. Their efforts yielded more than 950 signatures. Withington, who serves on the Citizens for a Better Clay County steering committee, said this pushed the tally past the required halfway point. The petitioners say they want greater transparency in county government operations and a reduction in wasteful spending. “People are getting fed up with their county government, and people are ready for a change,” Withington said. “And it’s our county and they want to take it back.” Regardless of the findings of a state audit, assuming the required number of signatures are collected and certified, he wants to see
Clay County move forward. “I hope we can just do a complete hard reboot of the county,” he said. Establishing a citizen advisory committee is one step in that direction Withington would like to see so that elected officials and residents can come together to identify and discuss the needs and priorities of the people who live here. He said he has no aspirations for elected office at this time.
If the petition is successful
Steph Deidrick, press secretary for Galloway, said Missouri law was clear about what would happen if the petition drive collected enough signatures and they were certified. “(It says) the office ‘shall’ perform an audit if the petition process is successful,” Deidrick said. The petition language states that, based on audits of political subdivisions of similar size and function, an audit of Clay County could cost $100,000 to $150,000. The cost of an audit, even if it exceeds this estimate, would be paid by the county. In addition to a citizen petition, an order from the governor can initiate a state audit of a political unit. The last state audit of Clay County was done in 1990 at the request of the County Commission. Managing Editor Amy Neal can be reached at amy.neal@ mycouriertribune.com or 389-6629.
✦ Business News in Brief Shoot for the Stars moves to former Dollar General building
Shoot for the Stars Youth Center, formerly located at 103 James St., moved April 2 to the former Dollar General building at 406 N. U.S. Highway 169. The business is a sports
and fitness education center that teaches gymnastics, karate and cheerleading for people of all abilities. “It was kind of pretty much overnight, it seemed,” owner Aubrey Ryan said of the easy turnaround time and stealthlike move that had many in the city guessing what was going in the building that had been vacant for a while. “We just kept it pretty low key.”
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$4,200 allotted for sesquicentennial book By Amanda Lubinski amanda.lubinski@mycouriertribune.com
SMITHVILLE — Before welcoming three new board members and a new mayor to the Smithville Board of Aldermen at a special session Friday, April 6, one of the last pieces of business handled by outgoing leaders in their meeting April 3 included approval of spending $4,200 from the general fund to pay for the printing of a 150th anniversary commemorative book to honor the city’s sesquicentennial that took place in 2017. Listed as an emergency ordinance sponsored by outgoing Mayor Brian Fullmer on the agenda, the expenditure and Fullmer’s sponsorship of it initially drew ire from residents on social media, with some citing
confusion over the purchase, indicating it seemed to be a lot of money that could be used elsewhere. Before the board approved the purchase, outgoing Alderman Bob Arnold addressed the matter. The board, back in 2017, agreed to help fund the celebration of the 150th anniversary, budgeting upward of $23,000 for the effort. Before approval of the book printing, the board had spent $15,141, leaving nearly $7,000 that could be spent. The book printing costs, aldermen said, could be added to the budget without going over the amount initially agreed to for the celebration. The book is being put together by the Smithville Historical Society in cooperation with the city and the 150th anniversary
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Liberty Parks Board approves retaining two consultants By Kellie Houx kellie.houx@mycouriertribune.com
LIBERTY — With the city’s use tax gaining voter approval April 3, one of the beneficiaries of this new revenue stream will be the Liberty parks system. On Thursday, April 5, the Liberty Parks Board approved retaining consultants that have helped with parks projects and the Liberty Community Center. Donna Kay Taylor, the assistant director of recreation, said she wants to continue using WNB, the architectural firm that helped with the 2003 expansion of the Liberty Community Center. Part of the use tax will focus on adding a family restroom and other fitness area improvements to the facility.
“We are asking the board and, then ultimately the council, to allow us to continue working with them,” she said. Board Chairman Patrick Flora said the approval is merely a request to negotiate a “not to exceed” contract. “Essentially, we are looking for a fee that they will do work for us under a certain threshold,” he said. “There are no amounts at the moment.” Taylor said the relationship with the architects has been strong. “They know the center,” she said. The other group retained is Vireo, which came on board in 2015 to help create various plans for the parks department including a parks rehabilitation plan and trails alignment plan.
Vireo, a planning and design firm specializing in environmental and natural design, spearheaded the meetings and preliminary design to overhaul three parks: Ruth Moore, Bennett and City parks. The upcoming project will focus on City Park. Again, this request is to negotiate a “not to exceed” contract with Vireo for consulting services for City Park and the other neighborhood parks, which are also supposed to receive updates. “Staffwise, this is our start to get those best possible designs,” said Parks Director BJ Staab. Other contracting work will be sent out for requests for qualifications and bids.
celebration committee. The book will include a city history and photos of the area through the city’s history. “There were a group of people who worked on the 150th celebration committee, … they worked exceptionally hard and did a great job,” Arnold said of the effort. “They came in under budget and saved the city some money. So, what we are really asking here, is because of a mistake I had made, in that amount of $4,200 had kind of fallen out of the budget, is that we want to get that back in,” he said. The book will be sold to the pubic once complete with proceeds going back to the city. “The goal is that it will be a break-even deal,” Arnold said.
Alderman John Chevalier said he noticed the negative comments on social media about the idea, but that he thinks the project is a positive one as it recognizes the city and all who have dedicated themselves to it. Fullmer said the committee that worked on the 150th anniversary events did an outstanding job and recognized those in attendance for their efforts. “I believe that it is very critical that we have a book being published to recognize this event,” he said. No publication date has been set, as the information to be included is still being gathered. Northwest Editor Amanda Lubinski can be reached at amanda.lubinski@mycouriertribune.com or 903-6001.
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Ariana Sayed, who was sworn in as assistant city clerk in 2016 and was appointed city clerk in September, resigned effective Friday, April 6. City leaders are currently interviewing candidates for her replacement.
Southeast Editor Kellie Houx can be reached at kellie.houx@ mycouriertribune.com or 389-6630.
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2018 GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Missouri legislators update local leaders on assembly’s session By Kellie Houx
“We have been looking at the revenge porn, which has incredible support,” he said. “There is an appetite to pass this bill, considering the unique experience with the governor. It’s good to work with Republicans.” Gov. Eric Greitens was indicted in February on a felony charge of invasion of privacy by a St. Louis grand jury. Ellebracht said he is discouraged that the corporate tax rate is low at 5 percent as the majority discusses raising gas taxes, which he called counter-intuitive. “Then we have prevailing wages, conversations again,” he said. “People’s purchasing power has already deceased.”
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During the Missouri General Assembly’s spring break, a few of the Northland’s representatives and senators stopped by the Clay County Economic Development Council to chat about the current session. Four representatives and one senator spent some time with community leaders at the end of Marc: Reps. Kevin Corlew, Jon Carpenter, Mark Ellebracht and T.J. Berry, and Sen. Dan Hegeman. The Missouri General Assembly has been busy. More than 150 bills have moved from the House of Representatives to the Senate, and more than 60 have moved from the Senate to the House. The end of the session is May 18, and the one major responsibility of the legislature is to pass a state budget.
Kevin Corlew
Corlew, a Kansas City Republican representing District 14, said one piece of legislation moving through is House Bill 1665, which is dubbed the Visiting Scholars bill. Corlew said it would help those who want to come offer their expertise to the Northland Center for Advanced Professional Studies. The program is designed to give those with advanced degrees in their fields, but not a teaching degree, an opportunity to share their specific expertise through this certification. “It would be a terrific partnership with the school districts, the EDC and the businesses who want to share their real-world experience,” Corlew said. “They would be certified to teach class at the CAPs location.” As with other legislators, Corlew is concerned about
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transportation in the state. “We have been talking about a 10- to 12-cent sales tax increase on gas,” he said. “This came to the forefront again. We have the seventh largest roadway system in the United States and toward the bottom of all states in investing in it. We must take the opportunity to improve the system.” Corlew also spoke about the Walter Cronkite New Voices Act. “The bill would protect student journalists’ right to exercise freedom of speech and of the press in school-sponsored media — regardless of whether the school district financially supports the media or if the publication is produced as part of a class,” he said. “The bill would prohibit school officials from exercising prior restraints over student media unless the reporters were about to publish libelous or slanderous material, invade privacy, violate the law or
incite a disruption at school.” One of his other goals is to see if the A+ program can be used by high school juniors and seniors to take college classes and receive dual credit. “The goal is to make college more affordable,” he said.
John Carpenter
Carpenter, a Kansas City Democrat representing District 15, said one of the most impactful issues in the budget is funding for higher education. Currently, the plan is to cut $70 million from higher education. “I’m concerned about this loss,” he said. Another of his concerns deals with prescription drug coverage. “Real people and a real impact is felt with the Missouri’s State Pharmaceutical Assistance Program,” Carpenter said. Currently, the program has been reauthorized by the
state legislature for another five years, until Aug., 28, 2022. Missouri Rx works with a person’s stand-alone Part D plan or Medicare Advantage plan to pay 50 percent of a person’s costs at the pharmacy. However, it won’t pay if an individual’s income is $21,660 or higher, or $29,140 for a couple. Carpenter also addressed the state’s transportation needs. “One possibility to improve transportation is to look at licensing fees,” Carpenter said. “They have not been updated for years. An increase could be helpful for MoDOT.” He also doesn’t want to see tax credits diverted to charter schools, plus he wants to give state workers a raise.
Dan Hegeman
Hegeman, a Republican from Cosby representing Senate District 12, said the municipal court reform for cities and their ability to
GOALS
FAMILY ON A MISSION Moffitts all run, but daughter makes big strides
By Kellie Houx kellie.houx@mycouriertribune.com
LIBERTY — Addyson Moffitt blazes trails wherever she goes, winning awards along the way. Of course, she doesn’t do it alone, but with a devoted set of parents and a little brother. When Addyson came to her parents to participate in Team World Vision’s area run, Shayla and Bryan realized they can’t do everything. “However, together we can do something,” Shayla said. Last fall, Addyson, then 8, had to receive special permission from race organizers to participate in the 2017 Kansas City Half Marathon because she was one of the youngest participants the race has ever had. Her desire to run was the culminating step to a fundraising goal of more than $20,000 for Team World Vision and the nonprofit’s clean water efforts. So she ran last fall. Now, Addyson is back to fundraising for the Global 6K for Water, coming May 19. She will be joined by her parents and little brother Cayson, 5, who is trying to raise some funds, too. The 6K represents the 3.7 miles many people in developing nations have to walk to get water and most times, the water is dirty and
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Rep. Kevin Corlew wants to see state transportation concerns KELLIE HOUX/Staff Photo Republican representing addressed during this session of the Missouri General Assembly, Sen. Dan Hegeman speaks about reducing historic tax credits to District 38, is in his last seswhich concludes in May. help whittle down the state budget. sion as a state representative
Help the Moffitts To donate to either Addyson or Cayson Moffitt for the Global 6K event, go online at http:// teamworldvision. org/participant/ addysonmoffitt or http://teamworldvision. org/participant/ caysonmoffitt. KELLIE HOUX/Staff Photo
The Moffitt family — 5-year-old Cayson, 9-year-old Addyson, mom Shayla and dad Bryan — are a team of runners who contaminated, Bryan said. So Addyson keeps shining. support each other, especially Addyson, who has been a top She’s the top fundraiser in fundraiser for Team World Vision’s clean water initiatives.
Kansas City for the 6K for Water. She received a citywide community service award from Kansas City’s Girls on the Run chapter on April 10 and just a couple weeks ago, she was the youngest of the Liberty Area Chamber of Commerce’s 20 Under 20 recipients. Addyson participates in the Girls on the Run through Shoal Creek Elementary School, where she is a fourth-grader. “Shayla and I are amazed at our daughter,” Bryan said. The family visited Chicago late last fall and were able to bring together Addyson and a girl from Kenya named Maurine who benefits from Team World Vision’s efforts. “That weekend was incredible,” Bryan said. “The two girls hadn’t seen each other in a year, but they were arm in arm the whole time. It was cute. “We continue to try to
make a difference and live with open hands of generosity. Addy has inspired so many people. When we spent time with the adults from Kenya, it brings it all into reality.” Registration for the 6K race is $50 and for Team World Vision, that $50 translates to clean water for life for one person. With two adults and two children, the entry fee for whom is $25 each, the Moffitts help three people. The family attends Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, where a significant number of walkers and runners have been avid supporters and fundraisers of the Team World Vision efforts for clean water. “It’s sustainable water for life,” Shayla said. Addy, who said she does what she does because it is right, said, “It’s crazy that I’m making such an impact, but it fills me up with joy.”
When Maurine’s brother Justin spoke with Shayla and Bryan, he told of the treacherous walks to get the dirty water where hyenas and dangerous snakes are along the path. “Mainly women and girls put their lives in danger to get water,” Shayla said. “We want to move our feet for them. We are all bringing awareness. Maybe in Addy’s life, we could see the water crisis eliminated. When people have clean water, they can start to look at schooling, health care, life skills and more. Getting water is not the most all-encompassing daily chore, but hopefully a whole new world is opening up.” The family also believes the actions of Addyson are part of her faith journey. “Addy is making a difference in the world, and she will continue to do so,” Bryan said.
collect fines probably went too far. “We don’t want to see cities build their budgets on the back of fines, but we need to look at some latitude,” he said. “It was aimed more on the St. Louis side of the state.” Hegeman has also started looking at reducing the historic preservation tax credits by up to $20 million. He is proposing that for each fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2018, the act reduces the aggregate cap to $90 million. The Department of Economic Development may authorize up to an additional $30 million in tax credits, but it would be a savings.
because of term limits. “Last year, I had to give myself a pep talk on the trip down to Jefferson City,” he said. “This year, it’s a different flavor. No matter the distractions, everyone is doing the best job they can do. People seem down there for the right reasons.” For the budget, Berry expects the pie slices to be sliced thinner for different funds.
EDC leadership
Jim Hampton, the EDC executive director, said as Clay County grows, technology and good paying jobs will go hand in hand. “Please support allowing S&T to move up here for graduate classes,” he said. “We have room for them Mark Ellebracht at the Northland Innovation Ellebracht, a Liberty Center.” Democrat representing The center houses District 17, said he is part Northland CAPS. of committees working on Southeast Editor Kellie Houx things such as insurance can be reached at kellie.houx@ reform. He is part of discussions on tort reform. mycouriertribune.com or 389-6630.t
✦ Obituary Carol Sue Osborn
Carol Sue Osborn, age 66, of Liberty, Missouri, passed away unexpectedly at St. Luke’s Hospital on Thursday, April 5, 2018. A memorial service will be conducted in her honor on Friday, April 13, at 11:00 A.M. with visitation held one hour prior at 10:00 A.M. at Liberty Christian Church, 427 East Kansas Street, Liberty, Missouri. Carol was born May 4, 1951, in Kansas City, Missouri, to parents James and Marie Osborn. She graduated from Liberty High School’s class of 1970. She attended Maple Woods junior college and graduated with an associate’s degree. After college, she went to work in the financial industry with Security National Bank in Kansas City, Kansas. She was a long-time member of the Liberty Christian Church. With her church, she assisted with programs to help people in need such as Johnny’s Café and the food pantry. On the second Saturday of the month she could be found assisting at the Immacolata good will store. She was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her longtime boyfriend, Charlie Bonebrake; two sisters, Ann (Joe) Howard and Linda (Mike) Lancaster; five nephews; one niece; eight great-nephews; three great-nieces; and one great-great niece. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to Liberty Christian Church’s food pantry.
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✦ Faith News
On vacation in Winslow, Arizona
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Jay and Marilyn Knight of Holt are pictured “Standin’ on the Corner” in Winslow, Arizona, just like the Eagles song says. They visited the city in February, and some friends from California snapped this photo of the couple with the Courier-Tribune. Then the Knights returned the favor. If you “Take It Easy” and run down the road, take the CT along and snap a photo with your community newspaper at your destination. Then send it to news@ mycouriertribune.com with “On Vacation” in the subject line. You can also mail photos to On Vacation, Courier-Tribune, 104 N. Main St., Liberty, MO 64068.
Ladies Craft Day is scheduled twice this month, from 10 to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays, April 14 and 28. The church is located at 15019 Clear Creek Drive in Kearney. For more information, contact the church at 628-4404.
Crossroads Community Church of Kearney Crossroads Community Church will host Family Fun Night at 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 13. Eventgoers are asked to bring a potluck dish to share and their favorite indoor or outdoor game. The church is at 2855 S. Petty Road, Kearney. For more information, call 628-2777 or visit www. kearneycrossroads.com.
First Baptist Church of Kearney The men’s breakfast will be at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, April 14, in the church’s CAC. A ladies planting session and breakfast will be at
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First Pentecostal Church
4805 NE Antioch Road KCMO 64119 Saturday Worship 5:00 pm Sunday School 9:00 am
105 Prospect, Kearney, MO Phone 816-903-1325 Sunday Sunday School ........10:00 a.m. Worship Service ......11:15 a.m.
Sunday Worship 10:30 am
Services For The Hearing Impaired Available
www.acckc.org
Wednesday Bible Study ................7:00 p.m.
816-452-7833 Pastor Harry Foockle
Paul Brown, Pastor
Arley United Methodist Church
Trinity Lutheran LC-MS
17122 C Highway - NW of Kearney Dan Jones, Pastor Pastor Phone: 573-795-9988 E-mail: arleyumc64060@gmail.com Sunday School ..............10:00 a.m. Morning Worship ............11:00 a.m. U.M. Women ....................1:00 p.m.
1715 South Jefferson St. Phone: 816-628-6644 The Rev. Drew Newman, Pastor
(2nd Sun. of month)
Tired of life with no anchor? Here you’ll receive the Gospel of Christ in solid hymnody, historic liturgy, preaching, and the Sacraments all conducted with reverence and dignity. Join us this Sunday to feast on Christ, the Word of life!
Visitors Welcome Nursery Provided Church 628-4704
The Divine Service - 9:00 Sunday School & Bible Study - 10:45 On the Web at www.trinitykearney.org
(1st Sun. of month)
U.M. Men ..........................8:00 a.m.
Disciples of Christ (First Christian Church) 2018 Gentry Street NKC, MO 64116
NORTHERN HILLS BAPTIST CHURCH
33 Hwy. 3 ½ miles north of Kearney
816-320-3301 www.nhbcweb.org Pastor Tom Willoughby
Sun. Worship Services – 8:00 & 10:45 a.m. Sun. Bible Study Hour – 9:30 a.m. Praise & Worship – 6:30 p.m. (2nd Sun.) Youth – 7:00 p.m. Wed. Bible Studies – call church for details
Northern Hills Christian Academy 816-320-3204 www.nhcapatriots.com Pre-School through 8th grade
COMMUNITY COVENANT CHURCH
Children’s Ministry, Youth Ministry Women’s Fellowship/Prayer Group Nursery Available - Visitors Welcome
Call the church for details.
www.kearneycovenant.com
• Sunday School 9:15 • Worship 10:30 • Small group Bible studies Sunday PM
Ladies Faith Cafe Thursday 6:30
Ron Snow, Pastor 532-4400
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH 3101 N.E. Vivion Road East of Antioch Crossing
Sunday School 9:00 am Sunday Worship 10:15 am beth@grace4u.net (816)452-0212
Dr. Jerry Cain
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST)
427 East Kansas Liberty, MO • 781-3621 Rev. David Culver New Traditions Worship 8:30 am Sunday School 9:30 am Traditional Worship 10:50 am Alfa y Omega 2:00 pm
www.LCCDOC.org
Smithville First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
201 North Bridge Street Smithville Missouri Phone (816) 532-0773 Adult Education 9:30 am Children Worship & Wonder 10:30 am Sunday Service 10:30 am Pastor Lara Blackwood Pickrel
www.smithvillefcc.org
S M I TH VI LL E U NI TED M ETH OD I S T CH UR C H 505 N. Hwy 169 Smithville, MO 816-532-3200 Coffee Time 8:30 am Sunday School 9:00 am Sunday Service 10:00 am Children’s Worship 10:00 am
Rev. Rebecca Mulford
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH
SUNDAY WORSHIP 9 & 11 a.m.
1520 Hwy DD
www.gccsmithville.org
532-3737
Pastor George Lakatos
NEW DIRECTION CHURCH Sundays 10 a.m. 21209 NE 188th St Holt, Mo 64048 “An Old Fashioned Friendly Church” For Information Call Pastor Rick Lumm 816-790-3251
St. Stephen Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
*Bringing people TO Christ, Growing people IN Christ*
Sunday Worship Service: 8:00 am- Traditional 9:15- Sunday School 10:30 am- Contemporary
205 N. Forest Ave Liberty, MO 64068 816-781-3377 www.teamjesusliberty.org office@teamjesusliberty.org
(Roman Catholic) 701 N. Jefferson, Kearney, MO Phone 628-5030 Fr. Al Ebach, C. PP. S Daily Mass----Tues, Thurs & Fri-8:00 a.m. Wed----6:00 p.m. Saturday (vigil of Sunday)........5:00 p.m. Sunday Masses..........8:00 & 10:30 a.m. Come and grow with us! Prayerful Worship — Faith Formation and Life-Long Learning for all ages — Reaching out to serve the Community Call or visit us at www.annunciationkearney.com
First Baptist Church
303 S. Grove, Kearney, Phone 628-5693 Dr. Ken Parker, Senior Pastor
532-4749
Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Family Night 7:00 p.m. Join us at 98 Stonebridge Ln, Smithville, MO www.fwcsmithville.com
Services are now at our winter location: Lathrop Antique Fairgrounds Church 2488 SE Hwy. 33 Lathrop, MO 64465 Services Held Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. Come as you are! Questions: Call Jay at (816)457-9004
Northland Lutheran Outreach 10AM Worship 11AM Bible Study
1103 S. Commercial Smithville, Missouri 64089
816-866-5899
www.OurSaviorAcademy.org/NLO/
9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 21, at The Falls, 22610 Missouri Highway 92. Spring Renewal week is Sunday to Wednesday, April 29 to May 2. During the week, a guest speaker will teach each evening at 7 p.m. in the worship center. Man Camp registration is open. The event will take place May 31 through June 2 in the Camp Branch Campground at Smithville Lake. For more information, go to http:// kearneyfbc.com/ministries/men. For more information on upcoming activities, go online to www.kearneyfbc.com.
Community Covenant Church of Kearney A churchwide garage sale will be Saturday, April 28, at 1820 S. Jefferson St., Kearney. For additional information, call 628-6974, visit www. kearneycovenant.com or search for the church on Facebook.
First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 2151 S. Jefferson St., Kearney 816-628-5583 Randy Mitchell, Pastor Worship Services 8:15 am, 10:45 am, 5:00 pm Sunday School - 9:30 am (Nursery Available)
Gospel Music Ministry Student Ministries (grades 6-12) www.fcckearney.org
First United Methodist Church
1000 E. Hwy 92 at Jesse James Farm Road - Kearney, MO
Phone (816) 628-5560
Nursery Provided Everyone Welcome ww.kearneyfbc.com
Traditional Worship..............Sun 8:15 & 10:45 am Contemporary Worship ..............Sun 9:30 & 10:45am Sunday School ..........9:30 & 10:45 am Nursery care provided for all services Full range of Children & Youth Ministries Joyful Noise Preschool (MO Accredited) Visit us on the web at www.kearneyfumc.org
First Baptist Church
Bridge Street Ministries
Early Worship ........................8:15 am Sunday School ......................9:30 am Worship Service ..................10:45 am Wed. Family Meal........5:15 to 6:15 pm Wed.Pre-School/Children Choir5:45 pm Wed. Pastor Study..................6:30 pm Wed. Activities ........................6:30 pm
300 South Bridge
HIGH POINT COWBOY CHURCH
Good Shepherd Catholic Church
Church of the Annunciation
Smithville, MO
Bible Church
Pastor Rich Foster 411 NW 179th • 532-3762 Pastor 169 Hwy & 179th Street
Worship Service 11:00 Children’s Sunday School 11:30
Bringing the Word of God To Your Life Because: JESUS IS LORD! www.cfckearney.org
Emmanuel
Nursery Provided www.fccnkc.org (816)842-2341
350 Amory Road Smithville
Christ’s Fellowship Church
Sunday Worship................10:00 a.m.
Pastor: Lionel Brown
LANDMARK BAPTIST CHURCH
Nursery Provided
Pastor Mike Coglan
• Wednesday Awana clubs 6:15 PM 3 years - Jr. High School, August - May
18601 N. US HWY 169 SMITHVILLE
www.radiantlifeag.org Nick DiBenedetto, Lead Pastor Morning Worship 10:30am Free Cafe 10:00am Family Night (Wed.) 7:00pm
Sunday Worship ........9:00am & 10:30am Sunday School ............................9:00am Nursery provided both services Kids Worship (provided during 10:30 service) Community Cafe ..............10:00-10:30am
Traditional Service: 8:30 Am Coffee Fellowship: 9:30 AM Sunday School: 10:00 AM Praise Service: 11:00 AM
Mass: Sun. 7:30 & 10:30 a.m. Sat. 5 p.m. Fr. Terrell Finnell, Pastor Church 532-4344
704 N. Jefferson Street, Kearney MO Church Phone 628-4169
15203 92 Hwy, (west) Kearney, MO 816.628.4222 Philip Welch, Pastor
19400 North 169 Highway Smithville 816-532-4422 9:45 Sunday School 10:45 Sunday Worship Scripture Study/Prayer
Rev. Trish Winters
Radiant Life Church Assembly of God
33 Hwy & 19th St., Kearney 816-628-6974
(An Evangelical Covenant Church)
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Smithville, MO
300 South Bridge
Pastor Dave Every
A ministry of First Baptist Church
www.firstbaptistsmithvillemo.com
Food Pantry & Clothes Closet Birth to pre-school & adult clothing
Church 816-532-0164
Sunday Worship Schedule Morning Worship - 9:30 AM Coffee Fellowship - 10:15 AM Bible Study - 10:30 AM You’re invited to join us!
Kearney Bible Church Clear Creek Drive & M - 92 East Church 628-4404 Chuck Johnson, Pastor, 628-5020
Sunday School....................9:30 am Worship Service................10:35 am Children’s Service ............11:00 am Wednesday Teen Ministry ..6:30 pm Nursery aide for Sunday Services
Paradise . Baptist Church 18524 County Rd W Paradise, Missouri Services Times:
Sunday School: 10-10:45am Sun. Morning Worship: 11am-Noon Sun. Night Bible Study: 6-7pm Wed. Night Bible Study: 6-6:45pm Prayer Meeting: 6:45-7pm
Come as you are, a Church where Everybody is Somebody
Walk-ins Welcome Pastor Rick Florence (816)532-1130
Tuesdays 10 AM-12 PM 2nd Saturdays 10 AM-12 PM
Serving the local Smithville Community
KING OF KINGS LUTHERAN MO SYNOD 1701 NE 96th Street, Kansas City, MO 64155 Sunday Worship 8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Son-Shine Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Senior Pastor Rev. Frank Greene
www.kingofkings-lcms.net 816-436-7680
PARADISE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
A Growing Family of Faith…CHRIST focused, relevant messages, for all seasons of life. Worship 11:00 children, youth & Adult Sunday School 10:00 169 Hwy North to "W" Hwy East 4 miles Located 2 blocks off "W" on Church Street Stephanie Theis, Pastor (816)783-7593
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April is Community Banking Month.
The lifecycle of a community bank If you’ve ever participated in career day at a local elementary school, you’ll probably relate to SCOTT this story. A banking PAGE colleague visits her son’s kindergarten class and amid explaining the role of a banker, one eager child pipes up and says, “It’s like the lifecycle of a plant!” He’s right — community banks take in deposits and distribute loans and feed into a self-sustaining micro-economy by keeping funds right here in the Liberty area. The idea of “sustainability” is linked to a lot of our local activities these days — whether it’s reusing or recycling products that otherwise might be tossed out, sampling culinary delights from the local bakery or family-run diner or choosing to buy American-made products to support our national economy. There are plenty of reasons why eating, dining and banking locally makes good economic sense. It’s all part of a symbiotic relationship that community banks have with their communities. Funds taken in by the community are put to productive use by lending that money back into our local economic
ecosystem — to local small businesses and residents just like you. When you deposit money at a community bank, those funds are used to support local businesses, homebuyers and everyday consumers. And the proceeds from those businesses employ local residents, fund municipalities, and continue the cycle of locally based economic growth. This April, in celebration of Community Banking Month, I encourage everyone to consider what it means to bank locally and help sustain Main Street today, tomorrow and for generations to come. A community bank can help you realize your financial dreams — and contribute to a more vibrant and sustainable economy in your community. Remember — we’re all in this together. Community banks are only successful if our customers and communities are, too. That’s why the community bank and its relationship business model have thrived for more than 150 years. We know what it takes to create successful local economies — join us in helping to build a more sustainable, vibrant economy here at home. Scott Page is the president and CEO of Pony Express Bank in Liberty.
Remember — we’re all in this together. Community banks are only successful if our customers and communities are, too.
The sound of a nearby turkey’s gobble • An orange marking to distinguish your can be one of the biggest rushes for a hunting spot is also a good idea. hunter. Although spring turkey season • Never wear red, blue, white or black can be very exciting, it while turkey hunting to is extremely important avoid being mistaken as a to maintain safety at all bird. times. In addition to staying Here are a few safety safe, always keep in mind reminders: good hunter ethics. Always • Always make sure to have permission from scout the area. Be aware the landowner prior to of any houses, livehunting on property you stock or other potential intend to. hazards. It’s also important to • Always be aware of respect the property you SAM WHISLER your target and what is hunt, and always pick beyond it. up litter, including spent • If possible, make sure ammo. Make a reasonable to let somebody know effort to claim game you where you will be may have wounded, and hunting. obtain landowner permis• To alert another hunter sion to enter private land. of your presence, never Always clean and dispose wave or whistle. Instead, of game correctly. shout to make sure the Also, report any violaother hunter knows you tions to your local conserare a human. vation agent. • Never shoot at sounds This year’s spring turor movement. key season in Missouri is • Even though hunter April 16 to May 6, from a orange is not required half hour before sunrise to for turkey hunting, it is 1 p.m. daily. still a good idea to wear orange when As always, stay safe, have fun and good moving, especially if carrying a harluck! vested bird or decoy. Sam Whisler is a Missouri Department of Conservation • Wrap harvested birds or decoys in agent for Clay County. He can be reached at samuel. hunter orange when carrying them whisler@mdc.mo.gov or by calling 573-275-8454. through the woods.
It’s also important to respect the property you hunt, and always pick up litter, including spent ammo.
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✦ Your Letters An open letter to Smithville
Thank you, Smithville, and congratulations to the winners of the April 3 election. In politics, opposing sides can chose to invalidate an idea by minimizing, vilifying or ignoring it, especially if the idea is new or beyond the norm. Our challenges as a nation are reflections of our challenges as communities. Solutions to new challenges require new ideas. With fear or misunderstanding, we are most likely to shut down, get defensive and reject one another. It is my fervent hope that my efforts managed to communicate a message of opportunity without positioning myself disrespectfully or making anyone feel defensive, threatened, embarrassed or uncomfortable. If I did, I apologize for that angst. With the election behind me, I offer an invitation to reflection and a plea for additional dialogue on the topics of diversity, qualification and potential no matter the color, gender, or presentation of anyone, especially our children. We are living in times of great social, cultural and political change, and we are all learning, although some understandably resist. And change is painful. And while we work to learn about one another as adults, let us remember that the children are watching. Let us listen to one another with humility, in solidarity and tolerance as Americans. I encourage everyone to continue to reach and stretch out to diversity no matter how painful or out of the normal it feels. This imperative goes beyond politics, culture, generation or religion. It is essential to the future of our beloved country. Let us learn from one another. I know I have and will continue to learn from all of you. Thank you, Smithville, for an amazing opportunity. And to the children, “love and respect one another.”
Carmen Xavier, Smithville
Missouri House Bill 1936 seems unnecessary
THOM HANRAHAN
So, one of my MOPS moms — that’s Mothers of Preschoolers — messaged me the other morning to ask, “Sue, would you write something for us protesting the ‘Guns Everywhere’ Missouri House Bill 1936?” I was once this young woman’s MOPS mentor mom, and she knows I’m not shy about putting my thoughts to paper. What I know about her is she is an attorney by profession, the parent of small children, and a caring, informed citizen of this country. I agreed to try. Full disclosure: I have a teaching degree but never taught for a living — my masters is in social work. I have a ton of teacher friends, spanning preschool through higher education. I have bunches of kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids. I’ve never shot a gun. I probably have more relatives who own guns than don’t. All that said, and having read the bill, I admit readily this is a “feel” piece and not one based on facts or even the usual arguments against expanded concealedweapon-carry. Put simply, it just doesn’t make sense to me for people to tote more and more guns in public places. It feels creepy and unnecessary. It feels dangerous to everyone concerned. What’s the best-case scenario? A shoot-out at the OK— Hy-Vee? Dueling pistols at our local ball games? (Oops, I think we already do that!) Bar fight Friday nights for all you packin’ moms and papas? Hide the button — make that hide the Berretta — at your day care? Come on, folks, we don’t need more guns in our public places. Please, let your representatives know that House Bill 1936 is unacceptable. They should vote against it. Then share your own personal ideas for what you believe can make our state a safer and saner place to live.
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BOLEY: Mayor values relationship building, communication Continued from A1
City, also came to Smithville when he was younger. “My sister lived here, … my brother’s band used to play the Brick House every weekend,” he said. “A lot of my early 20s, I spent my days here in Smithville fishing and going to the Brick House and different things.” Damien, whose career allows him to work remotely with his laptop, providing him time to be involved in many aspects of community life, considers himself plugged into what is going on and what is needed to propel the city his family has called home for five years forward. “Doing this is something I’ve wanted for a long time. It’s something I’ve thought about,” he said, adding he considered running for city office during the last election cycle, but his job at the time had him regularly traveling out of the
“There’s lots of things we can do that don’t require bond issues and million dollar projects to improve the city.” Damien Boley Smithville mayor
country, making it not feasible. Kelly said the family understands the potential sacrifice to family time it will take for Damien to be a good mayor, but they are up for the challenge because it’s for the betterment of community. Damien said he knows there is a learning curve for someone in his position as the city’s top elected official who has never served in elected office before, but he isn’t one to back down from hard work or challenges. He says he has the right mix of attention to detail, ability to plan in advance, drive, passion and a group of advisers and fellow city leaders who are cohesive in their vision for Smithville.
Damien said he plans to use his unique skill sets and interests to benefit the city, including promoting lake and river tourism, business development, Americans with Disabilities Act compliance and improved forms of communication. One of the keys to a successful city, he said, is something he and other newly elected city leaders are already deeply involved in: searching for a new city administrator. Finalists are being considered after interviews earlier this week. Damien said he and the aldermen are weighing all candidates carefully as they know that person will potentially be the constant in city leadership after he and other elected officeholders’
terms are up. In addition to hiring someone who is engaged and inviting to residents to head up the city’s top staff position, Damien said he wants improvements made to hospitality, where businesses and amenities attract visitors to the lake and river. The new mayor said he also plans to be heavily involved in improving the city’s website now that the city has contracted for new software, as that is one area his career expertise lies. He wants to see additions like working interactive campground maps and a city construction dashboard where website visitors can see what projects are underway, where they are located and if they are on schedule. “There’s lots of things we can do that don’t require bond issues and million dollar projects to improve the city,” he said. Northwest Editor Amanda Lubinski can be reached at amanda.lubinski@mycouriertribune.com or 903-6001.
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Hurlbert is also a Smithville native, being one of the last people born at the old Spelman Hospital. Hurlbert said in addition to being asked to get involved at the aldermanic level by people who knew of his work in political spheres, he wanted to give back to those who have given to him and his family. “I live in the Diamond Crest subdivision in Smithville, and it was hit pretty hard during the tornado. We had lots of help with the cleanup, and I want to give back,” he said. In his term, the alderman, who replaced Wayne Moore after Moore opted not to seek re-election, said he would work to bring more community amenities to the city such as revisiting
the plans for a community center, which the city previously could not afford. In addition, Hurlbert said a key focus will be economic development as it not only brings more business to the city, but puts the tax burden for city efforts on more than just residents. The city, he said, is at a turning point with a new board, as all of the members have served a year or less; a new mayor; a soon-to-behired city administrator; and development coming to all aspects of the city. Hurlbert said he is looking forward to being part of it all.
Steve Sarver
The city’s newest Ward 2 alderman, Steve Sarver, replaced Cory Booth, who did not run for re-election. Sarver is also a familiar public servant, as he is a
tax increment financing commissioner, has served on the planning and zoning commission for two years and has been a member of the parks planning subcommittee. Sarver, who has lived in the city for a decade, said he wanted to be an alderman to help move Smithville forward. “I’d like to see it grow and get new business and yet keep our small-town feel,” he said. “I’m retired, so I have the time to do that. I enjoy that kind of stuff.” Sarver worked for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway for 32 years. In his term, Sarver said he would focus on reinvigorating the effort to bring a community center to Smithville and attracting more businesses such as restaurants.
“I would also like to see a builder come in and put in an active, 55 and older community where they have individual homes. It seems like Smithville would be perfect for that,” he said, making sure to clarify he envisioned more of a subdivision that included regular yard maintenance as part of mortgage or homeowner fees and not an assisted living or other forms of retirement communities.
Marvin Atkins
The newest Ward 3 alderman, Marvin Atkins, replaced Bob Arnold, who chose not to run for office. Atkins has experience in elected office, having served previously as an alderman for Platte Woods for two years. Since he and his wife of 40 years, Patricia, moved to
Smithville in 1999, Atkins has also served on the Cedar Lake Estates homeowner’s association, serving 10 years as its president. His goal while in office, Atkins said, is to serve his constituents the best he can. “I would like to come up with some kind of long-term plan for better communications,” he said. “That has been something that we have been talking about for years with the internet and so many different facets. Our communications are split up everywhere.” Atkins, who works for Harvester’s community food network, said he wants to make sure city leaders feel they can have open and honest communication with one another, and that the public has adequate opportunities to address issues constructively with
city representatives. “I would like an open communication where people can say what they meant, but not abuse it or talk mean or dirty or offensive,” he said. “... We need to just keep abreast of what is going on, but also say, ‘Hey, what do you think?’” Like his fellow board members, Atkins also wants to focus on bringing infrastructure up to date and to encourage business development while maintaining Smithville’s small-town feel. “There’s got to be a happy medium between a bigger city and a small-town city,” he said. “I think I want what everybody else wants. I’m just going to try and help out.” Northwest Editor Amanda Lubinski can be reached at amanda.lubinski@ mycouriertribune.com or 903-6001.
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Spring Clean-Up APRIL 23RD - APRIL 27TH, 2018 COLLECTION WILL START AT 7:00 A.M. ON YOUR REGULAR COLLECTION DAY. This is your semi-annual opportunity to dispose of excess trash, furniture, minor maintenance materials and carpet. The items must be placed at the curb or roadway. Each item must not exceed fortyfive (45) lbs. The only exceptions will be large pieces of furniture. All items must be boxed, bagged or bundled, securely tied and lengths may not exceed 4 foot. Because of the provisions of Missouri Senate Bill 530, the following items will NOT be allowed during the annual Spring Clean-Up and should not be placed at the curb: • No sofa sleepers • Yard waste of any kind, including tree limbs • Appliances • Tires • Concrete, rock and rubble • Refuse from remodeling, roofing or major repairs • Batteries • Paint, insecticides, or chemicals • No gas and oil should be left in any engine (lawn mower, tiller, weed eater etc.) FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 439-4503 LIMB DISPOSAL AREA OPEN This year the city will have the tree limb disposal area open during spring clean up for citizens with proof of Liberty residency. The tree limb disposal will be open from 7:30 am to 3 pm Monday thru Friday, April 23-27, and from 8:30 am to 2 pm Saturday April 28. The site is located on New 210 Highway, approximately 1/2 mile east of Highway 291.
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Kearney board to appoint acting mayor April 16 By Amanda Lubinski amanda.lubinski@mycouriertribune.com
KEARNEY — With Mayor Bill Dane’s death earlier this week on Monday, April 9, city leaders must now not only deal with their personal loss and that of the city’s, but they must appoint Dane’s replacement. “You are never going to find someone to fill his shoes, but hopefully, whoever new comes in will have their own shoes,” Alderman Gerri Spencer said. City ordinance states if a vacancy occurs in the mayoral office due to circumstance such as death, the board’s president will serve as acting mayor until the vacancy is filled, in this case in April 2019, when Dane’s term is due to expire. Alderman Dan Holt is currently board president, but because of the board’s pending reorganization after certifying the April 3 election results, that may
change during the next board meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 16, at City Hall, 100 E. Washington St. To help set city leadership up for continued future success, aldermen at their April 2 meeting approved a pay increase for future aldermen and the mayor. Aldermanic pay doubled, going from $100 per meeting to $200, while mayoral pay quadrupled from $125 per meeting to $500. Aldermen said the increases were designed to attract quality candidates to the office, recognizing the amount of hard work and long hours it takes to perform the duties of mayor effectively. Board members said increases, which will take effect in 2019, were also designed to stay competitive with other municipalities in the state.
DANE: Aldermen say city landscape forever shaped by mayor Continued from A1
to making Kearney a wonderful place to live. “He made sure everyone in the region and the state knew how great Kearney was,” he said. “... I’m not sure people know how many countless conversations he had with different people working toward things. I don’t think people will ever appreciate or know how much he really did.” One of the mayor’s most recent and large-scale accomplishments was passage of what is expected to become one of the most defining developments in the city’s history, the passage of the funding via sales taxes for the construction of a second Interstate 35 interchange that will begin construction at 19th Street next year. Dane was instrumental in the conceptualization of the project, seeking Missouri Department of Transportation funding assistance and pushing voter education on the issue, which passed overwhelmingly on April 3.
Northwest Editor Amanda Lubinski can be reached at amanda. lubinski@mycouriertribune.com or 903-6001.
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✦ Local News in Brief SMITHVILLE — After hearing a recommendation from a three-member tanker proposal evaluation committee, the Smithville Area Fire Protection District board on March 27 approved the purchase of a new tanker truck for $246,702. Chief Dave Cline said the committee came up with a list of specifications based on current and future needs before putting it out to bid. Of the eight received bids, the recommended tanker came from Precision Fire Apparatus, which was one of the four lowest bids. The lowest bid, from Fouts Brothers, did not meet district specifications, Cline said, so the committee then considered bids from Precision and Deep South, the two lowest that met district needs. “The concerns of the committee were
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“He fought, and he fought hard, for that interchange,” Alderman Dan Holt said, adding he plans to make a motion at a coming board meeting to name the interchange in honor of Dane. “If ever there was a title of Mr. Kearney, I can think of no one else other than Bill Dane,” Holt said of
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The council approved an ordinance establishing a tourism committee. Council members also voted in favor of six appointments with two more to come in the future. The tourism committee is now Councilman Rae Moore, council liaison; Historic Downtown Liberty Inc. representative, Vicki Vance, executive director; Liberty Area Chamber of Commerce representative, Gayle Potter, president; Liberty Arts Commission representative, Anna Knackstedt, commissioner; restaurant/retail industry, downtown, Shawn Garland from the Artisan Market; and the hotel/motel industry, Brett Niemann, Marriott TownePlace Suites. The committee will help shape Visit Liberty, a promotional effort to see Liberty as a destination. Claire Rodgers, marketing and special events supervisor for the city, said the idea came about after work with Carr Strategies and founder Alan Carr. In November 2014, Liberty voters passed a 5 percent transient guest tax that would be paid by hotel and motel guests and be used for city tourism. As TownePlace has opened and a couple other hotels are scheduled to open later this year, more funds for tourism will be
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service after the sale,” Cline said. Because Precision is located in Camdenton and has built two pumpers the district currently owns, the committee preferred that company. “We’ve been happy with their products and their service,” the chief said. The tanker is being purchased with money provided by the voter-approved bond issue of 2012, which also provided funding for the building of the district’s newest station, station No. 3. One piece of equipment connected to the bond issue, a brush truck, remains to be purchased. The new station continues to be unmanned, as a second ballot question in 2012 for a levy to pay to staff the station failed. The board also approved purchase of eight new pagers for a total of $4,724 from Midwest Mobile Radio Service in St. Joseph. Cline said the purchase was needed to remain compatible with dispatch’s preferred mode of paging, digital over VHF, which is done through Platte County.
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COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Volunteers clean yards for seniors By Amanda Lubinski amanda.lubinski@mycouriertribune.com
KEARNEY — Teams of volunteers organized by staff at Firehouse Creative Center came together last week to help beautify their community and assist local seniors though yard work. The community service event, called Team Up to Clean Up, took place Friday and Saturday, April 6 and 7, and was organized by the Firehouse’s Angela Gudde and Shelly Breyfogle, who organize senior programs at the center. “We had volunteers from a variety of groups. We had families, co-workers, missionaries and friends that got together to help senior adults in Kearney with minor yard work,” Breyfogle said. “We helped 20 clients that called and accepted our help. Some had already done their yard work and needed someone to remove the yard waste, and others needed leaves and branches removed.” The work was done as part of the center’s senior outreach and social club. “Angela and I have built a small community of active seniors at the Tech Cafe and Senior Social club. We really want to help those that are living in their own home to be successful keeping up with their property and live enriched lifestyles,” Breyfogle said of the idea behind the day. Firehouse partnered with Bob Delano’s American Fa m i ly I nsu ra nce, Kearney Lawn & Outdoor Equipment, Nuts and Bolts, and Porters Building Centers. Donated supplies included gloves, rakes, motorized equipment and yard waste bags. “With all of the help offered and the service needed, I refused to let the weather forecast stop us from helping our aging friends and neighbors. Fortunately, it paid off,” Breyfogle said. “It turned out to be wonderful weather for working outside both Friday and Saturday.” Kathe Lewis, whose yard was cleaned by Clay County Collector Lydia McEvoy and McEvoy’s family, said she was surprised a county employee would take time out of his or her busy schedule to
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Seniors program coordinators Angela Gudde and Shelly Breyfogle of Firehouse Creative Center’s Tech Cafe, which assists seniors learning to use digital and handheld devices, hand out and organize lawn waste bags during Firehouse’s Team Up to Clean Up event on Saturday, April 7, at the center, 106 S. Jefferson St. The two-day cleanup event, which took place Friday and Saturday, saw groups of volunteers joining forces to clean up the yards of senior citizens throughout Kearney.
Firehouse details To learn more about the programs offered to seniors through Firehouse Creative Center, call 903-3535 or stop by the center at 106 S. Jefferson St. in downtown Kearney.
help with the work. “I made sure to thank her,” said Lewis, who lives on East 10th Street. Lewis said she is also grateful for Gudde’s and Breyfogle’s work to organize the effort and for all of the volunteers who offered their services. “I always need someone to do my yard work. I’m not outdoorsy,” she said. “I really appreciate the fact that the community would take care of our seniors like that, especially widows. ... It’s very uplifting to know Shelly and Angela do so much for our community because there is a need.” Volunteer Jason Pierret, who often spends time playing cards on Thursday afternoons with seniors at the Firehouse, said he was happy to help, as he enjoys what he learns from the
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Volunteer Sean Gudde uses motorized equipment to move large sticks and tree branches from one senior’s yard during the cleanup event in Kearney.
older generation of folks he’s become friends with at the center. “The majority of my life I’ve had an affinity for learning from those who came before me and that have already done things,” he said. “... It’s a sign of respect and way of saying thanks for what they’ve done.” Pierret said it took him about an hour and a half to
clean up two yards, but that time is valuable to those who received the assistance because it’s work they needed done but might not have been able to physically do or had the resources to do. “You’ve got to give back,” he said. Northwest Editor Amanda Lubinski can be reached at amanda. lubinski@mycouriertribune.com or 903-6001.
✦ Local News in Brief Trash Bash aims to keep Missouri clean CLAY COUNTY — The Missouri Department of Conservation is encouraging litter cleanup to take place throughout the months of April and May. Beginning Sunday, April 15, the MDC asks residents to pick up litter as part of a litter prevention campaign, sponsored by both the MDC and the Missouri Department of Transportation. “Littering harms the environment and pollutes our waterways, No MOre Trash coordinator Stacy Armstrong said. “Please consider the impact you can make on the environment by recycling, reusing and disposing of waste properly.” The annual No MOre Trash Bash encourages cleaning to be done along Missouri roads, parks, neighborhoods, rivers, streams, trails and other places. Every year MoDOT spends about $6.75 million removing litter from more than 385,000 acres of roadsides, according to a press release.
Electronic recycling event Saturday
LIBERTY — The Liberty School District, in partnership with Midwest Recycling Center, will host an electronic recycling event from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 14, at Liberty High School, 200 W. Blue Jay Drive Accepted items, working or not, include: computers, printers, keyboards,
laptops, hard drives, cellphones, pagers, radios, scanners, speakers, VCRs, fax machines, answering machines, televisions, stereos, furnaces, water heaters, air conditioners, microwaves, power tools, kitchen appliances, and lawn and garden equipment. No smoke detectors, alkaline batteries, light bulbs, fluorescent tubes, VHS tapes, compact discs or DVDs will be accepted. Some items require a fee for disposal: CRT monitors, $5 each; CRT televisions 26 inches or less, $30 each; CRT televisions 27 inches or greater, $50 each; wood consoles and big-screen/ projection televisions, $50 each; LED/ LCD/Plasma televisions, $20 each; and any freon-containing unit, $10 each.
Liberty standoff ends peacefully
LIBERTY — At about 3:50 p.m. Friday, April 6, Liberty Police Department responded to the 1300 block of Andrea Drive on report of a man who was armed and a possible danger to himself and others. Liberty police negotiators were in contact with the man during the standoff. He surrendered at approximately 6 p.m. without causing injury to himself or others, and is in police custody. Following his arrest, the man was transported to a hospital by ambulance for evaluation. Liberty officers received assistance
from the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, Independence Police Department, Riverside Police Department and the North Kansas City Police Department in an effort to bring the situation to a safe resolution, according to Lt. Matt Kellogg, spokesman for the Liberty Police Department. “As for the multiple agencies, anytime we have a barricaded person incident, they are very labor intensive. We often work with multiple agencies in serious incidents like this,” he said. As of press time, charges were still pending.
BBQ contest returns to Smithville Lake
SMITHVILLE — Grilling and smoking season heats up as barbecue teams from across Missouri and the Midwest compete Friday through Sunday, April 13 to 15, at Crow’s Creek Campground in Temperance Masonic Lodge No. 438’s annual Best “Dam” Barbeque Contest at Smithville Lake. The event is sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbeque Society, with a total of $4,000 in prize money to be given out. More than 50 teams are registered for this year’s event. Competition categories include chicken, pork ribs, pork and brisket. Category winners, reserve and grand champion winners will be announced Sunday. For more information, visit www. thebestdambbqcontest.com.
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Man sentenced after drug incident at Smithville Lake SMITHVILLE — A 21-year-old man from Overland Park, Kansas, was sentenced to more than 10 years of incarceration for an incident that followed a stop at Smithville Lake. Clay County Prosecuting Attorney Daniel White said Antonio F. Moreno was sentenced to four years in prison for felony possession of cocaine, three years for felony property destruction for damaging a patrol vehicle, three years for felony escape from custody and up to seven months in the Clay County Jail for misdemeanor assault. White said the sentence sent a strong message. “The defendant put himself at risk and urged his friends to attack the arresting ranger,” the prosecutor said. According to court documents, on Aug. 1, 2017, the stop connected to the charges against Moreno occurred Aug. 1, 2017, following a patrolling park ranger noticing a vehicle turn into the Kelsey Short Youth Camp. “The ranger was aware that no one was to be in the youth camp and noticed the vehicle, driven by Moreno, was going at a higher rate than the posted 15 miles per hour,” White said. When stopped, Moreno threw a small box into the back seat of the vehicle he was driving. He told the arresting ranger that he was in the area for a barbecue, but the ranger knew no one was to be in the area, White said. During the stop, an odor of alcohol radiated from the vehicle, according to court documents. With permission from Moreno to search the vehicle, the ranger discovered spilled beer on the floor with its accompanying bottle, still cold to the touch. He also discovered a bag of white powdery substance that tests revealed was 7 grams of cocaine. In between discoveries, the ranger returned to the patrol car, which Moreno was in, to address pounding noises. Moreno eventually busted out the patrol car’s back window and escaped the vehicle. “As the ranger continued his search, he heard a popping sound and saw that Moreno had broken out of the patrol car window, climbed out, freed one of his hands from the handcuffs and was in full flight,” said White. The prosecutor added that the ranger was able to catch up to Moreno, who resisted arrest. “He started yelling for help,” White said. “He had friends nearby and called out, ‘Someone end this pig’ and spat on the ranger.” Kearney police officers and deputies from the Clay County Sheriff’s Office arrived and took Moreno to jail. Moreno pleaded guilty Jan. 18. All sentences will run consecutively.
TRAFFIC ALERT
Construction shuts down roadways in Smithville SM I T H V ILLE — Construction will be a common sight to those traveling in and around Smithville in the coming weeks and months as a slew of construction projects continue and kick off. Currently, Amory Road’s bridge is out and is being replaced. Work on the bridge began March 7. “Amory Road will be closed to through traffic to remove the bridge and replace it with a new culvert design,” a release from the city states. “This work will require that the bridge will be closed for several months while the replacement occurs. All traffic should follow the posted detour routes.” Work on gas lines throughout the city on behalf of Spire, formerly Missouri Gas Energy, is also underway with streets and travel routes throughout downtown and near the high school and St. Luke’s North Hosptial-Smithville complexes closed to traffic in some areas. As work in one area is
finished, closures will move and roads will reopen. Closures will continue for approximately two weeks, Development Director Jack Hendrix said. Road closure and detour signs are posted in areas. Work currently has parts of Commercial Avenue, Bridge Street, Meadow Street and Mill Street in downtown and in front of the Smithville School District campus closed. The Missouri Department of Transportation will also begin roadwork starting Monday, April 16, weather permitting. At 7 a.m. April 16, crews from MoDOT will begin resurfacing Missouri Highway 92 from Missouri Route DD to Interstate 29. Work will run to Platte City. Road work is expected to last from 7 am. to 7 p.m. through Friday, June 15, with the exception of the roundabout at Highway 92 and Commercial Avenue. Roundabout work will take place between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
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Various construction projects are occurring simultaneously throughout Smithville, causing multiple roadway closures, including parts of Commercial Avenue near the city’s middle and high schools, as seen here.
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Head of the class Of 79 soon-to-be graduates from the University of Kansas, medical student Patrick “Cole” McGregor of Liberty was matched for residency. McGregor has begun residency at Loyola University Medical Center, Orthopedic Surgery in Maywood, Illinois.
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Kearney students sing at Carnegie Hall Maple presents ‘Bugz!’ BY SEAN ROBERTS
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KEARNEY — Kearney High School Choir Director Dustin McKinney said he couldn’t have asked for a better experience traveling with his students to Carnegie Hall. They were invited to participate in Choirs for America’s Nationals for Top Choirs event, held March 22 to 24, as the only choir from Missouri out of 18 choirs total. McKinney said his chaperones and school district were incredibly supportive and believed in his ability to handle any situation thrown his way. He agreed it was good they did, considering their flight to the event was canceled, due to weather. He never gave up, working with customer service agents for over three hours. He said the students behaved incredibly well and though it was a bizarre and stressful situation, all the people around him made it progress smoothly. Parents, students and community members spoke of the moving story about United Airlines having created a flight and the choir singing “The Lord Bless You and Keep You” as a thank you. As a result of a manager seeing a video of the performance, United Airlines booked 15 hotel rooms for the party and fed the kids before their flight left in the morning. But, why were they there? McKinney received an email from Choirs of America telling him that the KHS Choir had been “scouted” out and invited to come and perform in New York at Carnegie Hall. Unsure of what to think, he inquired further. Before
According to the Choirs of America website, www. choirfestivals.net, the festival “combines high magnitude music education experiences with world-class faculty ... capped off with an amazing massed choir event in Carnegie Hall.”
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Kearney High School performers embrace Ryan Main, composer of “You Are Not Alone,” their spotlight piece for their performance at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
long he received a Dropbox file with every performance Kearney had done, spanning the year or longer. McKinney posts all KHS concerts online, and that is how the singers were discovered. McK inney then approached Principal David Schwarzenbach. Being an incredible opportunity for the kids, McKinney said, Schwarzenbach gave full support. McKinney scrambled to come up with the most cost efficient way to transport his students and chaperones to New York without breaking any wallets. With support from the district, money was raised through fundraisers
and donations from individuals, partners and the Kearney School District Foundation. Ultimately, 50 students from the two KHS audition choirs attended the event along side a teacher, an accompanist and four chaperones. Leading up to the event, McKinney worked to select a piece to have the students perform. He wanted something with purpose, something that would further the impact of music. “I picked a piece that not everyone would know,” McKinney said. “A song called ‘You are not Alone,’ written by Ryan Main.” McKinney wanted to leave a bite from Kearney, and the
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greater Kansas City area, in the Big Apple when he left. “Ryan Main is a Kansas City area composer,” McKinney said. “He’s getting some regional and national notice now for his compositions. It’s really good stuff, but not a lot of people know (his work).” McKinney said Main had never had his music performed at Carnegie Hall before, and upon McKinney telling Main of his intent, Main came to work with the students so they could sing it the way he meant it to be sung. Main even flew to New York so he could view the performance. To top it off, the performance was so well received that by the end of the trip, Christopher Scott Olin, a co-founder of and artistic director for Choirs of America told McKinney, “You’re welcome anytime.” Education and County Editor Sean Roberts can be reached at sean. roberts@mycouriertribune.com or 389-6606.
SMITHVILLE — With ants in their pants, Smithville kindergarten students boogie to the beat in their newest production, “Bugz!” The concert will be split into two performances, with the first show beginning at 6 p.m. and the second at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 17 in the Performing Arts Center. With nine kindergarten classes and hundreds of bugs, each class will dress up to embody a different bug. Sparrow Koenig, 5, is going to be a firefly with the kids in her class. “My wings are done,” Koenig said. Her mom and dad are helping her make a costume. Fireflies are unique from other bugs because they have lights on their buggy bodies. “It’s a bug show, and we have finger lights,” Brae Auld, 6, said.
Each of the fireflies in his class will be equipped with two finger lights. “They go on our pointers,” Harper Williams, 6, said. She said in addition to fireflies, other students will dress up as ants, lady bugs, bees and more. The kids said they have enjoyed learning the performance. With lights, costumes, singing and dancing, there is a lot of fun to be had. Kaden Brooks, 6, said the dancing is his favorite part. “We all do it,” Brooks said. If asked nicely, Brooks will do a teaser performance for those on the fence about attending the event. “Pretty much everyone in there are my friends,” Triston Ellis, 7, said. And together, Ellis and his friends will bring “Bugz!” live to the Smithville stage.
Clothes for a cause
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Volunteers, from left, Madi Frerichs, Ben Kershaw, Nate Kershaw, Sierra Quinn, Jenna Roberds, Haley Frederick, Carly Lloyd and Luci Siler pose with some of the many donations they took in Saturday, April 7, during a clothing drive at Smithville Middle School. The nearly 20 bags of clothing collected benefit The Warrior Closet, a clothing center in the school district available to all students.
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AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
Liberty boy makes tradition of hope Over $20,000 raised to benefit Hope Lodge KC Community
By Sean Roberts sean.roberts@mycouriertribune.com
LIBERTY — Discovery Middle School student Cameron Fehl, 12, has been raising money to benefit cancer victims for four years. Deb Fehl, his mom, has attended the American Cancer Society’s Shave to Save event in Kansas City every year for years. This was Cameron’s doorway opening his future to charity. In the past, Deb Fehl would convince a co-worker to participate in the event. Then, four years ago, when she had difficulty persuading a colleague to shave their head, Cameron volunteered to fill the role. “I do it because I want to
help people. I want to make them feel better,” Cameron said. Every year his goal is $5,000, and he has a tendency to exceed that. Cameron has raised nearly $24,000 total, benefiting Hope Lodge Kansas City Community, 1120 Pennsylvania Ave., since the beginning. Cameron, with help from his mom and sister, raised money by word of mouth, a pizza party, a bake sale and personalized letters. The pizza
Hope Lodge Kansas City Community The American Cancer Society Hope Lodge Kansas City, located at 1120 Pennsylvania Ave., provides free housing to struggling cancer patients that are traveling to KC for treatment. For more information about Hope Lodge or how to get involved, visit www.cancer.org and search “Hope Lodge Kansas City.”
party involved his mom’s work, and the pastry goods he sold were brought into a senior housing community. Cameron said lots of people donated baked goods to the cause, influencing the production significantly. Personalized letters that Cameron wrote were mailed to those who had helped sponsor him in the past. In addition to these strategies, Cameron said he receives donations from teachers and parents he connects with from school and through his sister’s school. “His sister came home from school with a hundred dollars one time,” Cameron’s mom said. The Shave to Save stage event will be Friday, April 13, at The Gallery Event Space, 61 E. 14th St. in Kansas City. Currently, Cameron has raised $5,397, putting him above his stage-shave qualifying goal. “Since I raised it, I get to shave my head on stage,” Cameron explained. Donations can continue being made online by visiting The American Cancer Society events webpage.
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Cameron Fehl and his sister Peyton both participated in raising funds to benefit Hope Lodge Kansas City Community. Last year Cameron raised over $5,000 and had his head shaved on stage. His sister, pictured with him, had her pony tails cut off.
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SWAT goes to worlds Fifth year in a row By Sean Roberts sean.roberts@mycouriertribune.com
SMITHVILLE — The Smithville Warriors Advancing Technology robotics team has dominated the regional stage for a fifth year in a row and clinched a wild card slot in the worlds competition taking place Wednesday to Saturday, April 18 to 21 in Houston. Students split up to conquer different aspects of this year’s FIRST Robotics International competition challenge. Every year a new challenge is released in January and participating school teams have six weeks to construct a bot. Once the deadline hits, the bot goes in a bag and is shipped to the location of the competition, not to be opened until after students arrive. “Our robot had to be able to accomplish lifting a cube, 90 inches in the air if we are losing and 45 if we are winning,” Joel Hampton, 17, said. “We’re placing them in different areas to score points,” added Jaedra Hobkins, 15. Hampton and Talon Scott, 15, said they worked more with the construction of the robot on the fabricating team. “The drive train is pretty simple. About 90 percent of the teams use the same one that we do, and that’s because it’s very ... reliable. That’s why we chose it,” Hampton said. “I made rollers,” Scott said. He also worked on the best structural strategy to get the bot on the lifts as part of the 2018 challenge. Hampton said the hardest part was getting all the parts to work together. Besides building and connecting working physical parts, a major focus of SWAT participants this year was outreach. “We worked a lot this year on sponsorship and fundraising. We did our chocolate bar fundraiser again, and that really helped,” Baileigh Kiensle, 17, said. Lauren Kirtley, 16, asserted that participating in robotics is a great way to test out different areas of the professional field. Over time, Kirtley has involved herself with different responsibilities in SWAT. “It’s just really interesting to experience all these different opportunities. If you don’t like one thing, you can just do something else,” Kirtley said. “It’s nice to have a group of people with similar interests and similar goals to you.” Preparing for worlds can be tricky, Hobkins said. It’s made difficult because they don’t have the robot.
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Smithville Warriors Advancing Technology robotics team at Smithville High School will attend the worlds competition later this month for the fifth year in a row and its seventh time ever. Pictured are, back row from left: Talon Scott and Joel Hampton; front row, Baileigh Kienzle, Jaedra Hobkins and Lauren Kirtley. “I feel like this year, as a team, we’ve bonded more,” Kienzle said. “It’s pretty much lifechanging,” Hampton added. “After getting into (SWAT), it changed my view of what I want to do in the future.”
Additional information For more information on FIRST Robotics International visit www. firstinspires.org For more information about S.W.A.T. or its history/record, visit www.thebluealliance.com/team/1806
“The most important thing is our robot’s ready to go,” she explained. “If we have any changes we’re going to make, we need to have those ready to be made before we get there. Our robot’s currently in a bag.” The team said they have been researching what other people have done and what proves most effective. “We play on alliances of three robots and depending on what those can do, we have to change what we can do,” Kirtley said. During the regional competition, the alliance SWAT was a part of helped the Smithville students overcome double teaming on the center scale. “It’s basically a big teeter totter,” Hobkins said. The objective of the 2018 games is to score points by dominating the scale or switches — larger and smaller teeter totters. Climbing and moving cubes result in points as well. Education and County Editor Sean Roberts can be reached at sean.roberts@mycouriertribune.com or 389-6606.
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Students lead way to satiate hunger for safety sean.roberts@mycouriertribune.com
LIBERTY — One is likely to hear community leaders, teachers and administrators refer to the community as being hungry. It can be heard during board meetings or parent nights. Sometimes it embodies hunger for a longrange plan. Other times, it’s hunger for mental health awareness, and more recently it is hunger for safety. According to Liberty High School senior and student body president Hannah Berry, the students are hungry, too. Safety has been a topic on many high school students’ minds since 17 lives were lost at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in a Feb. 14 shooting. With student leadership and administration support, LHS has decided to dedicate a day to safety. Piloting this event on Friday, April 20, on the anniversary of the 1999 violence at Columbine High School in Colorado, over two dozen partners will come together to teach and encourage safe practices. She explained that school safety is their focus and that it is made up of several moving parts, some having nothing to do with guns. The idea was fueled when Principal April Adams asked the LHS Student Council to reach out to students and ask
them what safety information they do or don’t feel comfortable with. The idea went through four transformations, Berry said. Originally they considered a panel event where students could ask questions of professionals. Berry said that stage transformed into a survey of
the students. “Following the responses we received, we shaped our April 20 event,” Berry said. Students suggested having a campus therapy dog, JustinKase locks for classroom doors and requested more knowledge regarding health-centered programs and
how to act in a crisis. With a multitude of topics selected by the students to be addressed, the group decided involving the whole school was ideal, and it evolved into a school-day event. Berry and her team have organized nine 15-minute break-out sessions lead by speakers from the National
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HOLT — Despite wintry weather conditions that prompted a last-minute venue change, the first effort of the Boots & BBQ banquet rounded up thousands of bucks from about 250 cowboys and cowgirls in attendance Sunday, April 8, at Northern Hills Christian Academy, located off Missouri Highway 33 in rural Holt. “It was wonderful the way the communities and everyone came together to support our school,” event organizer Michelle Brooks said of the fundraiser, which replaced the annual 5K run that usually serves at private school’s large fundraiser for the year. Residents of each of the 14 area communities served by the Christian school turned up at the event, which included dinner catered by Liberty’s Mudhole BBQ, Mark Alford from Fox 4 as emcee and auctioneer, entertainment from magician Todd Lamanske and an auction of items such as sports memorabilia, electronics and a side of beef. It was originally scheduled to take place at the nearby Tobacco Barn Farm event space that is partially outdoors. A wintry mix of snow t h roug hout Su nd ay prompted organizers to move the venue to the school’s heated gym. “It’s been a bit crazy with the last-minute change, but all of the volunteers have been wonderful. We’ve had people doing things on a Cricut (paper-cutting machine used for decorative pieces), bringing boots for the stage to cutting
What the funds go towards Funds raised at the Sunday, April 8, banquet at Northern Hills Christian Academy benefit school needs including teacher salaries, facility needs and a future school expansion to accommodate education options past eighth grade. AMANDA LUBINSKI/Staff Photo
lettuce,” Brooks said. Droves of attendees turned out, saying the organizers did a fantastic job. “I think it’s great,” said Northern Hills teacher Terri Walter. Even Tobacco Barn Farm proprietor Jewelee Cox was impressed. She attended the event with her mother and Tobacco Barn Farm property owner Connie Stoffle. “It looks great,” Cox said. “They did wonderful job with what they were able to pull off at the last minute.” Janis Richardson of Holt bid on three auction items. “I think they got a great collection of raffle items,” she said. Karen Thompson of Holt enjoyed the evening, too. “I love it. It’s great and a good time for fellowship,” Thompson said. Because of the success of the event, Brooks said the school already has plans to bring it back next year. “It’s amazing. Everyone raved about Mudhole BBQ, everyone raved about Tod Lamanske,” the event organizer said the following day. “We are all running on an absolute high today because it went so well.”
Event organizer Michelle Brooks speaks with Fox 4’s Mark Alford, the night’s auctioneer, as the event kicks off. AMANDA LUBINSKI/Staff Photo
Throngs of banquet attendees line up to enjoy the offerings of Mudhole BBQ during the Boots & BBQ event, Sunday, April 8, at Northern Hills Christian Academy.
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Taking care of business Kearney graduate tears up Tennessee to earn first career Southeastern Conference Player of the Week honor.
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KEARNEY TRACK & FIELD
Bulldogs’ depth gets teams off to fast start in 2018 BY THOM HANRAHAN thom.hanrahan@mycouriertribune.com
KEARNEY — In a stacked field in its own meet, Kearney came to run, jump, throw and win. The boys team finished just a tad short of the last goal with a second-place showing, but the girls came out on top at the Kearney Invitational on Thursday, April 5, at Kearney High School. In the girls’ team win, the emerging season is developing much like the previous one. The Bulldogs again went to their well of point-scoring depth and even added to that with the addition of junior Taylor Frizzell, who sat out her
sophomore campaign with an injury. Her return seems to be complete. Just weeks after helping lead the Kearney girls basketball team to a state third-place finish, Frizzell anchored the winning 4x100 relay team and the second-place 4x200 unit for the Bulldogs. Individually, Kearney only notched one first-place medal. The Bulldogs continued their development of young throwers with sophomore Sierra Culver taking top honors in the discus and not taking long to do so. Her first throw of 128 feet bested the runner-up effort of Smithville senior Shae
Harwood by nearly nine feet. It was Culver’s season-best throw. Culver wasn’t the only Bulldog to register team points in the event. Fellow sophomore Quinn Weakley finished fifth in the event and added more points from the throwers with a third-place effort in the shot put. A Bulldogs senior continued the roll in the throwing events with Grace Burkemper finishing third in the javelin. Burkemper also contributed team points in the high jump. Kearney also registered top-three performances from
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Kearney junior Mason Marshall runs in the 4x800 relay during the Kearney Invitational on BULLDOGS/Page B2 Thursday, April 5, at Kearney High School.
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KEEPING IT HOME
SMITHVILLE GOLF
Walters keeps firing darts for Warriors BY THOM H ANRAHAN thom.hanrahan@mycouriertribune.com
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Liberty golfers, coaches and caddies pose with the 2018 Bertoldie Cup. The Blue Jays retained the cup on Saturday, April 7, at Hodge Park Golf Course.
Blue Jays score early to retain Bertoldie Cup BY THOM H ANRAHAN thom.hanrahan@mycouriertribune.com
KANSAS CITY — Davis Braun didn’t waste any time. The Liberty junior golfer exploded out of the gate and took just an hour to win his match and start the Blue Jays on the way to a successful defense of the Bertoldie Cup at the annual event against Liberty North on Saturday, April 7, at Hodge Park Golf Course in Kansas City. Braun defeated Liberty North junior Caden Jones in the match-play tournament’s first clash 5-and-4 by winning the first five holes of the nine-hole contest. “I was just thinking to play quick and win as many holes as I can,” Braun said. “That’s what I did, beat him in five and finished up. “It feels really good. I just kept my head up, and that was basically it.” For Braun — who often plays in the junior varsity lineup — it was a thrill to be able to get his team out of the gate fast and keep the trophy named for Blue Jays coach Forest Bertoldie in the Liberty trophy case. He said he was genuinely pleased with his play in the event. “It was awesome just to come out here and play golf,” Braun said. The tournament was a series of 11 matchups. Seven of them — like Braun’s — were singles affairs. The other four were fourball play with each school fielding two golfers and counting the better score between them. “I am happy that one of the things we are able to achieve in our program is achieve balance in (players) one through 15, and this is a
KANSAS CITY — Trace Walters had a heck of a golf week. The Smithville junior won a pair of events and helped the Warriors to one dual match win in the span of two days. Walters topped it off with an individual win at the Park Hill Darren Floyd Memorial last Thursday, April 5, at Tiffany Greens Golf Club in Kansas City. “It feels pretty good,” Walters said. “It’s been up and down. I’ve had some birdies and a few high numbers, too. “If I can eliminate those high numbers and keep those low ones, I can continue to see my scores improve.” The day before, Walters fired a nine-hole 39 during a road dual against Platte County at the Shiloh Springs Golf Course in Platte City. The first round lifted the Warriors to a 139140 win over the Pirates. At Tiffany Greens, Smithville’s golfers, found themselves in the middle of the pack with a ninth-place finish in a 19-team field. The Warriors did finish second among all Class 3 teams in the tournament, with every school ahead of them except Raytown South competing in Class 4. Walters knows some of the things he needs to work on as the season warms up and the survive-and-advance competition approaches. “I would say my approach shots — my irons — I need to work on,” he said. “My WARRIORS/Page B3
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Liberty’s Michael Quigley tees off to open the fourball play at the Bertoldie Cup 2018 on CUP/Page B4 Saturday, April 7, at Hodge Park Golf Course.
Smithville junior Trace Walters talks with Warriors coach Trevor Mosby during the Park Hill Darren Floyd Invitational on Thursday, April 5, at Tiffany Greens Golf Club in Kansas City.
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KEARNEY BASEBALL
HAVING A BLAST Noud, Bulldogs keep finding ways to win
By Thom Hanrahan thom.hanrahan@mycouriertribune.com
KANSAS CITY — If Claytin Noud keeps up his assault on high school pitchers, they might start taking it personally. In an 8-2 road win over Winnetonka on April 5, the senior drove in six runs and collected three hits — including two home runs. The first Noud blast came in the first, when he sent a 2-2 pitch over the center field wall to stake the Bulldogs to a 3-0 lead. In his next trip to the plate, Noud again sent a pitch out of the park. In fact, his two-run repeat blast came on the very next pitch he saw. That round tripper brought home two runs and boosted the Bulldog advantage to 5-1. His final RBI came on a fourth-inning single to left and brought home junior Luke Vickery. As if his duties in the batter’s box weren’t enough, Noud also contributed a pair of shutout innings on the mound. From the bump, he allowed just two hits, struck out two and got credited with the win. Noud’s homers were not the only ones on the day for Kearney. Jaxon Kutch also contributed a solo shot after Noud’s second blast to give the Bulldogs back-to-back long balls. Kearney used four pitchers in the game with Kacey Williams getting the starting nod and going two innings, allowing one run and striking out four. Noud followed him to the hill THOM HANRAHAN/Staff Photo then gave way to Justin Burns and Grant Nicholson, who finished out Kearney senior Claytin Noud takes a cut at a pitch during a Bulldogs’ 1-0 win over Belton on Tuesday, April 10, at Kearney High School. the game. As a team, Kearney racked up 11 hits. Noud collected three, with Vickery and Addison Marshall each posting two.
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freshman Jane Watts in the 200 and junior Addison Hampton in the long jump. Hampton’s leap of 18 feet, 1 inch once again broke her own school record. The previous record was 17 feet, 3 inches, which she set earlier this season. In Burkemper’s first javelin competition of the year, she came within two feet of her school record with a throw of 118 feet. Some of the notable performances included Watts’ 200-meter effort in which the newcomer continues to improve her times with a season-best 27.76. Other season bests came from Jones in the 1600, Weakley in the shot put and the 4x100 relay team. On the boys side, it was also the Bulldogs’ depth of scoring that had them trailing only Class 5 Columbia Rock Bridge at the end of the event. Kearney earned a pair of individual championships in the long jump when senior
Logan Hachman jumped 21 feet, 7.5 inches to just edge Platte County senior Jonathan Watts for the firstplace honors. In the throwing events, senior Dylan Johnson used his second toss of the meet to break his own school record, recording a 156-foot effort to lead the field. Other top-three finishes for the Bulldogs came from their 4x800 relay unit that finished second behind conference rival Platte County, a runner-up showing from junior Owen Staab in the discus, a third-place from senior Blake Weakley in the javelin, another third from Mason Marshall in the 800-meter run, Dylan Johnson in the shot put and the 4x400 relay team, which finished third behind Rock Bridge and Grain Valley. Next up for the Bulldogs is a Friday, April 13, meet against Liberty North at Liberty North High School. Sports Editor Thom Hanrahan can be reached at thom.hanrahan@ mycouriertribune.com or 389-6643.
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Eventually, someone had to flinch. After a scoreless game of “chicken” for nearly a full game, Belton mishandled a Vickery ground ball and Cooper Morrison crossed the plate with the game’s only run in the Bulldogs’ home opener on Tuesday, April 10, at Kearney High School. The final inning was a series of misfires for the Pirates. Morrison led off the frame reaching first base after being hit by a pitch. Marshall looked to sacrifice Morrison to second with a bunt, but instead reached on an error. Krueger drew an intentional walk to load the bases and set up Vickery’s walk-off ground ball.
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Kearney senior Nash Kolb jumps to a season-best effort in the triple jump at the Kearney Invitational on Thursday, April 5, at Kearney High School.
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✦ Kearney Varsity Games North, 8:30 a.m., Liberty Hills Country Club
BASEBALL: Bulldogs at Raytown, 4 p.m., Raytown High School
GOLF: Bulldogs at Platte County, 9 a.m., Shiloh Springs Golf Course
SOCCER: Bulldogs at Winnetonka, 6:30 p.m., Staley High School
BASEBALL: Bulldogs at Northland Tournament, 4 p.m., Kearney High School
Friday, April 13
TENNIS: Bulldogs at Excelsior Springs, 4 p.m., Excelsior Springs
SOCCER: Bulldogs at Springfield Kickapoo Tournament, TBD, Kickapoo High School
Tuesday, April 17
TENNIS: Bulldogs at Winnetonka, TBD TRACK AND FIELD: Bulldogs at Liberty North, TBD, Liberty North High School
Saturday, April 14 SOCCER: Bulldogs at Springfield Kickapoo Tournament, TBD, Kickapoo High School TENNIS: varsity tournament, TBD, Santa Fe Park
Monday, April 16 GOLF: Bulldogs at Liberty
BASEBALL: Bulldogs at Northland Tournament, 4 p.m., Kearney High School TRACK AND FIELD: Bulldogs at Smithville, 4 p.m., Smithville High School SOCCER: Bulldogs vs. Platte County, 6:30 p.m., Kearney High School
Wednesday, April 18 GOLF: Bulldogs at Staley, 3 p.m., Staley Farms Golf Club BASEBALL: Bulldogs at Northland Tournament, 4 p.m., Oak Park High School
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the Rockhurst Spring Invite on March 27, in Wichita, Kansas. It was a file photo from April 2017 at the Baker Invitational.
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SMITHVILLE TRACK & FIELD
Warriors look to build on early season successes By Thom H anrahan thom.hanrahan@mycouriertribune.com
KEARNEY — Katie Bean’s assault on the 2018 track and field season continues. The Smithville senior and University of Central Missouri commit posted a pair of topthree finishes for the Warriors at the Kearney Invitational last Thursday, April 5, at Kearney High School. Bean took second in the 1600meter run and third in the 800. She has finished no lower than third in either event this season. Her 2:30.35 in the 800 marked her fastest time of the young season. Last year, she ran a 2:19.93 in the event at the Missouri State Activities Association to earn a sixth-place finish and allstate honors. The state 800 time remains her personal best. In the 1600, Bean set her new personal best this week. She ran a 5:40.6 to finish behind only Park Hill South senior Emma Roth. While Bean had the top two individual performances, Smithville’s girls team had other strong efforts in just the fourth meet of the season for the Warriors. Senior Shae Harwood also earned a second-place finish in the discus with a throw of 119 feet, 9 inches. Only a personal-record effort from Kearney sophomore Sierra Culver bested Harwood in the event. The best finish of the day, however, was a group effort. The Warriors’ 4x200 team of CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Emma Chevalier, Jena Martin, Alexus Moes and Malea Langhus nipped Smithville senior Katie Bean runs the 1600 on the way to a second-place finish at the Kearney Invitational on Thursday, April 5, at Kearney High School. host Kearney with a time 1:51.61. The 4x100 unit — with the same lineup — also put in a good showing, finishing fourth. Other top-five performances included a fourth-place run from Lillian Cutler (3200) and fifthplace finishes from Langus (100), Chevalier (long jump) and Martin (triple jump). As a team, Smithville finished seventh. The meet proved to be tougher sledding on the boys side of Smithville’s ledger. The Warriors finished 11th in a field of 13 that included a pair of Class 5 schools. Top performers included a fifthplace showing from junior Luke Termorshuizen in the 1600, followed by senior teammate Mark Krueger for sixth in the same event. Another sixth-place effort came from senior Logan Cutler in the 800. Results of the Warriors’ Tuesday, April 10, dual meet against Maryville at Maryville High School were not available by press time. Sports Editor Thom Hanrahan can THOM HANRAHAN/Staff Photo be reached at thom.hanrahan@ Smithville freshman Dante Cox competes in the high jump at the Kearney Invitational on Thursday, April 5, at Kearney High School. Cox set a personal mycouriertribune.com or 389-6643. record in the event.
WARRIORS: Walters keeps
✦ Sports News in Brief Bulldogs finally tee off in 2018 EXCELSIOR SPRINGS — Kearney golf finally got a taste of competition. With the weather finally yielding a temperate day, the Bulldogs hit the links in a three-team affair on Thursday, April 5, in Excelsior Springs. The Bulldogs didn’t seem to be rusty. Kearney came away with wins against both Excelsior Spring and Grain Valley. Against the host Tigers, Kearney earned a five-stroke win with a score of 175. The win over the Eagles was even more pronounced. The Bulldogs scored another 175 and this time won by a whopping 33 strokes. The low rounds of the day came from Zach Nissen with a 40 and Payne Gallagher with a 41. Results of a Tuesday, April
10, match against Park Hill and a Wednesday, April 11, match with Fort Osage were not available by press time.
Bulldogs keep hot start going
KEARNEY — Kearney girls soccer just keeps the wins coming. The Bulldogs posted a another win this past week with a 10-0 victory over Raytown South on Thursday, April 5, at Raytown South High School. The wins boost the Bulldogs to 5-1 on the season. In the blowout of Raytown South, the Bulldogs got varsity goals from seven players, led by Caroline Kelly’s hat trick. Abigail Logan chipped in two more, with single scores coming from Emily Yakle, Chelbie Brown, Caysi Brown, Elyse Kelly and Abby Couch. Results of a Tuesday, April
10, game against Belton were not available by press time.
Eagles tennis team keeps flying high KANSAS CITY — Liberty North tennis is on a roll. In keeping their record perfect at 2-0, the Eagles flew past Oak Park on Thursday, April 5, at Oak Park High School. In the 8-1 win over the Northmen, Liberty North swept all three doubles matches, with the No. 1 combo of Brinkley Wilson and Taylor Dorband coming back from a 4-7 deficit to win 9-7. Jack Brown, Kam Bielawski, Dorband, Thomas Philpot, and Chase Mason all won their singles matches, as well. Results of a Tuesday, April 10, match against Liberty were not available by press time.
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driving and getting off the tee and putting was pretty good today.” As a team, Walters said the Warriors are coming along. Like most teams, Smithville needs players
beyond the first two spots to post low numbers. Walters said that can happen and noted that Cameron Oesterle posted a solid 85 on the day. “They are all really close,” Walters said. “It’s crucial because having a low
number on the No. 1 is pretty normal, but when your threes through fives shoot well, that means a lot.” Sports Editor Thom Hanrahan can be reached at thom.hanrahan@ mycouriertribune.com or 389-6643.
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Monday, April 16
BASEBALL: Warriors at St. Joseph Lafayette, 4:30 p.m., Phil Welch Stadium
GOLF: Warriors at MEC Tournament, 9 a.m., Mozingo Lake Golf Course
Friday, April 13
BASEBALL: Warriors vs. Liberty North, 4 p.m., Smithville High School
TRACK AND FIELD: Warriors at Liberty North, 4 p.m., Liberty North High School
Tuesday, April 17 BASEBALL: Warriors at Northland Tournament, 4 p.m.,
Kearney High School TRACK AND FIELD: Warriors home meet, 4 p.m., Smithville High School
Wednesday, April 18 BASEBALL: Warriors in Northland Tournament, 4 p.m., Smithville High School GOLF: Warriors at Lawson, 4 p.m., Hidden Valley Golf Course
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LIBERTY BASEBALL
Steenstra walk-off cues doubleheader sweep By Thom Hanrahan thom.hanrahan@mycouriertribune.com
LIBERTY — Logan Steenstra got the job done. The Blue Jays senior laced an 0-2 pitch to right for an RBI single and gave Liberty a 6-5, extra-innings win over Lee’s Summit North on Saturday, April 7, at Liberty High School. When the opening game of a doubleheader sweep over the Broncos got underway, it didn’t look like it would go Liberty’s way. Lee’s Summit North jumped on emergency starter Alex Slocum early for two runs in the top of the first inning. Slocum got the nod on the mound after scheduled starter Gibson Brown sprained his ankle warming up in the bullpen. As the two teams entered the fifth inning, the Broncos seemed to have things in hand. Liberty thought otherwise. In the home half of the frame, the Blue Jays knotted the score at
5-5 courtesy of four singles and a Lee’s Summit North error. That is where the game stood through the regulation seven innings. In the eighth, however, the Blue Jays took care of business. Jordan Carlson led off the inning with an infield single and advanced to second on a Braxton Bragg sacrifice. After an intentional walk to Drew Mackie to set up a double play, the Broncos issued an unintentional free pass to Nathan Gray. With the bases full of Blue Jays, Steenstra strode to the plate, got behind in the count and delivered the game winner. In the second game, Liberty didn’t leave any room for doubt. The Blue Jays blasted off for a sixrun lead after the first two innings and didn’t look back in a 9-0 win over the Broncos. Sports Editor Thom Hanrahan can THOM HANRAHAN/Staff Photo be reached at thom.hanrahan@ Liberty’s Braxton Bragg lays down a bunt during the decisive final inning in a win over Lee’s Summit North on mycouriertribune.com or 389-6643. Saturday, April 7, at Liberty High School.
CUP: Blue
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COLLECTING HARDWARE
Jays fly past Eagles in annual event Continued from B1
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Liberty golfers pose with their championship plaque from the Park Hill Darren Floyd Invitational on Thursday, April 5, at Tiffany Greens Golf Club.
Blue Jays continue charge through competition By Thom Hanrahan thom.hanrahan@mycouriertribune.com
KANSAS CITY — Going into any given tournament, Liberty coach Forrest Bertoldie has the comfort of knowing anyone in his lineup is capable of going low. That lineup did just that last week. Three Blue Jays earned medals and Liberty took home the team title at the Park Hill Darren Floyd Memorial on Thursday, April 5, at Tiffany Greens Golf Club in Kansas City. “I knew it could be a tough day,” Liberty coach Forrest Bertoldie said. “It’s a tough golf course. We had five guys who contributed. “We’re not going to blow anybody away with our No.1 or No. 2 scores, but we have a chance when all five are involved.” Senior Digger Dobbler and sophomore Mike Garcia each carded a 7-over 79 to finish in a tie for sixth place. “The iron play was unreal,” Garcia said.
“I was hitting a lot of greens. What let me down today was putting. I just couldn’t put it together.” Senior Mike Ricker joined them as tournament medalists with an 80, which was good for a 10th-place tie. Senior Jake Harman fired an 84, just two shots off the medal pace, to finish the scoring lineup for Liberty. Freshman Zach Harman checked in with an 85 to round out the Blue Jays’ roster. For Liberty it is just the latest in a string of early season successes for the Blue Jays, who were Class 4 District 8 champions last season.
TENNIS: Blue Jays at Lee’s Summit West, 4 p.m., Lee’s Summit West High School BASEBALL: Blue Jays vs. Park Hill South, 5 p.m., Liberty High School SOCCER: Blue Jays vs. Truman, 7 p.m., Liberty
FRIDAY, APRIL 13
Blue Springs Invitational
The Blue Jays ended the week with another team win on Monday, April 9, in the Blue Springs Invitational at Lakewood Oaks Country Club. Again, it was the depth of the roster that secured the victory for the Blue Jays. Three of the Liberty scoring golfers finished as medalists. Dobbler led the way with a 79 to finish in fourth place and just got past teammate Park Hill South Jake Harman — who also had a 79 — on a While the Blue Jays didn’t get a win, they tiebreaker. Garcia carded an 81 for eighth put up yet another impressive performance place. with a second-place showing April 4 at The The Blue Jays’ score of 327 just got past Deuce at The National Golf Club. Bishop LeBlond, who came in with a 329. Liberty’s team score of 175 was just two strokes behind of second-place St. Sports Editor Thom Hanrahan can be reached at thom. hanrahan@mycouriertribune.com or 389-6643. Joseph Central and six strokes ahead of
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third-place Rockhurst. Zach Harman set the pace for Liberty with a 42, followed closely by Garcia and Ricker, who fired 43s.
Country Club GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD: Blue Jays at Blue Springs, 4 p.m., Blue Springs BOYS TRACK AND FIELD: Blue Jays at Liberty North Invitational, 4 p.m., Liberty North High School
Saturday, April 14 BASEBALL: Blue Jays at Oak Park, 10 a.m. and noon, Oak Park High School
TENNIS: Blue Jays at Columbia Rock Bridge Tournament, TBD, Rock Bridge High School
Monday, April 16
GOLF: Blue Jays at Liberty North, 1 p.m., Liberty Hills
BASEBALL: Blue Jays at Northland Tournament, TBD,
perfect example of it,” Bertoldie said. Braun’s early win got things started, but it was Blue Jays freshman Zach Harman who finished it off. Harman took a few more holes than Braun to gain his win over Tommy Hailey 3-and-2, but when he sunk his final putt of the day — then found out it was the cup-winner — he said it was a pretty satisfying feeling. “It feels really, really good,” Harman said. “I think I did pretty good but need to work on short irons.” After Harman’s win, his day was finished. But the other golfers for both teams played on. When Harman left the course, the Blue Jays had six points and the cup was theirs. At that point, some of the best players on both teams were playing for pride. The Eagles’ Garret Prendergast put Liberty North on the scoreboard by halving a match with Liberty’s Micah Kravcov. Later, Liberty North sophomore Daniel Duffin earned his team’s first outright win by out-dueling the Blue Jays’ Mike Garcia on the match’s final hole. Bertoldie said the tournament is special because it exposes players to a matchplay environment, brings the two Liberty schools together and allows the coaches to field more golfers than in a traditional event. “You could see the joy,” Bertoldie said. “It wasn’t only that they were playing golf or putting distance between them and their opponents. You could see that they loved being a part of the group.” The Bertoldie Cup was established 2016 with Liberty North taking the first title. It was named for Bertoldie, who has helmed the boys program at Liberty for the past 22 years and is the only coach in the history of the girls program since its inception in 1997. Sports Editor Thom Hanrahan can be reached at thom. hanrahan@mycouriertribune.com or 389-6643.
✦ Liberty North Varsity Games at TBD GOLF: Blue Jays vs. Platte County, TBD TENNIS: Blue Jays vs. Lee’s Summit North, 4 p.m., Liberty High School SOCCER: Blue Jays at Park Hill South, 6:30 p.m., Park Hill South High School
Tuesday, April 17 TENNIS: Blue Jays vs. Park Hill South, 4 p.m., Bennett Park
Thursday, April 12
Saturday, April 14
TENNIS: Eagles vs. William Chrisman, 4 p.m., Bennett Park
SOCCER: Eagles at Springfield Kickapoo Tournament, TBD, Kickapoo
Friday, April 13 SOCCER: Eagles at Springfield Kickapoo Tournament, TBD, Kickapoo TENNIS: Eagles at Joplin, 8 a.m., Joplin High School GOLF: Eagles at home quad, 1 p.m., Liberty Hills Country Club TRACK AND FIELD: Eagles Invitational, 4 p.m., Liberty North High School
BASEBALL: Eagles at Raymore-Peculiar, 11:45 a.m., Belton High School TENNIS: Eagles at St. Joseph Central, 4 p.m., St. Joseph Central High School BASEBALL: Eagles vs. Oak Park, 5 p.m., Liberty North High School
Tuesday, April 17 TENNIS: Eagles at Blue
Valley Northwest, 8 a.m., Plaza Tennis Center TRACK AND FIELD: Eagles triangular, 4 p.m., Liberty North High School BASEBALL: Eagles at Northland Tournament, 5 p.m., TBD SOCCER: Eagles at Raytown, 6:30 p.m., Raytown
Wednesday, April 18 TENNIS: Eagles vs. Staley, 4 p.m., Liberty North Baseball: Eagles at Northland Tournament, 5 p.m., TBD
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JERRY CREWS INVITATIONAL: LIBERTY NORTH
Eagles post strong performance, prepare for home invite By Thom Hanrahan thom.hanrahan@mycouriertribune.com
KANSAS CITY — When teams gathered for one of the area’s premiere events — the annual Jerry Crews Invitational — Liberty North used the first warm day of the season to good advantage. The Eagles’ girls put together a day that resulted in a second-place finish, trailing only Park Hill at the meet on Thursday, April 5, at Staley High School. That effort got a pretty good boost from Talia Emerson. The junior gave the Eagles two championships and a second-place finish in individual events. She also ran as part of the Liberty North 4x200 relay team that took fourth place. Emerson placed first in the long jump with a personal-best 18-foot leap and also captured the triple jump
title. She also placed second in the 100-meter hurdles. Sophomore distance runner Elizabeth Stinson continued her solid early season by running a 5:29.68 in the 1600. That mark established a personal record for Stinson and — when considered with the fifth-place finish of Eagles sophomore Breana Sola — sets up the Eagles for a strong upside in the event. Sola’s time also established her personal record. Another Liberty North sophomore — Sophia Stenner — placed third in the pole vault to round out the Eagles’ top-three individual finishers. All the relay teams also brought home strong finishes. The 4x100 team of Kelsey Templeton, Tamia Emerson, Kylie Winbigler and Arionna Umbles brought home the gold medal in that event.
The 4x800 team finished third and both the 4x400 and 4x200 units placed fourth. Some other significant performances included veteran thrower Ava Curry. The senior took fourth in the girls shot put with a school-record tying throw of 34 feet, 6 inches. Curry holds the school record in the javelin and took fifth in that event with a 126-foot throw. The Eagles boys also featured some outstanding performances and finished the meet in seventh place. A relay team and a pair of throwers led the way. The 4x400 relay team of Cade Gardner, Adam Mount, Seth Danner and Austen Hoss took home the gold medal with a season-best time of 3:32.65. In the javelin, the Eagles also found some top performances. Braden Presser topped his
school record in the javelin with a toss of 168 feet, 3 inches that earned him second place. Finn Giddings threw a season-best 152 feet, 2.5 inches in the event to take third. The boys’ 4x800 relay team of Austen Hoss, Seth Danner, Chase Hickman and Nathan Stinson placed third, as well, with a time of 8:29.13. Excellence continued in the field with Devin Helms second place in the high jump with a season-best 6 feet, 4 inches for second place. He also took third in the long jump with a season-best 21 feet, 7 inches effort. Up next for the Eagles is the inaugural Liberty North Invitational on Friday, April 13, at Liberty North High School. THOM HANRAHAN/Staff Photo
Sports Editor Thom Hanrahan can Liberty North sophomore Elizabeth Stinson took second place in be reached at thom.hanrahan@ the 1600-meter run at the Jerry Crews Invitational on Thursday, mycouriertribune.com or 389-6643. April 5, at Staley High School.
COLLEGE ACHIEVEMENT
LIBERTY NORTH GOLF
Kearney alumna earns SEC Softball Player of the Week honors
Pair of Eagles notch top-10 finishes at Floyd Invitational
By Thom Hanrahan thom.hanrahan@mycouriertribune.com
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — After trading one Bulldogs uniform for another, Justice Milz was honored as the Southeastern Conference Softball Player of the Week. The league office announced April 3 that the Georgia sophomore and Kearney graduate earned the honor for the first time. In a three-game series against thenNo. 7 Tennessee that ended April 2, Milz blasted three home runs, drove in seven Bulldog baserunners and guided Georgia to its first series win over the Lady Vols since 2010. The junior hit .462 for the week, going 6-for-13 at the plate. In the series’ second game, she knocked a three-run home run, finishing the game with four RBI and a pair of runs scored. She concluded the series with two home runs and three runs scored, both tying career bests. She led the team with six runs (29 percent of the team’s runs on the week) and eight RBIs, and co-led in hits. She began the week going 2-for-4 with an RBI in a mid-week matchup with Kennesaw State. Milz finished her career at Kearney as the all-time batting average leader with a .418 mark and among the top four in career hits, doubles, home runs, triples and RBIs. As an all-conference, all-district, allstate and all-region second baseman for Kearney, she guided the Bulldogs to a conference title in 2015. She holds the top spot for highest batting averages in a single season after hitting .576 in 2013 and .500 in 2014. For Georgia, Milz played and started in 33 games at second base in 2017 before a season-ending injury shut her down. She finished the abbreviated campaign with a .333 batting average with 18 runs on 28 hits to go with 13 RBIs.
By Thom Hanrahan thom.hanrahan@mycouriertribune.com
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Kearney graduate Justice Milz fields a ball at the 2013 Class 4 District 15 tournament Sports Editor Thom Hanrahan can be reached at in Independence while playing for the Kearney Bulldogs. Milz was recently named SEC thom.hanrahan@mycouriertribune.com or 389-6643. Player of the Week.
KANSAS CITY — It wasn’t the start Tanner Collins wanted, but he wasn’t going to let it finish him. After opening the Park Hill Darren Floyd Invitational with a pair of bogeys and a double bogey, the Liberty North junior righted the ship on the way to third-place, earning medalist honors in the 19-team tournament Thursday, April 5, at Tiffany Greens Golf Club in Kansas City. Collins fired a 5-over-par 77. “I started off six over through three, then chipped in and got another birdie,” Collins said. “I need to work on my mental game, but I’m proud of battling back and shooting a good score. “You just have to keep (going), or it could get progressively worse.” Several other outstanding scores allowed the Eagles to finish third as a team in a field that included teams from all over the Kansas City metropolitan area and as far away as Trenton and Marceline. Sophomore Daniel Duffin joined Collins on the leaderboard’s top 10. Duffin’s 79 on the day tied
for sixth place. Joey Nigro came up with a career day. The senior carded an 11-over 83 for the best score of his Eagles career. Tommy Hailey rounded out the scores counting toward the Liberty North total of 333. The senior shot a 94. S e n ior K a nyon VanEgdom came in with a 95 to round out the Eagles starting roster. Liberty North finished in a tie with Lee’s Summit, while the Eagles’ crosstown rival, Liberty, nipped Lee’s Summit West by two strokes for the tournament’s team title.
Blue Springs South Jaguar Invitational
While the scores didn’t come in as low as the Eagles might have liked, Duffin notched another top-10 finish at the Jaguar Invitational on Monday, April 9, at Lakewood Oaks Country Club in Lee’s Summit. Duffin brought home an 82 to finish in 10th place. As a team, the Eagles placed ninth in the 17-team field. Sports Editor Thom Hanrahan can be reached at thom.hanrahan@ mycouriertribune.com or 389-6643.
LIBERTY NORTH BASEBALL
Eagles tame Bears on no-hit pitching By Thom Hanrahan thom.hanrahan@mycouriertribune.com
INDEPENDENCE — Liberty North hit William Chrisman, and the Bears didn’t hit back. Three Eagles pitchers combined to no-hit Chrisman in 19-0, five-inning contest on Tuesday, April 10, at William Chrisman High School. Brenner Maloney, Riley Covington and Austin McLain allowed just one baserunner in the game — on a fifth-inning walk — and struck out seven Bears. On the offensive side of the ledger, Douglas Wood made the Chrisman pitching staff pay. The senior drove in six runs on a 3-for-4 afternoon. Wood’s hits all resulted in RBIs. He doubled in the first
inning, homered in the second and singled in the third. He wasn’t alone. Liberty North scored five runs in the opening frame, followed it up with seven in the second inning and six more in the third. By the time the Eagles notched their final score in the fourth, they game had long been decided. Liberty North rapped out 14 hits against Chrisman pitching with Wood, Braden Sterviou and Caden Wilson each collecting three safeties. On the mound, junior Brenner Maloney earned the start and went three perfect innings, striking out six Chrisman hitters. Covington and McLain each pitched an inning of relief with the lone Chrisman baserunner coming on a
walk in the game’s final frame.
Liberty North 12, Truman 7
It was better late than never for the Eagles in a Thursday, April 5, road win over Truman in Independence. Trailing 7-6 in the top of the sixth inning, Liberty North got a key hit. Wood stroked a 2-1 pitch to right field, scoring two and giving the Eagles a lead they wouldn’t surrender. Both Wood and James Perry contributed home runs. The Eagles amassed 13 hits in the game, with Perry, Stervinou, Nate Chester and Wood registering multiple-hit games. THOM HANRAHAN/Staff Photo
Sports Editor Thom Hanrahan can be reached at thom.hanrahan@mycouriertribune.com or 389-6643.
Liberty North senior Joey Nigro chips during the Park Hill Darren Floyd Invitational on Thursday, April 5, at Tiffany Greens Golf Club in Kansas City.
Arts&Culture
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ON STAGE
‘Butterflies’ gives lift to Dominican sisters’ memories BY SEAN ROBERTS sean.roberts@mycouriertribune.com
LIBERTY — Politics of the Dominican Republic of the 1950s take over the William Jewell College stage with a tale of four sisters who stood for their beliefs, beginning Thursday, April 12. The show will continue at 7 p.m. daily through Saturday, April 14, with an additional 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday on the Jewell Theatre Company stage, 252 William Jewell College Drive. Director Chris McCoy said he selected “In the Time of the Butterflies,” based on a true story written in novel form by Julia Alvarez and playwright Caridad Svich because of the diversity it promotes. “William Jewell Theatre Company had never done a play by a Latina playwright,” McCoy said. “Why this worked for us is Svich, the playwright, is very open with casting choices.” McCoy continued, “Everybody in the play is from the Dominican Republic, but she doesn’t care if your actors are Latino or white or black or whatever, and that was so important.” The Mirabal sisters were four women who lived in the Dominican Republic during the dictator regime of Rafael Trujillo, played by Terrace Wyatt Jr. The second oldest, Dede Mirabal, narrates the tale. “This show is kind of a memory replay of the surviving sister, looking back and telling the story of her sisters’ lives, their political awakening and how they became resisters,” McCoy described. Three of the four sisters died for their outspokenness and political activism. Sandra Adams, senior, playing the role of the young Dede Mirabal, said she relates to her character and thinks the story
is important for sharing other human experiences with the greater community. “It’s super inspiring because I am a girl from the Middle East, from a dictatorship regime and since I was a young girl in school, I always stood up for what I believed in and my religion, regardless of the consequences,” Adams said, adding that in school she was forced to study Islam despite her non-belief and would protest, often leading to punishment. The historical quality of the production was of particular interest to sophomore Hannah Fuhlhage, who plays Minerva, the second youngest Mirabal sister. “I’m also working as the dramaturg for this show,” Fuhlhage said. “I’ve been doing all the historical research, and I made packets for all the actors. I am going to do a lobby display with background history of the show.” For Fuhlhage, the research has been her favorite part of the production, along with understanding who Minerva was. Becoming a whole different person, a person thought up in another person’s mind, is the mastery of acting. Freshman Tori Smith, playing youngest sister Maria Teresa, said that as a memory, the show covers a wide span of time. This creates a new obstacle in assuming a role. “I think the most challenging thing is that age gap,” Smith said. Multiple sisters have to embody their roles in different times of their characters’ lives. “Just trying to show transition in Mate, that’s her nickname, as like a person but also trying to show that — her interests and goals and what really matters to her — as she grows up.” McCoy explained that the Jewell mission is to educate
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Getting her lines out clearly has been Sandra Adams’ greatest challenge because of her accent. She slows down to focus on SEAN ROBERTS/Staff Photo her pronunciation, she says. “My brain just starts forgetting Maria Teresa, played by freshman Tori Smith, is excited to attend lines because I’m focusing, not on the character, just on a ball hosted by dictator Rafael Trajillo. “She always seems to pronunciation.” Adams plays Dede Mirabal. have her head in the clouds.”
the students and community at large. Kyra Little, a junior playing the oldest sister Patria, said this production does that. “I think it teaches the community and audience members ... how to be empathetic,” Little said. “The older version of Dede (played by Caroline Seitz) talks a lot about how telling stories is one of the most important things we can do, and I think it fits perfectly with theater. It drives the idea that we have to listen to other people and their experiences in order to understand the world better. If we don’t, there is no way we can progress.” Education and County Editor Sean Roberts can be reached at sean. roberts@mycouriertribune.com or 389-6606.
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Kyra Little said playing the oldest sister, Patria Mirabal, is difficult because Little is the opposite of her character. “She’s reserved, classic thinking ... I’m more go with the flow...”
Minerva Mirabal, played by Hannah Fuhlhage, is the wild card sister. Fuhlhage said her character teaches the crucial lesson of ensemble.
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Clues down 1. Induces vomiting 2. Gloss or sheen on wood furniture 3. Meteorological line 4. Help shoppers save money 5. Heart condition 6. What tweens become 7. __ and ends 9. Small knob 10. Island capital 12. Refinisher 14. Brazilian city 15. Pearl Jam’s debut 17. Resinous substance of an insect
19. Stretched out 20. Bag-like structure in a plant 23. Reference works 24. Hoover’s office 25. Confused 26. The Science Guy 27. A young woman 28. Used to express good wishes 29. Body part 30. Draw blood 31. Curved 32. __ Kidman, actress 33. Profoundly 34. Fools 36. Wife (German)
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✦ Out & About in Kearney Thursday, April 12
Hall, 100 E. Washington St. For details, call 628-3343.
BUSINESS GROUP: Kearney Business Group, a referral group that focuses on one membership per industry category, meets at 8 a.m. every Thursday to learn about city businesses, sharing details on growing businesses and to pass along referrals. The group meets in the K.C. Coyote offices of First Missouri Bank’s building at 455 Sam Barr Drive, Suite 107.
SENIORS: The Kearney Senior Center will offer free games of Wii bowling at 9 a.m. followed by PEPPI exercise class at 10 a.m. The center serves lunch at 11:30 a.m. at 600 N. Jefferson St. Meals are $4.50 each. Transportation is available by calling 903-6533 in advance.
CARDS & COFFEE: Cards and Coffee, a weekly event aimed at bringing members of the community together, will begin at 9:30 a.m. at Firehouse Creative Center, 106 S. Jefferson St. For more information, call 903-3535. ROTARY LUNCH: Kearney Rotary Club meets at noon every Thursday at Firehouse Creative Center, 106 S. Jefferson St. The group also meets at 6 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month at Hunan Garden Restaurant, 635 W. Missouri Highway 92. COMPUTER HELP: Weekly computer technical help is available from noon to 2 p.m. in Firehouse Creative Center’s Tech Cafe at 106 S. Jefferson St., Kearney. Genealogy help is available at 6 p.m. For more information, call 903-3535. LIBRARY: Assistance in helping people learn how to use an iPad for the first time will be offered from 2 to 3 p.m. at Kearney’s Mid-Continent Library branch, 100 S. Platte-Clay Way. An improv session called “Shakespeare Off the Cuff” will be presented by Heart of America Shakespeare Festival at 6:30 p.m. Registration for both events is required by calling 628-5055. LIONS CLUB: The Kearney Lions Club will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. at Kearney City Hall, 100 E. Washington St.
Friday, April 13 DEVELOPMENT GROUP: Kearney Area Development Council meets the second Friday of each month at 7 a.m. in the basement of Kearney City
VFW DINNER: The E. Howard Porter VFW Post No. 5717 offers a dinner each Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. at 301 W. Washington St. For price information or other details, call 628-4548. AUDITIONS: Kearney/Holt Community Theatre will host auditions for the summer performance of “Grease” at 7 p.m. at Kearney City Hall, 100 E. Washington St. Those auditioning should be prepared to sing 16 bars of a song and do a cold read. For more details, search “Kearney Playhouse” on Facebook.
Saturday, April 14 VFW BREAKFAST: The E. Howard Porter Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 5717 offers an all-you-can-eat breakfast from 7:30 to 10 a.m. each Saturday at 301 W. Washington St. in Kearney. Menu items include eggs, home fries, meat, toast, pancakes, biscuits and gravy and drinks. For more details, call 628-4548. AUDITIONS: Kearney/Holt Community Theatre will host auditions for the summer performance of “Grease” at 7 p.m. at Kearney City Hall, 100 E. Washington St. Those auditioning should be prepared to sing 16 bars of a song and do a cold read. For more details, search “Kearney Playhouse” on Facebook.
Monday, April 16 TECH HELP: Weekly technical help for computers, cellphones and other handheld devices is available from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Firehouse Creative Center’s Tech Cafe at 106 S.
Jefferson St., Kearney. For more information, call 903-3535. SENIORS: The Kearney Senior Center will offer free games of Wii bowling at 9 a.m. followed by PEPPI exercise class at 10 a.m. The center serves lunch at 11:30 a.m. at 600 N. Jefferson St. Meals are $4.50 each. Transportation is available by calling 903-6533 in advance. LIBRARY: An educational session on how to deal with chronic disease will be at 2 p.m. at the Kearney library, 100 S. Platte-Clay Way. A meeting of the Page and Screen Monday Night book group will be at 6:30 p.m. Registration for both events is required by calling 628-5055. EXERCISE: A free Zumba cardio class is offered at 6 p.m. at Firehouse Creative Center, 106 S. Jefferson St.
ALDERMEN: Kearney’s Board of Aldermen will meet at 6:30 p.m. at Kearney City Hall, 100 E. Washington St. For more information, call 628-4142. The agenda includes selecting a board president who will also serve as acting mayor following the death of Mayor Bill Dane.
Tuesday, April 17 SENIORS: A PEPPI exercise class, aimed to help keep senior adults independent, will be at 9 a.m. followed by games of bunko at 9:50 a.m. at Firehouse Creative Center, 106 S. Jefferson St. DANCE: A weekly senior citizen dance will be at 1 p.m. at Annunciation Community Center, 705 N. Jefferson St. in Kearney. For more information, call 6285030 or 824-5564.
SENIORS: A free PEPPI exercise class, aimed to keep older adults independent, is at 9 a.m. followed by games of bingo at 9:45 a.m. at Firehouse Creative Center, 106 S. Jefferson St. LIBRARY: Storytime for Babies, a program where children are read a story, will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Kearney library branch, 100 S. Platte-Clay Way. Storytime for Preschoolers is at 10:30 a.m. Information aimed to help families learn camping etiquette, safety, and fire-building skills is at 6:30 p.m. Registration for session is required by calling 628-5055.
Wednesday, April 18 READING: Storytime for Toddlers, a program where children are read a story, will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Kearney
library branch, 100 S. Platte-Clay Way. Storytime for Families is at 10:30 a.m. SENIORS: The Kearney Senior Center will offer free games of Wii bowling at 9 a.m. followed by PEPPI exercise class at 10 a.m. The center serves lunch at 11:30 a.m. at 600 N. Jefferson St. Meals are $4.50 each. Transportation is available by calling 903-6533 in advance. TECH HELP: Weekly technical help for computers, cellphones and other handheld devices is available from noon to 2 p.m. in Firehouse Creative Center’s Tech Cafe at 106 S. Jefferson St., Kearney. ANCESTRY: Firehouse Creative Center offers genealogy assistance to those researching their family history at 6 p.m. at 106 S. Jefferson St.
✦ Out & About in Smithville Thursday, April 12
details, go online to thebestdambbqcontest.com or call 749-3154.
SCHOOL: Smithville School District kindergarten screening continues. Children turning 5 on or before July 31 will need to be screened for next years’ kindergarten class. To schedule an appointment, call 532-0589. Screening will end Friday, April 13.
WEIGHT LOSS: TOPS No. 584 will meet at Family Worship Center, 926 S. Commercial Ave. Weigh-in is from 6:30 to 7:45 a.m. The meeting is from 8 to 9 a.m. For more information, call 589-4445 or 532-0962.
LIBRARY: The city’s branch of Mid-Continent Public Library will celebrate Drop Everything And Read Day with a party and 15-minute read times starting at 9 a.m. at 120 Richardson St. Five members of Kansas City’s Vine Street Orchestra recreate a live jazz jam session at 6:30 p.m. in the community room. Registration for the performance is required by calling 532-0116. ROTARY: The Smithville Rotary Club will meet at noon at St. Luke’s North Hospital-Smithville, 601 S. U.S. Highway 169.
Friday, April 13 BBQ CONTEST: The Best “Dam” Barbecue Contest at Smithville Lake, a Kansas City Barbecue Societysanctioned contest with cash prizes going to the grand champion, reserve champion and top five winners in each category, will take place all day at Crow’s Creek Campground at Smithville Lake, 5612 Crow Creek Road. The event is hosted by Masonic Lodge No. 438. For more
SENIORS: The Smithville Senior Citizens will meet at 9 a.m. at the Smithville Senior Center, 113 W. Main St., for exercise (9:30), cards, pool, lunch, bingo and fellowship. The senior center is open to anyone who is age 60 or older or disabled. MUSIC BINGO: Every Friday is music bingo and surf n’ turf night at Smithville American Legion Post No. 58, located at 2607 Missouri Highway 92. Dinner begins at 5 p.m. with dinner at 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 14 BBQ CONTEST: The Best “Dam” Barbecue Contest at Smithville Lake will take place all day at Crow’s Creek Campground at Smithville Lake, 5612 Crow Creek Road. The event is hosted by Masonic Lodge No. 438. For more details, go online to thebestdambbqcontest.com or call 749-3154. STORYTIME: Author Angela Kmeck will introduce children to the art and landmarks of their hometown when she shares her book, “This is Kansas City,” illustrated by John
Hare, at 10:30 a.m. at the city’s MidContinent branch, 120 Richardson St. Registration is required by calling 532-0116. COMMUNITY AWARDS: The annual Smithville Chamber Community Awards Banquet will take place at Paradise Pointe Golf Complex, 18212 Golf Course Road. The Mardi Gras-themed evening honors community members, chamber members and businesses throughout the city. The Chamber of Commerce event begins with heavy appetizers and a cocktail reception at 6 p.m., followed by a musical performance from famed local singer Casi Joy at 7 p.m., and awards being announced at 7:30 p.m. The night also includes a silent auction and raffle. Tickets are available at smithvillechamber.org or by calling 532-0946.
Sunday, April 15 BBQ CONTEST: The Best “Dam” Barbecue Contest at Smithville Lake will take place all day at Crow’s Creek Campground at Smithville Lake, 5612 Crow Creek Road. The event is hosted by Masonic Lodge No. 438. For more details, go online to thebestdambbqcontest.com or call 749-3154. REUNION: Smithville School District will host its All School Reunion for students from all classes beginning at 1:30 p.m. Refreshments
will be serves, and there will be a brief program. BINGO: The Smithville American Legion, 2607 Missouri Highway 92, offers bingo every Sunday starting at 2 p.m. Doors open at 12:30 p.m.
Monday, April 16 SENIORS: The Smithville Senior Citizens will meet at 9 a.m. at the Smithville Senior Center, 113 W. Main St., for exercise (at 9:30), cards, pool, lunch, bingo and fellowship. The senior center is open to anyone who is age 60 or older or disabled. WEIGHT LOSS: TOPS No. 1249 will meet from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Grace Community Church, 1520 Missouri Highway DD. For more information, call 550-8887.
Tuesday, April 17 FOOD & CLOTHING PANTRY: Bridge Street Ministries will open its food and clothing pantry from 10 a.m. to noon at First Baptist Church, 300 S. Bridge St. For more information, call 532-0164 or visit firstbaptistchurchsmithvillemo.com. READING: Storytime for toddlers is at 9:30 a.m. followed by storytime for preschoolers at 10:30 a.m. at the Smithville library, 120 Richardson St.
at Chop’s BBQ & Catering, 109 E. Main St. For more details, search Smithville Successful Direct Sales on Facebook. KIWANIS: Kiwanis Club of Smithville will meet at noon at the American Legion Hall, 2607 Missouri Highway 92. For more information, call Dennis Brewer at 679-6783 or Starla Janes at 289-6240. AMERICAN LEGION: The American Legion Post No. 58 and Legion Ladies Auxiliary Unit No. 58 will meet at 7 p.m. at American Legion Hall, 2607 Missouri Highway 92, Smithville. For more information, call 532-8115. SMITHVILLE ALDERMEN: Smithville’s Board of Aldermen meet at 7 p.m. at Smithville City Hall, 107 W. Main St.
Wednesday, April 18 SENIORS: The Smithville Senior Citizens will meet at 9 a.m. at the Smithville Senior Center, 113 W. Main St., for exercise (9:30), cards, pool, lunch, bingo and fellowship. The senior center is open to anyone who is age 60 or older or disabled.
SALES GROUP: Smithville Successful Direct Sales group meets at 11:15 a.m. each Tuesday
MASONS: Smithville Masonic Lodge No. 438 will meet at 7 p.m. at the Masonic Hall, 119 N. Bridge St., Smithville. For more information, call Tony Kerns at 749-3154.
Time Dance Studio and the William Jewell College ballroom dance team. The WJC Jazz Band, led by professor Langston Hemenway, will provide live music with vocal performances by student Anna Borgert and Hemenway. A brief pause will occur after each song to allow dancers time to follow dance courtesy and etiquette — thanking your partner, finding your places and asking someone else to dance. The evening will open with
dancing to a DJ. At 7:20 p.m., Dr. Will Adams, a retired political science professor and the current ballroom teacher, will dance a waltz with his partner, Paula Marie Daub. Other dancers will offer up a rumba and an American tango, and the ballroom dance team will perform a swing. The evening’s dance will conclude at 10 p.m. The event supports the WJC Ballroom Dance Program.
✦ Entertainment News in Brief Mouse races benefit Kearney Boy Scouts
The event also includes raffles, with one being a 50/50 raffle. Admission is $20 per person and includes dinner and a non-alcoholic beverage. To donate raffle items or for more details, call Bekah at 423-3316.
KEARNEY — Friends of Boy Scout Troop 397 will host a taco dinner and mouse races fundraiser Saturday, April 21, at Annunciation Community Center, 705 N. Jefferson St. The evening begins with dinner at LIBERTY — The 13th biennial 5:30 p.m. followed by the start of the William Jewell Ball, in partnership races at 7 p.m.
William Jewell to host ball April 18
with One Step At A Time, will begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, at the Mabee Center, 924 Missouri Route H, Liberty. The event is hosted by the students of the college’s ballroom dance class. Students are admitted free with a school ID, and guests from the community are welcome. Tickets are $5 each. There will be several dance showcases throughout the evening featuring students of One Step At A
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Bob Peterson, a Crouch descendant, tells press and other family about the parents’ room being in between the girls and boys rooms during a Kick-off fundraising event Friday, March 6, at Woodneath Center. The Crouch family once owned the historic home attached to the MidContinent Library branch on Flintlock Road in Kansas City. For years, Peterson said, to get from the boys room downstairs to the girls room upstairs, one had to go up the stairs and through the master bedroom.
Preparing for a new chapter A fundraising kickoff event was held at Mid-Continent Public Library’s Woodneath Library Center on Friday, April 6, drawing dozens with a public tour of the Story Telling Center, activities and treats. “I came just to see what it’s about,” Megan Smith said waiting to view the Story Telling Center with her husband, Kevin, and daughter, Abby, 1. “I know nothing about it. I drive by it on my way to work, I know they boarded up the window ... there is so much to learn.”
Descendents of the Crouch family gather at Woodneath Center to explore the home in which some of them lived, others visited and all adored before it became part of Woodneath Library Center. This summer, the Crouch family home will blossom into a Story Telling Center complimenting the library.
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SEAN ROBERTS The Elbridge Arnold Homestead was built in 1855 and is one of the oldest antebellum structures in Kansas City. To maintain its historical integrity, Mid-Continent Public Library will leave the structure as a house and utilize the individual rooms while renovating it into a Story Telling Center. A kick-off fundraising event with a public tour was held Friday, April 6.
✦ Out & About in Liberty Thursday, April 12 LIBRARY: Storytime for babies will begin at 9:15 a.m. at the Liberty branch of MidContinent Public Library, 1000 Kent St. Homeschoolers can learn about the rainforest at 3 p.m. At 6:30 p.m., nonprofits can learn about business basics and keeping volunteers. Call 781-9240 to register for the last two events. LIBRARY: Storytime for preschoolers will begin at 10 and 10:45 a.m. at Woodneath Library Center, 8900 NE Flintlock Road, Kansas City. Teens at the library will meet at 6:30 p.m. MASTER NATURALIST: Master Naturalists will meet at 6:30 p.m. at Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary, 407 N. LaFrenz Road. Call 7818598 for details. CAREGIVERS DAY OUT: A Caregivers Day Out is a day program for dependent adults 60 and older. The program is at the Northland Shepherd’s Center, 4805 NE Antioch Road, Kansas City. For more details, call 452-4536.
Friday, April 13 AMIABLE AMPHIBIANS: Preschoolers can learn about amphibians at 1 p.m. at Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary, 407 N. LaFrenz Road. Call 781-8598 for details and fees. HOMESCHOOLERS: Homeschoolers can learn about the Amazon and the rainforest at the Liberty branch of Mid-Continent Public Library, 1000 Kent St. Call 781-9240 to register.
STORYTIME: Storytime for babies is 9:15, 10 and 10:45 a.m. at Woodneath Library Center, 8900 NE Flintlock Road, Kansas City. WOMEN’S CONFERENCE: From 7 to 10 p.m. April 13 and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 14, the 2018 women’s conference will be at Liberty Christian Fellowship, 1815 W. Liberty Drive. RSVP at https://www.lcfliberty.org/events. OPEN LATER: The downtown shops are staying open until 6:30 or so on most Fridays around the Historic Liberty Square.
Saturday, April 14 RECYCLE: Liberty Public Schools, in partnership with Midwest Recycling Center, will host an electronic recycling event from 9 a.m. to noon at the Liberty High School. Computers, printers, cellphones and other things with cords or batteries will be accepted. BREAST CANCER: A support group for women who have been recently diagnosed, are being treated for or are in remission from breast cancer will meet from 10 a.m. to noon the second Saturday of the month at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, 1600 Missouri Highway 291, Liberty. For more information, contact Jeff Baird at 7815959, ext. 213. FUNDRAISER: Jazz & Java will support the Liberty High School band program from 6 to 9 p.m. at Shoal Creek Community Church, 6816 Church Road, Pleasant Valley. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students, and are
available at the door. The evening will include dessert, coffee and music from the jazz bands of Liberty High School, Liberty Middle School and Discovery Middle School. AUTISM: Autism Works sponsors Mom’s Night Out from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. the second Saturday of each month. The evening is for mothers with children diagnosed with autism. To RSVP and for this month’s location, contact info@autism-works. org or 792-0019. BENEFIT: The fourth annual Dancing with the Cars, a benefit for the Kansas City Automotive Museum, will be from 6 to 10 p.m. at The Armacost Museum in Grandview. The event will include a private collection tour, pinstriping demonstrations, silent auction and live music at 6 p.m.; dinner at 7; a speaker and live auction at 8; and open dancing at 9. Tickets are $75 each and available through www.kansascityautomuseum.com. SYMPHONY: The Liberty Symphony’s 47th season finale will feature winners of youth and collegiate competitions. Tickets for the 7:30 performance at the Liberty Performing Arts Theatre, 1600 S. Withers Road, are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. NATURE SANCTUARY: Master Gardeners meet at 9 a.m. for a work day at Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary, 407 N. LaFrenz Road. The Northland Woodcarvers will be onsite from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The group carves and displays items for sale. Preschoolers can learn about amphibians at 11 a.m. Storytime is 1:30 p.m. At 3 p.m., there is a live animal feeding.
Call 781-8598 for details and fees for program.
Aaron Hill at ahill@wradvisors. com or 698-6464.
Kansas City. For more details, call 452-4536.
Sunday, April 15
LIBRARY: Storytime for toddlers will begin at 9:15, 10, 10:45 and 11:30 a.m. at Woodneath Library Center, 8900 NE Flintlock Road, Kansas City. Starting at 6:30 p.m., learn about writing in an active setting. Alex Grecian, a New York Times best-selling author, will discuss his latest book, “The Saint of Wolves and Butchers,” at 7 p.m. followed by a signing. For more information or to register, go to mymcpl.org/speakerseries.
Wednesday, April 18
GROUNDBREAKING: At 1:30 p.m., church and city dignitaries will be on hand at St. James Catholic Church, 309 S. Stewart Road, to break ground on the new sanctuary.
Monday, April 16 LIBRARY: A session on chair yoga will begin at 10 a.m. at the Liberty branch of MidContinent Public Library, 1000 Kent St. At 7 p.m., learn about camping, safety, tent set-up and fire-building skills. Call 781-9240 to register for the both events. LIBRARY: Storytime for toddlers will begin at 9:15, 10, 10:45 and 11:30 a.m. at Woodneath Library Center, 8900 NE Flintlock Road, Kansas City. Starting at 6:30 p.m., there will be an introduction to juvenile fiction; register by calling 883-4900. BLOOD DRIVE: There will be an American Red Cross blood drive at Warren Hills Elementary School, 1251 Camille St., Liberty. To make an appointment, visit redcrossblood.org or call 800-733-2767.
Tuesday, April 17 NETWORKING: Liberty Small Business Connect, a small networking group, gathers every Tuesday from 8:15 to 9 a.m. at Big Biscuit, 840 Missouri Highway 291, Liberty. It is meant to connect small business owners in the area. For more information, contact
DEMOCRATS: The Northland Democratic Club will meet at the SHEA Office, 4120 NE Vivion Road in Kansas City, across from Penguin Park. Socializing will begin at 6:30 p.m., followed by the business meeting at 7 p.m. For more information, call President Joe Parnacott at 582-7824. CONCERT: Christian Community Chorus will present a free concert, “A Journey to Hope,” at 6:30 p.m. in the theater of Resort Lifestyle Communities at Riverstone, 9000 N. Congress Ave., Kansas City. The chorus includes singers from throughout the Northland. SCHOOL BOARD: The Liberty Public Schools Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. in the board room on the third floor of the LPS District Building, 8 Victory Lane. CAREGIVERS DAY OUT: A Caregivers Day Out is a day program for dependent adults 60 and older. The program is at the Northland Shepherd’s Center, 4805 NE Antioch Road,
NETWORKING: Liberty Small Business Network meets at 8:30 a.m. Wednesdays at Wicklands CARSTAR, 941 Sutton Place. A different speaker is featured each week. LIBRARY: The 1 Million Cups live streaming event begins at 9 a.m. Storytime for preschoolers is 9:15, 10 and 10:45 a.m. at Woodneath Library Center, 8900 NE Flintlock Road, Kansas City. LUNCH: Northland Coalition will host a lunch to plan programs and events to promote safe and healthy communities. The meal is complimentary, but reservations are requested. The featured speaker will be Dr. Carrie Baylard, director of psychological services for MSBA/ Research to Practice, who will provide discussion services to schools and the community. Oak Park High School Teaching and Reaching Youth will give a presentation of its activities. For reservations, contact Kara White at 877-0401 or karaw@ tricountymhs.org.
Thursday, April 19 HISTORY: The Third Thursday program at the Clay County Museum and Historical Society will be “The Freedom Riders: Taking a Stand by Sitting Down,” presented by Rachel Adgar. Adgar submitted the outstanding junior entry from Missouri at the National History Day contest. The program will be at 7 p.m. at the museum, 14 N. Main St., Liberty.
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Wendy Holland helps Dave Daraban hold his quilt while Tony Nichols holds his quilt presented from the Patriotic Stitchers at the Smithville American Legion.
Honor Guard member Ellis Bertelsen, who is in the Sons of the American Legion, receives a quilt from the Smithville Patriotic Stitchers. Jo Bertelsen and Kris Smith hold the quilt.
Smithville Patriotic Stitchers honor 20 veterans with quilts BY K ELLIE HOUX kellie.houx@mycouriertribune.com
SMITHVILLE — The Smithville American Legion Jim Nelson Post 58 seldom lacks for patriotism, but on April 4, that patriotism became even more tangible as the Smithville Patriotic Stitchers presented 20 quilts to veterans in the community. Organized in 2013, the Stitchers have given out 111 quilts in five years. Chris Knott, who served as one of the evening’s emcees, said the quilts are designed to honor veterans. “It’s about beautiful things that come together one stitch at a time,” she said. “The quilts thank the veterans for their service, and we continue our efforts, thanks to donations for fabrics and other supplies. We are also financially supported through the Sons of the American Legion.” Some years, the team needs some help so they recruit quilters from Lawson, Olathe, Kansas, and the New Neighbors quilting group out of Gladstone, which brought in three quilts this time. “We are a super sewing sisterhood, and no one should ever underestimate that power,” Knott said. “It touches all of us to turn these pieces, which some might see as scraps, and thread into something that can not only cover a veteran with warmth, but also with honor and respect for the devotion and countless hours of sacrifice.” Lisa Ronning, another quilter, helped with the emcee duties. She first presented Honor Guard members, who are also in the Sons of the American Legion, with their quilts. The three are Ellis Bertelsen, Tony Nichols and Dave Daraban. “We bond, we cry, we laugh and we love,” Ronning said. “With each stitch, there is a stitch of love.” Brothers John and Henry Assel received their quilts, too. John served in the Marine Corps and Henry, the Army from 1971 to 1974. “Others probably deserve this recognition more than I do,” Henry said. “I feel really honored.”
Several others also accepted quilts at the ceremony. Ron Thiewes also served in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, where he was injured twice. He currently aids the Clay County Veterans Court, which helps veterans who have run into
trouble with the law and are dealing with substance abuse. Dorman Sallee served in the Marine Corps and the Reserves from 1958 to 1964. The current commander PATRIOTISM/Page C10
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Started in 2013, the Patriotic Stitchers group has been giving quilts to veterans for five years.
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Here is a close-up of the centerpiece of the quilt created by the Patriotic Stitchers for Dewayne Knott.
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Wendy Holland and Barbara Lamb hold Dewayne Knott’s quilt so the audience can see.
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The Patriotic Stitchers honor 20 veterans. Pictured are: front row, Gilbert Earl Jones, David Cone, Ernie Toigo, Gareth Lintt, Dewayne Knott, John Assel, Henry Assel; middle row, Ron Thiewes, Ronald Schremmer, Dave Daraban, Shawn Stillery, Dorman Sallee, Ron Ford, Eddie Watkins, Kenny Tromp; back row, Ellis Bertelsen, Larry Novotny, Mike Smith, Tony Nichols and Ken Vanderpool.
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RECEPTIONIST LTC Facility is seeking dependable Individuals for PT/PRN weekends Sat. & Sun 9:30a -6:00p.Duties include answering phones & Clerical tasks. Computer exp. Helpful.
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You are hereby notified that an action has been commenced against 1386 Misc. Autos you in the above-named Court, the object and general nature of which is to obtain a Modification of Visita- DONATE YOUR CAR, Truck or Boat Sunday, Apriltion 15and • 11AM custody with regard to a to Heritage For the Blind. Free 3 Day Vacation, Tax Deductible, Free minor child. Earnest Shepherd Center Towing, All Paperwork taken care 610 E Shepherd Rd., Liberty, The names and MO addresses of all of. Call 1-800-794-2203. said suitofareantiques, stated in the Outstanding Marble collection,parties Largetovariety Wanted above caption. The name and ad1390 primitives, Griswold, Roy Rogers, Coca Cola, Toys, Old Adv. dress of the attorney for the PetiAutomotive Signs & Clocks, Furniture! tioner is Peter W. Schloss, 17 W. Cash paid for antique Harley DavidKansas St., Liberty, MO 64068 SEE WEBSITE FOR PHOTOS! son, Indian or other motorcycles S T EV E R IT T ER AU CT IONfailure to appear or and related parts from 1900 thru In case of your S te v e & S t evanswer e n R itwithin te r forty-five (45) days 1970. Any condition. Midwest col(81 6 )6 3 0 - 125 2 www. r it t er a uc ti on. co m after April 12, 2018, the same lector will pick up anywhere. Phone 309-645-4623 being the date of first publication of this notice, judgment of Modification of Visitation and Custody will be taken against you by default.
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(Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 4/12/18, Thurs. 4/19/18, Thurs. 4/26/18 & Thurs. 5/03/18) CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION
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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF CONSERVATOR (Sec 475 140 RSMo )
TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF FLORENCE IRENE ANDERSON, A DISABLED PERSON. KAREN GIBBY and KARIBETH GIBBY TAMME were appointed Co-Conservators of the Estate of FLORENCE IRENE ANDERSON a person adjudicated Disabled under the Laws of Missouri, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri. The address of the Conservator is 34 S JEWELL, LIBERTY, MO 64068 and 1224 CLAYCREST DR, ST CHARLES, MO 63304. The attorney for the Conservator is STEVEN M PETRY and his address is 4444 N BELLEVIEW, SUITE 209, GLADSTONE, MO 64116. All creditors of said Disabled Person are notified to file their claims in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri. Darla Kincaid, Deputy Clerk JOYCE GRAY, Probate Clerk Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 4/12/18, Thurs. 4/19/18, Thurs. 4/26/18 & Thurs. 5/03/18) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI
IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF Ashley Morgen Ball 9152 N.W. Moore Kansas City, MO 64153 Petitioner, And Gabriel William Stechmann Respondent. Case No.: 14CY-CV06880-02 Division 3 NOTICE UPON ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION TO: the above named Respondent, Gabriel Stechmann: You are hereby notified that an action has been commenced against you in the above-named Court, the object and general nature of which is to obtain a Modification of Visitation and custody with regard to a minor child. The names and addresses of all parties to said suit are stated in the above caption. The name and address of the attorney for the Petitioner is Peter W. Schloss, 17 W. Kansas St., Liberty, MO 64068 In case of your failure to appear or answer within forty-five (45) days after April 12, 2018, the same being the date of first publication of this notice, judgment of Modification of Visitation and Custody will be taken against you by default. It is ordered that a copy hereof be published according to law in the Courier-Tribune, a newspaper of general circulation published in Clay County, Missouri. Witness the hand and seal of said Circuit Court this 4th day of April, 2018. COURT ADMINISTRATOR / CIRCUIT CLERK Circuit Court of Clay County,
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Witness the hand and seal of said Circuit Court this 4th day of April, 2018. COURT ADMINISTRATOR / CIRCUIT CLERK Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri
/s/ J. Butler By: Deputy Clerk (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 4/05/18, Thurs. 4/12/18, Thurs. 4/19/18 & Thurs. 4/26/18) IN THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION No. 17CY-PR00668 In the Estate of CAROL ANN BROWN, Deceased. Notice of Letters of Administration Granted (Supervised Administration)
To All Persons Interested in the Estate of CAROL ANN BROWN, Decedent: On MARCH 27, 2018, the following individual was appointed the personal representative of the estate of CAROL ANN BROWN, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri. The personal representative’s business address and phone number is: LAUREN R BROWN, 1208 SE 2ND TERRACE, LEE’S SUMMIT, MO 64063, 660-853-1206. The personal representative’s attorney’s name, business address and phone number is: JOHNATHAN LYNN MEYER , 201 NORTH SPRING STREET, INDEPENDENCE, MO 64050, 816-836-9911. 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: 17-AUG-2017 Division Clerk, Joyce Gray Date of first publication: April 5, 2018 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. (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 3/29/18, Thurs. 4/05/18, Thurs. 4/12/18 & Thurs. 4/19/18) IN THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION
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No. 18CY-PR00164 In the Estate of DORIS JEAN CALVERT, Deceased. Notice of Letters Testamentary Granted (Independent Administration) To All Persons Interested in the Estate of DORIS JEAN CALVERT, Decedent: On MARCH 22, 2018, the last will of the decedent having been admitted to probate, the following individual was appointed the personal representative of the estate of DORIS JEAN CALVERT, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay 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, business address and phone number of the personal representative is: WILLIAM B CALVERT, 14550 FORE COURT, SMITHVILLE, MO 64089, 816-532-1087. The personal representative’s attorney’s name, business address and phone number is: SCOTT JAY SULLIVAN, KUHLMAN REDDOCH & SULLIVAN PC, 1201 WEST COLLEGE, LIBERTY, MO 64068, 816-781-3700. 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: 02-MAR-2018 Division Clerk, Joyce Gray Date of first publication: March 29, 2018 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. (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 4/12/18, Thurs. 4/19/18, Thurs. 4/26/18 & Thurs. 5/03/18) IN THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION No. 18CY-PR00191 In the Estate of SIDNEY BILLY PENNINGTON, Deceased. Notice of Letters Testamentary Granted (Independent Administration) To All Persons Interested in
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the Estate of CONSTANCE OTELIA CARDIN, Decedent: On MARCH 5, 2018, the last will of the decedent having been admitted to probate, the following individual was appointed the personal representative of the estate of CONSTANCE OTELIA CARDIN, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay 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, business address and phone number of the personal representative is: MARGARET MAYER, 17008 NE 124TH ST., KEARNEY, MO 64060,816-678-1485. The personal representative’s attorney’s name, business address and phone number is: KENT DRYER, 20 E FRANKLIN ST SUITE 4, LIBERTY, MO 64068, 913-449-2928. 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: 25-MAR-2017 Division Clerk, Joyce Gray Date of first publication: April 12, 2018 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. (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 3/22/18, Thurs. 3/29/18, Thurs. 4/05/18 & Thurs. 4/12/18) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI JUVENILE DIVISION IN RE THE ADOPTION OF: BABY GIRL F. Birthdate: January 5, 2018 P. H. G. and M. D R. B. Petitioners. Case No. 18CY-JU00013 NOTICE UPON ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION The State of Missouri to Respondents: Any unknown father. You are hereby notified that an action has been commenced against you in the Circuit Court of Clay County, State of Missouri, the object and general nature of which is to terminate your parental rights and grant the adoption of the child. You are further notified, pursuant to Section R.S.Mo., 453.030.12 of your right to have counsel, and if you request counsel and are financially unable to employ counsel, counsel shall be appointed by the
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court. The names and all the parties to the action are stated above in the caption and the name and address of the attorney for the petitioners is Karen S Rosenberg, 4520 Main Street, Suite 700, Kansas City, Missouri 64111. You are further notified that, unless you file an answer or other pleading or shall otherwise appear and defend against the petition within forty-five (45) days after the 22nd day of March, 2018, judgment by default will be rendered against you. Witness my hand and seal of the Circuit Court this 9th day of March, 2018. Court Administrator Family Court Records By: J. Butler, Deputy Clerk Lee Bucksath, Circuit Clerk (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 4/12/18, Thurs. 4/19/18, Thurs. 4/26/18 & Thurs. 5/03/18) IN THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION No. 18CY-PR00200 In the Estate of NETA FAY COLLIER , Deceased. Notice of Letters of Administration Granted (Independent Administration) To All Persons Interested in the Estate of NETA FAY COLLIER, Decedent: On APRIL 3, 2018, the following individual was appointed the personal representative of the estate of NETA FAY COLLIER, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri. The personal representative’s business address and phone number is: HAROLD L COLLIER, 2901 FREDERICK AVENUE, APT. 2103, ST. JOSEPH, MO 65406, 816-6683932. 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: BERNARD FRANCIS WEINAND, 513 CHERRY STREET, KANSAS CITY, MO 64106-1217, 816-4746200 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-MAY-2017 Division Clerk, Joyce Gray Date of first publication: April 12, 2018
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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. (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 4/05/18, Thurs. 4/12/18, Thurs. 4/19/18 & Thurs. 4/26/18) IN THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION No. 17CY-PR00687 In the Estate of LAWRENCE MICHAEL COOK, Deceased. Notice of Grant of Letters of Administration With Will Annexed (Supervised Administration) To All Persons Interested in the Estate of LAWRENCE MICHAEL COOK, Decedent: On MARCH 27, 2018, the last will of the decedent having been admitted to probate, the following individual was appointed the personal representative of the estate of LAWRENCE MICHAEL COOK, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri. The personal representative’s business address and phone number is: SARAH MILLS, CLAY CO PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR, 11 S WATER, LIBERTY, MO 64068, 816-4073250. The personal representative’s attorney’s name, business address and phone number is: BROOKE AMOS DAVIDS, GRAHAM LAW GROUP, PC, 11 EAST KANSAS, LIBERTY, MO 64068, 816-816-792-0500. 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-OCT-2017 Division Clerk, Joyce Gray Date of first publication: April 5, 2018 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.
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(Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 3/22/18, Thurs. 3/29/18, Thurs. 4/05/18 & Thurs. 4/12/18) IN THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION No. 18CY-PR00134 In the Estate of AVIS HOPE DAWSON, Deceased. Notice of Letters Testamentary Granted (Independent Administration) To All Persons Interested in the Estate of AVIS HOPE DAWSON, Decedent: On MARCH 19, 2018, the last will of the decedent having been admitted to probate, the following individual was appointed the personal representative of the estate of AVIS HOPE DAWSON, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay 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, business address and phone number of the personal representative is: LINDA WOODARD, 916 PHEASANT WOODS DRIVE, BALLWIN, MO 63021, 314-602-9829. The personal representative’s attorney’s name, business address and phone number is: MICHAEL CLAYTON WARNER, 2897 STATE HIGHWAY K, SUITE 210, OFALLON, MO 63368, 314384-6278. 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: 09-MAR-2017 Division Clerk, Joyce Gray Date of first publication: March 22, 2018 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.
(Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 4/12/18, Thurs. 4/19/18, Thurs. 4/26/18 & Thurs. 5/03/18) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI FAMILY COURT DIVISION In The Interest Of Cheydon Vandierendonk Tyler Dixon-Brunk Male, Age: 3 Birthdate: May 10, 2014 Case ID No.18CY-JU00039
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION OF NOTICE (OPUBL) The State of Missouri to: Christopher Dorrell and John Doe You are hereby notified that an action has been commenced against you in the Family Court Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, State of Missouri, the object and general nature of which is the termination of parental rights hearing in the cause filed in the interest of the juvenile. The names of all the parties to said suit are stated above in the caption hereof and the name and address of the attorney for the Juvenile Officer is John R. Shank, 9800 N.W. Polo Drive, Suite 100, Kansas City, Missouri 64153. You are further notified that, unless you file an answer or other leading or shall otherwise appear and defend against the aforesaid Petition within 45 days after the day the 12th day of April, 2018, judgment by default will be rendered against you. It is ordered that a copy hereof be published according to law in the Courier-Tribune, a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of Clay, State of Missouri. WITNESS my hand and seal of the Circuit Court this 5th day of April, 2018. [seal] Lee Bucksath, Circuit Clerk Clay County Circuit Clerk Seventh Judicial Circuit of MO By: J. Butler, Deputy Juvenile Clerk (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 3/29/18, Thurs. 4/05/18, Thurs. 4/12/18 & Thurs. 4/19/18) IN THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION No. 18CY-PR00133 In the Estate of DARYL THEODORE DODSON, Deceased. Notice of Letters Testamentary Granted (Independent Administration) To All Persons Interested in the Estate of DARYL THEODORE DODSON, Decedent: On MARCH 23, 2018, the last will of the decedent having been admitted to probate, the following individual was appointed the personal representative of the estate of DARYL THEODORE DODSON, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay 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, business address and phone number of the personal representative is: GERALD SHAON, 1307 HOLMES STREET, KANSAS CITY, MO 64106, 816-842-0975. The personal representative’s attorney’s name, business address and phone number is: HEATH WILLIAM HOOBING, 2323 Grand Boulevard, SUITE 1000, KANSAS CITY, MO 64108, 816421-4460. 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
(Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 4/12/18, Thurs. 4/19/18, and Thurs. 4/26/18) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI AT LIBERTY THE GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI OF THE INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS, Plaintiff, v. JOHN B. SEVAGE, IRENE FAYE SEVAGE, TRUSTEES, ET AL, Defendant. Case #17CY-CV07769 AMENDED NOTICE UPON ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF MISSOURI TO: DEFENDANTS NAMELY: JOHN B. SEVAGE, HIS UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES,DONEES, ALIENEES, LEGATEES,PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, ADMINISTRATORS, EXECUTORS, GUARDIANS, MORTGAGEES, TRUSTEES, AND OTHER LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS, CORPORATIONS AND OTHER ENTITIES, OR SUCCESSORS CLAIMING BY, THROUGH OR UNDER HIM, and IRENE FAYE SEVAGE, HER UNKNOWN, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, DONEES, ALIENEES, LEGATEES, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, ADMINISTRATORS, EXECUTORS, GUARDIANS, MORTGAGEES, TRUSTEES, AND OTHER LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS, CORPORATIONS AND OTHER ENTITIES, OR SUCCESSORS CLAIMING BY, THROUGH OR UNDER HER, and TRUSTEES OF GOLDEN LINK REBEKAH LODGE OF THE INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS NO. 677, THEIR SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, and TRUSTEE OF OLIVER P. GENTRY ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS LODGE NO. 877, THEIR SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS,
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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: 26-DEC-2017 Division Clerk, Joyce Gray Date of first publication: March 29, 2018 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. (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 3/22/18, Thurs. 3/29/18, Thurs. 4/05/18 & Thurs. 4/12/18) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI AT LIBERTY In re the Marriage of: ROBERT MICHAEL FARES, Petitioner, and MARSHA J. PANUCO Respondent Case No. 18CY-CV01989 Division: 3 NOTICE UPON ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF MISSOURI TO MARSHA J. PANUCO: YOU ARE HEREBY notified that an action has commenced against you in the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri, at Liberty, the object and general nature of which is to obtain a Dissolution of Marriage. The names of all parties to said suit are stated above in the caption thereof. Petitioner is represented by Mary Vogt, Attorney at Law, whose address is 118 N Water Street, Liberty, Missouri 64068. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that, unless you file an answer or other pleadings or shall otherwise appear and defend against the aforesaid petition within 45 days after the 22nd day of March 2018, judgment by default will be rendered against you. A TRUE COPY from the record. WITNESS my hand and the seal of the Circuit Court this 26th day of February 2018.
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ted to probate, the following individual was appointed the personal representative of the estate of ALICE BEATRICE GORSAGE, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay 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, business address and phone number is: JAMES D. BRUHN, 18310 82ND PLACE NORTH, MAPLE GROVE, MN 55311, 763-416-4527. The personal representative’s attorney’s name, business address and phone number is: RICHARD J. HERNDON, 455 SAM BARR DR, STE. 207, PO BOX 617, KEARNEY, MO 64060, 816-6284900. The non-resident personal representative’s designated agent’s name, business address, and phone number is: RICHARD J. HERNDON, 455 SAM BARR DRIVE, STE 207, KEARNEY, MO 64060, 816-628-4900. 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: 07-FEB-2018 Division Clerk, Joyce Gray Date of first publication: March 29, 2018 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. (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 3/29/18, Thurs. 4/05/18, Thurs. 4/12/18 & Thurs. 4/19/18) NOTICE TO CREDITORS
(seal) /s/ R. Lawson Clerk of the Clay County Circuit Court (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 3/29/18, Thurs. 4/05/18, Thurs. 4/12/18 & Thurs. 4/19/18) IN THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION No. 18CY-PR00150 In the Estate of ALICE BEATRICE GORSAGE, Deceased. Notice of Letters Testamentary Granted (Independent Administration - Non-Resident Fiduciary) To All Persons Interested in the Estate of ALICE BEATRICE GORSAGE, Decedent: On MARCH 20, 2018, the last will of the decedent having been admit-
and BEAU WEBB, ADDRESS UNKNOWN, HIS UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, DONEES, ALIENEES, LEGATEES, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, ADMINISTRATORS, EXECUTORS, GUARDIANS, MORTGAGEES, TRUSTEES, AND OTHER LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS, CORPORATIONS, AND OTHER ENTITIES, OR SUCCESSORS CLAIMING BY, THROUGH OR UNDER HIM. and ROBERT BARBER, ADDRESS UNKNOWN, HIS UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, DONEES, ALIENEES, LEGATEES, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, ADMINISTRATORS, EXECUTORS, GUARDIANS, MORTGAGEES, TRUSTEES, AND OTHER LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS, CORPORATIONS, AND OTHER ENTITIES, OR SUCCESSORS CLAIMING BY, THROUGH OR UNDER HIM. NOTICE UPON ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action has been commenced against you in the Circuit Court for the County of Clay, Missouri, the object and general nature of which is an action to quiet title on the following described property: LOTS 12, 13 AND 14, BLOCK 11, LINDEN CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI. (hereinafter referred to as the Property) and the address of the attorney for Plaintiffs is: Michael P. Keleher, 403 N.W. Englewood Road, Gladstone, Missouri 64118. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that unless you file an Answer or other pleading which shall otherwise appear and defend against the aforesaid Petition within 45 days after the 12th day of April, 2018. Judgment by default will be rendered against you. WITNESS my hand and seal of the Circuit Court this 6th day of April, 2018. [seal] LEE BUCKSATH Circuit Clerk
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TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF MARILYN A. HAMILTON The undersigned, Melissa Wilson, is acting as Successor Trustee under a Trust, the terms of which provide that the debts of Marilyn A. Hamilton, deceased, may be paid by the Successor Trustee upon receipt of proper proof thereof. The address of the Successor Trustee is 19507 Diamond Lane, Smithville, Missouri 64089. The name and address of the Attorney for the Successor Trustee is Jennifer M. Snider, Witt, Hicklin & Snider, P.C., P O Box 1517, Platte City, Missouri 64079. All creditors of the decedent are notified to present their claims to the undersigned within six (6) months from the date of the first publication of this Notice or to be forever barred. Melissa Wilson (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 3/22/18, Thurs. 3/29/18, Thurs. 4/05/18 & Thurs. 4/12/18) CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION Case No.18CY-PR00076 Matter of CORY G JAUREGUI, Protectee NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF CONSERVATOR (Sec 475 140 RSMo ) TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF CORY G JAUREGUI, A DISABLED PERSON On the 6th day of February, 2018, DESIRAE JO JAUREGUI was appointed Conservator of the Estate of CORY G JAUREGUI a person adjudicated Disabled under the Laws of Missouri, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay Count, Missouri. The address of the Conservator is 5729 N DRURY AVENUE, KANSAS CITY, MO 64119. The attorney for the Conservator is JAMES A RYNARD, and his/her address is 305 N MARKET, MARYVILLE, MO 64468. All creditors of said Disabled Person are notified to file their claims in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri. Darla Kincaid, Deputy Clerk JOYCE GRAY, Probate Clerk Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 4/05/18, Thurs. 4/12/18, Thurs. 4/19/18 & Thurs. 4/26/18) IN THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT,
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CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION No. 18CY-PR00087 In the Estate of KELLY BAX KAULLEN, Deceased. Notice of Letters Testamentary Granted (Independent Administration) To All Persons Interested in the Estate of KELLY BAX KAULLEN, Decedent: On MARCH 29, 2018, the last will of the decedent having been admitted to probate, the following individual was appointed the personal representative of the estate of KELLY BAX KAULLEN, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay 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, business address and phone number of the personal representative is: JAMES L KAULLEN, 8700 NORTH WAYNE AVENUE, KANSAS CITY, MO 64155, 816-728-4605. The personal representative’s attorney’s name, business address and phone number is: THOMAS E. HANKINS, 6812 N OAK, SUITE 5, GLADSTONE, MO 64118, 816-436-3100. 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: 24-NOV-2017 Division Clerk, Joyce Gray Date of first publication: April 5, 2018 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. (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 4/05/18, Thurs. 4/12/18, Thurs. 4/19/18 & Thurs. 4/26/18) IN THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION No. 18CY-PR00117 In the Estate of CHARLES MICHAEL KEELER, Deceased. Notice of Letters of Administration Granted (Independent Administration) To All Persons Interested in the Estate of CHARLES MICHAEL KEELER, Decedent: On APRIL 2, 2018, the following individual was appointed the personal representative of the estate of CHARLES MICHAEL KEELER, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri. The personal representative’s business address and phone number is: SARAH KEELER, 6506 N. MCGEE, GLADSTONE, MO 64118, 816853-1102. 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: WILLIAM LEE HUBBARD, 1718 WALNUT, KANSAS CITY, MO 64108, 816-467-1777. 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: 20-NOV-2016 Division Clerk, Joyce Gray Date of first publication: April 5, 2018
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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. (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 4/05/18, Thurs. 4/12/18, Thurs. 4/19/18 & Thurs. 4/26/18) IN THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION No. 18CY-PR00180 In the Estate of DOROTHY JANE KNIPMEYER, Deceased. Notice of Letters Testamentary Granted (Independent Administration - Non-Resident Fiduciary) To All Persons Interested in the Estate of DOROTHY JANE KNIPMEYER, Decedent: On APRIL 2, 2018, the last will of the decedent having been admitted to probate, the following individuals were appointed the personal representatives of the estate of DOROTHY JANE KNIPMEYER, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri. The personal representatives 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 names, business addresses and phone numbers are: DEBORAH SUE KERR, 2113 BRADFORD, EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO 64024, 816-3259049. WANDA L LINDSTROM, 7909 SANDY SHORES CT, FORT WORTH, TX 76179, 817-680-3811. The personal representatives’ attorney’s name, business address and phone number is: TIMOTHY J MURPHY, ONE VICTORY DRIVE, SUITE 205, LIBERTY, MO 64068, 816-781-8587. The non-resident personal representative’s designated agent’s name, business address, and phone number is: MISHELL R SANDER, ONE VICTORY DRIVE, STE 205, LIBERTY, MO 64068, 816-781-8587. 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: 23-FEB-2018 Division Clerk, Joyce Gray Date of first publication: April 5, 2018 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. (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 4/05/18, Thurs. 4/12/18, Thurs. 4/19/18 & Thurs. 4/26/18) IN THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION No. 18CY-PR00128 In the Estate of WARREN MCCLURE LAMAR, Deceased. Notice of Letters Testamentary Granted (Independent Administration - Non-Resident Fiduciary) To All Persons Interested in the Estate of WARREN MCCLURE LAMAR, Decedent: On MARCH 30, 2018, the last will of the decedent having been admitted to probate, the following individual was appointed the personal representative of the estate of WARREN MCCLURE LAMAR, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay 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, business address and phone number is: CHRISTOPHER JOHN LAMAR, PO BOX 501696, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46250, 513-295-5615.
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The personal representative’s attorney’s name, business address and phone number is: MISTY ANN WATSON, 7701 FORSYTH BLVD, SUITE 800, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63105, 314726-1000. The non-resident personal representative’s designated agent’s name, business address, and phone number is: MISTY A. WATSON, 7701 FORSYTH, STE 800, ST LOUIS, MO 63105, 314-726-1000. 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: 27-JAN-2018 Division Clerk, Joyce Gray Date of first publication: April 5, 2018 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. (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 4/05/18, Thurs. 4/12/18, Thurs. 4/19/18 & Thurs. 4/26/18) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI AT LIBERTY IN RE THE MATTER OF: SHAWN A. LYTLE, SR Petitioners, and LORI ANN LYTLE Respondent. Case No.: 17CY-CV11105 -01
NOTICE UPON ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION STATE OF MISSOURI to Respondent, Lori Ann Lytle, address unknown. You are notified that actions have been commenced against you in Legal Notices the170 Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri, the object and general nature of which is a request to Register a Foreign Judgment and a Petition for Custody, Visitation and Support. The names of all the parties to said suit are stated above and the name and address of the attorney for the Petitioner is Andrew F. VanNess, VanNess Law, LLC, 17 West Kansas Street, Liberty, Missouri 64068. You are further notified that, unless you file an answer or other pleading or shall otherwise appear and defend against the aforesaid petition within 45 days after April 5, 2018, the date of first publication of this Notice, or such longer time as the Court may fix by Order, judgment by default will be taken against you. It is ordered that a copy hereof be published according to the Law in the Courier-Tribune, a newspaper of general circulation published in Clay County, Missouri. Witness my hand and the seal of the Circuit Court this 29th day of March, 2018. [seal] Lee Bucksath, Circuit Clerk J. Butler, Deputy Clerk (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 3/29/18, Thurs. 4/05/18, Thurs. 4/12/18 & Thurs. 4/19/18) NOTICE OF FILING OF FINAL SETTLEMENT AND APPLICATION FOR DISTRIBUTION (Sec. 473.587-.590 RSMo.) Estate No. 17CY-PR00522
TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF DAVID ARTHUR MCLOON, DECEASED. Notice is hereby given that a final settlement and application for determination of the persons who are the successors in interest to the personal and real property of the decedent and of the extent and character of their interests therein and for distribution of such property, will be filed in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri, at Liberty, by the undersigned on the 30th day of April, 2018, or as continued by the Court and that any objections or exceptions to such settlement or application or any item thereof must be in writing and filed within twenty (20) days after the filing of such settlement. Lisa R. McLoon Personal Representative 8731 N. Ditzler Avenue Kansas City, MO 64157 816/304-4884
NOTICE UPON ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION STATE OF MISSOURI to Respondent, Lori Ann Lytle, address un- Gary K. Patton known. Patton Wagner & Associates, P.C. You are notified that actions have 114 Westwoods Dr. been commenced against you in Liberty, MO 64068 the Circuit Court of Clay County, 816/792-2020 Missouri, the object and general nature of which is a request to Register a Foreign Judgment and a (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs., 4/12/18) Petition for Custody, Visitation and Support. PUBLIC The names of all the parties to said NOTICE suit stated above and the and nameZoning Commission will hold a pubTheare Clay County Planning and attorney for the lic address hearing of onthe May 1st, 2018 at 6:30 PM in the Commission Hearing Petitioner is Floor, AndrewCounty F. VanNess, Room, 3rd Administration Building, One Courthouse VanNess Law, Missouri, LLC, 17onWest Square, Liberty, the following requests: Kansas Street, Liberty, Missouri 1. A request for rezoning from Agricultural (AG) District to Residen64068. tialare Services Multi-Family You further District notified that, unless (R-SDM) with a Planned Unit Development (PUD) for property legally described as: you file an answer oroverlay other pleading portion of the West Halfand of Section 20, Township 52 North, Range 31 orA shall otherwise appear deWestagainst of the 5th Clay County, fend the P.M., aforesaid petition Missouri, being described as follows: Beginning at after the Southwest Corner of said Section 20; thence N within 45 days April 5, 2018, 00°01’53” along the westofline of said West Half and the centerline of the date of W first publication this Plattsburg Road, 2287.97 thence departing said west line and conNotice, or such longer timefeet; as the tinuing along centerline, along Court may fix bysaid Order, judgment by a curve to the right having a radius of 1510.00 an against arc length default will befeet, taken you.of 436.67 feet and having a chord which N 08°15’12” 435.15 feet; Itbears is ordered that a E, copy hereof bethence continuing along said centerline N 16°32’16” E, 339.19 published according tofeet; the thence Law in continuing along said centerline along a curve to the left,a having a radius the Courier-Tribune, newspaper of of 1300.00 feet, an arc length of 239.41circulation feet and apublished chord which bears N 11°15’43” E, 239.08 feet; thence general in Clay departing said centerline, N 89°44’49” E, 313.15 feet; thence N 06°14’46” County, Missouri. E, 207.77 thence 89°45’55” Witness myfeet; hand and Nthe seal of E, 2101.77 feet to the east line of said West Half; Court thencethis S 00°04’54” the Circuit 29th dayWofalong said east line, 269.28 feet to the westerly right of way line of Interstate 35; thence along said westerly right March, 2018. of way line, along the following twelve courses; thence S 80°36’04” W, 29.17 feet; thence S 04°38’31” E, 224.96 feet; thence S 25°42’49” W, [seal] 701.03 feet; thence S 14°28’35” W, 353.55 feet; thence S 22°36’23” W, 600.00 feet; thence 32°31’58” W, 203.04 feet; thence S 12°40’49” W, Lee Bucksath, CircuitSClerk thence J.203.04 Butler, feet; Deputy ClerkS 22°36’23” W, 500.00 feet; thence S 31°26’54” W, 227.71 feet; thence S 11°17’47” W, 178.47 feet; thence S 22°36’23’ W, 200.00 feet; thence S 26°21’13” W, 84.15 feet to the south line of said West Half; thence departing said right of way line, S 89°39’03” W, along said south line, 1393.89 feet to the Point of Beginning, containing 163.11 acres, more or less. LESS the following described tract: All that part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 20, Township 52 North, Range 31 West of the 5th P.M., Clay County, Missouri, being described as follows: Commencing at the Southwest Corner of said Section 20; thence N 89°39’03” E along the south line of said Southwest Quarter, 1004.37 feet; thence departing said south line, N 00°20’57” W, 181.51 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence N 01°01’29” E, 354.26 feet; thence S 88°58’31” E, 354.26 feet; thence S 01°01’29” W, 354.26 feet; thence N 88°58’31” W, 354.26 feet to the Point of Beginning, containing 2.88 acres, more or less. Such property is more easily described as 160.23+acres located at approximately the northeast corner of Plattsburg Road and NE 112th Street. Applicant: Steve Warger, P.E. Renaissance Infrastructure Consulting, representing Meridian Properties, LLC. (Case No: April 18-107RZ). 2. A request for rezoning from Agricultural (AG) District to Residential Rural (R-1) District with an Agricultural Land Preservation (ALP) Preservation Overlay District (POD) for LOT 2 ONLY for property legally described as: Rezoning Description - Agricultural (AG) District to Residential Rural (R-1) District All that part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 31, Township 53, Range 32, Clay County, Missouri described as follows: Commencing at the Southwest corner of the Southeast Quarter of Section 31; thence North 00 degrees 40 minutes 27 seconds East, along the West line of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 31, a distance of 1108.00 feet to the Point of Beginning of the Tract of land herein to be described; thence continuing North 00 degrees 40 minutes 27 seconds East, a distance of 728.03 feet; thence South 88 degrees 58 minutes 06 seconds East, a distance of 1163.65 feet; thence South 00 degrees 40 minutes 27 seconds West, 728.03 feet; thence North 88 degrees 58 minutes 06 seconds West, a distance of 1163.65 feet to the Point of Beginning. Said tract containing 18.61 acres more or less. Agricultural Land Preservation (ALP) Preservation Overlay District (POD) for LOT 2 ONLY All of the West 332.26' of Proposed Lot 2, REARDON FARMS, a subdivision of land in Clay County, Missouri.
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(Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 4/05/18, Thurs. 4/12/18, Thurs. 4/19/18 & Thurs. 4/26/18) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI, AT LIBERTY In Re the Marriage of: Michael Mark McClellan 1807 NE 49th Street Kansas City, MO 64118 SSN: xxx-xx-7558 Petitioner, v. Stacy Diann Day 334A Laura Lane Bastrop, TX 78602 SSN: xxx-xx-5625 Respondent. Case No. 17CY-CV04240 NOTICE UPON ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION STATE OF MISSOURI to respondent, Stacy Diann Day. You are hereby notified that an action has been commenced against you in the Circuit Court for the county of Clay, Missouri. The object and general nature of which is to secure a decree of Dissolution of Marriage. The names of all parties to said action are stated above in the caption hereof and the name and address of the petitioner is: David Harmon 1301 Oak Street, suite 513, Kansas City, Missouri, 64106. You are further notified that, unless you file an answer or other pleading or shall otherwise appear and defend against the aforesaid petition within 45days after the date of the first publication of this notice, judgment by default will be rendered against you. It is ordered that a copy hereof be published according to law in the Courier Tribune, a newspaper of general circulation, published in Clay County, Missouri. Witness my hand and the seal of the Circuit Court this 21st day of March, 2018. Lee Bucksath, Circuit Clerk /s/ J. Butler Deputy Clerk (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 4/12/18, Thurs. 4/19/18, Thurs. 4/26/18 & Thurs. 5/03/18) CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION Case No.18CY-PR00113 Matter of BOBY L MAJORS, deceased NOTICE OF HEARING And to all persons known or unknown who claim any interest as an heir or through an heir in the prop-
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erty of Boby L Majors, who died on the 19th day of March, 1994, residing at 10341 N. Cherry, Kansas City, Missouri 64155. You are hereby notified that an application has been filed in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri, by Ronald Majors, for the heirs of Boby L Majors, and of their respective interests as such heirs in and with respect to all of the property owned by said deceased at the time of death including the following to wit: The South 35 feet of Lot 2 (2) and all of Lot Three (3) and the North 7 5 feet of Lot Four (4), Block Nineteen (19), LINDEN, a subdivision in Gladstone, Clay County, Missouri (It has been alleged by Brenda Simmons in Case No 17CYPRO0112 that Boby L Majors owned an undivided fifty percent (50%) interest in the following property in Morgan County, Missouri) All of Lots 1 and 2 of RESURVEY OF LOT 29 OF IVY BEND NO. 7 a subdivision in Morgan County, Missouri according to th plat thereof on file and of record in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, Morgan County, Missouri ALSO The Most Northwesterly two (2) feet of Lot 3 of RESURVEY OF LOT 29 OF IVY BEND NO 7 a subdivision in Morgan County, Missouri according to the plat thereof on file and of record in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, Morgan County, Missouri. Petitioner’s attorney is Steven M Petry, whose business address is 4444 N Belleview, Ste 209, Gladstone, Missouri, 64116. You are further notified that a hearing on said application will be held in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, at the Courthouse, 11 South Water Street, Liberty, Missouri, on the 1st day of June, 2018, at 10:00 a.m., at which time evidence will be presented to the Court and at which time and place you are entitled to be present and to be heard Should you fail therein, judgment may be entered in due course upon said petition. Date: 4-10-18 Darla Kincaid, Clerk (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 4/12/18, Thurs. 4/19/18, Thurs. 4/26/18 & Thurs. 5/03/18) IN THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION No. 18CY-PR00178 In the Estate of LAURA KATHRYN MCCABE, Deceased. Notice of Letters Testamentary Granted
Such property is more easily described as 18.61+acres located at approximately 14601Mt. Olivet Road. Applicant: Eric Craig, representing Joanne Reardon (Case No: May 18-108RZ/P). 3. A request for rezoning from Agricultural (AG) District to Residential Rural (R-1) District with an Agricultural Land Preservation (ALP) Preservation Overlay District (POD) for property legally described as: Legal Description - Agricultural (AG) District to Residential Rural (R-1) District -proposed Lots 1 and 2 That portion of the E1/2 of the SE1/4 of Section 6, Township 52 North of the Baseline, Range 31 West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Clay County, Missouri, described as follows; Commencing at the SE corner of the E1/2 of the SE1/4 said Section 6; thence N00°29’11”W, along the east line of said E1/2 of the SW1/4, a distance of 660.51 feet to the Point of Beginning of said portion herein described; thence N00°29’11”W, along said east line, a distance of 1320.98 feet; thence S89°39’00”W, a distance of 1317.62 feet to the west line of said E1/2 of the SW1/4; thence S00°21’52”E, along said west line, a distance of 1318.56 feet; thence N89°45’18”E, a distance of 1320.44 feet to the Point of Beginning. Said portion contains 39.96 acres and is subject to all easements of record and the right of way of Plattsburg Road. Legal Descriptions for -- Agricultural Land Preservation (ALP) Preservation Overlay District (POD) LOT 1 That portion of the E1/2 of the SE1/4 of Section 6, Township 52 North of the Baseline, Range 31 West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Clay County, Missouri, described as follows; Commencing at the E1/4 corner said Section 6; thence S00°29’11”E, along the east line of said E1/2 of the SE1/4, a distance of 661.45 feet; thence S89°45’18”E, a distance of 30.00 feet to the westerly right of way line of Plattsburg Road; thence S89°45’18”E, a distance of 1126.32’’ thence S44°42’08”E, a distance of 356.62 feet; thence N89°39’00”E, a distance of 877.63 feet to said east line; thence N00°29’11”W, a distance of 255.00 feet to the Point of Beginning. Containing 5.85 acres. LOT 2 That portion of the E1/2 of the SE1/4 of Section 6, Township 52 North of the Baseline, Range 31 West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Clay County, Missouri, described as follows; Commencing at the SE corner of the E1/2 of the SE1/4 said Section 6; thence N00°29’11”W, along the east line of said E1/2 of the SE1/4, a distance of 660.51 feet; thence S89°45’18”E, a distance of 30.00 feet to the westerly right of way line of Plattsburg Road and the Point of Beginning; thence N00°29’11”W, along said westerly right of way line, a distance of 500.00 feet; thence S89°45’18”W, a distance of 510.00 feet; thence S00°29’11”E, a distance of 500.00 feet; thence N89°45’18”E, a distance of 510.00 feet to the Point of Beginning. Containing 5.85 acres. Such property is more easily described as 39.96+acres located at approximately 13802 Plattsburg Rd. Applicant: Cynthia Shaver, representing Margaret Neth and Brett K. Musgrove (Case No: May 18112RZ/P). 4. In accordance with Section 64.670 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, the Clay County Planning and Zoning Commission will a conduct Public Hearing to consider revising portions of the 2011 Land Development Code (LDC), an ordinance regulating the zoning and subdivision of land in unincorporated Clay County on May 1st, and June 5th, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. in the Commission Hearing Room, on the 3rd Floor of the Administration Building (old courthouse) on the square in Liberty, MO. This public hearing may be continued onto another date(s), if necessary, with the date(s) of continuance to be established and made public by announcement at the June 5th, 2018 meeting. (Case No: May 18-114A) For further information, or to obtain a copy of the revisions for the Land Development Code, please contact the Clay County Planning and Zoning Department at 407-3380 or visit the office at 234 W. Shrader Street, Suite C in Liberty, MO. The revisions may also be found on the Clay County Planning and Zoning website: https://www.claycountymo. gov/planning Application information on the above-described cases are on file for public review in the Clay County Planning and Zoning Department Office, located at: 234 W. Shrader Street, Suite C, Liberty, Missouri 64068 (816) 407-3380. The public is invited to attend.
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(Independent Administration) To All Persons Interested in the Estate of LAURA KATHRYN MCCABE, Decedent: On APRIL 9, 2018, the last will of the decedent having been admitted to probate, the following individual was appointed the personal representative of the estate of LAURA KATHRYN MCCABE, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay 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, business address and phone number of the personal representative is: JENNY LYNN LEAR, 6809 N TRACY AVE, GLADSTONE, MO 64118-2753, 816-468-1731. The personal representative’s attorney’s name, business address and phone number is: BROCK A PATTON, PATTON & ASSOCIATES, 114 WESTWOODS DRIVE, LIBERTY, MO 64068, 816792-2020. 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-FEB-2018 Division Clerk, Joyce Gray Date of first publication: April 12, 2018 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. (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 4/12/18, Thurs. 4/19/18, Thurs. 4/26/18 & Thurs. 5/03/18) CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION Case No.17CY-PR00476 Matter of SKYLER ELIZABETH MILES, Protectee NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF CONSERVATOR (Sec 475 140 RSMo ) TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF SKYLER ELIZABETH MILES, A DISABLED PERSON. On the 6TH day of APRIL, 2018, SARAH MILLS, CLAY COUNTY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR, was appointed Conservator of the Estate of SKLYER ELIZABETH MILES, a person adjudicated Disabled under the Laws of Missouri, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay Count, Missouri The address of the Conservator is CLAY CO PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR, 11 S WATER, LIBERTY, MO 64068. The attorney for the Conservator is BROOKE A DAVIDS and her address is GRAHAM LAW GROUP, PC, 11 EAST KANSAS, LIBERTY, MO 64068. All creditors of said Disabled Person are notified to file their claims in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri Darla Kincaid, Deputy Clerk JOYCE GRAY, Probate Clerk Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 3/29/18, Thurs. 4/05/18, Thurs. 4/12/18 & Thurs. 4/19/18) IN THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION No. 18CY-PR00119 In the Estate of RITA MAE MCCOY, Deceased. Notice of Letters Testamentary Granted (Independent Administration) To All Persons Interested in the Estate of RITA MAE MCCOY, Decedent: On MARCH 21, 2018, the last will of the decedent having been admitted to probate, the following individual was appointed the personal representative of the estate of RITA MAE MCCOY, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay 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
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granted by the court. The name, business address and phone number of the personal representative is: KENNETH LEE MCCOY, 8812 STILLHOUSE ROAD, LIBERTY, MO 64068, 816-750-4337. The personal representative’s attorney’s name, business address and phone number is: JOHN MICHAEL CROSSETT, WITHERS BRANT IGOE MULLENNIX, 2 SOUTH MAIN, 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: 15-DEC-2017 Division Clerk, Joyce Gray Date of first publication: March 29, 2018 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. (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 3/29/18, Thurs. 4/05/18, Thurs. 4/12/18 & Thurs. 4/19/18) CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION Case No.17CY-PR00741 Matter of VICKY LORAINE MILLER, Protectee NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF CONSERVATOR (Sec 475 140 RSMo ) TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF VICKY LORAINE MILLER, A DISABLED PERSON On the 21ST day of MARCH, 2018, SARAH MILLS, CLAY COUNTY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR, was appointed Conservator of the Estate of VICKY LORAINE MILLER a person adjudicated Disabled under the Laws of Missouri, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay Count, Missouri The address of the Conservator is CLAY CO PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR, 11 S WATER, LIBERTY, MO 64068. The attorney for the Conservator is BROOKE A DAVIDS and her address is GRAHAM LAW GROUP, PC, 11 EAST KANSAS, LIBERTY, MO 64068. All creditors of said Disabled Person are notified to file their claims in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri Darla Kincaid, Deputy Clerk JOYCE GRAY, Probate Clerk Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 4/12/18 & Thurs. 4/19/18) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI HONORABLE LARRY D. HARMAN, JUDGE PROBATE DIVISION Case Number: 18CY-PR00203 In the Estate of JAMES MOLONEY, Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Small Estate) To All Persons Interested in the Estate of JAMES MOLONEY, Decedent. On MARCH 15, 2018, 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 CLAY County, Missouri. All creditors of the decedent, who died on DECEMBER 3, 2017, 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 reques 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 CLAY County, Missouri. Joyce Gray, Division Clerk By: A. Ehlers, Deputy Clerk
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(Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 4/12/18, Thurs. 4/19/18, and Thurs. 4/26/18) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY MISSOURI Case No. 18CY-CV02276 Division 7 ALISSA ROSE O’NEAL, born October 12, 1999 Petitioner JUDGMENT GRANTING NAME CHANGE Now on this 5th day of April 2018, the Petitioner appears in person. Evidence is heard on Petitioner’s request for change of name. The court finds that the change of name of Petitioner would be proper and will not be detrimental to the interests of any other person. It is therefore ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED as follows: (1) That the name of Petitioner, ALISSA ROSE O’NEAL be and is hereby changed to ASHTON GRAY. (2) That notice of the change of name shall be published at least once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in Clay County, Missouri. (3) That the state of MISSOURI shall change the Petitioner’s birth certificate to reflect the new name. (4) That the costs of this action are assessed against the Petitioner. Date: 4/05/2018 Judge: Louis Angles (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 4/12/18, Thurs. 4/19/18, Thurs. 4/26/18 & Thurs. 5/03/18) NOTICE OF FILING OF FINAL SETTLEMENT AND APPLICATION FOR DISTRIBUTION (Sec. 473.587 - .590 RSMo.) No. 14CY-PR00286 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF FRANCES ELIZABETH O’BRIEN, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that a final settlement and application for determination of the persons who are the successors in interest to the personal and real property of the decedent and of the extent and character of their interests therein and for distribution of such property, will be filed in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri, at Liberty, by the undersigned on the 10th day of May, 2018, or as continued by the Court and that any objections or exceptions to such settlement or application or any item thereof must be in writing and filed within twenty (20) days after the filing of such settlement. /s/ Valerie Abbott Personal Representative Valerie Abbott 6016 N. Spruce Avenue Kansas City, MO 64119 816-759-3300 Telephone /s/ Steven E. Mauer Steven E. Mauer, Esq. Zerger & Mauer, LLP 1100 Main Street, Suite 2100 Kansas City, MO 64105 816-759-3300 Telephone (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 3/22/18, Thurs. 3/29/18, Thurs. 4/05/18 & Thurs. 4/12/18) CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION Case No.18CY-PR00060 Matter of ASHLEY MARIE PALMER, Protectee NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF CONSERVATOR (Sec 475 140 RSMo ) TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF ASHLEY MARIE PALMER, A DISABLED PERSON On the 16th day of March, 2018, KATHLEEN PALMER was appointed Conservator of the Estate of ASHLEY MARIE PALMER a person adjudicated Disabled under the Laws of Missouri, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay Count, Missouri The address of the Conservator is 10515 N GRAND AVE , KANSAS CITY, MO 64155. The attorney for the Conservator is AUBREY G REDMON and her address is AGR LEGAL SERVICES LLC, 3145 BROADWAY, KANSAS CITY, MO 64111. All creditors of said Disabled Person are notified to file their claims in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri. Darla Kincaid, Deputy Clerk JOYCE GRAY, Probate Clerk Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 4/12/18, Thurs. 4/19/18, Thurs. 4/26/18 & Thurs. 5/03/18) IN THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION No. 18CY-PR00149 In the Estate of SIDNEY BILLY PENNINGTON, Deceased. Notice of Letters of Administration Granted (Independent Administration)
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To All Persons Interested in the Estate of SIDNEY BILLY PENNINGTON, Decedent: On APRIL 3, 2018, the following individual was appointed the personal representative of the estate of SIDNEY BILLY PENNINGTON, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri. The personal representative’s business address and phone number is: LINDA BISWELL, 4908 NE MARVIN ROAD, KANSAS CITY, MO 64118, 816-935-8439. 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: MOLLY NAIL, 800 NE VANDERBILT LANE, LEE’S SUMMIT, MO 64064, 816-525-2050. 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: 22-MAR-2017 Division Clerk, Joyce Gray Date of first publication: April 12, 2018 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. (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 4/12/18, Thurs. 4/19/18, Thurs. 4/26/18 & Thurs. 5/03/18) CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION Case No.18CY-PR00195 Matter of EDITH MARIE PRENTICE, Protectee NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF CONSERVATOR (Sec 475 140 RSMo ) TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF EDITH MARIE PRENTICE, A DISABLED PERSON. On the 6TH day of APRIL, 2018, SARAH MILLS, CLAY COUNTY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR, was appointed Conservator of the Estate of EDITH MARIE PRENTICE, a person adjudicated Disabled under the Laws of Missouri, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay Count, Missouri The address of the Conservator is CLAY CO PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR, 11 S WATER, LIBERTY, MO 64068. The attorney for the Conservator is BROOKE A DAVIDS and her address is GRAHAM LAW GROUP, PC, 11 EAST KANSAS, LIBERTY, MO 64068. All creditors of said Disabled Person are notified to file their claims in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri Darla Kincaid, Deputy Clerk JOYCE GRAY, Probate Clerk Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 4/05/18 & Thurs. 4/12/18) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI HONORABLE LARRY D. HARMAN, JUDGE PROBATE DIVISION Case Number: 18CY-PR00168 In the Estate of BONNIE JEAN REVELL, Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Small Estate) To All Persons Interested in the Estate of BONNIE JEAN REVELL, Decedent. On MARCH 15, 2018, 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 CLAY County, Missouri. All creditors of the decedent, who died on APRIL 13, 2017, 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 reques 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
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CLAY County, Missouri. Joyce Gray, Division Clerk By: A. Ehlers, Deputy Clerk (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 3/22/18, Thurs. 3/29/18, Thurs. 4/05/18 & Thurs. 4/12/18) IN THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION No. 18CY-PR00031 In the Estate of REBECCA SUSAN RICKART, Deceased. Notice of Letters of Administration Granted (Independent Administration) To All Persons Interested in the Estate of REBECCA SUSAN RICKART, Decedent: On MARCH 19, 2018, the following individual was appointed the personal representative of the estate of REBECCA SUSAN RICKART, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri. The personal representative’s business address and phone number is: PHYLLIS WILLMAN, 11215 E. 53RD TERRACE, RAYTOWN, MO 64133, 816-225-8040. 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: JACK A LEWIS, 1729 SWIFT AVENUE, NORTH KANSAS CITY, MO 64116, 816-421-4075. 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: 24-JUN-2017 Division Clerk, Joyce Gray Date of first publication: March 22, 2018 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. (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 4/05/18, Thurs. 4/12/18, Thurs. 4/19/18 & Thurs. 4/26/18) CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION Case No.18CY-PR00193 In the Matter of FRANK WILLIAM ROONEY, deceased. NOTICE OF HEARING And to all persons known or unknown who claim any interest as an heir or through an heir in the property of Frank William Rooney, who died on the 18th day of January, 2015, residing at 3409 NE Chippena Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64116. You are hereby notified that an application has been filed in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri, by Robert Rooney, for the heirs of Frank William Rooney, and of their respective interests as such heirs in and with respect to all of the property owned by said deceased at the time of death including the following to wit: Single family residence located at 3409 NE Chippena Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64116, Legal Description Lot 15, Block 3, River Forest, a subdivision in Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri, according to the recorded plat thereof Edward Jones Acct. #640-06217-1-7 2003 Buick Century, VIN 2G4WS52J831255992 Petitioner’s attorney is David L. Cooper, whose business address is 110 NW Barry Road, Suite 201, Kansas City, Missouri 64155. You are further notified that a hearing on said application will be held in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, at the Courthouse, 11 South Water Street, Liberty, Missouri, on the 1st day of June, 2018, at 10:00 a.m., at which time evidence will be presented to the Court and at which time and place you are entitled to be present and to be heard. Should you fail therein, judgment may be entered in due course upon said petition. Date: 3-28-18
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Darla Kincaid, Deputy Clerk (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 3/22/18, Thurs. 3/29/18, Thurs. 4/05/18 & Thurs. 4/12/18) IN THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION No. 18CY-PR00129 In the Estate of THOMAS JOSEPH SCHNELL, Deceased. Notice of Letters Testamentary Granted (Independent Administration - Non-Resident Fiduciary) To All Persons Interested in the Estate of THOMAS JOSEPH SCHNELL, Decedent: On MARCH 19, 2018, the last will of the decedent having been admitted to probate, the following individual was appointed the personal representative of the estate of THOMAS JOSEPH SCHNELL, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay 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, business address and phone number is: JEROME VINCENT SCHNELL, 4488 HAINES STREET, PORT TOWNSEND, WA 98368, 360-3793664. The personal representative’s attorney’s name, business address and phone number is: KENNETH EDWARD NELSON, 1813 NE 83RD ST, KANSAS CITY, MO 64118, 816-421-7225. The non-resident personal representative’s designated agent’s name, business address, and phone number is: KENNETH EDWARD NELSON, 1813 NE 83RD ST, KANSAS CITY, MO 64118, 816-421-7225. 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: 08-DEC-2017 Division Clerk, Joyce Gray Date of first publication: March 22, 2018 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. (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 4/12/18, Thurs. 4/19/18, Thurs. 4/26/18 & Thurs. 5/03/18) IN THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI VICTORIA SHAUL, Petitioner, vs ANDREW MILLER Respondent. Case No. 14CY-CV09670-01 Division: Nature of Suit: Modification of Custody NOTICE UPDON ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION The State of Missouri to: Andrew Miller You are notified that an action has been commenced against you in the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri, the object and general nature of which is Modification of Custody, and which affects the following described property: N/A. The name of all parties in this action are stated in the caption above and the name and addresse of the attorneys for the Petitioner is: Cynthia Wallace, Wallace Law, P.C., 204 W. Linwood Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64111. You are further notified that, unless you file an answer or other pleading or shall otherwise appear and defend against this action within 45 days after the April 12, 2018, judgment by default will be rendered against you. (seal) April 6, 2018 O UClerk R I E R Lee Bucksath,CCircuit Karen Thompson, T RClerk I B U N E
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(Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 4/12/18, Thurs. 4/19/18, Thurs. 4/26/18 & Thurs. 5/03/18) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI FAMILY COURT DIVISION In The Interest Of Sophia Schrader Female, Age: 11 Birthdate: October 6, 2006 Case ID No.18CY-JU00036 ORDER OF PUBLICATION OF NOTICE (OPUBL) The State of Missouri to: Marc Schrader You are hereby notified that an action has been commenced against you in the Family Court Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, State of Missouri, the object and general nature of which is the adjudication and dispositional hearing in the cause filed in the interest of the juvenile. The names of all the parties to said suit are stated above in the caption hereof and the name and address of the attorney for the Juvenile Officer is John R. Shank, 9800 N.W. Polo Drive, Suite 100, Kansas City, Missouri 64153. You are further notified that, unless you file an answer or other leading or shall otherwise appear and defend against the aforesaid Petition within 45 days after the day the 12th day of April, 2018, judgment by default will be rendered against you. It is ordered that a copy hereof be published according to law in the Courier-Tribune, a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of Clay, State of Missouri. WITNESS my hand and seal of the Circuit Court this 3rd day of April, 2018. [seal] Lee Bucksath, Circuit Clerk Clay County Circuit Clerk Seventh Judicial Circuit of MO By: J. Butler, Deputy Juvenile Clerk (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 3/22/18, Thurs. 3/29/18, Thurs. 4/05/18 & Thurs. 4/12/18) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI AT LIBERTY In Re the Matter of: TIFFANY A. SHOWERS and SABASTIAN ALEXANDER SAIJE ZELASKO LILLY-ANN JAYDE ZELASKO two (2) minor children, by their Next Friend Tiffany A. Showers, Petitioners, and THOMAS L. ZELASKO II Respondent. Case #18CY-CV02550 Division No. NOTICE UPON SERVICE BY PUBLICATION The State of Missouri to Respondent: Thomas L. Zelasko II YOU ARE HEREBY notified that an action has commenced against you in the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri, at Liberty, the object and general nature of which is to obtain a declaration of paternity and determine custody of and visitation with Sabastian Alexander Saije Zelasko and Lilly-Ann Jayde Zelasko, your children with Petitioner. The names of all parties to said suit are stated above in the caption thereof. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that, unless you file an answer or other pleadings or shall otherwise appear and defend against the aforesaid petition within 45 days after the 22nd day of March, 2018, judgment by default will be rendered against you. IT IS ORDERED that a copy hereof be published according to law in the Excelsior Springs Standard, a newspaper of general circulation, published in the County of Clay, State of Missouri. A TRUE COPY from the record. WITNESS my hand and seal of the Circuit Court this 13th day of March, 2018. (seal) Lee Bucksath, Circuit Clerk By: Barb Wilmot, Civil Clerk CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY MISSOURI (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 4/05/18, Thurs. 4/12/18, Thurs. 4/19/18 & Thurs. 4/26/18) IN THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION No. 18CY-PR00185 In the Estate of ROBERT HARDY STEWART, Deceased. Notice of Letters of Administration Granted (Supervised Administration) To All Persons Interested in the Estate of ROBERT HARDY STEWART, Decedent: On APRIL 2, 2018, the following individual was appointed the personal representative of the estate of ROBERT HARDY STEWART, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri. The personal representative’s business address and phone number is: MARJORIE D GREEN, 10415 E. 39TH TERRACE, KANSAS CITY,
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MO 64133, 816-353-1927. The personal representative’s attorney’s name, business address and phone number is: DAVID KEITH HOLDSWORTH, WESTOWNE II, P O BOX 126, LIBERTY, MO 64069, 816-781-5905. 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: 15-DEC-2017 Division Clerk, Joyce Gray Date of first publication: April 5, 2018 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. (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 4/05/18, Thurs. 4/12/18, Thurs. 4/19/18 & Thurs. 4/26/18) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI FAMILY COURT DIVISION In The Interest Of Malina Taylor Female, Age: 12 years Birthdate: April 22, 2005 Case ID No.18CY-JU00047 ORDER OF PUBLICATION OF NOTICE (OPUBL) The State of Missouri to: Catherine Taylor You are hereby notified that an action has been commenced against you in the Family Court Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, State of Missouri, the object and general nature of which is the adjudication and dispositional hearing in the cause filed in the interest of the juvenile. The names of all the parties to said suit are stated above in the caption hereof and the name and address of the attorney for the Juvenile Officer is John R. Shank, 9800 N.W. Polo Drive, Suite 100, Kansas City, Missouri 64153. You are further notified that, unless you file an answer or other leading or shall otherwise appear and defend against the aforesaid Petition within 45 days after the day the 5th day of April, 2018, judgment by default will be rendered against you. It is ordered that a copy hereof be published according to law in the Courier-Tribune, a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of Clay, State of Missouri. WITNESS my hand and seal of the Circuit Court this 29th day of March 2018. [seal] Lee Bucksath, Circuit Clerk Clay County Circuit Clerk Seventh Judicial Circuit of MO By: J. Butler, Deputy Juvenile Clerk (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 4/12/18, Thurs. 4/19/18, Thurs. 4/26/18 & Thurs. 5/03/18) CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION Case No.18CY-PR00151 Matter of JACK C THORNE, Protectee NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF CONSERVATOR (Sec 475 140 RSMo ) TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF JACK C THORNE, A DISABLED PERSON. On the 6th day of April, 2018, STEVEN G THORNE and KIMBERLY K THORNE were appointed Co-Conservators of the Estate of JACK C THORNE a person adjudicated Disabled under the Laws of Missouri, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay Count, Missouri. The address of the Conservator is 207 SHAWNA DR, KEARNEY, MO 64060. The attorney for the Conservator is LESLIE CAMPBELL BYRAM and her address is 9401 NALL AVENUE, SUITE 100, PRAIRIE VILLAGE, KS, 66207. All creditors of said Disabled Person are notified to file their claims in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri. Darla Kincaid, Deputy Clerk JOYCE GRAY, Probate Clerk Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri
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(Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 4/12/18, Thurs. 4/19/18, Thurs. 4/26/18 & Thurs. 5/03/18) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI FAMILY COURT DIVISION In The Interest Of Cheydon Vandierendonk AKA Chayden Rylen Blaze Vandierendonk Male, Age: 1 year old Birthdate: August 25, 2016 Case ID No.18CY-JU00044 ORDER OF PUBLICATION OF NOTICE (OPUBL) The State of Missouri to: John Doe and Frank Aguilera You are hereby notified that an action has been commenced against you in the Family Court Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, State of Missouri, the object and general nature of which is the termination of your parental rights in the cause filed in the interest of the juvenile. The names of all the parties to said suit are stated above in the caption hereof and the name and address of the attorney for the Juvenile Officer is John R. Shank, 9800 N.W. Polo Drive, Suite 100, Kansas City, Missouri 64153. You are further notified that, unless you file an answer or other leading or shall otherwise appear and defend against the aforesaid Petition within 45 days after the day the 12th day of April, 2018, judgment by default will be rendered against you. It is ordered that a copy hereof be published according to law in the Courier-Tribune, a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of Clay, State of Missouri. WITNESS my hand and seal of the Circuit Court this 3rd day of April, 2018. [seal] Lee Bucksath, Circuit Clerk Clay County Circuit Clerk Seventh Judicial Circuit of MO By: J. Butler, Deputy Juvenile Clerk (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 3/22/18, Thurs. 3/29/18, Thurs. 4/05/18 & Thurs. 4/12/18) CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION Case No.17CY-PR00798 In the Matter of ANGELINA VASQUEZ, minor NOTICE OF HEARING TO NATURAL FATHER OF ANGELINA VASQUEZ AND ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE PEOPLE AND ESTATES OF ANGELINA VASQUEZ, Minor You are hereby notified that REBECCA A AURIEMMA, Esquire, 204 E KANSAS, STE A, LIBERTY, MO 64068, (816) 415-4222, has filed in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri, a petition for the appointment of CHERYL SIMMONS as Guardian of ANGELINA VASQUEZ, minor. And said Court, being satisfied that there is a good cause for the exercise of its jurisdiction as to the matters set forth in said petition, has set the petition for hearing on May 7, 2018 at 10:00 am in Division IX Courtroom, 11 S Water Street, Liberty, Missouri 64068. [seal] CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY PROBATE DIVISION Joyce Gray, Division Clerk Darla Kincaid, Deputy Clerk
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(Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 4/12/18 & Thurs. 4/19/18) ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS City of Kearney – 2018 Roadway Repairs Sealed bids will be received at Kearney City Hall, Kearney, Missouri, 100 East Washington, Kearney, MO 64060, on or before 2:00 PM, Thursday, May 3, 2018, for the following projects. At said place and time, all properly received bids will be publicly opened and read. Projects Descriptions: 1) Concrete cut & patch and curb replacement 2) Slurry Seal 3) Asphalt Overlay & Patching A bid packet, with list of road repair locations, is available at the “Bid Notices” link at www.ci.kearney.mo. us. Potential contractors should request to be placed on a bidders list, in case addendums to this notice are issued prior to the bid opening. Email dpavlich@kearneymo.us with you company name, contact person, street mailing address, phone number, and email address. The following provisions are required of the successful contractor and are further described in the bid packet: • City Occupation License • Insurance Coverage Naming City of Kearney as additional insured • Bid Guarantee • Payment Bond • Prevailing Wage Provision • OSHA Training • Federal Work Authorization Program (E-Verify) • Proof of Lawful Presence • American Products • Transient Employers The City reserves the right to award
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the contract by sections, to reject any or all bids, and to waive any informalities or irregularities therein. The City will affirmatively ensure that in any Contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids without discrimination, regardless of race, color, or national origin, in consideration for any award. No bidder may withdraw their bid within 60 days after the actual date of bid opening. City of Kearney, MO (Published in the CourierTribune Thurs. 4/12/18) The City of Liberty seeks proposals for Agricultural Lease for City owned land for the City of Liberty until Thursday, April 29, 2018, 5:00 PM, Liberty Community Center, 1600 S. Withers Road, Liberty, MO. Bidding documents are available from the city website at https:// libertymissouri.gov/ under Public Works Bids or by contacting Tom Garland via tgarland@libertymo. gov
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(Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 3/22/18, Thurs. 3/29/18, Thurs. 4/05/18 & Thurs. 4/12/18) In Re: David Butler and Cherryh Butler, Husband and wife TRUSTEE’S SALE Under the terms of the Deed of Trust executed by DAVID BUTLER AND CHERRYH BUTLER, Husband and wife dated 11/21/2005, and recorded on 11/29/2005 Book 5221 Page 70 in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for Clay County, MISSOURI, the undersigned Successor Trustee, will on 04/13/2018 at 9:00 AM at the Main Entrance on the North side of the building of the new Clay County Courthouse, 11 South Water St. Liberty MO 64068, sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash subject to the terms announced at the sale, the realty described in said deed of trust, to wit: ALL OF LOTS 37 GRANADA OAKS-THIRD PLAT A SUBDIVISION IN KANSAS CITY CLAY COUNTY MISSOURI. Substitute Trustee Corporation SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE www.substitutetrusteecorp.com For additional information please visit Auction.com. Published in the Courier-Tribune File #: BUTCHNO3 First publication date 03/22/2018 (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 3/22/18, Thurs. 3/29/18, Thurs. 4/05/18 & Thurs. 4/12/18) In Re: Tia M. Clark, a single person TRUSTEE’S SALE Under the terms of the Deed of Trust executed by TIA M. CLARK, a single person dated 04/25/2009, and recorded on 05/15/2009 Book 6185 Page 105 in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for Clay County, MISSOURI, the undersigned Successor Trustee, will on 04/13/2018 at 9:00 AM at the Main Entrance on the North side of the building of the new Clay County Courthouse, 11 South Water St. Liberty MO 64068, sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash subject to the terms announced at the sale, the realty described in said deed of trust, to wit: LOT 56, AS SHOWN ON CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY FILED AUGUST 17, 2004, AS INSTRUMENT NO. S89026, RECORDED IN BOOK F, PAGE 19, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: ALL THAT PART OF LOT 2, “VILLAS OF NORTH BROOK”, A SUBDIVISION OF LAND IN THE WEST HALF OF SECTION 15 AND THE EAST HALF OF SECTION 16, BOTH IN TOWNSHIP 51, RANGE 32, KANSAS CITY, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI, BEING BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 15; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEG. 57 MINUTES 08 SECONDS EAST, ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER 519.68 FEET; THENCE NORTH 01 DEG. 02 MINUTES 52 SECONDS EAST, 190.41 FEET; THENCE NORTH 88 DEG. 57 MINUTES 08 SECONDS WEST, 39.10 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE TRACT TO BE HEREIN DESCRIBED; THENCE CONTINUING NORTH 88 DEG. 57 MINUTES 08 SECONDS WEST, 39.10 FEET; THENCE NORTH 01 DEG. 02 MINUTES 52 SECONDS EAST, 69.95 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEG. 57 MINUTES 08 SECONDS EAST, 39.10 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 01 DEG. 02 MINUTES 52 SECONDS WEST, 69.95 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING.. Substitute Trustee Corporation SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE www.substitutetrusteecorp.com For additional information please visit Auction.com. Published in the Courier-Tribune File #: CLATINO1 First publication date 03/22/2018 (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 3/22/18, Thurs. 3/29/18, Thurs. 4/05/18 & Thurs. 4/12/18)
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In Re: John Hendricks, a single person TRUSTEE’S SALE Under the terms of the Deed of Trust executed by JOHN HENDRICKS, a single person dated 04/25/2002, and recorded on 05/01/2002 Book 3622 Page 772 in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for Clay County, MISSOURI, the undersigned Successor Trustee, will on 04/13/2018 at 9:00 AM at the Main Entrance on the North side of the building of the new Clay County Courthouse, 11 South Water St. Liberty MO 64068, sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash subject to the terms announced at the sale, the realty described in said deed of trust, to wit: BEGINNING AT THE INTERSECTION POINT OF THE SOUTH LINE OF BROWN STREET AND THE WEST LINE OF MISSOURI STREET IN GROOM`S ADDITION, TO THE CITY OF LIBERTY; THENCE WEST ON THE SOUTH LINE OF BROWN STREET A DISTANCE OF 580 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTH 139 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE WEST 50 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH 139 FEET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF BROWN STREET; THENCE EAST ON THE SOUTH LINE OF BROWN STREET 50 FEET TO THE POINT 580 FEET WEST OF THE POINT OF BEGINNING, BEING A LOT 50 FEET EAST AND WEST BY 139 FEET NORTH AND SOUTH ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF BROWN STREET IN SAID GROOM`S ADDITION, ALSO KNOWN AS THE WEST HALF OF TRACT “D”, CITY BLOCK 58, LIBERTY, AS SHOWN BY BARNES OFFICIAL MAP OF CITY OF LIBERTY.. Substitute Trustee Corporation SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE www.substitutetrusteecorp.com Published in the Courier-Tribune File #: HENJON17 First publication date 03/22/2018 (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 3/22/18, Thurs. 3/29/18, Thurs. 4/05/18 & Thurs. 4/12/18) In Re: Gary D. Milligan, a single person TRUSTEE’S SALE Under the terms of the Deed of Trust executed by GARY D. MILLIGAN, a single person dated 08/25/2008, and recorded on 09/04/2008 Book 6038 Page 119 in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for Clay County, MISSOURI, the undersigned Successor Trustee, will on 04/13/2018 at 9:00 AM at the Main Entrance on the North side of the building of the new Clay County Courthouse, 11 South Water St. Liberty MO 64068, sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash subject to the terms announced at the sale, the realty described in said deed of trust, to wit: LOT 100, GREENFIELD, A SUBDIVISION IN KANSAS CITY, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF.. Substitute Trustee Corporation SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE www.substitutetrusteecorp.com Published in the Courier-Tribune File #: MILGABOW First publication date 03/22/2018 (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 3/22/18, Thurs. 3/29/18, Thurs. 4/05/18 & Thurs. 4/12/18) In Re: Eugenia L. Ordal and Rusty Ordal, wife and husband TRUSTEE’S SALE Under the terms of the Deed of Trust executed by EUGENIA L. ORDAL AND RUSTY ORDAL, wife and husband dated 06/04/2003, and recorded on 06/05/2003 Book 4156 Page 285 in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for Clay County, MISSOURI, the undersigned Successor Trustee, will on 04/13/2018 at 9:00 AM at the Main Entrance on the North side of the building of the new Clay County Courthouse, 11 South Water St. Liberty MO 64068, sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash subject to the terms announced at the sale, the realty described in said deed of trust, to wit: LOT 100, NORTH HAMPTON SECOND PLAT, A SUBDIVISION IN KANSAS CITY, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI.. Substitute Trustee Corporation SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE www.substitutetrusteecorp.com For additional information please visit Auction.com. Published in the Courier-Tribune File #: ORDEUNOR First publication date 03/22/2018 (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 3/29/18, Thurs. 4/05/18, Thurs. 4/12/18 & Thurs. 4/19/18) In Re: Brian M. Hoyt and Kristen Hoyt, Husband and wife TRUSTEE’S SALE Under the terms of the Deed of Trust executed by BRIAN M. HOYT AND KRISTEN HOYT, Husband and wife dated 07/24/2009, and recorded on 08/05/2009 Book 6249 Page 13 in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for Clay County, MISSOURI, the undersigned Successor Trustee, will on 04/20/2018 at 9:00 AM at the Main Entrance on the North side of the building of the new Clay County Courthouse, 11
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South Water St. Liberty MO 64068, sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash subject to the terms announced at the sale, the realty described in said deed of trust, to wit: ALL OF LOT 9, PAINTER HEIGHTS, A SUBDIVISION IN GLENAIRE, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF.. Substitute Trustee Corporation SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE www.substitutetrusteecorp.com For additional information please visit Auction.com. Published in the Courier-Tribune File #: HOYBRNO1 First publication date 03/29/2018 (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 3/29/18, Thurs. 4/05/18, Thurs. 4/12/18 & Thurs. 4/19/18) In Re: David Lakey and Angela Lakey, husband and wife TRUSTEE’S SALE Under the terms of the Deed of Trust executed by DAVID LAKEY AND ANGELA LAKEY, husband and wife dated 11/26/2014, and recorded on 12/02/2014 Book 7405 Page 121 in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for Clay County, MISSOURI, the undersigned Successor Trustee, will on 04/20/2018 at 9:00 AM at the Main Entrance on the North side of the building of the new Clay County Courthouse, 11 South Water St. Liberty MO 64068, sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash subject to the terms announced at the sale, the realty described in said deed of trust, to wit: LOT 16, BLOCK 4, ROMEY HILLS THIRD PLAT, A SUBDIVISION IN KANSAS CITY, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI. . Substitute Trustee Corporation SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE www.substitutetrusteecorp.com Published in the Courier-Tribune File #: LAKDAAHF First publication date 03/29/2018 (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 3/29/18, Thurs. 4/05/18, Thurs. 4/12/18 & Thurs. 4/19/18) NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE For default under the terms of the Deed of Trust executed by OKPARA ZAIMAH, a single person, dated November 30, 2015, recorded on December 7, 2015 as Document No. 2015040364, in Book 7619, Page 28, Office of the Recorder of Deeds, Clay County, Missouri, the undersigned Successor Trustee will on Friday, April 20, 2018, at 02:30 PM at the North Front Door of the James S. Rooney Justice Center & Courthouse, 11 South Water Street, in Liberty, Missouri, sell at public vendue to the highest bidder for cash: Lot 137 KINGS GATE THIRD PLAT, a subdivision in Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri, to satisfy said debt and costs. ________________________ Martin Leigh PC Successor Trustee Gregory D. Todd, Assistant Secretary (816) 221-1430 www.martinleigh.com (ZAIMAH, 8089.097, Publication Start: 03/29/2018) MARTIN LEIGH PC, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE, IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 4/05/18, Thurs. 4/12/18, Thurs. 4/19/18 & Thurs. 4/26/18) NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE For default under the terms of the Deed of Trust executed by NICOLE C. BREDESON, a single person, dated January 27, 2016, recorded on February 2, 2016 as Document No. 2016003322, in Book 7650, Page 8, Office of the Recorder of Deeds, Clay County, Missouri, the undersigned Successor Trustee will on Friday, April 27, 2018, at 02:30 PM at the North Front Door of the James S. Rooney Justice Center & Courthouse, 11 South Water Street, in Liberty, Missouri, sell at public vendue to the highest bidder for cash: Lot 29, LINDEN PLAZA, Lots 26 to 30 inclusive, a subdivision in Gladstone, Clay County, Missouri, to satisfy said debt and costs. __________________________ Martin Leigh PC Successor Trustee Gregory D. Todd, Assistant Secretary (816) 221-1430 www.martinleigh.com (Bredeson, 1605.226, Publication Start: 04/05/2018) MARTIN LEIGH PC, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE, IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 4/05/18, Thurs. 4/12/18, Thurs. 4/19/18 & Thurs. 4/26/18) In Re: Robert J Johnston and Dorothy N Johnston, Husband and wife TRUSTEE’S SALE Under the terms of the Deed of Trust executed by ROBERT J
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JOHNSTON AND DOROTHY N JOHNSTON, Husband and wife dated 12/19/2003, and recorded on 12/24/2003 Book 4455 Page 256 in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for Clay County, MISSOURI, the undersigned Successor Trustee, will on 04/27/2018 at 9:00 AM at the Main Entrance on the North side of the building of the new Clay County Courthouse, 11 South Water St. Liberty MO 64068, sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash subject to the terms announced at the sale, the realty described in said deed of trust, to wit: ALL OF LOT 34, HILLSIDE PLAZA, A SUBDIVISION OF LAND IN KANSAS CITY, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI.. Substitute Trustee Corporation SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE www.substitutetrusteecorp.com Published in the Courier-Tribune File #: JOHDORLM First publication date 04/05/2018 (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 4/05/18, Thurs. 4/12/18, Thurs. 4/19/18 & Thurs. 4/26/18) In Re: Miesha Pigrum, an unmarried woman TRUSTEE’S SALE Under the terms of the Deed of Trust executed by MIESHA PIGRUM, an unmarried woman dated 07/13/2004, and recorded on 07/14/2004 Book 4687 Page 579 in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for Clay County, MISSOURI, the undersigned Successor Trustee, will on 04/27/2018 at 9:00 AM at the Main Entrance on the North side of the building of the new Clay County Courthouse, 11 South Water St. Liberty MO 64068, sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash subject to the terms announced at the sale, the realty described in said deed of trust, to wit: LOT 14, KRISTINA ESTATES, A SUBDIVISION IN KANSAS CITY, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF.. Substitute Trustee Corporation SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE www.substitutetrusteecorp.com Published in the Courier-Tribune File #: CALMIOC1 First publication date 04/05/2018 (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 4/12/18, Thurs. 4/19/18, Thurs. 4/26/18 & Thurs. 5/03/18) In Re: Brent Simpson and Ana Simpson, Husband and wife TRUSTEE’S SALE Under the terms of the Deed of Trust executed by BRENT SIMPSON AND ANA SIMPSON, Husband and wife dated 12/09/2016, and recorded on 12/28/2016 Book 7880 Page 65 RE-RECORDED ON 04/04/2017 in Book 7934, Page 156 reformed by Affidavit of Scrivener`s Error Dated 02/06/2018 and Recorded on 02/13/2018 in Book 8141, Page 64 in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for Clay County, MISSOURI, the undersigned Successor Trustee, will on 05/04/2018 at 9:00 AM at the Main Entrance on the North side of the building of the new Clay County Courthouse, 11 South Water St. Liberty MO 64068, sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash subject to the terms announced at the sale, the realty described in said deed of trust, to wit: ALL OF LOT 25, BLOCK 24, GRACEMOR (12TH PLAT), A SUBDIVISION OF LAND IN KANSAS CITY, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI.. Substitute Trustee Corporation SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE www.substitutetrusteecorp.com Published in the Courier-Tribune File #: SIMBRAHF First publication date 04/12/2018 (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 4/05/18, Thurs. 4/12/18, Thurs. 4/19/18 & Thurs. 4/26/18) NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE A default has accrued on a certain note secured by a deed of trust executed by, GEORGE CLARK, JR. AND JENNIFER CLARK dated 5/8/2014 and recorded on 5/14/2014 in BOOK 7300 PAGE 173, in the Recorder’s office for Clay County, Missouri. The successor trustee will on April 27, 2018 between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm, more particularly at 11:00 AM, at the North Front Door of the New Clay County Courthouse, 11 South Water Street, Liberty, Missouri sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash (certified funds only), the following real estate: ALL OF LOT 19, WYCKWOOD, A SUBDIVISION IN LIBERTY, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI. Commonly known as: 1014 N. Forest Lane, Liberty, Missouri 64068 for the purpose of satisfying said indebtedness and the costs of executing this trust. CSM Foreclosure Trustee Corp. Successor Trustee (800) 652-4080 4x 04/05/2018, 04/12/2018, 04/19/2018, 04/26/2018 CSM File 26-17-02213 NOTE: This office is aRdebt C O U I E colR lector. T R I B U N E
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(Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 3/22/18, Thurs. 3/29/18, Thurs. 4/05/18 & Thurs. 4/12/18) NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE A default has accrued on a certain note secured by a deed of trust executed by, CHRISTOPHER H. GIEKER AND MONICA L. GIEKER dated 9/19/2008 and recorded on 9/23/2008 in BOOK 6047 PAGE 150, in the Recorder’s office for Clay County, Missouri. The successor trustee will on April 13, 2018 between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm, more particularly at 11:00 AM, at the North Front Door of the New Clay County Courthouse, 11 South Water Street, Liberty, Missouri sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash (certified funds only), the following real estate: LOT 102, COUNTRY CLUB, AN ADDITION IN KANSAS CITY, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI. Commonly known as: 3620 NE 54th Terrace, Kansas City, Missouri 64119 for the purpose of satisfying said indebtedness and the costs of executing this trust. CSM Foreclosure Trustee Corp. Successor Trustee (800) 652-4080 4x 03/22/2018, 03/29/2018, 04/05/2018, 04/12/2018 CSM File 26-18-00093 NOTE: This office is a debt collector (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 4/05/18, Thurs. 4/12/18, Thurs. 4/19/18 & Thurs. 4/26/18) NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE A default has accrued on a certain note secured by a deed of trust executed by, ROSELAND I. NOMA dated 12/27/2002 and recorded on 12/31/2002 in BOOK 3922 PAGE 453, in the Recorder’s office for Clay County, Missouri. The successor trustee will on April 27, 2018 between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm, more particularly at 11:00 AM, at the North Front Door of the New Clay County Courthouse, 11 South Water Street, Liberty, Missouri sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash (certified funds only), the following real estate: LOT 18, BLOCK 1, HOLIDAY HILLS, A SUBDIVISION IN KANSAS CITY, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI. Commonly known as: 5304 N.E. 44th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64117 for the purpose of satisfying said indebtedness and the costs of executing this trust. CSM Foreclosure Trustee Corp. Successor Trustee (800) 652-4080 4x 04/05/2018, 04/12/2018, 04/19/2018, 04/26/2018 CSM File 26-17-01878 NOTE: This office is a debt collector. (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 3/29/18, Thurs. 4/05/18, Thurs. 4/12/18 & Thurs. 4/19/18) NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE For default in payment of debt and performance of obligations secured by a Deed of Trust executed by TODD E. SCHRAM AND CHRISTY L. SCHRAM, husband and wife, dated August 14, 2009, filed August 17, 2009, and recorded as Document No. 2009030317, in Book 6255, at Page 242, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds for Clay County, Missouri, at Liberty (as amended by “Promissory Note, Deed of Trust and Loan Reinstatement/Modification Agreement” dated February 28, 2014, filed February 28, 2014, and recorded as Document No. 2014005217, in Book 7263, at Page 152, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds for Clay County, Missouri, at Liberty), the undersigned Trustee, John M. Crossett, at the request of the legal holder of said indebtedness (which indebtedness is now fully due, payable and mature), will on April 20, 2018, between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M, at the North front door of the Clay County Circuit Courthouse in Liberty, Missouri, sell at public vendue to the highest cash bidder, the realty described in said Deed of Trust, to wit: Lot 2, CHURCH ROAD BUSINESS PARK, a subdivsion of land in Liberty, Clay County, Missouri, according to the recorded plat thereof, to satisfy said debt and cost. The precise time of sale shall be 2:00 PM or as soon thereafter as such sale may reasonably be called. s/ John M. Crossett _________________________ John M. Crossett, Trustee
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of the Legion post, Gareth Lintt, served in the Army from 1995 to 2016, ending his service with the rank of major. He spent time in Iraq, Afghanistan and Germany. Ronald Schremmer was in the Army from 1960 to 1964. “It’s just unbelievable,” Schremmer said of the quilt presented to him. “It means a lot to me. I was happy to serve my country.” Gilbert Earl Jones served in the Army from 1965 to 1967. “It feels so good to get this quilt,” Jones said. “I didn’t have a clue. It’s nice to get a pat on the back and some respect because Vietnam vets didn’t get that when we returned home. I really appreciate it.” Kenny Tromp served in the Army and was stationed in Vietnam. Mike Smith also was in the Army from 1977 to 1981. Shawn Stilley served in the Army from 1989 to 2011, including in Desert Storm, and is listed as a wounded warrior. Larry Novotny served in the Army from 1964 to 1970 and left with the rank of E6. Eddie Watkins served in the Army from 1966 to 1969. Ernie Toigo spent four years in active duty in the Air Force from 1963 to 1967 and later in the Army Guard, retiring as a sergeant. David Cone served in the Navy from 1968 to 1972. Ron Ford also served in the Navy from 1963 to 1967. Ken Vanderpool served in the Army, but he also has the distinction of being the one veteran who is brave enough to sew with the Stitchers, Ronning said. To that, he offered a thumbs up. Roy Spicer was not able to attend the evening’s festivities, as he is in hospice. Spicer served in the Army and retired as a sergeant. Chris Knott and her husband, Dewayne Knott, the previous post
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The Patriotic Stitchers quilters are Pam and Kay Johnson, Kris Smith, Chris Knott, Levon Boyd, Wendy Holland, Joanne Bertelsen, Lisa Ronning, Robin Miles, Debbie Watertown, Allison and Barbara Lamb. They pose with a few of the veterans who received their quilts.
commander, took Spicer’s quilt to him. Dewayne also received a quilt, but the Stitchers had to create a false person to throw him off track during its construction. “I have been totally and completely fooled,” he said. “I am a fortunate man because I know there’s love in each stitch.” He served in the Air Force 18 years enlisted and then 19 years as a commissioned officer. After the quilts were presented, friends and family chatted. Kris Smith, one of the quilters has been with the Stitchers since the beginning. “Being part of this means everything to me,” she said. “Whenever we have a veteran who served during Korea, it reminds me of my dad. Then being with the ladies is such a sisterhood. We all get as much out of it as we give, just being together. I really believe we would do anything for each other.” Another stitcher, Barbara Lamb, said it’s a chance to honor the veterans. “Plus, we have a lot of laughs,”
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Henry Assel receives his quilt from the Patriotic Stitchers. He served in the Army from 1971 to 1974. Wendy Holland and Barbara Lamb hold his quilt so the audience can see.
she said. “It’s a way to let them know Pam Johnson said the quilts are someone cares,” she said. a small token of appreciation to The quilters are Pam and Kay the vets. Johnson, Kris Smith, Chris Knott,
Levon Boyd, Wendy Holland, Joanne Bertelsen, Lisa Ronning, Robin Miles, Debbie Watertown, Allison and Barbara Lamb.
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Ken Vanderpool offers a thumbs up for his quilt. He actually has sewn with the Patriotic Stitchers and sewed the pattern for another veteran. The women decided to recreate it for him. Jo Bertelsen and Kris Smith hold his quilt.
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Jo Bertelsen and Kris Smith hold Gilbert Earl Jones’ quilt. He served in the Army from 1965 to 1967.
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Seniors, from left, Seki Anderson, Makenna Miller and Grace Webber explain to passers-by the objective to impact the greater community by partnering with a local not-for-profit organization. William Jewell College Pryor Leadership seniors displayed a model tiny home on the Liberty campus Tuesday, April 10. The students partnered with Veterans Community Project, which provides tiny homes for veterans, for their Pryor Legacy Project. Students will host a number of events over the course of the month with a fundraising goal of $40,000. For more information about the student project, visit jewell. edu/live/activities/pryor-leadership-program. For more information about VCP visit www.veteranscommunityproject.org.
U.S. Air Force Airman Hannah Cayton graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Hannah Cayton AntonioLackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Cayton is a 2016 graduate of Smithville High School, Smithville, Mo.
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U.S. Air Force Reserve Airman 1st Class Noah C. Keys graduated from basic military training at Joint Noah Keys Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. He is a 2017 graduate of Kearney High School, Kearney, Mo.
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LIBERTY — Announced via social media, the Liberty North High School career of Principal Dr. Marty Jacobs will come to an end with the graduating class of 2019. After being the first principal of Liberty North High School and after 44 years in education, 33 in Liberty Public Marty Jacobs Schools, Jacobs said he has other interests he would like to pursue, and that after serving many years as a teacher and a principal in public education, he is ready to start his next chapter. Jacobs’ impact as an educator has reached thousands of people. Upon learning of his upcoming retirement, an outpouring of fond memories and congratulations from nearly 200 students, parents and colleagues, filled the comments of a Dec. 5 Liberty Public Schools’ Facebook post about his upcoming retirement. “Dr. Jacobs has served as the principal of Liberty North High School since the school opened in August 2010. Prior to that, he was the principal at Liberty High School, beginning back in 1985,” the district’s post states. “All of us at
SMITHVILLE — The Jerry L. Litton Visitor Center at Smithville Lake, located at 16399 N. Mt. Olivet Road, has limited public access due to construction continuing through March. Because of construction, visitor exhibits are closed. Visitors can still access the building for maps, to ask a ranger questions and use restrooms, Smithville Lake operations project manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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A diverging diamond concept, like the one seen here at Interstate 44 and Kansas Express in Springfield, is one of three design options being considered by Kearney aldermen. The public will be able to learn more about all options during the Monday, Dec. 17 aldermen’s meeting at Kearney City Hall.
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KEARNEY — The public will get a glimpse of three design options for a second Interstate 35 interchange and be allowed to weigh in under public comment during the Board of Aldermen’s Monday, Dec. 17 meeting before city leaders make their recommendation to the Missouri Department of Transportation. Aldermen received details on preliminary design options from design firm TranSystems representat ives Joh n Zimmerman and Doug Parke
Kearney leaders to consider 3 I-35 interchange options at their Dec. 3 meeting. Three options needing evaluation are a standard diamond, which is similar to what residents have seen in relation to project concept renderings up to this point with northbound and southbound off-ramps at 19th Street that connects to roundabouts at Nation Road and Watson Drive, which include pedestrian/bicycle lane
crossing paths; a diamond with a roundabouts concept that includes four total roundabouts consisting of ones Nation Road and Watson Drive and at the interstate off-ramps, which also include pedestrian/bicycle lane crossings. The third option is one popular with MoDOT in recent construction projects, a diverging diamond, is a type of diamond interchange where the two directions of traffic on the non-freeway road cross to the opposite side on both sides of the bridge at the freeway. It is unusual in that it requires INTERCHANGE/Page A3
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Altruist receives citizen of year chamber award BY KELLIE HOUX kellie.houx@mycouriertribune.com
LIBERTY — Jackie Murtha, assistant vice president of Clay County Savings Bank, received the inaugural Bill Kersten Outstanding Citizen of the Year Award from the Liberty Area Chamber of Commerce Tuesday, Dec. 4, during a lunch celebration. Liberty Area Chamber of Commerce President Gayle Potter said after Kersten passed away Oct. 20, 2017, she started thinking about the award. Kersten served as a Clay County commissioner, mayor of Liberty and worked with several nonprofits including Sertoma Club. “He was such a pillar in our community and a great advocate of the chamber,” Potter said. “I thought
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Santa’s little helper One of Santa’s cutest and youngest helpers, Will Veith, 3, spreads Christmas holiday cheer around downtown Kearney Tuesday, Dec. 11, by bringing unexpected treats and gifts to various organizations. Here, Veith is pictured with Kearney City Administrator Jim Eldridge at Kearney City Hall, 100 E. Washington St. For more community Santa photos, see Page A12. AMY BRANT/Staff Photo
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Due to water leakage, dry wall in the conference room and other portions of the administration offices in the Jerry L. Litton Visitor Center at Smithville Lake were beginning to grow mold, prompting need repairs.
3 seats open in Smithville city election SMITHVILLE — Smithville voters will decide three seats, one in each of the city’s three wards, on the Board of Aldermen in the April 2, 2019 election. Each are two-year terms. Seats are currently held by First Ward Alderman Melissa Wilson Second Ward Alderman John Chevalier, Jr., and Third Ward Alderman Jeff Bloemker. All candidates must file with the city clerk at City Hall. Filing is open from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, except holidays, through Jan. 15. For more information contact Smithville City Clerk Linda Drummond at 532-3897.
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Kearney education foundation fills funding gaps for students, teachers BY AMANDA LUBINSKI
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KEARNEY — When a teacher needs funding for innovative educational supplements, the Kearney School District Education Foundation is there. When a student needs educational funding assistance, the Kearney School District Education Foundation is there. When a Kearney school club needs help, the education foundation is also there. “The Kearney School District Education Foundation is responsible for funding numerous programs that would not be possible within the school budget,” states the foundation’s website, www. ksdef.com.
When was the organization founded?
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Nearly 200 attend each year’s Rise and Shine for Kids breakfast, raising thousands of dollars for the Kearney School District Education Foundation. The event is held in the spring at Annunciation Community Center, located north of downtown Kearney off Missouri Highway 33.
we can raise funds to help fund that education process for students here. We want to try and affect as many students as possible. We try to inject money into the system that’s above and beyond the normal budget,” Hamm said.
“I think it was about 15 years ago or so. It’s actually older and been around longer than people think,” Foundation Chairman Brian Hamm said, adding the foundation is made up of nine board members and 16 advisory What kind of fundraisers are done by or on behalf of the panel members.
What is the organization’s mission?
organization throughout the year?
“We are trying to connect individuals and businesses that want to further the education of the students in Kearney. … We try connect those people together so that
“We do the Turkey Trot, which we just had (on Thanksgiving); we do Rise and Shine (annual breakfast fundraiser), the grocery grab and the Ford Drive 4 UR School. Those are the big, main
Home decor, gift shop includes classes BY KELLIE HOUX kellie.houx@mycouriertribune.com
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Amy and Scott Green stand near shelves full of signs, candles and gnomes in Three-Day Weekend, a new Liberty Square shop.
Scott Candle line,” she said. The business also offers weekend classes where clients can create items to take home. Class night is a step-by-step crafting experience where participants may paint, sand, stain, nail, screw, finish, stencil, glue,
sew or stamp projects. “With the create-andtake classes, Scott helps me because I want this to be a place where both men and women feel welcomed to team up and create and take. I teach and Scott is the comedian.”
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toward evenings and couples or adults,” the foundation chairman said, adding other fundraisers provide opportunities for families, businesses and individuals to attend an event. Now, he said, the foundation wants to provide an opportunity for adults to have a night out while raising funds for a worthy cause.
ones we do,” he said. “Then we do work with individuals that want to do scholarships, so that brings in funds that way. We also do the Pay It Forward program with the school district (staff).” One hundred percent of the funds raised, Hamm added, go to What is the organization’s teacher innovation grants, student scholarships or special requests for biggest success story? “We have just partnered with funding made by school clubs or the KC Scholars Program. … We programs. have pledged $2,500 per year What is the organization’s to the KC Scholars Program for goal for the year/season? five years. They are going to “I’d say one of our goals is to match that with an additional add another large fundraising $7,500 a year. That will give a event, something that is targeted Kearney student, typically that’s
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LIBERTY — When Amy Green took over the space on the Liberty Square from the former Intimate Designs crew, she had two weeks to turn the space into her own. Green continues to add to the gift shop, called Three-Day Weekend, which includes farmhouse style creations as well as her husband Scott Green’s candles and collectible gnome creations. “I’ve been doing creative graphic design for a long time and toyed with several names,” she said of coming up with the moniker for her business. “Scott got me some Caribou Coffee and on their cups are lots of words and phrases. I found three-day weekend. It all clicked for me that everyone needs a three-day weekend from time to time to create.” Amy has had an online store selling signs for years, but her husband’s soy candles came in 2007. “Scott wanted to learn how to create the candles and he came up with a manly line called the Great
To donate to the education foundation, click on the donate tab of the foundation’s website, www. ksdef.com and follow the link. Donations can also be made by mailing checks, made out to the Kearney School District Education Foundation, to PO Box 175, Kearney MO, 64060. To learn about the foundation, call 628-4116.
a student who is in need, a fiveyear, $50,000 scholarship to go to college,” Hamm said. “Our goal is to not just have one of these, but several of these. … It’s a huge return because we’re getting three times the money we invest. That’s huge.” The foundation also recently approved funding a pilot program for the salary of an education volunteer coordinator for the school district. “This person’s role, they are going to find individuals in the community — whether it’s retired teachers, retired scientists, whatever it is —and they are going to pair those individuals up after they have been screened and trained to go into the classroom and help those that are falling behind,” Hamm said.
What is the biggest challenge in meeting the organization’s goal or serving those in need?
“One, is just getting it out so that we’re known. If you say, ‘Kearney School District Education Foundation,’ it makes you think of the school board. It’s hard for people sometimes to separate that those are two different entities. It’s even hard for some people sometimes to know that we exist and what we do. … We are actively trying to make that better and make our presence more known,” he said.
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AWARD: Banker honored as citizen of year it would be a great way to honor his memory.” The award recognizes an individual that made a noteworthy contribution over and above regular employment duties that contribute to advancement in the community. Outstanding contribution and community service areas include education, health, fundraising, charitable and voluntary services, business, sports, arts and the environment. Murtha teared up when her name was called during the lunch at Conrad’s Restaurant and Alehouse, 210 N. Missouri Highway 291. “It is amazing to be recognized. I had no idea. Mario Usera (bank president) was pushing me to attend. I was so busy at the bank that I wasn’t sure I would be able to go,” she said. “... It means the world to me because of what Bill stood for and his love of Liberty. Bill would pull you into activities and volunteer work.” Murtha also praised Usera for being flexible with Murtha’s volunteer work. “It’s about giving back to the community, especially kids and seniors,” she said. “I think those have an impact. However, I do what I do and don’t expect anything in return.” Murtha is a Court Appointed Special Advocates volunteer and advocates for children who are living in foster care as a result of abuse or neglect. “I hope what I do impacts lives,” she said. “I think it does, especially with the kids in the court system through my CASA work and those senior scams. I speak a lot about fraud.” Murtha has been on the chamber board three times and a member since 1990. She joined the Liberty Sertoma Club in 1990 as well, thanks to an
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Roger Mose, chairman of the board of directors for the Liberty Area Chamber of Commerce; and Gayle Potter, chamber president; sandwich Jackie Murtha, who receives the inaugural Bill Kersten Outstanding Citizen of the Year Award.
Other awards presented While Jackie Murtha received the first-ever Bill Kersten Outstanding Citizen of the Year award, some other annual chamber honors were handed out as well at the Dec. 4 celebration. The following is a listing of those awards: • Business of the Year — B & B Theatres, the flagship theater opened this summer across from Liberty Commons; and • Volunteer of the Year — Toska Tiemann, an interior designer with Unique Painting KC.
invitation from Kersten. “Service is part of my DNA,” she explained. “My parents were foster
parents and I saw them sacrifice so much of their lives to help those kids. They both worked two jobs each. I grew up with a sense I never missed out as my parents were so involved. I attribute everything to my parents and upbringing.” Even her daughter started helping the community at a young age. The two helped in a local soup kitchen. “Just do one thing,” Murtha said. “John F. Kennedy said that one person can make a difference and everyone should try. If everyone in the world did that one thing, it would be so much different. I personally can’t imagine not giving back. Just find your passion.” Next year, Murtha hopes to be on the committee to help select the next Bill Kersten Outstanding Citizen of the Year. Southeast Editor Kellie Houx can be reached at kellie.houx@mycouriertribune.com or 389-6630.
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traffic on the freeway overpass to briefly drive on the opposite side of the road from what is customary. All options also include a bike lane of one side of the interchange vehicle lanes and a walking trail on the other. “On the roundabout option, where those bike lanes start and stop through the roundabouts, one of the other features we want to include is where those bike lanes end, we’d provide a ramp up to the sidewalk adjacent. So ideally, if people wanted to, they could get off the road and go down the sidewalks to go down to those 10-foot shared use paths on the side to get through the interchange,” said Parke. Zimmerman said his team had 14 meetings with MoDOT and other stakeholder agencies, with MoDOT preferring the roundabout option, but that some at the state transportation department worried about future expansion option of roadways that may be needed with increased traffic in future decades. “One thing to keep in mind tough is that this interchange will never be more than medium density traffic because it’s not a major transit route for the region but will more of a local area for travel. That’s what it’s called a medium-level interchange,” said City Administrator Jim
Eldridge, adding the goal is to build an interchange for today’s traffic but also future traffic patterns. Designs presented and discussed most based calculations on 20-year traffic projections up to 2040, the standard used by the federal highway system, said although Zimmerman, the TranSystems team also showed brief details on “ultimate” versions of the three options that included traffic growth projections up to 2060. “But those 60-year ultimate items are for information only because MoDOT only plans and builds jobs based on 20-year projections,” MoDOT Area Engineer Shelie Daniel said.
Cost projections for the public for input.” three options have not been discussed but will be Managing Editor Amanda Lubinski presented at the Dec. 17 can be reached at amanda.lubinski@ meeting. In addition to cost mycouriertribune.com or 903-6001. projections, TranSystems will provide their recommendation to help city leaders make a choice. Daniel said the public will have another opportunity to provide input after a design selection is chosen via public hearing in January. “It’s a very formal public hearing where all public input is documented,” she said. “So even if MoDOT had made a change in something, if the majority of the public didn’t like it, we’d go back to the drawing board and go back to the
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CLAY COUNTY — The Buck O’Neil Bridge received a Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development Transportation Discretionary Grant for $25 million, states a release from U.S. Rep. Sam Graves, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. “The Buck O’Neil Bridge project has obviously been a priority of mine from the start, and this money will kickstart the much-needed replacement of this aging bridge. Congratulations to all those who worked hard for this grant including (Missouri Department of Transportation), (MidAmerican Regional Council) and the surrounding communities that have pulled together to make this project possible,” Graves said. The current Buck O’Neil Bridge is 62 years old and serves as a connection with 40,000 vehicles crossing between the northern Kansas City suburbs and the downtown area each day as well as serving as the predominant connection between the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport and Kansas City. U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao informed Graves of the grant awards Thursday, Dec. 6. “The department is committed to following through on the president’s
commitment to rebuild our country’s infrastructure by investing in road, rail, transit and port projects to strengthen economic growth, increase competitiveness and improve quality of life,” said Chao.
Missouri fights robocalls
Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley joined a bipartisan group of 40 state attorneys general to stop or reduce repetitive and harmful robocalls. This coalition is reviewing technology major telecommunications companies are pursuing to combat illegal robocalls. “This multi-state effort is vitally important,” Hawley said. “Missourians complain regularly about repeated robocalls that interrupt their daily lives. As a part of this group, my office is working to find ways to fight spoofing and other robocalls that are not prevented by the No-Call List.” Hawley said he and his colleagues are working to develop an understanding of what is technologically feasible to minimize unwanted robocalls and illegal telemarketing, engage telecommunications companies to encourage them to expedite possible solutions for consumers and determine whether states should make further recommendations to the Federal Communications Commission.
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✦ Obituaries Henry Assel
Henry E. Assel, Sr, 67, of Smithville, MO passed away December 5, 2018. Survived by wife Donna Assel; sons Henry (Wendy) Assel, Jr. and Jason (Michelle) Assel; grandchildren Zack, Wyatt, Marissa, Emma, Katie, Maggie and Aiden; brothers and sisters Virginia (Raymond) Perkins, John (Cassie) Assel, Ethel (Ted) Deweese, James (Nancy) Assel, and Sam (Cassie) Assel. Memorial Visitation was held December 9th HixsonKlein Funeral Home, Gower. Private family inurnment, Allen Cemetery
Iva Lea Durocher
Iva Lea (McCullough) Durocher of Kearney, MO passed away on December 9, 2018 at the age of 86. The eldest Iva Lea daughter of Durocher Ira Leslie and Thelma Mae (Bonham) McCullough, Iva Lea was born in Mondamin, Iowa on March 19, 1932. She grew up in farm country around King City, MO and graduated from King City High School in May, 1949. She moved to Kansas City, MO in 1952 where she met her future husband, Daniel J. Durocher. They were married at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church on June 25, 1955. Iva Lea enjoyed employment at Farmland Industries, the City of Liberty, MO and retired from William Jewell College in 1990. She attended the University of MO at Kansas City and Maple Woods College. Preceding Iva Lea in death are her parents; brother, Donald Keith McCullough; grandson, Jason Daniel Fehrs; and great-grandson, Benjaman Wyatt Downes. Surviving sisters are Ruby Mae (McCullough) Shaver (Everett) and Frances Marie (McCullough) Quinn (Edgar “Bud”); and sister-in-law (Donald’s wife), Virginia McCullough. Her greatest joy was her family: daughters, Beth Ann (Durocher) Fehrs (William), Mary Lea Durocher; sons, Robert Daniel Durocher (Rita), Richard Abott Durocher (Michael Pethan) and Paul Allen Durocher (Theresa); eleven grandchildren, fourteen great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. Iva Lea will be greatly missed by her family and friends whom she cherished. She will forever be the heart of our family home. Visitation will begin at 9:30 am, followed by Mass of Christian burial at 11:00 am, on Saturday, December 15, at St. James Catholic Church, Liberty. Burial will follow in Glenridge Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to The Alzheimer’s
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Patriotic packages Association. You may share a message with the family or sign an on-line guest book via www.parklawnfunerals.com. Arrangements: Park Lawn Northland Chapel (816) 781-8228.
William Royce “Jake” Jacoby
William Royce “Jake” Jacoby 91 of Holt Missouri died Tuesday Dec. 4, 2018 at a Liberty Missouri health care center. Born on Jan. 21, 1927 in Lee’s Summit to Lee D. and Effie J. (Beach) Jacoby. Jake was a high school graduate and retired from Sears Roebuck and Company as a Credit Manager after 46 years of service. He was a proud Veteran of the United States Army, serving during the Korean Conflict as a Sgt., in the Counter Intelligence Corp. Jake was an active member of the Holt United Methodist Church Holt Missouri. He was a member of Sertomas, American Legion, VFW, Civil Air Patrol, and was an instructor for the Hunters safety program through the Missouri Dept of Conservation, to which his work was awarded State Conservationist of the Year. He was preceded in death by his parents, son Edward Lee Jacoby; 3 sisters and 1 brother. Survivors include his wife Almira Darlene Jacoby of the home; son Steven Royce Jacoby of Tulsa Oklahoma; daughter Angie “Joe” Bridges of Liberty Missouri; Sister Maxine Giles of Texas. grandchildren Shannon Muskopf, Stephanie Ihler, Jeramy Jacoby, Mike Bridges, Mellisa Bridges. Great grandchildren Christian, Olivia, and Brady. Healing farewell services will be held 2:00pm Saturday Dec. 8, 2018 at the Holt United Methodist Church, Holt Missouri. Interment in the Antioch Cemetery Holt. The family will gather with friends from 12 noon until 2pm Saturday at the church. The family suggests memorial gifts to the church. Arrangements Bailey & Cox Family Funeral Service Plattsburg Missouri. Online guestbook and obituary at www.baileycox.com.
Donna Gay DeMint Rhodelander
Donna Gay DeMint Rhodelander, 85, a resident of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at the Excelsior Springs Convalescent Center. She was born December 6, 1932 in Excelsior Springs, MO to Cecil Tucker and Mildred Sullenger. Donna was united in marriage to James Rhodelander on November 26, 1993 in Liberty, MO. She spent the majority of her working career as an EEG / EMG lab tech at Liberty Hospital. Donna truly cherished the time she spent with her loving family.
Survived by her children, Greg DeMint and wife Nicci of Lee’s Summit, MO, Shona DeMint of Kansas City, MO, David DeMint and wife Pam of Kearney, MO; grandchildren, Maxwell DeMint, Lauren Myers and husband Chris, Kyle DeMint; brothers, Danny Tucker and wife Mary Jean of Kansas City, MO, Bill Sullenger and wife Rose Anne of Gallatin, MO. She is preceded in death by her husband, James Rhodelander; parents, Cecil Tucker and Mildred Sullenger; brothers, Rex and Tom Tucker. A celebration of Donna’s life will be held at a later time. Arrangements have been entrusted to Meyers Funeral Chapel in Blue Springs, MO.
Charline Seele
Charline Seele, 96, of Kansas City, passed away Monday, December 10, 2018. She was born December 11, 1921, in Charline Seele Carrollton, Missouri, the daughter of Charles and Minnie (Johnson) Smith. She received a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Kirksville State Teachers College. Charline was a teacher in Liberty, MO. She was also employed at the State Capitol Building after moving to Topeka. She enjoyed teaching piano, birds and gardening. Charline married Jean W. Seele on June 30, 1972. Survivors include a grandson, Darrell Purdue, granddaughter, Christy Clement, sister, Vanita Jones, great-grandsons, Sean Purdue, Zac Purdue, Evan Clement, great-granddaughter, Elaina Clement. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Jean W. Seele, daughter, Judith O’Bryan Belt and a sister, Lucerne Smith DeWeese. A Graveside Service will be 1:00 pm., Friday, December 14, 2018 at the Topeka Cemetery, 1601 SE 10th Street, Topeka. Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town, Topeka is assisting the family with arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Missouri Teachers Association, 407 S. 6th St., Columbia, MO 65201. To leave a message for the family online, please visit www.penwellgabeltopeka.com.
Lisa A. Willis
Lisa A. Willis, 57, of Kearney, MO, passed away at her home on December 11, 2018. No services at this time. Lisa was born July 7, 1961 in Bogalusa. LA to Thomas E Adams Sr. & Syble A Carter-Shultz. Arr: Hidden Valley Funeral Homes 925 E. 92 Hwy Kearney, MO 64060 Phone: (816) 903-8888
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The annual care package drive sponsored by Smithville American Legion Jim Nelson Post No. 58 took place on Veteran’s Day at Price Chopper, located off U.S. Highway 169. Donors this year supplied enough items to send 144 care packages to soldiers deployed around the world. Representatives from the Legion post said they are grateful for the generous citizens who donated.
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Liberty Hospital, MU Orthopaedic Physicians ready to combine forces By K ellie Houx kellie.houx@mycouriertribune.com
LIBERTY — Liberty Hospital partnered with MU Health Care’s Missouri Orthopaedic Institute physicians to bring advanced orthopedic techniques to the Kansas City metropolitan area. University of The Missouri began employing four orthopedists formerly of Liberty Orthopedics and The Orthopedic Surgeons Clinic (an affiliate of Liberty Hospital) on Dec. 1. By collaborating with an academic health system, Liberty Hospital patients will have access to the latest research and treatments for orthopedic conditions, said David Feess, Liberty Hospital president and chief executive officer. This experience, combined with physician recruitment, will increase the availability of exceptional orthopedic care in the Northland and Northwest Missouri, the hospital CEO said. “This partnership, when combined with our stateof-the-art Norterre facilities, defines the hospital’s focus on advanced healthcare and wellness,” he said. The discussion to collaborate started around June of this year. “We approached them and the move fits with our strategic initiatives, which include focusing on specialized care,” Feess said. “Having this relationship with doctors who are in fellowships is exceptional. Those fellowships are often for subspecialties such as hands, major joints, trauma, foot and ankle … the list goes on. They will add to the care.” Another component Feess said that attracted the university group is Norterre. “The acquisition of Norterre is appealing as well,” he said. “Orthopaedic patients often need therapies and exercises such as those with the warm-water pools and also the
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land-based therapies as leading-edge procedures well. Plus, there are short- and technology that we’ve term stay options after a developed in Columbia.” major joint replacement Southeast Editor Kellie Houx and sometimes skilled can be reached at kellie.houx@ nursing needs.” mycouriertribune.com or Feess said the final 389-6630. component that attracted the MU group is sports medicine. That specialty will be the next recruiting area with sports-medicine trained orthopedic surgeons. “Aligning yourself with an academic organization gets back to care, research and training,” he said. “There will be other fellows and lots of research. The MU Orthopaedic Surgery group is a top C OU R I E R orthopedic hospital with strong research.” T R I B U N E That research will impact 104 North Main Street the community under Liberty, Missouri 64068 the leadership of James 816-781-4941 Stannard, the department chair. Stannard is known PUBLISHER’S NOTICE: for orthopedic trauma and Courier-Tribune complex knee surgery. He (USPS #005-990) is has led the MU Department published weekly by of Orthopaedic Surgery NPG Newspapers, Inc. since 2009. He oversaw the Periodicals Postage Paid opening of the Missouri at Liberty MO 64068 Orthopaedic Institute in May 2010. POSTMASTER: Send “His involvement will address changes to: mean a lot to our future,” Courier-Tribune, Feess said. “It’s going to be 104 N. Main St., a progressive organization Liberty, MO 64068. in the community, especially in the next 10 years. CIRCULATION: The It’s going to help out the subscription rate is $39 community. Norterre just per year in Missouri, adds to that alignment of including tax; $62 per year services provided.” elsewhere in the Stannard said Liberty continental USA, including Hospital is a great tax. International rates partnership. available. Additional “Liberty Hospital is a copies may be purchased great location and facilifor $1.00 each by ty to partner within the contacting the CourierKansas City metro,” he Tribune office. Contact the said. “We want to expand Circulation Department at on the great work already 855-766-2466. started by Liberty Hospital. We will focus on bringing new fellowship-trained physicians to the community and expanding Courier-Tribune uses recycled paper, plates and ink.
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LIBERTY — Twenty-eight percent of people 65 or older live alone, according to AARP. Each year, these seniors have fewer family members and friends to provide company and care to them, which often can lead to social isolation. The holidays can be especially hard for those who are living independently who may feel lonely. To counter this, Home Instead Senior Care serving
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✦ Faith News “A Kearney Christmas,” a performance of Christmas carols where the public can join in, is at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, at the church, 303 S. Grove St. A dessert bar will follow the performance. A Christmas Eve Candlelight service will be at 1, 3 and 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 24. For more details, visit www.kearneyfbc.com.
First Presbyterian Church of Liberty The church, located at 138 N. Main St., will hold special services in honor of the Advent season. On Sunday, Dec. 16, the congregation will mark the children’s program which is followed by a soup potluck and caroling. On Thursday, Dec. 20, Pastor Nikki Cooley will offer a Longest Night service at 6 p.m. This is a service of hope and healing. The church’s Christmas Eve service is at 6 p.m., Monday, Dec. 24.
Liberty United Methodist Church The church will present a Longest Night service at 7 p.m., Thursday,
Dec. 13, at the Rush Creek campus, 100 Rush Creek Parkway. The service is to aid people with a season of grief amid the Christmas season. At 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 20, there will be a Travelers’ Christmas Eve service. Christmas Eve services are at both the Rush Creek campus as well as the Sunset campus, 1001 Sunset Ave. The 2 and 6 p.m. services are contemporary worship at the Rush Creek campus. The 4, 8 and 11 p.m. services are traditional and at the Sunset campus.
Landmark Baptist of Smithville A men’s brotherhood group will be held at 8 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, at the church, 350 NE Amory Road. This event will feature breakfast, fellowship, devotion and testimony. All men are encouraged to join. A churchwide Christmas Party will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15. The party features a white elephant gift exchange, finger food and fellowship. For details, call the church at 532-4400.
BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH 3700 NE Barry Road Kansas City, MO 64156
Saturday Worship 5:00 pm Sunday School 9:00 am Sunday Worship 10:30 am
www.acckc.org 816-452-7833 Pastor Harry Foockle
Radiant Life Church Assembly of God 704 N. Jefferson Street, Kearney MO Church Phone 628-4169
www.radiantlifeag.org Nick DiBenedetto, Lead Pastor Morning Worship 10:30am Free Cafe 10:00am Family Night (Wed.) 7:00pm Nursery Provided
www.bethelbaptistchurch.com Sunday Morning Bible Study 9:30AM For All Ages Worship 10:30AM All Are Welcome Senior Adult Friendly
Church of the Annunciation
(Roman Catholic) 701 N. Jefferson, Kearney, MO Phone 628-5030 Fr. Al Ebach, C. PP. S Daily Mass----Tues, Thurs & Fri-8:00 a.m. Wed----6:00 p.m. Saturday (vigil of Sunday)........5:00 p.m. Sunday Masses..........8:00 & 10:30 a.m. Come and grow with us! Prayerful Worship — Faith Formation and Life-Long Learning for all ages — Reaching out to serve the Community Call or visit us at www.annunciationkearney.com
Disciples of Christ (First Christian Church) 2018 Gentry Street NKC, MO 64116
What’s behind door No. 1? Scripture Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me. — Revelation 3:20
My friend moved here from Hawaii and promptly had some major medical issues. Had I not opened the door to helping her move here, I wouldn’t have been around to help her with the medical situation she was in. My son had some fleeting pains YVONNE Devotional for a long time. Once we opened Our lives are the door to investigating the pains, RUFF filled with doors we found ourselves in a whole – moments when other realm of medical conditions. we can choose to walk through In each of these situations, the them or choose to turn away. original issue (credit card reject, a These doors can be situations, friend moving here, some random medical, other people’s lives, etc. pains) was something that really Here are a few examples: could have been ignored and not I was watching a sitcom and the acted upon as the door wasn’t yet person’s credit card got rejected. opened. But once the door was After research, she found out she opened, there was this whole other had big IRS issues. Without the world that existed. door of the credit card reject, In each of these situations, they she would have never known turned out to be very important about that door that needed to be doors that needed to be opened. walked through. This is how the spiritual world
Arley United Methodist Church
17122 C Highway - NW of Kearney Dan Jones, Pastor Pastor Phone: 573-795-9988 E-mail: arleyumc64060@gmail.com Sunday School ..............10:00 a.m. Morning Worship ............11:00 a.m. U.M. Women ....................1:00 p.m.
COMMUNITY COVENANT CHURCH
First Pentecostal Church
1715 South Jefferson St. Phone: 816-628-6644 The Rev. Drew Newman, Pastor Tired of life with no anchor? Here you’ll receive the Gospel of Christ in solid hymnody, historic liturgy, preaching, and the Sacraments all conducted with reverence and dignity. Join us this Sunday to feast on Christ, the Word of life!
The Divine Service - 9:00 Sunday School & Bible Study - 10:45 On the Web at www.trinitykearney.org
350 Amory Road Smithville
Worship Service 11:00 Children’s Sunday School 11:30 Ladies Faith Cafe Thursday 6:30
Jack Slay, Pastor 532-4400
505 N. Hwy 169 Smithville, MO 816-532-3200 Coffee Time 8:30 am Sunday School 9:00 am Sunday Service 10:00 am Children’s Worship 10:00 am
Rev. Rebecca Mulford
Pastor Mike Coglan Sunday Worship ........9:00am & 10:30am Sunday School ............................9:00am Nursery provided both services Kids Worship (provided during 10:30 service) Community Cafe ..............10:00-10:30am Call the church for details.
www.kearneycovenant.com
Sunday School 9:00 am Sunday Worship 10:15 am beth@grace4u.net (816)452-0212
Dr. Jerry Cain
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST)
427 East Kansas Liberty, MO • 781-3621 Rev. David Culver New Traditions Worship 8:30 am Sunday School 9:30 am Traditional Worship 10:50 am Alfa y Omega 2:00 pm
St. Stephen Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
*Bringing people TO Christ, Growing people IN Christ*
Sunday Worship Service: 8:00 am- Traditional 9:15- Sunday School 9:15 - Modern 10:30 am- Contemporary
205 N. Forest Ave Liberty, MO 64068 816-781-3377 www.teamjesusliberty.org office@teamjesusliberty.org
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH
SUNDAY WORSHIP 9 & 11 a.m.
1520 Hwy DD
www.gccsmithville.org
532-3737
Pastor George Lakatos
NEW DIRECTION CHURCH Sundays 10 a.m. 21209 NE 188th St Holt, Mo 64048 “An Old Fashioned Friendly Church” For Information Call Pastor Rick Lumm 816-790-3251
Services For The Hearing Impaired Available Wednesday Bible Study ................7:00 p.m. Paul Brown, Pastor
Smithville, MO
Bible Church • Sunday School 9:15 • Worship 10:30 • Small group Bible studies Sunday PM
105 Prospect, Kearney, MO Phone 816-903-1325 Sunday Sunday School ........10:00 a.m. Worship Service ......11:15 a.m.
First Baptist Church 300 South Bridge 532-4749
Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Family Night 7:00 p.m. Join us at 98 Stonebridge Ln, Smithville, MO www.fwcsmithville.com
HIGH POINT COWBOY CHURCH
www.LCCDOC.org
S M I TH VI LL E U NI TED M ETH OD I S T CH UR C H
(An Evangelical Covenant Church)
33 Hwy & 19th St., Kearney 816-628-6974
Emmanuel
Good Shepherd Catholic Church
East of Antioch Crossing
Early Worship ........................8:15 am Sunday School ......................9:30 am Worship Service ..................10:45 am Wed. Family Meal........5:15 to 6:15 pm Wed.Pre-School/Children Choir5:45 pm Wed. Pastor Study..................6:30 pm Wed. Activities ........................6:30 pm
Trinity Lutheran LC-MS
Pastor Rich Foster 411 NW 179th • 532-3762 Pastor 169 Hwy & 179th Street
3101 N.E. Vivion Road
303 S. Grove, Kearney, Phone 628-5693 Dr. Ken Parker, Senior Pastor
Nursery Provided Everyone Welcome ww.kearneyfbc.com
Nursery Provided www.fccnkc.org (816)842-2341
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH
First Baptist Church
Bringing the Word of God To Your Life Because: JESUS IS LORD! www.cfckearney.org
Pastor: Lionel Brown
LANDMARK BAPTIST CHURCH
Sunday Worship................10:00 a.m.
Yvonne Ruff is a local author or devotionals, articles and short stories.
Visitors Welcome Nursery Provided Church 628-4704
(2nd Sun. of month)
• Wednesday Awana clubs 6:15 PM 3 years - Jr. High School, August - May
18601 N. US HWY 169 SMITHVILLE
15203 92 Hwy, (west) Kearney, MO 816.628.4222 Philip Welch, Pastor
Prayer Lord, please, help me to recognize the important doors in my life, especially the one that leads to you.
U.M. Men ..........................8:00 a.m.
Traditional Service: 8:30 Am Coffee Fellowship: 9:30 AM Sunday School: 10:00 AM Praise Service: 11:00 AM
Rev. Trish Winters
Christ’s Fellowship Church
is. In the beginning, it’s just little tiny whisper or thought that we can choose to ignore and walk past. But once we act on it, a new world opens up and we are exposed to new and exciting feelings and experiences that we never knew existed. I encourage you to walk through of the door of the word of God or a church. If you’ve had the feeling that it’s something you need to consider, just do it. You will find opening this door to be a very welcoming and life changing event in your life.
Children’s Ministry, Youth Ministry Women’s Fellowship/Prayer Group Nursery Available - Visitors Welcome
(1st Sun. of month)
19400 North 169 Highway Smithville 816-532-4422 9:45 Sunday School 10:45 Sunday Worship Scripture Study/Prayer
Mass: Sun. 7:30 & 10:30 a.m. Sat. 5 p.m. Fr. Terrell Finnell, Pastor Church 532-4344
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First Baptist Church of Kearney
4805 NE Antioch Road KCMO 64119
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Services are now at our winter location: Lathrop Antique Fairgrounds Church 2488 SE Hwy. 33 Lathrop, MO 64465 Services Held Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. Come as you are! Questions: Call Jay at (816)457-9004
Northland Lutheran Outreach 10AM Worship 11AM Bible Study
1103 S. Commercial Smithville, Missouri 64089
816-866-5899
www.OurSaviorAcademy.org/NLO/
First United Methodist Church
1000 E. Hwy 92 at Jesse James Farm Road - Kearney, MO
Phone (816) 628-5560
Traditional ............... Sun 8:15 & 10:45 am Contemporary ......... Sun 9:30 & 10:45am Westside Church in Dogwood Elem. Contemporary ........... Sun. 10:00 am
Nursery care provided for all services Full range of Children & Youth Ministries Joyful Noise Preschool (MO Accredited) Visit us on the web at www.kearneyfumc.org
NORTHERN HILLS BAPTIST CHURCH
33 Hwy. 3 ½ miles north of Kearney
816-320-3301 www.nhbcweb.org Pastor Tom Willoughby
Sun. Worship Services – 8:00 & 10:45 a.m. Sun. Bible Study Hour – 9:30 a.m. Praise & Worship – 6:30 p.m. (2nd Sun.) Youth – 7:00 p.m. Wed. Bible Studies – call church for details
Northern Hills Christian Academy 816-320-3204 www.nhcapatriots.com Pre-School through 8th grade
Bridge Street Ministries Smithville, MO
300 South Bridge
Pastor Dave Every
A ministry of First Baptist Church
www.firstbaptistsmithvillemo.com
Food Pantry & Clothes Closet Birth to pre-school & adult clothing
Church 816-532-0164
Sunday Worship Schedule Morning Worship - 9:30 AM Coffee Fellowship - 10:15 AM Bible Study - 10:30 AM You’re invited to join us!
Kearney Bible Church Clear Creek Drive & M - 92 East Church 628-4404 Chuck Johnson, Pastor, 628-5020
Sunday School....................9:30 am Worship Service................10:35 am Children’s Service ............11:00 am Wednesday Teen Ministry ..6:30 pm Nursery aide for Sunday Services
PARADISE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
A Growing Family of Faith…CHRIST focused, relevant messages, for all seasons of life. Worship 11:00 children, youth & Adult Sunday School 10:00 169 Hwy North to "W" Hwy East 4 miles Located 2 blocks off "W" on Church Street Stephanie Theis, Pastor (816)783-7593
Tuesdays 10 AM-12 PM 2nd Saturdays 10 AM-12 PM
Serving the local Smithville Community
KING OF KINGS LUTHERAN MISSOURI SYNOD 1701 NE 96th Street Kansas City, MO 64155 Sunday Worship 8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Son-Shine Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Senior Pastor Rev. Frank Greene Assistant Pastor Rev. Danny Clemens
www.kingofkings-lcms.net Office email: koklc@kokkc.org
816-436-7680
Smithville First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
201 North Bridge Street Smithville Missouri Phone (816) 532-0773 Adult Education 9:30 am Children Worship & Wonder 10:30 am Sunday Service 10:30 am Pastor Lara Blackwood Pickrel
www.smithvillefcc.org
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“The essential joy of being with horses is that it brings us in contact with the rare elements of grace, beauty, spirit and freedom.” Shannon Ralls Lemon, in honor of the National Day of the Horse, Dec. 13
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Knowing your status, practicing safe sex still necessary today Learn more To learn more about sexually transmitted disease infection rates, prevention or treatment options, visit www.cdc.gov/std/.
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s Dec. 1 marked World AIDS Day and it passed with little acknowledgment from U.S. media outlets, I feel it’s important to reflect on what the day was created for. Internationally recognized since 1988, World AIDS Day was the first-ever global health day. The day is an opportunity for people to unite in the fight against HIV, show support for those living with HIV and commemorate the lives lost from AIDS-related illnesses. In 2018, it’s easy to see why little fanfare was paid to the day, as most people have been taught prevention techniques from an early age, advances in testing options have come leaps and bounds in the past 30 years, making testing lowcost and easily available. Drug therapy advancements in the last three decades also mean options exist to help prevent catching the disease and allowing people to live with HIV. The issue with these
advancements is it means people have become complacent. In fact, we in the United States in February saw an increase in the number of new HIV/AIDS cases for the first time since 1993, according to reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Between 2000 and 2001, the estimated number of new diagnosed adolescent and adult cases rose from 40,766 to 41,311, an increase of about 1 percent. While the increase was small, researchers warn it could be a signal to a shift
in how society views the disease, which remains deadly if untreated. In a story published by ABC News in March, Donna Futterman, pediatrician and director of the Adolescent AIDS Program at Montefiore Medical Center in New York, said she sees complacency on all levels. “It’s been a complacency in the perception that AIDS is not a problem here anymore, but something exotic that’s out in Africa,” the story reports. “There’s been a complacency in getting AIDS education out
there. And there’s been complacency with us in the medical community. Most of us have relied on patients to come to us when we really have to go out there and find them.” I myself have overheard conversations of young people in public venues discuss HIV and AIDS, with some saying they didn’t worry too much about the disease as you can now live with it. This relaxed view, according to some researchers, is leading to higher incidents of questionable sexual behavior, resulting
increasing rates of other sexually transmitted infections. According to the CDC this summer, rates of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia climbed for the fourth straight year in the United States. In 2017, nearly 2.3 million US cases of these sexually transmitted diseases were diagnosed, breaking the 2016 record high by more than 200,000 cases. Some of the highest infection rates. CDC estimates that youth ages 15 to 24 make up roughly 25 percent of the sexually active population, but account for half of the 20 million new sexually transmitted infections that occur in the United States each year. With all of the world’s information available to us at our fingertips in the form of cellphones, laptops and tablets connected to the internet, we need to spend more time educating ourselves and others about the danger that still looms in the world today in the form of STIs and remind people that #KnowYourStatus is more than catchy hashtag used on social media.
Emmanuel with us even in our neediest time time with family and friends and gifts given and received. We enjoy singing “Joy to the World” and we pray for a “Silent Night.” I want to take these wonderful things and wrap them around myself like a child with a security blanket. But Emmanuel threaten to overwhelm us? isn’t a magic blanket that • When people are dying, makes all pain cease. and we guiltily feel glad it Emmanuel means that is half a world away? whatever our mess, God is The image of God in the with us. sky may be peaceful, but We aren’t insulated from it feels distant. The image the world because of Christ. of God, with little feet Emmanuel means that kicking over the edge of the God is here. God knows manger is cute, but feels what it feels like to turn on inadequate. the evening news and feel In December, we often frightened and distraught. try to wrap ourselves in the God knows what it is like warmth of the season. We to receive a scary diagnosis, are ready for special meals, to live without a loved one,
✦ Your Letters Reader appreciates column on law enforcement scrutiny Thanks to Sean Roberts for a powerful article, “Scared to be a hero: Scrutiny the new danger” that appeared in the Dec. 6 Courier-Tribune Voices (section). It is a message that deserves a wider audience.
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Emmanuel means “God child, whose primary with us” and I’ve been means of communication thinking about what it is crying, with me in my means that God is with us. mess? Sometimes we I bring this up think of the big because as I look at NIKKI mystery of God our world, I see that COOLEY we are in a big old as a nebulous presence that is mess. everywhere and nowhere. How is God with us: We think of God’s • When we receive a divinity and we think of diagnosis that points to a thunderclaps, sunsets, the very rough road ahead? majesty of mountains or • When babies fight for the “Hallelujah” chorus. their lives and don’t live to Sometimes we think of God their first birthday? as a tiny baby, and we hold • When a baby is onto that image. desperately desired but not We all have a favorite conceived? image of Emmanuel. What • When babies grow to gives me pause is the how adulthood and become of God With Us. How is the victims of senseless acts of God I witness in a glowing violence? red cloud with me in my • When grief and sorrow mess? How is an infant from loss or depression
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to feel pain and frustration. God knows what it is like to be paralyzed by the mess that is our world because it was into this mess that God chose to be born. And God wasn’t born in a hospital, or a warm home, or even someone’s garage. God was born in a barn, or a cave or a dark dingy cellar. God was born in the equivalent of a gas station bathroom. God knows our mess. And it is into that mess that God comes, God stays and God lives. And that offers hope bigger than any security blanket. Thanks be to God.
upside-down way of thinking was predictable, but Ms. Roberts lays it out in well-documented detail. I hope that once we wake up to find diminished police protection, it is not too late to redirect our full support to the right side of the law.
Frances L. Gatlin Liberty
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Nikki Cooley is pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Liberty and wrote this column on behalf of the Liberty Ministerial Alliance.
✦ Correction I am appalled at the recent trend of shifting support from law enforcement’s position to the criminal’s point of view. In the face of gang violence and drawn weapons, the police are now hauled into court for attempting to stop the mayhem by returning fire. The result of this new
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The Dec. 6 column “Scared to be a hero” misquoted Liberty Police Capt. Andy Hedrick. Following the fatal shootings of officers in Dallas, half of an applicant testing class in Liberty did not come to testing. Conjecture that Dallas officers were scared to return to work following the shooting was that of the column’s author.
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✦ Local News in Brief Filing for Kearney mayor, aldermanic elections open
KEARNEY — Those seeking election April 2, 2019, to the city’s top elected seats have until 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, to file a declaration of candidacy. Seats up for election are First Ward alderman, currently held by Eric Shumate; Second Ward alderman, currently held by Randy Pogue; and mayor, currently held by Dan Holt. Aldermen serve for a term of two years, while the mayor serves a four-year term. Filing can be done between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, except holidays, at Kearney City Hall, 100 E. Washington St. To be eligible to serve as mayor, a candidate must be at least 25, a U.S. citizen, and a Kearney resident for at least one year prior to the election. To qualify to serve as alderman, a person must be 18 or older, be a resident of the ward for which they file and have been a city resident for at least one year before the election. All candidates, regardless of which office they filed for, must not be a felon and not owe city taxes. For more information, call Annette Davis at 903-4727 or email her at adavis@ KearneyMo.us.
Seats on health center board on April 2019 ballot
LIBERTY — The April 2, 2019 election will decide four seats on the Clay County Public Health Center board. Two seats are one-year, unexpired term to end the first Tuesday in April, 2020, these seats are currently held by Russell Andrews and William Taylor. The final two seats are full, four-year terms ending in April of 2023, currently held by Kathy Ellermeier and Freddie Nichols. Filing is open January 15, 2019, except holidays when government buildings are closed. Those interested can file between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the Clay County Board of Election Commissioners, 100 W. Mississippi St. in Liberty. To be eligible, candidates must be
registered voters of Clay County and compliant with the Missouri Campaign Disclosure Law. For more details, call 415-8683.
Kearney fire district board filing underway
KEARNEY — Those wanting to be elected as a commissioner to one open position on the Kearney Special Road District of Clay County on April 2, 2019, must file their declaration of candidacy by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15. Filing began Tuesday, Dec. 11. Filing is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, except holidays, at the Clay County Board of Election Commissioners, 100 W. Mississippi St. in Liberty. Candidates must be registered taxpayers of the district. The open seat, which consists of a threeyear term, is currently held by William R. Duncan. For more details, call the Clay County Election Board at 415-8683.
KEARNEY — Filing for two board positions on the Kearney Fire and Rescue Protection District Board of Directors, on the April 2019 ballot, opened at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, and runs through 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15. A $50 filing fee is required of each candidate. Filing for candidacy can be done between 8 a.m. and noon and from 1 to 5 pm. Monday through Thursday, at district headquarters, 201 E. Sixth St. Because of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, the district office will be closed Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 24 to 25; Monday, Dec. 31; and Tuesday, Jan. 1. Each seat is for a six-year term. Seats are currently held by Todd Gustafson and Dale Ahle. To qualify, a candidate must be a voter of the district for at least one year prior to the election, be older than 24, and not have any lucrative office or employment under this state or political subdivision. To learn more, call Rhonda Fort at 628-4122.
Candidate filing for Holt aldermanic board open
Filing open for water district elections
Filing open for two seats on Kearney road district
HOLT — Filing for those seeking election in April of 2019 to one of two seats on Holt’s Board of Aldermen and the position of mayor started Tuesday, Dec. 11, and runs through Jan. 15, 2019, at Holt City Hall, 315 Main St. Filing can be done between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. weekdays, except holidays. Seats on the at-large aldermanic board up for election are currently held by Leon Clifford and Ron “Doc” Pierce. The current mayor is Stewart Wells. To be eligible for an aldermanic seat, candidates must be at least 18 years old, a U.S. citizen and resident of the city for at least one year prior to his or her candidacy. To be eligible for mayor, a resident must be at least 25 years old in addition to being a U.S. citizen and city resident for at least one year. Felons or those delinquent in tax payments are not eligible for any elected office. All are two-year terms. To learn more, contact Holt City Clerk Casey Franke at 320-3391.
CLAY COUNTY — Filing for the April 2019 election for directors of Clay County Water Supply Districts is underway. All terms are two years each. In PWSD No. 6 in Kearney, two seats, currently held by Harold Winnie and Richard Middleton are open. Filing began at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, and runs through 5 p.m. Jan. 15, 2019. Filing can be done at the district office, 1061 Couchman Drive in Kearney. The office is open 8 to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 to 5 p.m. weekdays. The office is closed Christmas and New Year’s. In Public Water Supply District No. 4 in Liberty, filing for one open seat currently held by Ron Smith begins at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, and runs through 5 p.m. Jan. 15, 2019. Filing can be done from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, except holidays, at 20600 Country Club Drive. Two seats on Clay County Public Water Supply District No. 3’s board, currently held by Greg Golden and Steve Kiso, are open in
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with phase three, where the project currently is, replacing everything damaged by mold. “Once you take everything out, you need to put it back,” she explained. The final phase will be replacing ceiling tiles. “We didn’t know how much funding we would get so we put it in four steps so we would be able to fund the worst down to the least important,” Vacca said. “We are just now finished with the mold remediation and they are just starting to replace the drywall and insulation and any electrical that needed repair.” Work should be comCONTRIBUTED PHOTO plete, the operations project In addition to mold damage repair, the center is getting needed manager, said by March 20, security updates and front desk remodeling, in the space here, ahead of initial projections to make the area Americans With Disabilities Act compliant. of March 31. percent of the project. the visitors desk and makPhase two, Vacca said, is ing it ADA compliant. Phase adding security features to two goes hand-in-hand
Northwest Editor Sean Roberts can be reached at sean.roberts@ mycouriertribune.com or 389-6606.
Season’s Greetings From All of Us to All of You!
Public meeting between state auditor, county commission Dec. 18 CLAY COUNTY — The first meeting between the state auditor’s office and Clay County Commission regarding the citizenpetitioned audit of the county will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, Heritage Hall, located at 117 W. Kansas St. in downtown Liberty. The meeting is open to the public. During the meeting, auditors will review expectations, a preliminary timeline and other details with the county commission. For more details, call (800) 347-8597 or email moaudit@auditor.mo.gov.
Commission makes recommendations to replace Judge Harman CLAY COUNTY — The Seventh Circuit Judicial Commission selected a panel of three nominees for the circuit judge vacancy in Division 4 of the Clay Circuit Court, created by the retirement of Judge Larry D. Harman. Nominees are Louis Angles, David P. Chamberlain and Karen L. Krauser. All are associate circuit judges for the Seventh Judicial Circuit in Liberty. The complete applications for the three nominees will be posted on the Missouri Courts website at www.courts.mo.gov. The commission submitted the panel to Gov. Mike Parson, who will have 60 days to appoint one of the nominees as circuit judge. The commission is chaired by Chief Judge Karen King Mitchell of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, and is composed of attorneys Ben T. Schmitt and Kate E. Noland and lay members Jason C. Starr and Allison Kendrick.
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Lora Vacca said. Trails also remain open. Repairs to the center became necessary when mold was found after previously repaired water leakage from the roof and windows damaged parts of administration office portion of the center. “We had to move back into the visitor center part with all of our desks and personnel to get the office completely open for the repairs, so that is why all the exhibits are closed,” Vacca said. To rid the space of mold means walls, ceiling tiles, carpeting and insulation must be replaced and electrical work must be done. In addition, while a portion of the center is closed, security updates will be made to the front desk and visitor’s window. “We were able to add that into the package since they were going to be tearing out a lot of the drywall,” Vacca said. Not at liberty to discuss how much the repairs will cost, Vacca said the project was submitted to the Army Corps of Engineers district office through the operations department as a package of four phases. Phase one is mold removal, which made up about 25
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Head of the class Haley Arellano, Lane Setser and Ryan Lloyd of Kearney and Alyssa Peterson and James Kiso of Holt were named to the University of Central Missouri’s spring 2018 dean’s list for achieving a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher.
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Smithville schools offer retirement incentive plan Those eligible offered half salary over four years BY SEAN ROBERTS sean.roberts@mycouriertribune.com
SMITHVILLE — In an effort to trim spending, Smithville School District is offering an early retirement incentive plan to eligible employees districtwide. District leadership discussed the plan at the school board’s Nov. 14 meeting. Employees excluded are those in contracted positions such as OPAA! food services and Coulter Bus Services.
Rather than an early retirement plan, Superintendent Todd Schuetz chose to refer to the plan as a simple retirement plan. “This is a retirement incentive plan. So, if you are eligible to retire, you are eligible for this plan. It wouldn’t be early, it would just be your retirement exit,” he said. During the discussion, Duane Martin, chief executive officer of EdCouncil, explained to the board and teacher union representatives in the audience, what a program like this could look like for Smithville School District. “By way of background, this is something we’ve been
“This is something we’ve offered to a number of school districts as they’ve tried to develop strategies to cut costs.” Duane Martin chief executive officer of EdCouncil
using at our firm,” Martin explained. “We represent a little over 20 of Missouri’s public school districts. This is something we’ve offered to a number of school districts as they’ve tried to develop strategies to cut costs.” Around 70 percent of the district budget goes to salaries for staff. Removing larger salary positions and replacing them with
positions requiring a lower salary is a common way to reduce costs, Martin said. Schuetz said it is not the district’s goal to push people out of work, but the move is an opportunity for those already looking to end employment. The incentive will provide those who qualify with an additional amount of half their position’s base salary over a period of four years.
The sum can paid out in 60 monthly installments or an annual sum. The incentive is likely only to be offered one time, Martin said. “The plan basically would have a certain process that we follow,” Martin said. “It has been legally vetted and we’ve used it over and over again.” The plan is designed to have an open enrollment period of two weeks. Those interested who give this notice, are not locked into retirement, however, as they will have a 45-day grace period to further evaluate retirement. Employees can use the grace period to consult with a lawyer, family or the Public School
✦ School News in Brief Liberty holiday open house Dec. 14
LIBERTY — Liberty Public Schools will host a holiday open house beginning at 8 a.m Friday, Dec. 14, in the District Administration Center, 8 Victory Lane. The event will feature performance groups throughout the day. In addition to performance playbacks on KLPS-TV and the LPS YouTube Channel over the holidays, the event will stream live on Facebook. Schedule performances are as follows: • 8 a.m. — Manor Hill Elementary PolyphoniX; • 8:30 a.m. — Liberty North High School Bel Canto; • 9 a.m. — EPiC Elementary Honor Choir; • 9:30 a.m. — Lewis and Clark Choir Zone; • 10 a.m. — Lillian Schumacher Elementary Singing Sensations; • 10:30 a.m. — Shoal Creek Elementary Syncopations; • 11 a.m. — Alexander Doniphan Elementary Honor Choir; • 11:30 a.m. — Liberty Oaks
Retirement System to decide whether they wish to opt in, Martin said. After the 45-day period, the board of education will have an idea of how many people are interested, allowing district leaders to review how the plan will impact district finances. Board member Greg Chastain said he was concerned about tax implications for those who choose the annual lump sum. Martin said the incentive can be designed so the payout is pre-taxed. Northwest Editor Sean Roberts can be reached at sean.roberts@ mycouriertribune.com or 389-6606.
✦ Honor Roll one of two seats in April of 2019 to the Smithville School District is underway and runs through Tuesday, Jan. 15. Both seats carry a two-year term. Filing must be done between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays, except during the winter holiday break when schools are closed, in the District Administration Building, 655 S. Commercial Ave. Seats up for election are currently held by Sandy Van Wagner and Sarah Lamar. For details, call 532-0406
Elementary Lions on Broadway; • 12 p.m. — Franklin Elementary First Grade Performance; • 12:30 p.m. — Shoal Creek Elementary Third Grade Performance; • 1 p.m. — Liberty Middle School Blue Notes Chamber Choir; • 1:15 p.m. — Heritage Middle School HMS Chorale; • 1:30 p.m. — Ridgeview Elementary Renonance; • 2 p.m. — Liberty North High School Concert/Chamber Choir; • 2:30 p.m. — Kellybrook Elementary Cougar Choir; and • 3 p.m. — Warren Hills Elementary Treblemakers. For details, call the district administration center at 736-5300.
Northland snow days push last day of school
Northland school districts are shifting their last day of school to make up for learning hours lost. The Kearney School District will have it’s last day May 28, 2019. Liberty Public Schools’ new last day is Friday, May 24, while Smithville schools are scheduled to release for the year June 3. These dates are subject to change depending on future inclement weather incidents.
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LIBERTY — Discovery Middle School needs donations of unused shoes and is collecting them through January. As a result of recent school All lightly worn, used or new closures due to inclement weather, shoes can be taken to the school, located at 800 Midjay Drive, for a second life. All shoes will be shipped to entrepreneurs in Third World countries who will repurpose the footwear to provide shoes to those in need. The Jr. Thespian troupe of DMS is sponsoring the event and set a collection goal of 2,500 pairs of shoes. In addition, the troupe will receive a check based on weight METRO CREATIVE of the shoes donated. While adults slide to work on icy For more information, contact roads, students may be out, but those Kate Brady emailing kate.brady@ days off have altered the calendar. lps53.org or by calling 736-7300.
Two seats open on Smithville Board of Education SMITHVILLE — Candidacy filing for those seeking election to
University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg announced Bradley S. Duncan, Christina Michaela Foster, Samantha Leigh Walker, Madelyn E. Lorei, Melanie Ashley Adlich, and Travis A. Elliott of Smithville to its Spring 2018 Dean’s List for achieving a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Katelyn Alexander, Austin Bell, William Fries, Joshua Hall and Kayley Langford of Smithville were named to Truman State University’s President’s List for Spring 2018 for achieving a 4.0 GPA. Rebekah Hardin of Smithville was named to the Dean’s List for Spring 2018 for achieving exemplary marks in all completed courses. Kyli Marie Nelson was named to the Spring 2018 South Dakota State University Dean’s List for achieving a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Northwest Missouri State University named Taylor Bush, Zoe Green, Alana Hollingsworth, Khalisa Huff and Sarah Smith of Smithville to its Spring 2018 President’s List for achieving a 4.0 GPA. Students Addison Carroll, Emma Green, Adalida Lewis, Haleigh Ronspies, Bethany Toates and Clayton True of Smithville were named to the Academic Honor Roll for achieving a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
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Liberty High School’s Speech and Debate varsity team is ranked third in the country with its overall sweepstakes win during
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✦ School News in Brief 2 school board seats up for election in Liberty LIBERTY — Those desiring to serve in one of two opening seats on the Liberty Public Schools’ board can file their candidacy declaration through Jan. 15, 2019, to be on the April 2 ballot. Both seats are for three-year terms. Filing began Tuesday, Dec. 11 and can be done from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through the filing deadline, except during the winter holiday break when school facilities are closed. Filing is done in the District Administration Building, located at 8 Victory Lane. Those currently holding the seats are Scott Connor and Andrew Roffman. Call 736-5300 for more information.
weekdays, except when the district is closed for holiday break. The district will not accept filings after noon Friday, Dec. 21 through Monday, Jan. 7. All filing closes at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15. For more information, call Superintendent Bill Nicely at 628-4116.
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Fee for high school equivalency test increases
Beginning Jan. 1, 2019, the fee for each of the five high school equivalency test sub-tests will increase 75 cents each. Total cost for all five tests will be $98.75, which includes testing center fees and an annual state administration fee. Test-takers have two additional retakes available. Each subset has a 12-month testing window, which automatically begins at the time of purchase of that subset. Test-takers using available retakes pay KEARNEY — Those seeking the testing center fee per election to the Kearney School subtest. District Board in the April 2, Since January 2014, 2019 election can file their Missouri has used the High candidacy starting at 8 a.m. School Equivalency Test to Tuesday, Dec. 18, at the school determine if someone earned district administration building, a Missouri High School 150 W. Missouri Highway 92. Equivalency Certificate. The There are two positions HiSET is made up of five subavailable on the board. Each tests covering reading, writing, position carries a three-year math, science and social term. Those currently filling the studies. Those who have seats are Mark Kelly and John dropped out of high school Kern. or who were homeschooled Filing can be done may receive a equivalency between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. certificate by achieving a
Kearney school board filing opens Dec. 18
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Heritage Middle School orchestra students Lianna Morelli, 13, playing the cello; and Emily Coleman, 14, playing the violin, serenade shoppers during the annual Holiday Mart, Saturday, Dec. 8, located 600 W. Kansas St. in Liberty.
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Green Tie Affair seeks interviewers SMITHVILLE — Smithville High School will host a Green Tie Affair from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14,
consisting of several different parts. From 8 to 9 a.m. Roasterie founder and Chief Executive Officer Danny O’Neill and Smithville Mayor Damien Boley will entertain a coffee connect. Following will be Warrior Fire, from 9 to 11 a.m., when 40 teams will present start-up business ideas. From 11 a.m.
Hundreds of patrons visit Heritage Middle School for an annual Holiday Mart. Dozens of local vendors sold gifts and crafts while children got faces painted and visits sat on Santa’s lap. Each person upon entry was asked if they were on the nice list as they entered, “a toll” student greeter Faith Riley, 13, said.
to 1 p.m., there will be a trade show of student start-up businesses, and some of the booths will have products for sale. “I would welcome anyone in the community to attend the trade show and walk around to hear the student business pitches and provide them feedback,” business teacher Shirl Nichols said.
In the final event, from 1:15 to 2:30 p.m., business associates will conduct speed interviews with students. “I am also in need of interviewers from 1 to 2:30,” Nichols said. Suggested questions and resumes will be provided. Those interested can email Nichols at nicholss@ smithville.k12.mo.us.
RETIREMENT: Principal Marty Jacobs hangs hat after 33 years Continued from A1
Liberty Public Schools thank Dr. Jacobs for his service to not only LPS, but to public education.” “Go DJ, that’s my DJ! Go DJ, that’s my DJ!! That song stuck through my high school years because you were the best principal ever, and many of us, your students, referred to you as our DJ back in the day! Thank you for your passion and support to all of your staff and students. You are the (greatest of all time) of Liberty Public Schools! LPS is going to miss you tons! Congratulations and happy retirement,” Erika Paredes commented on the post. A colleague and mother of LPS students, Kim Scholes expressed gratitude for getting to work with Jacobs.
“Enjoy your retirement! Thank you for being part of my children’s lives. Thank you for being a great role model as an educator. I have enjoyed working with you at (Liberty High School) and LNHS,” she commented on the district Facebook post. Tim Block, who was hired by Jacobs, said the principal was the best he’d ever worked for in his 39-year teaching career. “Empathy is his theme, professionalism is his modus operandi. Thank you, Dr. J, for hiring me in the twilight of my career,” Block said. When asked to reflect on his time in the school district, Jacobs said there were so many things about his job that he enjoys. “The most important
thing to say as to my favorite job responsibility is seeing and knowing that programs our very talented educators implement reach students and help them find abilities and talents they didn’t know they had, and grow in their skills and confidence,” he said. Not only was Jacobs an educator, he was also a
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he will be missed and leaves behind a legacy of leadership, dedication and passion for all things Liberty Public Schools. “He was so involved in his community. I’ll never forget when my friend died in (high school). When I walked to view the body at the funeral, he was right there in the back, paying
his condolences. He was involved in all his students’ lives. Nights of our football games, he always was there when coming back to the sideline,” said former student Myron Powell. “... Thanks Dr. J.” Northwest Editor Sean Roberts can be reached at sean.roberts@ mycouriertribune.com or 389-6606.
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Friends of Clay County Court Appointed Special Advocate, Inc. hold their 14 annual CASA Christmas Party for Clay County foster children on Sunday, Dec. 2, at Our Lady of Mercy Country Home in Liberty. Pictured are volunteers who helped during the party, which include volunteers, CASA board members, juvenile office employees and CASA employees. More than 80 children played games, received prizes, made Christmas crafts, decorated cookies and had their picture taken with Santa.
Barely able to reach the counter on his tip toes at Kearney City Hall, Veith stretches to give city employee Becky Collison a candy cane. Janelle Veith, Will’s mother, said she and her son also planned to go to Westbrook Care Center later in the week to hand out ornaments to senior citizens living in the complex. The idea for making local folks’ days merry and bright started in years passed, Janelle told the Courier-Tribune, when she used to visit her grandmother in a nursing home. Since her grandmother’s passing, the family’s efforts to spread cheer have expanded.
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Jake Gillen supports 9-month-old daughter, Clara, dressed as a reindeer, while enjoying festivities during the Santa at the Fire Station event Saturday, Dec. 8, in Smithville.
The final event of the Liberty Hometown Holidays Saturday, Dec. 1, is the Mayor’s Christmas Tree Lighting.
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Connor Cline plays hero as he puts the North Pole sign back together after an excited boy knocked it off it’s post during Santa at the Fire Station Saturday, Dec. 8, at Smithville Area Fire Protection District headquarters, 341 Park Drive in Smithville. Helping Cline pass out candy and ornaments to over 400 attendees are brothers Jett, Bo and Judson Traub. Eleanor Angell, 4, listens to Santa as he encourages her to remain a good child during the Liberty Hometown Holidays Saturday, Dec. 1. Eleanor’s mother, Kylee, kept her company during the event. The annual event takes place around the historic downtown Liberty Square. KELLIE HOUX/Staff Photo
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Four Northlanders land on list for top honors BY THOM HANRAHAN thom.hanrahan@mycouriertribune.com
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Liberty North 126-pounder Ilijah Brooks pins his opponent during the Liberty North Triangular on Tuesday, Dec. 11, at the Liberty North Fieldhouse.
Eagles focus on team, find success in Kansas BY THOM H ANRAHAN thom.hanrahan@mycouriertribune.com
SHAWNEE MISSION, Kan. — Liberty North crossed the state line last week and came back with some prizes. Four wrestlers finished in the top three and another notched a fourth-place honor at the 16th Annual Cougar Classic on Saturday, Dec. 8, at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School. “I am just really proud of the effort,” Liberty North coach TJ Goeglein said. “I am proud of the team we’ve built with the numbers we have and the fan support. “There are people on our junior varsity who would have been varsity in the past.” Most of the top performances from the Eagles came in the middle weight classes. In advancing order, Brandan Herrera got things rolling at 132. The senior notched a tough 2-0 decision over senior Ethan Meuret of Blue Valley in the third-place bout. Along the way, Herrera won by fall in his first two matches before falling to John Vincent of Washburn Rural in a 6-2 decision to send him to his final match and the win. Just one class up from Herrera, teammate Khaymen Tatum secured another third-place finish for the Eagles when Matthew Whitton of Junction City (Kansas) could not go. Despite that forfeited win, Tatum performed well in advancing through the bracket. He earned a win by fall against Shawnee Mission North’s Justus Hulse to get to his top-three contest. Several weight classes up, the Eagles got an expected solid performance from junior Vincent Restivo. The 170 -pounder won another
KANSAS CITY — When the finalists for the 2018 Simone Awards were announced, Smithville and Kearney led the Northland charge. The Warriors’ Kellen Simoncic, Brian Boyd and Garrett Thompson each made the final cut in their awards categories as well as Kearney’s Chopper Mordecai. Among the finalists for the 20th annual Frank Fontana Award is Smithville senior quarterback Simoncic. The Warriors signal caller finished the season with 2,428 yards and 27 touchdowns. Simoncic helped lead the Warriors to their first district title in 18 seasons and a trip to the semifinals for the first time in more than three decades. The Fontana Award is given to the most outstanding small class football player in the Kansas City area. Two Northland linebackers made the cut as finalists for the 19th annual Bobby Bell award given to a lineman or linebacker from Missouri and Kansas small class schools. Smithville senior linebacker Brian Boyd and his Kearney counterpart Chopper Mordecai are both in the running. Boyd was all over the field finishing the season with 125 solo tackles with eight of those behind the line of scrimmage. Boyd led the Warriors to the Missouri Class 4 semifinals They finished 12-2 on the season in part because Boyd also saw action at running back. Mordecai notched 93 total tackles with 72 of those being solo efforts. He collected SIMONE/Page B4
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Liberty North senior Levi Anderson works against Lee’s Summit’s Tyler Hoffman during a 182pound bout at the Liberty North Triangular on Tuesday, Dec. 11, at the Liberty North Fieldhouse.
third-place match for the Eagles in an 8-2 decision over Junction City’s Sadiki Smith. On the way through his bracket, Restivo captured a pair of wins by fall and a major decision. The final third-place showing for Liberty North came from junior Andrew Stephenson. Stephenson earned his spot with a 3-1 decision over Olathe East senior Jayden Avena. On his journey, Stephenson earned a win by fall and took advantage of a pair of byes, before falling to Terrance Adeleye,
who got a little Junction City revenge. At 126, senior Isaiah Stenner finished just out of the top three with a fourthplace finish. “It’s not that we have one or two guys that are going to go out there and set the wrestling world on fire,” Goeglein said. “It is more about the team. “It was great that they went out there, gave it everything they’ve got and had teammates on the side of the mat rooting for them.” Sports Editor Thom Hanrahan can be reached at thom.hanrahan@mycouriertribune.com or 389-6643.
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2018 COUNCIL BLUFFS CLASSIC
Blue Jays conquer field at regional tourney BY THOM H ANRAHAN thom.hanrahan@mycouriertribune.com
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — After a hot start to this year’s wrestling season, Liberty coach Dustin Brewer is a little understated. “The boys have really been wrestling good and I have been very happy,” Brewer said. He should be. The Blue Jays opened the year with blowout wins over Truman and Lee’s Summit and continued
strong with a dual win over defending Class 3 state champion Kearney. At the 2018 Council Bluffs Classic, Liberty came home champions of the north. The Blue Jays racked up 547 team points to earn the title and give their roster some valuable experience against unfamiliar foes at the Friday, Dec. 7, and Saturday, Dec. 8, event in Council Bluffs, Iowa. “Going into it, I thought it was going to be a pretty good challenge
for us,” Brewer said. “We have some older, established guys in our room. They know what these bigger challenges are about, but for the most part we have some really young guys. “I was a little anxious and excited to see how they would respond in a bigger challenge and tournament.” They responded well. Liberty got first-place finishes from three of its wrestlers. Easton Hilton (106), Jeremiah
Reno (120) and Greyden Penner (170) all won their weight classes and some of that was “as expected” for Brewer, but down roster points and a long game for the season were part of the coach’s plan. “I tell everybody that we will go as far as our young guys take us,” Brewer said. “We have Renos and the Penners and the (Austin) Kolveks and when they step on the mat, I’m confident they are going to get the job done.
“But the other guys haven’t been tested much and it’s been a surprise in a great way and have taken the challenge and been good when it’s competition time.” Other top-three performances came from Kyle Dutton (second, 126) and Kolvek (third, 132). “There are a lot of teams and they get to see a lot of competition and tough competition,” Brewer said. “And that prepares them for BLUE JAYS/Page B2
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SWIM & DIVE: WINNETONKA INVITATIONAL
WILLIAM JEWELL MEN’S BASKETBALL
Eagles dive into third straight Winnetonka Invite title
Cardinals ground Eagles in overtime thriller
By Thom Hanrahan thom.hanrahan@mycouriertribune.com
KANSAS CITY — Winnetonka should probably see Liberty North coming. Last weekend, the Eagles just took care of business and won their third Winnetonka Invitational in a row. “The girls are real excited and being focused on being a team this year,” Liberty North coach Mark Warner said. “They look forward to this meet every year. “Just like they won it last year and the year before, they wanted to come out and do well again this year.” The interesting part of the equation is a freshman that had a dilly of a day. The Eagles’ Ainsley Dillon captured a first-place finish in the 200 individual medley, earned a state cut and set a new school record. It was one of many outstanding performances on the way to 539 points and a win over second-place Liberty and thirdplace Lee’s Summit. “I think we have a lot of potential,” Warner said. “We are going to see how things unfold and the girls are pretty optimistic about what they can accomplish. “Right now, we just need to focus, see what’s out there and
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For the third consecutive year, the Liberty North girls swim and dive team took first place at the Winnetonka Holiday Invitational on Saturday, Dec. 8, at the Gladstone Community Center.
what is possible.” Dillon also took first in the 200 free with a time of 2:05. Another top finish came from the 400 free relay team of Kate Huyser, Julie Blanchard, Bryn Mattes and Dillon. Other top-3 finishes came from Melissa Hagan and Julia Blanchard in the 500 free. Hagan took second place and Blanchard took third.
Mattes placed third in the 100 breast, Huyser third in the 100 back and second in the 200 free. In that event all four Liberty North girls scored. “We have state cuts in both our free relays and we are real close in our medley relay,” Warner said. “Ainsley Dillon is just a freshman and has a number of cuts from just the
first two meets. “Some of the girls are not at the automatic cuts yet, but are real close.” Next up for the Eagles is a Saturday, Dec. 15, meet against Truman at the Henley Aquatic Center in Independence. Sports Editor Thom Hanrahan can be reached at thom.hanrahan@ mycouriertribune.com or 389-6643.
SWIM & DIVE: WINNETONKA INVITATIONAL
Blue Jays take four events, look for more state cuts By Thom Hanrahan thom.hanrahan@mycouriertribune.com
KANSAS CITY — Liberty nailed down first place in four events and put in a solid showing at the Winnetonka Invitational. “For a lot of the girls, this was their first high school meet,” Liberty coach Chris Murphy said. “And for their first high school meet, they performed really well.” Some of those performances included individual wins from Kate Towns in the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke and Paige Adams in the 100 breaststroke. The Blue Jays also broke through for a win in the 200
medley relay. The unit of Madi Carmichael, Macy Wager, Henley SchmalzTurner and Towns navigated the event in a time of 1:59.59. “Our medley relay almost got the state cut,” Murphy said. “We missed it by almost a second.” While the Blue Jays girls team isn’t as deep as the boys squad that made a strong push at state in the fall, it seems determined to keep improving and make a mark. Other top finishers for Liberty included Madisyn Carmichael (second, 50 free), MaryKate Heller (third, 1-meter diving), Sidney Morris (second, 500 free) and the 200 free relay team of Kate Minette, Abbey
Riggs, Macy Wager and Morris (third). “I think it’s good for them to see that they have some potential there,” Murphy said. “Kate will definitely be in the top 16 in her events at state and I think our relays will have that as our goals. “We have a lot of other girls that haven’t gotten a state cut before that I think will get it.” One of those is Carmichael, who Murphy sees breaking through this season. “She’s swam in relays at state,” Murphy said. “I think she is going to get a cut and we have some freshman that are going to come on. “I think it is going to be a
fun year to see what we can do without a ton of pressure.” In the team standings for the event, Liberty North took first with 539points, followed by Liberty (359) and Lee’s Summit (306). Results of a Tuesday, Dec. 11, triangular with Truman and Liberty North were not available by press time. The Blue Jays’ next event is Friday, Dec. 14, and Saturday, Dec. 15 at the Truman Invitational at the Henley Aquatic Center in Independence. Sports Editor Thom Hanrahan can be reached at thom.hanrahan@ mycouriertribune.com or 389-6643.
LIBERTY — The Cardinals found a way to defend the nest. William Jewell battled Avila University to the very end and pulled out a 92-90 overtime win on Monday, Dec. 10, at the Mabee Center. It was a contest that featured 23 lead changes and 16 ties. It all came down to the very end in an extra five-minute period. The extra frame contained a pair of lead changes and a tie. With the game knotted at 88-88, Byron Harp hit a shot from beyond the arc and followed it with a free throw on the next possession to put Jewell on top by four with just 10 seconds to play. Before this excitement, just after halftime, it looked like Avila was going to take command. With 18 minutes, 44 seconds to play, the Eagles held a 44-38 lead, but Avila pushed back in front and maintained that lead for six minutes until Harp and Keith Hayes found the bottom of the net to give Jewell its first lead of the second half. Jewell also pushed ahead by six points, but the Eagles came storming back to get back to even. In the final minute, neither team could find a way to hit a shot to win the game in regulation. Avila came out strong in the opening half grabbing a 26-21 lead after a three from Byron Cooke with under nine minutes remaining. A 7-0 run by the Cardinals, led by five points from Gordon, pushed Jewell back in front by two. The Eagles jumped back in front and held their lead the rest of the way, holding 39-38 advantage at the break. The Cardinals hit more than 47 percent from the floor and 42 percent from beyond the arc and Avila kept pace at 43 percent. Both teams boasted four players in double figures. For Jewell, Hayes and Harp both poured in 25, while Gordon added 18 and Eysan Wiley connected for 14. William Jewell 123, Kansas Christian 75 Jewell put up the highest point total in a single game in the school’s NCAA era to down Kansas Christian. The Cardinals shot a blistering 49.4 percent from the floor and 40.9 percent from behind the three-point line, while holding the Falcons to 40 and 29 percent respectively. Sports Editor Thom Hanrahan can be reached at thom. hanrahan@mycouriertribune.com or 389-6643.
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districts and state where we are going to see a lot of tough competition. “I had a feeling we were going to be better and I went and changed our schedule and made it much, much tougher than it was last year because I wanted to challenge these younger guys.” Brewer said the trip up north was also worth it because the season is a process for a young Blue Jays team that is starting to get some attention. “I think some of them didn’t exactly do what they wanted, but learned a lot,” Brewer said. “That’s what we are all about. Just keep getting better every week and see where it takes us.” Sports Editor Thom Hanrahan can THOM HANRAHAN/Staff Photo be reached at thom.hanrahan@ Liberty sophomore Jeremiah Reno works against Raytown’s Lamar Stewart during a 106-pound semifinal bout at the Class 4 District 4 tournament last year at mycouriertribune.com or 389-6643. Staley High School.
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Friday, Dec. 14
Monday, Dec. 17
Jays at Staley, 7 p.m., Staley High School
Friday, Dec. 7
SWIM AND DIVE: Blue Jays at Truman, 4 p.m., Henley Aquatic Center
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Blue Jays at Staley, 7 p.m., Staley High School
WRESTLING: Liberty triangular, 7 p.m., Liberty Fieldhouse
SWIM AND DIVE: Eagles at Winnetonka, TBD, Gladstone Community Center
Saturday, Dec. 15
Tuesday, Dec. 18
Thursday, Dec. 20
Saturday, Dec. 8
WRESTLING: Blue Jays vs. Park Hill, 6 p.m., Park Hill High School
WRESTLING: Eagles at Shawnee Mission Northwest, 9 a.m., Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
SWIM AND DIVE: Blue Jays SWIM AND DIVE: Liberty at Truman, 10:15 a.m., Henley Quad, 4:30 p.m., Liberty Aquatic Center Community Center BOYS BASKETBALL: Blue
SWIM AND DIVE: Eagles at Winnetonka, TBD, Gladstone Community Center
Monday, Dec. 10 GIRLS BASKETBALL: Eagles vs. Staley, 7 p.m., Liberty North High School
Tuesday, Dec. 11 SWIM AND DIVE: Eagles
triangular, 4:30 p.m., Liberty Community Center WRESTLING: Eagles triangular, 5 p.m., Liberty North High School
Wednesday, Dec. 12 GIRLS BASKETBALL: Eagles at Raymore-Peculiar, 7 p.m., Raymore-Peculiar High School
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LIBERTY NORTH INVITATIONAL: BOYS FINAL
Eagles battle Bobcats tough but fall in final By Thom Hanrahan thom.hanrahan@mycouriertribune.com
LIBERTY — The Eagles almost had a title at their home tournament. What a difference a word makes. With an amped-up student section and big crowd, Liberty North fell just short to Basehor Linwood 53-49 in the championship game of the Liberty North Invitational on Friday, Dec. 7, at the Liberty North Fieldhouse. “With a long week — playing three games in one week — I thought (the Eagles) put up a great effort,” Liberty North coach Chris McCabe said. “We had chances and had the ball in the air to tie or take the lead in the last minute and a half. “We know that we can compete and just have to do a better job of finishing.” In a game that was tight from the beginning, the Eagles led after each of the first two periods, and held a one-point advantage with less than three minutes to play. The Bobcats, however, pulled ahead in the final two minutes and notched the win. After the first quarter, it looked
like the home team was on its way. A pair of CJ Purcell free throws with less than a second remaining in the period boosted the Eagles to an 18-12 lead. The Bobcats narrowed the gap in the second quarter and a Basehor Linwood layup with four seconds left in that period sent the teams to the locker room with Liberty North up by one at 27-26. In the second half, Basehor Linwood turned the tables on the Eagles. The Bobcats got a 3-point shot from Jacob Coleman in the final seconds of the third quarter to take a 39-37 lead into the final eight minutes. Basehor Linwood opened the period with a 5-0 run to extend the lead to seven. But with 5 minutes, 52 seconds left, a Jalen Perry trey pulled the Eagles within two. “I think (in the fourth quarter) we were just more aggressive offensively,” McCabe said. “We did a better job playing out of ball screens, so we were getting more movement with the ball,” McCabe said. “When we are able to attack, we are able to set up shots for
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Liberty North junior Jalen Perry sets a play during the finals of the Liberty North Invitational on Friday, Dec. 7, at the Liberty North Fieldhouse.
players that are more open.” At the 2:40 mark, Liberty North got its last lead of the game on a Carter Erickson layup and plus-one conversion at 49-48. From that point on, all the scoring was from the Bobcats. On the way to the tournament’s
championship game, Liberty North obviously can’t shoot it enough. bested Northeast 49-36 in the first “We have to get to the freeround and Park Hill 82-71 in the throw line, hit them there, get semifinals. threes and build our confidence.” “We have to continue to work on Sports Editor Thom Hanrahan can our execution,” McCabe said. “Just be reached at thom.hanrahan@ being able to run the play we want, mycouriertribune.com or 389-6643. finishing around the goal and you
LIBERTY NORTH INVITATIONAL: GIRLS FINAL
SMITHVILLE WRESTLING
Bulldogs can’t keep up with Blue Tigers Warriors put together mixed week, eye Kearney next
By Thom Hanrahan thom.hanrahan@mycouriertribune.com
LIBERTY — For the second year in a row, the Liberty North Invitational didn’t end quite like the Bulldogs hoped. A rough second half and too many turnovers against a relentless defense sealed the Bulldogs’ fate in a 50-35 loss to Lincoln Preparatory Academy on Friday, Dec. 7, in the tournament’s championship game at the Liberty North Fieldhouse. It was the second-straight win for the Blue Tigers in the event and — like last year — provided an early loss for a Kearney team that finished third in the state last season and entered the tournament ranked No. 4. Lincoln started the week in the No. 2 position in the polls. “You are going to get easy looks if you handle the pressure and chaos (Lincoln) tries to bring,” Kearney coach Troy Resler said. “It is a matter of can you get those looks more often than you turn it over.” After halftime, Lincoln turned a close contest into a game that was less in question as time wound down. The Blue Tigers opened the half on a 6-1 run that put them up 23-15 with 4 minutes, 38 seconds left in the third quarter. Lincoln built its lead to as many as 10 points in the period and took an eightpoint advantage into the final frame. By the midway point of
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Kearney senior guard Taylor Frizzell looks for a shot during a semifinal game against St. Joseph Central in the Liberty North Invitational on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at the Liberty North Fieldhouse.
the fourth quarter, the Blue Tigers built that advantage up to 20 points on a layup with 4:08 left in the game. Resler took a timeout, but the deficit was too much with too little time remaining. That Lincoln lead didn’t diminish by much the rest of the way. “We were in it in the first half and we still weren’t playing well,” Resler said. “We hit zero shots, literally. We missed (easy ones), we missed open threes and part of that is the chaos that ensues when you are playing them.” Despite not playing as well as they had in their first few games, the Bulldogs didn’t
let things get away from them in the early going. Kearney kept the game even at 7-7 after the first quarter and seemed to be setting up the crowd for down-to-the-wire contest. Midway through the second quarter, the Blue Tigers used an 8-2 run to take a six-point lead. A driving layup by Bulldogs senior Taylor Frizzell drew a foul and she converted the plus-one opportunity to pull her team within one possession at 17-14 when the teams broke for halftime. Kearney 56, St. Joseph Central 44 In the semifinals, the Bulldogs got six early points
from junior Quinn Weakley and treys from Frizzell and junior Caroline Kelly to build a double digit lead en route to a 56-44 win over the Indians on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at the Liberty North Fieldhouse. “We moved the ball well,” Kelly said. “We moved it around in the post and our guards were on fire shooting.” Kearney led 27-13 at halftime and led by as many as 20 in the third quarter. The Bulldogs also picked up an opening-round win over Raytown, 55-25.
SMITHVILLE — It was kind of a mixed bag last week for the Warriors. Despite a loss to Oak Grove, Smithville picked up wins at the Grandview/ Harrisonville triangular. It was a cast of the usual scoring characters for a team looking to hit its stride after a fourth-place finish at state last season. In both events, 195-pounder Brian Boyd — a defending state champion — first dispatched with Harrisonville’s Trevor Campbell near the end of Sports Editor Thom Hanrahan can be reached at thom.hanrahan@ the first period in a win by fall on Tuesday, Dec. 4, mycouriertribune.com or 389-6643.
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Smithville’s Brian Boyd works against his man during the Grandview/Harrisonville triangular on Tuesday Dec. 4, at Grandview High School.
✦ Sports News in Brief her 1,000th career assist gym of Kearney High School. Bulldogs this fall and is looking to hit basketball, 2,000 next year. Schneider Special Olympics decides to stay Sewell inks ready to Jam close to home with Central For the third year in a row, A local standout is staying the Kearney boys basketball Methodist home. team is getting ready to jam with some special guests. The Bulldogs are set to host free clinics for Special Olympics athletes and then host a Basketball Jam where the Special Olympic athletes get to play with the Kearney varsity. The event has a new date. It will be at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 19, in the old
Liberty’s Meghan Schneider has verbally committed to play volleyball at William Jewell College. Schneider made her decision earlier this fall while in the process of earning first-team all-conference, alldistrict and all-state honors. The junior setter recorded
A Kearney softball standout has made her college call. Dailee Sewell signed her national letter of intent on Saturday, Dec. 1, to play softball with the Eagles of Central Methodist University in Fayette. The senior had an outstanding softball career
at Grandview. It took less than a minute for Boyd to get his second pin of the week against Oak Grove’s Ryan Skaggs during a dual on Thursday, Dec. 6, at Oak Grove High School. The Warriors scored wins over both Grandview 48-6 and Harrisonville 48-28 before falling 45-36 to Oak Grove. Results of a Tuesday, Dec. 11, dual with Raytown South were not available by press time. Next up for Smithville is a home dual against Kearney on Wednesday, Dec. 19.
for the Bulldogs, being recognized as a four-time first-team all-conference, all-district performer. She was a two-time all-region and a Class 4 all-state outfielder. She holds multiple singleseason and career marks at Kearney and started 112 of 113 games in her career with the Bulldogs.
Liberty coach joins Tsunami Swim Team A Kansas City swim club
has added a local talent to its coaching staff. Last week, Tsunami Swim Team of Kansas City announced Amy Strathman as a new Hurricane and Typhoon coach. Her daughter grew up in the program and is one of our current Olympic Trial qualifiers. A lifelong Liberty resident, Strathman has been a part of competitive swimming for the past 35 years. She was a state qualifier for Liberty High School in fly, back and individual medley.
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15 tackles for loss, seven sacks and three forced fumbles for an 8-3 Kearney team. The 11th annual Otis Taylor Award will be given to the top tight end or wide receiver in the metro area. The finalists also include a familiar Northland name. Senior wide receiver Garrett Thompson of Smithville was the Warriors’ big-play threat with 1,139 yards and 16 touchdowns on 66 receptions. Winners of the of the Simone, Fontana, Buchanan, Bell, Taylor, Nathan Stiles Inspiration Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, Chiefs Coach of the Year and IL Players of the Year will be announced at the 36th Annual Simone Awards ceremony at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, at Olathe West High School.
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Smithville senior quarterback Kellen Simoncic runs to celebrate with his teammates after the Warriors won the Class 4 District 8 championship over Platte County in November at Platte County High School.
Simone Awards Finalists
POSTSEASON HONORS
Five Northland athletes make All-Simone Team
36th Annual Thomas A. Simone Memorial Award: Graham Mertz, Sr., QB, Blue Valley North CJ Price, sr., RB/LB, North Kansas City Daymonn Sanchez, Sr., RB, Olathe North Tank Young, Soph., RB, St. Thomas Aquinas
By Thom Hanrahan thom.hanrahan@mycouriertribune.com
KANSAS CITY — When the 2018 All-Simone team was announced Monday, Dec. 10, the Northland was again on prominent display. All three linebackers, the placekicker and the area’s top wide receiver landed slots on the second-team roster. Liberty North kicker Brady Pohl earned that specialist slot and Smithville wide receiver Garrett Thompson holds down one of those spots. The entire linebacking corps is comprised of Northland players. Smithville’s Brian Boyd, Kearney’s Chopper Mordecai and Liberty’s Nathan Gray fill those spots. This is the eighth year for the All-Simone team that recognizes the best players in the Kansas City metro
27th Annual Buck Buchanan Memorial Award: Adetomiwa Adebawore, Sr., DE, North Kansas City Danielson Ike, Sr., OL, Rockhurst Joe Michalski, Sr., OL, St. Thomas Aquinas Von Young, Sr., LB, Fort Osage 20th Annual Frank Fontana Award: Brison Cobbins, Jr., RB, Bishop Miege Dylan Mussett, Sr., QB, Basehor-Linwood Kellen Simoncic, Sr., QB, Smithville Spencer Stewart, Sr., QB, Platte 19th Annual Bobby Bell Award: Brian Boyd, Sr., LB, Smithville Dylan Downing, Sr., LB, Bishop Miege Jace Friesen, Sr., DL, Basehor-Linwood Chopper Mordecai, Sr., LB, Kearney JEFFREY BILLINGS/KCSports.net
area at every position. The team was selected by the staff of PrepsKC. The team members will be
recognized again during the Simone Awards ceremony. Each will receive a patch for their letterman jacket.
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Monday, Dec. 17
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Friday, Dec. 14
BOYS BASKETBALL: Warriors at Grandview, 7 p.m., Grandview High School
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Warriors at Kearney, 6:30 p.m., Kearney High School
Wednesday, Dec. 19
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Bulldogs at Liberty North 7 p.m., Liberty North Fieldhouse
Saturday, Dec. 15
BOYS BASKETBALL: Warriors at Kearney, 8 p.m., Kearney High School
SWIM & DIVE: Platte County Invitational, 10 a.m., Platte County Community Center
Tuesday, Dec. 18 SWIM & DIVE: Warriors at Liberty North, 4:30 p.m.,
WRESTLING: Warriors vs. Kearney, 6 p.m., Smithville High School
Thursday, Dec. 20 GIRLS BASKETBALL: Warriors vs. Grain Valley, 7 p.m., Smithville High School
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An unbroken view of ... Kearney school facility updates
The feather in the school district’s new additions cap for many is the new, state-of-the-art high school gym at 715 E. 19th St. The gym has ADA-compliant seating on both levels, an indoor track, sports broadcasting space, conference rooms, restrooms, concessions stands, storage space for all athletic groups, touch screen TV displays for the athletic hall of fame and office space for faculty.
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High school open house showcases completed bond issue projects BY AMANDA LUBINSKI amanda.lubinski@mycouriertribune.com
KEARNEY — In about a year and a half, Kearney School District and its architectural, design and construction teams at JE Dunn Construction and DLR Group have nearly completed $27 million worth of facilities improvements throughout the school district and are ready to show off their work with an open house of the new high school gym Dec. 17. Capital improvement funds for work was generated by $27 million of bond issuance last year. The no-tax-increase bond issue passed with overwhelming voter support in April of 2017. “The first thing we did was work on the parking lot at the high school,” Assistant Superintendent of Student Services Jeff Morrison said of work that began shortly after bond approval in 2017. Since then, crews have worked at near feverish pace, completing work safely, without incident and months ahead of schedule in some instances.
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Bond funds paid for significant high school projects including construction of a new, two-level gymnasium with added storage and concessions; added parking; science, performing arts and vocational-agriculture classroom additions; and a renovated, secured front entry area at 715 E. 19th St. Science
Open house details Kearney School District will open it’s updated high school facilities for public tours during an open house and ribbon cutting ceremony from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17, at 715 E. 19 St. For more details, call 628-4585.
classroom spaces include two chemistry, two biology and two Project Lead the Way labs. Science and performing arts classrooms were completed a semester early, initially slated for spring of 2019 but completed this fall. The new gym was completed a sports season early, originally scheduled to open in April of 2019. The gym will now see its first game use after the Dec. 17 open house. In addition to completing projects ahead of schedule, work came in hundreds of thousands of dollars under budget, allowing additional upgrades of $315,000 to be made at the high school that included work on a greenhouse, additions of glass handrails in the new gym and performing arts center updates. The high school improvement that has many students buzzing with excitement, Morrison said, is the revamped studio rehearsal space near the auditorium that includes floor-to-ceiling
mirrors which can be utilized by dance, cheer or theater groups. Theater area improvements also included additions of restrooms with dressing rooms and a stage production construction area. “Before, when we would have people working on sets and things, they had to do that outside. Well, you can imagine what that was like when you had weather,” Morrison said. High school performing art additions also include a new choir room complete with individual practice spaces. P r i nc ipa l Dav id Schwarzenbach said teachers and student reactions to improvements have been favorable. “They are really excited and it’s all been really positive,” he said. Other high school additions include new vocational-agricultural and engineering classrooms, which Morrison said he hopes to utilize for several subjects including animal science. Athletics Director Eric Marshall is gushing over the new, state-of-the-art gymnasium that includes multiple concession stands, broadcast area space, storage for athletic teams who previously went without, multiple office and meeting spaces, second-level track, touch screen television spaces for Athletic Hall of Fame displays and Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant seating on two tiers. FACILITIES/Page C2
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In October of 2017, school board members ceremoniously break ground on one side of the building as construction crew members work on the other, tearing down old walls inside the space at the corner of Missouri Highways 33 and 92 to make way for the Kearney Early Education Center. The center was opened earlier this year.
Work done at each school after voters approved tax extension in 2017 to fund $27 million bond issuance for upgrades
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FACILITIES: Kearney schools
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Having the seating configuration the new gym has means Kearney is unlike other area school facilities, Marshall said. “It’s one thing we have others don’t,” he said. Having additional indoor gym space also means different activities no longer have to fight for space inside on cold or rainy days, Morrison said. “Now they can all be indoors,” he said.
Other School Work
Bond project work also included adding playground equipment at each elementary school; renovation of the second floor of the middle school, which had sat unused since 2004, to create an open concept flexible
learning space along with conference and private rooms, all accessible via an elevator; and purchase of the former Price Chopper grocery store at the intersection of Missouri Highways 92 and 33, turning into the district administrative offices and Early Education Center, including classroom and board room spaces, a kitchen, discovery area and collaborative space. Other project savings are also allowing the school district to complete additional work to secure entryways at the junior high school, with construction beginning in the spring of 2019. The school is located at 215 Pride Parkway. Morrison and Schwarzenbach said all projects will positively impact academics on all levels and
were constructed for flexibility and collaboration. Walls are retractable and furniture is mobile so groups and classrooms could be merged for work or for changing the use of a space in the future. “Everything was done with versatility in mind,” Morrison said. “Everything has wheels on it so it can easily be moved,” Schwarzenbach added.
Project conclusion
JE Dunn Senior Project Manager Ben Vanderau recapped his thoughts on projects for school board members during their November meeting, getting slightly emotional. As a parent in the community, he said he’s proud to see Kearney have first-rate facilities that improve educational experiences for all
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The Kearney School District Early Education Center and school district Administration Building was opened for staff use this summer.
students. It was a joy to be part of the team who did the work, he said. Although the board was skeptical at first about the proposed timeline, School Board President Mark Kelly said project completions were “remarkable.”
DLR Group Regional Engineering Leader Rod Oathout said the success of projects couldn’t have been reached without lots of hard work and collaboration from JE Dunn, the school district and others, including his team.
“You don’t finish the way we did without dedication of the people working on it,” he said, adding he is proud of the projects. Managing Editor Amanda Lubinski can be reached at amanda.lubinski@ mycouriertribune.com or 903-6001.
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One of the high school’s new features is a choir room complete with a large practice area and individual practice rooms.
Work completed with bond funds included remodeling the second floor of Kearney Middle School, 200 E. Fifth St, which created collaborative workspace, conference rooms and individual rooms. In decades past, the space once was home to the school’s library, coaches’ offices and a journalism program. Before the remodel, completed this year, the space, Assistant Superintendent Jeff Morrison said, sat unused for more than a decade. The school is the oldest school building in the district, at nearly 100 years old.
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The personal representative’s attorney’s name, business address and phone number is: TERENCE MICHAEL O’MALLEY, 1050 W BLUE RIDGE BLVD, KANSAS CITY, MO 64145, 816714-4962. 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: 19-JUL-2018 Division Clerk, Joyce A. Gray Date of first publication: November 22, 2018 Receipt of this notice by mail should not be construed by the recipient to indicate that the recipient necessar-
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ily 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. (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 11/22/18, Thurs. 11/29/18, Thurs. 12/06/18 & Thurs. 12/13/18) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI CIVIL DIVISION THE BRIGHTON WOODS HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, v. LISA A. GAYNOR, ET AL., Defendants. Case No. 18CY-CV04604 Division 9 Title to Real Estate Involved NOTICE UPON ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION To: Lisa A. Gaynor You are hereby notified that a Petition has been filed against you in the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri by plaintiff, The Brighton Woods Home Owners Association, the object and general nature of which is judicial foreclosure and which affects the property located at 4409 NE 83rd Terrace, Kansas
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City, Missouri 64119, more particularly described as follows: Lot 37A, as shown on the Certificate of Survey of LOTS 37A-37D & TRACT 3-A OF LOT 3, BRIGHTON WOODS NORTH – FIRST PLAT, a subdivision in Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri, said Survey recorded February 9, 2004 in Document No. S-51641 in Cabinet F, Sleeve 113. The names of all the parties to said action are stated above in the caption hereof and the name and address of the attorney for Plaintiff is: Rod Hoffman, of Martin, Pringle, Oliver, Wallace & Bauer, L.L.P., 9401 Indian Creek Parkway, Building 40, Suite 1150, Overland Park, Kansas 66210. You are further notified that a judgment by default will be entered against you unless you file an answer or other pleading or otherwise appear and defend within fortyfive (45) days after the date of the first publication, or such longer time as the court may fix by order. The date of first publication in this matter is November 22, 2018. Date: November 15, 2018 [seal] /s/ Leean Morgan Clerk of the Court
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(Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 12/13/18 & Thurs. 12/20/18) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI HONORABLE LARRY D. HARMAN, JUDGE PROBATE DIVISION Case Number: 18CY-PR00824 In the Estate of J R CANTRELL, Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Small Estate) To All Persons Interested in the Estate of J R CANTRELL, Decedent. On NOVEMBER 8, 2018, 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 CLAY County, Missouri. All creditors of the decedent, who died on AUGUST 27, 2018, 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 CLAY County, Missouri. Date of first publication is: December 13, 2018 Joyce Gray, Division Clerk By: C. Ledesma (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 12/06/18, Thurs. 12/13/18, Thurs. 12/20/18 & Thurs. 12/27/18) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, NEBRASKA Veronica J. Jones-Long Plaintiff, vs. Nathaniel J. Long, Jr. Defendant.
This matter having regularly come on for hearing before the undersigned Judge on the Motion of the plaintiff, and it appearing to the Court that the plaintiff is entitled to the relief sought by this Motion. IT IS ORDERED that the notice of
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the pendency of this action shall be given the defendant by publication in a legal newspaper in Clay County, Missouri. (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 11/29/18, Thurs. 12/06/18, Thurs. 12/13/18 & Thurs. 12/20/18) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI DIVISION FIVE In Re The Marriage Of: Margaret Jane Bale 4406 NE 46th Ter Kansas City Mo 64117 Petitioner and James Charles Bale Respondent Case No.18CY-CV09794 Nature of Suit: FC Dissolution of Marriage w/o Children No property involved NOTICE UPON ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION The State of Missouri to respondent James Charles Bale. You are hereby notified that an action has been commended against you in the Circuit Court of Clay County Missouri, the object and general nature of which is dissolution of your marriage with Margaret Jane Bale and which affects the following described property: none. The names of all parties to said action are stated above in the caption hereof, and the name and address of the attorney for the plaintiff is: Kevin L Jamison, 2614 NE 56 Ter., Gladstone, Missouri, 64119. You are further notified that, unless you file an answer or other pleading or shall otherwise appear and defend against the aforesaid petition within 45 days after the 29th day of November, 2018, judgment by default will be rendered against you.
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RANGE 32. ABANDONED RIGHTOF-WAY OF MILWAUKEE RAILROAD LYING ADJACENT TO PROPERTY INCLUDED. Also Described as: RANDOLPH HEIGHTS LTS 1-83 BEG SW COR LT 9, NELY840, W420SWLY430, SELY115, SWLY118.6 TOPOB. The names of all parties to said action are stated above in the caption hereof and the name and address of the attorney for Plaintiff is SANDRA P. FERGUSON, 1919 Buchanan Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64116. You are further notified that, unless you file an answer or other pleading or shall otherwise appear and defend against the aforesaid petition within forty-five (45) days after the 13th day of December, 2018, judgment by default will be rendered against you. It is ordered that a copy hereof be published according to law in the Courier-Tribune, a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of Clay, State of Missouri. A true copy from the record. Witness my hand and the seal of the Circuit Court this 23rd day of October, 2018. [seal] Circuit Clerk By: /s/ Karen Thompson Deputy Circuit Clerk (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 12/06/18, Thurs. 12/13/18, Thurs. 12/20/18 & Thurs. 12/27/18) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI
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GANNON DEAN CREASY By His Next Friend DALLAS M. KELLY and DALLAS M. KELLY Petitioners, v. AUSTIN MCBEE Respondent.
Lee Bucksath, Circuit Clerk By: Karen Thompson, Deputy Clerk
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT AT LIBERTY, MISSOURI LYNN E. WALSH 4810 NE Birmingham Rd. Kansas City, Missouri 64117 Plaintiff, v. CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI Serve: Matthew Cooper, Attorney City Hail, 176 Floor 414E, 12th St. Kansas City, MO 64106 AND JOHN DOE Serve: By Publication AND JANE DOE Serve: By Publication Case No. 18CY-CV10779 Division II NOTICE UPON ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION The State of Missouri to Defendants, JOHN DOE and JANE DOE: You are hereby notified that an action has been commenced against you in the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri, at Liberty, the object and general nature of which is to find, adjudge and declare that Plaintiff, LYNN E. WALSH, is the sole owner of the parcel of real estate Located and described as follows: FOUR ACRES OF LAND IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 50,
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION THE STATE OF MISSOURI TO AUSTIN MCBEE, Respondent, YOU ARE HEREBY notified that an action has been commenced against you in the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri, at Liberty, Missouri, the object of general nature of which is the Petition for Declaration of Paternity and Order for Custody. The names of all parties to said suit are stated above in the caption thereof. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that, unless you file an Answer or other pleadings or shall otherwise appear and defend against the aforesaid Motion within 45 days after the 6th day of December, 2018, judgment by default will be rendered against you. A TRUE COPY from the record. WITNESS my hand and seal of the Circuit Court this 9th day of November, 2018. [seal]
IN THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION No. 18CY-PR00670 In the Estate of RAYBORN
Approved: 12/19/2002
Payments in Lieu of Taxes Received in 2017: Liberty Triangle A: $883,912 Liberty Triangle B-F: $2,817,922 Liberty Triangle G-H: $0 Liberty Triangle I: $339,827 Payments in Lieu of Taxes Expended in 2017: Liberty Triangle A: $838,389 Liberty Triangle B-F: $2,367,273 Liberty Triangle I: $320,551 Amount of Outstanding Bonded Indebtedness as of December 31, 2017: TIF Revenue Bonds Series 2004 (Liberty Triangle A): $2,400,000 TIF Revenue Bonds Series 2007 (Liberty Triangle B-H): $4,570,000 Special Revenue Bonds CCHC Lots Series 2010 (Liberty Triangle B-1): $1,565,000 The Liberty Triangle TIF District includes several redevelopment projects, Projects A-I. Project Areas G & H are not activated and therefore no expenditures have been made or revenues collected. Project Area A contains the Lowe’s store/IHOP. Project Areas B-F contains various retail and restaurant uses. Project Area I is located on the south side of Kansas (Highway 152) and contains various uses including a bank, restaurant, CVS Pharmacy and B & B Theater. Approved: 12/11/2006 $570,701 $642,291 $4,670,000
The Rogers Plaza TIF District calls for the redevelopment of approximately 14 acres from vacant, unimproved land into a retail commercial shopping facility including commercial retail, warehouse and hotel uses. The project will be developed in two phases. The first phase is the construction of Roger Sporting Goods which has been completed along with retail spaces. Phase II includes the completion of a hotel and urgent care facility. Liberty Commons Tax Increment Financing Plan (All revenues) Payments in Lieu of Taxes Received thru December 31, 2017: Payment in Lieu of Taxes Expended thru December 31, 2017: Amount of Outstanding Bonded Indebtedness as of December 31, 2017:
Approved: 12/15/2014 $873,260 $1,807,779 $40,160,000
The Liberty Commons TIF District calls for the redevelopment of approximately 24 acres from an old blighted retail center into new retail construction with a hotel, restaurants and retail establishments. The project was activated in at the end of 2015 and bonds were authorized and funded.
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Notice of Letters of Administration Granted (Independent Administration) To All Persons Interested in the Estate of RAYBORN CONAWAY, Decedent:
(Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 11/22/18, Thurs. 11/29/18, Thurs. 12/06/18 & Thurs. 12/13/18)
On DECEMBER 10, 2018, the following individual was appointed the personal representative of the estate of RAYBORN CONAWAY, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri. The personal representative’s business address and phone number is: KENNETH CONAWAY, 1201 MICHELLE DR., EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO 64024, 816-5721210. 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: TIMOTHY D. TIPTON, 400 SAINT LOUIS AVE, MCCLEAR BLDG, EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO 64024, 816-630-3700.
IN THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION
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: 08-AUG-2018 Division Clerk, Joyce A. Gray Date of first publication: December 13, 2018 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. (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 11/22/18, Thurs. 11/29/18, Thurs. 12/06/18 & Thurs. 12/13/18) IN THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION
In the Estate of MARY ALICE DEARING, Deceased.
(Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 12/13/18, Thurs. 12/20/18, Thurs. 12/27/18 & Thurs. 1/03/19)
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By Karen Thompson, Deputy Clerk Clay County Circuit Clerk’s Office Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri
2017 TIF Annual Statement Pursuant to Section 99.865, RSMo, As Amended Jan 1, 2017 Thru Dec 31, 2017
Payments in Lieu of Taxes Received thru December 31, 2017: Payment in Lieu of Taxes Expended thru December 31, 2017: Amount of Outstanding Bonded Indebtedness as of December 31, 2017:
CONAWAY, Deceased.
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Notice of Letters of Administration Granted (Independent Administration) To All Persons Interested in the Estate of MARY ALICE DEARING, Decedent: On NOVEMBER 16, 2018, the following individuals were appointed the personal representatives of the estate of MARY ALICE DEARING, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri. The personal representatives’ business addresses and phone numbers are: SEAN A. DEARING, 10426 N. HARRISON COURT, KANSAS CITY, MO 64155, 773-793-6907. CAMMY L. WARD, 613 WRIGHT VALLEY ROAD, SMITHVILLE, MO 64089, 816-599-1817. The personal representatives 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 representatives’ attorney’s name, business address and phone number is: MARY ELLEN BIGGE, 317 W KANSAS, SUITE C, INDEPENDENCE, MO 64050, 816-264-5500. 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: 14-AUG-2018 Division Clerk, Joyce A. Gray Date of first publication: November 22, 2018 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
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(Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 12/06/18, Thurs. 12/13/18, Thurs. 12/20/18 & Thurs. 12/27/18) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: THERESA ANN GUNSAULIS Petitioner, and JOHN GUNSAULIS, JR., Respondent. Case No. 18CY-CV10465 Division No.: 5
In the Estate of DORIS JEANNE FETTERS, Deceased.
NOTICE UPON ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION
Notice of Letters of Administration Granted (Independent Administration - Non-Resident Fiduciary)
The State of Missouri to: John Gunsaulis, Jr., Address Unknown You are notified that an action has been commenced against you in the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri, the object and general nature of which is a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage. The name and address of the attrorney for Petitioner is Edward F. Ford III, Ford & Cooper, PC, 110 NW Barry Road, Suite 201, Kansas City, Missouri 64155, phone 816436-9550, fax 816-436-9667, email fordcooper@msn.com You are further notified that, unless you file an answer or otherwise appear and defend against this action within 45 days after the 6th day of December, 2018, judgment by default will be entered against you.
To All Persons Interested in the Estate of DORIS JEANNE FETTERS, Decedent: On NOVEMBER 15, 2018, the following individual was appointed the personal representative of the estate of DORIS JEANNE FETTERS, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay 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 personal representative’s business address and phone number is: WILLIAM RAY FETTERS, 4022 HISTORIC VIRGINIA COURT, DUMFRIES, VA 22025, 703-7305611. The personal representative’s attorney’s name, business address and phone number is: MARGARET EDSON DEAN, 3145 BROADWAY, KANSAS CITY, MO 64111, 816-753-3100. The non-resident personal representative’s designated agent’s name, business address, and phone number is: MARGARET E. DEAN, 3145 BROADWAY, KANSAS CITY, MO 64111, 816-753-3100. 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: 27-SEP-2017 Division Clerk, Joyce A. Gray Date of first publication: November 22, 2018 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. (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 12/13/18, Thurs. 12/20/18, Thurs. 12/27/18 & Thurs. 1/03/19) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI FAMILY COURT DIVISION In The Interest Of Emma Grace Freese Female, Age: 9 days Birthdate: November 27, 2018 Case ID No.18CY-JU00166 ORDER OF PUBLICATION OF NOTICE (OPUBL) The State of Missouri to: Aaron Lewis and John Doe You are hereby notified that an action has been commenced against you in the Family Court Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, State of Missouri, the object and general nature of which is the adjudication and dispositional hearing in the cause filed in the interest of the juvenile. The names of all the parties to said suit are stated above in the caption hereof and the name and address of the attorney for the Juvenile Officer is John R. Shank, 9800 N.W. Polo Drive, Suite 100, Kansas City, Missouri 64153. You are further notified that, unless you file an answer or other pleading or shall otherwise appear and defend against the aforesaid Petition within 45 days after the 13th day of December, 2018, judgment by default will be rendered against you. It is ordered that a copy hereof be published according to law in the Courier-Tribune, a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of Clay, State of Missouri. WITNESS my hand and seal of the Circuit Court this 7th day of December 2018. [seal] Lee Bucksath, Clay County Circuit Clerk, Seventh Judicial Circuit of MO By: Michele McCrackin, Juvenile Clerk
(seal) Date: November 2, 2018 Lee Bucksath, Circuit Clerk By: Karen Thompson, Deputy Clerk (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 12/13/18, Thurs. 12/20/18, Thurs. 12/27/18 & Thurs. 1/03/19) IN THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION No. 18CY-PR00677 In the Estate of CHARLOTTE ANITA HEUSZEL, Deceased. Notice of Letters of Administration Granted (Independent Administration) To All Persons Interested in the Estate of CHARLOTTE ANITA HEUSZEL, Decedent: On DECEMBER 10, 2018, the following individual was appointed the personal representative of the estate of CHARLOTTE ANITA HEUSZEL, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri. The personal representative’s business address and phone number is: BRUCE EDWARD HEUSZEL SR, 13019 N.E. 136TH STREET, KEARNEY, MO 64060, 816-4192502. 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: RICHARD JOSEPH HERNDON, 455 SAM BARR DR, STE. 207, PO BOX 617, KEARNEY, MO 64060, 816-628-4900 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: 04-JUN-2018 Division Clerk, Joyce A. Gray Date of first publication: December 13, 2018 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. (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 12/13/18 & Thurs. 12/20/18) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF WYANDOTTE COUNTY, KANSAS JUVENILE DEPARTMENT NOTICE OF PUBLICATION TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS IN THE INTEREST OF: Name KA’MAYA JEFFERSON DOB: XX/XX/2010 A Female Case No. 2017JC0144 Name JAVONNE JEFFERSON DOB: XX/XX/2011 A Male Case No. 2017JC0145 TO: Donald R. Withers, Jr. and to all other persons who are or may be concerned:
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A MOTION has been filed in the Juvenile Department of the Wyandotte County District Court requesting that the Court find: DONALD R. WITHERS, JR. the natural parent of the above named minor children, to be an unfit parent and enter an order permanently terminating the parental rights of the above named parent. The above named minor children, Ka’Maya Jefferson and Javonne Jefferson were found to be a Child in Need of Care on the 24th day of May, 2017 You are required to appear before this court on the 28th day of February, 2019, at 9:30 a.m. or prior to that time file your written defenses to the pleading with the Clerk of this Court. Serena Hawkins, an attorney, has been appointed as Guardian ad Litem for the child. Each parent or other legal custodian of the child has the right to appear and be heard personally with or without an attorney. The court will appoint an attorney for a parent who is financially unable to hire an attorney. CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT BY: /s/ Kathleen Collins (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 12/06/18, Thurs. 12/13/18, Thurs. 12/20/18 & Thurs. 12/27/18) CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION No. 18CY-PR00315 No. 18CY-PR00317 In the Matter of LANDON GARCIA JONES & TRISTON VILLASENOR, minors NOTICE OF HEARING TO NATURAL FATHER, UNKNOWN, AND ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE PERSONS AND ESTATES OF: LANDON GARCIA JONES & TRISTON VILLASENOR, minors. You are hereby notified that GERALD LEE CROSS, JR, 7930 SANTA FE DR., SUITE 100-H, OVERLAND PARK, KS 64204, (913) 263-5297, has filed in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri, a petition for the appointment of RICHARD DOBBS and SHEILA DOBBS as Co-Guardians and Co-Conservators of LANDON GARCIA JONES & TRISTON VILLASENOR, minors. And said Court, being satisfied that there is a good cause for the exercise of its jurisdiction as to the matters set forth in said petition, has set the petition for hearing on FEBRUARY 25, 2019, at 10:00 AM in Division IX Courtroom, 11 S Water Street, Liberty, Missouri 64068 CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY - PROBATE DIVISION
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RAL FATHER, KEVIN MORRIS, NATURAL FATHER, UNKNOWN, AND ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE PERSON AND ESTATE OF: KARTER J. MCCRAY, minor. You are hereby notified that JAMES A WAITS, 401 WEST 89TH ST., KANSAS CITY, MO 64114, (816) 363-5466, has filed in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri, a petition for the appointment of ROBERT B MCCRAY and KIMBERLY A MCCRAY as Co-Guardians of KARTER J. MCCRAY, minor. And said Court, being satisfied that there is a good cause for the exercise of its jurisdiction as to the matters set forth in said petition, has set the petition for hearing on January 22, 2019, at 10:00 AM in Division IX Courtroom, 11 S Water Street, Liberty, Missouri 64068 CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY - PROBATE DIVISION /s/ Darla Kincaid Joyce Gray, Division Clerk (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 12/06/18, Thurs. 12/13/18, Thurs. 12/20/18 & Thurs. 12/27/18) IN THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI JUDGE DAVID CHAMBERLAIN Case No: 17CY-CV01062 David Minor Petitioner, vs Natalie Minor, and Unknown Father Respondent. Nature of Suit: Marriage Dissolution NOTICE UPON ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF MISSOURI TO: unknown father of minor child, Lillith Minor You are notified that an action has been commenced against you in the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri, the object and general nature of which is dissolution of marriage and paternity, and which affects the following described property: none. Any individual who claims to be the natural father of a minor child born to the Respondent, Natalie Minor. The names of all parties in this action are stated in the caption above and the name and address of the attorney for the respondent is: Jeanne M. Foster, 14801 East 42nd Street, Independence, MO 64055, 816-283-8500. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that, unless you file an answer or other pleading or otherwise appear and defend against this action within 45 days after December 6, 2018, judgment by default will be entered against you. [Seal]
/s/ Darla Kincaid Joyce Gray, Division Clerk
November 29, 2018
(Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 12/06/18, Thurs. 12/13/18, Thurs. 12/20/18 & Thurs. 12/27/18)
Lee Bucksath, Circuit Clerk Karen Thompson, Deputy Clerk
CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION No. 18CY-PR00777 In the Matter of KARTER J. MCCRAY, minor NOTICE OF HEARING TO NATURAL MOTHER, KRYSTLE ANN MICHELLE MCCRAY, NATU-
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(Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 12/13/18, Thurs. 12/20/18, Thurs. 12/27/18 & Thurs. 1/03/19) CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION Case No.18CY-PR00807 In the Matter of DAVID EUGENE PEIRCY, deceased NOTICE OF HEARING
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And to all persons known or unknown who claim any interest as an heir or through an heir in the property of DAVID EUGENE PEIRCY, who died on the 20TH day of March, 2016, residing at 6955 North Liberty Street, Liberty, MO 64118. You are hereby notified that an application has been filed in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri, by DEBRA S PEIRCY for the determination of the heirs of DAVID EUGENE PEIRCY, and of their respective interests as such heirs in and with respect to all of the property owned by said deceased at the time of death including the following to wit: Prudential Life Insurance Policy Numbers: 31902029 and M90166741 Petitioner’s attorney is JENNIFER LYNN FINCH, whose business address is 4520 Main Street, Suite 700 Kansas City, MO 64111 (816) 756-5800. You are further notified that a hearing on said application will be held in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, at the Courthouse, 11 South Water Street, Liberty, Missouri, on the 10th day of JANUARY, 2019, at 9:30 AM at which time evidence will be presented to the Court and at which time and place you are entitled to be present and to be heard. Should you fail therein, judgment may be entered in due course upon said petition Michelle Kelso, Deputy Clerk (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 12/06/18, Thurs. 12/13/18, Thurs. 12/20/18 & Thurs. 12/27/18) IN THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION No. 18CY-PR00731 In the Estate of TINA MARIE SILVEY, Deceased. Notice of Letters of Administration Granted (Independent Administration) To All Persons Interested in the Estate of TINA MARIE SILVEY, Decedent: On NOVEMBER 29, 2018, the following individual was appointed the personal representative of the estate of TINA MARIE SILVEY, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri. The personal representative’s business address and phone number is: CARLA A. SILVEY, 5215 LOCUST STREET, SMITHVILLE, MO 64089, 816-589-8854. 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: KELLY JURGENSEN , POST ANDERSON LAYTON HEFFNER, 12980 METCALF AVENUE, SUITE 180, OVERLAND PARK, KS 66213, 913-341-7800. 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: 18-APR-2018 Division Clerk, Joyce A. Gray Date of first publication: December 6, 2018 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. (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 11/29/18, Thurs. 12/06/18, Thurs. 12/13/18 & Thurs. 12/20/18) IN THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION No. 18CY-PR00818 In the Estate of ROSANNE WILLCOTT, Deceased. Notice of Letters Testamentary Granted (Independent Administration) To All Persons Interested in the Estate of ROSANNE WILLCOTT, Decedent: On NOVEMBER 21, 2018, the last
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will of the decedent having been admitted to probate, the following individual was appointed the personal representative of the estate of ROSANNE WILLCOTT, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay 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, business address and phone number of the personal representative is: RONALD D. WILLCOTT, 1907 N.E. 78TH STREET, KANSAS CITY, MO 64118, 816-606-5665. The personal representative’s attorney’s name, business address and phone number is: STEVEN MICHAEL PETRY, 4444 N BELLEVIEW AVE, SUITE 209, GLADSTONE, MO 64116, 816452-2889. 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-DEC-2017 Division Clerk, Joyce A. Gray Date of first publication: November 29, 2018 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. (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 12/13/18, Thurs. 12/20/18, Thurs. 12/27/18 & Thurs. 1/03/19) CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION Case No.18CY-PR00771 In the Matter of JOSEPH A YANKO, deceased NOTICE OF HEARING And to all persons known or unknown who claim any interest as an heir or through an heir in the property of JOSEPH A. YANKO, who died on the 16th day of March, 2013, residing at 1525 ASHTON DR, LIBERTY, MO 64068. You are hereby notified that an application has been filed in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri, by ALBERT YANKO, for the Determination of Heirship, and of their respective interests as such heirs in and with respect to all of the property owned by said deceased at the time of death including the following to wit: Refunds: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. (Administered by 13CY-PR00480-01) $180.21 State Farm Fine & Casualty Co. (Administered by 13CY-PR00480-01) $845.62 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage (Administered by 13CY-PR00480-01) $2,014.73 Kansas City Power & Light Co. (Administered by 13CY-PR00480-01) $2,496.05 Morgan Stanley Stock Purchase Plan (asset discovered early 2018) - Valuation as of 9/27/2018 $12,842.51 Total Assets: $18,379.12 Petitioner’s attorney is KERRY CHRISTINE FELD, whose business address is KOZENY & MCCUBBIN LC, 12400 OLIVE BLVD STE 555, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63141, (314) 991-0255. You are further notified that a hearing on said application will be held in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, at the Courthouse, 11 South Water Street, Liberty, Missouri, on the 1st day of FEBRUARY, 2019, at 10:00 A. M., at which time evidence will be presented to the Court and at which time and place you are entitled to be present and to be heard Should you fail therein, judgment may be entered in due course upon said petition Date: 12-10-18 Darla Kincaid, Deputy Clerk (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 12/06/18, Thurs. 12/13/18, Thurs. 12/20/18 & Thurs. 12/27/18) IN THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION No. 18CY-PR00788 In the Estate of JACK LEON YEAGER, Deceased.
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Notice of Letters of Administration Granted (Independent Administration) To All Persons Interested in the Estate of JACK LEON YEAGER, Decedent: On NOVEMBER 30, 2018, the following individual was appointed the personal representative of the estate of JACK LEON YEAGER, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Clay County, Missouri. The personal representative’s business address and phone number is: MICHAEL RAY YEAGER, 25010 STATE RT 92, EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO 64024, 816-7818587. 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: MARK JAMES MURPHY, UMB BANK BUILDING, ONE VICTORY DRIVE, STE 205, LIBERTY, MO 64068, 816-781-8587. 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: 18-SEP-2018 Division Clerk, Joyce A. Gray Date of first publication: December 6, 2018 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.
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(Published in the CourierTribune Thurs., 12/13/18) Municipal Insurance RFP City of Pleasant Valley, Missouri ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be received at the City Hall, Pleasant Valley, Missouri on or before January 18, 2019, located at 6500 Royal Street, Pleasant Valley, Missouri until 3:00 p.m. At said place and time, all bids that have been duly received will be publicly opened and read aloud. The Project is tentatively scheduled to be awarded by February 18, 2019 for insurance that would be effective July 1, 2019. Copies of the Request for Proposals for 1) Property and Liability Insurance, Worker’s Compensation, and/or 2) Employee Benefits can be obtained from the City Clerk in person, by regular mail, by fax or by email at: City of Pleasant Valley Georgia Fox, City Clerk 6500 Royal St. Pleasant Valley, MO 64068 816-883-4698 office 816-781-6002 fax gfox@pleasantvalleymo.org The City of Pleasant Valley, Missouri reserves the right to award the Contract by sections, to reject any or all bids, and to waive any informalities or irregularities therein. The City of Pleasant Valley hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any Contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids without discrimination, regardless of race, color, or national origin in consideration for any award. No bidder may withdraw his bid within 60 days after the actual date of bid opening. Posted: December 10, 2018 12pm Georgia Fox, City Clerk (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 12/13/18 & Thurs. 12/20/18)
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sale. One set is one top and bottom locker. If one set is purchased, you Bid/Proposals will172 have to add a side panel as the lockers are bolted Notices together and as we disassemble one side will be open. Lockers will be removed over Christmas Break and if you are purchasing, you will need to pick them up as we remove them. Please email Doug Sublett at sublettd@ksdr1.net for information. Doug Sublett, Facilities Manager Kearney R1 School District
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(Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 12/13/18, Thurs. 12/20/18, Thurs. 12/27/18 & Thurs. 1/03/19) NOTICE OF TRUSTEEʼS SALE For default under the terms of the Deed of Trust executed by THOMAS V. LAWLOR III AND AMY T. LAWLOR, husband and wife, dated November 27, 2001, recorded on December 4, 2001 as Document No. Q83916, in Book 3484, Page 503, as modified by instrument recorded March 14, 2012, as Document No. 2012009779, in Book 6798, Page 94, Office of the Recorder of Deeds, Clay County, Missouri, the undersigned Successor Trustee will on Friday, January 4, 2019, at 02:30 PM at the North Front Door of the James S. Rooney Justice Center & Courthouse, 11 South Water Street, in Liberty, Missouri, sell at public vendue to the highest bidder for cash: Lot 4, HARBORVIEW FIFTH PLAT, a subdivision in Smithville, Clay County, Missouri, according to the recorded plat thereof, to satisfy said debt and costs. _______________________ Martin Leigh PC Successor Trustee Gregory D. Todd, Assistant Secretary (816) 221-1430 www.martinleigh.com (Lawlor, 6659.239, Publication Start: 12/13/2018) MARTIN LEIGH PC, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE, IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 11/22/18, Thurs. 11/29/18, Thurs. 12/06/18 & Thurs. 12/13/18) NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE For default in the payment of debt secured by the Deed of Trust executed by Currie Investments LLC, a Kansas limited liability company, dated May 31, 2017, and recorded on June 1, 2017, as Instrument Number 2017017976 in Book 2974 at Page 139, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds for Clay County, Missouri, the undersigned Successor Trustee will on Friday, December 14, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. at the Main Entrance on the North side of the building of the new Clay County Courthouse, 11 South Water Street, Liberty, MO 64068, sell all real and personal property described below, or described in the Deed of Trust, Security Agreement or other loan documents between the parties, or used in connection with the property described below, or located at the property or elsewhere, at public auction and vendue to the highest bidder for cash subject to the terms announced at the sale, to satisfy said debt and costs: All that part of the West one half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 53, Range 33 in the City of Smithville, Clay County, Missouri described as follows: Commencing at the Southeast corner of the West one half of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 26, thence North 89 degrees 22 minutes 04 seconds West along the South line of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 26, a distance of 635.89 feet; thence North 0 degrees 55 minutes 54 seconds East, a distance of 48.15 feet to the Northerly right-of-way of the Missouri State Highway No. 92 said point being the point of beginning of the tract of land herein to be described; thence continuing North 0 degrees 55 minutes 54 seconds East, a distance of 350.0 feet; thence South 89 degrees 04 minutes 06 seconds East, a distance of 200.00 feet; thence South 0 degrees 55 minutes 54 seconds West a distance of 350.00 feet to the Northerly right-of-way of Missouri State Highway No. 92; thence North 89 degrees 04 minutes 06 seconds West along said right-of-way, a distance of 200.00 feet to the point of beginning. EXCEPT part deeded to State of Missouri in Book 3119 Page 282 & 284. According to the tax records, the street address is 106 NE 92 Highway, Smithville, Missouri 64089. Date: November 16, 2018 By: /s/ Robert D. Maher MR Trustee Services Corp. Robert D. Maher, Vice President (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 11/29/18, Thurs. 12/06/18, Thurs. 12/13/18 & Thurs. 12/20/18) In Re: Nathan Adair, a married person joined by his wife, Jennifer Adair TRUSTEEʼS SALE
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Under the terms of the Deed of Trust executed by NATHAN ADAIR, a married person joined by his wife, JENNIFER ADAIR dated 07/01/2016, and recorded on 07/12/2016 Book 7758 Page 106 was reformed by Affidavit of Scrivener`s Error Dated 09/07/2018 and Recorded on 09/11/2018 in Book 8277, Page 175 in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for Clay County, MISSOURI, the undersigned Successor Trustee, will on 12/21/2018 at 9:00 AM at the Main Entrance on the North side of the building of the new Clay County Courthouse, 11 South Water St. Liberty MO 64068, sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash subject to the terms announced at the sale, the realty described in said deed of trust, to wit: LOT 155, WOODNEATH FARMS, THE LAKE - SECOND PLAT, A SUBDIVISION IN KANSAS CITY, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI. Substitute Trustee Corporation SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE www.substitutetrusteecorp.com Published in the Courier-Tribune File #: ADANASWM First publication date 11/29/2018 (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 11/29/18, Thurs. 12/06/18, Thurs. 12/13/18 & Thurs. 12/20/18) In Re: Jill M. McCumby, a single person TRUSTEEʼS SALE Under the terms of the Deed of Trust executed by JILL M. MCCUMBY, a single person dated 06/25/2015, and recorded on 07/01/2015 Book 7526 Page 83 in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for Clay County, MISSOURI, the undersigned Successor Trustee, will on 12/21/2018 at 9:00 AM at the Main Entrance on the North side of the building of the new Clay County Courthouse, 11 South Water St. Liberty MO 64068, sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash subject to the terms announced at the sale, the realty described in said deed of trust, to wit: LOT 5, BLOCK 2, BEVERLY MANOR, A SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF KANSAS CITY, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI.. Substitute Trustee Corporation SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE www.substitutetrusteecorp.com For additional information please visit Auction.com Published in the Courier-Tribune File #: MCCJINOR1 First publication date 11/29/2018 (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 11/29/18, Thurs. 12/06/18, Thurs. 12/13/18 & Thurs. 12/20/18) In Re: Dorothy J Sizemore, a single person TRUSTEEʼS SALE Under the terms of the Deed of Trust executed by DOROTHY J SIZEMORE, a single person dated 11/10/2011, and recorded on 11/17/2011 Book 6724 Page 162 in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for Clay County, MISSOURI, the undersigned Successor Trustee, will on 12/21/2018 at 9:00 AM at the Main Entrance on the North side of the building of the new Clay County Courthouse, 11 South Water St. Liberty MO 64068, sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash subject to the terms announced at the sale, the realty described in said deed of trust, to wit: ALL OF LOT 4, BLOCK 10, RAVENWOOD 4TH PLAT, A SUBDIVISION OF LAND IN KANSAS CITY, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF.. Substitute Trustee Corporation SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE www.substitutetrusteecorp.com Published in the Courier-Tribune File #: SIZDONOR First publication date 11/29/2018 (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 12/06/18, Thurs. 12/13/18, Thurs. 12/20/18 & Thurs. 12/27/18) In Re: Huston Bailey Casady and Joyce A. Casady, Husband and wife TRUSTEE’S SALE Under the terms of the Deed of Trust executed by HUSTON BAILEY CASADY AND JOYCE A. CASADY, Husband and wife dated 07/23/2004, and recorded on 07/26/2004 Book 4701 Page 330 in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for Clay County, MISSOURI, the undersigned Successor Trustee, will on 12/28/2018 at 9:00 AM at the Main Entrance on the North side of the building of the new Clay County Courthouse, 11 South Water St. Liberty MO 64068, sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash subject to the terms announced at the sale, the realty described in said deed of trust, to wit: ALL OF LOT 7, BLOCK 3, GRACEMOR, A SUBDIVISION IN KANSAS CITY, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF.. Substitute Trustee Corporation SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE www.substitutetrusteecorp.com Published in the Courier-Tribune File #: CASHUNOR First publication date 12/06/2018
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(Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 12/06/18, Thurs. 12/13/18, Thurs. 12/20/18 & Thurs. 12/27/18) In Re: James W. Richardson, a single person TRUSTEE’S SALE Under the terms of the Deed of Trust executed by JAMES W. RICHARDSON, a single person dated 07/10/2003, and recorded on 07/15/2003 Book 4225 Page 453 in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for Clay County, MISSOURI, the undersigned Successor Trustee, will on 12/28/2018 at 9:00 AM at the Main Entrance on the North side of the building of the new Clay County Courthouse, 11 South Water St. Liberty MO 64068, sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash subject to the terms announced at the sale, the realty described in said deed of trust, to wit: ALL OF LOT 9, NORTH HIGHLAND PARK ADDITION TO THE CITY OF EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF.. Substitute Trustee Corporation SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE www.substitutetrusteecorp.com Published in the Courier-Tribune File #: RICJASET First publication date 12/06/2018 (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 12/13/18, Thurs. 12/20/18, Thurs. 12/27/18 & Thurs. 1/03/19) NOTICE OF SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, J.R. Holland and Robert Ellis are the lawful holders of the promissory note secured by deed of trust granted by DOUG AND CONNIE ARMSTRONG, husband and wife, to J.R. Holland and Robert Ellis, dated October 5, 2017 which was recorded in the records of Clay County, Missouri, in Book 8061, Page 133 and affects the following-described land situated in Clay County, Missouri, to-wit: Lo8, CHEROKEE HEIGHTS, a subdivision in Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri with an address of 6124 N Colorado, KC, MO 64119, which conveyance was made to the said J.R. Holland and Robert Ellis , in trust to secure the payment of one promissory note in said deed of trust described above and that David E Pettyjohn was duly appointed Successor Trustee by the note holder pursuant to an instrument recorded in the office of the recorder of deeds for Clay County, Missouri, in Book 8332 Page38; and WHEREAS, default was made and still continues in the payment of said note; NOW THEREFORE, at the request of the legal holder of said note and in accordance with the provisions of said deed of trust, I, David E. Pettyjohn, Successor Trustee, will sell the property above described at public venue, to the highest bidder for cash, at the North front door of the Clay County Courthouse, in the city of Liberty, Clay County, Missouri, on Friday, January 4, 2019, between the hours of 9 o’clock a.m. and 5 o’clock p.m., and more particularly at 10am, for the purpose of satisfying said indebtedness and the costs of executing this trust. By: /s/ David E. Pettyjohn David E. Pettyjohn, Successor Trustee (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 12/06/18, Thurs. 12/13/18, Thurs. 12/20/18 & Thurs. 12/27/18) NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE A default has accrued on a certain note secured by a deed of trust executed by, BLANCH M. BONDS AND WOODIE H. BONDS dated 8/3/2007 and recorded on 8/13/2007 in BOOK 5784 PAGE 192, in the Recorder’s office for Clay County, Missouri. The successor trustee will on December 28, 2018 between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm, more particularly at 11:00AM, at the North Front Door of the New Clay County Courthouse, 11 South Water Street, Liberty, Missouri sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash (certified funds only), the following real estate: LOT 3, BLOCK 11, RANDOLPH CORNERS NORTH, A SUBDIVISION OF LAND IN THE CITY OF KANSAS CITY, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. Commonly known as: 8171 NE San Rafael D, Kansas City, Missouri 64119 for the purpose of satisfying said indebtedness and the costs of executing this trust.
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8/11/2010 in BOOK 6460 PAGE 160, in the Recorder’s office for Clay County, Missouri. The successor trustee will on December 21, 2018 between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm, more particularly at 11:00 AM, at the North Front Door of the New Clay County Courthouse, 11 South Water Street, Liberty, Missouri sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash (certified funds only), the following real estate: LOT 17, PARK ESTATES PHASE I, A SUBDIVISION OF LAND IN CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. Commonly known as: 16807 NE 170th Terrace, Holt, Missouri 64048 for the purpose of satisfying said indebtedness and the costs of executing this trust. CSM Foreclosure Trustee Corp. Successor Trustee (800) 652-4080 4x 11/29/2018, 12/06/2018, 12/13/2018, 12/20/2018 CSM File 26-18-01408 NOTE: This office is a debt collector. (Published in the CourierTribune Thurs., 12/13/18) To satisfy operator lien, SMITHVILLE SELF STORAGE, 14506 N. 169 Hwy, Smithville, MO 64089 will sell after December 24th the contents of units 211,374,433, and 638. (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 11/29/18, Thurs. 12/06/18, Thurs. 12/13/18 & Thurs. 12/20/18) NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE A default has accrued on a certain note secured by a deed of trust executed by, DOUGLAS F. MCCUNE, DO dated 3/29/2017 and recorded on 3/31/2017 in BOOK 7932 PAGE 151, in the Recorder’s office for Clay County, Missouri. The successor trustee will on December 21, 2018 between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm, more particularly at 11:00 AM, at the North Front Door of the New Clay County Courthouse, 11 South Water Street, Liberty, Missouri sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash (certified funds only), the following real estate: ALL OF LOT 275, BENSON PLACE FIFTH PLAT, A SUBDIVISION IN KANSAS CITY, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI. Commonly known as: 9805 N. Donnelly Ave., Kansas City, Missouri 64157 for the purpose of satisfying said indebtedness and the costs of executing this trust. CSM Foreclosure Trustee Corp. Successor Trustee (800) 652-4080 4x 11/29/2018, 12/06/2018, 12/13/2018, 12/20/2018 CSM File 26-18-01429 NOTE: This office is a debt collector.
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NOTICE OF ELECTION The filing date opens for one (1) Board of Director position for the Holt Community Fire Protection District on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 9:00 a.m. with the last day for filing Tuesday, January 15, 2019 2:00 p.m. This position is for a (6) six-year term. Election date will be Tuesday April 2, 2019. To be qualified to serve as a Director you must be a voter of the district at least two years prior to the election and be over the age of twenty-five years. No person holding any lucrative office or employment under this state or any political subdivision thereof as defined in Section 70.120.RSMo shall hold the office of Fire Protection District Director under this chapter. Filing times with the SecretaryTreasurer of the Board are 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Monday and Friday at the fire station located at 260 N. 33 Hwy, Holt, MO. At other times the fire chief may accept candidate declarations.
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In accordance with Chapter 115 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, notice is hereby given that candidates for the office of Director/Trustee of New Liberty Hospital District may file their declaration of candidacy for the office of Director/Trustee of New Liberty Hospital District for a sixyear term ending April 2025 with the Secretary of the New Liberty Hospital District in the administrative office (phone 816-792-7001) at Liberty Hospital, 2525 Glenn Hendren Drive, Liberty, Missouri 64068, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, beginning Tuesday, December 11, 2018, through Tuesday, January 15, 2019, with the exception of holidays. Holiday Hours: December 25, 2018 Closed January 1, 2019 Closed Candidates for Director/Trustee of the hospital district shall be citizens of the United States, voters of the hospital district who have resided within the state for one year next preceding the election and who are at least thirty years of age. Said election is for the purpose to elect a Director/Trustee for a sixyear term ending April 2025 to serve on the New Liberty Hospital District Board of Directors/ Trustees. Said election will be held on April 2, 2019. Anna Marie Martin, Secretary New Liberty Hospital District (Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 12/06/18 & Thurs. 12/13/18) The Liberty 53 School District will accept declaration of candidacy from any person interested in running for a position on the Liberty School Board in the April 2, 2019 Election. Persons interested may file at the Liberty School District Administration Center located at 8 Victory Lane, Liberty, Missouri. Filing will begin on December 18, 2018, at 8:00 a.m. and will continue during the district’s regular business hours, which are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Candidates should enter the building through the east entrance doors. Filing will not occur on days the school district’s offices are closed due to inclement weather. Filing will not occur on the following holidays when the school district’s offices are closed: December 24, 25, 31, 2018 and January 1, 2019. Filing will end on January 15, 2019, at 5:00 p.m. There are two positions available with three-year terms. (Published in the CourierTribune Thurs., 12/13/19) CLAY COUNTY PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT NO. 8 NOTICE OF ELECTION FILING DATES Declaration of candidacy for the position of Director for Subdistrict No. 1 of PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT NO. 8 OF CLAY COUNTY,
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by January 22, 2019 and to include a copy of the legal notice and sample ballot for the April 2, 2019 election; and to direct the secretary to forward to the County Clerk of Clay County and the County Clerk of Clinton County deposits for the cost of the election as required by law. There are 2 positions available with three-year terms. Carolyn Switzer, Secretary, Kearney R1 Board of Education
SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS (Public Notice of Filing) The Kearney R1 School District encourages qualified persons interested in running for a position on the School Board to file to be a candidate in the April 2, 2019, election. Interested persons may file at the superintendent’s offices located at 150 W State Route 92, Kearney, MO 64060. For more information contact Dr. Bill Nicely, superintendent at 816.628.4116. Filing will open on December 18, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. The Kearney RI School District administrative office at 150 W State Route 92, Kearney, Missouri is designated as the location for filing: further the times for filing will be between office hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. weekdays noting that the filing location will close on December 21 at 12:00 noon and remain closed until January 7, 2019. Filing will not occur on days that the school district is closed. Filing will close on January 15, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. as required by law. The County Clerk of Clay County is named as election authority and the secretary to the Board of Education is directed to notify the County Clerk(s) in writing
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(Published in the Courier-Tribune Thurs. 11/29/18, Thurs. 12/06/18, Thurs. 12/13/18 NOTICE OF ANNUAL CITY ELECTION AND OPENING OF FILING PERIOD TO the Qualified Voters of the City of Kearney, Missouri: In accordance with Chapter 115 of the Laws of Missouri, notice is hereby given that the annual election for the City of Kearney, Missouri, will be held on Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019 beginning at six o'clock a.m. and closing at seven o'clock p.m., to vote on the following offices: CITYWIDE: To elect a MAYOR for a term of four years. WARD 1: To elect an ALDERMAN to serve a term of two years. WARD 2: To elect an ALDERMAN to serve a term of two years. Candidates for said offices may file on or after 8 a.m., Tuesday, December 11, 2018 in the office of the City Clerk at City Hall. Deadline for filing is 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 15, 2019. QUALIFICATIONS FOR MAYOR No person shall be Mayor unless he/she be at least twenty-five (25) years of age, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the City at the time of and for at least one (1) year next preceding his/her election. QUALIFICATIONS FOR ALDERMAN No person shall be an Alderman unless he/she be at least eighteen (18) years of age, a citizen of the United States, and an inhabitant and resident of the City for one (1) year next preceding his/her election, and a resident, at the time he/she files and during the time he/she serves, of the ward from which he/she is elected. QUALIFICATIONS FOR ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS All officers elected to offices shall be voters under the laws and Constitution of this State and the ordinances of the City except that appointed officers need not be voters of the City. No person shall be elected or appointed to any office who shall at the time be in arrears for any unpaid City taxes or forfeiture or defalcation in office. (79.250 RSMo) Candidates must declare they have no outstanding campaign disclosure reports due from any prior elections; that they have not been found guilty of, nor pled guilty, to a felony or misdemeanor under the federal laws of the United States of America; and they have not been convicted of, or found guilty of ,or pled guilty, to a felony under the laws of Missouri. Additional filing information may be obtained online at KearneyMo.us (select Administration), or at Kearney City Hall, 100 East Washington Street, Annette Davis (816) 903 4727 adavis@KearneyMo.us Jim Eldridge, Clerk/Administrator
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CANDIDATE FILING OPENS FOR APRIL 2, 2019, GENERAL ELECTION The General Municipal election for the City of Holt for the offices of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen will be held April 2, 2019. Filing for this election opens at 8:00 A.M. on Tuesday, December 11, 2018, and continues through January 15, 2019. The following offices will be open: Mayor The office of Mayor is a two (2) year term and is currently held by Stewart Wells. Board of Aldermen Two (2) Aldermen to serve two (2) year terms. Information is as follows: Seat currently held by Leon Clifford Seat currently held by Ron Pierce Any candidate filing for the office of Mayor must meet the following qualifications: • Be at least twenty-five (25) years of age prior to commencing the term of the office of Mayor. • Be a resident of the City of Holt at the time of and for at least one (1) year next preceding his/her election. • Be a citizen of the United States. • Be a registered voter in Clay or Clinton County (depending on resident address). • Not be in arrears for any filing or payment of any state income taxes, personal property taxes, municipal taxes, real property taxes on the place of residence as stated on the declaration of candidacy, liens, or is a past or present corporate officer of any fee office that owes any taxes to the State, other than those taxes which may be in dispute, or forfeiture or defalcation in office. • Not have been found guilty of or pled guilty to a felony or misdemeanor under the federal laws of the United States of America or to a felony under the laws of this State of an offense committed in another state that would be considered a felony in this State. • File Form 1520, Affidavit of Tax Payments and Bonding Requirement, with the Department of Revenue, if applicable and submit same at the time of filing a declaration of candidacy form. Failure to file Form 5120 with DOR could be subject to questions of qualification by an opposing candidate, qualified taxpayer, a registered voter, or the Department of Revenue. Any candidate filing for the office of Alderman must meet the following qualifications: • Be at least eighteen (18) years of age prior to commencing the term of the office of Mayor. • Be a resident of the City of Holt at the time of and for at least one (1) year next preceding his/her election. • Be a resident of the City of Holt at the time he/she files and during the time he/she serves. • Be a citizen of the United States. • Be a registered voter in Clay or Clinton County (depending on resident address). • Not be in arrears for any filing or payment of any state income taxes, personal property taxes, municipal taxes, real property taxes on the place of residence as stated on the declaration of candidacy, liens, or is a past or present corporate officer of any fee office that owes any taxes to the State, other than those taxes which may be in dispute, or forfeiture or defalcation in office. • Not have been found guilty of or pled guilty to a felony or misdemeanor under the federal laws of the United States of America or to a felony under the laws of this State of an offense committed in another state that would be considered a felony in this State. • File Form 1520, Affidavit of Tax Payments and Bonding Requirement, with the Department of Revenue, if applicable and submit same at the time of filing a declaration of candidacy form. Failure to file Form 5120 with DOR could be subject to questions of qualification by an opposing candidate, qualified taxpayer, a registered voter, or the Department of Revenue.
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LIBERTY — The relatively new holiday musical, “The Day Before Christmas,” by Christine and Ken Jones and Jamey Strawn, reminds audiences the joy of Christmas is not getting, but giving and with that giving, any heart can thaw. For the Corbin Kids Theater Co., the story is one that reminds them all to enjoy the season. Kyle Leighton-Floyd plays Jack Frost to Katy Thomas’ Suzy Snowflake. Chloe KELLIE HOUX/Staff Photo Bonham is Hazel the elf while Ava Wolesky plays Dasher Santa’s reindeer offer their excitement to get ready for the Christmas Eve ride as the reindeer. Jacob Aldridge part of “The Day Before Christmas” performed by the Corbin Kids Co. The show runs is Santa and Lauren Rankin Friday and Saturday, Dec. 14 and Dec. 15. plays Mrs. Claus. “It’s chaos at the North Pole,” animals and toys as they prepare for said. “The characters have to convince him that the day really is here Wolesky said. Christmas Eve. The musical features the titular “Santa’s struggling that Christmas after he wakes from a nap a bit characters along with some forest Eve is already upon them,” Aldridge disoriented.”
FF When: 7:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 14; and 2 and 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 15 FF Where: Peters Theatre at William Jewell College, 252 William Jewell College Dr in Liberty FF Price: Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for children FF Where to buy: Tickets can be purchased at corbintheatre.org.
Rankin said Mrs. Claus is the person who keeps Santa calm. Each group of elves, reindeer and others try to make their points in various musical styles. Wolesky said the reindeer have a barbershop-quartet style. Reindeer get to tap dance. While a struggle is going on inside Santa’s workshop, there’s also struggles with Jack Frost, who as
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GREEN TIE: Smithville High School will host a Green Tie Affair from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at 645 S. Commercial Ave. From 8 to 9 a.m. Roasterie Founder and CEO Danny O’Neill and Mayor Damien Boley will entertain a coffee connect. Following will be Warrior Fire, from 9 to 11 a.m., when 40 teams will present start-up business ideas. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., a trade show of student startup businesses and booths will have products for sale. From 1:15 to 2:30 p.m., business associates will conduct speed interviews with students. For more information, contact Shirl Nichols at nicholss@ smithville.k12.mo.us.
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MUSIC BINGO: Every Friday is music bingo and surf n’ turf night at Smithville American Legion Post No. 58, located at 2607 Missouri Highway 92. The night begins at 5 p.m. CANDYLAND: Candyland Christmas activities will be from 5 to 7 p.m. in downtown Smithville. Visitors will have the opportunity to visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus, explore the downtown area during the annual Holiday Open House and enjoy hot chocolate and other treats and activities. Those interested in picking up a Candyland map can do so at the old school house on Commercial Avenue or download it from the Smithville Area Chamber of Commerce website.
Saturday, Dec. 15 BUFFET BREAKFAST: Sons of the American Legion Squadron No. 58 will host an all-you-can-eat buffet breakfast at 7 a.m. at the Legion post, 2607 NE Missouri Highway 92. Meals are $7 for adults and $4 for children under age 4. The meal is open to the public. CHRISTMAS PARTY: A Holly Jolly Party featuring Santa’s North Pole Elves will be from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Mid-Continent Public Library Smithville branch, 120 Richardson St. The party will feature elf friends who sing and dance to favorite holiday tunes. To register, visit the online branch offerings at mymcpl.org/events. WREATH LAYING: Wreaths Across America will be placing wreaths on veterans graves from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Smithville Memorial Cemetery, located at the intersection of First Street and U.S. Highway 169. For more information, search Wreaths Across America Program/Wreath Placing on Facebook. MUSEUM: Smithville Historical Society’s museum is open from 1 to 4 p.m. in the historic Patterson House, located 210 N. Bridge St. For more information, call Carol Dawkins
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BINGO: The Smithville American Legion offers bingo every Sunday starting at 1 p.m. Doors open at 11 a.m.
Monday, Dec. 17 BLOOD DRIVE: A Community Blood Center blood drive is from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Smithville library branch. DRUG TESTING: The Smithville School District random student drug testing exploratory committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. in the District Administration Building, 655 S. Commercial Ave. PASTRIES: An award-winning culinary team will host Warm from the Oven from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Smithville library. Participants will learn how to make cinnamon rolls. To register for this event, visit the online branch offerings of mymcpl. org/events.
Catering, 109 E. Main St. For more details, search Smithville Successful Direct Sales on Facebook. KIWANIS: Kiwanis Club of Smithville will meet at noon at the American Legion Hall. For more information, call Dennis Brewer at 679-6783 or Starla Janes at 289-6240.
MASONS: Smithville Masonic Lodge No. 438 will meet at 7 p.m. at the Masonic Hall, 119 N. Bridge St., Smithville. For more information, call Tony Kerns at 749-3154.
AMERICAN LEGION: The American Legion Post No. 58 and Legion Ladies Auxiliary Unit No. 58 will meet at 7 p.m. at American Legion Hall. For more information, call 532-8115.
SCHOOL BOARD: The Smithville R-II School District Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. at the district office, 645 S. Commercial Ave.
SMITHVILLE ALDERMEN: Smithville’s Board of Aldermen meet at 7 p.m. at Smithville City Hall, 107 W. Main St. Agendas can be found under the government tab on the homepage of the city’s website, www. smithvillemo.org.
ROTARY: The Smithville Rotary Club will meet at noon at St. Luke’s North HospitalSmithville, 601 S. U.S. Highway 169.
FIRE BOARD: Smithville Area Fire Protection District’s board meets at 7 p.m. at district headquarters, 341 Park Drive, Smithville.
QUILTERS: The Town and Country Quilters will meet at 6:30 p.m. at First Christian Church, 201 Bridge St.
Wednesday, Dec. 19
FOOD & CLOTHING PANTRY: Bridge Street Ministries will open its food and clothing pantry from 10 a.m. to noon at First Baptist Church, 300 S. Bridge St. For more information, call 532-0164 or visit firstbaptistchurchsmithvillemo. com. A second pantry at First Christian Church is available between 8:30 and 11:30 a.m. at 201 N. Bridge St. To learn about the Christian Church pantry, call 532-0773.
SENIORS: The Smithville Senior Citizens will meet at 9 a.m. at the Smithville Senior Center for exercise (9:15), cards, pool, lunch, bingo and
TECH TALK: From 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. members of the community can get answers to technology questions at the Smithville library branch.
with children. All instruction and costumes are provided. More than 100 dancers will take the stage during the production. Shows are at 1 and 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15; and 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, in Liberty Community Center, 1600 S. Withers Road. Tickets range from $15 to $18 each. Call 536-2034 for tickets or order them online at lybc.live.
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AMERICAN LEGION: The Sons of the American Legion Squadron No. 58 will meet at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Hall. For more information, call 532-8115.
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Leighton-Floyd describes, is an angsty teen who wants to be liked but is cast aside which leads to retaliation. “We also have to convince Jack that Christmas is good and he needs to thaw it,” Wolesky said. Thomas said a duet with the two demonstrates the meaning of Christmas. “He receives a gift and then gives it to me,” she said. Some of the songs will be familiar to audiences, while others are original. “It’s an adorable show,” Rankin said. “Sort of humorously as well, I made the elf pants so I guess I have really become Mrs. Claus.” Aldridge is also happy to show off his Santa jacket and pants. “They were my grandfather’s when he filled in for Santa at their home church,” he said. “It’s an honor to wear.”
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✦ Out & About in Kearney Friday, Dec. 14 DEVELOPMENT GROUP: Kearney Area Development Council meets the second Friday of each month at 7 a.m. in the basement of Kearney City Hall, 100 E. Washington St. For details, call 628-3343. MUSEUM: Visitors and locals alike are invited to learn about the history of Kearney at the Kearney Historic Museum, 101 S. Jefferson St. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Friday. Admission is free but donations are encouraged.
Saturday, Dec. 15 OPEN HOUSE: First Missouri Bank will host a holiday open house from 10 a.m. to noon at 455 S. Sam Barr Drive. The event will include cookie decorating, ornament making and pictures with Santa. For details, call the bank at 903-9010. PET CHRISTMAS: The Animal Clinic of Kearney will feature a pet Christmas event starting at 12:30 p.m. at 310 S. Jefferson St. During the event, families can have their pets’ pictures taken with Santa and participate in raffles. For details, call the clinic at 628-4035.
Monday, Dec. 17 OPEN HOUSE: Kearney School District welcomes the public to attend an open house and ribbon cutting for the new high school gym from 4 to 6 p.m. at 715 E. 19 St. ALDERMEN: Kearney’s Board of Aldermen will meet at 6:30 p.m. at Kearney City Hall, 100 E. Washington St. For more information, call 628-4142.
SENIORS: A free PEPPI exercise class, aimed to keep older adults independent, is at 9 a.m. followed by games of bingo at 9:45 a.m. at Firehouse Community Center. DANCE: A weekly senior citizen dance will be at 1 p.m. at Annunciation Community Center, 705 N. Jefferson St. in Kearney. For more information, call 6285030 or 824-5564. FOOD PANTRY: The Kearney Food Pantry, which offers temporary food assistance to area residents who live within the
Wednesday, Dec. 19 SENIORS: The Kearney Senior Center will offer free games of Wii bowling at 9 a.m. followed by PEPPI exercise class at 10 a.m. The center serves lunch at 11:30 a.m. Meals are $4.50 each. Transportation is available by calling 903-6533 in advance. SCHOOL BOARD: The Kearney Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. in the board room located at the Early Education Center, 150 W. Missouri Highway 92.
Thursday, Dec. 20 BUSINESS GROUP: Kearney Business Group, a group that focuses on one membership per industry category, meets at 8 a.m. Thursdays to learn about city businesses, sharing details on growing businesses and to pass along referrals. The group meets in the K.C. Coyote offices of First Missouri Bank’s building at 455 Sam Barr Drive, Suite 107. CARDS & COFFEE: Cards and Coffee, a weekly event aimed at bringing members of the community together, will begin at 9:30 a.m. at Firehouse Community Center. For more information, call 903-3535. ROTARY LUNCH: Kearney Rotary Club meets at noon every Thursday at Firehouse Community Center. The group also meets at 6 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month at Hunan Garden Restaurant, 635 W. Missouri Highway 92. FOOD PANTRY: The Kearney Food Pantry is open from 3 to 6 p.m. at the rear entrance of 113 E. Washington St. Donations are accepted from 2 to 5 p.m.
✦ Out & About in Liberty Friday, Dec. 14 STORYTIME: Storytime for babies is at 9:15, 10 and 10:45 a.m. at the Woodneath Library Center, 8900 NE Flintlock Road. CHOLESTEROL TOUR: Learn which foods lower bad cholesterol and raise the good counts during a free tour at noon of the Liberty Hy-Vee grocery store, 109 Blue Jay Drive. Call 792-3210 to register. KIDS SHOW: The Corbin Kids Company presents “The Day Before Christmas” at 7:30 p.m. in Peters Theater at William Jewell College, 252 William Jewell College Drive. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for children. Tickets can be purchased online at corbintheatre.org. CORBIN SHOW: “A Tuna Christmas” begins the second weekend at the Corbin Theatre, 15 N. Water St. The comedy starts at 7:30 p.m. The two-man show features the actors portraying almost a dozen roles each in this sequel to “Greater Tuna, Texas.” Tickets are available at www.corbintheatre.org.
Saturday, Dec. 15 PLAY TIME: Starting at 10:30 a.m., kids and their parents can enjoy play and learning time to stimulate young minds at the Liberty branch of Mid-Continent Public Library, 1000 Kent St. STINKY FEET: Starting at 10:30 a.m., Mr. Stinky Feet brings his Christmas show to Woodneath Library Center. Registration is required by calling 883-4900. WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA: The Liberty Wreaths Across America wreath laying ceremony starts at 11 a.m. at the veterans memorial in the Fairview and New Hope Cemeteries. ELVES WORKSHOP: The annual Elves Workshop from 1 to 5 p.m. at Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary,
407 N. LaFrenz Road, allows children to shop for their parents and other family members. Parents provide a list of gift recipients and shopping money. Elves wrap and label the packages. At the event, there is also face painting, treats, crafts and a chance to visit with Santa. Cost is $3 per non-member child and $2 per member child. Call 781-8598 for more information. EATS AND TREATS: Starting at 1 p.m., learn how to host a holiday gathering at Liberty’s Hy-Vee. Attendees must be 21 to participate. Guests can also sample wine, liquor, beer and appetizers in the Wines and Spirits department. SHOWS: The Corbin Kids Company’s “The Day Before Christmas” in Peters Theater at William Jewell College hits the stage at 2 and 7:30 p.m. “A Tuna Christmas” will be on the at Corbin Theatre stage at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at www.corbintheatre.org.
Sunday, Dec. 16 ELVES WORKSHOP: The annual Elves Workshop at Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary continues from 1 to 5 p.m. Call 7818598 for more information including costs.
library branch. Call 781-9240 to register and for more details.
Tuesday, Dec. 18 NETWORKING: Liberty Small Business Connect, a small networking group, gathers every Tuesday from 8:15 to 9 a.m. at Big Biscuit, 840 Missouri Highway 291. It is meant to connect small business owners in the area. For more information, contact Aaron Hill at ahill@wradvisors. com or 698-6464. POOLS CLOSED: From 2:45 to 9 p.m., the Liberty School District swim meet is scheduled in the indoor pool of the Liberty Community Center. The indoor pools, hot tub and sauna will be closed to the public. SHOWCASE: Liberty Academy Students will host their Unschool Showcase from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Liberty Academy, 1115 Blackberry Drive. The event will feature student work completed throughout the fall semester. All are invited to enjoy the event, featuring hot chocolate, coffee and cookies. SCHOOL BOARD: The
Liberty Public schools Board of Education will conduct a regular meeting beginning at 7 p.m. in the board room on the third floor of the District Administration Building, located at 8 Victory Lane.
Wednesday, Dec. 19 NETWORKING: Liberty Small Business Network meets at 8:30 a.m. Wednesdays at Wicklunds CARSTAR, 941 Sutton Place. A different speaker is featured each week. KIDS IN THE KITCHEN: Starting at 6 p.m., kids make gingerbread houses to take home and eat healthy snacks during the Kids in the Kitchen class at the Liberty Hy-Vee. Class size is limited to 20 children. Sign up at least two days before class at Customer Service.
Thursday, Dec. 20 CAREGIVERS DAY OUT: A Caregivers Day Out is a day program for dependent adults 60 and older. The program is at the Northland Shepherd’s Center, 4805 NE Antioch Road, Kansas City. For more details, call 452-4536.
Monday, Dec. 17 DIABETES TOUR: At noon, learn about how to choose carbs carefully at th Liberty Hy-Vee. For details or to sign up, visit the Liberty Hy-Vee Customer Service desk, call 792-3210 or email rforrest@hy-vee.com. CITY COUNCIL: The Liberty City Council will meet at 7 p.m. for a combined study and regular session in council chambers, 101 E. Kansas St.
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ABOVE: Decked out in their warmest winter wear, Southview Elementary School’s Southview Singers perform before a crowd of hundreds Saturday, Dec. 1, at Firehouse Community Center, 106 S. Jefferson St. The performance was part of the kick off of Kearney’s Magical Night: A Downtown Kearney Christmas event. AT LEFT: Famed paleoartist Gary Staab proves he’s not just handy recreating extinct animals as he roasts chestnuts over an open fire to the delight of guests at Breathe Deep yoga studio, owned by his wife Lissi Staab, on Washington Street. In addition to offering chestnuts during the annual Magical Night: A Downtown Kearney Christmas event on Saturday, Dec. 1, the trolley stop had live music, hot cider and an enchanted forest full of princesses for children to take pictures with.
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A magical evening of meeting a group of princesses in an enchanted forest in downtown Kearney on Saturday, Dec. 1, left Lydia Morgan, 2, daughter of Craig and Allison Morgan of Gladstone wide-eyed.
Graham Davis of Kearney is one of hundreds of children who stopped by downtown Kearney’s The Fulfillment House on Washington Street to write a letter to Santa during the city’s Christmas kick-off event, Magical Night: A Downtown Kearney Christmas, held Saturday, Dec. 1. The annual event features a slew of family-friendly activities and treats that is free to eventgoers. Davis said he asked for a new phone because he needs it to text his mom.
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Liz Ivy, a volunteer at Kearney Historical Museum, gives tours of the space dedicated to Kearney’s history at the corner of Washington and Jefferson streets. During the Magical Night event, children were invited into the museum to search for a hidden Christmas mouse to receive a treat.
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While waiting for the trolley outside Breathe Deep yoga studio on Washington Street during the annual Magical Night: A Downtown Kearney Christmas event, James Mahoney, Aubrey Compton, Hannah Mahoney and Gabe Mahoney are all aglow in glow sticks on Saturday, Dec. 1.
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TOP: A large lighted fountain and horse-drawn carriage make sure Lions Park, adjacent to Firehouse Community Center off Jefferson Street in downtown Kearney, is well lit for families strolling through the area looking at Christmas lights. AT LEFT: Near the Matt Mason military memorial adjacent to Kearney Historic Museum downtown stands lighted patriotic symbols and messages from the city of Kearney.
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