Adrian First United Methodist Church destroyed by fire

The First United Methodist Church, located at 202 E. Main St. in downtown Adrian, caught fire around 6 a.m. and a large portion of the building is destroyed.
ADRIAN — A landmark in the community was destroyed by a fire today.
Randy Moody officially took over as the new chief of police in Harrisonville last week. The Nixa native returned to the area from Aurora, Colorado, where he served since 1996. Moody showed some of the challenge coins he has collected through the years, including recent ones celebrating Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victories.
Harrisonville's new police chief excited to be onboard
The reins of the Harrisonville Police Department were handed over to Randy Moody last week as he became the department’s new chief.
The carnival is expected to be a big hit at this year's Log Cabin Festival, which will be Oct. 4-5 in Harrisonville.
Log Cabin Festival coming soon; Archie, Drexel festivals are near too
The stage is set for this year’s Log Cabin Festival in Harrisonville, and along with the annual highlights will be a variety of music and performing acts.
Workers were on site Tuesday afternoon digging out the basement area of the old Cass Medical Center on East Mechanic Street. Developers have planned to build an apartment complex on the site, but tensions are high between them and the city about how the project is progressing.
Sniping continues between city of Harrisonville, developers
Crews are back at the site of former Cass Medical Center at 1800 E. Mechanic, tearing out the remaining bones of the former hospital building. But despite work resuming this week, the future of the proposed apartment complex on the site remains unclear as both city officials and developers remain at odds.
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New K9 law ties back to Cass County
This summer, Missouri’s law enforcement canines finally got the long-overdue respect they deserve, according to Cass County Sheriff Jeff Weber.
City of Harrisonville issues boil advisory
The city of Harrisonville has issued a boil advisory for a portion of town after a water main broke on the northwest part of the city.
Windows for Warriors program returns in Pleasant Hill
Dave Powell and Keith Stidham, co-owners of Powell’s Exteriors KC in Pleasant Hill, are coordinating their second-annual “Windows for Warriors” nominations campaign this month.
Adrian man shot, killed Saturday
An Adrian man is in jail after a shooting Saturday night.
Celebration Basket Week begins at Cass Regional Medical Center
Cass Regional Medical Center Foundation will host the 14th annual Celebration Basket raffle event this week.
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Sparks fly between Peculiar board of aldermen, city administrators

PECULIAR – Order turned to unruliness during the final minutes of the board of aldermen meeting at City Hall on Monday evening.

Re-establishing hemp as a Missouri cash crop

Hemp production and commercialization in the United States was legalized in 2018, but the industry in Missouri has yet to flourish.

Dispute between city of Harrisonville, developers might kill apartment complex plans

The future of the Harrisonville Commons apartment complex may be in doubt after a meeting between developers and city officials turned testy Monday afternoon. The question that seems unanswered is who exactly is killing the development.

Area fall festivals just around the corner

September is here and that means area fall festivals are right around the corner, as temperatures begin to drop and the leaves begin to change color.

CASCO facilities expand along Vine Street

Among the construction projects occurring along Vine Street in Harrisonville, at least one has been planned for many years. Casco is expanding its facilities to include a new storm shelter that will double as a training and educational area, said CEO Robert Greenwood. 
Sports

Mistakes hurting Vikings against good opponents

CLEVELAND — Midway football coach Kyle Schenker is still optimistic about his squad following its second loss and second game this season where it was shut out.

Marksmen looking to bounce back from loss

CREIGHTON — The roller coaster ride of the Sherwood football season hit one of the lows Friday night, but first-year coach Kasey Tittlemier believes his team can finish the regular season strong.

Strong second half propels Blackhawks to road win

LINCOLN — Despite winning another lopsided game, Adrian football coach Matt Davis said his team has plenty to work on if it wants to make a deep postseason run this fall.

Whirlwinds flatten Bobcats

ARCHIE — Electric offense and hard-nosed defense were once again the winning recipe for the Archie football team Friday night against archrival Drexel.

Roosters drop Wildcats in rivalry contest

PLEASANT HILL — Just as the Roosters were grabbing momentum in the second quarter Friday night, things went from bad to worse for the Harrisonville football team.
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Lillie Mae Roberts
Lillie Mae Roberts October 1, 1928 – September 4, 2024
Henrietta Margaretha Loewenstein Turner
Henrietta Margaretha Loewenstein Turner October 5, 1926 – September 12, 2024
Barbara Page
Barbara Page December 31, 1936 - September 22, 2024
Sylvia Evelyn “Eve” Jenkins
Sylvia Evelyn “Eve” Jenkins September 30, 1936 – September 5, 2024
Ernest William Jungmeyer
Ernest William Jungmeyer September 22, 1945 – September 13, 2024
Opinion

Minich: Sunshine and sadness

The past few weeks have certainly been exciting. We are in the midst of festival season and so far Mother Nature has provided us with terrific weather to enjoy the events.

Minich: Time can’t erase memories, people

Time is such a strange thing, although, if nothing else, it is consistent. We have clocks that measure seconds, minutes and hours. We have calendars which measure days, weeks and years. We know what …

Minich: Biopic shares motivations of ‘The Gipper’

This is a movie I would highly recommend although I left with three distinct thoughts about the historical biopic.

Minich: A quick visit to that other Missouri city

I think I have made it clear how much I love to travel. I love seeing big cities, rural areas, tourist traps and areas off the beaten path. I love the mountains; I love the beach. I love just going places and seeing things.
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Once again, Pixar hit me in the feels, and had my eyes watering on multiple occasions last weekend. Sad thing is, I had a hunch it might happen because the first one has a couple very emotional scenes.
Folks my age and a bit younger have arguably seen this amazing animated classic. Now it’s time to show it to the next generation.
This 2011 masterpiece which was nominated for an Academy Award is arguably one of the under the radar movies, especially in the 2010s.
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