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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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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Fugitive arrested outside Harrisonville
A Garden City was arrested early Wednesday morning and remains in jail facing multiple charges.
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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

Vikings bounce back, win first road contest

Through just five games, the Midway football team has already matched last year’s win total.

Cross country: Chicks win Gans Creek Classic; Wildcats compete at two meets

COLUMBIA — For the first time in school history, the Pleasant Hill girls cross country team won the Gans Creek Classic.

New additions help Marksmen earn victory

Sherwood has rebounded from a lopsided loss for the second time this season, and in doing so, it won its homecoming game Friday night.

Bobcats start win streak

Drexel continued its recent football dominance over Rich Hill with Friday night’s blowout victory.

Roosters spoil Warrensburg's homecoming

Nearly a year after Warrensburg spoiled its homecoming, Pleasant Hill got its revenge on the road Friday night.
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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
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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.

Editorial: Welcome to Harrisonville

Historically, Harrisonville has a reputation of being a hard place for builders to do business. Whether it is residential or commercial properties, the list of projects that have been killed or over-regulated is lengthy.

Minich: Success, I made it to a ballgame

It took me until the very end of the summer, but I finally completed a task that has been haunting me for nearly a year: I finally saw a baseball game while I was on a baseball trip.

Minich: Now is the time to enjoy sports

I remember a couple years back a banner at a local high school football game proclaimed something to the effect of “There are two seasons: football season and getting ready for football season.”
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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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