Dennis Minich

Newspaper among state’s best

For the second-consecutive year, the Tribune and Times earned second place in “General Excellence” in the Missouri Press Association’s annual Better Newspaper Contest. The winners of the …
The Pleasant Hill City Hall is currently under contruction as the roof receives upgrades. City Clerk Kristen Dorman said once the work began on the roof, they realized there was significantly more damage than what was anticipated so the extra funds were needed. At Monday night’s meeting, city council approved an additional $110,000 for the roof replacement.
Pleasant Hill council votes to raise sewer rates
PLEASANT HILL —- Residents will soon notice an increase in their sewer charges after the city council approved a 38 percent increase at Monday night’s meeting. The council heard the results …
Haunted house told to cease
ARCHIE — For 11 years Troy and Lori Chamness have held a haunted house/trail in rural Archie. But there will not be a year 12, at least this year, as the couple have received a “cease and …
Karen Lewis and Sharon Estes have been hosting Mah Jongg lessons at the Adrian Community Library. Mah Jongg is a popular chinese tile game played with four people for all ages.
Mah Jongg trending in Adrian
ADRIAN — The Chinese tile game of Mah Jongg has spiked in popularity in the US in recent years, especially at the Adrian Community Library.  Karen Lewis, director of the Adrian Community …
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Burglary suspects caught
The two men arrested in connection with the three burglaries on the Harrisonville Square in the last month have both pleaded not guilty to their charges. On Sept. 15 officers with the …
The City of Peculiar showed this design during Aldermen meetings for the three-legged water tower paint.
Three-legged water tower getting $135,000 makeover
PECULIAR — Monday night the board of aldermen awarded two contracts totaling over $135,000 for painting and lighting the three-legged water tower. Located on West Broadway, the water tower was …
Suspect being tested
PLEASANT HILL —- Allen Prince, the alleged shooter at Price Chopper on May 25 has been ordered by the court to receive a mental examination to see if he lacks the capacity to understand the …
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Flagging operations rescheduled
The Missouri Department of Transportation has postponed the lane closures on I-49 and rescheduled the flagging operations on Commercial Street in Harrisonville.  The flagging operations on …
Archie falls short against Eagles
Early on it appeared the Archie Whirlwinds were going to be dominated at Bishop LeBlond as the Golden Eagles jumped out to a 42-8 lead in the second quarter. But, the Whirlwinds were not going to go …
Marksmen not good enough
Sherwood Coach Kasey Tittlemeier summarized his team’s performance Friday at El Dorado Springs simply: “We were not good enough to win.” The coach’s thoughts were response to a 28-18 loss …
Late collapse sinks Wildcats
Despite the dynamics of Harrisonville quarterback Stryker Gilmore and wide receiver Cole Smalley, the Warrensburg Tigers had too much in the tank and captured a 47-28 win Friday night in Warrensburg. …
Midway running back Jaxon Gorman keeps his legs churning while two Drexel defenders tried to bring him down. Gorman had a 200-yard rushing game as the Vikings upended Drexel Friday night.
Midway spoils Drexel’s party
It was a cool, often rainy evening as the Drexel Bobcats observed homecoming with a matchup against the Midway Vikings. The celebration at halftime was all about the Bobcats, the game was a …
Sports

Blackhawks snap three-game skid

After suffering a three-game setback, the Adrian Blackhawks are back in the win column. The 33-16 victory came against the Windsor Greyhounds Friday night and moved the Blackhawks record to 2-3 on …

Marksmen score 71 in rout

Some website that predicts such things, picked the Sherwood Marksmen as a 14-point favorite over Kansas City East Friday night. The prognosticator got the winner correct, but he was slightly off on …

Appleton City spoils Midway homecoming

After rolling off three wins to start the season, the Midway Vikings struggled Friday night dropping their homecoming game to Appleton City 64-26. Coach Kyle Schenker didn’t need a lot of flowery …

Whirlwinds take control, dominate Bobcats

  The Archie Whirlwinds had a few problems with  Drexel’s defense early in the game, but made some changes which resulted in a 60-6 win Friday at Drexel.   “We got …
What started out as a laugher got a little more serious in the second half, but ultimately the Harrisonville Wildcats treated fans to a homecoming victory to remember, topping Center 62-48. …
It took three weeks, but Coach Kasey Tittlemier finally saw the Sherwood Marksmen football team he had envisioned as they came back for an 18-15 win Friday night over Cole Camp. The win lifted …
Up until now, the conversion to 8-man football has been a happy excursion for the Midway Vikings. The team lifted its season mark to 3-0 with a 56-0 thrashing of Jasper Friday night at Jasper. …
A strong start at the beginning of each half was not enough for the Adrian Blackhawks Friday night as they dropped a 26-18 road contest at Holden.   The Blackhawks scored the game’s …
One of Coach Kyle Littrell’s goals for Friday’s game against Liberal was for his Drexel Bobcats to have fun. That seemed to be a magic formula as the Bobcats blistered Liberal 52-12. “I …
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Obituaries
Misty Lynn Murrell
Misty Lynn Murrell
Misty Lynn Murrell  November 18, 1974 - September 9, 2026    Misty Lynn Murrell passed peacefully in the privacy of her home, listening to her favorite band, with her …
Richard “ Dick” Dixon Niggley
Richard “Dick” Dixon Niggley
Richard “Dick” Dixon Niggley April 9, 1948 - Sept. 11, 2026 Richard “Dick” Dixon Niggley was born on April 9, 1948 in the hospital in Butler, and lived his first 18 years on his family …
Rita Lee Rayburn
Rita Lee Rayburn
Rita Lee Rayburn January 27,1943 - May 1, 2026   Rita Lee Rayburn of Peculiar, was born on Jan. 27, 1943. Daughter of the late Forrest Briscoe of Foster, and Ethelyn (Potter) …
James "Scott" Humbard
James Humbard
James Humbard Mar. 23rd 1963- Sep. 6th, 2026 James “Scott” Humbard passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family and loved ones on Sunday, September 6, 2026, in Grove, Oklahoma. He was …
Larry Joe Burton
Larry Joe Burton
Larry Joe Burton Nov. 4th 1947- Aug. 27th, 2026 Larry Joe Burton, 78, of Harrisonville, Missouri, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, at St. Luke’s East in Lee’s Summit, MO. Funeral …
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Tribune and Times

Yes, in fact a damn good newspaper

At least once a week I meet someone and they ask what I do. I say I am the editor of the local newspaper and I usually get one of two responses: “I didn’t know there were any newspapers left” …

Poor decisions can be good publicity

For those of us that were involved in the media when Chris Koster was Cass County prosecuting attorney in the mid-1990s, there was an old joke: the most dangerous place in Cass County was between Koster and a television camera.

Amendments: good intentions, bad policies

Early voting has started and election day is less than two weeks away and the comment I’ve heard regularly is “I have no idea what Amendments 4 and 5 mean.”

A day on the links

Saturday morning, I joined a fairly-large group of people to celebrate the ribbon cutting of the new golf driving range in Adrian. It was an idea of Mayor Matt Cunningham just over a year ago and through the work of the city and various businesses and organizations became a reality pretty quickly.
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Is there really just one week left of October? Doesn’t it seem like fall sports just began a couple weeks ago? Or is it just me?
This is long overdue, but I can’t recommend this 2024 Dreamworks animated movie enough. During a year of great animated movies, such as “Inside Out 2”, “Moana 2” and “Flow”, this movie was the best, in my humble opinion.
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