Dayne Herl and Rhylan Alcanter went after each other like they were center stage in a heavyweight championship match. Owen Herbert made things interesting with a couple of late 3-pointers that might as well have been shot from the Grain Valley High School commons area and when the smoke had cleared Friday, coach Jake Kates' William Chrisman basketball team earned a hard-fought 57-51 Suburban Big Six victory over the Eagles.
NAPOLEON - Catherine “Cathy” Marie Totty, 68 of Napoleon, MO passed away February 14, 2022. Cathy was born May 19, 1953 in Ft.
INDEPENDENCE - David Lee Mullnix, 66, of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, January 16, 2022 at St Mary’s Medical Center in Blue Springs, MO. David was born January 31, 1955 in Independence, MO to Henry and Frances Mullnix. In his early childhood, David spent many a day splashing in the mud puddles of Atherton with his friends. His family soon moved to Blue Mills Road and he never left. David attended Fort Osage High School and graduated in 1973. A few years later, he met Kim at Southwestern Bell, where they both worked as information operators. They married on September 8, 1979 and moved into the new home David designed and built (with help from many friends) and started a family. Their two children, Steven and Chris, enjoyed country life on the“Santa Fe Trail Ranch”as their dad called it. David often joked he raised “cattle, kids and cane.” David had recently retired from his employment at Bayer Corp., and though he enjoyed his time there and made many life-long friends, his heart and soul was at home. Whether hard at work around the farm or helping a friend or neighbor in need; that is what he loved. David was an avid runner, completing three marathons before an accident nearly took his life in 1987. He was a triathlete as well and with God’s touch and strong will, David was able to continue biking for a while after he recovered. David coached assorted sports with his boys, but it was soccer that pursued him. Coaching and teaching kids for some 22 years kept him busy, with many receiving college scholarships; not to mention all the fun and memories. Restoring cars, old wagons, windmills and tractors is a sample of David’s many hobbies and phases. He was an Eagle Scout and provided camping spots on his farm for his nephew, Kevin’s troop. Many things pulled at David’s heartstrings, but none so much as his passion for veterans. He hosted lunches and dinners for his veteran friends, inviting them to “tell their story.” He never missed an opportunity to say “thank you for your service.” David often rode with the Patriot Guards, paying tribute to fallen soldiers and their families. David loved his God, his family and his friends. The many lives touched by David’s kindness and humor are many and far-reaching.
Elizabeth Ann (Allen) Kim was born in 1937 to Francis and Norma Allen in Dawn, Missouri. Her father was a preacher whose calling took them through various communities around the Midwest. She remembered living in Dawn, MO, Sedgewick, KS, and Liberty, MO, with fondness.
Journalism is so fundamental to the workings of a democracy that the founders made freedom of the press first in the Bill of Rights. But this industry, so vital to an educated citizenry, is being financially undermined by two monoliths that have taken the content generated by newspapers, TV, radio and others and used it to reap massive profits while refusing to provide any compensation.
What will it take for Donald Trump to wear out his welcome with a significant portion of the Republican party? It’s a question that political analysts have asked ever since Trump emerged as a GOP force and began committing the kinds of unforced errors that might sink a normal politician. Trashing war hero John McCain didn’t do it.
LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is scrapping the last domestic coronavirus restrictions in England, including the requirement for people with COVID-19 to self-isolate, even as he acknowledged Monday the potential for new and more deadly variants of the virus.
BRUSSELS – The European Union is ready to limit financial assistance and possibly impose sanctions in Bosnia to help prevent the possible breakup up of the ethnically divided Balkan country as the peace agreement brokered over 25 years ago unravels, the EU’s top diplomat vowed Monday.
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – The U.S. Navy’s Mideast-based 5th Fleet announced Monday the launch of a new joint fleet of unmanned drones with allied nations to patrol vast swaths of the region’s volatile waters as tensions simmer with Iran.
ATLANTA – A foundation named for U.S. Rep.