KEARNEY — The Bulldogs’ high school vocal jazz ensemble, Frequency, garnered a coveted invitation to perform at the 87th Annual Missouri Music Educators Association Conference. Selection for the MMEA’s annual conference is the vocal music equivalent of winning a state title, according to choir Director Dustin McKinney.
CLAY COUNTY — The Northland Shepherd’s Center, 5601 NE Antioch Road, is located in an area with low-income households that experience food insecurity. According to the charity, food insecurity affects more than 3,000 older adults and that number is expected to grow in the years to come.
KEARNEY — School district staff and families starting returning to school buildings last week to kick off the 2024-25 school year with convocation and open houses. The events occur before the first day of school, which this year was Tuesday, Aug. 20.
SMITHVILLE — The names of Dr. Robert Leachman and Dr.
KEARNEY — After years of planning, figuring out ways to fund the project, a donation of land and passage of a use tax, Hall Park is becoming a reality in Kearney. The city was selected out of 51 applications as a 2023 Land and Water Conservation Fund grant recipient from the federal government.
LIBERTY — Police in Liberty seek the public’s help to identify suspects they believe may be involved in theft of Stanley travel mugs and cups from area retailers. “(They were) spotted exiting various retail establishments in a black GMC Acadia.
CLAY COUNTY — Deputies with Clay County Sheriff ’s Office seized enough fentanyl during an arrest last week that has the potential to kill 327,000. The bust, the biggest fentanyl bust in Clay County history, came when Josiah J. Langston, 21, was arrested Aug. 15 in the 3900 block of North Skiles Avenue after deputies had been looking for Langston due to a felony drug trafficking warrant for his arrest.
Randall “Randy” Carl Phillips, age 76, of Liberty, MO died at home on August 17, 2024, surrounded by his wife and family, his baptism in Christ, complete. Randy had a brief time of hospice care after a metastatic melanoma diagnosis but lived his life with purpose and love to his last breath, just as he had done for more than seven decades, a life full of gratitude, laughter, and service.
Victoria Sue Berry, June 18, 1947 - August 13, 2023, passed away peacefully in Liberty, Missouri. Rosary: Friday, August 23, 9:45am, Church of Annunciation, Kearney, MO. Visitation: Friday, August 23, 10-11am, also at the Church. Funeral Mass: Friday, August 23, 11am-12noon, also at the Church. To read full obituary, visit: https://www. hiddenvalleyfunerals.com/