Obituaries
Sharon S. Rimel
It was with sadness we announced the passing of Sharon Sue (Grazier) Rimel on this day 9th day of May 2025 in Lampasas, Texas. As a child, Sharon turned heads on High Street in Jefferson …
Donald J. Morris Sr.
Donald “Jack” Morris Sr., 86, died Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Kansas City, Kan. He was born July 9, 1938, in Tipton, a son of John H. and Mildred Pulley Morris. His wife of nearly …
Ethel V. Barnett
Ethel V. Barnett, 95, of Tipton, Mo., passed away Thursday, May 8, 2025, at the California Care Center.   She was born on April 15, 1930, in Henry County, Mo., near Windsor, a daughter …
Mrs. Susanna E. Zimmerman
Mrs. Susanna Eberly Zimmerman, 84, Barnett, died Sunday, May 4, 2025. She was born Nov. 29, 1940, a daughter of Adam and Esther Martin. On Dec. 6, 1962, she married Phares R. Zimmerman who died …
Mrs. Jean E. Stahl
Jean Ellen Stahl, 82, of Clarksburg, passed away Sunday, April 27, 2025, at Valley Park West in California, Mo.   She was born on Jan. 29, 1943, a daughter of George and Ethel Irene …
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Double X Speedway roars to life for 36th season of ‘Sunday Night Thunder’

After a brief weather-related delay, the 2025 racing season at Double X Speedway officially kicked off on Sunday night, May 11, reigniting a beloved mid-Missouri tradition.   Now in its …

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