Jake:
Unfortunately, the closest flowing waters with smallmouth I know of for you are:
1) Spring and Shoal Creek – around Joplin and Carthage
2) Elk River – south of Joplin down around the AR line
3) Upper Illinois and Flint Creek – west of Siloam Springs, AR in OK
You might check into some of the rock quarry and pit mine lakes in SE Kansas around Coffeyville and Independence. I know some of them put in trout in the winter months. So some of them may have some smallmouth also. Would be fun in a kick boat or pontoon.
Maybe someone else knows of some other options.