MSHP seeks witness to May 15th crash

On Sunday, May 15, 2011, at approximately 8:30 p.m., a one vehicle crash occurred on Interstate 29 northbound at the 28-mile marker (0.8 mile south of Old Pike Road), in Platte County, Missouri. As a result of the crash, three occupants were seriously injured.

Investigators believe the driver of another vehicle may have witnessed the crash. The witness vehicle is described as an unknown year, maroon or red, Ford Ranger step side pickup truck. The vehicle may not have damage and the driver may possibly be unaware the crash occurred.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is asking for the public's help in identifying this motor vehicle. Anyone with information regarding the described vehicle is asked to call the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Troop A Headquarters, at 816-622-0800.

Slight time schedule change for Butler schools next year...

In an effort to accommodate some emerging factors that affect our students, a start time adjustment of 20 minutes was proposed at the high school campus. This will move the start time at the high school from 8:10 to 7:50 and the end time from 3:17 to 2:55. The elementary school will see little to no change. The mitigating factors that are new to our district include a new athletic and academic conference that has added several schools requiring substantial travel time. An earlier school dismissal means a decrease in instances requiring students to be pulled out of their final class period to board a bus for an activity trip, thus protecting hours of instructional time. Our vocational technical students have seen a change in their schedule at the Nevada campus. Butler’s time shift will not only accommodate our obligation to provide lunch for these students but also guarantee they receive the full curriculum our tuition is paying for. Several alternatives were explored before deciding on this small time adjustment.

This new schedule will go into effect for the 2011-2012 school year.

-courtesy FM 92 The Bullet

Arrest made in McBee's break in

In the early morning hours of May 11th, McBee's General Store in Amsterdam, MO was broken into. It appeared that a vehicle had been used to make entry into the front of the building by driving though the front wall. Once this occurred the burglary alarm was activated. A Bates County Deputy arrived while the suspect was still on the scene. The suspect then fled in a vehicle from the Deputy which led to a high speed chase into Kansas. Once in Kansas the suspect fled his vehicle on foot. Deputies recovered stolen items from McBee’s General Store inside the suspect vehicle.

Multiple law enforcement agencies consisting of Bates County Sheriff’s Office, Butler Police Department, Linn County Kansas Sheriff’s Office, Miami County Kansas Sheriff’s Office, and the Kansas Highway Patrol began a hunt for the suspect. During the investigation it was also discovered that a 2004 Black Chevrolet Truck 4 door 2500 had been stolen and was used to drive into McBee’s General Store. The vehicle was located and returned to the registered owner. Due to the multiple agencies diligence the suspect was located and arrested in Kansas. The suspect was identified as Michael L. McDonald, 30, from Paola, Kansas.

Michael L. McDonald

McDonald is currently being held in Bates County Law Enforcement Center on a $50,000 cash only bond.

Weekly report from the Rich Hill PD

Rich Hill Police Department

Activity report May 9, 2011 to May 15, 2011

05-09-11

 

05-10-11

 

05-11-11

 

05-12-11

 

05-13-11

ANIMAL AT LARGE

 

05-14-11

ANIMAL AT LARGE

STRANDED MOTORIST

CIVIL STANDBY

 

05-15-11

JUVENILE PROBLEM

ANIMAL AT LARGE

Weekly report from the Bates County Sheriff's Department

Bates County Sheriff’s Office

Activity report May 9, 2011 to May 15, 2011

05-09-11

FIRE-Rich Hill

THEFT-Rich Hill

SPEAK TO OFFICER-Butler

CIVIL STANDBY-Rich Hill

SPEAK TO OFFICER-Butler

SPEAK TO OFFICER-Drexel

SPEAK TO OFFICER

MVA-Butler

SPEAK TO OFFICER-Rich Hill

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY / VEHICLE / PERSON-Adrian

THEFT-BUTLER Deputies took a phone report of Fraudulent Use of Credit Card.

SMOKE INVESTIGATION-Adrian

SPEAK TO OFFICER-Rich Hill

ANIMAL NEGLECT / ABUSE-Adrian On 05/09/2011 Bates County Deputies received a report of possible animal abuse in the rural Adrian area.

 

 

Saturday track meet results...

Congrats to all of the runners who participated in the Sectional Track meet.
Here are the results from the Sectional Track meet on Saturday.

Top 8 Place Finishers:

**Top 4 places advance to the State Track Meet this Friday and Saturday in Jefferson City**

**Morgan Nelson: 1st place 800m Run** (2:25.1)

**Morgan Nelson: 1st place 1600m Run**(5:33.9)

**4X400m Relay: 4th place**(Kayla Morris, Morgan Nelson, Tenaya Williams, Brytani Musick)

Maggie Massey: 5th place Pole Vault

4x800m Relay: 6th place (Brytani Musick, Jenay Rosier, Jennifer McMurphy, Morgan Nelson)

4x100m Relay: 6th place(Kayla Morris, Maggie Massey, Kassidy Hannah, Tenaya Williams)

4x200m Relay: 7th place (Kayla Morris, Maggie Massey, Kassidy Hannah, Tenaya Williams)

Brytani Musick: 7th place 400m Dash

Kayla Morris: 7th place Long Jump

Girls Earned a solid 6th place finish out of 29 teams

Chase Peters: 7th place 300m Hurdles

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70's by Thursday...

Rest of Today

Considerable cloudiness with isolated showers. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 40. North winds 10 to 15 mph.

Obituary - Billy Gebhardt

Billy Gebhardt, 95, Archie, MO, died Thursday, May 12, 2011 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 16, 2011 at the First Baptist Church in Archie. Burial will be in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian. Friends may call from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Sunday, May 15 at the Atkinson Chapel in Archie, MO.