Volleyball results

The JH Lady Bears A team fell Tuesday night, two games out of two games to the Lady Blackhawks. The JH Lady Bears B team beat the B team Lady Blackhawks two out of the three games. The JH Lady Bears play Clinton tonight at 5:00 in Clinton.

-our thanks to Tammy Appleberry

Bates 4-H livestock judging teams compete in state competition

front row (l to r): Allison Jenkins, Hannah Webb, John Tarvin; 

back row: David Warfield, Jr., Reba Colin,  Mike Tarvin.

               

With over 220 participants, this year’s State 4-H Livestock Judging contest was the biggest yet to date. "We continue to grow in number attending," reported Ben Gallup, state 4-H specialist. "It’s a real tribute to the parents, coaches and kids willing to give up a Saturday to drive to Columbia and spend the day. Judging is more than just placing the classes. It’s also public speaking, decision making and, the best reason of all, it’s fun!”

According to Alan J. Mundey, Bates County 4-H Youth Specialist, the Bates County results are as follows:

Junior Division with 99 contestants:

• Hannah Webb 61st (tie)
• Allison Jenkins 61st (tie)
• John Tarvin 71st

The Junior team finished 23rd out of 29 teams.

Senior Division with 75 contestants:
• Reba Colin 5th
• Mike Tarvin 10th
• David Warfield, Jr. 69th

The Senior team placed 6th out of 27 teams.

The teams would like to thank the coaches Luke and Amanda Kagarice for all of their help.

-our thanks to Alan Mundey

Disappointing night for Lady Bears

The Lady Bears softball team lost to a very good Nevada team Tuesday night. The Lady Bears played some of their best defense of the seaon, but were unable to get a hit off of Nevada's pitcher. Kylee Johnson pitched one of her best games of the season only walking 2 and striking out 4.

-Tammy Appleberry

 

Pursuit near Passaic lands two in jail

Robert Douglas

Eric L. Flood

 On 9/11/2012 at approximately 4:15 a.m., the Bates County Sheriff’s Office received a report of suspicious people in a vehicle with no license plates. The report came from Adrian Police Department. The Adrian Police Officer first saw the vehicle in Adrian. They then found the vehicle parked on Coop Road. The suspects had a strap attached from the truck to a pole that is beside the railroad tracks. The vehicle then fled the area. 

As Deputies were responding to the area they located the vehicle at the intersection in Passaic. The Deputies attempted to initiate a vehicle stop on the vehicle. The driver failed to yield to the attempts by the Deputies. The pursuit left Passaic traveling westbound on F Highway. Shortly after leaving Passaic, the vehicle started leaving the roadway driving through fences and bean fields. After leaving the field the vehicle then began to travel eastbound back through Passaic. The driver then drove down CR 6004 where he continued to run off the roadway into the fence and into the fields. He continued to drive into the fields for several hundred feet then would return to the roadway.

At one point during the pursuit the driver exited a field driving onto the roadway attempting to strike a patrol car head on. The Deputy was forced to leave the roadway striking the ditch causing damage to the patrol vehicle. The suspect vehicle continued east on 6004 and continued to drive through fences and fields. While in the field the suspect drove into a barn causing extensive damage to the truck and barn. The two suspects in the vehicle exited the vehicle and ran on foot. The driver was immediately chased down by the two Deputies and a police K9 approximately 100 yard from the vehicle. The passenger was located lying in a patch of grass approximately 3 hours after the pursuit. The vehicle the two subjects were in was later identified as stolen out of Pettis County.

The driver was identified as Robert F. Douglas, 36, from Appleton City. Douglas advised the deputies that he was just released from prison approximately 6 months ago and was currently on Probation and Parole. Douglas was charged with Resisting Arrest; Class D Felony, Assault on Law Enforcement; Class A Felony, Property Damage; Class D Felony and his bond was set at $40,000.00 Cash or Surety. Douglas also advised that during the pursuit he was injecting himself with methamphetamines.

The passenger was identified as Eric L Flood, 33, from Warsaw. Flood advised the deputies that he met Mr. Douglas while they were in prison together. Flood was charged with Resisting Arrest a class A misdemeanor and his bond was set at $2500.00 Cash or Surety.

Additional Charges are expected as more property owners are contacted about damage to fences. Multiple police agencies have contacted the Bates County Sheriff’s Office advising that these two subjects were considered Persons of Interest in multiple cases of burglaries, vehicle thefts and police pursuits.

Food drive continues through next week

The Community Food Pantry of Butler, a non-profit organization that distributes food items to those in need in our county. The Community Food Pantry distributed 72,469 pound of food just last month, to needy families in Bates County.

In conjunction with Nation Hunger Action Month, Laura Piland, Event Coordinator and Joyce Fitzpatrick, Director of the Community Food Pantry of Butler is organizing an Annual Fall food Drive, sponsored by Cook Insurance Agency of Butler. This food drive will hopefully re-stock the food pantry shelves.
The food drive is running through September 21st. The Food Pantry is asking for donation of non-perishable food items to be dropped off at any of these donation locations:

Cook Insurance Butler
Citizens Bank Butler
Bates County Sheriff’s Office, Butler
The Community Food Pantry
Yoss Thriftway of Adrian
or the Adrian Bank of Adrian.

Cash donations are tax deductible and there are 3 levels of sponsorship available
Gold $150.00
Silver $100.00
Bronze $50.00

Each $100 dollar donation equals 1000 pounds of food. Any and all donations will be accepted and appreciated. Checks should be made out to the community Food Pantry and mailed to
Community Food Pantry of Butler
C/O Annual Fall Food Drive
709 West Ohio Street
Butler Missouri 64730

Veto Session to Review Legislation

From the desk of Senator David Pearce

Missouri’s constitution mandates an annual veto session will be held by the General Assembly in order to review legislation that received the governor’s veto. This session is to be held the first Wednesday following the second Monday in September. With 13 bills that could potentially be brought before their originating chamber and considered for a veto override, this veto session is certain to be interesting.

This year, the measures that could be reviewed and overridden are diverse in nature. The two that are the most likely to be brought up for debate are Senate Bill 749 and House Bill 1329.

Adult Recovery Court proudly honors 6th graduate

The 6th Bates County Adult Recovery Court Graduate was honored yesterday evening during the 27th Circuit Drug Court Graduation held at the Bates County Courthouse.

The name is withheld due to the privacy act, but our congratulations, from the community is in order. The Bates County Adult Recovery Court consists of an 18 month program dedicated to the recovery of those charged with felony drug counts.

The rigorous program, designed to rehabilitate those with drug addictions and charges, to teach, and train, participates, how to change their lifestyles and friends, and become respectable citizens of their communities.

A reception followed the graduation of the 6th successful Adult Recovery Court Graduate. The splendor of the program is that with each successful graduate, the charges are dropped and the life of the graduate is changed forever.

-courtesy FM 92 the Bullet

Tough night for Lady Bears...

The Lady Bears softball team lost to Adrian 8-1. The one run of the game came off a Tori McGee triple followed by an Abby McGrew single. Bree Platt and Danika Ford also had singles.

-our thanks to Tammy Appleberry