House fire in Adrian

   The Adrian Fire Department as well as Butler Fire Department is on scene of a reported house fire at 107 E 7th Street  in Adrian. The caller reported heavy black smoke coming from a closed garage. Please use caution when traveling in this area. Bates County Live will report more on then when we get the fire report.

Obituary - Dr. A.R. May

  Dr. A. R. May, 59, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Monday, January 7, 2013 at Cass Regional Medical Center in Harrisonville. Services are pending at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville.

Trailer in ditch in Butler

  This was the scene this morning in Butler. A semi truck had a problem making the corner at Ft. Scott and Sunset Drive and ran into the ditch no one was hurt in the accident. The scene was secured by Butler Police and the semi is being pulled out by Gilkey Tow of Rich Hill

Closed Tomorrow 1/8/12

  The Bates County Memorial  ADRIAN Family Care Clinic will be closed Tuesday January 8th, 2012. And will reopen Wednesday January 9th at normal time.

Bates County Sheriff’s Office Activity Report December 31, 2012 to January 6, 2013

12-31-2012

SPEAK TO OFFICER-Drexel

MVA-Butler

SLIDE OFF-Rich Hill

SLIDE OFF-Rich Hill

MVA-Rich Hill

SLIDE OFF-Butler

THEFT-Rich Hill Deputies took a report of stolen license plates out of the Rich Hill area.

SLIDE OFF-Butler  

SPEAK TO OFFICER-Butler

SPEAK TO OFFICER-Hume

AGENCY ASSIST-Butler

STRANDED MOTORIST-Butler

SPEAK TO OFFICER-Adrian    

 

01-01-2013

GUN SHOTS HEARD / OBSERVED-Amoret

MVA-Adrian

STRANDED MOTORIST-I49  

ABANDON VEHICLE-Rich Hill

SPEAK TO OFFICER-Butler

CHECK WELL BEING-Adrian

 

01-02-2013

AMBULANCE REQUEST-Adrian

SPEAK TO OFFICER-Amoret

AGENCY ASSIST-Butler

DISTURBANCE-Rich Hill

REFUSE TO LEAVE-Adrian Deputies responded to Rt 2 Adrian in reference to a male subject refusing to leave. Subject was taken in custody, and placed on a 12 hr detox. No charges filed.  

WANTED SUBJECT-Amsterdam Bates County Deputies executed an arrest warrant on Jason Chrisman at Rt 1 Amsterdam, MO.

  

01-03-2013

ANIMAL AT LARGE-PPHwy

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY / VEHICLE / PERSON-Amoret Deputies responded to Route 2 Amoret in reference to Suspicious activity. Male, and female suspect arrested for possession of controlled substance, and drug paraphernalia.

IDENTITY THEFT-Rich Hill

DOMESTIC-Amsterdam

MVA-52Hwy

OPEN DOOR / WINDOW-Foster

    

01-04-2013

GUN SHOTS HEARD / OBSERVED-Adrian Bates County Deputies responded to gun shots heard at Rt 1 Adrian, MO.

AMBULANCE REQUEST-Foster

THEFT-Butler

THEFT-Amoret

GUN SHOTS HEARD / OBSERVED-Ballard

MVA-Rich Hill  

AGENCY ASSIST-Rich Hill

 

01-05-2013

STRANDED MOTORIST-DHwy

MVA-Rich Hill

STRANDED MOTORIST-52Hwy

SPEEK TO OFFICER-Amoret

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY / VEHICLE / PERSON-Adrian

THEFT-Ballard Bates County Deputies took a report of prescription pills stolen in the Ballard area.

AGENCY ASSIST-Appleton City

AGENCY ASSIST-Butler

 

01-06-2013

GAS LEAK-Passaic

ABANDON VEHICLE-Ballard

ABANDON VEHICLE-Adrian

ANIMAL AT LARGE-Hume

SPEAK TO OFFICER-Amoret

        

 

 

 

 

 

Rich Hill Police Department Activity Report

December 31, 2012 to January 6, 2013

01-04-2013

TRAFFIC STOP  

ANIMAL AT LARGE

TRAFFIC STOP

BURGLARY

 

01-05-2013

TRAFFIC STOP

TRAFFIC STOP

TRAFFIC STOP

SPEAK TO OFFICER  

 

01-06-2013

SMOKE INVESTIGATION

ALARM BURGLAR  

 

Obituary - Doris Ann Hocker

  Doris Ann Hocker, 72, Edwardsville, Kansas, formerly of Peculiar, Missouri, died Saturday, January 5, 2013 at her home. Funeral services are pending at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville.

Obituary - David Roy Tarvin

  Funeral services for David Tarvin will be 10 a.m. Thursday, January 10, 2013 at Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri with Pastor Lynn Snapp officiating. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at Schowengerdt Chapel. Burial, Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler, Missouri. Contributions to the Family or Immanuel Baptist Church.

  David Roy Tarvin, age 64 of Butler, Missouri, died Saturday, January 5, 2013 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born April 8, 1948 to Roy Emil and Alice Evaleen Duffield Tarvin in Parsons, Kansas.

  David is survived by his wife, Gwendolyn “Gwen” Sue Tarvin of Butler, Missouri; two sons, Roy Dean Tarvin and wife Jamie of Billings, Missouri and Lynn David Tarvin and wife Angela of Independence, Missouri; five sisters, Betty Jo Collins of Parsons, Kansas, Edwina Brennon and husband Al of Erie, Kansas, Carolyn Evel of Erie, Kansas, Jackie Sexton of Parsons, Kansas and Marilyn Barker and husband Melvin of Ft. Scott, Kansas; his father-in-law, Norris Dean Garnett and wife Elizabeth of Butler, Missouri; four brothers-in-law, Jim Garnett of Butler, Missouri, Don Garnett and wife Janet of Amsterdam, Missouri, David Garnett and wife Rita of Stella, Missouri and Alan Garnett and wife Summer of Richmond, Virginia; three grandsons, Roy Micheal “Mike” Tarvin, Johnathan “John” Wayne Tarvin and Nicolas Kolequitt (Kole) Tarvin; and numerous nephews, nieces cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; mother-in-law, Irene Garnett; two brothers-in-law, Dale Evel and Jim Sexton; and a sister-in-law, Kathy Garnett.

Obituary - Roger Levi Helphrey

  Roger Levi Helphrey, 68, lost his more than three year battle with lung cancer and dementia on January 6, 2013. He passed peacefully at his home in Adrian, Missouri, surrounded by his family. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday, January 10, 2013 at the Atkinson Chapel in Adrian. The family also invites friends and family to a Celebration of Life from 1:00-4:00 p.m. Saturday, January 12 at the First Baptist Church in Adrian. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the VFW of Adrian, Autism Speaks or The Salvation Army.

  Roger was born April 16, 1944 to Rolla Helphrey and Erma (Rogers) Legall Helphrey near Urich, MO. Shortly after graduating from Clinton High School, he joined the United States Air Force. He spent his 21 year career with the Air Force as a radar technician on fighter jets. Overseas he was stationed in Okinawa (with missions to Vietnam), several tours to Thailand (with missions to Vietnam), and West Germany (with missions to Iran). While stationed in Las Vegas, Nevada, he met and married the love of his life, Elaine Eld. They had two sons.


  While stationed in West Germany, the four family members toured 22 countries on motorcycles. Roger’s life philosophy was to never look back on life and wish you had, so they had many adventures over the years! They tried different businesses. Roger did tax preperation for many years. They traveled whenever they could. Roger visited all 50 states that he so proudly served to protect and defend. Roger never wanted to hire someone else to do something that he could do or possibly learn to do himself.


  After retiring from the Air Force and selling a computer buisness, the family moved to Missouri where Roger again became an electronics technician with the National Weather Service. After 22 years, he retired from that career in 2006. Roger enjoyed his four grandkids, riding motorcycles, traveling, farming, hunting, leather tooling and wood working.
He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Elaine; son, Troy and his wife, Michelle and two grandchildren, Corbin and Kylie and son, Ty and his wife JJ and two grandchildren, Philip and Olivia; half-sister, Thelma Smith and her husband George; half-brother, Ted Legall and his wife, Pansy, and a large extended family. The world just got a little dimmer without his radiant smile.