Tuesday, January 15, 2013

House Fire at Rec Lake


  Bates County Live will post the Official Fire Report from Fire Chief Jim Henry when it is available. No Injures except for a dog who was in the house at the time of the fire.

Local Butler Wrestler nominated for wrestler of the week

  Trey Heckadon 17 yr old Junior at Butler High School has been nominated by MissouriWrestling.com as wrestler of the week. Trey recently had a injury and was cleared to wrestle on January 4th. Since his return he has won both events he has participate in the first one being a Dual at Truman High School and a Tournament at Warsaw High School. He is well deserving of this award and would like everyone to go and vote for him the link is....MissouriWrestling.com Wrestler of the Week voting. To view why the wrestler was nominated, go to: missouriwrestling.com/vote.php

2 Medalists at Butler Tournament 1/5/13


  On Saturday, Jan 5, the Butler Bears hosted the annual Butler Invitational Wrestling Tournament.  The Bears did have two tournament medalists, Tayje Van Voorst at 138 lbs (4th) and Robert Anderson at 285 lbs (3rd).  Tournament teams included Butler, Diamond, Hogan Prep, Holden, Knob Noster, Lathrop, Rogers (AR), St Mary’s, and Trenton.
Team Scores were as follows-
1.  Lathrop  239.0
2.  Rogers  196.5
3.  Holden  191.5
4.  Trenton  186.0
5.  Knob Noster  146.0
6.  Diamond  115.0
7.  Hogan Prep  69.0
8.  Butler  57.5
9.  St. Mary`s  53.0

Butler Individual Results were as follows-
113-  Ben Burgess                   1-2    1 win by fall, 2 losses by fall
113-  Justin Cooper       0-3    3 losses by fall
138-  Tayje Van Voorst 2-3    1 win by fall, 1 win by tech-fall, 2 losses by fall, 1 loss by tech-fall     4th place
145- Bram Hubbard     0-5    4 losses by fall, 1 loss by major decision
152- AJ Durnell            0-4    3 losses by fall, 1 loss by major decision
160- Dale Besendorfer  0-5    5 losses by fall
220- Austin Strathmann        0-3    3 losses by fall    
285-  Robert Anderson  3-2    3 wins by fall, 2 losses by fall           3rd place

Update on Saturday Standoff in Butler


  On Saturday, January 12th at approximately 1pm the Butler Police Department along with the Bates County Sheriff’s office received a call for a well being check in the 700 block of North Havana. Officers were informed that the subject was suicidal and was armed. Butler Police along with the Bates County Sheriff’s Deputies and the Missouri Highway Patrol responded to the area and after approximately 3 hours a male subject exited the house and was taken into custody.
 
The Butler Police Department would like to thank the Bates County Sheriff’s Office and the Missouri Highway Patrol for their assistance in this matter.



Courtesy of 92.1

Ohio man injured in crash (Update on Semi Crash)

  John Stashinko 64, of Niles, Ohio received minor injuries when the 2012 Navistar semi he was driving was attempting to get onto I-49 after stopping on the right side of the shoulder of the roadway, The vehicle begin to slide off the roadway due to inclement weather, Then overturned and slide down an embankment, The vehicle came to rest on it's right side. The accident was worked by Bates County EMS, Bates County Sheriff and Bates County fire and Rescue as well as Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Obituary - Patricia "Patty" Louise Reece

  Patricia "Patty" Louise Reece, 78, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Monday, January 14, 2013 at Cass Regional Medical Center in Harrisonville. Funeral services are pending at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville.

Obituary - Jennifer Lee Middaugh

 Jennifer Lee Middaugh, 63, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Sunday, January 13, 2013 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 17 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Parker Cemetery in Creighton, Missouri.

Drug Bust in Drexel



On 1/4/2013, members of the CNET Drug Taskforce and the Bates County Sheriff’s Office concluded a several month long investigation that spanned two states by converging on a residence in rural Drexel, Missouri.   During a search of the residence the agencies were able to seized a residential marijuana grow operation believed to be in operation for the last several years.    52 high quality marijuana plants were seized along with several pounds of processed marijuana ready for sale.  Along with the marijuana, several thousand dollars’ worth of equipment used in the operation was seized.  The equipment seized included industrial lighting, ventilation system and the temperature control systems. 

Estimated street value of the Marijuana is in excess of $100,000
Charges have been submitted to the Bates County Prosecutors Office

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