Update On Search For Hellen Cook: Crews Drain Pond In Warsaw

BENTON COUNTY, Mo. - On Saturday, crews began draining the pond where items thought to belong to missing Warsaw, Mo., woman Hellen Cook were found. According to Hellen's daughter Terri Cook, the pond was to be drained sometime next week, but plans changed on Saturday. Authorities also plan to use search dogs to look for her.

On July 27, searchers found shoes, a scarf and a red Chiefs hat. Cook’s husband says the shoes were definitely hers and a neighbor says they last saw her wearing a red hat.

"We're still hopeful that she got into a truck with someone and they dropped her off in another state and we'll find her there," Terri said. Cook went missing on July 13 and has not been seen or heard from since. Cook suffers from Alzheimer’s

Courtesy of Find Missing Alzheimer's Woman Hellen Cook / Helen Cook Facebook page

REMINDER: Amoret Christian Church VBS

Weather Update: Lots Of Rain In The Region

Rain? Yes, a large area of rain will move out of Kansas and cross the southern half of Missouri today. Today will be the coolest day of the upcoming week with highs in the 70s to low 80s. Hot and humid conditions expected on Monday/Tuesday!

Fire Alarm At Hudson School

Bates County Sheriffs Department along with the Appleton City Fire Department is on scene of a reported fire alarm going off in the back part of the Hudson School. It is unknown at this time if there is actually a fire. Bates Conty Live will update this if and when any more information becomes available.

Bear Backer Meeting

 
We are having the monthly bear backers meeting this Wednesday August 7th if you can attend it is at 630 at the field house..Open to all bear backer members or future members....also reminded coaches this is a good time to put in any request of items you may need for the upcoming school year. See you all Wednesday. ..

Accident West Of Adrian On 18 Highway

Missouri State Highway Patrol is on scene of a 1 vehicle accident 11 miles West of Adrian on 18 Highway. The injuries are minor and the vehicle is off the roadway. Bates County Live will update this when the Highway Patrol report is available.

Obituary - Gertrude L. Steiner

Funeral services for Gertrude L. Steiner will be 11 a.m. Saturday, August 10, 2013 at Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri with Pastor Justin Moxley and Pastor Lance Coffman officiating. Visitation will be prior to services from 10 - 11 a.m. at Schowengerdt Chapel. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler, Missouri. Contributions to Pleasant Gap Christian Church.

Gertrude L. Steiner, age 97 of Butler, Missouri, died Friday, August 2, 2013 at her daughter's home in Lenexa, Kansas. She was born February 3, 1916 to Emmett Francis and Nellie Belle McElroy Burk in Bates County, Missouri.

Gertrude is survived by two sons, Kent Steiner and wife Conni of Andover, Minnesota and Neil Steiner and wife Brenda of Butler, Missouri; one daughter, Judy Ronning and husband Jack of Lenexa, Kansas; a sister, Doris Kropf of Butler, Missouri; 15 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and 2 great great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Willard in 2012; three brothers, an infant, Virgil Burk and Glen Burk; and three sisters, Mary Jane Hellwig, Hazel Beard and Mildred Hellwig.

Attempted traffic stop leads to cross county pursuit

Darrell Sander

A truck involved in a chase by the Vernon County Sheriff's office is pulled out of the ditch. Richard Smith with TCB is operating the tow truck. Submitted photo.

A lengthy pursuit ends in the arrest of a Nevada resident early Thursday morning.

Vernon County Sheriff Jason Mosher and Lt. Jacob Crahan were working a late night extra patrol detail focused on patrolling the areas in the county that have had a rash of burglaries.

According to a statement from the Sheriff's Department, the sheriff and his lieutenant attempted to stop a truck heading east on Austin Boulevard when the truck took off.

Western Missouri dispatch was notified around 2:35 a.m. that a pursuit had started and was heading east on Austin Boulevard A second Vernon County deputy was dispatched and was able to join the pursuit as it left Nevada on Old Town Road.

The truck led the sheriff and his deputies back and forth across the county, crossing U.S. Highway 54 on two separate occasions.

Lt. Crahan said the truck turned onto a gravel road in what he thought was an attempt to lose them in the dust caused by the fleeing vehicle. But when that did not work, the driver jumped out of the moving truck and ran into a cornfield, leaving the truck rolling down the road and eventually crashing in the ditch, according to the sheriff's office.

Sheriff Mosher said they were monitoring the speed and traffic conditions throughout the pursuit. "It was late enough there just wasn't any other traffic out," said the sheriff. I have already warned the criminals in the county, if you run, we will find you and you will go to jail."

The sheriff said he was in the county's new SUV 6-cylinder police interceptor that was purchased earlier this year in an effort to help save gas money. "It may have a 6-cylinder but it didn't have any trouble keeping up in the pursuit," said the sheriff.

Lt. Crahan said they had additional deputies respond to the scene and set up a perimeter around the cornfield. After about 30 minutes of searching for the suspect, he was finally located by Sheriff Mosher.

According to the sheriff's office, the suspect was lying on his back in the middle of the field in an attempt to elude the deputies.

The suspect was identified by the sheriff's office as Darrell Sander, 30, of Nevada. Sander was transported to the Vernon County Jail where he was charged with felony charges of fleeing/resisting arrest and possession of a controlled substance as well as multiple traffic violations.

A warrant was issued Thursday afternoon setting Sander's bond at $100,000 cash only. The sheriff said he was glad they were able to apprehend Sander without anyone getting hurt.

According to reports from the sheriff's office, Sander was also arrested by sheriff's deputies in Kansas a couple of months ago after Vernon County deputies chased Sander into Kansas, where Sander wrecked his car in a ditch.

Courtesy of Vernon County Sheriffs FB Page