Missouri State Highway Patrol Press Release: Please Drive Safely During Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reminds motorists that many Missourians will travel over the upcoming Thanksgiving weekend. This will change traffic patterns and requires everyone to be a courteous, safe driver. If you will be traveling this holiday, please make sure your car is in good condition before beginning your trip. It is also important that you are well rested before you start driving. Remember to buckle up -- seat belts save lives!

The Patrol will participate in Operation C.A.R.E (Combined Accident Reduction Effort) during this Thanksgiving holiday weekend. As part of this operation, all available officers will be assigned to Missouri’s roadways to enforce traffic laws, especially those related to drunk driving, speeding, and seat belt/child restraint use. Troopers will also be assisting motorists as needed.

Over the past several years, the Patrol has used special traffic enforcement projects to further their efforts to decrease traffic crashes and fatalities. This Thanksgiving weekend will include such an enforcement project, a 20-Mile Trooper operation. Troopers will be assigned at 20-mile intervals along Interstates 29, 44, 55, and 70, as well as U.S. Highways 60 and 61.

The counting period for the 2013 Thanksgiving holiday weekend is from 6 p.m. Wednesday, November 27, until 11:59 p.m. Sunday, December 1, 2013. During the 2012 Thanksgiving holiday weekend, six persons were killed and another 434 were injured in 1,208 traffic crashes. That means traffic crashes killed or injured one person every 13.9 minutes in Missouri over last year's Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

“It's important that everyone arrive at their Thanksgiving destination safely," said Colonel Ron Replogle, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol. "Please obey all traffic laws, wear your seat belt, and pay attention to the job of driving--that text or cell phone call can wait. If alcohol is part of your plan, don’t drink and drive. On behalf of the employees of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, I wish you a safe and happy Thanksgiving.”

The Highway Patrol’s Emergency Assistance number is 1-800-525-5555 (or *55 on a cellular phone). Motorists should use this emergency assistance number to report traffic crashes, crimes being committed, or other emergencies on Missouri’s highways. When you dial this number anywhere in the state, it rings directly into the closest Patrol headquarters.

Of course, no matter how safely you drive, you can’t control other drivers. Thus, the Patrol encourages motorists to protect themselves from all types of hazardous drivers by making sure everyone in the vehicle is properly restrained in a seat belt or child restraint. Click It 4 Life!

Hume News

 

The community of Hume wishes to extend their sympathy to the family of Fannie Edmonson of Butler, MO. She will be greatly missed by family and friends. Mrs. Edmonson’s daughter is Brenda Cannon of Hume. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.

The Hume United Methodist Church will host a weenie roast and hayride for young and old alike on Sunday, November 17 at 2:00 p.m. Everyone is invited to share in the fun, food and fellowship.

This year the Hume School is trying to incorporate the character plus, program, school wide goals and community in changing up the student Christmas gift exchange. They are trying to promote in the students the idea of giving is better than receiving.

Therefore, this year the students will be participating in a program where they will adopt a solder overseas. Solders are giving up their Christmas to help protect us and keep us safe. So, they are asking that the money that would be spent on a classroom gift exchange be spent on a care package for a solder instead. They ask that each child bring the item or items they wish to send. The school will take care of the packing and shipping.

The school would like to invite any student, family, or community organization to participate. This idea of adopting a soldier program is open to anyone not just a Hume elementary student.

Examples of items include: Lots of snack items especially in small packages as they can put them in their pockets when they go out, such as nuts, trail mix, etc. Jerky and slim Jims, socks, deodorant, shampoo, body wash, soap, toothpaste, lotions. (They like to use the body wash that is also shampoo), paperback books, movies on DVD, puzzle books, Microwave bowls of soup, ravioli, microwave meals, popcorn, gum, hard candy, cookies, peanut butter crackers, cheese cracker. The crackers and cookies need to be in their boxes because loose ones will crumble in the shipment.

The items need to be at the Hume School by Monday, November 25. If you have any questions please contact any elementary teacher of any school administration.

One Person Injured In Accident West Of Appleton City

One person was injured in a two-vehicle accident on Nov. 11 in St. Clair County on Highway 52 around 2 miles west of Appleton City.

Todd J. Cope, 46, Peculiar, wearing a seat belt, northbound in a 1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass, failed to stop at a stop sign and pulled into the path of a 2013 Cadillac SRX westbound by William L. Ashley, 78, Appleton City.

Todd J. Cope experienced moderate injuries and was transported by ambulance to Belton Regional Medical Center. His vehicle was totaled and removed from the scene by Cross Towing. He had drivers insurance through GEICO.

The Ashley vehicle was totaled and removed from the scene by Cross Towing. William L. Ashley had drivers insurance through Shelter.

Missouri Highway Patrol Corporal W.M. Bush investigated the accident.

Obituary - June Fuller

95-year-old June Fuller, Tulsa, Oklahoma and formerly Rich Hill, Mo., passed away Thursday, November 7. Arrangements are under direction of the Heuser Funeral Home, Rich Hill, and services are scheduled at 1:00 p.m. this Saturday at the Rich Hill Christian Church with burial to follow in the Greenlawn Cemetery. The family receives friends between five and six o'clock Friday evening at Heuser Funeral Home and memorials either to the Rich Hill Christian Church or the Clare Hospice House are suggested.

Butler Police Department Activity Report 11-5/11-11

11/05/2013 

Alarm High School
Shop lifter Wal Mart
Animal complaint Hospital
Well being check 600 block of W Harrison
Disturbance 400 block of S Orange
 
11/06/2013 

Animal complaint  dog bite 300 block of W Clark
Warrant service Mill St
Trespassing call Rail Road cars
 
11/07/2013 

Well being check 300 block of S Mechanic
Alarm 400 block of S Fulton
Leave without pay Casey’s Orange St
Alarm 600 block of W Ft Scott
Alarm on the Square
Disturbance 300 block of W Mill
 
11/08/2013 

Disturbance High and Dakota
Accident Ft Scott and Orange
Accident Hospital parking lot
Assault report
 
11/09/2013 

Accident Maple and Clark
Warrant service Main and Lee
Animal complaint 400 block of S Main
Assault 400 block of W Harrison
Fight at the Alley Bar
Disturbance 200 block of N Orange
 
11/10/2013 

Disturbance Maple and Ohio
Theft Dollar Store
Disturbance 600 block of  N Main
 
11/11/2013 

Warrant service Gregory St
Assault Wix’s Lane
Animal complaint 600 block of S High
 

ADRIAN ELKS COLLECTING DEER HIDES

The Adrian Elks Lodge #2864 are collecting deer hides for Veterans across the country. They are asking hunters to turn in their deer hides to make gloves and leather kits for veterans. The Adrian Elks Lodge will be accepting deer hide donations. Drop off deer hides to Bill Page, 611 West Pine in Butler. For more information call Bill at 660-679-4293

Bates County Sheriff’s Office Activity Report November 4, 2013 to November 10, 2013

Bates County Sheriff’s Office Activity Report

 November 4, 2013 to November 10, 2013

 

 

 

 

11-04-2013

AMBULANCE REQUEST-RICH HILL

GUN SHOT HEARD/OBSERVED-RICH HILL

MISSING PERSON-ADRIAN

WANTED PERSON-ROCKVILLE On 11/04/2013 Deputies arrested a suspect in the Rockville area on three outstanding warrants out of Laclede County.

ANIMAL AT LARGE-BALLARD

GUN SHOT HEARD/OBSERVED-RICH HILL

MVA-BUTLER                   

THEFT-ROCKVILLE

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY- AMSTERDAM

 

11-05-2013 

MVA- DREXEL

DOMESTIC-BUTLER On 11-05-2013 Deputies responded to a rural Butler address for a 911 call regarding an intruder in a residence.

ABANDONED VEHICLE-ADRIAN

TRESPASSING-PASSAIC

MVA-PASSAIC

CHECK WELL BEING-RICH HILL

INJURED ANIMAL-BUTLER

AGENCY ASSIST-RICH HILL

 

11-06-2013

AGENCY ASSIST-ADRIAN

CHECK WELL BEING-RICH HILL

AMBULANCE REQUEST-RICH HILL

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY-ADRIAN

THEFT-RICH HILL On 11/06/2013 Deputies took a phone report of prescription medicine being stolen in Rich Hill.

AMBULANCE REQUEST-BUTLER

PROPERTY DAMAGE-RICH HILL On 11/06/2013 Deputies took a report of property damage at Pump N Petes gas station in Rich Hill.

ANIMAL AT LARGE-ADRIAN

DISTURBANCE-ADRIAN

 

11-07-2013

FIRE-RICH HILL

CIVIL STANDBY-PASSAIC

MVA-PASSAIC

DRUNK DRIVER-BUTLER

DISTURBANCE-ADRIAN On 11/6/2013 Deputies responded to Rural Adrian to a disturbance in progress.

CHECK WELL BEING-RICH HILL

AMBULANCE REQUEST-RICH HILL

IDENTITY THEFT-BUTLER

AMBULANCE REQUEST-BUTLER

AMBULANCE REQUEST-BUTLER

 

11-08-2013

AMBULANCE REQUEST-BUTLER

CHECK WELL BEING-ARCHIE

SUICIDAL THREATS-BUTLER On 11-08-2013 Bates County Deputies responded to a report of a suicidal subject in the rural Butler area

SUICIDAL THREATS-ADRIAN

VANDALISM-BUTLER On 11/8/2013 Deputies responded to vandalism in the rural Butler area.

HARASSMENT-ADRIAN

THREATS-BUTLER On 11-08-2013 Bates County Deputies took a report of Domestic Assault in the Butler area.

 

 

11-09-2013

AMBULANCE REQUEST-BUTLER

MVA-RICH HILL

TRESPASSING-BUTLER On 11-09-2013 Bates county Deputies responded to a report of trespassing in the rural Butler area.

CIVIL STANDBY-HUME

DISTURBANCE-RICH HILL

BURGLAR ALARM-APPLETON CITY

BURGLAR ALARM-AMSTERDAM

ANIMAL BITE-ROCKVILLE On 11-09-2013 Bates County Deputies took a report of an animal bite in the Rockville area

 

 

11-10-2013

MVA-BUTLER

AGENCY ASSIST- BUTLER On 11/10/2013 Deputies arrested a suspect in a ongoing burglary investigation.

AMBULANCE REQUEST-HUME

AGENCY ASSIST-BUTLER On 11-9-13 Bates County Deputies responded to an agency assist where Cherokee Jestis was arrest on a Bates County warrant.

AGENCY ASSIST-BULTER

SUSPICOUS ACTIVTY- AMSTERDAM

AGENCY ASSIST-ROCKVILLE

FIRE-BRUSH- HUME

AGENCY ASSIST- HUME

 

 

           Rich Hill Police Department Activity Report

November 4, 2013 to November 10, 2013

 

 

 

11-04-2013

CARLESS AND INPRUDENT DRIVING

AMBULANCE REQUEST

GUN SHOTS HEARD

 

11-05-2013

CHECK WELL BEING

 

11-06-2013

CHECK WELL BEING

AMBULANCE REQUEST

 

11-07-2013

FIRE

 

11-08-2013

 

11-09-2013

AMBULANCE REQUEST

MVA

LOCKED VEHICLE

 

11-10-2013

DOMESTIC

AUTO THEFT

Bates County Sheriff's Office Press Release: Rural Pursuit Ends In Foot Chase

 On Sunday, November 11, 2013, Deputies were called to assist the Missouri State Highway Patrol after a vehicle had fled from a vehicle stop. The pursuit began northwest of Butler and ended just north of 52 in area known as Coleman’s Junk Yard. The vehicle found parked outside one of the trailers was abandoned. The owner of the vehicle was located at that residence but was not the driver of the vehicle. The driver had fled on foot in an unknown direction.

Additional Deputies were called in an attempt to search for the subject. Bates County K9 Lecter hand several deputies searched on foot for a couple of hours. The subject was not located in the area and the search was called off. Attempts were made by Deputies to notify area residents.

We believe that the subject knew the area since he drove the vehicle to the owner’s house and was comfortable with the hiding place he was at. The owner of the vehicle claims to have just met the subject that borrowed his truck. The owner of the truck was arrested and transported to jail for questioning on an unrelated burglary.