UPDATE: School and Business Closings ( 1:30pm)

School Closings For Wednesday 2-5-14

Drexel
Miami School

Other Business Closings for today:

Butler Public Library closing today at 2:30pm
All Adrian Bank Branches will close at 1:30pm today
Flaming Lantern Closing at 1:30pm today and to re-open at 11am tomorrow
Bates County Industries
Butler Outreach Center
Cass County Justice Center
Community Food Pantry
Butler 6th grade girls Basketball practice
Pantry Thrift Store
Old High School Thrift Store
Ballard 4H meeting
Subway Restaurant
Butler Senior Center
Senior Center Taxi
Butler Hometown Pharmacy closing at 1pm

Due to the bad weather Country Mart will close at 6 P.M. tonight and will open back up Wednesday morning at 8 A.M.

* Bates County Live will update this when and if more closings or delays become available* If you have to travel today please use caution and allow extra time to arrive at your destination*

St Clair County Sheriff's Press Release: Warrant Arrest

Rachael Wheatley

On Monday, Feb. 3, Rachael Wheatley, 35, Osceola, was taken into custody at the St. Clair County Courthouse after Circuit Court Judge James Journey revoked her bond and issued a warrant for her arrest. A new bond was set at $10,000 cash only and $25,000 surety only.

Wheatley is on probation after she was found guilty of a class C felony of receiving stolen property in September 2011. The judge suspended the imposition of sentencing and placed Wheatley on five years supervised probation. The original charge stemmed from an incident in July 2009. Further court proceedings are set for March 3.

Wheatley is also currently facing a class C felony of first degree burglary from an incident on Aug. 4, 2013 at Moccasin Trails Antique Store, Osceola. Over $2,000 in jewelry along with over $1,000 in cash was reported stolen from the store. Further court proceedings in this case are set for Feb. 5.

Dates for pesticide training classes set

Ag producers who need to obtain or renew a private pesticide applicator license can attend one of the following training sessions provided through University of Missouri Extension. This class also completes the EPA worker protection training program for ag employees who handle pesticides. Producers will be required to purchase an M87 manual for $12 unless they bring a 2007 M87 with them. Please call in reservations for the class one week prior at the local County Extension Center. If you have questions or need more information, contact Pat Miller, agronomy specialist, at 417-448-2560. Let us know if you have any special needs at the time of registration. In case of bad weather the classes may be rescheduled. University of Missouri Extension programs are open to everyone. Classes are scheduled as follows:

February 26 at 2 p.m. Call 660-679-4167
Bates Co. Health Dept., 501 N. Orange, Butler

High Street Family Care Clinic

Update: All Weather Closings ( 9:45am )

Schools:
Adrian
Appleton City
Archie
Ballard
Butler
Clinton
Drexel
Harrisonville
Hume
Miami
Montrose
Pleasanton
Rich Hill
Sherwood
Zion Lutheran School

Rockville man life flighted after Vernon County Rollover Accident

A Rockville, Mo. man was flown to Freeman-West Hospital, Joplin, after a motor-vehicle crash Monday evening on Missouri highway 43, half-a-mile South of Moundville. Missouri Highway Patrol trooper Justin Leemasters says it happened shortly after 5:30 p.m. when a South-bound Hyundai Tiburon -- driven by 33-year-old George P. Buhlinger, Rockville -- ran off the road, hit an enbankment and overturned. Buhlinger was flown to the Joplin hospital and the trooper's report listed his injury as minor. Vernon County sheriff Jason Mosher said this morning the vehicle was fleeing a deputy sheriff who had tried to make a vehicle stop for an alleged license tag violation and the deputy saw the occupants of the vehicle throwing objects out of the windows before the crash. 

One person was taken to the Vernon County jail, 2040 E. Hunter in Nevada, and the sheriff is not releasing the name, pending the formal filing of charges by county prosecutor Lynn M. Ewing III.

Bates County Sheriff's Office: Weather Alert

Advisory:

We are Expecting 6-10 inches of snow in the Bates County area today. The Possibility of 1 inch per hour at times. 

The Difficult driving conditions. Please take Caution while driving and allow extra time to arrive at your destination.

Update: Weather Closings and Cancellations (8am)

Schools:

Adrian
Appleton City
Archie
Ballard
Butler
Clinton
Drexel
Harrisonville
Hume
Miami
Montrose
Pleasanton
Rich Hill
Sherwood
Zion Lutheran School