UPDATE: School Closings and Business Closings For Tomorrow 2-5-14 ( 8:15pm)

The Following Schools are closed tomorrow 2-5-14:

Adrian
Appleton City
Archie
Ballard
Butler
Clinton
Drexel
Eldorado Springs
Hume
Nevada
Miami
Montrose
Rich Hill
Sherwood

Other Closings for tomorrow 2-5-14:
Administration offices for The Bates County Sheriff's Office
Butler Bear Backer Meeting Cancelled
Bates County Industries
Old High School Thrift Shop
The Butler Public Library
Town & Country no trash collection for Wednesday

Following Bates County Offices are closed tomorrow:

Jim Platt - Bates County Treasure
Bates County Clerks Office
Lucille Mundy - Bates County Recorder of Deeds
Roger Pruden - Bates County Assessor
Bates County Commissioners Office
The Bates County Extension Office

*These are the only offices closed for Wednesday in the courthouse. Please call to confirm if they are open if you must go to any of the others ones *

*** Bates County Live will update all school and business closings when they become available to us*

Weather Update: Snow Update

Here's another quick update- A very intense band of snow is forming just north of Kansas City, with additional snow now filling in further south. Moderate to heavy snow will be possible under this band of snow which could spread further south into the KC metro. The heaviest snows will continue through 10pm, before snow rates and amounts begin to lessen. It's possible that areas under this heavy snow band may quickly approach 10" of snow by time this ends after midnight.

Missouri State Highway Patrol Arrest Report

On January 3rd, the Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested Brandon W. Dooley 30, Of Drexel, Missouri 1) Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance 2) Unlawful use of drug paraphernalia 3) Misdemeanor Garden City Pd. Warrant.

Also on January 3rd, the Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested Melissa A. Glaze 30, of Harrisonville. Missouri 1) Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance 2) Unlawful use of drug paraphernalia.

On January 2nd, the Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested Marshall Tilmon 37, of Harrisonville, Missouri 1) Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance 2) Unlawful use of drug paraphernalia

MoDOT/Southwest Winter Travel Advisory: Tuesday Evening into Wednesday, Feb. 4-5‏

MoDOT/Southwest Winter Travel Advisory:

Tuesday Evening into Wednesday, Feb. 4-5

Tuesday afternoon rush hour will be slow-going at best.  Snow expected to taper off overnight, but wind gusts could cause blowing snow. Weather Forecast: Snow is expected to taper off overnight Tuesday into Wednesday. However, windy conditions are expected along with temperatures in the teens.

Update: School and Weather Closings For Wednesday 2-5-14 (7:05pm)

The Following Schools are closed tomorrow 2-5-14:

Adrian
Archie
Ballard
Butler
Drexel
Hume
Nevada
Miami
Montrose
Rich Hill
Sherwood

Other Closings for tomorrow 2-5-14:

Butler Bear Backer Meeting Cancelled
Bates County Industries
Old High School Thrift Shop
The Butler Public Library

The following Bates County Offices are closed tomorrow:

Jim Platt - Bates County Treasure
Bates County Clerks Office
Lucille Mundy - Bates County Recorder of Deeds
Roger Pruden - Bates County Assessor
Bates County Commissioners Office
The Bates County Extension Office

*These are the only offices closed for Wednesday in the courthouse. Please call to confirm if they are open if you must go to any of the others ones *

*** Bates County Live will update all school and business closings when they become available to us*

UPDATE: School Closings and Business Closings For Tomorrow 2-5-14 ( 6:10pm)

The Following Schools are closed tomorrow 2-5-14:
Adrian
Archie
Ballard
Drexel
Miami
Montrose
Sherwood

Other Closings for tomorrow 2-5-14:

Butler Bear Backer Meeting Cancelled
Bates County Industries

The following Bates County Offices are closed tomorrow:

Jim Platt - Bates County Treasurer
Bates County Clerks Office
Lucille Mundey - Bates County Recorder of Deeds
Roger Pruden - Bates County Assessor
Bates County Commissioners Office

*These are the only offices closed for Wednesday in the courthouse. Please call to confirm if they are open if you must go to any of the others ones *

Adrian Man Arrested On Class B Felony Possession Of Child Pornography

Nicholas T. Batterton  of Adrian faces charges in child
pornography case investigated by the Bates County
Sheriff's Department.

Last October, The Bates County Sheriff’s Office received information of a subject in rural Adrian being in possession of Child Pornography. The case was immediately assigned to the Detectives for investigation. Detectives from the Bates County Sheriff’s Office reached out to the Western Missouri Cyber Crimes Taskforce. Together they began working on leads and obtain evidence to support the information. With the assistance of the Heart of American Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory enough evidence was obtained to apply for a search warrant of the residence.

On February 3, Members of the Bates County Sheriff’s Office and the Western Missouri Cyber Crimes Taskforce, executed a search warrant at RR2 Box 474 Adrian Missouri. During the search of the residence a laptop computer, desktop computer and two cell phones were confiscated. Those items will be sent to the HARCFL for additional examination.

Nicholas T Batterton, 23, was taken into custody at the residence and transported to the Bates County Sheriff’s Office. Batterton was charged with a Class B Felony of Possession of Child Pornography and bond $50,000.00 cash or surety. 

The case is still under investigation and more charges could be handed down when the evidence returns from the Computer Laboratory.

Sheriff Anderson says, “We take these cases serious and ask if you have any information about cases like this please contact us. Child pornography is not a victimless crime and to combat this type of crime we need the public’s help in reporting these incidents.”

Dog Found in Adrian

From one of our readers: Lost dog found wandering in our yard in Adrian, Missouri, about noon today, Feb. 4,2014. . She is a female black lab mix and a well mannered dog and we would like to find her owner. Our names are Gary and Leslie Swartz, 229 East Third Street Adrian. Our phone is 816-297-8902, call anytime. We are staying home today!