Thursday, April 3, 2014
Tornado Watch Cancelled
Natural Gas Leak In Butler
Bates County Sheriff's Office adds 2 New Vehicles
On 3/20/14, the Bates County Sheriff took possession of two new
patrol vehicles and expects to receive another in the next couple of
weeks. The three vehicles are all pickup
trucks. Since 2009, the Sheriff’s Office
has selected Dodge Chargers for patrol vehicles with relatively good
success. Recently the Sheriff’s Office
has experience a few problems with the new style Chargers. The largest significant issue has been
patrolling rural gravel roads and clearance of the patrol car.
“As we are responding to calls for service it’s important that we
are able to reach our destination, we have experienced roads that are not
passable in these patrol vehicles and have to wait until an officer can respond
with a 4x4” says Sheriff Anderson. “This
also includes calls for service that are off in a field, like a theft of scrap metal
where the would-be thief runs off road knowing we can’t follow”. During this winter the Sheriff’s Office also
had trouble responding to calls because of snow and snow drifts.
The new vehicles are 4x4 pickup trucks, two are Chevrolets’ and
one is a Ford. The Ford pickup truck was
purchased with insurance funds to replace a patrol car that was totaled during
a pursuit. The other two trucks are
being purchased with funds paid from performing security work on the pipeline
that ran through the county. The
Sheriff’s Office received $10 an hour from the security company for the use of
a patrol car by an off duty Deputy to perform the security work. The county deposited that money into a
special fund and designated the money for the purchase of new patrol cars.
The Ford truck was purchased from Max Motors on a state bid price
of $23,800.00. The Chevrolet trucks were
purchased from Don Brown Chevrolet in St. Louis on a State Bid for $26,800.00. The
chargers that are currently in service were purchased in 2012 on state bid for
$26,000.00 each.
“We decided to purchase two different types of trucks so that we
can compare the performance of the two for consideration for future
purchases. As we look at the long range
of our fleet program, we need to make sure the vehicles we select perform
effectively, efficiently and help us meet the expectations of our
citizens. Our current fleet consists of
Chargers, Tahoe’s, a Ford Explorer and now the Trucks,” says Sheriff
Anderson. “Ultimately we just want to be
able to get to a person at a time of their need”.
Obituary - Davey L. Thomas
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| Davey L. Thomas |
Funeral services for Davey L. Thomas will be 2 p.m. Saturday, April 5, 2014 at Myrtle Tree Fellowship Assembly of God in Rich Hill with Pastor Robb Titus officiating. Visitation will be prior to the services from 1 - 2 p.m. at Myrtle Tree Fellowship Assembly of God. Burial in Greenlawn Cemetery in Rich Hill, Missouri. In lieu of flowers, contributions to Myrtle Tree Fellowship Assembly of God or Heartland Hospice.
Davey Lee Thomas, age 83 of Rich Hill, Missouri died Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at his home in Rich Hill. He was born May 8, 1930 to Herman Ralph "Jack" and Alice Opal Culver Thomas in Rich Hill, Missouri.
Davey is survived by two sons, Mike Thomas and wife Kathleen of Adrian, Missouri and Jackie Thomas and wife Glenda of Rich Hill, Missouri; a daughter, Kathy Patch and husband Dan of Shawnee, Kansas; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two great great-granchildren; and many nephews, nieces and cousins. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nola; parents; four brothers, Albert, Harold "JR", Ralph "Hook", and Jay Dee; and a great grandson, Damian.
Power Pole On Fire Outside of Adrian
Strong storm developing West of Butler
The Bates County Sheriff's Department is tracking a strong storm located about 7 miles West of Butler and moving Northeast. High winds and nickel sized hail are being reported.
View live radar HERE.
View live radar HERE.
Tornado Watch in effect until 9 p.m this evening
Bates County Live will post updates as they become available.
Overnight Storms Cause Flooding Around The County
While no tornadoes or high winds have been reported, parts of Bates County saw golf ball sized hail and heavy rain overnight. Reports vary, but total amounts range from a max of 3 to around 4 1/2 inches of precipitation which has resulted in flooded basements and a few folks having to detour around water in low lying areas.
Quarter to golf ball sized hail hit the ground near Foster, Hume, Adrian and Drexel. Fortunately, other parts of the county received smaller sized pea to penny sized hail.
Early in the evening, the approaching storm which developed near Coffeyville, KS appeared to split, sending the bulk of it mostly around Bates County causing a few warnings to pop up mostly in Cass County. However, in case you slept through it, the bulk of rain came in the overnight hours resulting in full ditches and swollen waterways.
And it's not over yet. Look for mostly cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms developing this afternoon. Some of the storms may become severe. Damaging winds, large hail, and possibly tornadoes are expected for our area. High of 78 with additional rain chances around 40%. There's a 30% chance of isolated storms tomorrow.
Remember- If you don't like Missouri weather, just wait. And Bates County Live will always keep you posted as updates becomes available.
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