Flood Advisory For Bates County

Water running over CC highway near Scott Cemetery this morning

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a Flood Advisory for Northern Bates County until further notice. Please use caution when driving and never drive through running water.

Vernon County Sheriffs Office: Inmates Help Set up for Bushwacker Days

Inmates from the Vernon County Jail were taken to the square today to help set up for Bushwhacker Days. 

Sheriff Mosher said he plans to have inmates help clean up after the events Saturday night as well. Lt. Mike Buehler supervised the work day today.

Weather Update: Storms Developing to our West

Scattered storms are currently developing across E Colorado, and will head eastward this evening and tonight. Additional storms could also develop along a cold front stretching across central Nebraska this evening, which would then drop southeast along and ahead of the front. Storms should decrease in intensity as they move east or southeast tonight, so we're not expecting severe weather in our area. However, we should see some showers and isolated storms moving in after 1 AM.

Speed Reduced In South Park Area of Butler

The Speed limit in the South Park area of Butler has been changed from 25mph to 15mph. Due to the amount of kids and people in the area.

The new speed limit signs are in place and cops will be cracking down on speeding in this area.

Obituary - Jack B. Clay

Jack B. Clay, 84, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at his home. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 14 at the Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens Cemetery in Shawnee, Kansas. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Disabled American Veterans. 

Jack was born January 3, 1930 in King, Arkansas, the son of W. Forda and Rosie C. (Bruce) Clay. He was a 1948 graduate of Harrisonville High School. He was a U. S. Army veteran, serving during the Korean War. He married Nellie Joan Conner on August 15, 1950 in Kansas City, Missouri. 

Jack worked for General Motors as a water treatment operator for 38 ½ years before retiring on November 1, 1987. He had lived in Shawnee, Kansas for 26 years before moving to Butler, Missouri in 1989. He moved back to Harrisonville in 2006. 

Jack was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Bruce Clay, one sister, Eula Mae Gray and his wife of 62 years, Nellie Joan, on November 3, 2012. He is survived by one son, Gary W. Clay of Webster, Massachusetts; one daughter, Donna Nielson, Lenexa, Kansas; 4 grandchildren; 8 1/2 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

REMINDER: Butler Bear Backers Mini Nascar Races This Weekend

  Butler Bear Backers

Mini Nascar Races

When: June 14th, 2014

Where: Wilson Tire Parking Lot

Time: Calcutta @ 7:00 P.M.

             

Races start @ 7:30 P.M.

*Vendors on site

Come out and support your favorite racer!!!

2 men sentenced to prison on Vernon and Bates County Charges

In Vernon County Circuit Court in Nevada Tuesday, 32-year-old David Mealman,of Nevada,Missouri pleaded guilty to a charge alleging the unlawful use of drug paraphernalia and was sentenced to three years in prison, concurrent with a Bates County sentence. also 40-year-old Jamie Boykin, Nevada,Missouri pleaded guilty to a reduced felony charge of distributing or manufacturing illegal drugs and was sentenced to five years in prison concurrent with a Bates County sentence for possession of illegal drugs.

News audio: June 11 2014 1:15p

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