2 Vehicle Accident Orange and Ft. Scott Stoplight In Butler

Accident Friday around lunch time slows traffic

The Butler Police Department along with Bates County EMS responded to a 2 vehicle injury accident at Orange and Ft. Scott Street stoplight this afternoon around 12:35pm.

A female driver was treated of the white Pontiac received treatment at the scene for a unknown injury. 

The other driver wasn't hurt and his vehicle received minor damage to the front end. The Pontiac was damaged on the passenger side door and was towed from the scene by Don's Tow of Butler.

Brice Eidson "Be Stong" Golf Tournament

Brice Eidson "Be Stong" golf tournament Sunday July 20th Butler Country Club. 4 man scramble $240 a team if they need rental carts thats an extra $30 a cart. There are also some hole prizes and a $10,000 hole in one prize on hole #5 which is sponsored by the Bates County Community Health Foundation. 

All proceeds go to help pay medical bills. If a company wants to be a hole sponsor its $100 which will get them a sign on one of the 9 tee boxes, unlimited hole sponsors available. Any questions can call or email Shawn McVey 816-914-0901 or shwnmcvey@gmail.com

Victorian Tea Party at Poplar Heights Farm

BATES COUNTY (MO) -  Young ladies ages 3 - 10 years old are invited to the Victorian Tea Party held on Saturday July 19th, 2014 1 pm-2:30 pm. The event will take place in the main house at Poplar Heights Farm with a fancy table set up throughout the 1890s period home. Also there will be a short program on Children's Parties of the old days.

Advanced registration is required and party size is limited, The cost for this event is  $4.00 each. To register for this event please call Poplar Heights Farm Office 660-679- 0764 or email them at info@poplarheightsfarm.org

Friday July 11th Bates County Fair Schedule:

• There will be a Carnival Wednesday July 9th through Saturday July 12th. Wristbands can be purchased for $15 per person and used on wristband nights, Wednesday and Thursday from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

• Friday, July 11th 

7:00am -  Country Mart Breakfast
9:00am - Junior Swine Show Round Robin Showmanship
12:00pm - Citizen Bank Lunch
4:00pm - Silent Auction Ends
5:00pm - BC Fairboard Steak & Chop Dinner
7:00pm - Awards
7:30pm - Junior Livestock Sale ( Exhibitors are responsible for getting animals to locker) 

Weather Update: Hot Temperatures Today

We've got a little bit of something for most everyone over the next several days. You want heat and humidity with temperatures in the 90s? We've got you covered today and tomorrow. You don't like the heat and prefer temperatures more like May? Well, stick around as next Tuesday and Wednesday we'll see readings in the 70s. That's HIGH temperatures. In fact we have a chance of breaking the record low temperature those two mornings. No, you don't need to take in your plants Severe weather more your cup of tea? While not a guarantee, there is a risk for strong to severe storms across northern Missouri and far northeast Kansas Saturday afternoon and evening. Certainly the weather in this part of the country continues to be anything but boring.

REMINDER: The Bates County Fair Board dance THIS Saturday night

REMINDER: The Bates County Fair Board will be having a dance in the youth building THIS Saturday night. Breakaway will be playing from 9:00 pm till midnight. Cost for admission is $3/individual or $5/couple.

Vernon County Sherrifs Office Press Release Spike Strips Used to Stop Pursuit‏

The Vernon County Sheriff Jason Mosher confirmed today that a vehicle pursuit ended near Compton Junction when the Sheriff’s Office used spike strips to stop the fleeing vehicle. According to the press release, a caller in Barton County reported a vehicle traveling North in the Southbound lane. 

A Vernon County Sheriff’s Deputy notified dispatch just a little before 1:00 AM on Thursday that he had spotted the vehicle and was attempting to stop it. Deputies from Barton County and the Missouri State Highway Patrol assisted but could not get the driver to pull over. “We had no idea why the vehicle was driving in the wrong lane, but we had to get it stopped before it hit an on-coming vehicle,” said Mosher. Law enforcement, driving in the northbound lane, used their emergency lights and sirens in an attempt to get the driver in the southbound lane to pull over and also to warn other vehicles of the danger, but could not get the driver to stop. 

Sheriff Mosher said it was not until his office set up spike strips near the Compton Junction exit and deflated three of the vehicles tires that it came to a stop. The Sheriff said one person was taken into custody but would not give out any other information at this time pending the completion of the investigation.  

Rich Hill Man Sentenced to 5 years MDOC

Brendan Moreland

A Bates County man was sentenced to five years in the Missouri Department of Corrections in the Vernon County Circuit Court Tuesday July 8th. 

Brendan Moreland, Rich Hill (10/3/87) pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine. Moreland also faced a charge of unlawful possession of a firearm, but that charge was dropped. 

Prosecuting Attorney Lynn Ewing III said there was insufficient evidence to prove the weapon was possessed unlawfully. 

Judge James Bickel told Moreland that his most recent sentence could be served consecutively with other charges.