Henry County Sheriffs Office: Drug Search Warrant Executed Tuesday Evening

George Howard

According to Sheriff Kent Oberkrom, two persons were arrested on 24-hour investigation for drug-related charges, as well as active arrest warrants, in connection with a search warrant which was served on Tuesday evening, March 3, 2015, shortly after 7:30 p.m. The search warrant was executed in the 500 block of NW 4th Street, in the Garland area, northwest of Clinton.

The search warrant authorized law enforcement officers to search the residence for methamphetamine, as well as items associated with its distribution and consumption. During the search warrant execution, a small quantity of methamphetamine and marijuana, as well as numerous paraphernalia items were discovered and seized by officers.

Arrested was George Howard, age 37, for possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana and 2 counts of unlawful use of drug paraphernalia. Also arrested was Ruby Howard, age 37, for possession of methamphetamine and 2 counts of unlawful use of drug paraphernalia. George Howard was also arrested on a failure to appear warrant out of Cass County for driving while revoked and Ruby Howard was also arrested on a failure to appear warrant out of Deepwater Municipal Court for a nuisance violation. Both arrestees were from the Garland area. 

Ruby Howard

“There was a lot of time and effort put into this most recent drug investigation by our office, as well as C-NET Drug Task Force, which allowed us sufficient evidence to be able to apply for this search warrant”, Sheriff Oberkrom stated. “As my office continues to see the harmful effects that these drugs create on a daily basis, it clearly resonates with our increased and on-going efforts to aggressively combat methamphetamine and other drugs within our communities”, Sheriff Oberkrom concluded.
Deputies which participated in the execution of the search warrant were Major Rob Hills, Sgt. Aaron Brown, Cpl. Chase Jackson, Deputies Danny Drerup, Tommy Connell and Mike Bilbruck. Assisting from the Missouri State Highway Patrol were Troopers Scott Baughman, Brandon Parker and Tyler Wright.

Job opening in Butler

Magic Years Daycare is accepting applications for a child care assistant. Stop by 1017 N Orange in Butler and pick up an application. Must be 18 or older.

City of Butler Budget Hearing March 17th

CITY OF BUTLER NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING 

FY 2015-2016 CITY BUDGET The governing body of the City of Butler will meet and hold a budget hearing on Tuesday the 17 th day of March, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council meeting room located upstairs in City Hall at 22 West Ohio St., Butler, Missouri. The purpose of the hearing will be to answer questions of the taxpayers relating to the proposed use of all funds in the FY 2015-2016 City Budget. 

Budget Information: FY 2015-2016 City Budget – All Funds – Consider appropriating $12,359,406.00 for maintenance and operation work performed by the various City Departments and for other improvements that are utilized to provide services to the citizens of Butler. The budget year is April 1, 2015 – March 31, 2016. . 

Any written comments received at City Hall prior to the budget hearings will be provided to the governing body for their consideration. At the conclusion of the hearings the governing body will consider approval of the budget documents with any approved changes. 

Budget information is available at City Hall located at 22 West Ohio Street. Anyone having questions regarding the proposed budget should contact the City Administrator’s office in City Hall or call 679-4013. 

POSTED 02-24-2015 CASEY KOEHN CITY CLERK
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Paddlefish season opens March 15 with new MDC tagging project

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri’s annual spring paddlefish snagging season is a popular pastime for thousands of anglers starting March 15 and running through April 30. The state’s major paddlefish snagging waters include Lake of the Ozarks, Harry S. Truman Lake, Table Rock Lake, the Osage River below Bagnell Dam, and the Missouri River.

The season for the Mississippi River is March 15 through May 15 with a fall season of Sept. 15 through Dec. 15.

SNAG A TAG – GET A REWARD
Yasger is leading a new five-year tagging project by MDC to help monitor paddlefish harvest rates and improve species management. The project began this winter, and success depends on snaggers reporting tagged fish.

Yasger explained that, from January to mid-March each year through 2019, Department staff will place numbered metal jaw tags on about 2,000 paddlefish netted in each reservoir — Lake of the Ozarks, Truman Lake, and Table Rock Lake — and about 1,000 fish netted in the Mississippi River. All fish captured are weighed, measured, jaw tagged, and released.

She encourages snaggers to report all tagged paddlefish and to NOT remove tags from undersized (sublegal) paddlefish.
“We will send a special ‘I caught a Missouri paddlefish!’ t-shirt to each snagger who returns or reports their first tag on a legal-sized fish,” Yasger explained. “Rewards will not be given for sublegal fish. All returned and reported tags for the season will be placed into drawings each summer for a small number of cash prizes with a grand prize of $500.”

Tags or photos of tags from harvested paddlefish must be submitted for rewards. 

Three warrant arrest in St. Clair County‏

Ashley Mitchell

On March 2, Ashley Mitchell, 24, Montrose, was arrested in Osceola on two St. Clair County warrants for probation violations on original charges of possessing a controlled substance from incidents in July 2013 and Sept. 16, 2014. Bond is set at $5,000 cash or surety in each case.

Jennifer Havens

March 2 Jennifer Havens, 27, Appleton City, was arrested in Osceola on three Henry County warrants, a misdemeanor probation violation on an original driving while intoxicated charge, failing to appear in court on charges of driving while revoked/suspended and failing to display plates. Total bond is set at $1,341 cash or surety.

Jacob Harper

March 2, Jacob Harper, 24, Osceola, was arrested in Osceola on a probation violation warrant on an original felony charge of theft/stealing in November 2012. The warrant was issued the same day and bond is set at $5,000 cash only.

Butler Municipal Court news

BUTLER MUNICIPAL COURT 

Debra A. Hopkins, Judge 

Vicki S. Bond, Court Administrator 

February 20, 2015 

City of Butler v.

Brenda S Ackerman- Defective equipment GP $150 ic

Brenda S Ackerman- Failure to yield causing accident GP SIS; 2 yrs prob; $27.50 cc; pay restitution if any claim made
Jacob R Ackerman- Defective equipment GP $400 ic
Jacob R Ackerman- Driving while license revoked GP SIS; 1 yr prob; $27.50 cc; no driving unless lawfully licensed and insured
Jeffrey A. Anderson- Stealing W
Dawn L Bailey- Fail to wear seat belt W
Dawn L Bailey- Fail to register vehicle W
Dawn L Bailey- No proof of insurance W
Kacee L Baldwin- Defective equipment GP $450 ic
Kacee L Baldwin- DWI GP SIS; 2 yrs prob; $27.50 cc; obey all laws
Christopher T Banks- Fail to register vehicle GP $100 ic
Richard A Binger- Driving while license revoked GP $300 + $27.50 cc
Shaun D Birch- Defective equipment GP $300 ic

Looking to Start a Garden? A Class Just For You at Butler

If you are looking at growing vegetables or fruit, sign up for this class Saturday, March 14, taught by Pat Miller. The class will be from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Bring a sack lunch and drinks will be provided. Miller, University of Missouri Extension Agronomy Specialist, will cover Preparing a Spot and Amending the Soil, Vegetable Growing and Growing Fruits. The class will be held at the Bates County Extension Office at the Courthouse in Butler, MO. The cost is $30. Please register by March 12 by calling 660-679-4167. Class size is limited. Let us know one week prior if you need any special accommodations.

-our thanks to Pat Miller

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Bates County Extension Honors Century Farm Families

The Bates County Extension Council held its annual dinner meeting on Monday, February 23, at the

 Randy and Ellen Bell (shown right) shared the
Century Farm Family honor with other family members.

Adrian Tractor Village. Alan J. Mundey, 4-H Youth Specialist and co-county program director, welcomed the group and introduced guests Presiding Commissioner Jim Wheatley and Southern Commissioner Larry Hacker. Mundey also introduced county Extension faculty and staff Tammy Roberts, Associate Extension Professional and co-county program director; Mark Jenner, Ag Business Specialist; Amanda Wolf, Nutrition Program Assistant and Brenda Doody, office manager.

After a delicious meal prepared by Linda Howard, Tammy Roberts recognized the 2014 Bates County Missouri Century Farm families. The following farm families were honored: Randy Bell family, farm established 1892; and the Ciggel-Case family, farm established 1888.

Mary Jo Case Browne (left) and Charles and
Gloria Case (right) presented the Century Farm
 family sign to Irma Ciggle Case on her 102^ndbirthday.

Extension Council members Tyler Black, Jerry Ferguson, Myra Colin, Alan Marr, and Jan Craft were recognized for their service to Bates County Extension. Council members Reggie Gregg, Mary Fischer and Wesley Merritt were unable to attend. New council member Paul Cumpton was welcomed to the group.

For the evening’s program, Bates County Museum Director Peggy Buhr gave a short presentation on Bates County history.

A brief Extension Council meeting concluded the evening.

-our thanks to Alan Mundey

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