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Obituary - Pauline Mae Jennings

Pauline Mae Jennings

Funeral services for Pauline M. Jennings will be 2 p.m. Sunday, June 7, 2015 at Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri with Dr. Terry Davis officiating. Visitation will be prior to the services from 1 - 2 p.m. at Schowengerdt Chapel. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler, Missouri.  In lieu of flowers contributions to Butler First Baptist Church or Heartland Hospice. 

Pauline Mae Jennings, age 95 of Butler, Missouri, died Saturday, May 30, 2015 at her home in Butler. She was born March 4, 1920 to Calvin Cross and Geraldine Nancy Brown Fullerton in Newton County, Missouri. 

Pauline is survived by two sons, Bob Jennings and wife Linda of Butler, Missouri and Kent Jennings and wife Christy of Overland Park, Kansas; one daughter, Nancy Jennings of Butler, Missouri; four grandchildren, Craig Jennings and wife Robyn, Geri Fagler and husband Jeff, Kelsey and Madison Jennings; four great-grandchildren, Rylee, Caily, Macy and Will; and numerous nephews, nieces and cousins.  She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Orval in 2013; a brother, Carl Fullerton; and a sister, Wilma Wright.

Kansas City Missouri Police Department: Missing Person

Police are looking for 78-year-old Jack Lewis, who has not been seen since about 10 p.m. May 29. He was last seen driving a white 1994 Ford Explorer near 107th and Mersington. It has Kansas license plates 338 FZP.

Mr. Lewis is a white male who is 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs about 200 pounds. He has blue eyes and gray hair and beard. He was last seen wearing a plaid shirt, suspenders and blue jeans. He has no known mental health conditions but does have diabetes. If you know where he is, please contact the KCPD Missing Persons Section at 816-234-5136 or call 911.

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Bates County Judge Debra Hopkins Selected to Participate

Judge Debra A. Hopkins was one of 50 judges selected to participate in Missouri’s first-ever domestic violence summit, held May 13, 2015, and the Inn of Grand Glaize in Osage Beach, Missouri.

The summit, organized and taught by trial court judges for trial court judges, was funded by a grant from the United States Department of Justice’s Office of Violence Against Women.

Judge Michael Burton of St. Louis led a faculty that has handled thousands of cases in which domestic violence is involved.

“Domestic violence has its own unique challenges – and we are not serving the needs of the community if we treat a domestic violence case like we would any other matter,” Burton said. “We known that collaboration and education make us better judges, especially for this complex and emotionally charged issue. Thanks to this summit, we know Missouri’s judges will be better prepared to met the needs of the families that come before them in domestic violence cases.” The Summit taught judges strategies for ensuring the accountability of the offender, methods of assessing the risk of escalating violence, approaches to interacting effectively with the victim and family, and programs from other states that could be applied to courtrooms in Missouri.

Judge Hopkins was appointed as an Associate Circuit Judge in 2009 by Governor Nixon, and was elected in 2010 and 2014. She earned her Bachelor’s in History from University of Missouri, Kansas City in her Law Degree from the UMCK School of Law. Prior to becoming a judge, she practiced law with The Caskey Law Firm since 1992 until her appointment. She is involved in the community through civic clubs and church.

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Bates County Sheriff’s Office Activity Report May 25 - May 31 - 2015

MAY 25, 2015

CWB – RICH HILL

AMBULANCE REQUEST – BUTLER

ALARM – BUTLER

C&I – ADRIAN

AMBULANCE REQUEST – APPLETON CITY

DISTURBANCE – RICH HILL

AGENCY ASSIST – BUTLER

THEFT – RICH HILL

ANIMAL CALL – RICH HILL

MAY 26, 2015

NOISE COMPLAINT – RICH HILL

911 HANG UP – BUTLER

ANIMAL CALL – ADRIAN

ANIMAL CALL – MERWIN

ALARM – AMORET

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY – ADRIAN

MENTALLY UNSTABLE – ADRIAN

C&I – ROCKVILLE

MVA – BALLARD

CWB – BUTLER

AGENCY ASSIST – BUTLER

CWB – BUTLER

FIRE – RICH HILL

OPERATION S.O.S.

Butler Police Department Activity Report: May 25 - May 31 - 2015

05/25/2015 

911 Hang up
Well being check 300 block of W Ohio
Warrant service City Lake
Medical assist
Theft report 400 block of S Delaware
Attempt to locate 500 block of N Main
Open Door Max Motors

05/26/2015 

Disturbance Square
911 Hang up Lee St
Disturbance 400 block of N Havanna
Fight call 100 block of Lyons
Animal complaint 400 block of S Main
Medical assist E Pleasant
Animal complaint 800 block of N High