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El Dorado Springs man arrested following weekend pursuit‏

Lloyd Whisler III

An El-Dorado Springs resident is in custody after a pursuit with Vernon County Sheriff’s Deputies over the weekend. According to Sheriff’s Officials, a deputy working a special DWI detail late Friday night attempted to stop a black truck on 54 Highway when it failed to yield. The Deputy called out the pursuit and was quickly joined by additional deputies. Vernon County Sheriff Jason Mosher said supervisors were notified and began monitoring radio traffic during the length of the pursuit as part of a policy he put in place last year. “When a deputy calls out a pursuit, a senior member of the command staff is contacted so they can monitor the purist conditions such as speeds, reason for the stop, traffic conditions etc..” said Mosher.

The Sheriff said the deputies did an excellent job at following department policy during the pursuit which led them into Cedar County and then El-Dorado Springs before going back into Cedar County where the truck came to a stop and the driver was taken into custody.

The driver has been identified as 36 year-old Lloyd Whisler III, of El-Dorado Springs Mo. A warrant for Whisler’s arrest was issued the following day charging him with Possession of a Controlled Substance, Resisting Arrest, and Driving While Intoxicated. Whisler is being held in the Vernon County Jail on a $25,000 cash only bond.

Obituary - Albert Joe Gregory

Albert Joe Gregory

Albert J. Gregory, age 66 years, passed away Friday, March 18,2016 at Truman Lake Manor, Lowry City, Missouri. He was born July 22, 1949 to Robert "Glen" and Betty Jo (Burt) Gregory in Clinton, Missouri

Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M., Tuesday, March 22,2016 at Vansant-Mills Funeral Chapel, Clinton, Missouri. Visitation will be 9:30-10:30 A.M. prior to funeral. Interment will be in the Mt. Zion Cemetery, Deepwater, Missouri. Memorial contributions can be made to Mt. Zion Cemetery and may be left in care of funeral home. Fond memories and condolences may be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com.

Albert loved music and riding his four wheeler. He loved his church home and his family. He accepted Christ as his Savior at Mt. Zion Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Micheal Gregory; one sister-in-law, Diane Gregory; and one brother-in-law, Frank Farnan.

He is survived by two brothers and two sisters, Gary Gregory, Deepwater, Linda Farnan, Gladstone, Patricia Fugitt (Larry), Deepwater, and Don Gregory (Dawn), Florida.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home of Clinton, Missouri.

Bates County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Bake Sale‏ Fundraiser

Bates County Sheriff’s Office Activity Report March 14 - March 20, 2016

MARCH 14, 2016
ABANDONED VEHICLE – ADRIAN
PROPERTY DAMAGE – APPLETON CITY
GUN SHOTS HEARD/OBSERVED – ADRIAN
PROPERTY DAMAGE – APPLETON CITY
FIRE – ADRIAN
MVA – BUTLER
FIRE – DREXEL
FIRE – ADRIAN
ANIMAL CALL – PASSAIC
STRANDED MOTORIST – RICH HILL

MARCH 15, 2016
WRONG WAY DRIVER – BUTLER
CHECK WELL BEING – ADRIAN
CARELESS & IMPRUDENT DRIVER – ADRIAN
TRAFFIC HAZARD – ADRIAN
WARRANT SERVICE – ADRIAN
ALARM – BUTLER
EX-PARTE VIOLATION – DREXEL
FRAUD/IDENTITY THEFT – ADRIAN
BURGLARY – URICH
MVA – BUTLER
ANIMAL CALL – ADRIAN
AGENCY ASSIST – BUTLER
ANIMAL CALL – HUME
AMBULANCE REQUEST – ADRIAN
STRANDED MOTORIST – ADRIAN
AGENCY ASSIST – HUME

Corran E. Crosby

On 3/20/16 around 11:24 pm the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Bates County arrested 32 year old Corran E. Crosby of Kansas City, Missouri.

Mr. Crosby was arrested for 1.) Felony resisting arrest by fleeing 2.) Fail to yield to an Emergency Vehicle 3.) Driving while revoked 4.) Speeding 106mph in a 70mph zone 5.) Failure to stop at a stop sign 6.) Failure to maintain right half of the roadway 7.) Fail to signal.

He was booked into the Bates County Jail and placed on a 24 hour hold.

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Bookmark and study: Ballot for upcoming April 5th 2016 election

Ballot questions for the upcoming April 5th municipal elections:

BATES COUNTY
QUESTION

SHALL BATES COUNTY, MISSOURI REAUTHORIZE THE TAX LEVY OF FIVE CENTS PER EACH ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ASSESSED VALUATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING SERVICES TO PERSONS SIXTY YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER?

YES
NO

BATES COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
(VOTE FOR ONE)
CURTIS W. LONG
MIKE TARANTO

ARCHIE R-5 SCHOOL DISTRICT (VOTE FOR TWO)
TO CHOOSE BY BALLOT TWO DIRECTORS WHO SHALL SERVE AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF SAID SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR A TERM OF THREE YEARS EACH.
JONAS JONES
AARON CANTRELL
CLINT MORGAN

CITY OF ADRIAN
MAYOR (VOTE FOR ONE)
HERSHEL L. COLE

NORTH WARD ALDERMAN (VOTE FOR ONE)
WILLIAM LUNSFORD

SOUTH WARD ALDERMAN (VOTE FOR ONE)
BARBARA “JOYCE” TALLEY

QUESTION
SHALL THERE BE A TAX OF $0.20 ON EACH ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ASSESSED VALUATION ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY IN THE CITY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A PUBLIC LIBRARY IN THE CITY OF ADRIAN, MISSOURI?

YES
NO

QUESTION
SHALL THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF ADRIAN, MISSOURI, PROVIDE BY ORDINANCE FOR A FOUR YEAR TERM FOR THE MAYOR WITH SUCH FOUR YEAR TERM BEING IMPLEMENTED AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE ORDINANCE?

YES
NO

QUESTION
SHALL THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF ADRIAN, MISSOURI, PROVIDE BY ORDINANCE FOR A FOUR YEAR TERM FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN WITH SUCH FOUR YEAR TERM BEING IMPLEMENTED AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE ORDINANCE?

YES
NO

QUESTION
SHALL THE CITY OF ADRIAN CONTINUE APPLYING AND COLLECTING THE LOCAL SALES TAX ON THE TITLING OF MOTOR VEHICLES, TRAILERS, BOATS, AND OUTBOARD MOTORS THAT WERE PURCHASED FROM A SOURCE OTHER THAN A LICENSED MISSOURI DEALER? APPROVAL OF THIS MEASURE WILL NOT RESULT IN A REDUCTION OF LOCAL REVENUE TO PROVIDE FOR VITAL SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF ADRIAN AND IT WILL NOT PLACE MISSOURI DEALERS OF MOTOR VEHICLES, OUTBOARD MOTORS, BOATS, AND TRAILERS AT A COMPETITIVE DISADVANTAGE TO NON-MISSOURI DEALERS OF MOTOR VEHICLES, OUTBOARD MOTORS, BOATS, AND TRAILERS.

YES
NO

CITY OF AMORET

MAYOR
MIKE WISDOM

BOARD OF ALDERMAN (VOTE FOR TWO)
PAULINE RIDLEY
CODY AYRES
DANNY MASTERS

CITY OF AMSTERDAM

BOARD OF ALDERMAN (VOTE FOR TWO)
RON BROWN
ANN TYRER
SHANE GERLEMAN
CHRISTINA LANDIS
MICHAEL CRUMPLEY

CITY OF BUTLER

WARD 1 COUNCILMAN (VOTE FOR ONE)
BRADLEY VERMAAS
JIM GARNETT
HANK KLUMB

WARD 2 COUNCILMAN ( VOTE FOR ONE)
THOM BURG
VICTOR FUGATE

WARD 3 COUNCILMAN (VOTE FOR ONE)
TERRY AGNEW

WARD 4 COUNCILMAN (VOTE FOR ONE)
GAYLE COOK

PROPOSITION B
SHALL THE CITY OF BUTLER CONTINUE APPLYING AND COLLECTING THE LOCAL SALES TAX ON THE TITLING OF MOTOR VEHICLES, TRAILERS, BOATS, AND OUTBOARD MOTORS THAT WERE PURCHASED FROM A SOURCE OTHER THAN A LICENSED MISSOURI DEALER? CONTINUATION OF THIS MEASURE WILL NOT RESULT IN A REDUCTION OF LOCAL REVENUE TO PROVIDE FOR VITAL SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF BUTLER AND IT WILL NOT PLACE MISSOURI DEALERS OF MOTOR VEHICLES, OUTBOARD MOTORS, BOATS, AND TRAILERS AT A COMPETITIVE DISADVANTAGE TO NON-MISSOURI DEALERS OF MOTOR VEHICLES, OUTBOARD MOTORS, BOATS, AND TRAILERS.

YES
NO

CITY OF DREXEL
ALDERMAN AT LARGE ( VOTE FOR ONE) 1 YEAR TERM

_________________________

ALDERMAN AT LARGE (VOTE FOR TWO) 2 YEAR TERM
AUBREY E. DEAL
DONNA CRAWFORD

SHALL THE CITY OF DREXEL CONTINUE APPLYING AND COLLECTING THE LOCAL SALES TAX ON THE TITLING OF MOTOR VEHICLES, TRAILERS, BOATS, AND OUTBOARD MOTORS THAT WERE PURCHASED FROM A SOURCE OTHER THAN A LICENSED MISSOURI DEALER? CONTINUATION OF THIS MEASURE WILL NOT RESULT IN A REDUCTION OF LOCAL REVENUE FOR VITAL SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF DREXEL AND IT WILL NOT PLACE MISSOURI DEALERS OF MOTOR VEHICLES, OUTBOARD MOTORS, BOATS, AND TRAILERS AT A COMPETITIVE DISADVANTAGE TO NON-MISSOURI DEALERS OF MOTOR VEHICLES, OUTBOARD MOTORS, BOATS, AND TRAILERS.

YES
NO

VILLAGE OF FOSTER

BOARD OF TRUSTEES (VOTE FOR THREE)
DAVID DUFFIELD
WILLIAM (DALE) SMITH
MELISSA CHANDLER

BOARD OF TRUSTEES ( VOTE FOR ONE) (ONE YEAR TERM)

___________________________

CITY OF HUME

MAYOR
H. MAXINE DIXON

BOARD OF ALDERMAN (VOTE FOR TWO) (TWO YEAR TERM)
JEFFREY DAVIDSON
TERRY IRWIN

BOARD OF ALDERMAN (VOTE FOR TWO) (ONE YEAR TERM)
DAVID STRADER

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VILLAGE OF PASSAIC

BOARD OF TRUSTEES (VOTE FOR TWO)
JAMES E. LANE
RACHEL LANE

CITY OF RICH HILL

NORTH WARD ALDERMAN (VOTE FOR ONE)
GARY KING
TIMOTHY COVEY
JASON RICH
JOHNIE BAZE

SOUTH WARD ALDERMAN (VOTE FOR ONE)
WILLIAM HUMBLE
DIANE KASSNER

PROPOSITION NO. 1
SHALL THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF RICH HILL, MISSOURI PROVIDE BY ORDINANCE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A CHIEF OF POLICE INSTEAD OF AN ELECTED MARSHAL AS PROVIDED FOR BY SECTION 79.050 OF THE MISSOURI REVISED STATUTES?

YES
NO

CITY OF ROCKVILLE

BOARD OF ALDERMAN (VOTE FOR TWO) (TWO YEAR TERM)
SHARI NOTEIS
ROBERT ATWELL

BOARD OF ALDERMAN (VOTE FOR ONE) ( ONE YEAR TERM)
JAMES WILLIAMSON
JAMES (PETE) SHOUSE

WEST POINT TOWNSHIP

SHALL WEST POINT TOWNSHIP LEVY AN ADDITIONAL TAX RATE OF $0.1987 ON THE $100 VALUATION FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS?

FOR THE LEVY
AGAINST THE LEVY

HOMER TOWNSHIP

SHALL HOMER TOWNSHIP LEVY AN ADDITIONAL TAX RATE OF $0.1797 ON THE $100 VALUATION FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS?

FOR THE LEVY
AGAINST THE LEVY

WALNUT TOWNSHIP

SHALL WALNUT TOWNSHIP LEVY AN ADDITIONAL TAX RATE OF
$0.1796 ON THE $100 VALUATION FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS?

FOR THE LEVY
AGAINST THE LEVY

PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP

SHALL PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP LEVY AN ADDITIONAL TAX RATE OF $0.2363 ON THE $100 VALUATION FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS?

FOR THE LEVY
AGAINST THE LEVY

HOWARD TOWNSHIP

SHALL HOWARD TOWNSHIP LEVY AN ADDITIONAL TAX RATE OF $0.3497 ON THE $100 VALUATION FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS?

FOR THE LEVY
AGAINST THE LEVY

CORNLAND SPECIAL ROAD DISTRICT

SHALL CORNLAND SPECIAL ROAD DISTRICT LEVY AN ADDITIONAL TAX RATE OF $0.1768 ON THE $100 VALUATION FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS?

FOR THE LEVY
AGAINST THE LEVY

Mound City Kansas man killed in Vernon County Crash

Around 5:28pm last night the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Vernon County along with assistance of the Vernon County Sheriffs Office responded to a one vehicle accident on Arnold Road around 6 miles NW of Metz, Missouri.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the 2004 Chevrolet driven by 25 year old Lucas D. Owens of Mound City, Missouri struck a bridge railing and left the roadway before coming to rest in a creek bed.

Mr. Owens was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident by Deputy Corner Keith Ballantyne around 17:28 hours.

A passenger in the vehicle 24 year old Heather Holloway also of Mound City, Kansas sustained moderate injuries in this accident and she was flown by Med Flight to Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Missouri for treatment.

The vehicle was totaled and towed from the scene by Garwood Wrecker Service of Nevada, Missouri.

This is Troop D of the Missouri State Highway Patrol's 4th Fatality accident of 2016.

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Butler Police Department Activity Report 3/14 - 3/20 - 2016

03/14/2016
Animal complaint 300 block of S Olive
Accident W-52 Rice
Theft report 600 block of W Adams
Animal complaint Vine and Fulton
Animal complaint 400 block of N Havanna
Medical assist Gale Lane
 
03/15/2016 
Animal complaint Fran
Animal complaint 100 block of S Olive
Phone Scam Fake IRS call requesting money 
Alarm Community 1st Bank
Warrant service Ft Scott and Havanna
 
03/16/2016 
Medical assist 800 block of N Havanna
Accident Fran and W-52
Animal complaint 100 block of S Fulton
Animal complaint 300 block of E Pine
Theft report 600 block of E Mill
Trespassing call Wal-Mart
Animal complaint Vine and Fulton
Animal complaint 500 block of N Main
Medical assist 100 block S Delaware
 
03/17/2016 
Leave without pay Bear Stop
Animal complaint Broadway and Oak
Warrant service
C and I driver Bus 49
Alarm Osage Valley
03/18/2016 Stolen vehicle N Orange
Medical assist S Fulton
Alarm post Office
Animal complaint Water
 
03/19/2016 
Disturbance Skate Park
Traffic assist Schowengerdts
Medical assist 
Alarm 900 block of W Ft Scott
Medical assist Country Club
 
03/20/2016 
Well being check
Disturbance call Mechanic and Ft Scott
Shoplifting call Dollar Store
Well being check Park and Havanna
Disturbance 800 block of Wix Lane

Monday, March 21, 2016