From the desk of Bates County Sheriff Chad Anderson

Flags at half staff at the BCSO

Today, with a heavy heart, I ordered the flag at the Bates County Sheriffs Office to be flown at half mass in honor of The Law Enforcment Officers who were killed yesterday.

I ask that you join our staff in prayers for those that have fallen, their families and their Police Departments.

Today courageous men and women across the country will have serious talks with their loved about their chosen profession. 

Rest assured that the men and women of the Bates County Sheriffs Office will continue to serve our citizens with the Respect and Honor you deserve. 

We will not coward down to the evils in this world.
 
Today we Stand for the Heros that have Fallen. Today we ask you to Stand with Us not against Us. God Bless You and God Bless America.

Sheriff Chad Anderson

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Nevada woman escapes serious injury in Bates County crash

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On 7/7/16 around 6:30pm the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Bates County responded to a one vehicle rollover accident on Route D around 6 miles East of Passaic.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the 20016 Chevrolet Cobalt driven by 26 year old Kalinda R. Daniels of Nevada, Missouri swerved to miss a animal in the roadway causing the vehicle to travel off the right side of the roadway before returning to the roadway and overturning off the left side of the roadway.

Kalinda R. Daniels sustained minor injuries in this accident and she  refused medical treatment at the scene.

The vehicle received extensive damage and was left at roadside.

Guilty plea in murder of Merwin man

Harley C. Lumpkins, 28, has plead guilty felony charges in the murder of Charles "Chuck" Keough in Merwin, Mo last August.

A police account of the incident says Lumpkins rendered Keough unconscious and later returned with a knife, stabbing the victim multiple times in the presence of Keough's family members.

Lumpkins plead guilty to felony counts of second-degree murder, burglary, unlawful use of a weapon, and armed criminal action. He was sentenced to 4, 10 and 25 year prison terms to be served concurrently.

Obituary - Delbert Leroy Dunmire

Delbert Leroy Dunmire, 82, Grandview, Missouri passed away July 5, 2016. Visitation will be held from 5:00-8:00 p.m. Friday, July 8, at Mt. Moriah, Newcomer & Freeman Funeral Home, 10507 Holmes Road, Kansas City, Missouri. Private interment.

Arrangements under the direction of Mt Moriah, Newcomer & Freeman Funeral Home, Kansas City, MO.

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Harrisonville angler catches state record white crappie

Austin Campbell

CASS COUNTY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports Austin Campbell of Harrisonville became the most recent record-breaking angler in Missouri when he hooked a white crappie in a Cass County irrigation pond on a trotline. The new “alternative method” record fish caught by Campbell on May 23 weighed 2-pounds, 1-ounce with a length of 15 1/2 inches. Campbell’s recent catch broke the previous state-record of a 1-pound, 5-ounce white crappie caught on a trotline in May this year.

“Once my buddy and I pulled the fish up into the boat, we were in shock,” Campbell said. “We couldn’t believe we caught a nice size crappie. We both thought it was very rare to catch a fish like that on a trotline.”

Campbell was using bluegill for bait to try to catch catfish, but instead he caught the record breaking white crappie. Campbell added he didn’t know there were state records for catching fish like that on a trotline.

“I didn’t know there was a category for catching crappie on a trotline until I saw an article on the Missouri Department of Conservation’s website,” he said. “I saw the record size and knew we had a shot at beating it.”

Campbell added he was just thankful that he and his buddy kept the white crappie after they caught it.

MDC staff verified the fish using a certified scale in the town of Harrisonville. Once MDC gave him confirmation he had a state record, Campbell said he and his friend were super excited and shocked. “We’ve always dreamed of catching a big fish and having some type of record, but we never ever thought it would happen for real. We are super excited and can’t wait to get back out on the water to catch more fish.”

Campbell added he plans on having the state-record white crappie mounted.

Missouri state-record fish are recognized in two categories: pole-and-line and alternative methods. Alternative methods include: throwlines, trotlines, limb lines, bank lines, jug lines, spearfishing, snagging, snaring, gigging, grabbing, archery, and atlatl. For more information on state-record fish, visit the MDC website at http://short.mdc.mo.gov/Zk9.