Obituary - Katherine Lenore Robertson Howard Young

Katherine Lenore Robertson Howard Young, age 84, Nevada, MO died on Thursday, September 29, 2016 at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada.

Services times and additional family information will be announced by Ferry Funeral Home at a later time.

Butler Country Mart set to close the doors...

In case you haven't heard, the Butler Country Mart store is slated to close on October 1st and reopen as another store (to be announced) in a few weeks. 

As part of the closeout, Country Mart will be offering a 20% discount for purchases (on most items) now through closing time on October 1st.

Mid America Live would like to thank Mike Massey and his staff for their undying commitment to providing the very best service with a hometown touch. Good luck to all in future endeavors.  

Perfect for a Thursday evening...

The Bates County Museum is proud to present "Families In and Around Island Mound" tonight at 6 pm at the shelter house at the Battle of Island Mound site. New research about the subject is guaranteed to provide never before heard information and insight about these families.

The program is free. Take 52 highway west of Butler and follow signs to the historic Battle of Island Mound site.

Harwood woman injured in Vernon County Crash

On 9/29/16 around 7:50am the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Vernon County responded to a one vehicle accident on Route EE around 4 miles Northwest of Eldorado Springs, Missouri.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the 2006 Ford Taurus driven by 72 year old Winfred J. Masten of Eldorado Springs, Missouri ran off the left side of the roadway and struck some trees.

She sustained minor injuries in this accident and was transported to Nevada Regional Medical Center for treatment.

The vehicle received moderate damages in this accident and was towed from the scene by TCB Towing of Nevada, Missouri.



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More Missourians are buckling up! Statewide survey shows a 1.5 percent increase

Results of a recent statewide survey reveal that Missouri drivers and passengers are buckling up more in 2016, but still have much room to improve.

Based on 123,678 observations of Missouri drivers and passengers in this year's statewide survey, the safety belt use rate is 81.4 percent, up 1.5 percent from 2015. This is still far behind the national average, which was 88.5 percent in 2015.

Safety belt usage ranged from a low of 63 percent in Jackson County to a high of 95 percent in Montgomery County. The survey also indicated that females tend to buckle up more than males with 85 and 78.6 percent respectively. Pickup truck drivers are only 69.7 percent likely to buckle up, while drivers of sport utility vehicles buckle up at 86.7 percent.

"It's vital that the driver and all passengers are buckled up every trip, every one, every time, day and night," said Bill Whitfield, chair of the executive committee for the coalition. "Ninety-four percent of the time driver error is responsible for a crash, and your safety belt is your best defense if a crash occurs."

Modern vehicles are safer than they have ever been. Integrated safety systems such as airbags and crumple zones have drastically increased chances of crash survival. However, all of these safety improvements are designed with the assumption that the occupants of a vehicle are properly restrained with a safety belt. Not wearing a safety belt severely undermines a vehicle's ability to keep its passengers safe in a crash.

As of Sept. 29, 669 people have died in Missouri traffic crashes this year, an 8% increase over this time last year. Of those deaths, 439 were vehicle occupants who had a seat belt available, but 60 percent chose not to wear a safety belt and were killed. Many of these people might be alive today if they had simply buckled up.

For more information on highway safety, visit saveMOlives.com. You can also follow Save MO Lives on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram.

OATS celebrates 45 years serving Missourians

On Wednesday, Sept. 28, Missouri OATS, Inc. celebrated its 45th year serving the citizens of Missouri.

Originally founded in 1971 by a group of individuals who saw a need for transportation, especially in rural areas, OATS has grown to be one of the largest systems of its kind in the country.

As a public transportation provider, OATS buses traveled 14.8 million miles last year in MO and was utilized by more than 32,000 Missourians. Last year, 1,594,584 one-way trips were provided with a staff of 700.

The mission of OATS, Inc. is to provide reliable transportation for transportation disadvantaged Missourians so they can live independently in their own communities. MoDOT Director Patrick McKenna and Multimodal Division Director Michelle Teel participated in the celebration event along with more than 1,000 transit riders.

"The high quality service OATS provides to Missourians across the state is tremendous," Teel said. "They are a national leader in providing essential transportation services, and we are proud and delighted to congratulate them on their 45th anniversary."

St. Clair County Warrant Arrests

On Sept. 26, Kyle Breshears, 19, Kansas City, was arrested on two St. Clair County warrants for failing to appear in court on class A misdemeanor possession of marijuana and an infraction of no seatbelt.  Total bond is set at $2,510 with $10 cash only. The charge stems from a Missouri State Highway Patrol investigation in January.

On Sept. 27, Madison Smith, 19, Lees’s Summit, was arrested on two St. Clair County warrants for failing to appear in court on class C misdemeanor exceeding the speed limit by 11-15 miles per hour and an infraction of no seat belt. Total bond is set at $230 cash only. The original charges stem from a Missouri State Highway Patrol investigation in November 2015.            
        

Shooting near school spurs concerns

The El Dorado Springs Sun Newspaper is reporting that police have confirmed there was a shooting near the school, but wanted to emphasize the shooting did not happen AT the school. 

Mid America Live is working to get more on this story and will publish an update when information is available.