Endangered Person Advisory for a missing child out of Polk County

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The Bolivar Police Department issued an Endangered Person Advisory for a missing child.

Police say Michael Andrew Worrel, 28, and Levi David Dunkin, 1, were last seen at a park on Forest Street around 5:45 p.m. Thursday. Police say Worrel took the child by force from his mother's car at Dunnegan Park.

Police say they are believed to be headed to the Springfield or Buffalo areas. They are likely in a Nissan four-door 4X4 Truck that is dark colored.

Call 911 if you know their whereabouts.

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This Story Has Been Update:
http://batescountynewswire.blogspot.com/2016/12/update-missing-child-from-polk-county.html

Schell City woman arrested in Cedar County

On 12/01/16 around 3:00pm the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Cedar County arrested 38 year old Christina M. Allen of Schell City,Missouri.`

She was arrested for 1.) Felony Vernon County Sheriff's Office Warrant - Possession of a Controlled Substance.

Christina M. Allen was booked into the Cedar County Jail and placed on no bond.


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Updated Obituary - Eva Jantz

Eva Jantz

Funeral services for Eva Jantz will be 10 a.m. Friday, December 2, 2016 at Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri. Visitation will be Thursday evening from 5-6:30 p.m. at Schowengerdt Chapel.

Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler. Contributions can be made to National Day of Prayer or Calvary Baptist Church, Butler, Missouri. Online condolences may sent to www.schowengerdtchapel.com.

Eva May Jantz, age 86, formerly of Butler, Missouri, died November 25, 2016 at University Village Skilled Nursing Facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born June 4, 1930 to Albert E Pritchett and Katie Marriott Pritchett in Hutchinson, Kansas. 
Eva grew up in Mount Hope, Kansas, and graduated from Mount Hope High School in 1948. . She graduated from Halstead (KS) Hospital School of Nursing in 1952. Eva and Don were married on August 13, 1955 at First Baptist Church in Newton, Kansas. Eva graduated from Moody Bible Institute in 1957. She worked at Bates County Memorial Hospital from 1958 to 1966. She worked as Director of Nurses at Countryside Nursing Home (Medicalodge) for twelve and a half years from 1966 to 1981. She took a three year sabbatical from Countryside and worked as a school nurse for the Butler School District from 1973 to 1976. Over the years she worked at many institutions in Kansas City, Butler, Nevada and Appleton City.

She had a deep love for Jesus Christ and dedicated many hours of service to the church in leading music, teaching Sunday School, Training Union, and Vacation Bible School, spearheading National Day of Prayer observances, and being a sponsor for Youth For Christ club and a counselor and camp nurse at Youth for Christ camps.

Eva is survived by her husband of 61 years, Donald of Tulsa; three sons, Bob and wife Min and son Mark, Bill and wife Kathy and son Michael of Tulsa, and Jim of Columbia, Missouri; and two sisters, Ruth Megli of Newton, Kansas, and Mary Barker of Topeka, Kansas; and numerous nephews, nieces, grandnephews, and grandnieces. She is preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Robert Pritchett and Harold Pritchett.

Thank you for helping the animals

Brandon Conger presenting House of Hounds with 370$

WOW...THANK YOU!!!

Thank you so very much to all those who attended the House of Hound night at Union Restaurant and Public House. Brandon presented us with $370.00 to help keep the animals warm and fed this Winter.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THIS MUCH NEEDED AND APPRECIATED DONATION!!

Obituary - David Allen Woodall

David Allen Woodall, age 79, resident of Redfield, KS, died Thursday, December 01, 2016, at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, MO. He was born on October 26, 1937, in Mission, TX, the son of Clarence and Cecelia Grove Woodall. He proudly served our country in the U. S. Navy, retiring in 1977 after 22 years of service. He then worked for a fiberboard plant, a cement plant, and later for shipyards from coast to coast. He married Sylvia Henderson on January 31, 1960, in Miami, OK. 

David enjoyed fishing and visiting the casinos. He was a member of the V.F.W. Post #2175 Nevada, MO, and the American Legion.

Survivors include his wife Sylvia of the home; 3 sons, David Nolen Woodall, Ft. Scott, KS, Robert W. Woodall, Branchville, SC, and John A. Woodall, Bronaugh, MO; a daughter, Beverly Rast and husband Guy, Coolidge, AZ; a brother, Morris Woodall and wife Vonnie, Montana; 17 grandchildren; 29 great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Susan Crosby; 2 sisters, Lilly Conner, and Elaine Marion; a brother, Raymond Woodall; and his parents.

Jim Marion will conduct funeral services at 12:30 PM Monday, December 5th, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the U. S. National Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by the Navy Honor Guard. Memorials are suggested to the David Woodall Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.

Miami 6th grade DARE graduation

Miami 6th grade DARE graduation 12-1-16
Congratulations to a great bunch of students!

Flowers in December?

A frost flower is formed when thin layers of ice are extruded from long-stemmed plants in autumn or early winter. The thin layers of ice are often formed into exquisite patterns that curl into "petals" that resemble flowers.

The frost flower 'growing season' is usually pretty short- the formation of this icy beauty only happens during a short period where plants still have a reasonable amount of stored moisture, while temps hover near the freezing point.

And thanks to a warm Fall, we are just now beginning to see this phenomenon around Bates County; usually frost flowers can be found in mid to late October. 

Bates County Courthouse holiday schedule

Note the Bates County courthouse will be closed on Monday, Dec. 26th to allow employees to observe the holidays.

Merry Christmas, and happy new year!