Appleton City man arrested on drug charges in St. Clair County

Woodrow Gray

On Feb. 3, Woodrow Gray, 44, Appleton City, was arrested on a St. Clair County warrant charging him with class D felony possession of a controlled substance and class D misdemeanor possession of marijuana. Bond is set at $10,000 cash or surety.

The charges stem from an investigation the previous day when a St. Clair County deputy conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle Gray was driving on Highway 82 near Roscoe. Members of the Mid Missouri Multi Jurisdictional Drug Task Force assisted deputies with the investigation and a small clear bag with a white powdery substance which field tested positive for methamphetamine was located along with a misdemeanor amount of marijuana in the vehicle.

Further investigation led to a search warrant being obtained for Gray’s residence on NW 601 Road, Appleton City. While the warrant was being served deputies located a large quantity of methamphetamine, a misdemeanor amount of marijuana, drug paraphernalia, firearms, and a large sum of cash in his residence. Additional formal charges are expected.

Obituary - Karen S. Kennedy

Karen S. Kennedy

Karen S. Kennedy, 75 of Butler, Missouri passed away February 2, 2017 at St. Luke’s Hospital-East in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. 

Karen’s wishes were to be cremated and a Memorial Service will be 1:00 PM Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at Mullinax Funeral Home (660-679-0009) in Butler. 

Visitation will be prior to the service from noon until 1 PM at the funeral home. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Double Branch Christian Church, and messages of condolence for the family may be left at www.mullinaxfuneralhome.com.

Complete obituary information will be published as it becomes available.

From the Clinton Police Department

ALERT!!!! Many area residents are reporting that they are being contacted by telephone and told that they have won a Publisher's Clearinghouse Sweepstakes Prize. 

IT IS A SCAM! DO NOT FALL FOR IT. HANG UP IMMEDIATELY. Many are told they have won cash, an automobile or both. All are told that they should send money via Western Union to a subject (usually in Jamaica) as part of a fee to claim their prize. 

They are even contacted by a fake "delivery driver" who is local and wants to deliver their prize or cash as soon as the money is wired in. Please do not fall for this. 

Hang up immediately. These people are calling from a location outside of our country and there is no prize. Some of the calls are coming in to people from the number 876-491-6769, but there are surely others. Make sure you tell your family and friends about this and especially the elderly who are targeted frequently by this trash. Thanks!

Courtesy of the Clinton Police Department Facebook Page

Oituary - Karen Jean Elliott

Karen J. Elliott, age 46, of Deepwater, MO, died at her home, on February 1, 2017.

Karen was born in Kansas City, MO to Carl and Carol ‘Lee’ Elliott. Karen lived most of her life in Calhoun, MO.

Karen loved animals, especially her dog, Pickles. She enjoyed rock music and loved attending concerts. She liked to shop and travel. She and her Aunt Cathy shared a special trip to Hawaii in 2014. Karen especially loved her family.

Karen is survived by her brothers, Dwayne, Jeff, Chris, and Danny; her sister, Cathy; step-mom, Pat Elliott; aunts, uncles, great-aunts, great-uncles, several nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and her longtime friend, Eddie Seymour.

Karen was preceded in death by her mother and father and uncles, Steve and Joe.

A memorial service is planned for a later date.

Memorial contributions may be made to the ‘Karen Elliott Memorial Fund’ and left in care of Consalus Funeral Home, 209 S. 2nd , Clinton, MO 64735.

One vehicle rollover accident in Ballard area injures Vernon County man

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On 2/3/17 around 4:30am the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Bates County along with Bates County Sheriffs Deputies and Butler Fire Department responded to a one vehicle rollover accident at the intersection of BB Highway and D Highway in the Ballard area of Bates County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the 2000 Chevrolet Suburban driven by 26 year old Bobby W. West of Richards, Missouri was Southbound on Route BB when he ran through a T intersection and struck a stop sign and fence before overturning.

Mr. West sustained moderate injuries in this accident and he was transported to Research Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri for treatment.

The vehicle was totaled and towed from the scene by Don's Tow of Butler, Missouri.


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Nevada Police Serve Search Warrant, Locate Narcotics

On February 2, 2017 Nevada Police served a search warrant in the 900 block of north Colorado during the late evening hours. Officers had been obtaining information in regards to a possible wanted male subject being at the home and the distribution of narcotics taking place at the residence.

During the execution of the warrant, officers located three known subjects inside the residence. During the course of the investigation officers located suspected methamphetamines, and other drug related paraphernalia items at the scene.

The suspected methamphetamine will be sent to the Missouri State Highway Patrol laboratory for further testing.

Officers were able to determine that the wanted suspect had been at the residence, but had left prior to law enforcement arrival.

The investigation in on-going and will be sent to the Vernon County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office for the review and filing of formal charges. Once formal charges have been filed the release of names will be available to the public.

Citizens are encouraged to contact the police if they have any information that would be helpful to combat crime.

For questions regarding crime prevention techniques or to start a Neighborhood Watch Program, contact the Nevada Police Department at 417- 448 – 5100.

To report criminal activities call 911 or us the Tip Hotline 417- 448 - 5117.  Any and all information will be kept confidential.

Right-to-Work Set to Be Signed into Law

From Representative Patricia Pike

The Missouri House gave final approval this week to Senate legislation that would make Missouri the nation’s 28th Right-to-Work state. Designed to spur job creation and economic development, the bill approved by the General Assembly, would ensure employees are able to decide whether or not to join a labor union as a condition of employment.

The bill also includes a clause that will exempt existing union contracts. Specifically, it exempts any current agreement between an employer and labor organization from the restrictions in the bill. However, the provisions of the bill will apply to any current agreement that is later renewed, extended, amended, or modified.

When it is signed into law by Governor Greitens, the provisions in the bill will take effect August 28 of this year.

Lawmakers Reject Proposed Pay Increase (HCR 4)

The House passed HCR 4 quickly, and after several hours of discussion Monday evening, the Senate voted to join the House in rejecting proposed pay raises for elected officials and judges. The resolution approved by both chambers will prevent the pay increase recommendations made by the Citizens’ Commission on Compensation for Elected Officials from going into effect.

Lawmakers gave bipartisan support to the measure as they noted it is not appropriate to use taxpayer dollars to increase their own pay. Members of the General Assembly have consistently voted every two years to reject proposals that increase their own pay. Lawmakers said it was even more important to reject an increase this year because of the state’s difficult budget situation. The measure now moves to the governor for his approval.

Weekend Forecast

A rogue snow flurry is possible this morning. But generally quiet weather is expected through the weekend. Below normal temperatures today will give way to well above normal temperatures by Sunday.