Appleton City man arrested in St. Clair County

Timmy Carter Jr.

On Feb. 18, Timmy Carter Jr., 23, Appleton City, was arrested on a St. Clair County warrant charging him with class A misdemeanor domestic assault fourth degree. Bond is set at $5,000 cash or surety.

The charge stems from a St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office investigation on Feb. 1, when deputies were called to Ellett Memorial Hospital, Appleton City, in reference to a female assault victim. 

The victim stated her boyfriend, Timmy Carter Jr., punched her in the face three times with a closed fist and spit in her face. 

The deputy noticed the victim’s right eye was swollen and bruising was beginning to appear.

Bates County Sheriff’s Office Activity Report February 13, 2017 – February 19, 2017

February 13, 2017

HARRASSMENT- RICH HILL

AMBULANCE REQUEST-DREXEL

CHILD CUSTODY-AMSTERDAM

SPEAK TO OFFICER-BUTLER

CHECK WELL BEING- AMSTERDAM

FOLLOW UP –BUTLER

FIRE-AMORET

TRAFFIC HAZARD-BUTLER

TRAFFIC STOP- PASSAIC

TRAFFIC STOP- ADRIAN

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY- ADRIAN

FIRE-AMORET

AGENCY ASSIST- BUTLER

February 14, 2017

SPEAK TO OFFICER-BUTLER

SPEAK TO OFFICER-AMSTERDAM

WARRANT SERVICE- ARCHIE

VANDALISM-ADRIAN

FOLLOW UP- AMSTERDAM

DISTURBANCE-RICH HILL

PAPER SERVICE-RICH HILL

PAPER SERVICE-BUTLER

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY- HUME

February 15, 2017

SPEAK TO OFFICER-RICH HILL

AMBULANCE REQUEST-BUTLER

STOLEN VEHICLE-ROCKVILLE

SPEAK TO OFFICER-DREXEL

AGENCY ASSIST-BUTLER

SPEAK TO OFFICER-AMSTERDAM

FIRE-AMORET

SPEAK TO OFFICER-ADRIAN

AGENCY ASSIST-ADRIAN

DOMESTIC-ADRIAN

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY- BUTLER

February 16, 2017

SPEAK TO OFFICER-BUTLER

PAPER SERVICE-BUTLER

FOLLOW UP-FOSTER

ALARM-AMORET

SPEAK TO OFFICER-AMORET

SPEAK TO OFFICER-AMSTERDAM

TRAFFIC STOP-AMORET

TRAFFIC STOP- AMSTERDAM

 February 17, 2017

TRAFFIC STOP-AMSTERDAM

AMBULANCE REQUEST-ARCHIE

THEFT-FOSTER

SPEAK TO OFFICER- BUTLER

TRAFFIC STOP- RICH HILL

SPEAK TO OFFICER- RICH HILL

ABULANCE REQUEST- ADRIAN

TRAFFIC STOP- PASSAIC

TRAFFIC STOP- RICH HILL

February 18, 2017

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY-AMORET

TRAFFIC STOP-BUTLER

SUSPCIOUS ACTIVITY- RICH HILL

PAPER SERVICE- RICH HILL

SPEAK TO OFFICER- BALLARD

SPEAK TO OFFICER-BUTLER

ALARM-HUME

AGENCY ASSIST- PASSAIC

C&I- ARCHIE

THEFT- RICH HILL

DISTURBANCE-ADRIAN

TRAFFIC STOP- ADRIAN

 February 19, 2017

SPEAK TO OFFICER-ADRIAN

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY-URICH

MVA-ADRIAN

SPEAK TO OFFICER- RICH HILL

SPEAK TO OFFICER-BUTLER

BRUSH FIRE-ADRIAN

C&I- ARCHIE

AGENCY ASSIST- ADRIAN

DISTURBANCE- RICH HILL

CHILD CUSTODY- ADRIAN

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY- BUTLER

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY- ADRIAN

Shoplifting reported in Appleton City

On Feb. 17, a St. Clair County deputy took a shoplifting report at Casey's General Store, Appleton City. A Casey's employee reported two females entered the store and ordered food. One female paid for the food while the other female removed a micro USB cable from the container. The employee stated the female took the item from the store without paying for it.

The deputy went to a residence on East Third Street, Appleton City, and met with one of the females explaining why he was there. The female went over to a vehicle and retrieved the stolen item and gave it to the deputy. A request for prosecution was signed on behalf of Casey's General Store. Formal charges are pending.

Community Blood Drive - Save a Life – Right Here – Right Now!

The Community Blood Center will be at Butler High School gym on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 from 12:00-6:00pm. Photo ID and proof of age are required for all donors (16 year olds are eligible to donate with parental consent). Pre-register at SAVEALIFENOW.ORG – Sponsor Code: BUTLERHS. All blood donations through the Community Blood Center benefit local hospital patients. Any questions, contact Robin Colburn at the Butler High School at 660-679-6121 Extension 230.

-our thanks to Robin Colburn

Gutshall Selected For Missouri Family Health Council Board of Directors

West Central Staff Member Assumes New Role Representing Missouri Title X Sub-Recipients

Appleton City, MO- West Central Missouri Community Action Agency (West Central) is pleased to announce that staff member, Cheryl Gutshall, West Central’s Health Clinic Program Manager, has been selected to serve on the Missouri Family Health Council (MFHC) Board of Directors. For the last year, Gutshall has been an “At large member, ARC (Agency Representative Committee) Co-Chair, Ex Officio.” On April 1st she will assume the role of ARC Chair, Ex Officio and a new Co-Chair will be chosen.

According to their website (www.mfhc.org), “MFHC administers the federal Title X family planning program for Missouri, allocating $4.3M in funding to 74 clinic sites via 19 Sub-recipients throughout the state. MFHC provides monitoring, training, and technical and administrative support to Title X Sub-recipients. Missouri’s diverse Title X network consists of health departments, federally qualified health centers, community action agencies, hospitals, non-profits, and affiliates of Planned Parenthood. Clinic sites provide health care to clients for low to no cost with the Title X funding.

Title X staff members are specially trained to meet the contraceptive needs of individuals with limited English proficiency, teenagers, and those confronting complex medical and personal issues such as substance abuse, disability, homelessness, or interpersonal and domestic violence.

Fees for Title X family planning services are based on a sliding scale determined by the client’s income level, family size, and ability to pay. An adolescent’s fee is based on the individual’s income, not family’s.

Missouri Family Health Council is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization. It is governed by volunteer Board of Directors. A representative from a Title X sub-recipient serves as an ex-officio member of the board.”

West Central, being a sub-recipient of Title X funding, offers Women’s Health Services and mobile clinics throughout the West Central Region and will not turn away anyone, regardless of their ability to pay for services.

Lea Ann Gatzemeyer, West Central’s Director of Health Services, stated, “Cheryl’s years of experience, commitment and dedication to family planning will make her a great asset to the Board of Directors and ensure that all Title X providers will have a voice on the board.”

West Central staff members are encouraged by management to actively network and volunteer, when they are able, in their areas of expertise.

West Central’s President and CEO, Chris Thompson, said of the appointment, “Cheryl is an excellent employee who has tremendous passion for the provision of health services to the most vulnerable in our communities. I know she will be an invaluable asset to the board in her new role.”

West Central Missouri Community Action Agency is dedicated to empowering people to make a positive change by coordinating and administering resources. West Central’s service region includes the counties of Cedar, Vernon, Hickory, St. Clair, Bates, Henry, Benton, Morgan, and Cass. West Central Missouri Community Action Agency strives to be the voice in our communities and our governments for those most in need.

Assistance units within the organization include the following: Community Services, Employment and Training, Energy Conservation, Health Services, Housing, and Early Childhood Education (Head Start).

Wanted Felon arrested in Kentucky

Mark Degrave

 UPDATE: Mark Degrave has been captured in Kentucky.

Agents with Nationwide Bail Enforcement LLC will transport Mr. Degrave back to Missouri.

 



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Full Complete Obituary - Trista L. Vail

Trista Vail

Trista L. Vail, 33 of Butler, Missouri passed away February 18, 2017 in an automobile accident in Linn County, Kansas. 

Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Friday, February 24, 2017 at Mullinax Funeral Home (660-679-0009) in Butler with Rev. Marla Kash officiating. Visitation will be prior to services from 1-2 PM at the funeral home. Interment will follow services in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler. 

Memorial contributions are suggested to the Trista L. Vail Love Fund in care of Community First Bank in Butler. Messages of condolence for the family may be left at www.mullinaxfuneralhome.com.

Trista was born June 15, 1983 in Kansas City, Missouri – a miracle baby, being born at only 28 weeks with a low birth weight of 2 lbs, 14 oz. She was the daughter of Curtis L. and Tammy L. (Silver) Vail.

Trista attended school in Butler and graduated from Butler High School, and then attended Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville. Trista had worked for County Mart, Wal-Mart, Bates County Memorial Hospital and later as a teacher’s aide at Butler Elementary and several other schools throughout the area. It was during this time Trista realized elementary education wasn’t necessarily her passion and caring for older people then became very important in her life. This led her to work for several nursing and medical facilities throughout the area, which she loved. She had most recently worked at a kennel for exotic dogs, an occupation she particularly enjoyed as dogs were precious to her.

At one point in her life, Trista had been told she would likely not be able to have children. For the years that followed, Trista became a mother to her nieces and cousins. She loved Johnny Mack Stephens, Jr., with all her heart, and felt they both had found their soulmate. She dearly loved her brother, father, and family; and she truly missed her mother.

Trista’s family is proud she was finally able to enjoy motherhood, if only for two months’ time. Trista had said that she now had “her happy little family.”

Trista was preceded in death by an infant sister, Candis L. Vail; her mother Tammy L. Vail; grandparents Herschel L. Vail and Nancy A. Vail; and an uncle, Chris W. Vail. 

She is survived by her fiancé Johnny Mack Stephens, Jr., and her two month-old daughter, Keylynn Mack Stephens; her father Curtis L. Vail and stepmother Vicki J. Vail; one brother, Curtis L. Vail II (Ida Jolliff); nieces Macie and Mylynn Vail; one uncle, Kenneth Vail and wife Corrie; two aunts, Ruth Vail Quirk and Vicky Vail and fiancé Anthony Lunde; special cousins Travis Ackerman, Tabatha Vunovich, Krystal Telfer, Andrew Vail, and Trevor Vail; as well as many other family and friends. Trista also leaves behind two beloved dogs, Ladybug and Buddy.

Former Drexel woman murdered in Colorado

A teenager was taken into custody Friday in connection with the death of 61-year-old Linda Smith of Grand Junction, Colorado.

Documents related to the case have been sealed by the court, but the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office said 14-year-old Stephanie Hauck faces charges of felony manslaughter and felony second-degree assault with a deadly weapon causing injury. 

It is being reported that Hauck was a foster child in the Smith home.

The cause and manner of Smith’s death are still under investigation, and officials have not released details regarding Hauck’s role in the incident.

Hauck is being held without bond at the Colorado Division of Youth Corrections’ Grand Mesa Youth Services Center. It is uncertain at this time if she will be tried as an adult.

Linda Smith previously lived in Drexel, MO and most recently in Butler, MO prior to moving to Junction City, Colorado.