Man charged with attempted robbery, assault in Belton

On 8/16/17 at 1341 hours, a deputy of the Cass County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to Honeysuckle Lane in Belton in reference to providing K-9 assistance to the Belton Police Department who were on the scene of an armed robbery where an aggravated assault had taken place. 

The male suspect, identified as Trevon M. Johnson in court documents, was located and taken into custody after a short foot pursuit. 

Mr. Johnson was charged with first-degree attempted robbery, first-degree assault and resisting with an arrest.

He was booked into the Cass County Jail and is currently listed as bondable.

Montrose Cheerleading Squad Bake Sale

Come out and support the Montrose Cheerleading Squad Bake Sale at Casey's in Montrose on Saturday, Sept. 2, starting at 8 a.m. 

All of the Proceeds will go toward new warm ups and other accessories/equipment for the season.

#thinkpositivebepositivecheerpositive

Help Houston Donation Drive needs your help in Adrian

KBI Drug Arrests

 This week the KBI along with the Wallace County Sheriff’s Office, and the Greeley County Sheriff’s Office announced over 40 arrests were made following a two month investigation into narcotics distribution focused on several northwest Kansas counties, and along the Colorado border. 

The arrests were made for suspected crimes including distribution of methamphetamine, distribution of marijuana, possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, multiple weapons violations and several other drug related crimes. 

The KBI’s mission in proactive narcotics operations like these is to partner with all affected law enforcement agencies in an effort to reduce the availability and distribution of drugs in Kansas. 

We are thankful to the many law enforcement agencies that assisted with these arrests.

Obituary - Mary Kay Miller

Mary Kay Miller, age 71 years, of Blairstown, Missouri passed away Monday, August 28, 2017 at Clinton Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Clinton, Missouri. Memorial Services will be at 11:00AM Saturday, September 9, 2017, at Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton, Mo. 

The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Inurnment at a later date at Hopewell Cemetery, Montrose, Missouri. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Hopewell Cemetery, and may be left in care of the funeral home.

Condolences and fond memories may be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home, Clinton, Mo.

Lady Bears get huge victory over Barstow in volleyball action

The lady bears had a big victory over Barstow last night! (It was our last time playing them as part of our Conference! And all the coaches said amen.) 

The girls came out slow and lost the first game. We got it turned around quick in game 2 with some BIG blocks early. 

Barstow has a junior who has already committed to Arkansas so shutting her down early in that second game was huge. We began to trust our abilities and got some good kills, digs, and blocks from that point on.

We play best 3/5 in conference games. We won 3-1. Final scores 18-25, 25-16, 25-20, and 25-19.

I'm so proud of the way they put the first game behind them and moved on

I didn't give an update on our tournament from Saturday so long story short... the adversity bug bit us (injury, illness, SATs). BUT, the girls did a really really good job playing in unfamiliar places. We still got first in our pool but lost to KC Lutheran in the semi-final game.

We play Van Horn, our second conference game, tomorrow night at home. JV starts at 5. Varsity will follow. Everyone's support is so appreciated!!

Butler Lodge #254 provides Butler Community Cafe Lunch

Butler Lodge #254 had the honor once again to provide and serve the meal for the Butler Community Cafe. Just one of the many ways Butler Lodge #254 is involved in our community. Well done gentleman!

Butler man faces felony and misdemeanor charges in Vernon County

On Monday 8/28/17 the Vernon County Sheriff's Office arrested 32 year old David W. McKinney Jr. of Butler, Missouri.

Mr. McKinney was arrested for failure to appear in court on the original charges of 1.) Class D Felony Possession of a controlled substance 2.) Misdemeanor unlawful use of drug paraphernalia.

He was booked into the Vernon County Jail in Nevada, Missouri and his bond is currently set at $8,300.00 cash or surety.