Thursday was a busy day for the Drexel Fire Department

• 1500 hrs Drexel Fire Rescue responded to a Medical call 900 blk N 4th St - Drexel

• 1623 hrs Drexel Fire was dispatched to a 50 - 60 acre Natural cover fire in the area of 335th & Coldwater Rd - Rural Miami Co Ks

• 1701 hrs Drexel Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported injury MVA (fatality) 399th & 69 hwy - Rural Miami Co Ks. Drexel Fire requested Linn Co Fire to respond Mutual aid do to the fact Drexel was still involved with the Natural Cover fire.

• 2037 hrs Drexel Fire was dispatched to a reported structure fire in the area of 383rd & Jingo Rd. - turned out to be hay bails and a lean to (barn). Louisburg was requested for mutual aid to assist Drexel.

Suspicious note left at Prairie View Kansas High School Bathroom

From PrairieView FB page: 

PVHS has had a suspicious note left in a bathroom today regarding a threat toward school tomorrow, March 2. Student safety is a priority for our district.

For heightened security and safety tomorrow USD 362 will have extra police presence at the PVHS/PVMS campus tomorrow, Friday, March 2, 2018.

We have turned this matter over to law enforcement officials to investigate. Parents if you wish to keep your PVHS/PVMS students home it will be an excused absence.

Obituary - Kelly L. (Keener) Clark

Kelly L. (Keener) Clark passed away Tuesday, February 27th, at the age of 55. Services for Kelly (Keener) Clark are scheduled at 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 2, at the Heuser Funeral Home in Rich Hill with burial to follow in Rich Hill's Greenlawn Cemetery. 

Visitation is scheduled between ten and 11am Friday morning, March 2,2018 at Heuser Funeral Home and memorials to a Kelly (Keener) Clark Fund are suggested.

Obituary - Donna Eileen Deems Post

Donna’s wishes were to be cremated. There are no public services. Inurment in Altoona, Kansas. Arrangements by Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri. Online condolences, www.schowengerdtchapel.com.

Donna Eileen Deems Post, age 90 of Butler, Missouri died Monday, February 26, 2018 at Serenity of Butler. She was born August 17, 1927 to John Clyde and Olive Elizabeth Searfus Deems in Butler, Missouri.

Donna grew up in Butler and graduated from Butler High School in 1946. She married Orin Post and together they raised two sons. Donna lived in Kansas City and Raytown where she worked as a dental assistant and for the Internal Revenue Service. She and Orin wintered in Bonita Springs, Florida for 20 years before moving back to her hometown in Butler permanently in the late 1990s. They also had a home in Camdenton, Missouri at Lake of the Ozarks. Donna was a member of the Community of Christ in Butler.

Donna was caring, thoughtful, independent, very smart, loved her sons and grandchildren and everyone loved her. She always had a smile for everyone. She was an artist and sold many of her works of art. She had a wonderful and loving relationship with Orin--they were crazy about each other and their family. They traveled the lower 48 states of the US with their two sons.

Donna is survived by her son, William (Bill) Post of Leesburg, Virginia and grandchildren Stephanie and Nicholas; her son, Richard (Rick) Post and wife Marianne of Medford, New Jersey and grandchildren Candice and Doug; two sisters, Dixie Harper and husband Theron of Lawrence, KS and Lynda Humphreys of Kansas City, Missouri. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Orin in 2010; three Deems brothers, Lloyd, Harley and Lelan; and two sisters, Helen Sweezy and Shirley Spears.

Bryan Ferrell Sentenced to 10 years MDOC

Bryan C. Ferrell

In news from the Bates County Courthouse, Bryan C. Ferrell of Butler, Missouri pleaded guilty this morning to burglary charges stemming from two separate incidents that occurred in 2016.

Judge Wayne Strothman sentenced to 10 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections. Hugh C. Jenkins represented the State in today’s proceedings.

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Search Warrant Served In Nevada

In the afternoon hours of Wednesday, February 28, 2018 Nevada Police executed a search warrant in the 400 block of N. Ash Street in response to reports of illegal drug activity at that location.

Officers had developed information regarding a known female subject at that location that had reportedly been involved in illegal drug activity. It was also discovered throughout the investigation that other known individuals were frequenting the residence.

Upon arrival, officers made contact with multiple subjects on the property. Police detained six individuals during the investigation. One male subject detained had outstanding warrants for his arrest from the Vernon County Circuit Court and Nevada Municipal Court.

During the search Nevada Police seized suspected illegal drugs and suspected drug paraphernalia. Suspected methamphetamine, suspected marijuana, and suspected prescription medication identified as controlled substances were located amongst the subjects.

The suspected drug evidence seized is being sent to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Crime Lab for further analysis.

Three subjects were taken into custody by Nevada Police and transported to the Vernon County Jail for holding. The three subjects were identified as follows:

Michelle R. Lindsey, age of 55 of Nevada

Timothy R. Austin, age 53 of Nevada

Bryan C. Judd, age 29 of Nevada

On March 1, 2018, the following charges were filed against Michelle R. Lindsey through the Vernon County Associate Court:

Three (3) Counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance - Class D Felony

Lindsey is being held in the Vernon County Jail in lieu of a $7,500 cash only bond.

On March 1, 2018 the following charge was filed against Timothy R. Austin through the Vernon County Associate Court:

Possession of a Controlled Substance - Class D Felony

Austin is being held in the Vernon County Jail in lieu of a $7,500 cash only bond.

On March 1, 2018 the following charge was filed against Bryan C. Judd through the Vernon County Associate Court:

Possession of a Controlled Substance - Class D Felony

Judd is being held in the Vernon County Jail in lieu of a $7,500 cash only bond. Judd is also being held on additional unrelated arrest warrants.

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) 667-8477.

Any and all information will be kept confidential.