Firearm Auction tonight in Eldorado Springs, Missouri

Event Reminder:

Firearm Auction Thursday, March 08, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. Firearms can be viewed beginning at 4:00 p.m.

Auctioneer's Note: The city is selling surplus firearms accumulated over the years by the Police Department. All buyers must pass a Federal background check. 

Background checks compliments of Bear Arms. Auction Services provided by Shannon & Associates Real Estate and Auctions.

From the desk of Missouri Governor Eric Greitens

Through the ages, the people who protect us go by different names. In one era, they are called warriors. In another, knights.

In our era, the people who walk our streets and defend the defenseless are given an honored name: they are called police officers.

Today, in the state of Missouri, we lost one of our police officers. He was a thirty-year old gentleman whose name was Ryan Morton. Officer Morton was a member of the Clinton Police Department, and late last night, he was shot and killed in the line of duty.

All of us can stop today and pray for him and his blessed memory. We can think about his family, and we can, for a moment, share in their grief. And these are good and right things, and we should do them.

I’d ask us to do one more thing: think of this police department and all police departments throughout our state. This fall, the Clinton Police Department lost Officer Gary Michael. I got to know the men and women of the Clinton Police Department and the community through that tragedy.

Officer Morton took Officer Michael’s post in the department. Those two warriors are together now, in the company of God, who has brought his sons home.

We are blessed to live in a time and place with men and women of the character and quality of Officer Morton and Officer Michael. And it’s because they are men and women of such strength and wisdom and love that we feel such grief when they leave us.

We mourn our servants today. We bless their memory. We honor their families. And we will—we must—do everything in our power to stand by this department and community in their grief.

God bless every single police officer in the state of Missouri and around the country. God bless you, and your families, and the communities you call home.

From the desk of Missouri Governor Eric Greitens

Obituary - Hazel Lesmeister

Hazel Lesmeister, 76 of Butler, Missouri passed away March 6, 2018 at her home near Butler. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 AM Friday, March 9, 2018 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Butler with Fr. Matt Rotert officiating. Visitation will be Thursday evening from 5-7 PM at the Mullinax Funeral Home (660-679-0009) in Butler. 

Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler. Memorial contributions are suggested to the St. Patrick’s Altar Society or Bates County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. Messages of condolence for the family may be left at www.mullinaxfuneralhome.com. 
 
Hazel Mae (Hamilton) Lesmeister was born February 7, 1942 to Edward Lester and Antonia Henrietta (Cruzan) Hamilton in Cedar County, Missouri.
 
Hazel graduated from El Dorado Springs High School in 1960. She then moved to Kansas City and worked at Southwestern Bell Telephone until her marriage in 1963. Hazel’s husband Donald passed away in May of 2016.
 
In addition to her husband, Hazel is preceded in death by her parents, and brothers Charles, Don Lee, Kenneth and Lennie, and sister Kathy. 

She leaves to mourn her loss her children and their families: son Michael and and wife Debbie Lesmeister and their children Erin and Emily; daughter Jannette Ann Lesmeister with her children Jessica and husband Matt Beabout and their children Skylar and Dylan, Michael Edward Graham and Megan Land and their son Kanon; and son Mark and wife Bonnie Lesmeister and their children Cort and Luke. 

Hazel is also survived by her brothers Edward, Byron, Paul, Phillip and Sammie; she also leaves behind her sisters Marjorie, Alice, and Mary.  She is also survived by many cousins and in-laws.

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Suspect identified in Clinton Officer Involved Shooting

James E. Waters 

The suspect in the killing of Clinton Police Officer Chris Morton last night has been identified as 37-year-old James E. Waters of Clinton.

Upon entering the home, one officer was killed, and two other officers were injured by gunfire from Mr. Waters.

Police were subsequently able to remove the officers from the house and transport them to a hospital. 

According to Missouri Highway Patrol Sgt. Bill Lowe, a SWAT scene was called to the scene. Its personnel entered the home and found suspect Waters deceased at roughly 12:10 a.m.

Mid America Live News will continue to update when more information is made available to us from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. 

Public Service Announcement from the Bates County Clerk's Office

Good morning. If you are interested in working as an election judge for Bates County call the office at 660-679-3371. Thanks. Have a great day!

One in custody after burglary in progress call in Butler

Around 9:00am this morning the Butler Police Department responded to a burglary in progress call at a residence located at 110 S. Willow.

A unknown white male wearing camo was seen climbing into the window of the residence.

When officers arrived on scene they made contact and arrested the male without incident.

Mid America Live News will update when the identity of the male is made available to us from the Butler Police Department. 

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