Little Miss & Mr Bates County Sign Ups!

Little Miss & Mr Bates County Sign Ups!

✅Candidates must live in Bates County
✅Be ages 4-6 years old by July 1, 2018

Sign up now until June 15, 2018!
$5.00 per entry & can be paid night of interview.

A maximum of 10 finalist will be selected!

Interviews TBA.

To register, call or text Whitney Bagby @ 816-804-9940

Nevada man seriously injured in Vernon County crash

On 5/2/18 around 7:58am the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Vernon County responded to a two vehicle accident on CR 1700 around 1 mile NE of Nevada.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the 1995 Chevrolet S-10 driven by 63 year old Gordon L. Seacreas of Nevada,Missouri failed to stop at a stop sign a trailer being towed by a 1992 Chevrolet S-10 driven by 22 year old Dylan K. Walker of Nevada, Missouri.

Mr. Seacreas sustained serious injuries in this accident and he was transported by helicopter to Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri for treatment.

Both vehicles sustained damage and both were driven from the scene of the accident.


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Two injured in Bates County rollover accident

On 5/2/18 around 12:40pm the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Bates County along with Bates County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a one vehicle rollover accident on Route TT just west of CR 2001 in rural NW Butler.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the 2008 white in color Ford F-150 driven by 18 year old Donovan H. Conyers-Ryberg of Holden, Missouri (Formerly of Butler) failed to negotiate a curve and traveled off the north side of the roadway and overturned.

Mr. Ryberg along with a passenger in this vehicle 18 year old Joshua J. Blomquist of Butler, Missouri both sustained injuries in this accident and both were transported by ambulance to Bates County Memorial Hospital for treatment.

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



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Damaging Storms Possible Again Tonight

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Bates and surrounding counties until 10pm

Weather for Bates Co.... The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Linn County in east central Kansas... Cass County in west central Missouri... Western Henry County in west central Missouri... Bates County in west central Missouri... Southwestern Lafayette County in west central Missouri... Jackson County in west central Missouri... Western Johnson County in west central Missouri... * Until 1000 PM CDT. * At 921 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Raytown to 8 miles southeast of Drexel to near Prescott, moving east at 55 mph. This is a dangerous line of storms with potential for embedded tornadoes and 70 mph winds. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. 

Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Locations impacted include... Kansas City, Independence, Lee`s Summit, Blue Springs, Leawood, Raytown, Grandview, Belton, Prairie Village, Raymore, Grain Valley, Harrisonville, Clinton, Pleasant Hill, Oak Grove, Odessa, Greenwood, Lexington, Peculiar and Butler. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 6 and 48. Interstate 470 between mile markers 0 and 16. Interstate 435 between mile markers 61 and 75. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for northeastern and east central Kansas...and west central Missouri. TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL...<.75IN WIND...70MPH

Butler Saddle Club seeking Rodeo Royalty Candidates for 2018

Police chase ends in Barton County

On 4-18-2018 The Barton County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by the Crawford County Sheriff's Office stating that they had a vehicle pursuit heading towards our county. The chase of the vehicle stopped in a wooded area north of Liberal. 

The vehicle had left the road way and drove into the trees where the driver exited the vehicle and was on foot. Deputy Kirby and Lamar Officer Toby Luce with his K-9 Hondo assisted Crawford County just west of the intersection of NW 120th lane and NW 60th road. 

When Lamar City Officer Toby Luce and K-9 Hondo arrived on scene they immediately went to tracking the suspect from the vehicle. 

Dylan Freeze, age 24, of Liberal was located lying in the brush near a pond. Freeze was taken into custody and was transported to the Barton County Jail.

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Disclaimer: Arrest records are public information. Any indication of an arrest does not mean the individual identified has been convicted of a crime. All persons arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

New Sex Offender Registered in Bates County

Paul James Shearer

The Bates County Sheriff's Assistant registered a sex offender who just moved to Bates County. His information is listed below:

Paul James Shearer
DOB: 12/15/1976
Address: 6894 NE County Road 1003 in Butler.

Shearer was convicted of Forcible Rape in 1995 and of Aggravated Indecent Solicitation with a child in 2005