Obituary - Bettie Lou Alt

Bettie Lou Alt passed away quietly on Mother’s Day, May 13, 2018 in Nevada, Iowa. She loved her friends and family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She enjoyed life, laughter and flower gardening.

Bettie was born October 28, 1930 in Rockville, Missouri. She was preceded in death by her parents, Giles Eli “Jack” and Laura Alberta “Lottie” (Dade) Griggs and her infant sister Shirley Sue, as well as her half-brothers Howard K. and Hillard E. Griggs. She joined the Catholic Church and was married for over thirty years to the father of her children, Donald Victor Alt (deceased). Bettie was a member of Nevada, Missouri’s St. Mary’s Catholic Church and the Altar Society for many years.

She is survived by her children: Dennis (Nancy) Alt, of Shawnee, KS, David (Susan) Alt, Nevada, IA, and Laura (Joel) Ramsey, Girard, KS, grandchildren: Nathan Alt (Brandi), Kelsey Alt, Patrick Alt (Kimberly), Laura Alt, Joshua Ramsey, Denton Ramsey (Suzy), Reed Ramsey and Dane Ramsey (Alli) and great-grandchildren Cooper Alt, Thayer Alt, Bryce Ramsey and Brody Ramsey.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, May 18, 2018 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with Father Peter Savidge officiating. Rosary will be at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday evening at Ferry Funeral Home with Visitation following until 7:00 p.m. Interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Nevada. Memorials are suggested in her memory to the American Diabetes Association in c/o Ferry Funeral Home.

Missing person found in Henry County

An endangered missing person was reported to the Sheriff’s Office around 1:00 p.m. Monday, May 14, 2018 in the Brownington area. 

A female subject left her house on foot walking to towards the lake area. There was concern that she might want to harm herself. Sheriff’s Office and Deepwater Fire Department personnel responded to the scene to help with the search. 

Deputy Robert Osman and K-9 Gunner also responded and were able to track the subject to an area west of the residence near the lake. The female was transported by ambulance to Golden Valley Hospital for treatment.

Having a tracking dog is a great asset for the Sheriff’s Office and is rewarding when we can have a successful outcome like today with Gunner’s help, Sheriff Oberkrom said

Bomb Threat at Henry County School

According to Henry County Sheriff Kent Oberkrom, the Calhoun High School received a bomb threat on Monday, May 14, 2018 just after 11:00 a.m.

The High School was evacuated and school staff along with members of the Sheriff’s Office searched the building for any suspicious packages or items that were out of place. Nothing was found during the search. 

The school district notified parents and school resumed for the remainder of the day. The investigation into the matter is continuing by the Sheriff’s Office.

City of Butler Council meeting

City of Butler Council meeting tonight at 7:00 pm in Council Chambers at City Hall. 

Everyone is welcome to attend this meeting.

Update: Nevada man arrested after fleeing from police on foot in Bates County

Clint C. Carney

On 5/12/18 the Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested 38 year old Clint C. Carney of Nevada, Missouri.

Mr. Carney was arrested after a short police chase that ended on Lake Road in the east side of Butler with Carney fleeing from officers on foot after crashing the vehicle he was driving.

After searching for Mr. Carney most of the day Saturday he was finally taken into custody around 10:45pm.

Clint C. Carney was charged with 1.)Tampering 2.) Felony Fleeing 3.) Driving While Suspended 4.) Careless and Imprudent Driving.

He was booked into the Bates County Jail in Butler and placed on a 10,000$ Cash/ Surety Bond.


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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.

4 injured in Henry County Crash

On 5/14/18 around 3:45pm the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Henry County along with Henry County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a two vehicle accident on Missouri 13 Highway at Route Z in rural Henry County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the 2010 Nissan Armada driven by 33 year old Kasey M. Kentch of Osceola, Missouri was struck by the 2013 Chevrolet Impala driven by 80 year old Edna F. Smith of Grandview, Missouri.

Two occupants in the Nissan Armada sustained moderate injuries in this accident Kasey M. Kentch and 12 year old Dominick A. Belt of Osceola, Missouri were both transported to Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri and Golden Valley Memorial Hospital.

Two occupants in the Chevrolet Impala 80 year old Edna F. Smith and 80 year old Billy M. Smith both serious injuries in this accident and both were transported to Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri for treatment.

Both vehicle's were totaled and towed from the scene by Golden Valley Tow and Gary's Tow.

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From the Harrisonville Police Department

This past Sunday, while on a walk, one of our officers noticed vandalism to the Little Free Library outside McEowen Elementary. During the night someone had written something that rhymed with "Duck School" on the glass.

Our officer returned home to grab cleaning materials and came back to remove the vulgar language before the kids could arrive at school the following morning for their last week of school.

Look, we get it, the school year can seem as if it takes forever to end and you can't wait to escape. Blowing off steam can be a healthy thing, but not by scrawling curse words outside an elementary school on a free library set up solely to make things better for our town and the people in it.

There was no report made for this, no investigation is being conducted, and no one is going to get charges out of it. We just hope that whomever did this will think twice before doing it again.

#welovethistownbutwerekindofdisappointedrightnow

Retirement Reception at Ballard School

The reception for Mrs. Kershner and Mrs. Gulling is this Sunday, May 20. Be sure and be here! Mrs. Kershner has made a quilt from Ballard t-shirts and would love for everyone to sign it!