Kansas resident busted for meth in Vernon county

Jordan Vender

More than ¼ pound of meth seized in joint operation Monday evening.

Charges have been filed against a Kansas resident after a lengthy multi-agency investigation. Vernon County Sheriff Jason Mosher said his office along with the Nevada Police Department, the Kansas Bureau of Investigations, and the CNET Drug Task Force have been conducting an investigation into the distribution of illegal narcotics that led to the arrest of a suspect and the seizure of suspected methamphetamines. Mosher said a team of investigators, surveillance personnel and the VCSO Special Response team executed the arrest in a joint operation Monday evening in Nevada, Mo and located the largest drug seizure by the Sheriff’s Office this year. “We recovered more than ¼ pound of suspected methamphetamines that would have been distributed throughout our county and other communities.”

Warrants were issued Tuesday afternoon for the suspect, who has been identified as 32-year-old Jordan Vender, of Bronson, KS. Vender has been charged with felony counts that include:
Trafficking Drugs
Delivery of a Controlled Substance
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Unlawful Possession of a Firearm
Unlawful Use of a Weapon

Vender is currently being held in the Vernon County Jail on a $250,000 cash only bond.

Butler Chamber meeting set for 9/27/18

*Attention Butler Chamber members* We will be having our monthly members meeting, Thursday September 27th at noon, at The Union restaurant. 

Guest speaker will be Ms. Kelly Stark! Please show your support for our Youth center and the amazing work Ms. Kelly is doing for the youth of Butler, by joining us for lunch! We look forward to seeing you there!

Double TT Steakhouse in Drexel Karaoke Night

Miami County Kansas Sheriff's Office Wanted Wednesday

Bates County Career Women 2018 Forum

Bates County Museum Spirit Stroll

Have you seen this missing Missouri woman?

Leslea Shannon went missing from Warrensburg, Missouri, on September 8, 2018. She is 35 years old. She is 5' 3" tall and weighs about 130 pounds. Her phone is dead or broken and she has not been on social media. 

She missed her brother's birthday, which is uncharacteristic of her. It is possible she could be seen in Sedalia, Branson, or Leslie, Arkansas. 

If you have information, please contact the Warrensburg, Missouri Police Department at 660-747-9133 or 911.

Obituary - David Alan Smith

David Alan Smith, 67, Harrisonville, MO passed away on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at ABC Healthcare in Harrisonville. David was born January 12, 1951 in Philadelphia, PA to Norris Alger and Mary Jane (Brewster) Smith

David came to Kansas City, MO at a young age with his family. He worked as the owner/operator of his own Commercial Housekeeping Business for a number of years. David lived and worked most of his life in the Kansas City Area.

Survivors include four children, Lisa Garcia, Rogers, AR, Ricky Smith, Miami, OK, Benjamen Ricketts, Baxter Springs, KS, Shelly Shuck, Langley, OK; several grandchildren; siblings, Linda Huppe and her husband, Mike, Nevada, Mary Heilman and her husband James, LaGrange, KY, Bill Smith and his wife Sharlinda, Blue Springs, MO; several nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his wife Judy.

Memorial services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Monday, September24, 2018 at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada with Pastor Terry Mosher officiating. Friends may call now and until the hour of service at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada.