From the Harrisonville Police Department

This week for Harrisonville Police Department Wanted Wednesday we are looking for Amy Boyer-Rinker who is a 39 year old female from Harrisonville.

Amy is wanted for 18 failure to appear warrants out of Harrisonville Municipal Court for charges such as Resisting Arrest, Assault, and Trespassing to name a few. She has no bond allowed on several of the warrants.

She also has a felony warrant out of Cass County for Receiving Stolen Property, with a bond amount of $4,000, 10% cash only.

If you know where she is, contact your local law enforcement agency. Thanks to Facebook, she helped provide a current picture of herself.

Someone knows something!

Missing Date: February 27, 1991

Cheryl Kenney was last seen at work at a convenience store on business 71 Highway in Nevada, Missouri, on the evening of February 27, 1991. Her time card showed she clocked out at 10:00, but she did not arrive home. Her car was left in the store parking lot. Cheryl has a unique tooth pattern.

If you have any information, please contact the Nevada Missouri Police Department 417.448.2710, or, contact the Missouri State Highway Patrol Missing Persons Clearinghouse at 800.877.3452, or 911

NamUs: https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/4000

Special Stock Cow and Bull Sale at MoKan

Don't miss the Special Stock Cow and Bull Sale Saturday, March 2nd @ 1:00 p.m. at MO-KAN Livestock Market.

Expecting 400 head of cow-calf pairs, bred cows, bred heifers and breeding bulls. 

For detailed listings, photos and videos of consigned cattle visit www.mo-kanlivestock.com

Questions about consignments? Give Steve or Jim a call!
Steve Wheeler: 417-840-4149
Jim Hertzog: 816-289-3011

School Closings for 2/27/19

The following schools will be closed today 2/27/19 due icy road conditions:

Belton School District
Cass Midway School District
Harrisonville School District
Pleasant Hill School District (Late Start)
RayPec School District
Sherwood School District

Please bookmark this page as we will be updating with more closings as they become available.

Inmate dies in Cass County Jail

On Monday evening around 8:30pm the Cass County Sheriff's Office Detention Officers found a unresponsive male inmate in the shower.

The Deputies preformed CPR on the inmate until EMS crews arrived on scene but the inmate was pronounced dead.

An investigation with the assistance of the Jackson County Medical Examiners Office and Johnson County Sheriff's Office is underway at this time.

The name of the inmate hasn't been released at this time and Mid America Live News will update when more information is made available from the Cass County Sheriff's Office.


This Story has been update:
https://batescountynewswire.blogspot.com/2019/02/update-cass-county-sheriffs-office.html

Light Freezing Drizzle Through the morning rush

Several reports of accidents around the Metro already this morning! Please take it easy heading into work this morning and allow yourself plenty of extra time. Get there safe!

Freezing drizzle expected to continue through 9AM. Be sure to have to kiddos walk like a penguin heading out to the bus stop as well. Icy surfaces may remain icy thru the day with highs only in the 20s.

Obituary - Geraldine L. Houchen

Geraldine L. Houchen, 71, Archie, Missouri, died Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

Service times and a complete obituary will be posted when that information becomes available.

Three people charged after shooting incident West of Nevada

Wesley Eugene McCown

Blane Jones

Three people have been charged after Vernon County Communications received a call that a person had been shot. According to Sheriff’s Officials, Deputies were dispatched to a call Monday afternoon involving a theft that occurred from a vehicle. 

Daniel Albert Hankins Jr

According to investigators, items had been taken from a vehicle west of Nevada and as the vehicle drove away, it was followed by the victims. 

Deputies were notified the suspect’s vehicle had wrecked at the intersection of H and 54 Hwy’s and the suspects had fled from the vehicle into the Deerfield area but were located shortly after by law enforcement. 

Deputies were also notified that one person had been shot in the arm during the incident while trying to stop the suspects. 

According to Vernon County Sheriff Jason Mosher, a Nevada Police detective, who responded to assist, took one suspect into custody and the remaining suspects were arrested by Sheriff’s Deputies. “All of the suspects were located in Deerfield and taken into custody without incident and the firearms used were also located and seized” said Mosher.

Blane Jones, 19 of Nevada: Assault 1st Degree, three counts of Armed Criminal Action, two counts of Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Receiving Stolen Property, and Stealing. Bond has been set for Jones at $250,000 cash only. Jones is being held in the Vernon County Jail.

Wesley Eugene McCown, 17 of Nevada: Accessory to Assault 1st Degree, three counts of Accessory Armed Criminal Action, two counts of Accessory Unlawful Use of a weapon, Accessory Receiving Stolen Property and Accessory Unlawful Possession of a Firearm. Bond has been set for McCown for $250,000 cash only.

Daniel Albert Hankins Jr, 17 of Nevada: Receiving Stolen Property and stealing Bond for Hankins Jr. has been set at $25,000 cash only.



*Disclaimer: This press release has been issued by the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office for information only. 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.