Obituary - Donald E "Buddy" Payne

Donald E "Buddy" Payne, age 85, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at Via Christi Fort Scott, Kansas. 

Funeral arrangements are pending at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, Pleasanton Chapel.

Stolen vehicle in Nevada

Nevada Police Detectives have made a positive identification on the subject from our earlier post from today. The vehicle in question is still missing. 

Please be on the lookout for a gold 1998 Ford truck with a lift gate on the rear. 

The truck has Missouri license plates 7CAL12. If seen please contact your local law enforcement officials.

Cause of plane crash near Adrian confirmed

The cause of a plane crash that killed an 80 year old Florida man in Bates county last month has been preliminarily determined.

Pilot John McConnell

The non stop flight from Vero Beach Florida to Olathe Kansas, piloted by John N. McConnell, Jr., turned deadly when it appears the right engine went into an overspeed condition and he was unable to shut it down.

According to the NTSB report, McConnell was faced with two options, either landing on the highway or making an attempt to land at the Butler airport. He informed air traffic control that he was going to attempt to turn around and make the 5 mile descent into Butler.

However, while making the turn, control issues forced the Cessna 425 to lose altitude and crash into a grain bin on a farm just south of Adrian.

The investigation is ongoing. Mid America Live will continue to provide updates as they become available.

Up in smoke: Modern homes burn faster

Modern homes burn 8 times faster than 50 years ago, which can  leave you with just seconds to get out

Plastics, wood composites and other popular building materials allow homes to be built stronger and quicker, but come at a price where there is a fire. Generally, its not the fire itself those poses a problem, but the toxic smoke generated by these materials.

Thanks to a link posted by Osage Valley Electric Cooperative via CBC News, this thought provoking article will make you more aware of the dangers and why you should react immediately.

Read the article HERE

Bates County Cattlemen and Women News

Another successful Bash in the books!! THANK YOU to every cattleman and cattlewoman that took the time to help make it possible, and thank you to everyone who came by to support us. Pretty humbling to remember what a great community we have.

Don't forget we'll be in the bingo pavilion tonight grilling steaks for the Fair Board Appreciation Dinner! $16 a person gets you a fantastic steak, big helpings of cheesy potatoes and award-winning baked beans and all the fixings with tea or lemonade!! We'll start serving at 5pm!!! 🥩🥩🥩 See you there! #FairTime #SteakTime #EatTime

Obituary - Joseph Newton Davis

Joseph Newton Davis, 82, Nevada, MO passed away on Friday, July 5, 2019 at his home in Nevada. Joseph was born April 5, 1937 in Harrisonville, MO to Philip Scott and Grace Mae (Barr) Davis. He married Carol Lee Diehr on November 16, 1956 in Nevada and she survives of the home.

Joseph was raised in Harrisonville and graduated from Harrisonville High School in 1955 as president of the class. After high school he attended CMSU in Warrensburg for two years. Joseph worked 44 years as an International Traffic Manager for Butler Manufacturing Company in Kansas City, MO before retiring in 2000. He and Carol lived in Blue Springs for 31 years and later moved to Pagosa Springs, CO for 18 years following his retirement. They have resided in Nevada for the past year. Joseph was member of the Pagosa Springs Methodist Church.

In addition to his wife Carol, survivors include two children, Todd Joseph Davis, Nevada; Jill Covell and her husband Verne, Nevada; one granddaughter, Sarah Grace Davis; one grandson, Weston Covell; one brother, Philip Barr Davis, PHD, Nevada; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by one sister, Betty McClain.

Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, July 15, 2019 at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada with Rev. Sharon Freeman officiating. Interment will follow in Moore Cemetery in Nevada.

Obituary - Bonnie Jean Nussbaum

Bonnie Jean Nussbaum, 76 of rural Butler, Missouri died July 7, 2019 at her home. Her wishes were to be cremated. Services will be scheduled at a later date.

Bonnie was born May 9, 1943 in Thedord, Nebraska the daugher of Eugene Edelbert and Mildred Vioa Flowes Bissell.

Bonnie is survived by daugher Mylina Jo Germann of Independence, Missouri; son Donald Eugene Williams of Kansas City, Missouri; six grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren; sister JoAnn Ross and husband Dallas of Butler, Missouri; and Linda K. Lewis of Adrian, Missouri; brother Steven Dale Durbin of Butler, Missouri and mother Mildred Durbin of Butler, Missouri as well as three nephews and one niece.

Burglary suspects arrested after two break-ins on Tuesday

Two Nevada residents were charged Wednesday afternoon as the investigation into two separate cases were completed. 

Vernon County Sheriff Jason Mosher said his office took a report Tuesday morning of a burglary on Overland Road, East of Nevada and a second burglary was reported that afternoon on Indigo Road, North East of Nevada.

Sheriff Mosher said the vehicle was stopped Tuesday evening and impounded as evidence after being spotted by a citizen. “Detectives executed a search warrant for the vehicle and located stolen property from both burglaries.

The suspects have been identified as 19-year-old Jared J Sturm of Nevada and 19-year-old Austin W Gray of Nevada. Both suspects have been charged with:

Two counts - Burglary 2nd Degree
Two counts - Property Damage 1st Degree
Two counts - Stealing

Both Gray and Sturm are being held in the Vernon County Jail on $5,000 cash only bonds.

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.