Updated Obituary - Taylor Briggs & Adriyana McCloud

Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 20, 2019, at the Clinton United Methodist Church, with Dr. Cody Collier officiating. 

The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6:00 pm to 7:30 p.m. at the Bradley & Hadley Funeral Home, Clinton. 

A memorial fund has been established to help with funeral expenses and to establish a love fund for Avery McCloud.

Obituary - Mackenzie Riley Montelongo

Mackenzie Riley Montelongo, age 2, of Gilroy, California passed away unexpectedly Sunday, November 3, 2019 at her home.

MacKenzie was born August 31, 2017 in Springfield, Missouri, the daughter of Dewayne Allen Tennison and Marcie Montelongo.

Surviving are her father, Dewayne Allen Tennison, Branson, Missouri; paternal grandmother, Karla McNeely and her husband Charlie, Clinton, MO; and paternal grandfather, Jim Tennison, Bolivar, Mo.

Memorial services will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 23, 2019 at the Bradley & Hadley Funeral Home, Clinton.

Missing Gator results in arrest

On November 12th Deputies were dispatched to County Road 15504 in Adrian in reference to a motor vehicle theft. The victim stated that they had parked their 2018 John Deere Gator on the property on November 10th. When they returned to the property on the 12th the Gator was missing.

On November 13th Deputies were notified that the Gator was located at a residence on Main street in Adrian. The reporting party advised the Deputy that a Gator was in the backyard of the residence and it had not been there before.

At this time a search warrant was applied for so Deputies could retrieve the Gator from the residence. While they were waiting for the search warrant to be signed a male subject got into the Gator and left the residence. The Deputy initiated a felony stop on the Gator. The driver of the Gator was advised that the Gator was stolen which the driver stated he was not aware of.

After further investigation the Deputies were able to determine that Jacob Stoneking (DOB 5/9/1992) had stolen the Gator from the victim's property and drove it to the residence on Main street in Adrian.

Due to Stoneking's previous criminal history record he was taken into custody and was charged with Tampering with a Motor Vehicle. He is currently being held at the Bates County Jail and was given a bond of $10,000 cash or surety.

The Bates County Sheriff's Office would like to thank the Adrian Police Department for their assistance with this case.

Four face drug charges in Vernon county

Multiple Search Warrants Served Simultaneously In Drug Investigation

Multiple search warrants were served simultaneously at 3 different locations early Wednesday in Vernon County by teams from the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office. Search warrants were executed on S. Commercial Street and E. Atlantic Street in Nevada, MO and a location on E. Panama Rd in rural Nevada, MO. According to Vernon County Sheriff Jason Mosher, this was the result of an ongoing investigation by Detectives into the distribution of narcotics in Vernon County. “Because of the information we received, we felt we needed to serve the warrants at all 3 locations at the same time,” said Mosher. The Sheriff said this operation

could not have been done without multiple Deputies willing to come in on their time off to assist. Suspected illegal narcotics and paraphernalia was located at all 3 locations.

A total of 4 people have been charged as a result of the investigation. According to Sheriff Mosher, Megan Howell, 28-year old of Nevada, Amanda Smith, 36-year old of Nevada, Stephanie Brock, 48-year old of Nevada, and James Pryor, 65-year old of Nevada have all received Felony charges. The following charges were issued Wednesday afternoon:

Howell: 3 counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance. Bond- $5,000 Cash or Surety

Smith: Tampering with Physical Evidence in Felony Prosecution. Bond- $5,000 Cash or Surety

Brock: Possession of a Controlled Substance and Keeping or Maintaining a Public Nuisance. Bond- $25,000 Cash Only

Pryor: Possession of a Controlled Substance, Unlawful Use of Weapon, and Keeping or Maintaining a Public Nuisance. Bond- $50,000 Cash Only

Additional charges may be filed in the case pending the return of laboratory analysis from the Missouri State Crime Lab.

Bates County Live news Thursday

Correction to earlier newscast...cost to see the performance of The Little Mermaid at the Butler high school auditorium this weekend will be $7 for adults, $5 for students. Showtime will be 7 pm Friday and Saturday evenings.

Video History of Bates County: “Missiles Away”

Bates County Memorial Hospital Employee of the Month for November 2019

Russell Whisenand is recognized as the Bates County Memorial Hospital Employee of the Month for November, 2019. Russ began his employment in November, 2013 as a Paramedic in the Ambulance Department. Russ assumed the position as Ambulance Supervisor in 2018 and has demonstrated dedication and commitment to his department, the hospital and our patients. 

Russ works diligently to help cover open shifts and shows support of ambulance staff to ensure they can get the time off work they need. 

Russ continuously works to grow professionally as a leader in the organization, and is an asset to our healthcare team.

Obituary - Randy Joe Rains

  Randy Joe Rains, 66, Richards, MO passed away on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada. Randy was born September 18, 1953 in Greely, CO to Wayne A. Rains and Cleo P. Wayman.

Funeral services with Military Honors will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, November 18, 2019 at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada with Pastor David Beard officiating. Private interment will follow in the National Cemetery in Fort Scott, KS.