Welcome to Archie Benny

At last night Archie City Council meeting, Chief Gary Hacker introduced Benny Kenney, retired Lt. Col with the Jackson County Sheriff's office to the audience as Archie Police Department's newest officer. 

He brings many years of experience to our department and are glad to have him on board!

Have some fun being trivial...

The Bates County Extension Council is hosting the 2nd Annual Bates County Extension Trivia Night on Saturday, March 7 at the Adrian Optimist Club building in Adrian, MO. There will be a Kickin' Chicken Fundraising Meal by Robert Perrymann beginning at 5 pm. Meals are $10 each. (NO advanced tickets will be sold.) 

Trivia Night starts at 7 pm with Wayne Seider returning as the emcee. Please consider getting a team together, sponsoring a round, sponsoring the concession stand, donating items to the silent auction--anything will help. This fundraising event to help continue to fund the 4-H YPA position in Bates County. For more information, contact the Bates County Extension Office at 660.679.4167 or batesco@missouri.edu.

Considering a career in law enforcement?

More details here https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/MSHPWeb/PatrolDivisions/RCOD/Index.html

Double check confirms location of registered sex offender

An update from the Bates County Sheriff's Office

On January 6, 2020 Richard Andrew Black (DOB 4/13/1983) registered as a sex offender in Bates County. Black is currently residing at 308 W Park in Rich Hill, MO. He was convicted of Sexual Assault on 8/3/2010 in Clay County, MO. Black is classified as a Tier 3 sex offender.

After registration deputies checked to confirm that Black actually lived in the residence. The house appeared to empty but could be a place where a person may have been squatting. Deputies continued to check the residence in an attempt to find Black at the residence. After several days it was clear that Black did not reside at the residence. Several days later Black came to the Sheriff’s Office where Black advises that he was moving to Kansas City and would be registering there.

Our priority is community safety by keeping the citizens informed. In this case the community continued to work with us to keep an eye out in the neighborhood so we could confirm that the subject didn’t live at the registration address. We will continue to watch to see if Black does register in another community. If he hasn’t registered properly then we will submit charges to the Prosecutor for review.

Sorry we are closed

Russell Stover announced Tuesday that a reorganization of the production, retail and distribution networks would close locations in Cookeville, Tennessee and Butler, Missouri which will lead to the loss of approximately 30 jobs later this year.

Mid America Live will stay on this story and provide updates at a later time.

Butler R-5 Early Childhood Preschool Screenings

This is for the Butler R-V School District. Please spread the word!

Hazardous Commute Friday

Fog's back again, but it's more patchy this morning.

Temps will drop tonight into Thur, setting up for possible winter weather to return Thur PM into Fri.

Friday AM Commute:

Snow --> Freezing Rain/Sleet over KC Metro, all snow to the north.

All Rain by the afternoon, with flooding possible from snow melt and rain combination.

Obituary - Evalee Savinn Miller

Evalee Savinn Miller, 9 day old infant daughter of Jerrold Miller and Alyssa Clark, passed away Friday, January 10, 2020 at Nevada Regional Medical Center. Evalee was the Vernon County community New Year’s Baby of 2020.

Evalee was a beautiful baby and was adored and loved by her family and family’s friends and is going to be greatly missed.

She is survived by her parents of the home; sister, Serenity Moore of the home; brother Kobyn; paternal grandparents, Chastity Gillen and husband Danny, Walker; paternal grandparent Clifford McVay, Nevada; paternal great-grandparent Jerry Miller, Branson, MO; aunts, uncles, extended family, and family friends including Maternal great-aunt Barbara Rossignol, Connecticut.

Evalee was preceded in death by maternal grandparents Robert and Eva Jones and paternal great-grandmother Susan Miller

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, January 16, 2020 in the Ferry Funeral Home Chapel and a private burial will follow in Moore Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. until service time.