Snowfall Totals Tonight Thru Friday

Light snow has been ongoing across northern Missouri with above freezing temperatures today with rain further south. Temperatures will begin dropping this evening and snow will begin to stick from north to south. A heavier band of snow is expected to develop overnight across north central Missouri back to the eastern KC Metro. Here is a look at the updated snowfall totals for tonight through Friday

Help Wanted In Butler

On behalf of the Butler First Christian Church:

HELP WANTED: Part-time church secretary. Hours: Monday thru Thursday 9:00 – 1:00.

Must have basic computer skills, office management skills, and able to maintain a website.

Please send resumes to Butler First Christian Church, 11 North Delaware, Butler, MO 64730.

VCSO receives $10,000 grant to purchase soft body armor

Orders were placed this week for new soft armor vests for deputies after the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office received a grant from the LLEBG (local law enforcement block grant) administered Department of Justice. 

According to Vernon County Sheriff Jason Mosher, his office applied for the grant last summer and were notified in November they had received the grant. The funds became available this month to make the purchase. 

“We were awarded the full $10,000 amount available through the grant to purchase new vests for the deputies” said Mosher. 

The Sheriff said vests are expensive but a necessary precaution for deputies, so they had looked into grant funding to help purchase them. “The price of each vests is $1,000, so we were able to purchase 10 for our patrol staff and detectives without it costing the county anything.”

*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.

Obituary - Tom Taylor

Funeral services for Tom Taylor will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 25, 2020 at the Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri. 

 Visitation will be Friday evening from 5-7 p.m. at Schowengerdt Chapel, followed by Masonic Services at 7 p.m. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler. Contributions to Ronald McDonald House. Online condolences, www.schowengerdtchapel.com.

Tommie “Tom” Dean Taylor, age 72 of Butler, Missouri died Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born November 6, 1947 to Wilbur LeRoy and Anna Mary Petty Taylor in Butler.

Tom is survived by his wife, Judy Taylor of Butler, Missouri; one son, Jeff Taylor and wife Lee of Butler, Missouri; one daughter, Amie Taylor of Olathe, Kansas; three sisters, Julie McGuire and husband Bill of Belton, Missouri, Sandee Hubbard and husband Dennis of Butler, Missouri and Vickie Taylor of Overland Park, Kansas; sister-in-law, Annette Taylor of Harrisonville, Missouri; and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; and one brother, Richard Taylor.

Wanna buy a race track?

The ownership of Butler Race Track has been finalized. I am offering the track up for lease and/or possibly sale. Work is scheduled to repair the buildings as weather permits.

Please call (816) 318-4000 if you have any interest and we can talk options. There is still time to make this season happen.

Thanks,
Dan Chevalier

Harrisonville man with numerous warrants is in custody after fleeing from a vehicle stop on I-49 last night

Around 11:30 Wednesday night, January 22, deputies with the Criminal Apprehension Unit attempted to stop a black Ford Focus on southbound I-49 north of Harrisonville. 

After the vehicle slowed down and pulled to the shoulder the driver jumped from the moving vehicle and ran across the median to Peculiar Drive. 

Deputies were able to capture the subject after a short foot pursuit and take him into custody without further incident. A female passenger was arrested and released without charges while the investigation continues.

The driver, Adam S. Yohe, 26, Harrisonville, was booked into the Cass County Jail on 16 active warrants:

Parole Violation Department of Corrections Missouri NO BOND
Parole Violation Department of Corrections Missouri NO BOND

Failure to Appear Poss. of Controlled Subs Cass County, MO Bond $10,000 10% cash only
Failure to Appear Poss. of Controlled Subs Cass County, MO Bond $10,000 10% cash only

Failure to Appear Traffic Nevada Police Bond $595.00
Failure to Appear Resist Arrest Harrisonville Police Dept. Bond $400.00
Failure to Appear Failure to Yield to Emergency Vehicle Harrisonville Police Dept. Bond $350.00
Failure to Appear Possess of Drug Paraphernalia Harrisonville Police Dept. Bond $300.00
Failure to Appear Failure to Signal Harrisonville Police Dept. Bond $132.00
Failure to Appear Drive in Single Lane Harrisonville Police Dept. Bond $90.00
Failure to Appear Expired Vehicle License Harrisonville Police Dept. Bond $80.00
Failure to Appear Defective Equipment Harrisonville Police Dept. Bond $80.00
Expired Plate Belton Police Dept. Bond $150.00
Failure to Yield for Emergency Vehicle Belton Police Dept. Bond $500.00
No Proof of Insurance Belton Police Dept. Bond $150.00
Speeding Belton Police Dept. Bond $100.00

Tactical Team Arrest Rape Suspect In Cass County

Cass Co – A Harrisonville man was arrested around 11:45 pm on Tuesday night when the Cass County Sheriff’s Office Tactical Response Team served a search warrant on a house in the 28000 block of E. 245th in rural Harrisonville. The search warrant is part of an ongoing sexual assault investigation conducted by the Sheriff’s Office.

On Tuesday January 21, 2020, Cass County Deputies were contacted by a female who reported that she had been sexual assaulted at a residence in the 28000 block of E. 245th in rural Harrisonville. Investigators secured a search warrant for the residence. The Sheriff’s Office Tactical Team executed the search warrant and located the suspect inside the residence.

Stephen A. Mattox, 54, Harrisonville was taken into custody without incident for active misdemeanor warrants in Cass County and Harrisonville.

On Wednesday the Cass County Prosecutor’s Office charged Stephen Mattox with Rape or Attempted Rape 1st Degree and Sodomy or Attempted Sodomy. His bond has been set at $50,000 Cash Only.

Mattox is currently in custody in the Cass County Jail on this warrant and three others:

Failure to Appear Careless & Imprudent Driving Cass County Bond $100.00
Failure to Appear Unlawful Possession of Drug Para Cass County Bond $100.00
Failure to Appear Drug Paraphernalia Harrisonville Bond $300.00

And your candidates are...

The official candidate list for the April 7, 2020 Butler City Council races.

Ward 1
Timothy Young
Denny Rich
Jim Garnett

Ward 2
Brenda Cecil
Doncella Liggins

Ward 3
Jeff Hall

Ward 4
Lance Sargent
Montana Gilleland