Attic fire at a home in Nevada

On March 20th around 6:47 a.m. the Nevada Fire Department were called for a fire in attic of a residence at 810 W. Arch in Nevada.

When crews arrived on scene they found smoke coming out of the ceiling of the upstairs attic. They had to remove the ceiling and insulation from the area. Quick knock down of the fire was made by crews.

The cause of this fire was found to be a short in the electrical wiring in the attic. The America Red Cross was called for the displacement of the residents.

The home was owned by Troy Rainey and was occupied by Joan Middleton. No one was injured in this fire.


Courtesy of Nevada Fire Chief Troy Denney

Adrian man killed in motorcycle accident in Vernon County

On March 20th around 4:30 p.m. the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Vernon County along with Vernon County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a motorcycle accident in the northbound lanes of I-49 around 14 miles north of Nevada.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the 1999 Harley Davidson driven by 69 year old Charles L. Tschudi of Adrian, Missouri travelled off the left side of the roadway and struck a guardrail ejecting the driver. 

Mr. Tschudi was pronounced dead at the Nevada Reginal Medical Center at 5:34p.m. this evening. This is Troop D of the Missouri State Highway Patrol's 16th Fatality Crash of the year 2022.

View crash report below:

https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/HP68/AccidentDetailsAction?ACC_RPT_NUM=220140396

One arrested after traffic stop in Bates County

On March 19th around 11:22 a.m. the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Bates County arrested 30 year old Dalton T. Hargis of Dadeville, Missouri.

Mr. Hargis was arrested for 1.) Felony Dade County Sheriff's Office Warrant. He was booked into the Bates County Jail and is currently listed as bondable.

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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.

Obituary - Clark Lewis Jr.

Clark Lewis, Jr., 95, of Clinton, Missouri passed away peacefully early Thursday morning, March 17, 2022 at his home. He was born April 21, 1926 in rural Calhoun, Mo., the only son of Lester Clark Lewis, Sr., and Sarah (Miller) Lewis.

He married Lois Arline Sell on March 5, 1945 after being high school sweethearts since age 16. They will forever be the original Clark and Lois. To this marriage of 77 years, Ronnie and Jeri Raye were born. In 1945, age 20, Clark boarded the Navy’s USS Rixey, a U.S. hospital evacuation ship. He was an apprentice seaman 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Class and then ranked 3rd Petty Officer as Coxswain. He piloted LCVP boats to shore to retrieve the wounded. Clark didn’t talk of war, but would share the experience of being on the Rixey as she rode the waves of a particular typhoon. Stock car racing was popular and Clark was good at it. Driving his 1935 Ford stock, he raced in the area circuit, often placing in heats and occasionally taking the lap with the coveted checkered flag. During the 1950’s, Clark was the Scoutmaster of his son’s scout troop, Boy Scouts of America, Troop 430. That remained a lifetime of funny and poignant stories of camporee and Osceola scout camp. He treasured that time with the boys. He was proud to be in the Tribe of Mic-o-say. In 1988, he retired after 27 years as Manager of the paving operation at Williams Rock Company, Inc. He was perfection at calculating angles and dimensions and took pride in work done well; whether it was asphalt or building something special for a friend or family. Retirement offered time for Clark and Lois to travel and spend more time at their lake house, which was a whole family gathering spot for many years. Joining the First Baptist Church in 1955, Clark’s membership spanned 67 years. Ronnie and Jeri were always so proud of their Dad and the Christian life that he led. He was the same honest, kind, witty, decent person any day of the week. Everyone knew the same man. He was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 1894, Clinton. Clark frequently said how proud he was of his family, and it has grown to include five grandchildren, Kim Gannon, Shorewood, Illinois, Matthew Lewis (Marie), Avon, Indiana, Lindsay Chitwood Purtle (Brandon), Bolivar, Mo., Hudson Chitwood (Fernanda), Edenton, North Carolina, and Glory Chitwood, Seward, Alaska; and three great-granddaughters, Kenzie Lewis, Codie Lewis and Anika Purtle. With each addition to the family, a picture was added inside his wallet. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters; and his son Ron Loren Lewis in 2011, a grief that was never ending until now. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at the Bradley & Hadley Funeral Home, Clinton. The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m., just prior to the funeral service. Friends may call from noon to 8:00 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Interment will be in the Englewood Cemetery. Military services at the grave under the direction of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 1894, Clinton. The family suggests memorial contributions to the First Baptist Church, Boy Scouts of America, Troop 430, Clinton or a charity of the donor’s choice. Condolences may be left online at www.bradleyhadley.com.

Obituary - Richard Grassley

Richard Grassley, age 86, passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2022 at his home in Preston, Missouri. Services for Richard will be held at 3:00 PM on Thursday, March 24, 2022 at the Vansant-Mills Chapel in Clinton, Missouri with visitation from 2:00-3:00 PM prior to the service. 

Cremation to follow. The family suggest memorial contributions be made to the Richard Grassley Memorial Fund and can be left in care of the funeral home. Fond memories and condolences can be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com.

Richard E. Grassley was born on March 3, 1936 in Kansas City, Missouri to Calvin and Anna Grassley.

Richard worked at the Clinton Samaritan Center for 13 years, he also worked for the Montrose Power Plant, was a test driver at Southwest Research, worked for the Hammond Bus Company, worked in the KC Stock yard and was an Army Vet. Richard attended Save Our World Ministries and a member of Straight Up Ministries in Clinton, Missouri.

Survivors include 4 daughters; Sandra Wilson, Eugenia (Grover) Lynn, Marjorie Madison, Teresa Daggitt, several grandchildren and multiple great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home in Clinton, Missouri.

Obituary - Clarence Schoneweather Jr.

Clarence Schoneweather, Jr., 92, Richards, MO, passed away on Friday, March 18, 2022 at Nevada Regional Medical Center. Clarence was born on July 20, 1929 in Nevada, MO to Clarence Schoneweather and Lula Leora Wolfenbarger Schoneweather. He married Norma Jean Lowry on June 28, 1947 in Fort Scott, KS. She preceded him in death on December 5, 1996. He married Nancy Jenkins on March 26, 1998 in Laughlin, NV and she survives of the home.

Clarence was a 1947 graduate of Walker High School. He lived in several places while serving his country in the Air Force from 1950 to 1971. After his Air Force retirement, he returned to the Richards, MO area and worked for Gamer Oil Company and farmed.

Clarence was a member of the Richards Masonic Lodge for over 60 years, Fort Scott Shriners and Emery Coffee Club.

In addition to his wife, Nancy, survivors include three daughters, June Lowry (Wayne), Raymore, MO, Sharon Duncan (Ed Barker), Nevada, and Pam Richards (Ron), Joplin, MO; grandchildren, Michelle Wiedenmann (Jeff), Garden City, MO, Melinda Morgan (Jon), Goddard, KS, Melissa Wise (Chad), Ft. Scott, KS, Travis Duncan (Brandy), Nevada, Meredith Anstine (Dusty), Chilhouwee, MO and Stephanie Lowry, Ankeny, IA; great-grandchildren, Dustin Wiedenmann (Rylee), and their son, Beau, Peculiar, MO; Jennifer Wiedenmann, Golden City, MO, Kaylee Duncan and Travis Duncan, Nevada, Derek, Taylor, Lauren, and Cameron Morgan, Goddard, KS and Shelly, Lillian, and Dorian Austin, Ankeny, IA; three stepchildren, Kathy Thompson (Jim Hill), Pittsburg, KS, Linda Barker (Bill), Nevada and Molly Clark (Jim), Nevada; four step-grandchildren, Nathan Thompson (Terah), Overland Park, KS, Holly Rodarmel, Nevada, Jesse Taylor, Nevada, and Luke Clark (Kasha), Nevada; nine step great-grandchildren and five step great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada, with Pastor Wayne Lowry officiating. Interment with Military Honors will follow in National Cemetery, Ft. Scott, KS. Masonic Service's will be 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Monday evening at the funeral home.

Those who wish may contribute in Clarence’s name to Mirza Shrine, Ft. Scott, Unity Masonic Lodge #495, Richards, or Greenwood Christian Church, Greenwood, MO.

From the Bates County Sheriff's Office

What a beautiful day outside today! We hope you’ve taken the time to get outside and enjoy the weather and maybe had a good bbq.

 
Today we received information from our partners in the cyber crimes. This has brought awareness of a planned large party this evening. 

That has been promoted all over social media. We know the location and the people responsible for this party. Our hopes is that the beautiful weather doesn’t turn into bad decisions and tragedy tonight.

 
So to do our part we have invited all our deputies to participate in “Project Joe Schmoe” this evening. We will have over 15 additional deputies and support staff working the project with the purpose of combatting underage drinking, drug use and impaired driving. Additional jail staff and dispatchers have also been brought in to handle additional influx of customers to our facility if needed.

 
To the parents. Our goal is to prevent horrible tragedy and prevent us from knocking on your door to tell you your worst nightmare. To the parents that think it’s ok to host these parties we will work with the prosecutor to make sure those that put our community at risk are held accountable.

 
Know where your children are tonight. Know where they are every night and help us by having a conversations about making good choices. Don’t be mad when you get a call from us saying you need to pick up your son or daughter at the jail because of THIER decisions and actions. It’s far better than telling you your loved one is at the hospital or worst, the Coroner’s Office

So why are we announcing publicly that we plan to bust a large party and that we know where it is? Our community is best served by us preventing tragedy before it happens. Too often we are called after the fact and have to piece it together.

 
We want to work with the parents and the community to invest in our youth because a community’s Future lies within it’s youth.

From the Bates County Sheriff's Office 

Obituary - Frederick Laudan

Frederick Laudan, 80 of Butler, Missouri passed away Friday, March 18, 2022 at Medicalodge Butler. Cremation, with a memorial visitation to be held Monday, March 21, 2022 from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm at Mullinax Funeral Home, Butler (660-679-0009).

Memorial contributions may be made to Medicalodge Butler Activity Fund. Messages of condolence may be left for the family at www.mullinaxfuneralhome.com.Frederick Joseph Laudan was born July 28, 1941 in Pleasanton, Kansas to John and Novella Rogers Laudan. He grew up in Linn County and graduated from Pleasanton High School. 

Following school Frederick went to work in the agricultural industry, working various jobs over the years. When he wasn’t working he loved to fish. Frederick never knew a stranger and was always the type of friend to lend a helping hand when needed.

Frederick was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Robert “Bob” Laudan, and Bill Laudan, along with a nephew Johnny Laudan. He is survived by his daughter Tammy Pruitt of Cole Camp, MO., grandchildren, Seth, Savanah, and Shyan Pruitt, sister Vickie Nichols of Prescott, KS., nephews, Scott Laudan, Doug Laudan, Jeff Nichols, and niece Jenny Fennewald.