Thank you Jeff and Lee Taylor

Every year Bates County awards some one with the Friend of 4-H award and this years recipients were Jeff and Lee Taylor. 

Jeff and Lee spend countless hours planning and preparing for the fair each year to ensure that it is a great experience every year for youth of Bates County. 

Thank you Jeff and Lee for all of your dedication and support!!

Update: Raymore man seriously injured in two vehicle Cass County crash

On November 6th around 3:34 p.m. the Missouri State highway Patrol in Cass County along with Cass County Sheriff's Deputies and Belton Fire Department responded to a two vehicle accident on Route D just south of 187th Street in rural Cass County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when northbound 2010 Honda Civic driven by 65 year old Daniel E. Sullivan of Raymore, Missouri crossed the centerline of traffic and struck the front of the southbound 2017 Kenworth semi truck driven by 47 year old Maria C. Muniz of La Seria, Texas.

Daniel E. Sullivan sustained serious injuries and he was transported South Metro Fire Department to Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri for treatment.

Photos courtesy of the Belton Fire Department 

View crash report below:

https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/HP68/AccidentDetailsAction?ACC_RPT_NUM=220588110

Bates County shop with a deputy chili dinner fundraiser

Mark your calendars! The Deputies at the Bates County Sheriff's Office is hosting a free will chili dinner THIS SATURDAY November 12 from 5pm-7pm at 13 W. Dakota (South side of the square in Butler) Please come out and enjoy a chili dinner including drink, cornbread and a cookie! 

The money raised goes to the Sheriff's Office Community Benefit Fund, which allows deputies to take children in Bates County Christmas shopping in December!

 

Way to go David!

My how time flies! David Ryan is celebrating his 10 year anniversary with Walmart!

Thank you for your dedication to our customers! We look forward to the years to come!

Osage Valley Electric Cooperative reports power outage east of Harrisonville

Some Osage Valley Electric Cooperative members East of Harrisonville are experiencing an outage at this time. 

Crews have been dispatched and power will be restore as quickly and as safely as possible.

Obituary - Minnie Lorene "Cricket" Likely

Minnie Lorene “Cricket” Likely, age 95, a longtime resident of Bronson, Kansas, and more recently of Ft. Scott, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at the Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola, Kansas, just two days shy of her 96th birthday. She was born November 3, 1926, in Moran, Kansas, the daughter of LaMoyne Knapp and Bessie Mae Smith Knapp. 

Cricket graduated from the Moran High School. She married Harry Benjamin “Fuzz” Likely in June of 1947, at Bronson. Together they raised three children. In earlier years, Cricket worked as a cook for the Bronson school system. She later worked at Miller’s Dress Factory in Iola. She later began working at the Bronson Post Office and eventually served as the Bronson Postmaster. She was a long-time member of the Bronson Baptist Church. Cricket enjoyed spending time with family and friends playing cards and dominos.

Survivors include her three children, Norma Pope (Rex) of Fredonia, Kansas, Kathy George (Gale) of Uniontown, Kansas and Tom Likely (Debbie) of Parker, Kansas; six grandchildren, Tanya Ostrosky (Dusty), Myra Barnett (Dee), Delta Pollock (Jared), Denise George, Tommi Compton (Chris) and Troy Likely (Lacey); twelve great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Cricket was preceded in death by her husband, Fuzz on May 20, 1997. She was also preceded in death by her parents, a brother, four sisters, and a grandson Curtis George.

There was cremation. Rev. Rusty Newman will conduct a memorial service at 11:00 A.M. Monday, November 7th at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the Bronson Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Monday from 10:00 A.M. until service time at the Cheney Witt Chapel. 

Memorials are suggested to the Bronson Baptist Church and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.

Semi truck fire in El Dorado Springs

On November 5th around 10:35 a.m. the El Dorado Springs Fire Department responded to a semi truck fire at US 54 Highway and 101 Road in El Dorado Springs.

No one was injured in this fire and the vehicle was severally damaged. 

The cause of the fire in unknown to us now and No further information was available.

Photos courtesy of the El Dorado Springs Fire Department 

Nevada woman injured in two vehicle accident

On November 5th around 7:05 p.m. the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Vernon County along with Vernon County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a two vehicle accident on US 54 Highway around 5 miles west of Nevada.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the eastbound 2016 Ford F-150 driven by 83 year old Jerry D. Quackenbush of Nevada, Missouri struck the rear of the 2011 Dodge Ram 1500 driven by 32 year old Ashley L. Whitworth of Nevada, Missouri. 

A passenger in the Ford F-150 81 year old Karol K. Quackenbush of Nevada, Missouri sustained moderate injuries and she was transported by ambulance to Nevada Regional Medical Center for treatment.

View crash report below:

https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/HP68/AccidentDetailsAction?ACC_RPT_NUM=220586623