Obituary - Charles Oral Carroll Jr.

Funeral services for Charles Carroll Jr. of Butler, Missouri will be 2 p.m. Friday, December 9, 2022 at the Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) Butler, Missouri. 

Visitation prior to services from 1 - 2 p.m. Friday at the Schowengerdt Chapel. Interment in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler. Contributions to St. Croix Hospice. Online condolences www.schowengerdtchapel.com.

Charles Oral Carroll Jr., age 97 of Harrisonville, Missouri, formerly of Butler, Missouri died Friday, December 2, 2022 at his home in Harrisonville. He was born May 21, 1925 to Charles Oral Carroll Sr. And Eva Helen O’Dea Carroll in Adrian, Missouri.

Charles is survived by his wife, Mary Louise Carroll of Harrisonville, Missouri; two sons, Leland C. Carroll and wife Linda of Peculiar, Missouri and Gary W. Carroll and wife Brenda Carel of Archie, Missouri; a brother, Tommy Carroll of Appleton City, Missouri; four grandchildren and two step-grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and three step-great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren and one step-great-great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Bobby Joe Carroll; and ive sisters, Coretta Johnson, Lina Lou Allen, Jesse Irene Paxton, Margie Craig and Wanda K. Wainscott.

Georgia truck driver injured in Linn County Kansas rollover accident

On December 2nd around 4:16 p.m. the Kansas State Highway Patrol in Linn County along with Linn County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a semi truck rollover accident U.S. Highway 69 just north of East 1350th Road at mile marker 93.9.

The Kansas State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when a 2022 Freightliner operated by 34 year old Jamal Merriweather of Riverdale, Georgia was northbound on U.S. 69 when he drove off the right side of the road, came back up on to the roadway and then right back off the right side of highway. The truck went into the ditch and overturned on to the passenger side.

Jamal Merriweather sustained injuries in this crash and he was transported to Miami County Medical Center for treatment.

View crash report below:

https://www.kansas.gov/khp-crashlogs/search/viewDetail/2022-013779

Saturday Morning Wind Chill Values

Don't forgot your winter coat this morning! While winds will be much calmer in comparison to yesterday, they'll still be active enough out of the NW to make conditions feel like they're in the single digits for some areas!

Movie night with a cop huge success in Amsterdam

The employees of the Bates County Sheriffs Office would like to say Thank You to all of those that chose to spend their Friday night with us at the Amsterdam Movie Theater.

We would also like to say Thank You to Randy Shannon of Citizen Bank, Laurie Lacy and Dea Erickson for all the support and volunteering tonight. With out you guys we would not have had such a fun and successful night. Money raised last night will help fund our Shop with a Deputy program that will take place next Saturday.

If you haven’t been to Amsterdam you need to go. So many hidden gems in town from awesome boutiques to shop in to some of the best Fried Chicken this side of the Mississippi at Amsterdam Cafe.

This Main Street is the pinnacle of what happens when you invest in your community! We are proud to be part of this community.

Several without power at this time

Around 1,100 Evergy Customers in Bates County are without power at time. 

Crews are working to restore Power at this time. Thank you for your patience.

You can view the Evergy Outage Map using the link below:

https://outagemap.evergy.com/

Holiday Impaired Driving Campaign

Holiday Impaired Driving Campaign

Cass Co – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office will be joining numerous law enforcement agencies across the state for the Holiday Impaired Driving Campaign on December 10th.

This campaign is funded by a state grant to enforce safe and sober driving to and from family and workplace holiday parties and to help reduce driving while intoxicated and careless driving crashes.

To date, Cass County has had 14 fatal, 74 personal injury, and 231 property damage-related crashes.

El Dorado Springs woman seriously injured in Cedar County Crash

On December 2nd around 5:40 a.m. the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Cedar County along with Cedar County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a two vehicle accident on Missouri 54 Highway around 2 miles west of El Dorado Springs, Missouri.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the westbound 2009 Ford Taurus driven by 56 year old Christina Davis-Cluck of El Dorado Springs, Missouri crossed the center of the roadway and collided with the 2015 Peterbilt 389 driven by 46 year old Daniel Ogle of El Dorado Springs.

Christina Davis-Cluck sustained serious injuries and she was transported by air ambulance to Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri for treatment.

View crash report below:
https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/HP68/AccidentDetailsAction?ACC_RPT_NUM=220634716

 

State Farm Coach of the year Drexel head football coach Phillip Dean

We are very excited to announce the first ever State Farm Coach of the year, Philip Dean, head football coach for the Drexel Bobcats! Coach Dean was nominated by Drexel's athletic director, Kenny Shipps. Coach Dean led the Drexel football program to 3 consecutive district titles. 

He also won the first state football title in Drexel's school history in 2021. Shipps explained Dean has gained the respect from many of his peers in the coaching world and has been asked several times to present at coaching clinics. He is fair to his players, and they respond well to him.

Coach Dean is a Drexel graduate with a lot of school pride and spirit. We asked Coach Dean what inspired him to become a coach. He replied with, "my little league coach Roger Batchelder and my high school coach Denis Bolton. Both of them were very influential, and I enjoyed having them as a male role model. I wanted to be able to make the same impact on kids as those two did on me." We then asked him what his biggest challenge is as a high school coach. Dean stated, "you just always want to do the best of your ability. However, how you do this changes from year to year. You never know what to expect and are thrown challenges.

You think it'll go one way then suddenly it goes a different way." Lastly, we asked him what his most memorable moment has been as a coach. Dean said, "winning a state championship was definitely memorable. However, each year has different reasons. I get to remember each of my teams for their different personalities." Congratulations Coach Dean!
Pictured left to right: Kellie Davidson, State Farm; Philip Dean, Drexel football head coach; Baylie Pitts, State Farm.