And the big winner is...

Steiner's Restaurant & Bar in Butler has yet another BIG RED ENVELOPE WINNER!! Congrats to Danielle Platt from Butler who won the TV! Keep on bringing those envelopes in- we still have a Fire Tablet, Kitchen Aid mixer, Steiner's gift cards and more out there!!

Pictured is owner Jeff Steiner and winner Danielle Platt 

 

BCSO Assists In Cedar County Death Investigation

On 1/17/2024 the Bates County Sheriff's Office was contacted by a Missouri Highway Patrol DDCC Investigator that was working a death investigation in Cedar County Missouri. They were requesting an assistance in regards to obtaining and executing a search warrant at a location in Rockville Mo.

Later that evening, investigators with the Bates County Sheriff's Office executed the search warrant on a camper located in Rockville. The camper belonged to a male subject who was arrested and charged in Cedar County connected to the death investigation.

The three people have been preliminarily charged with tampering with physical evidence in a felony prosecution and felony abandonment of a corps.

On 1/18/2024 the Bates County Sheriff's Office received a call in reference a disturbance at the above mentions property. The call was that the property owner had three subjects there and two of them had threatened him with fire arms.

The subjects thought the property owner was working with law enforcement in regards to the death investigation in Cedar County. Deputies were dispatched to the address but prior to their arrival they were advised that the subjects had left and were headed toward Appleton City. Deputies got descriptions of the vehicles involved and were able to intercept the vehicles. Three people were detained from the traffic stops.

The female involved has been identified as the daughter to one of the men that were arrested and charged in Cedar County.

On 1/19/2024 Detectives obtained a search warrant for the two vehicles from the traffic stop related to this incident. Upon the search of the vehicle Detectives recovered multiple rifles and a pistol from both cars.

Taylor Jordan Keith of Adrian Missouri has been charged with Felony Unlawful Use of a Weapon. Bond was set at $100,000.00 cash only

Chadwyk Arville Runyon of Adrian Missouri has been charged with Felony Unlawful Use of a Weapon. Bond was set at $100,000.00 cash only

Additional Charges are expected to be filed next week for Tampering with a Witness.

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 - Mary Alice Holder

Mary Alice Holder, age 94, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas, passed away early Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at the Guest Home Estates in Ft. Scott. She was born March 6, 1929, on the family homestead at Angora, Nebraska, the daughter of Frank William Sherlock and Gladys Irene Brown Sherlock. Mary married Earl “Gene” Holder on February 10, 1949. Together, Mary and Gene owned and operated service stations and motels in various Nebraska towns. 

In addition, Mary was a longtime representative for Avon, but above all was a loving and dedicated wife and mother. Mary was a woman of faith and following their move to Ft. Scott in 1995, she became a member of the First Southern Baptist Church. Mary enjoyed creating jewelry, cooking and collecting. She will be lovingly missed by her family and friends.

Survivors include three daughters, Dixie Adams of Laurel, Maryland, Barbara Poppe of Lincoln, Nebraska and Irene Bradbury (Gerald, Jr.) of Redfield, Kansas; seven grandchildren, seventeen great-grandchildren and a great-great-granddaughter. Also surviving are three sisters, Pearl Lavender, Opal LaFever, and Ruth Weiser. Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Gene, on December 11, 2015. She was also preceded in death by a son, Ron Holder, two sons-in-law, Richard Adams and Arthur Poppe; daughter-in-law, Belinda Holder; two granddaughters and two sisters.

Graveside services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Saturday, January 27th at the Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Grand Island, Nebraska. Memorials are suggested to the First Southern 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.

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Obituary - Edith Marie Patterson

Edith Marie Patterson, 88, of Butler, MO, passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2024 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, MO. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 2:00 PM at Victory Assembly of God in Adrian, MO. Memorial contributions may be made to Victory Assembly of God.

Marie was born February 5, 1935 to Harry Thomas Bibens and Lillian Doris Ulery in Hillsdale, KS. She went to school in Bucyrus, KS, and later in Freeman, MO. She worked in her younger years at Fred Baret's Bakery in Newton, IA, then later at HD Lee in Kansas City, MO. After having her children, she focused on raising them and became a stay at home mom. She married Gilmer Orvis Patterson on October 12, 1963 and they were married for 48 years. Marie loved spending time with her family. She was especially proud of her grandkids and loved going to their wrestling meets, baseball, football and basketball games. She was their loudest cheerleader. She impressed the family with her ability to always remember everyone's birthdays and anniversaries. Marie was ornery and liked cutting up with people and telling jokes. She was one of a kind who never met a stranger and always had a hug for everyone she cared about.

Marie is preceded in death by her father, Harry Bibens; her mother, Lillian Prettyman; stepfather, Art Prettyman; husband, Gilmer Patterson; daughter, Jeanna Savory; grandson, Randy "Jake" Musser; brothers: William "Billy" Bibens, George Bibens, and Charles Bibens; sisters: Irene Bibens, Elaine Musser, Mary Poole, and Margret Owens; and her in-laws. She is survived by her sons: Randy Bibens and John Dickinson; her daughters: Julie (Tom) Kennedy, Joyce McSparrens, and Janice (Craig) Vinson; her brother, Andy Bibens; her sisters: Louise Cardock, Dorthy Yeager, Stella (Dennis) Devins, and Shirly Keifer; 13 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; 4 great-great-grandchildren and numerous nephews and nieces.

Bates County Sheriff’s Office takes possession of two high tech search and rescue drones

Bates County Sheriff’s Office takes possession of two high tech search and rescue drones.

On 1-19-24 the Bates County Sheriff’s Office received two DJI Matrice 30T drones. The drones were ordered and purchased from the FY23 budget. 

The Sheriff’s Office currently has two smaller DJI Mavic Enterprise drones that have been in service for approximately 3 years now. The Matrice 30T drones have far superior technology and flight time over the Enterprise drones.

The Matrice has almost 2 times the standard flight time, 200x hybrid zoom camera, 2x better thermal imagine with 4 total cameras. The Matrice also has synchronized ground to cloud software that helps with air to ground coordination from a command center.

The Sheriff’s Office drone program is not new to Bates County but is in its 4th year of service. Since the program began, the drone team has been deployed on multiple search and rescue missions and was credited with finding the remains of two deceased individuals on separate calls for service. 

The drones have been deployed to document crime scenes from arsons to homicides. The drones were also deployed on multiple occasions to the Adrian MFA grain bin explosion to assist investigators with observing structure integrity of the building in places that would have been too dangerous to deploy live personnel. 

The drones were instrumental in helping search teams find an 80 year old male who had fallen in the woods and was injured in a large rural area of Butler.

The Sheriff’s Office currently has one licensed operator with a second graduating the FAA course in the next few days. The smaller Enterprise drones will remain in service with one of them being utilized as a flight training unit and the other unit being assigned for the use by the Bates County Sheriff’s Posse.

Drones have become a vital tool in Law Enforcement operations. Our primary use will be search and rescue and aerial crime scene documentation. “This is one more tool in our tool bag that will help us serve the citizens.” Says Sheriff Anderson. “We have UTVs, ATVs, Horses and physical manpower to conduct search and rescue operations but no one tool is the perfect fit for every situation. 

These help us cover large areas in a short period of time which is invaluable when we are talking about your loved ones whether it’s a little child or an elderly person with dementia that walked away from home.”

The Sheriff’s Office is always looking for better and more efficient ways to serve the Citizens of Bates County through modern technology and continued top of the line training of its employees.

Bitterly Cold Through Sunday Morning

Bitterly cold temperatures will continue through Sunday morning, with the coldest wind chills tonight through Saturday morning. 

A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect across the region with a Wind Chill Warning for northern Missouri Tonight. There's some more modest temperatures on the horizon along with some rain for Monday into Tuesday.

Obituary - Joyce Kay Cooper

Joyce Kay Cooper, 79, Nevada, MO, passed away on Thursday, January 18, 2024 at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada following a lengthy illness. Joyce was born October 10, 1944 in LaJunta, CO to Clarence Alvin and Laura Frances (Wray) Nachbar. She married Forrest L. “Frosty” Cooper on November 19, 1967 in Adrian, MO and he preceded her in death in 1977.

Joyce was raised in Adrian and graduated from Adrian High School in 1962. She worked for a pecan plant in Butler, MO for a number of years, and then lived for many years in Rockville, MO where she enjoyed being a farmwife and homemaker. Joyce later came to Nevada and operated Trails End Restaurant with her sister, Loretta Roadcap for several years, followed by working in housekeeping at Culpepper Place until her retirement.

Survivors include a son, Darren Cooper (Mirriah), Nevada; three grandchildren, Matt Cooper (Kendra), Nevada, Eli Olsen, Webb City, Kenlie Cooper, Nevada; three great-grandchildren, Isiah, Darren, and David; a brother, Elroy White, Nevada; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, Frosty, she was preceded in death by her parents; one grandson, Keith Cooper; a sister, Loretta Roadcap; and a brother, Coley Nachbar.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 25, 2024 at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada with Pastor Jeff Adams officiating. Interment will follow in Kidd’s Chapel Cemetery, Lowery City, MO. The family will receive friends from 5-7:00 p.m. on Wednesday evening at the funeral home.

Memorials are suggested in her name to Good Shepherd Hospice in c/o Ferry Funeral Home.