Friday, April 19, 2024

Welcome to the board!

 


The Adrian R-III School Board Tuesday night swore in new member Nicole Thurman and 2 incumbents, George Bruto and Gerold Stephens

Bates County Sheriff's Office seeking public assistance

On 4/18/24 at approximately 6pm, a Deputy attempted to make a traffic stop on a 4 wheeler in the area of County Road 1001 and AA Highway. The four wheeler and its two occupants fled from the Deputy and eventually entered some fields in an attempt to get away. Additional Deputies responded to the area along with Adrian PD and the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

The two occupants fled from the 4 wheeler after it became stuck in a low water crossing. While searching the area Deputies found the outer clothing and helmets that the occupants wore during the chase.

While searching for the subjects, an inventory search of the abandoned 4 wheeler revealed some very interesting information for the Deputies. Credit cards in the female’s name were located in the bag. After identifying the female a social media search for known associates revealed her boyfriend’s name. Both have been identified as being passengers of the 4 wheeler as recently as the day before. The boyfriend also altered the VIN number on the 4 wheeler and in his moment of geniusness engraved his name in the place of the VIN.

It is no surprise that both suspects have felony warrants for their arrest. (Before you come in and make a false report and try to convince us your most likely stolen 4 wheeler was stolen from you, and you have no idea who would have been on the 4 wheeler during the chase. Ask yourself, did you walk by any deer hunter’s game cameras?????)

So if you know the whereabouts of these two, they at the very least have a date pending with the courts system.

Taylor Nichole Reynolds has an active warrant for possession of a controlled substance with a bond of $10,000 cash or surety

Jerrald J Trout has an active warrant for receiving stolen property with a $10,500 cash or surety bond.

Additional charges are being filed with the prosecutor. This is the second time this 4 wheeler has ran from a deputy.






Thursday, April 18, 2024

Adrian FFA Floriculture team places 2nd at state today

BIG news coming out of Columbia from the Missouri FFA State Convention! The Adrian FFA Floriculture team has placed 2nd in the state!

Team Members:
Anna Glynn- 2nd Individual
Ashton Wackerman- 6th Individual
Landon Patterson- 14th Individual
Kaden Shannon- 27th Individual
All Receiving Gold Ratings!!!



Butler High School Kaleidoscope rocked the crowd tonight

Butler High School Kaleidoscope rocked the crowd tonight.. 

The crowd packed its way into the Butler High School Auditorium this evening for the annual Butler High School Kaleidoscope music event 

The Butler Music Department under the direction of Allison Oates had several great performances tonight by the high school pop chorus, mixed chorus and the junior high honor choir.

Several solo performances dazzled the crowd and kept them clapping along to the beat all night. We would like give a special shout out to the seniors who performed and thank you everyone who came out and supported these great kids.

View some photos that we took below:







Obituary - Kevin Patrick Black

Kevin Patrick Black, 54, Stotesbury, MO passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at his home.

Kevin was born December 18, 1969 to Enoch and Lois Black in Neosho, Missouri. He grew up in Cassville, Missouri where he fell in love with nature, camping, trout fishing, and all things outdoors. 

In 1993, Kevin was united in marriage to Lori. He spent many years as a truck driver and traveled all over the United States. He also worked at Heartland, where he dedicated his time to helping misguided youth in his community. He loved trucking and the youth, but his passion was for dispatching. He worked for the Vernon County Sheriff's Office as a dispatcher for the last several years, where he helped people and developed lasting relationships with his fellow dispatchers and officers.

Kevin enjoyed spending time with family and friends and cherished every memory made, including little league baseball, band concerts and competitions, camping, and impromptu family dinners. He was always there to show love and support. He left a legacy that will be cherished always and not forgotten by many.

Kevin is survived by cherished friends and companions Delena and Micheal Grant of the home; wife, Lori Black; mother-in-law, Nancy Rogers; children, Jerri Black, Anthony-Amy Black, Amber-Waylon White, Candrah Black, Luke-Hannah Black, William-Delia Taylor, Tearra Taylor, Appachey-Jessica West, Cynthia-Ethan Sease, McCayla Starbuck, and Austin Starbuck; grandchildren, Jacob, Malachi, Asher Black, Logan, Hayden, Autumn, Axle, Braelyn, Asher Taylor, Nakoda, Maxeen, Lukah, Braxton, and Teagen; brother, Douglas Black; sisters, Diana Rinehart, Gayle Yetter, Colleen Pierce and Dusty Black.

Many nieces, nephews, and beloved friends.

Kevin was preceded in death by his parents Enoch and Lois, Father-in-law, Hubert Rogers, grandson, Caysin, and his beloved chihuahua, Amelia.

Kevin was loved dearly by many and will never be forgotten for his commitment to life and all he loved.

Rest in our Lord's Arms Kev, we will take it from here. We love you. Farewell our dearest friend!

Search continues for subjects who fled from police northwest of Adrian

 Deputies are currently searching the area near AA/E Highway and County Road 1001 northwest of Adrian for 2 subjects who fled on the pictured 4 wheeler from a traffic stop. The subjects ditched their helmets and some of their outer layers of clothing along their running path.

We do not have a clothing description at this time, if one becomes available that information will be updated.

If you recognize this 4 wheeler or know who the subjects driving it are, please contact the Sheriffs Office at 660-679-3232

Better check those lottery tickets

We had a big Powerball winner thanks to last night's drawing! A ticket sold at Casey's General Store resulted in a $50,000 win for a player in Adrian.



Cowboys at the Capitol

 

Cowboys at the Capitol has become a cornerstone for our success in Jefferson City in recent years. This week, Bates County Cattlemen members Lonny Duckworth, Jesse Porter and Harlan Hockett joined up with region 2 VP Blake McDonald to highlight bills that are important to Missouri beef producers


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