Nevada man seriously injured in Vernon County rollover crash

On Saturday April 20th around 7:00 p.m. the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Vernon County along with Vernon County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a one vehicle rollover accident on Route B around eight miles east of Sheldon, Missouri.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the westbound 2004 Chevrolet Suburban driven by 35 year old Ryan L. Hayes of Nevada, Missouri ran off the left side of the roadway and overturned.

Mr. Hayes sustained serious injuries and he was transported to Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri for treatment.

View crash report below:
https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/HP68/AccidentDetailsAction?ACC_RPT_NUM=240195271

Clinton man seriously injured in Henry County rollover crash

On April 21st around 1:45 a.m. the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Henry County along with Henry County Sheriff's Office responded to a one vehicle rollover accident Missouri 7 Highway just south of NW 900th Road in rural Henry County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the southbound 2016 Nissan Frontier driven by 29 year old Ryan K. Dickson of Clinton, Missouri traveled off the left side of the roadway, struck a culvert and overturned. 

Mr. Dickson sustained serious injuries and he was transported to Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri for treatment.

View crash report below:

https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/HP68/AccidentDetailsAction?ACC_RPT_NUM=240195857

2024 Butler High School Prom Royalty Crowned

We would to congratulate the 2024 Butler High School Prom Royalty from left to right: Prince Junior Hunter Kelso, Princess Junior Avery Eldred, Queen Senior Cloey Fritts and King Senior Issac Rodriguez.Way to go!

- - Photo courtesy of Carmen Behringer 

Chilly Sunday Morning

A chilly Sunday morning is expected across the region. Temperatures will range from the lower 30s in northern MO to the middle 30s along and south of I-70. Some sheltered areas in far northern MO may fall into the upper 20s. 

As a result, a Freeze Warning is in effect for northern MO, generally north of Highway 36, and a Frost Advisory is in effect for areas along and south of Highway 36.

Cass County Sheriff’s Office Holds Touch-A-Truck Event

Cass County Sheriff’s Office Holds Touch-A-Truck Event ...

We held our Touch-a-Truck event combined with a hiring fair this afternoon at the Cass County Sheriff’s Office in Harrisonville.

Around 275 people showed up — getting a close look at the vehicles our Office has at its disposal. Kids enjoyed a bouncy house, scavenger hunt and coloring pages. 

All of them also received a bag of goodies as they exited. Adults also got the chance to take a pre-employment test, for a chance to potentially start a career at the Sheriff’s Office.

Everyone was also offered free food at this event. “It was great community fun for the family. We appreciate the opportunity to share our staff, resources and capabilities.

We had over 20 specialized units that do so much for our community on display. I’m proud of the men and women of the Cass County Sheriff's Office who do so much every day to keep Cass County safe.”

BHS Alumni Baseball Game In The Books

Butler High School Baseball hosted its annual alumni game last night. This event is quickly becoming one of the communities  favorite nights of baseball season.

Our new guys getting the chance to take the field with some of our “more experienced” former alumni players and learning some lessons about tradition and being a part of things that are bigger than themselves. There’s just so much to love about it.

A big THANK YOU to everyone who came out as a participant for making last evening a possibility and to the community that continues to support, and grow this program. 

The Alumni team defeated the current Butler team 6-5 in the final! So much Bear pride!

- Photo courtesy of Carmen Behringer 

Arrest made in Butler on Child Endangerment Charges

On 4/19/2024, at approximately 2:12pm, while on patrol, a Butler Officer observed a blue Dodge Caravan in a parking lot off of Fort Scott Street near a residence with the driver side door open and a child less than two years of age walking around the van. When the Officer approached the van, he also observed a second child that was unattended in a car seat. The 2nd child was less than one year of age.

The officer did not observe there to be any adult present with the child so, the officer stayed with the child for approximately 5 minutes until the child’s mother, later identified as Alexis Johnson came out of the nearby residence.

The Officer believed that he could smell the odor of intoxicants omitting from Alexis and he then asked her to submit to a preliminary breath test to which she agreed. The results of the breath test indicated that Alexis was intoxicated. Alexis stated that she had just returned home from Walmart with the children.

Due to the children being in the care of Alexis and being left unattended where they were placed in danger of walking into traffic as well as Alexis being in an intoxicated state while in sole care of the children, Alexis was placed in custody and transported to the Bates County jail. Alexis was issued a citation for Driving While Intoxicated and on 4/20/2024, a warrant was issued with the following charges:

Two counts of Endangering The Welfare Of A Child Creating Substantial Risk- 1st Degree - Class D Felony. Alexis Johnson was assigned a bond amount of $20,000 Cash Only

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.

Adrian High School FFA News

The Adrian High School FFA Knowledge team ended their season with their best contest yet! They placed 13th in the state which is a gold rating. 

Also members Emma Holmes, Kenton Merrifield and Evan Shriver all received gold ratings making them some of the best Knowledge kids in the state. Great work!