Some flood photos from around Bates County

Several inches of rain have caused some major flooding issues Sunday morning around the area. 

If you have some photos you would like to share with us please email them to bateswire@Hotmail.com and we will add them to this album. 

F Highway between 9001 and CC Highway

AA Highway at the corners north of Adrian

Miami Creek Bridge on 52 West of Butler 

CR NE 7003 near Michael G's Greenhouses

52 East Highway just east of 3 miles corner south of Butler 

Big Rock out on Nursery Street in Butler 

Drexel teen injured in Bates County crash

On Saturday April 27th around 6:08 a.m. the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Bates County along with Bates County Sheriff's Deputies and Bates County EMS responded to a one vehicle accident on CR 14001 in rural Drexel.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the northbound 2007 Toyota Camry driven by a 16 year old juvenile female from Drexel struck tree debris in the roadway, traveled off the left side of the roadway and struck a fence.

The female sustained moderate injuries and she was transported by Bates County EMS to Children's Mercy Hospital for treatment.

View crash report below:
https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/HP68/AccidentDetailsAction?ACC_RPT_NUM=240205653

Water rescue this morning in rural Butler

Shorty after 5:00 a.m. this morning the Butler Fire Department responded to the area of TT Highway and CR 1001 on a person stuck in a vehicle in flood water.

Fire crews were on scene less then a hour and they were able to get the man out of the vehicle safely.

Always pay attention to creeks, bridges and road conditions after a hard rain. Please turn around and don't drown! 

Butler Bears Baseball Team 2024 Ozark Highland Conference Tournament Champions

Butler Bears Baseball Team 2024 Ozark Highland Conference Tournament Champions...

The Butler Varsity Bears Baseball Team took down the Versailles Tigers Varsity 4-2 on Saturday to win the 2024 Ozark Highland Conference Baseball Tournament Championship.

Versailles Tigers got on the board in the top of the first inning after Butler Varsity Bears dropped a third strike, and Garrett Belt singled, each scoring one run. 

The Bears tied the game in the bottom of the first thanks to a double by Senior Maddox Fennewald, and a single by Junior Eli Cox. took the lead, 4-2, in the bottom of the fourth thanks to two hit by pitches.

Eli Cox earned the win for Butler. He surrendered seven hits and two runs (zero earned) over six innings, striking out four and walking three. 

Ben Peck started on the mound for Versailles. He surrendered four hits and four runs over three and two-thirds innings, striking out none and walking two. 

Fennewald collected the save. Fennewald drove the middle of the lineup, leading Butler Varsity Bears with two runs batted in.

The right-handed hitter went 1-for-2 on the day. Cox led the Butler Bears with two hits in three at bats. The Bears turned two double plays in the game. Belt led Versailles with three hits in four at bats. The Tigers turned one double play in the game. 

Butler High School Scholar Bowl compete in the nationals

Butler High School Scholar Bowl team made a trip to Chicago this weekend to compete in the nationals! 

From Coach Mrs. Betty Alvis --The kids season is officially over for this year. We ended the tournament with a record of 5-5. One more win and we would have been playing in the playoffs tomorrow. Lots of good schools here. They did a great job. They made me very proud!!! There are 88 small school teams from all over the United States. We came in 45th.

Pictured from left to right Noah Lentz and Easton Woolace, Oliver Oates, Alisa Oates, Madi Bouphanouvong, Breanna Werner, Mads Webb, and Quinn Dudley.

Several Osage Valley Electric Cooperative Customers Without Power

High winds have caused various outages across the western side of our service territory from Hume to Belton.

As the storm begins to push through please keep in mind the conditions our linemen will be working in. They will restore power as quickly and as safely as possible.

Should you come across any downed lines, pole damage or have an outage please keep your distance and call 660-679-3131 or use the SmartHub app to report it.

Do not use Facebook or Facebook Messenger to report outages.

Columbia woman seriously injured in Cass County rollover accident

On Friday April 26th around 6:15 p.m. the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Cass County along with Cass County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a one vehicle rollover accident on Missouri 58 Highway just east of Missouri 291 Highway in rural Cass County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the westbound 2007 Lincoln Aviator driven by 30 year old Savanna M. Williams of Columbia, Missouri traveled off the left side of the roadway and overturned.

Savanna M. Williams sustained serious injuries in this accident and she was transported by South Metro Fire 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=240205022

BCMH Volunteer of the Year

We are very pleased to announce the 2023 Volunteer of the Year is Bob Thomas. Bob has been a dedicated volunteer since 2016. His faithful service is appreciated by his co-volunteers, employees of BCMH, our patients and visitors.

Bob works at the information desk, and he is one of those members of a group that you might call the "backbone", quietly helpful, always reliable, doing things for others in a discreet way.

We appreciate everything he does for our hospital. Please help us congratulate Bob for his service to our community.