Obituary - John Trebian, Jr.

John Trebian, Jr., resident of Fort Scott, KS, was born in Freeport, IL on October 12, 1984, the son of Jonna Williams and John Trebian, Sr. He went to school in Freeport until the family moved to Largo, FL where he finished school and met his wife. 

John married Lindsey on July 28th, in 2004 after being together for 5 years. For the past 25 years, they have built a wonderful life together and always helped everyone they could. John is preceded in death by his sister Rebecca Trebian; his son James Rhea Trebian; and his father John Trebian, Sr.

Survivors include his wife, Lindsey Trebian; his children John Trebian III, Trinity Trebian, Tyler Trebian, and Sophia Trebian; his mother Jonna Williams; brother Nick Trebian and sister Carmen Trebian, brothers Bird and Rick Lester, and sister Renee Lester.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday, May 23rd, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Cremation will follow. Memorials are suggested to the John Trebian Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted online at cheneywitt.com.

Arrest made after search warrant served in Barton County

On May 20th, 2024 Deputies with the Barton County Sheriff's Office and Southwest Missouri Cyber Crimes Task Force executed a search warrant at the address of 596 NE 5th Ln. Lamar, Mo in reference to a registered sex offender failing to register all of their information with the Sheriff’s Office. 

During this investigation it was learned the offender had social media accounts that also were not registered with the Sheriff’s Office.

At approximately 0700hrs Deputies arrived on scene and detained one male who was the suspect in the investigation. He was interviewed and arrested on scene. 

A Deputy transported him to the Barton County Jail where he was processed and is being held on a 24hr hold for investigation.

The Sheriff’s Office has identified the suspect as Marck Jackson (63) of Lamar. At this time the Sheriff’s Office is working with Cyber Crimes on this investigation and it is presumed that there will be more charges in the near future.

The Sheriff’s Office has submitted the following alleged charges to the Barton County Prosecutor’s Office.

1. Fail to Register as a Sex Offender 2nd Offense
2. Sodomy or Attempted Sodomy- 1st Degree

These charges are merely and accusation and should be treated as such until proven guilty in a court of law.

Archie Baseball Team postseason honors

We would like to congratulate the Archie High School Baseball players receiving postseason honors!!!

1st Team All Conference
Briar McIntire, Brock Smith, Gavin Cowan

2nd Team All Conference 
Kale Snook, Tanner Thompson

3rd Team All Conference
Jackson Kash, Talan Reynolds

All District 

Briar McIntire, Brock Smith, Kale Snook, Jackson Kash, Gavin Cowan

American Legion Memorial Day Service at the Oak Hill Cemetery

The Annual American Legion Memorial Day Service will be held this year at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Butler. The dedication Memorial Ceremony for Veterans will be at 11 am on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27th.

Storm update from Evergy

Severe storms with winds exceeding 100 mph moved across our service area overnight causing power outages impacting more than 100,000 customers. As of 11:00 a.m. Monday, Evergy has more than 900 active outages with about 16,000 customers without power. Outages will extend beyond Monday for some customers.

 
Evergy has 175 tree crews working on storm restoration, clearing limbs and other debris so line crews can make repairs. In addition to Evergy crews, 26 crews from Liberty Utilities that will be arriving today to assist with repairs. As power is restored in areas with fewer outages, Evergy crews will be moved to assist in those areas with the most damage. Damage assessment is under way to provide an estimate of when we think power will be restored to all customers. Crews will continue to work until everyone’s power is back on.

 
You can report an outage and keep up with outage updates by downloading the Evergy mobile app: https://www.evergy.com/about-evergy/mobile-app

We’ve received numerous reports of down power lines due to the storm overnight. As a reminder, please stay at least 35 feet away from downed power lines or limbs on lines. Please do not try to remove tree limbs or brush from downed lines or anywhere near power lines. Please assume that any downed line is energized. If you have an emergency, please call 911. Stay safe!

You can track outages by visiting: https://outagemap.evergy.com/

VCSO Deputy awarded lifesaver award

A deputy was recently awarded the VCSO lifesaver award from the Vernon County Sheriff's Office for his role in an incident that occurred earlier in the month.

According to Vernon County Sheriff, Jason Mosher, Deputy Melvin Nay responded to an incident and risked his own life to save the life of a person who was making suicidal threats with a firearm.

During the incident deputy Nay took the firearm away from the individual risking his own life in the process. The person was safely transported to a medical facility for evaluation and care.

Chief Deputy Travis Cole, who oversees the training and awards program, put in the recommendation for the award to be issued.

Help us in congratulating Deputy Nay for his courage and willingness to sacrifice his life for another.

 

Update: Missing Osceola man found safe

Update: Mr. Brown has been found safe!

Original Story:

The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office and Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) have issued an endangered silver advisory for an Osceola man who went missing Sunday evening. According to a release from MSHP, 73-year-old William Howard Brown Jr. went missing around 5 p.m. on May 19th.

Mr. Brown was last seen leaving a private drive on Northeast 171 on a white and black Polaris UTV, but authorities say it’s unclear which direction Brown may have been headed.

Howard Brown has been diagnosed with dementia. He is approximately five feet, 10 inches tall and weighs about 175 pounds. He has gray hair and brown eyes, and was wearing a camouflage baseball hat, a blue t-shirt and denim overalls.

Anyone who spots Brown or has information regarding his whereabouts are asked to call 911 or call the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office at 417-646-2579.

Sonic always supporting local schools

Come see us this Friday, May 24th, and help support Butler Elementary PTSO. For every Quarter Pound Double Cheeseburger sold we are donating $2 to help support this great organization. We look forward to seeing you