Butler lady bears varsity volleyball sweeps Stockton on the road tonight

The Butler lady bears varsity volleyball team hit the road tonight to take on the Stockton lady tigers in volleyball action. 

The lady bears are coming off a big win over the undefeated Versailles lady tigers 3-1 last week in Butler. 

Butler was able to come out tonight and sweep the lady tigers tonight with set scores of 26-24, 25-13 and 25-18. 

The lady bears will move to 13-3-1 on the year and travel to Prairie View for a match up with the lady bison on October 3rd. Enjoy some photos from the win tonight in Stockton below:

Cass County Sheriff's Office has a busy evening Saturday

Last night around 11 p.m., the Cass County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Apprehension Unit successfully grappled a vehicle. The driver was an attempted homicide and kidnapping suspect out of Lee’s Summit.

The suspect was located traveling into Johnson County, MO via 50 Highway from Jackson County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol initiated a traffic stop, with Johnson County deputies assisting, but the vehicle failed to yield.

Johnson County deputies deployed stop sticks that deflated the tires, with the Warrensburg Police Department assisting in additional stop stick deployments as the suspect vehicle entered Warrensburg. The suspect continued driving on the deflated tires, failing to yield and traveled back to US 50 Highway, westbound.

During the pursuit, the vehicle rammed a deputy's patrol vehicle. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office was requested to use the Grappler to stop the vehicle.

Reports indicated the suspect was armed with a handgun, and a juvenile was inside the vehicle.

The vehicle traveled to the 1800 block of NW US 50 Highway, driving on rims. Cass County Sheriff’s Office deployed the Grappler.

The vehicle lost control and came to a stop. The juvenile was secured, and the suspect surrendered to law enforcement. The suspect was taken into custody.

From the desk of Bates County Corner Greg Mullinax

On Saturday night, 09/28/2024 at 11:37PM the Bates County Coroner’s Office was requested by Adrian Police to an address in the 200 block of East 8th Street, Adrian in regards to a shooting. One person is deceased as a result of this incident.

The decedent is identified as 41 year-old John McMurphy of Adrian. A death investigation is underway in cooperation with Adrian Police.

Most respectfully,
Greg D. Mullinax
Bates County Coroner

What a great rodeo last night

What a great rodeo last night. We will be posting some great photos. But here is a few of the many people that it takes to pull off a great rodeo. Adrian Optimists, Bates County Sheriff's Posse, City of Adrian and Rodeo Gold Productions. We all make great team!!! 

These photos were taken early and the crowd just kept growing. Pictures don’t show the other two parking lots that were full!

Update: One arrested after shooting in Adrian

On 9/28/24, at approximately 11:20pm, Bates County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from a male subject who stated he had just shot his step-father and had fled the scene on foot. The subject initially was not able to give his location to the dispatcher. The male subject was able to give the dispatcher the location of the shooting incident on 8th Street in the City of Adrian.

Officers from Adrian Police Department, Deputies from the Sheriffs Office, and Troopers from the Missouri Highway Patrol responded to the scene. Officers were on scene with 2 minutes of the call. During that time dispatch was able to ascertain the location of the male shooter. Again within 2 minutes, the shooter was taken into custody one block away from the shooting scene.

First Responders and Bates County EMS were called to the scene. Prior to their arrival the victim, identified as 41 year old John McMurphy, was pronounced deceased.

The shooter was identified as Carter Joshua Curtis, 12/08/2005. Curtis and McMurphy both lived in the residence in Adrian.

Curtis has been charged with First Degree Homicide and Armed Criminal Action by the Bates County Prosecutor. Curtis is being held in the Bates County Jail on a no bond warrant. The case is being investigated by the Adrian Police Department and the Bates County Coroner’s Office with assistance by Bates County Sheriff’s Office.

Police Chief Chris Dillon said “I want to thank everyone for their fast response to this incident. I take pride in working together to put the safety and security of this community first. At this time, we still have a lot of investigation to continue but we can assure the community there is no additional danger relating to this incident. We would like to offer our condolences to the family and friends affect by this tragic event. We have no further information at this time

Adrian woman arrested after traffic stop

On Sunday September 29th around 12:06 a.m. the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Bates County arrested 34 year old Aimee L. Arbuckle of Adrian, Missouri.

She was arrested on the following charges 1.) Felony driving while intoxicated with someone under the age of 17 years old.

Aimee L. Arbuckle was booked into the Bates County Jail in Butler and she was placed on a 12 hour hold.

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.

Some more highlights from the 48th Annual Amsterdam Jubilee

Small town America at its finest...

One of the best small town festivals that you can attend happened yesterday as it was the 48th Annual Amsterdam Jubilee.

The crowd and event was a great success yesterday! Thank you to all the craft and food vendors and everyone who worked so hard to make this event a success.

Enjoy some more highlights below:

The 48th Annual Amsterdam Jubilee Grand Marshal Karen Grimsley 

The Amsterdam Jubilee Car Show is always a great display of beautiful cars and awesome people! Thank you Vicky Vail and Tony Lunde!

Winner of the “Buddy Bass tournament” went to Kyler Jacobs and Jake Johnston. 21 pounds and Allen Fink won big bass with a fish weighing in at 5.6 pounds

The 48th Annual Amsterdam Jubilee baby contest winners!

Joshua Bradley did it again!! Eating the most McBees Famous Brats in 10 minutes.. it's not as easy as it looks!! Thanks to Bill and Leslie and the crew at McBees

The 48th Annual Amsterdam Jubilee Royalty Taylor Harriman and Tinley Neider

Week 6 Missouri State High School Football Preview

Week 6 of the Missouri State High School Football season will happen this Friday evening. 

If your looking to watch some local high school football action in the area this Friday you can check out the games below:

October 4th:

Adrian Blackhawks (4-1) at Lincoln Cardinals (2-3)

Belton Pirates (1-4) at William Chrisman Bears (1-4)

Butler Bears (2-3) at Cole Camp Bluebirds (0-5)

Clinton Cardinals (0-5) at Versailles Tigers (1-4)

Drexel Bobcats (3-2) at Archie Whirlwinds (5-0)

El Dorado Springs Bulldogs (3-2) at Warsaw Wildcats (5-0) 

Harrisonville Wildcats (3-2) at Pleasant Hill Roosters (3-2)

Lees Summit West Titans (1-4) at Ray-Pec Panthers (0-5)

Lone Jack Mules (2-3) at Crest Ridge Cougars (1-4)

Liberal Bulldogs (1-4) at Lockwood Tigers (4-1)

Nevada Tigers (4-1) at Lamar Tigers (3-2)

Osceola Indians (1-4) at Appleton City Bulldogs (4-1)

Rich Hill Tigers (1-4) at Northland Christian Blazers (2-3)

Stockton Tigers (4-1) at Sherwood Marksmen (3-2)

Windsor Greyhounds (4-1) at Midway Vikings (3-2)

Photo courtesy of the Adrian News Leader