Friday, January 17, 2025
Work continues on KMOE 92.1 transmitter
Obituary - Jerry Fitzgerald
A complete obituary will be posted when it is available.
Cold blast inbound
As always, make preparations for outdoor animals and check on neighbors with special needs.
Four more Quilts of Valor presented this morning
This morning during a special Veterans breakfast at Happy Hill Church in Butler four more local recipients of the Quilts of Valor program were presented by Rocking Chair Quilts. They are (L-R) John McHenry, Gilbert Lyman, Robert Ross and Ron Brown.
The QOV program was founded in 2003 and has now spread to all corners of the United States. Read more about the effort and the first quilt presented in Butler HERE.
Sports roundup: Rich Hill Moves to Championship
Courtesy Cody Morris, TailGate TV
The higher seeded Tigers were able to effortlessly get through a talented Blue Jays team, with a final score of 64-24. Rich Hill Senior Dillon Coonce led all scores with 17 points on the night, while his classmate Zane Becker added 14, and Lane Hardin contributed 12. The Tigers ended with 9 players recording a basket for the game.
Montrose was led in scoring by Max Westhusing with 13, hammering home 4 triples.
The Tigers will move on the championship where they will face either the 2 seeded Osceola Indians or the 3 seeded Appleton City Bulldogs, pending the result of their matchup.
The Bears took an early lead, and held a narrow 2 point upper-hand through the first quarter. The game continued to be tightly contested in the first half, as the score was knotted up at 23-23 at the intermission.
Out of the break, Dylan Triebel came alive, scoring 9pts in the 3rd quarter and helping the Bears carry a 41-35 advantage into the final quarter. As time expired, the Bears found themselves ahead 54-45.
Jake Chandler led the offensive charge for Butler, ending his night with 17 points. Triebel pitched in 11, while Jesse Carter finished with 10 points.
Kolby Hill or Holden had a game leading 27 points.
With the win, the Bears start a 2 game win streak, and have now won 3 of their last 4 contests. They will be back in action Friday at Versailles.
The JV also grabbed an impressive victory with a final of 55-28. Eli Doll racked up 19 points in JV action.
Other scores from last night:
Osceola boys 41
Appleton City boys 32
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Details released regarding death investigation
On November 14, 2024, Deputies from the Bates County Sheriff’s Office were called to a rural Rich Hill residence in reference to a deceased male. On arrival, Deputies confirmed a deceased male in the residence who had died from a single gun shot wound. The victim was identified as 48 year old Jerry McLay of Rich Hill Missouri. The Deputies immediately requested Detectives to the scene to begin the investigation. The death originally appeared to be a suicide but was classified as a suspicious death. As the Detectives continued to work the scene the direction of the case began to steer toward the potential of a homicide. Over the last two months the Sheriff’s Office and Coroners Office continued to work the case and follow up on leads. Approximately 10 search warrants have been executed in reference to this case. During the investigation a suspect was identified. The suspect was a known associate of Mr. McLay.
On January 13, Bates County Sheriff’s Deputies executed an arrest warrant on David A Stewart at his residence at 203 W Chestnut Rich Hill Mo. This arrest warrant was issued after the Bates Sheriff’s Office identified Stewart as the suspect in a home burglary where firearms were stolen. Stewart was identified as the subject who pawned those stolen guns in Nevada Missouri. The Bates County Sheriff’s Office worked with the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office, Nevada Police Department and the Vernon County Prosecutor’s Office to get Stewart charged on his weapons charges. After the arrest at Stewart’s residence two days ago, the Bates County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant on that residence. The Bates County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance from the Lees Summit Police Department’s Bomb Squad, FBI and Rich Hill Fire Department due to information developed during the investigation. A previous search warrant was executed on Stewart’s vehicle and the Sheriff’s Office recovered a suicide note stating that Stewart was going to detonate an explosive device at his residence with the intent to kill as many deputies as possible.
Today, the Bates County Prosecutor Hugh Jenkins formally charged David Alan Stewart, 40, with 1st Degree Homicide and Armed Criminal Action. Bond was set by the Honorable Judge Julie Highley at $1,000,000 cash only. Stewart is currently being held in the Vernon County Jail on his weapons charge and the Homicide warrant.
The Bates County Sheriff’s Office has been assisted by the following agencies. Lees Summit Police Department Bomb Squad, FBI Field Office out of Kansas City, Kansas City Police Department’s Crimes Scene Unit, Bates County EMS, Bates County Coroner Greg Mullinax, Bates County Coroner Jerret Reno, Jackson County Medical Examiner’s Office, Vernon County Sheriff’s Office, Nevada Police Department, Vernon and Bates County Prosecutors Offices, St Clair County Sheriff’s Office, Rich Hill Police and Fire Departments.
Sheriff Anderson said, “This is the reason why we investigate all deaths like they are homicides until we can prove different. This case has been very labor intensive over the last two months. I am proud of the determination and dedication of all my staff and all those agencies who worked on this case as a team. Our sympathy goes out to the family of Jerry McLay. We are far from Justice being served until this case is adjudicated through the court system. We are still following up on leads and ask that if you have any information regarding this homicide please reach out and contact a Detective at 660-679-3232”
No additional information will be released at this time due to this still being an active investigation.
Kylee Dubray likely to land in top spot again this year
Hard work pays off! Read the entire story HERE.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
