From the Desk of Marlene Wainscott, Bates County Circuit Clerk
The Bates County Clerk’s office will conduct a public test of the electronic tabulating equipment on Thursday, March 24th at 9:00 a.m. in the Bates County Administration Building at 103 W. Dakota Street, Butler.
NOTICE OF NO ELECTION AS PER RSMo 115.124
Notice is hereby given that the following political subdivisions will not be having an election for the following positions at the April 5, 2022 Municipal Election. The candidates shall assume the responsibilities of their offices at the same time and in the same manner as if they had been elected.
NOTE: There will not be an Election at the Ballard precinct on April 5th!
BATES COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BOARD – 5 year term
Rick King
MIAMI R-1 SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS – 3 year terms
Dea L. Erickson
Jamie Lynn Fairbairn
BALLARD R-2 SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS – 3 year terms
Katrina Blair Bergman
George Bryan Borland
HUME R-8 SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS- 3 year terms
Verne Wepener
Stephen Yarick
HUDSON R-9 SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS
3 year terms
Laura Noble
Amie Branson
1 year term
Dawn Mott
DREXEL R-4 SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS – 3 year terms
Joshua Gordon
Timothy Eastwood
ARCHIE R-5 SCHOOL BOARD MEMERS – 3 year terms
Jonas B. Jones
Leslie A. Shrewsbury
CITY OF AMSTERDAM COUNCIL MEMBERS – 2 year terms
Lonnie E. Cutshaw
John E. Menke
PUBLIC WATER DISTRICT #1 BOARD MEMBERS
Ron Winter
PUBLIC WATER DISTRICT #3 BOARD MEMBERS
Jim Lane
Rachel Lane
PUBLIC WATER DISTRICT #4 BOARD MEMBERS
Jim Hess
Dallas Jennings
PUBLIC WATER DISTRICT#5 BOARD MEMBERS
Carl Ferguson
Al Sollars
PUBLIC WATER DISTRICT#6 BOARD MEMBER
Mick Hellwig
PUBLIC WATER DISTRICT #7 BOARD MEMBERS
Bill Klinksick
Gregg Wheatley
PUBLIC WATER DISTRICT #12 BOARD MEMBERS
Anita Brown
PUBLIC WATER DISTRICT #4 – HENRY COUNTY BOARD MEMBERS
Terry Salmon
DeathCass Co –Cass County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Garden City man for involuntary manslaughter, assault and distribution of a controlled substance related to the death of a Harrisonville woman that took place on March 19, 2021, in Garden City, MO. On March 19, 2021, deputies were called to a residence in the 100 block of Main St in Garden City for an unresponsive female. Garden City EMS transported Amy M. McConville, 39, of Harrisonville, to Cass Regional Medical Center where she was pronounced deceased.The Medical Examiner’s Office determined that Ms. McConville’s cause of death was from methamphetamine and fentanyl intoxication.Investigators with the Cass County Sheriff’s Office identified Kyle P. Calhoun, 33, Garden City as the person who supplied the drugs to the victim. Investigators were able to identify two more victims hospitalized as a result of drugs allegedly given to them by Mr. Calhoun. Those victims recovered following hospitalization with life threatening conditions.“The charges in this nearly yearlong case are the result of a complex investigation that took hundreds of man hours. The loss of any life is tragic and we will continue to remove dangerous drugs from our community and those who distribute them,” said Sheriff Jeff Weber.The Cass County Prosecutor’s Office charged Kyle P. Calhoun with Class C Felony of Involuntary Manslaughter First Degree.He is currently held in the Cass County Jail on a $50,000 cash only bond.
In the 92.1 Local News broadcasts over the next few months, our newsroom will feature the History of Bates County. This year Papinville will celebrate its 175th birthday.
The press release history has written by Phyliss Stewart of the Papinville Historical and Cemetery Association. This history is to be shared with the public, through the broadcast on 92.1 and on the website at www.921news.com.
The first series of “Freeman Barrows First County Clerk of Bates County” will air on Friday, March 11th immediately following the 9 am and 5 pm Local News.
