A train collision in Vernon County occurred at 1:00 p.m.
Tuesday, afternoon, October 29th. 50-year old Brian J Ortiz of Pittsburg Kansas received minor injuries, 37- year-old Brandon Gott was transported to Belton Research Hospital by Ambulance with serious injuries. The accident occurred as Gott stopped on the railroad tracks and was struck by a Northbound Train.
The accident occurred in Vernon County at Arnold Road five miles north of Stotesbury.
Vernon County Train Collision
- By News Desk
- October 29, 2019
- 4:49 pm

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Bates County Broadcasting opened as a single day-time station on May 11th 1962. Broadcasting from sunrise to sunset 7-days each week. This was the first radio station to broadcast in the Bates County Area. Owned and Operated by Bill Thornton and his brother Jerry Thornton.
In 1975 the FM Frequency was added and the stations simulcast. The FM has a 24 hours license but just broadcast from 6 am until 10 pm.
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