Stories from Tuesday, April 4, 2023

A Vernon County inmate has been transferred to the custody of the United States Marshals Service following a lengthy drug trafficking investigation conducted by the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Jason Mosher said his office arrested 48-year-old Bob True Beisly III, of Nevada, Mo., in November 2022 and seized nearly 3.2 pounds of suspected methamphetamines. ...

A fatal traffic crash occurred on U.S. 54 Highway, 1 1/2 miles east of Nevada, late Friday night. Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop D responded to the crash, which occurred at 10:10 p.m. The wreck happened when an eastbound 2010 Nissan Altima driven by Gordon S. Buttorff (58-years-old), of Walker, Mo., crossed the center line and struck, head on, a westbound 2019 Jeep Renegade driven by Samuel O. Spring (21-years-old) of El Dorado Springs, Mo...

Gordon Stephen Buttorff, aged 58, went to be with the Lord on March 31, 2023. He was a long-time resident of the Walker, Mo., area. He was often referred to as the “Big-Tall-White-Guy." His parents predeceased him and were Gordon Stephen Buttorff Jr. ...