Advisory Message: Bates county is experiencing issues with the phonelines; effecting emergency contact lines. Please be patient while we resolve this issue.‏

Bates County as a whole is experiencing widespread land line phone outage. If you are in need to contact an emergency department in Bates County you may utilize the following numbers to contact the Bates County Sheriff's Office Dispatch. The numbers are 660-227-1333 and 660-227-1337 thank you.

Please forward this information to as many as you can.