Jasper County Scanner Feed May Go Silent By Years End

Due to the implementation of the new Nexedge digital radio system in the works, the Jasper County scanner feed may go silent by years end.  This move will benefit the public safety community in the area and provide interoperable communications among all agencies in the county.

A lot of the feed listeners log on strictly for weather related purposes. I will look at some options on what can be monitored and would most benefit the listeners concerning severe weather coverage and go from there.  I will update as soon as the change is made.

Deputy takes gun fire during pursuit

A Jasper County Deputy was fired upon from a vehicle during a pursuit Friday night. According to news reports the suspect is possibly Dennis Goode, who is a suspect in a home invasion in Ottawa County and suspected of burglaries in Newton County. The suspect vehicle is a red Ford Pickup. Should be considered armed and dangerous.

Update * Suspect apprehended in Branson early this morning.

Jasper County Sheriff Going to Digital Radios

The Jasper County Sheriffs Dept will also be migrating to the Kenwood Nexedge digital radio system. Time frame unknown until switchover.

Local Frequencies I have programmed

I get questions and requests on what frequencies I scan and use for the area. Here is the setup in my 396. This does not include Joplins trunked system. Other than Lawrence county all or most of these can be monitored with a standard factory antenna and some with a simple stock portable antenna. Printable list here

Misc frequencies

Here are a couple of pages of miscellaneous frequencies. Someone out there might find them useful. They are all for this area. 

Frequencies 1

Frequencies 2

Storms/weak tornado hit Ozarks

A line of storms developed along the Ar/Mo border this afternoon. There have been multiple reports of wind damage with winds in excess of 70 mph.  The image was taken from GR Level 3 prior to hitting the Branson area. NWS confirmed that an EF 0 tornado struck a dock on Table Rock lake.