Obituary - Austin Michael Malark

Austin Michael Malark, 1, of 1626 Princess Anne Dr., Lancaster, entered into rest unexpectedly on Friday, May 17, 2013. He was the beloved son of Darin D. and Amy J. Bettels Malark.

Austin wasn't with us long enough, but in his short time on this earth he touched many hearts even of those that he hadn't met. Austin was full of life, adventurous, fun loving and very ornery. Austin loved the outdoors; he loved food, climbing and hearing himself talk. Austin was always happy; he was the most generous and caring soul.

It is with a heavy heart that we won't see him grow into the wonderful, caring young man that he would have become. We will all miss his big smile and loving personality.

He will be lovingly missed by his parents; his brother, Cody; his sister, Marissa; paternal grandparents, Harry and Marie Malark, Karla Malark; maternal grandparents, Carl and Theresa Bettels; paternal great-grandparents, Harry and Florence Malark, Kenneth and Emelda Bush, Mary Snyder; maternal great-grandparents, Willard and Maureen Bettels, Margaret Rierson; aunts and uncles, Jennifer and Matt White, Joanne Schafer, Amanda and John Frye, Michael Bettels, Lisa Bettels, Brandy Bettels, Renee Malark, Jessica Malark, Mary Malark; and other extended family.

The funeral will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday at the Furman Home for Funerals, 59 W. Main St., Leola, PA 17540. The viewing will be Wednesday from 6:00-7:30 p.m. and 10:00-11:00 a.m. Thursday, all at Furman's. Interment: Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery.

Contributions to Furman Home for Funerals to defray funeral expenses would be greatly appreciated by the family.

Osage Valley Update 6:50pm

Osage Valley Electric Cooperative

We're headed back in the right direction! We are down to 58 members without power. Crews continue to work and the radar looks promising that we may be starting to experience some sunshine. As we work, though, our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Moore, Oklahoma.

Obituary - Ronnie Jones

73-year-old Ronnie Jones, Sheldon and the founder of Jones Boots in 1973, passed away Friday at his rural home. 

Arrangements are under direction of Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada, and services are scheduled at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church in Lamar with burial scheduled at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday in Newton Burial Park, Nevada. 

The family receives friends between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church and memorials to the building fund at the church are suggested. Friends may call at Ferry Funeral Home until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 21.

Tornado Warning SE Vernon County/ Eastern Barton County

Tornado Warning until 7pm for SE Vernon, Eastern Barton and all of Cedar and Dade counties. This storm has reportedly had wind gusts of 75 mph and has caused roof damage to several buildings in Lamar.

New Storm Photos from the second round of storms today

 Bates County Live went out around 3pm this afternoon and chased a Severe Thunderstorm that was ripping thru the Northwest part of the County. We had heavy rainfall and high winds also reports of hail in the Drexel area. We will update any further weather updates that we recieve. If you must be out please keep a eye to the sky.

Osage Valley Update

Well, we only had four people left without power and then came round .... I can't remember which round this is. We now have approximately 250 people without power. Most of those are on a line outage in northern Bates County and southern Cass County. Please report your outages to 800-889-6832. Crews are working to restore power as quickly as possible. Meanwhile, the thunder rolls...

2013 Freshman AWARD for Rep. Randy Pike‏

Picture on the Left: Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives Tim Jones presenting the Freshman Veterans Award to Rep. Randy Pike.

Rep. Randy Pike honored with the “Freshman Legislator of the Year Award”

Jefferson City -- To honor and recognize the efforts of Rep. Randy Pike, R-126^th district, for his work this year on Veterans, Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives Tim Jones, awarded him the Freshman Legislator of the Year Award for Veterans’ Issues.  

“I firmly believe actions speak louder than words and as an elected official, those actions are crucial to the well-being of our constituents.  I commend Rep. Pike on his actions regarding veterans’ issues showing firsthand that their actions demonstrate leadership for the people of his district,” said Speaker Jones.

Through his role as a member of the House Committee on Veterans, Rep. Pike helped promote legislation that would improve veterans’ issues for the state of Missouri.

         

“I believe we accomplished a lot this year, both in the committee and in the House of Representatives,” said Rep.  Pike; and “I look forward to next year’s legislative session in January 2014.”

Butler State Track Results‏

On Friday May 17, the Butler Bears competed in the state track meet. The weather was beautiful and the atmosphere could not be better. All the athletes competed very well in their events and have a lot to be excited about. To make finals and make it to the medal stand an athlete must qualify in the top 8 of their event. Here are the results of the Girls State Track Meet Qualifiers:

Kiersten Morris: 100 Hurdles- 10^th place with a time of 16.64. Kiersten missed qualifying for finals by .30 seconds. Kiersten  had a great season and is anxiously looking forward to next year’s track season!

                                 300 Hurdles- 15^th place with a time of 50.27. This race was a little tougher. Kiersten gave it her all, but there were some outstanding times turned in for the prelims in this race.

Kayla Morris: 100 Dash- 11^th place with a time of 13.09. Kayla missed qualifying for the finals in this race by .12 seconds.  Kayla had a great season and is ready to see what she can accomplish next year!

                           200 Dash- 9^th place with a time of 26.53. Kayla missed qualifying for the finals in this race by an even closer .06 seconds and one place. Half a second separated 9^th and 4^th place.

It was a pleasure being around all of the track kids this past weekend and seeing what responsible, driven, young adults they are! They all have the passion, and without that passion this weekend wouldn’t have been possible for them. I always enjoy seeing the kids perform at state, but this year was a little different but in a good way! We had student athletes competing in 7 out of the 18 events and Friday was a blast getting to stay for the duration of the meet and watch the boys and girls compete in the prelims for a chance to run in the finals on Saturday and earn a place on that podium! Everyone gave their all! It was a great season and I am already looking forward to the next one! Thanks to all who have helped out in any manner! I appreciate you all!!

Butler Optimist Students of the month April @ May

Pictured is Kirk Hannah, Optimist member, presenting the award to Autumn Martin

Pictured is Kirk Hannah, Optimist member, presenting the award to McKinizie Wheatley

The Butler Optimist Club would like to recognize two Butler R-V students for their outstanding academic achievements and character. The two students were selected by the staff at Butler R-V. Each student receives a certificate of honor and a $20 gift card to Sonic donated by Miles Umstattd of Sonic in Butler. McKinzie Wheatley is the Butler JH Optimist Student of the Month for April. Autumn Martin is the Butler JH Optimist Student of the Month for May. McKinzie is the daughter of Jerret and Brandy Wheatley. Autumn Martin is the daughter of Travis and Esther Martin.