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TOPS club meet every Thursday at 6:00 pm @Victory Assembly of God Church 

Bingo each Monday night @ Adrian Optimist building 7 pm 

2nd Monday each month Harmony Mission DAR meets @ Butler Library 1:30 pm

The Old Butler High School thrift shop is open every Tuesday & Friday 1-4 pm.

Farmer’s Market on Harrisonville square, Saturdays 8-noon

Apr 30 Book Sale Sneak Peek Night 4:30-6:30 Butler Public Library

May 1-2 Book Sale Butler Public Library 10-5
May 2- Free movie @ Amsterdam Theater '80 for Brady' 7pm
May 2-3 Nevada city wide garage sales
May 2-3 Harrisonville city wide garage sales
May 2-3 Butler Spring city wide garage sales
May 3 Adrian Optimist Kids bike rodeo 10am at Optimist building
May 3 Garage sale @ Butler Senior Center 8 am to 2 pm
May 3 Small Business Saturday in Adrian, all day
May 3 BCMH Auxiliary 50% off sale 8 to noon 
May 4 "Walk & Talk" tour, Appleton City Cemetery 4 pm
May 4 Butler Rotary Golf Tournament 816-352-1431
May 5 Cruise Night at Fishing Dock in Archie 6 pm
May 5-9 Butler city wide cleanup
May 6 Community Cafe @ Community of Christ Church, Butler 
May 7 Bates County Posse Rodeo Fun Show @ Adrian arena
May 9 Cruise Night in Amsterdam
May 9 Miami high school graduation 7 pm
May 10 Second Saturday sales in Amsterdam
May 11 Butler high school graduation 1 pm
May 11 Drexel High School graduation 2pm
May 16-17 Rich Hill city wide garage sales
May 17 Spring Fest Shop & Rock in Adrian 1pm, many vendors!
May 18 Adrian High School graduation, 2:30 pm
May 24 Veterans Day observation at Garrison Memorial, Adrian 10 am
May 24 Rich Hill Alumni Banquet 6pm, Rich Hill Dome

May 25 at 2:00 PM: Myers Cemetery Association Annual Board Meeting (held at the cemetery). 
June 1-5 Vacation Bible School, First Baptist Church Butler, 6pm - 8:30 pm
June 6-7-8 Adrian city wide garage sales
June 4 Bates County Posse Rodeo Fun Show @Adrian arena
June 7 Brick Street Bash, Butler 4-8 pm
June 12-14 Nevada Bushwacker Days 100 W. Cherry St.
June 14-15 Steam school at Frontier Village, Adrian 9 am
June 14 Mud Run, 27225 S. Kauffman Rd, Harrisonville 3 pm
June 20-22 Butler Saddle Club Rodeo
June 28 Stars & Stripes celebration, Pleasanton KS
July 7-11 Bates County Fair
July 9 Bates County Posse Rodeo Fun Show @Butler fairgrounds
July 19 Butler Chamber Car Show
July 30-31 VBS at Butler First Christian Church 5:30 to 8:30 pm

Aug Glow Splash, Butler Aquatic Center, time TBA
Aug 6 Bates County Posse Rodeo Fun Show @Adrian arena
Sept 3 Bates County Posse Rodeo Fun Show @Adrian arena
Sept 6 Butler Fall city wide garage sales
Oct 18 Huckster’s Day in Butler
Oct 31 Trunk or Treat, Butler square 

Dec 6 Butler Christmas parade

You can always see the Community Calendar by clicking the button at the top of our home page

Case update from St. Clair County

 

Miami County Sheriff Wanted Wednesday

 

Little Apple News

April 30, 2025

Appleton City residential spring cleanup will take place Tuesday, April 29 through Thursday, May 1. Large dumpsters are located at the Public Works Building, 110 S. Maple (across from the swimming pool). You will be responsible for getting your items into the roll-off containers. There will be 1 20 yard roll-off container for appliances, TV’s, computers and monitors available and 2 30 yard roll-off container will be available for sofas, carpets and other approved wastes. No tires, liquid paint, batteries, motor oils, concrete, cleaning solvents or yard waste can be accepted.

The Appleton City Museum will have a "Walk & Talk" Tour of the Appleton City Cemetery 4:00 p.m. Sunday, May 4. Information will be give about "Find a Grave" picture posting to stones and Grave Dowsing (like water witching), only for graves. If it has been raining, wear boots.

Farmhouse Kitchen Restaurant will reopen May 5 with hours of Monday - Friday 11:00-2:00 for lunch only.

The Yellow Rose Day is coming so residents of the Appleton City area your support is needed in placing the over 2000 yellow silk rosebuds on the oldest graves in the Appleton City Cemetery in time for Memorial Day. Roses will be placed on THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2025 at 8:30 a.m., with a rain date of Friday, May 16, 2025, 8:30 a.m. All individuals, families, clubs or groups are welcome. For information contact: Pam Bartz, 417-321-4177, Donald Yoss, 660-492-7218 or City Hall, 476-2631.

The next Meet Me On Main, Second Wednesday Shop and Stroll will be 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. May 14. May's participating businesses include: Jina's Junque, Rural Roots, 3 Wishes, 4th Street Fika, Bluebird Lounge, Bulldogs Nutrition, Cork & Keg, Sandi's Kitchen, and A.C.TNR.

Ellett Memorial Hospital is teaming up with Morgan-Anne Uniforms out of Harrisonville, MO to hold a scrub sale on May 2, 2025 from 3:00-7:00 p.m. This sale will be open to the public and located in the EMH Outpatient Department. Come browse the selection of scrubs, drink ware, shoes, compression socks, badge reels, hair clips, jackets, and bags. Payment methods include cash, check, credit/debit card and payroll deduct.

Ellett Memorial Hospital and AC Rural Health Clinic Community Appreciation Day, will be 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 14, 2025 or until they run out. They will have free pulled pork sandwiches, chips, cookie and a bottle of water for curbside pickup at the front doors of the hospital. This is their way of saying thank you to the community for their support or EMH and AC Rural Health Clinic.

Kaysinger Basin Regional Planning Commission Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grant Program online applications are due 4:00 p.m. June 23, 2025. The priority of this grant program is to return currently vacant, unsafe, or under-utilized historic properties into productive use in such a way that will stimulate economic development and community involvement, increase tourism, stabilize the workforce and reduce talent migration through

increased economic activity. Properties must be used for commercial and/or community activities only. As part of the grant process, you will be required to outline the planned intended use for the property after the revitalization project has been completed. In order to ensure that a historic

resource will be returned to service, priority will be given to projects that are currently on the National Register of Historic Places and that will finalize the preservation, rehabilitation or restoration of the resources during the grant period, which will end August 31, 2027. Local government entities, educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and private owners of commercial and/or community properties may apply. Properties must be located in designated downtown and historical districts within the seven-county Missouri region served by the Kaysinger Basin Regional Planning Commission (Bates, Benton, Cedar, Henry, Hickory, St. Clair and Vernon Counties). (Downtown Appleton City is designated as an historical district.) For more information and application workshop dates, visit the Kaysinger website at: www.kaysinger.com or https://kaysinger.com/development/funding/pbhrgrant/

The ACHS Alumni Meeting will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 24, 2025 with a noon meal/meeting. Reservations of $15 to ACHS ALUMNI, (with names of those attending and class year) should be mailed to Patti Purvis Young, 101 E. 3rd St., ACMO 64724 by MAY 15. Cost at the door is $20

The AC First Christian Church invites area men to the 2025 Men's Conference, "I Am My Brother's Keeper", Saturday, May 3, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Lunch will be provided. Come be blessed!

The AC FFA is holding their spring plant sale until the end of school. The FFA greenhouse will be open for business from 7:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on any day school is in session. Just stop by the Ag Building for assistance. The FFA has garden vegetables and flowers for sale, such as tomatoes and peppers as well as potting flowers like petunias, annual vinca, impatiens and geraniums. Flowers and vegetables can be purchased as packs, individuals or as hanging baskets. Photos and information about all the items available in the greenhouse are located on the school website, as well as the Facebook pages. Costs are $2/packs, and $12/hanging basket or 3 hanging baskets/$30. For information, call Mrs. Leiber 660-424-3668.

Ellett Memorial Hospital Appleton City offers outpatient specialist services for May 2025. Call 660-476-2111 for appointments: May 1– OB/GYN, Dr. Kallberg, May 7 – Upper GI, Colonoscopy-Dr.Vardakis, May 9- Ortho-Dr. Gray, May 13 – Rheumatology-Dr. John, May 14 – Upper GI, Colonoscopy-Dr. Vardakis, May 15– Podiatry- Dr. Pace, May 21 – Upper GI, Colonoscopy-Dr. Namin, May 28 - Ortho-Dr. Gray, May 28 – Ophthalmology, Dr. Soni, May 29-Neurology- Dr- Shoaib.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

April 29-May 1 Citywide Clean up

May 2 Ellett Memorial Hospital and Morgan-Anne Uniforms out of Harrisonville, MO scrub sale 3:00-7:00 p.m.

May 3 AC First Christian Church 2025 Men's Conference, "I Am My Brother's Keeper" 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

May 4 Appleton City Museum "Walk & Talk" Tour of the Appleton City Cemetery 4:00 p.m.

Tuesday night ball scores

 Baseball

Lakeland 5
Appleton City 0

Harrisonville 22
Center 0

Midway 6
Pleasant Hill 5

Softball 

Rich Hill n/a
Midway n/a

Archie n/a
Winsor n/a

Rainy pattern but heavy amounts & severe weather miss us

The News-Shopper will now be the 'Mid America news-Review' newspaper

Coming May 7th!

Finally..... after 5 years as a 'hybrid' as the Missouri Press calls it, the News-Shopper is all grown up as we have officially combined it with the Rich Hill Mining Review to form one new regional newspaper.

First, we want it to be as familiar as possible starting with the name: We took bits from the news-Xpress, Mid America Live and the Rich Hill Mining Review to come up with the official name, the Mid America news-Review. Before we go any further, we would like to insure our Rich Hill Mining Review readers that we will continue to serve you well and hopefully exceed your expectations.

The Mid America news-Review is a fully legal, official publication as required by the Missouri Press Association. And starting next week, May 7th, it will be available for pick up all throughout the region at the same locations the News-Shopper is now. 

Likewise, all current subscribers of the Rich Hill Mining review, as well as those subscribed to the News-Shopper, will get a copy in the mail as usual. One of the many goals in this project is to help insure that subscribers get their paper in a timely manner and our new mailing method should certainly help with that. 

In terms of the Mid America Live website, we're going to touch it up a little but everything else will stay the same as we focus on the corridor roughly between Rich Hill and Harrisonville as well as continuing to push further East and West to better serve those in the fringes of Cass, Vernon, St. Clair, Henry, Linn and Miami counties.

Currently the News-Shopper and Mid America Live combined reach readers about 100,000 times a week and we believe it'll only get better from here.

All we can say is THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU to our loyal advertisers and readers, it simply wouldn't work without you.

PS- The first edition of the Mid America news-Review coming next week will be a 32 page whopper that will include a very special insert along with some other goodies.

One more time, thank you!

Summary of Drexel R-IV Board of Education meeting April 21

The following is a Media Summary of agenda items discussed and/or acted on by the Drexel R-IV School

Board Member Oath of Office & Elections

The Secretary of the Board, Sara Borden administered the oath of office to Tim Eastwood and Callie LaBeth. Mr. Eastwood and Mrs. LaBeth were elected to a three-term term.

The Board of Education reelected Jennifer Thomas to serve as President of the Board, Tim Eastwood as Vice President, and Andy Gorsage as Treasurer. Sara Borden was elected to serve
as the Secretary of the Board of Education. Jennifer Thomas was appointed to serve as the district MSBA delegate.

Stadium Area Renovation

The Board of Education approved a TIPS quote from McConnell & Associates for the stadium plaza renovation project. Construction will begin the first week of June with completion projected by July 15th.

Board Policy – Staff Short Term Leave Policy

The Board was presented with a proposed revision to the short-term leave policy. This was the for review and the first reading.
The Board also held the first reading of the MSBA A policies recommendations.

Group Medical Insurance

The Board of Education voted to not renew the district’s contract with MEUHP.

The Board of Education selected the Bukaty Company as the district’s medical insurance broker.

The Board of Education voted to select Blue Cross/ Blue Shield as the district insurance carrier as recommended and negotiated by the Bukaty Company.

Personnel Resignations/Retirements

The Board of Education accepted the retirement notice of Royalyn Rolfs Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) teacher at the conclusion of the 2024-2025 school year.

The Board also accepted the resignation Darrah Munter as School Nurse at the conclusion of the
2024-2025 school year.

Personnel Employment

The Board voted to offer teaching contracts for the 2025-2026 to Kyle Littrell as a physical
education /Special Education teacher, and Rhonda Huber as an elementary language arts and
Title teacher.

The Board voted to offer work agreements to the following non-certified staff members:
Food Service: Britanni Nichols – Director
Lacey Wheeler – Food Service Lunch Accounts Coordinator
Amy Faulkner – Cook
District Office: Sara Borden - Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent
Sheila Eastwood – Business Manager
K-12 Building Secretary – Wanda Wilkins
Special Education Paraprofessional: Tracy Vunovich, Kim Jones, Laura Royster, Trisha
Good & Kacey Muhal
Title 1 Paraprofessional: Reagan Thomas
Extra Duty Assignments
The Board of Education approved many extra duty assignments. Several assignments have not been
filled. Attached are the extra duty assignments that have been offered for the 2025-2026 school year.
Respectfully,
Gary French
Approved Extra Duty Assignments
2025-2026
Assignment Individual
Athletic Director/Transportation Director Trenton Roach
Athletic Trainer – HS Football Brian Wood
HS Head Football Philip Dean
HS O/D Coordinator Football Kyle Littrel
HS Assistant Football Craig Richardson
HS Assistant Football Ted Kasper
JH Head Football Clint Bailey
JH Assistant Football David French
HS Head Volleyball Jennifer Duncan
JH Head Volleyball Amy Faulkner
JH Assistant Volleyball Jillian Thomas
HS Football Cheer Lacey Wheeler
HS Basketball Cheer Lacey Wheeler
JH Head Girls Basketball Craig Richardson
HS Head Boys Basketball Trenton Roach
HS Assistant Boys Basketball Adam Gilbert
JH Head Boys Basketball Brad Rolfs
JH Assistant Boys Basketball Trenton Roach
HS Head Girls Track Jenny Wheeler
HS Head Boys Track Gary Griffin
JH Head Track Jennifer Duncan
JH/HS Assistant Track Gary Griffin
HS Head Baseball Tim Eastwood
HS Assistant Baseball Jared Jacobs
Summer Weights – June/July Philip Dean
Summer Weights – June/July Trenton Roach
Football Field Painter Mike Wheeler
HS Scholar Bowl Julia Barabarick
Board Secretary Sara Borden
Student Council Holly Bennett
NHS Melissa Busch
Band and Vocal Music Jacob Eppel
Senior Class Melissa Busch
Junior Class Prom Melissa Busch
Jr. Class Concession FB/BB Karen Hrabovsky
Jr. Class Concession VB Elaine Hamilton
Technology Coord. Lindsey Douglas
A+ Coord. Lindsey Douglas
FBLA Holly Bennett
Drama Club Jacob Eppel, Melissa Busch
Federal Programs Lori Reed
SPED Director Lori Reed
Asst. SPED Director Heather Tucker
Elem. SPED Coord. Lori Reed
504 Coord. Lori Reed
Online Learning Coord. Jessica Boydston
PAT Coordinator Jill Thomas
Yearbook Melissa Busch
FFA/Vo-Ag Dakota Tucker