The Butler Lions Club radio auction will be on the air tonight 5 to 8 pm on FM 92.1. Check out this list of items and be ready to call 660-679-3135 when the item(s) are up for bidding. Just listen and have fun!
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The City of Adrian Recycling Center, located at 300 S. McCulloh Street, Adrian, MO, will resume its 24/7 operating hours starting today. Adrian residents are once again encouraged to bring their recyclable materials at any time to contribute to the city’s ongoing sustainability efforts.
"We understand that the temporary disruption to our recycling services caused inconvenience to our residents, and we appreciate their patience," said Ryan Wescoat, City Administrator. "The staffing issues were with our partner who handles the processing of the collected material. We have been in close contact with them, and they have assured us that the staffing levels are now sufficient to handle the recycling flow from Adrian. We are happy that this issue has been resolved. We are also happy to be able to offer 24/7 service again to the citizens of Adrian."
This situation highlights the city's reliance on external partnerships for essential services, and the city will continue to monitor the services provided by these partners.
The trailers located at the recycling center clearly display the types of recyclable materials accepted.
"We are very glad to be able to provide this service to our citizens again, and especially to be able to allow them to drop off their recyclable items at any time." added Ryan Wescoat, City Administrator. "We encourage everyone to participate in the recycling program."
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Herrman’s Historical Happenings week of April 2
1908 The Adrian Mayor asks citizens to refrain from throwing dead fowl and other decaying substances in the alleys because it is causing a foul odor and it's against the law.
1911 A severe rainstorm hits Bates Co, washing out bridges, culverts, roads, and eroding all plowed ground. Lightning kills livestock in Charlotte, Elkhart, Homer, Summit and Mount Pleasant townships.
1911 Capt. Flavius J. Tygard dies, he was instrumental in getting electric lights for Butler, making it first town West of the Mississippi river to have electricity.
1945 John G. Underwood and S.W. Booth have purchased the Culver Funeral Company and will now be known as the Underwood-Culver Funeral Service on North Main st,Butler.
1948 George H. Christopher, Elkhart township farmer, announces he will seek the Democratic nomination for 6th District Congressman.
1978 Quick action by the Butler fire department avert disaster when a blaze breaks out at Franklin's Store, northwest corner of Main and Chestnut streets. A firebug was later caught setting fires at the rear of the Mattingly store, just down the street.
2001 "Georges Ice Cream Shoppe" opens on North Main street. Owned by George Vowels and operated by Laura Vowels with Julie (Vowels) Bitner.
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Traffic was light around the Butler Airport last week, even though flying weather was intermittently favorable, when the gusty winds abated. Over the past months, since the fuel system was shut down, we’ve seen a decline in transient traffic. Obviously, not having fuel available makes a difference.
The Bellanca 7KBA Citabria that had been taking refuge here for a couple of weeks finally got to depart, just before the airport was closed last Monday. Repairs were made to the fuel injection throttle body so it could get back to Lee’s Summit. Other planes coming and going were a Piper Warrior and a Cessna Skyhawk, and a Piper Arrow also visited. Local movements included Jeremie Platt’s Grumman Tiger, Roy Conley’s Grumman Tr2 and a few Cessna 150 training sorties.
In national news, a California county has been slapped down by the FAA for refusing to allow leaded 100-octane fuel to be sold at its two airports. Since 2022, Santa Clara County has required operators to stock only 94-octane unleaded gas or STC’d G100UL unleaded, which some plane owners can’t or won’t use. That violates the grant agreements stipulated when the county took federal trust fund money to maintain its airports, one of which is a ban on exclusivity of services provided.
The Alaska pilot who got stuck in thin ice on a Kenai Peninsula lake last week, leaving him and his two passengers stranded overnight, has been stuck in more ways than just out on a lake. It turns out that he held only a student pilot’s license, so he can’t legally carry anyone with him. Rules don’t count for much in Alaska, where flying is as common a driving a pickup. About all the FAA can do is revoke his student ticket and perhaps levy a fine.
Also last week, Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota got upset on Friday when she learned that a Minneapolis-bound airliner departing Washington D.C.’s National airport “narrowly missed” an Air Force T-38 that was passing by on its way to Arlington Cemetery for a fly-over tribute. Actually, while surprising, the system worked as it’s supposed to; airliners are required to carry alerting and resolution gear that warns pilots when a plane gets too close, and that’s why nobody got hurt this time. But, steps will be taken...
And then there was the red-faced (and probably former) United Airlines pilot who made his Shanghai-bound Boeing 787 turn around two hours after departing Los Angeles, because he realized he had forgotten to take his passport with him. Better to face consequences at LAX than in Communist China, he figured, but the passengers had to be inconvenienced, arriving six hours late.
Our weekly challenge from last week wanted to know what airline advertised its low “peanut fares” by passing out free packs of the nuts to its passengers. That would have been Southwest, back in the days before allergy hysteria. For next time, as Butler airport gets a runway lighting upgrade, in what year was the system being replaced installed? You can send your answers to kochhaus1@gmail.com
Courtesy Harrisonville Schools
The Rich Hill Lady Tigers were also able to plate double digit runs in the match-up, however the 24 runs by the talented Eagles group would prove to be too much for the Lady Tigers to overcome, and Miami would come out on top, improving their season record to 1-1.
The Eagles travel to Osceola on Wednesday to take on the Lady Indians. photo by Ashley Isaacson
By Cody Morris, Tailgate TV
Thanks in advance for your support, all money raised stays local!
Earlier this month a Bates County Family suffered a devastating house fire, our community has continued to rally around the Huff family and attempted to blanket them in love over the past month while they face this tragic time.
A group of local folks organized a Slow-pitch Softball Benefit Tournament to raise money for this family. This tournament raised right at $5,000, ALL of which was donated directly to the Huff family.
The tournament was organized by Hunter Green, Alex Swatosh, Cody Morris, Derek Dunn, and Shawn Mayfield. Butler Sonic served as a sponsor for the tournament, donating funds for tournament expenses, and the Elks Lodge served food for donations that all went back to the Huff Family as well.
The tournament saw 9 teams enter! The team led by Shawn Mayfield (Balls Deep) was victorious at the end of the day, while McGhee Septic came in 2nd.
What a fun afternoon with Bates County 4-H. Member clocked some project hours with some hands on learning. 20 members worked on cake decorating skills, made seed tapes and learned how to read a seed packet, practiced for fashion revue and used the sewing machine, learned the art of crochet, got pointers on photography, made a bristle bot and learned about coding and learned about different types of wood and some pointers for good fair projects.
Fun was had by all in attendance. Thank you so much to the volunteers that came and helped with projects, it is so exciting to see Bates County 4-H members and volunteers coming together in fun new ways.
Courtesy Bates County 4-H
Lost cow/calf pair. Last seen at West 18Hwy and NW County Rd 6001, south of Capital Materials Adrian rock quarry. Both black w/yellow tags. Tags have 3 rows of info each. Calf (fall born heifer) approximately 350lbs. Cow had a yellow tag in each ear w/following info: 7H/666/ENG. Calf had 1 yellow tag in left ear w/following info: 50.24/7H/GART. If you see them/find them, please call 660-679-1218. Thank you.
The Linn County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the man in the attached picture. The person wearing a dark blue hoodie or jacket with brown pants and black shoes is a person of interest in the theft of a camouflage Polaris Ranger at approximately 6 am this morning from the rural area north of Mound City, Kansas. If you have any information regarding the identity of this individual please contact the Linn County Sheriff’s Office at (913) 795-2665.
Monday through Thursday
Butler Lions Club radio auction begins tonight and runs through Thursday, 5 to 8 pm. Tune your radio to 92.1 FM and be ready to dial 660-679-3135 to bid on your bargains. Thanks in advance for your support, all money raised stays local
Tuesday
Butler city council meeting 7 pm
Friday
Immaculate Conception Church final Lenten Fish Fry 5:00 – 7:30 p.m. in St. Mary’s School Hall, Montrose
Adrian Community Theater: 'The House Amongst the Willows', Show Dates: April 4-6 & 11-13 (Friday and Saturday 7pm, Sunday 2pm) at the Old Butler High School Gym. Tickets ($15) on sale at www.actadrian.com OR Call (816) 239-0555
SaturdayBookmark this page, more to be added. If you would like to include an event email midshopper@gmail.com or call/text 660-492-8758
Pleasant Hill 20
Appleton City 6
Northwest 4
Clinton 16
Midway 7
Harrisonville 8
Sherwood 3
Harrisonville 12
Sherwood 0
Midway 10
Softball
Midway 11
La Monte 8
Adrian 4
Skyline 14
Other scores to be added as they become available
He is preceded in death by his father, Charles R Cates, mother, Helen Rose, step-mother, Denise Cates, sister Dora Cates, and nephew Anthony Cates.
He leaves behind many friends and family who love him dearly. Chas is survived by his daughter, Brooke Hiebert, two brothers, James “Jimmy” G. Cates, and Guy Cates, two sisters, Victoria R. Cates, and Stephanie R. Graff, along with many nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, uncles and his significant other, Rhonda Stevens.
God saw you were getting tired
And a cure was not to be.
So He put his arms around you
And He whispered come with me.
With tearful eyes we watched you suffer
And watched you fade away.
Although we loved you dearly,
We could not make you stay.
A golden heart stopped beating.
Hard working hands to rest.
God broke our hearts to prove to us
That He only takes the best.
Courtesy Dengel & Son Mortuary
Scott was born June 21, 1967, in Olathe, KS. Born to Frank Fox and Sharon K. (Chadwick) DeRemus. On August 11, 1994, Scott and Jennifer Logan were married in Olathe, Kansas. They made their home in Blue Mound in 2016.
Scott worked doing construction for most of his life. He was a 3rd generation Paint Contractor. After retiring, his passion was carpentry/woodworking. In his free time, Scott enjoyed spending time with his grandsons. He was an avid bass fisherman, he kept a fishing pole in every vehicle, always on the lookout for the next place to fish. He loved to cook, almost as much as he enjoyed eating! Scott was a member of The BARN Church in Blue Mound, Ks.
He was preceded in death by his son Dakota Gene Fox DeRemus, his parents Frank DeRemus and Sharon Schuler, one sister Wendy Bond.
Survivors include his wife, Jennifer of the home, daughter Krystal Robertson, two grandchildren; Dakota and Bentley Robertson, two brothers; Wesley DeRemus and Martin Joe (& wife Chris) DeRemus, one sister Rhonda Thompson and his beloved dog Zeke. Scott is also survived by nieces; Misty DeRemus, Ashley Timmons, Annabelle DeRemus, Samantha McCarley, Sherelle McCarley-Kreusch and Sheena McCarley. Nephews; Oakley DeRemus and Timothy McCarley and other extended family and friends.
A Celebration of Life was held March 29th at The Barn in Blue Mound, KS.
Courtesy of Schneider Funeral Home
Born on February 13, 1941, the third child of Jacob and Erma (Giffin) Bishop, the only girl in the middle of 5 brothers, she learned to tolerate orneriness and teasing at an early age. Living with these brothers made her strong and independent with a wicked sense of humor.
On October 25th, 1959, Donna married Ralph Stites after a 3 month courtship that started on a blind date. Shortly after the wedding they moved to Galveston, Texas, but by Christmas were so homesick for Kansas they moved back. After buying the farm between Blue Mound and Mound City in 1961, from Ralph’s parents, Donna never moved again.
To this union 3 children were born, Linda, Andy, who passed away in 1968 at the age of 4, and Lori.
Donna loved Ralph and Ralph loved the farm, so Donna happily lived farm life for 64 years.
Donna did lots of canning and preserving, because Donna loved Ralph, and Ralph loved huge gardens.
Donna loved Ralph and Ralph loved Donna. Together they made a great team, supporting and encouraging each other for 52 years.
Donna loved to sew, knit, cook, bake, collect antiques, refurnish furniture and remodel her home. Since early childhood, she was a lover and collector of buttons. She belonged to the National Button Society and the Kansas State Button Society, 5 times traveling out of state to attend the National Button Convention.
Donna was an active member of the Wall Street Christian Church, teaching Sunday School and organizing LOTS of Bible School crafts. She took pride in the fact that her Great-Great Grandfather, Thomas McGee was a founding member of the church. She loved playing her autoharp and helped organize the Wall Street Christian Strings.
In addition to being a farm wife, Donna ran a wallpapering business, and worked as a para for the 1st and 2nd grade before going to work for the Linn County Motor Vehicle Department. She retired after 20+ years to follow her dream job, being the “lunch lady” at the Blue Mound Grade School. After loving on, cooking for, and entertaining “her kids” for several years, she retired back to farm life and her many hobbies.
Donna was preceded in death by husband Ralph, son Andy, her parents, and brothers Waverly, Danny and Mike. Donna is survived by her two daughters Linda (Jim) of Mound City and Lori of Olathe, two Brothers, Roy Bishop of Olathe, Lester Bishop (Vickie) of Moran, three Grandchildren, Grant (Amee) of Pittsburg, Heather Tildes (Jeff) of Lawrence , Allison Simons of Mound City, three Great-grandchildren, Kolby, William and Harper, as well as a host of extended family and friends.
Funeral service will be 11 am Monday, March 31, 2025 at the Wall Street Church. Burial will be in the Sunny Slope Cemetery, Blue Mound, Kansas. Memorial contributions are suggested to Ronald McDonald House. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com.
Mary “Louise” Carroll, age 97 of Appleton City, Missouri formerly of Butler, Missouri died Friday, March 28, 2025 at the Appleton City Manor. She was born November 15, 1927 to Ralph V. And Katrina M. Ridgeway Green in Avard, Oklahoma.
Louise is survived by two sons, Gary Carroll and wife Carel of Archie, Missouri and Leland Carroll and wife Linda of Peculiar, Missouri; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren; three step-great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Clarence Green of Ash Grove, Missouri; and a sister, Barbara Samples of Scott City, Kansas. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Charles O. Carroll Jr. On December 2, 2022; and seven brothers and sisters.
Harrisonville Schools is pleased to announce the employment of a new Harrisonville High School assistant principal, Mr. Travis Brave.
Mr. Brave has served as athletic director/admin intern in the Center School District for the past five years. Prior to that, he taught at Center High School and Center Middle School. He has also taught at Smith-Hale School District and Change Academy: Lake Ozark (CALO).
He earned his bachelor’s degree in elementary education from McKendree University and has a master’s in athletic administration from William Woods University. He earned an education specialist degree in secondary administration from William Woods University.
Winners of this month's puzzle tournament at the Butler Senior Center: Beulah, Audrie, Ruth, and Eddie. Over the past few weeks the weather has been a bit uncertain, hampering turnout at the center however, warmer weather this week brought in plenty of folks to enjoy the tournament.
-Courtesy Butler Senior Center
Members of the Butler Student Advisory Committee took time yesterday to plant flowers at the green space park on the southeast corner of the Butler square. These students are making an investment in our community beautification and your efforts are greatly appreciated. -Courtesy City of Butler
Butler firefighters Jim Lewis and Jim Henry were honored to represent the Butler Fire Department at services Saturday morning for Drexel Firefighter Anthony Juarez who passed away from injuries sustained in a tragic accident on March 18th.
Prayers to his family and the members of the Drexel Fire District. -Courtesy Jim Henry
MODOT will be closing the northbound entrance ramp to I-49 on Monday March 31st from 1:00pm - 4:00 pm for guard rail repairs per below:
