Motorcycle Accident North of Amsterdam

Amsterdam Fire, Bates County Sheriff's Department and the Missouri Highway Patrol are en route to the scene of a motorcycle accident approximately 2 miles North of Amsterdam on Y highway. Apparently the motorcycle left the roadway, ejecting the rider. No word yet on injuries.

Rain later this week

Rest of Today

Sunny...windy. Highs around 90. South winds 20 to 30 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the north 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

Two from Butler injured in motorcycle accident

Two Butler residents were injured in a motorcycle accident Saturday near Peculiar. Jeremy R. Davis and Jennifer S. Davis, both 29, were riding a 2008 Kawasaki motorcycle on 71 Highway just north of route J when an unknown vehicle changed lanes in front of the motorcycle, causing it to swerve off of the left side of the roadway, ejecting the riders. Both were taken to Research Hospital in Kansas city; Jeremy Davis with serious injuries and Jennifer Davis with moderate injuries. Both were wearing helmets. An investigation is pending.

Non injury accident near Amsterdam

Authorities are responding to a reported non-injury accident North of Amsterdam near the railroad tracks on Y Highway. No other information is available at this time.

Obituary - Jerry Lee Cook

Funeral services for Jerry L. Cook of Butler, Missouri will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at the Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler with Dr. Terry Davis officiating. Visitation 6 - 8 p.m. Tuesday, September 7 at the Schowengerdt Chapel. Burial, Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler. Contributions, Butler First Baptist Church or the Butler Public Library. 

With great sadness we announce the death of former Mayor of Butler, Jerry L. Cook. age 67. Jerry died suddenly on Thursday, September 2, 2010 at the Research Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born June 1, 1943 to Roy Grant and Betty Jane Mahan Cook in Butler, Missouri.

Jerry is survived by his wife of 48 years, Gayle Clark Cook of the home in Butler; two sons, Brent Cook and wife Gina of Lee's Summit, Missouri and Brian Cook and wife Dana of Overland Park, Kansas; three grandchildren, Tess, Brenna and Bailey Cook; a brother, Randy Cook and wife Debbie of Butler, Missouri; two sisters, Shirley Umstattd and husband Delbert of Ballard, Missouri and Kay Hager and husband Ken of Hiram, Georgia. He is further survived by a son, Dayvion Cook of Kansas City, Missouri; and two Thai children that Jerry and Gayle assisted in raising, Pirapon Namatra and wife Sunisa of Bangkok, Thailand and their children Yim and Kwan and Lilana Peck and husband Steve of Olathe, Kansas and their children Ava and Ander. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Roy Cook.

News from Adrian Lanes

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BOWLING NEWS

Through September 3, 2010

 

Sunday 1:30pm:        Youth-Adult starts on Sep 12.

Sunday 6pm:             Adult Open starts Sep 12.

Sunday 10am:           Scratch Travel League Starts Sun Sep. 12 @ Strike Zone in Clinton.

Sunday 10am:           Handicap Travel League Starts Sun Sep. 19 @ Strike Zone in Clinton.

Monday 7:30pm:      Men start on Sep 13.

Tuesday 10am:         Women start on Sep 7.

Tuesday 7 pm:          4 person Open starts on Sep 7.

Wednesday 7pm:      Men start on Sep 8.

Thursday 6:30pm:    Five Person Women start on Sep 16.

Friday:                      Nooners re-start Sep 3.

Friday 3:30pm:         Bumpers Start Sep 3

Friday 7pm:              Trio Start Sep 10

Saturday 1:30pm:     Youth Start Sep 18.

 

Thurs 7PM Summer

Pink Ladies                                                                            41.0         League Champion

M & M Crew                                                                         34.0

Lucas Racing                                                                        30.0

Blackhawks                                                                           30.0

    Sep 2: High Game:  Laverne Goodrich 170, Tom Dayringer 131, Ben Davis 127, Janie Smith 116, Bonnie Barnett 102, Kaleb Nastav 86, Nancy Blake 74, Pat Underwood 73, Sue Baker 69, Margaret Kneuvan 69, Jean Morris 60.  Fun Night Sep 9.

 

Friday Nooners Fall-Winter 2010-11

    Sep 3: High Game: Leroy Foster 234, Don Chulufas 209, Robert Greer 202, Gene Atkin 193, Chuck Wyatt 193, Betty Smith 186, Wesley Merritt 186, Dale Smith 170, Jon Atkin 166, Jean Wilson 163, Troy Burton 160, Lorraine Kershner 155, Tom Dayringer 151, Sue Merritt 150. High Series: Leroy Foster 591, Don Chulufas 568, Robert Greer 555, Chuck Wyatt 523, Wesley Merritt 511, Gene Atkin 509. 

 

                Friday 3:30 pm Bumpers Fall 2010

Sep 3: Brendan Moore 79.

 

    Saturday 7 pm: 8-Pin Strike Frenzy, knock down 8 pins, counts as a Strike.  Colored Pins for $$.  Cost $12 each.

Local forecast

Today

Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 15 to 20 mph.

Tonight

Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.

Friday night football scores

Southwest Livingston 84 - Miami 60 
Adrian 21 - Archie 13
Sherwood 26 - Drexel 6