Tuesday
Sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. South winds around 5 mph.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Monday, January 3, 2011
Senator David Pearce Appointed to “Rebooting Government” Working Group
Jefferson City — State Sen. David Pearce, R-Warrensburg, was appointed last week by President Pro Tem-elect Robert N. Mayer to serve on the Education working group, one of seven panels that make up the Missouri Senate’s “Rebooting Government” initiative. During the first few weeks of the 2011 Legislative Session, these groups will examine suggestions made by the public in order to achieve new ideas on how to streamline government.
“It is an honor to serve for the second year in a row on the Education work group,” Sen. Pearce said. “It is incredibly important to me to be a part of Missouri’s education plan and to ensure that our state continues to move itself forward.”
The education working group is just one of seven groups created to compile recommendations to control, alter, or delete state government programs using taxpayer ideas. Other working groups include: Courts and Public Safety; General Government and Office of Administration; Retirement and Employee Structure; Social Programs; Tax Structure and Economic Development; and Agriculture, Outdoors, Department of Natural Resources, & Transportation.
“I would like to urge citizens to share their ideas on how to make our state government work more efficiently,” Sen. Pearce said. “Bold and creative ideas are necessary during this difficult economic time in our state.”
Citizens may submit their ideas by visiting the Missouri Senate Rebooting Government website (www.senate.mo.gov/RebootMO). The site will remain active throughout the 2011 Legislative Session.
It's grass fire season...
Earlier today Drexel Fire Department with help from Amsterdam Fire Department worked grass fire approximately 10 acres in size which also ignited a pile of tires on south Lake Road just outside of Drexel. This afternoon Adrian Fire, along with Butler and Central Cass Fire Departments worked a grass fire approximately 3 acres in size just North of Adrian, which sparked a fire to an abandoned mobile home on the property. The mobile home sustained moderate damage.
Everyone is urged to exercise extreme caution when doing a controlled burn; keep a garden hose handy and don't leave the fire unattended for any length of time. Also, avoid burning when the wind is blowing- even a light breeze can put the fire out of control in a very short time in extreme dry conditions.
Everyone is urged to exercise extreme caution when doing a controlled burn; keep a garden hose handy and don't leave the fire unattended for any length of time. Also, avoid burning when the wind is blowing- even a light breeze can put the fire out of control in a very short time in extreme dry conditions.
Bates County Sheriff's Office weekly report
Bates County Sheriff’s Office
Activity report December 27, 2010 to January 02, 2011
12/27/10
THEFT-Rockville
CHILD ABUSE-Merwin On December 27, 2010 Deputies responded to a check the well being on a 2 1/2 year old juvenile in the Merwin area.
CHECK WELL BEING-Rich Hill
DFS ASSIST-Merwin
THEFT-Merwin
DISTURBANCE-Butler
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY / VEHICLE / PERSON-Adrian
WANTED SUBJECT-Butler On 12/27/2010, I was dispatched to the Bates County Sheriff's Office in reference to a subject that was at the Sheriff's Office for visitation that had a warrant for failure to appear on a bad check out of Benton County.
GUN SHOTS HEARD / OBSERVED-Hume
12/28/10
AMBULANCE REQUEST-Butler
AMBULANCE REQUEST-Amsterdam
CHECK WELL BEING-Rich Hill
THREATS - VERBAL, PHONE OR BY MAIL-Rich Hill On 12-28-28, Deputies responded to Rich Hill, in regards to harassment.
MVA w/ INJURIES-Archie
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY / VEHICLE / PERSON-Butler
SPEAK TO OFFICER-Hume
12/29/10
THREATS - VERBAL, PHONE OR BY MAIL-Foster On 12/29/2010 Deputies responded to the Foster area in reference to harassment.
AMBULANCE REQUEST-Butler
STRANDED MOTORIST-Rich Hill On December 29, 2010 Deputies arrested a female on a Cass County warrant.
AMBULANCE REQUEST-Butler
TRAFFIC STOP-7305 And 6576 On 12-29-2010 Bates County Deputies made a traffic stop in the Rich Hill area.
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY / VEHICLE / PERSON-Rich Hill Report of trespassing in Rich Hill, MO.
12/30/10
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY / VEHICLE / PERSON-Amsterdam
THEFT-Butler On 12/30/2010, deputies were dispatched to the Bates County Sheriff's Office, in reference to a walk-in report of a firearm stolen from a residence at RR# 4 Butler
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY / VEHICLE / PERSON-Rich Hill
MVA J1 NO INJURIES-Adrian
STRANDED MOTORIST-Butler
ANIMAL AT LARGE-Amoret
12/31/10
REFUSE TO LEAVE-Adrian
ANIMAL AT LARGE-Foster
STRANDED MOTORIST-Drexel
ABANDON VEHICLE-Passaic
STRANDED MOTORIST-Rich Hill
HARASSMENT-Butler
ASSAULT-Butler On 01/01/2011 Deputies made a traffic stop north of Butler and arrested two people for possession of marijuana.
01/01/11
AGENCY ASSIST-Butler
ANIMAL AT LARGE-Adrian
STRANDED MOTORIST-Adrian
OPEN DOOR / WINDOW-Butler
STRANDED MOTORIST-Adrian
THEFT-Amoret
THREATS - VERBAL, PHONE OR BY MAIL
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY / VEHICLE / PERSON-Butler
TRAFFIC STOP-Butler On 01/01/2011 Deputies made a traffic stop north of Butler and arrested two people for possession of marijuana.
DISTURBANCE-Butler On 01/01/2010 Bates County Deputies responded to a domestic disturbance in rule Butler.
TRAFFIC STOP-Adrian On 1-01-2011 Deputies conducted a traffic stop for lane violations on South 71 HWY. The driver was arrested for DWI.
CIVIL STANDBY-Butler
01/02/11
ALARM-Butler
DEBRIS ON ROADWAY / SIDEWALK-Rich Hill
STRANDED MOTORIST-Rich Hill
ALARM-Adrian
TRAFFIC STOP-Ballard On 01-02-11 during a vehicle stop a male subject was arrested on a Franklin County warrant. The warrant was for Leaving the scene of an accident. The male was identified as Christopher Michael Ferand of Versailles MO.
Obituary - Jesse Stewart
Jesse Ray Stewart, 77, Butler, MO, died Saturday, January 1, 2011 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, MO. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at the New Life Assembly Of God in Archie, MO. The family will receive friends from 12:00-1:00 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Austin Cemetery in Archie.
In 1976, Jesse moved to Mound City, KS where he was a farmer for a little while, then became a carpenter, building houses. He built houses until he moved in 1982 to Mountain View, Arkansas, where he started driving a semi as an over the road truck driver. He and Carolyn moved back to Archie in 1986. She died in August of 1995. He later married Linda Dreiling. They lived in Archie until he retired and moved to Butler in 2008 at the age of 74.
Jesse was really proud of his work with the churches. One of the reasons he moved to Mountain View was to be a part of the Gideon’s International. He was one of the men that built the Victory Assembly of God in Adrian and was a founding member of the Archie Assembly of God. He currently attended the Assembly of God in Butler.
Jesse was preceded by his parents and his wife, Carolyn. He is survived by his wife, Linda, of the home; one son, Christopher Stewart, Adrian, MO; two daughters, Phyllis Shontz of Leawood, KS and Mary Stewart-Lamb of Kansas City, MO; four grandchildren, Jessica Stewart, Ressa Stewart, Jim Stewart, (Chris’ children) and Alivia Stewart, (Mary's child) and four great-grandchildren.
Gas prices expected to spike this Spring
Drivers in the USA could be paying as much as $3.75 a gallon for gas this spring, oil experts predict.
Prices at the gas pump have inched up all year as the cost of crude oil neared $100 a barrel. On Christmas Day, the average nationwide price of self-serve regular hit $3, a record for that day. By year's end, the average price reached $3.06.
Prices creeping toward $4 a gallon could have dire consequences for some industries and slow the economic recovery, analysts say.
The record price is $4.11 (average) a gallon on July 17, 2008.
"We learned in 2008 that $4-a-gallon gas is a deal-breaker for the economy," says Joel Naroff, president of Naroff Economic Advisors. "If it happens, it's not sustainable. There's only so much the consumer will bear."
He says drivers who need gas to get to work will buy it, but they'll cut spending elsewhere, sucking money out of the recovering economy.
Consumers react when the price reaches $3.50, says Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst for the Oil Price Information Service. People living paycheck to paycheck will cut back on other spending to compensate for higher gas prices, he says, and gas at $4 a gallon "throws us into a consumer slowdown."
"Oil prices ripple through every part of the economy," Kloza says. "I think it'll be the second highest year for oil prices on record."
He predicts the price of a gallon of gas will range from $3.25 to $3.75 in the spring and crude oil will exceed $100 a barrel for a short time. He attributes much of the increase to speculation in oil futures.
"I believe we're looking at the second-highest spring we've had to endure for fuel prices," Kloza says.
But he expects prices to fall as they did in 2008, when prices rose as high as $147 a barrel for crude and $4.11 for a gallon of gas before they fell at year's end to $33 a barrel for crude oil and $1.65 a gallon for gas.
"We learned in 2008 that when things become a little untethered, what comes up often comes down," Kloza says.
Consumers will feel the price hikes everywhere, says David Castelveter, spokesman for the Air Transport Association.
"It'll cost more to drive your car, more to heat your home," Castelveter says.
And it will cost more to fly, he predicts.
"It's safe to say that as fuel prices rise, airlines have to do certain things: Raise ticket prices, reduce costs, reduce the number of flights."
Last week, former Shell CEO John Hofmeister caused a stir when he predicted $5-a-gallon gas in 2012 as worldwide demand for oil grows while U.S. production shrinks. Developing wind, solar and biofuel alternatives will not generate enough power to meet the demand, Hofmeister says.
Asia's growing energy needs are pushing the global demand for oil to 88 million barrels a day, 3 million to 5 million barrels more than the world's production, Hofmeister says. The United States, which consumes 19.7 million barrels of oil a day, produces 7 million barrels and imports the rest, he says.
"Where are we going to get that extra 5 million barrels a day?" Hofmeister says. "Either the U.S. recommits itself to producing more domestic oil or we slip into a recession that reduces demand."
courtesy USA Today
Bates County Cattlemen's annual dinner this month
The annual Bates County Cattlemen and Cattle Women's annual meeting will be held January 15th at 5:30 p.m. at the Adrian Optimist Building and will feature guest speaker Jeff Windett, MCA Vice President. Awards will be presented for the Cattleman and Cattlewoman of the year, along with the Pioneer of the year award as well.
On the menu is prime rib, baked potato, green beans, salad, roll, dessert and drink, plus entertainment by the Sweetwater Band all for just $18. Anyone wanting to join are invited to come and will receive a half price meal ticket when purchasing a membership at the door.
On the menu is prime rib, baked potato, green beans, salad, roll, dessert and drink, plus entertainment by the Sweetwater Band all for just $18. Anyone wanting to join are invited to come and will receive a half price meal ticket when purchasing a membership at the door.
Slightly warmer today
Today
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear. Lows around 20. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
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