Chance of snow tomorrow; Sunday

Today

Considerable cloudiness with a 30 percent chance of rain. Highs in the mid 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight.

Butler Police Department report

2/15/11 - Officers take a forged check report in the 400 block of East Oak. Charges are pending.

2/16/11 - Officers make a traffic stop at Fort Scott and Austin. During the stop it is determined that the driver is suspended and is arrested.

Officers make a traffic stop at Casey's on Business 71. During the stop the male passenger becomes aggressive towards the officer and begins yelling and making threats. The passenger is arrested and transported to the Bates County jail.

2/17/11 - Officers respond to the Boy Scout park on a disturbance call. Upon arrival officers are informed that a male subject has made threats and pulled a knife on several juveniles. The subject is located and arrested.

Officers along with animal control respond to the 100 block of West Park on a dog bite. Officers are informed that a juvenile has been bitten by a loose dog the owner is issued a summons for allowing the dog to run loose.

Officers work a two vehicle accident in the Dollar Store parking lot.

2/18/11 - Officers and animal control pick up two dogs running loose and issue the owner a summons.

Officers work a two vehicle accident at Mill and High streets.

2/20/11 - Officers respond to the 300 block of West Ohio on a domestic call. One male subject is arrested and transported to the Bates County jail.

Officers take a walk in report of a hit and run accident in the Walmart parking lot.

Officers respond to the 300 block of West Fort Scott on a domestic call.

2/21/11 - Officers respond to the area of Gregory and Lee streets on a report of door to door sales. A male subject is located and issued a summons for no business license.

Officers take a theft report in the 1000 block of West Fort Scott. Charges are pending.

Officers respond to Fran Avenue apartments on a domestic call. One male subject is arrested and transported to the Bates County jail.

Butler R-V FBLA District 10 Contest Results

Butler R-V members of Future Business Leaders of America participated in District Contests on February 11, at the University of Central Missouri.  Top 10 Results are as follows:

(front row, left to right)

Nicole Sims-9th Place in Introduction to Business; Cayla Hardie-2nd Place in Chapter Newsletter; Natoshia Minor-2nd Place in Chapter Newsletter, 4th Place in Economics; Cheyenne Lesmeister-2nd Place in Chapter Newsletter, 3rd Place in Sports Management, 5th Place in Accounting II; Heather Lane-1st Place in Accounting II (State Qualifier), 2nd Place in Chapter Newsletter, 6th Place in Economics.

(back row, left to right)

Micah Nisely-7th Place in Network Concepts; Nathan McGuire-1st Place in Computer Problem Solving, 1st Place in Cyber Security (State Qualifier in both events).

Trey Heckadon, 112 lb freshman, 5th place finish at state tournament

State medalist- Trey Heckadon (2nd from left)- 5th place,
112 lbs, class 1

On February 17-19, the Butler Bears varsity wrestling team sent four wrestlers to state competition at the Mizzou Arena in Columbia, MO, freshman Trey Heckadon (112 lbs), junior Daniel Shubert (130 lbs), junior Austin Fix (140 lbs), and senior Cody Pitts (160 lbs).  All four wrestlers did advance to the wrestleback rounds on the second day of the tournament.  On Friday, Daniel Shubert, Austin Fix, and Cody Pitts lost their wrestleback matches and concluded their individual seasons.  Freshman Trey Heckadon, 112 lb wrestler, advanced to Saturday and secured a fifth place medal at the tournament, becoming Butler’s 27^th state medalist in school history.  The Bears finished in 25^th place in class 1 at the tournament.

Winter returns

Today

Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. North winds around 5 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon.

Tonight

Mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph

Bears basketball heats up as tournament starts next week

Jennifer McMurphy goes for two as
the lady Bears edge Sherwood
with a 54-52 win Saturday night.
McMurphy currently leads the
board with an average of just
over 12 points per game.

Trenton Crow lines up an easy shot
against Sherwood Saturday night.
The game ended 50-43 in
the Marksmen's favor.

photos courtesy Tonya Nisely LifesEncorePhoto.com

Brandtonies sentencing tomorrow

Thomas E. Brandtonies is set to be sentenced in tomorrow for multiple class C and D felonies related to the mis-handling of pre-need funeral arrangement monies. The sentencing is set for 2:30 p.m. in the Bates County Circuit court room. 


Brandtonies faces up to 7 years in prison and over $120,000 in restitution.

Obituary - Charlene Koehn

Funeral services for Charlene Koehn will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at Bethany Mennonite Church in Rich Hill, Missouri under the direction of the Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri. Visitation will be Tuesday evening from 6-8 p.m. at Bethany Mennonite Church. Burial in Bethany Mennonite Cemetery, Rich Hill.

Charlene June Koehn, age 66 of Rich Hill, Missouri died Sunday, February 20, 2011 at her home in Rich Hill. She was born November 30, 1944 to Benjamin and June Olive Schmidt Becker.


Charlene is survived by her husband, Harland Koehn of Rich Hill, Missouri; four daughters, Kimberly Dirks and husband Michael of Rich Hill, Missouri, Christine Unruh and husband Timothy of Hiawatha, Kansas, Rhonda Hiebert and husband Kendall of Arcadia, Florida and Cindy Koehn of Moundridge, Kansas; one brother, Gale Becker and wife Mavis of Hume, Missouri; her father, Ben Becker of Moundridge, Kansas; a brother-in-law, Archie Koehn of Rich Hill, Missouri; and nine grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her mother; one brother, Stuart Becker; and two sisters, Sondra Koehn and an infant sister.