Butler city wide clean up coming in May

Warmer weather means it's time for Spring cleaning- and that's exactly what will happen in Butler next month.  In cooperation with Bates County Disposal, the Butler city wide clean up is set to happen for residences north of Fort Scott street the week of May 9th through the 13th, while those south of Fort Scott will be picked up the week of May 16th through 20th. 


Items accepted will be old furniture, paint, batteries, appliances and basic junk- make sure items are separate from your regular weekly trash. Tires and building materials such as wood scraps, shingles and plywood will not be accepted. Limit is one pickup load per household. If you have more than one pickup load, contact Bates County Disposal at 600-679-5654 to make arrangements for the excess items.


Brush and limbs will be accepted, along with leaves in City of Butler leaf bags. These items will be picked up by the city of Butler crews separately from the junk.


Have your items ready at curbside by 6:00 a.m. on Monday of your pick up week. Residents are reminded not to set out trash more than one week in advance or you may be subject to code enforcement action.


The annual city wide clean up is a free service offered to residents only.

Bates County Historical Society & Museum’s 50th Anniversary Reception & Open House

The public is invited to join in celebrating the 5oth Anniversary of the Bates County Historical Society & Museum on Friday, April 15, 2011 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm.  Located at 802 Elks Drive, Butler, Missouri, the event will be held at the Museum in Robertson Hall.  A guest registry will record the names of those who attend this significant milestone event.  This is a ‘come and go’ event however; at 7:00 pm a brief program will include various letters, introductions, and resolutions along with brief commentaries.  The Museum will be open for touring and refreshments will be served.  

Memories of the past fifty years, and shared visions for the future, will no doubt take center stage.  Plan to attend this very special event and you too will become part of history as we commemorate the Golden Anniversary of the Bates County Historical Society & Museum.  For further information call the Museum at 660-679-0134.

Adrian Police Department weekly report

March 29th - First and Business 71, warning for speed; First and Ohio, warning for defective equipment; First and Kentucky, warning for defective equipment; assisted Children's Division; check well being on Main street.

March 31st - Main and Kentucky, citation for speeding; assisted with medical call on Second street; disturbance with juveniles on Skyline Drive.

April 1st - Assisted with medical call at Crystal Manor; Main and Kentucky, warning for defective equipment; animal loose on Virginia street; investigated burning complaint.

April 2nd - First and Business 71, warning for stop sign violation; First and Virginia, warning for speed; Main and Lexington, warning for expired license plates; dog complaint on Third street.

April 3rd - Assisted sheriff's department with arrest on Third street; handled custody issue on Mulberry street; traffic control while mobile home was moved on Business 71; investigated property damage on Edith street.

From the desk of Senator David Pearce

Redistricting for U.S. Congressional Districts

A few weeks ago, I discussed the process of redistricting. Redistricting can happen every 10 years after the census results are released. In this case, even though Missouri saw a population growth of 7 percent, it did not keep pace with other, faster-growing states, so Missouri is losing one congressional district. While currently, Missouri has nine members in Congress that will be reduced to eight. Even though this process does occur every 10 years, the last time Missouri lost a congressional seat was 30 years ago.

Rain, storms inbound

The forecast shows a good possibility of heavy rain and thunderstorms throughout the evening which may include up to nickel sized hail. Currently there are no warnings or watches in effect.

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From Recorder of Deeds, Lucille Mundey

Real estate transfers:

Elks 'fired up' for BBQ contest this weekend

The Bates County Elks Lodge is all set for the BBQ Cook-off this Friday and Saturday. This will be open to the Public as well as Members. Check-in on Friday night, and the meat will be inspected upon arrival. There will be a Cook's meeting at 6:00 pm, with a dinner following at 7 pm. Dinner will be a free-will donation.

On Saturday, judging will begin at 11:00 am, with the first category being the People's Choice Award. The meat will be provided for this. The rest of the day will go as follows: 12:00 - Open
12:30 - Chicken
1:00 - Pork Ribs
1:30 - Pork Butt
2:00 - Dessert

The Awards Ceremony will follow at 3:00 pm. Entry fee is $50.00, with a First Place in each categry payout of $50.00. There is limited electricity, with a $10.00 hook-up fee. All fires will be wood, wood pellets, or charcoal.

We will also be hosting Bingo on both nights, with it starting at 7:30 pm on Friday night, and 6:30 pm on Saturday night. For more info, call Clint Schuman at 660-200-5484.

-our thanks to Polly Mitchell

Chance of severe weather later today

Rest of Today

Cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Chance of showers through the day. Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers...thunderstorms in the evening...then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.