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Rain likely.....yeah!

Columbus Day

Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Monday Night

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

Tuesday

Partly cloudy with chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds around 5 mph.

Wednesday

Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.

Keep your fingers crossed.

Obituary - Rita Hartsell

Funeral services for Rita Faye Hartsell of Butler, Missouri will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at the Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler with Roger McKee officiating. Visitation 1 - 2 p.m. prior to services on Tuesday, October 11. Burial, Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler. Contributions, Heartland Hospice.


Rita Faye Hartsell, age 56 of Butler, Missouri died Saturday, October 8, 2011 at Bates County Memorial Hospital in Butler. She was born December 24, 1954 to Wilma Luckan McGuire in Butler.


Rita is survived by a son, Justin Hartsell and wife Leah of Archie, Missouri; two daughters, Stacy Griffin and husband Justin and Kelli Gillis and husband Travis both of Butler, Missouri; her mother, Wilma McGuire of Butler, Missouri; one brother, Richard McGuire of Pittsburg, Kansas; two sisters, Kathy Lewis and husband Richard and Carroll Walley and husband David both of Amsterdam, Missouri and Vickie Callahan of Butler, Missouri; and six grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Cheryl McGuire and Theresa Fahnestock.

Wide variety of cool cars at Elks show in Adrian

Beautiful weather ushered in some rare and unusual cars to the annual Adrian Elks Car show today, along with pickups and motorcycles as well. Here's a peek at some that were on display...

Mmm, mmm, good!

The parking lot of the Immanuel Baptist Church in Butler was alive with all the sights, sounds and good smells of the 8th annual chili cookoff this evening sponsored by the Butler Area Ladies Ministries and the Christian Ministerial Alliance.

Butler area churches and businesses are invited to participate in the cookoff that typically raises between $800 and $1,500 per event, allowing the Butler Area Ladies Ministries to continue their mission.


Bates County Live spoke with event coordinator Barbara Lawrence who expressed a hearty thank you to all who attended this evening and wanted to remind everyone of the Fall ladies retreat scheduled for next Saturday. For more information about the retreat, contact Barbara at 660-679-4212.

Benefit car show in full swing

A pristine Pontiac GTO Judge owned by Dave Hayne
of Butler

A benefit car show is going on right now to raise money for Toys for Tots and Coats for Kids, located in the parking lot next to Butler Detail. Besides cars, you'll see many vintage tractors, motorcycles, trucks and more. Bring the kids-there's a bounce house, food and dj making it a fun family outing.

A few of the rat rods in the Douty collection...

Tonight's Chili Cook-Off reminder...

The annual Chili Cook-off is tonight at the Immanuel Baptist Church in West Butler. The parking lot will be 'cookin' from 5 to 7 p.m. as money is raised to benefit the Christian Ministerial Alliance.

For more info to to get involved, contact Barbara Lawrence at 660-679-4212.

News from Adrian Lanes

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BOWLING NEWS

Through October 8,  2011

Handicap Travel League

Westchester 41.5-18.5

Plunkett Bowl 39.0-21.0

Capri Bowl 35.0-25.0

Windsor Lanes 32.0-28.0

Strike Zone 27.0-33.0

Jesters House 26.0-34.0

Adrian Lanes 1 20.0-40.0

Adrian Lanes 2 19.5-40.0

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