November is going to be a very busy month...

Just click the Community Calendar link on the right side of our home page to get the latest info as items are being added daily!

Sign up now for Little Miss Snowflake & Little Jack Frost

The deadline for contestants to sign up for Little Miss Snowflake & Little Jack Frost is November 11th. Contestants must be 4 to 8 years of age and may sign up at the Butler Chamber office or EBT on the Northeast corner of the square. 

Winners will be based on chamber coupon book sales- in the event of a tie, interviews will be held to determine the winner. 

The theme for this year's parade is 'The Music and Magic of Christmas'. 

See you at the Christmas parade on Dec. 7th at 5:30 p.m.!

Weekly report from the Butler Police Department

Oct. 25th - Alarm at grade school; two car accident at Vine and Bus. 71; assault in the 300 block of E. Fort Scott; alarm at the Children's Center; walk in assault report taken; disturbance on Wix Lane; break in reported in the 200 block of S. Main; medical assist in the 400 block of S. Main; fire call in the 400 block of S. Main.

Oct. 26th - Animal call on the square; suspicious person at McDonald's; animal complaint in the 600 block of W. Nursery; theft call in the 300 block of N. Orange; fight in the 800 block of Wix Lane; missing child in the 800 block of Gregory; animal complaint in the 100 block of Willow; alarm call at Family center.

Don't make dinner plans tonight...

The Butler High School Project Prom will be selling pork sandwiches tonight at the Butler Bears Football Game. $6 will get you a pork sandwich, chips, beans, and a pickle. Special thanks to Heiman's for donating the pork. Come and support BHS Project Prom while cheering your Butler Bears to victory!

Kickoff will be at 7 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on FM 92.1 the Bullet. Bates County Live will provide updates on line throughout the evening.

Butler City Council News

In Butler City Council news, MoPEP, who Butler gets its electricity from, has been discussing for a few months, a reduction in the generation capacity credits for Butler and other towns that have generation facilities, and it includes an offset for us...
Losing capacity credit income that we get monthly would be offset by the reduction in the demand charge, so our City Council is ok with the change,

Also, MoPEP has been discussing the purchase of a portion of the Dogwood Generation Facility capacity. MoPEP has been purchasing generation from this facility for a couple of years for member cities, of which Butler is one. This is a natural gas-fired generation plant that does not have as many issues with the air quality regulations as coal-fired generation plants.
MoPEP approved pursuing the purchase of the plant capacity, which will bring an increase in power costs at first, but over the long term, it will help stabilize power costs for us.

Fair Board welcomes two new members

The Bates County Fair Board welcomed two new members at their annual dinner and meeting held last night. Linda Mareth and Matt Shannon were added as board members during the evening. The executive board members remained the same- President Kermit Kauffman, Vice-President Ed Steele, Secretary Calee McElwain and Treasurer Renee Hendrix.

-our thanks to FM 92.1 the Bullet

Bates County Memorial Hospital Christmas Tree fund raising event

Applications for scholarships provided by the Bates County Health Foundation of the Bates County Memorial Hospital will be available beginning April 1st, 2012. Every year the foundation provides $500 scholarships for those already in college planning to enter the health field and plan to practice their profession in Bates County. It is also open to employees of the Bates County Memorial Hospital who plan to continue their education in the medical field.

The funds generated for the scholarships come from fundraising events such as the yearly sale of Memory Tree Angel ornaments. The ornaments are sold during November by those that have lost a loved one and wish to honor their memory. Last year, the sale of ornaments raised $1,025.00.

The ornaments sell for $15 each or two for $25 and all proceeds will go toward the scholarships that will be awarded in August.

More information can be found on the hospital web site here.

It's beginning to look a lot like...

FALL! Rain and cooler temps on the way:

Wednesday
Cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning...then rain in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Temperatures falling into the 50s in the afternoon. South winds 15 to 20 mph shifting to the west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 80 percent.

Wednesday Night
Rain in the evening...then rain likely after midnight. Colder. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.