New web site designed to help keep Missourians safe in bad weather

Missouri StormAware Web site includes videos on sheltering and storm warning systems; stormaware.mo.gov also includes links to severe weather texting services to alert Missourians to severe weather in their area

JEFFERSON CITY – The State Emergency Management Agency today announced Missouri has launched a new Web site to help inform and prepare Missourians for severe weather. Stormaware.mo.gov includes detailed videos on how to take shelter in specific types of buildings, important information about tornado sirens and weather alert radios, and links to severe weather texting services that can alert people across Missouri to upcoming severe weather.

“We think Missouri StormAware will be a valuable tool to educate all Missourians about the steps they can take to help protect themselves from dangerous severe weather,” State Emergency Management Agency Director Paul D. Parmenter said. “We’re providing very specific information about the safest places in different types of buildings, pointing out the limitations of tornado sirens that people should be aware of, and directing Missourians to text messaging systems that provide severe storm warnings.”

County Roads to Remain Open Until Late Summer

Access to Bates County Roads 4016 and 3778 to and from Route 71 north of Rich Hill will remain open until late summer as work progresses on a project to build outer roads between Rich Hill and Butler, the Missouri Department of Transportation said.

Also, property owners along the future outer roads will continue to have access to their property during the outer road construction.

However, for several weeks in late summer, County Roads 4016 and 3778 will be closed at their intersections with Route 71. The temporary closings will enable a contractor to build connections between the two county roads and the new outer roads.

Butler R-V Junior/Senior High Honor Roll

7TH GRADE
ALL A HONOR ROLL
Morgan Bradley
Draden Davis
Madalyn Gepford

A AVERAGE HONOR ROLL
Drew Ford
Mason Hayes
Benjamin Holt
Allison Jenkins
Brittany Laughlin
Parker Lawrence
Sara Mailen
Dylan Morris
Nicholas Robison
Jolynn Ross
Savannah Sargent

Rich Hill Police Department weekly report

Rich Hill Police Department Activity Report

March 12 2012 to March 18, 2012

03-12-2012

ASSAULT

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03-13-2012

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03-14-2012

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HARASSMENT

ASSAULT

JUVENILE PROBLEM

 

03-15-2012

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03-16-2012

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BURGLARY

STRANDED MOTORIST

DISTURBANCE

TRESPASSING

 

03-17-2012

CARELESS AND IMPUDENT DRIVING

VANDALISM

FIREWORKS

 

03-18-2012

ANIMAL AT LARGE

VANDALISM

Bates County Sheriff's Department activity report

Bates County Sheriff’s Office Activity Report

March 12 2012 to March 18, 2012

03-12-2012

THEFT-Adrian Bates County Deputies received a report of a stolen trailer license plate from Route 1 Adrian.

MVA-Passaic

GUN SHOTS HEARD / OBSERVED-Archie

THEFT-Drexel

NOISE-Butler

THEFT-Rich Hill deputies took a walk in report of stolen pills out of Rich Hill, no suspect information at this time.

SPEAK TO OFFICER-Butler

TRAFFIC STOP-Butler Bates County Deputies Made a traffic stop in the Butler area. Driver was arrest for possession of a controlled substance. No suspect information at this time...

PROPERTY DAMAGE / VANDALISM-Adrian

ANIMAL AT LARGE-Hume

SPEAK TO OFFICER-Hume

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY / VEHICLE / PERSON-Butler at approximately 1845 hours Deputies recovered a stolen vehicle in rural Butler, MO.

ANIMAL NEGLECT / ABUSE-Butler

BURGLARY-Hume Deputies responded to a burglary that happened earlier.

DISTURBANCE-Butler

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY / VEHICLE / PERSON-Rich Hill

STRANDED MOTORIST-Vhwy

 

Meet the candidates tonight...

Reminder - There will be an informational meeting for Miami R-1 School Board candidates this evening starting at 6:30 at the Amoret Community Building. 

All patrons of the Miami School District are invited to come and meet the candidates.

Your weekend planner...(revised)

Today
Partly cloudy with a chance of rain, then a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain in the afternoon. High of 63. Winds from the East at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50%

Meet the Miami R-1 school board candidates starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Amoret Community Building

Butler Chamber of Commerce annual dinner starts at 5:30 p.m. at the Bates County Elks Lodge

Friday
Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. High of 66. Winds from the North at 10 to 25 mph. Breezy. Chance of rain 40%.

WMATAMA Swap Meet at Frontier Village in Adrian

Butler Youth Baseball/Softball sign ups 4-6 p.m. at the Bates County Fairgrounds

Saturday
Partly cloudy in the morning, then mostly cloudy. Fog early. High of 75. Winds from the NNW at 10 to 25 mph. Breezy.

Vern McElwain check presentation to Butler Community Food Pantry 8:30 a.m.

Rockville Easter Egg Hunt in Rockville Park at 11 a.m.

Adrian Cub Scout Pancake Breakfast at the Adrian Optimist building 6 - 10 a.m.WMATAMA Swap Meet at Frontier Village in Adrian

Butler Youth Baseball/Softball sign ups 9 a.m. to noon at the Bates County Fairgrounds

MoKan machinery sale in Passaic starts at 10 a.m.

Adrian PTO Fun Night at the school 4 to 8 p.m.

Amsterdam Fire Department benefit taco dinner starts at 5 p.m. at the Amsterdam Community Center

Texas Hold 'em Tournament at the Drexel Community Center starts at 5 p.m.

Butler Masonic Lodge fundraiser dinner starts at 6 p.m. at the lodge in north Butler

West Central Warriors football game at Rotary Field starts at 6 p.m. (Rotary Field is next to the Aquatic Center in south Butler)

Sunday
Partly cloudy. Fog early. High of 86. Winds from the North at 5 to 10 mph.

Outlaw Bass Tournament - call Dale Craft for info 660-679-9101

Don't forget the Butler Lions Club radio auction starts Monday March 26th on FM 92.1 the Bullet

If you would like something added to our calendar, email us at bateswire@hotmail.com

Obituary - Robert "Buzz" Moore

Robert Loren “Buzz” Moore was born May 10, 1967 to Larry F. Moore and Alice Ann Elffner in Paola, Kansas. He passed away March 20, 2012 at his home in Roscoe, Missouri.

Buzz graduated from Drexel High School in 1985. He started a career in commercial construction called Buzz Moore Construction. He later decided to return to the rural life and built Buzz’s Suzy-Q restaurant in Roscoe, Missouri. He also built Buzz’s Outdoor World near Lowry City, Missouri selling trapping supplies, fishing tackle, archery equipment and firearms.

He was an avid outdoorsman. Buzz enjoyed everything about the outdoors from hunting mushrooms to snagging spoonbill.

Buzz was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents Ben and Iona Moore and his maternal grandparents Fred and Gertie Elffner.

He is survived by 2 sons Marshall Moore and Dallas Moore of Burlington, Kansas; Mother and Father, Ann Moore of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Dr. Larry Moore of Osceola, Missouri; one sister Lorri and husband Stan Wallace of Neodasha, Kansas; 2 brothers, Rick Moore of Kansas City, Missouri and Todd and wife Maria Moore of Lone Jack, Missouri; significant other, Susan Goodwin and very special friend Kay Martin; several aunts, uncles, cousins and other relative along with many special friends.