Funeral services for James "Jim" Fisher will be 1 p.m. Friday, November 9, 2012 at Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri. Visitation will be Thursday evening from 5-7 p.m. at Schowengerdt Chapel. Burial in Pitts Chapel, Harrisonville, Missouri. Contributions to American Cancer Society or Crossroads Hospice.
James Dwight Fisher, age 52 of Archie, Missouri died Wednesday, November 7, 2012 in Archie. He was born June 3, 1960 to Dwight Willis and Margie Lousie Beasley in Harrisonville, Missouri.
Jim is survived by his parents, Dwight and Margie Fisher of Archie, Missouri; three brothers, Delbert Eugene Fisher and wife Mary of Archie, Missouri, Ricky Lee Fisher of Foster, Missouri and Larry Ray Fisher of Archie, Missouri; and nephews, nieces, great-nephew, great-nieces uncles and aunts.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Car vs deer accident sends local woman to hospital
Just before 9 a.m. yesterday, an attempt to dodge a deer in the roadway near Amsterdam resulted in moderate injuries to Tammera Cox-Halliburton, 35, of Butler. According the the MSHP report, Halliburton was eastbound on J highway one mile west of Y when her vehicle left the roadway, traveled through the ditch and struck a fence.
The 2006 Ford was totaled; Halliburton was transported to a local hospital for treatment. Trooper B.J. Hamerle was assisted at the scene by the Bates County Sheriff's Department and the Amsterdam fire department.
The 2006 Ford was totaled; Halliburton was transported to a local hospital for treatment. Trooper B.J. Hamerle was assisted at the scene by the Bates County Sheriff's Department and the Amsterdam fire department.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
City's proposed tax increase may appear on April ballot
In Butler City Council news, this is not the most important thing that happened, but we'll put it first, so you can put it on your calendar: The Christmas Lights will be turned on December first, rather than Thanksgiving, to coincide with the Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade.
In other Council activities...City Administrator Mark Arbuthnot says the City has had several meetings with a developer regarding a proposed commercial development on a tract of land in the area of the highways 52 and 71 interchange. The name of the developer, nor the exact area it's interested in, has not been made public.
In other Council activities...City Administrator Mark Arbuthnot says the City has had several meetings with a developer regarding a proposed commercial development on a tract of land in the area of the highways 52 and 71 interchange. The name of the developer, nor the exact area it's interested in, has not been made public.
Butler C of C Halloween costume contest winners...
The Butler Chamber of Commerce would like to thank everyone who participated in the Annual Halloween Contest and Parade. A special thanks to the following sponsors and volunteers for their generosity:
City of Butler
Butler Police Department
Butler Fire Department
News X-Press
X-Changer
KMOE
Caskey , Hopkins, Wilhelmus, LLC
Security Bank
Bates County Disposal (Spud)
Misty Brooks
Kelly Freeze
Julie Mader
Briscoe Lodge #54
The Second Act (Jill Tiona)
Chad Anderson (PA System)
Volunteers (sign-up teams & judges)
Chamber Board Members
Winners in the 2012 Butler Chamber of Commerce Halloween Costume Contest:
0 -5 years (individual)
3rd place – Braelynn Isaacson (Minnie Mouse)
2nd place – Cade Brooks (Slash)
1st place – Michaiah Fugate (Thomas the Train)
6-11 years (individual)
3rd place – McKenzie Jarreau ( Grandma)
2nd place – Dylan Wiltshire (Frankenstein)
1st place – Devin Gilliland (Tree)
12 – 17 year (individual)
3rd place – Tarin Schrock (Belle/Twilight)
2nd place – Jonathon Coatney (Headless Horseman)
1st place – Kayla Wainscott (I Dream of Jeanie)
18 & Over (individual)
3rd place – Rachel Lee (IMP)
2nd place – Amanda McCoy (Miss Piggy)
1st place – J.D. Plunkett (Medieval Warrior)
Pets
3rd place – Blue (Batman)
2nd place – Coal (Devil Dog)
1st place – Precious (Witch)
Groups/Props
3rd place – Hannah McCoy (Fortune Teller)
2nd place – Myah Swift (Mermaid)
1st place – Hayley Inglehart; Lynnzi Knapp; Hannah Swift; Shyanne Swift (KISS)
City of Butler
Butler Police Department
Butler Fire Department
News X-Press
X-Changer
KMOE
Caskey , Hopkins, Wilhelmus, LLC
Security Bank
Bates County Disposal (Spud)
Misty Brooks
Kelly Freeze
Julie Mader
Briscoe Lodge #54
The Second Act (Jill Tiona)
Chad Anderson (PA System)
Volunteers (sign-up teams & judges)
Chamber Board Members
Winners in the 2012 Butler Chamber of Commerce Halloween Costume Contest:
0 -5 years (individual)
3rd place – Braelynn Isaacson (Minnie Mouse)
2nd place – Cade Brooks (Slash)
1st place – Michaiah Fugate (Thomas the Train)
6-11 years (individual)
3rd place – McKenzie Jarreau ( Grandma)
2nd place – Dylan Wiltshire (Frankenstein)
1st place – Devin Gilliland (Tree)
12 – 17 year (individual)
3rd place – Tarin Schrock (Belle/Twilight)
2nd place – Jonathon Coatney (Headless Horseman)
1st place – Kayla Wainscott (I Dream of Jeanie)
18 & Over (individual)
3rd place – Rachel Lee (IMP)
2nd place – Amanda McCoy (Miss Piggy)
1st place – J.D. Plunkett (Medieval Warrior)
Pets
3rd place – Blue (Batman)
2nd place – Coal (Devil Dog)
1st place – Precious (Witch)
Groups/Props
3rd place – Hannah McCoy (Fortune Teller)
2nd place – Myah Swift (Mermaid)
1st place – Hayley Inglehart; Lynnzi Knapp; Hannah Swift; Shyanne Swift (KISS)
Bears pounce Bobcats, now 2 - 0
The Jr High Lady Bears traveled to Drexel last evening. The A team soundly defeated the Bobcats 38-26 to improve their team record to 2-0. The B team lost the fight 20-10. They travel to Hume tonight for second round action in the tournament.
-our thanks to Tammy Appleberry
-our thanks to Tammy Appleberry
Robotics team set for qualifying tournament in Olathe
The CowTown ThrowDown Rumble this past Saturday at Lee’s Summit High School was the first opportunity for the Bates County Robotics team known as Brick Heads 194 to participate in a First Robotics Lego League (FLL) event. The team made up of youth from the Adrian, Butler, and Archie area has been preparing for this year’s challenge over the summer. FLL is for nine to fourteen year olds and has been active for twenty years.
This year’s challenge is Senior Solutions and is made up of problems encountered by seniors in their day to day life. The challenge is to help senior adults remain active, engaged, and independent. Specifically each team member is to find a senior partner aged sixty years or more and learn things the partner could use help in doing, then develop a plan for using robotics to help accomplish in doing them. This is called the Project which really is the most important part of the challenge, but the Robot Games do generate the most excitement.
The Robot Games are a group of problems set up on a four foot by eight foot arena. The team has been working to build and program their robot to solve and complete as many of the problems as possible in two and one-half minutes. The robots are a Lego product called NXT Mindstorms and come as a kit with many Lego type parts and a controller sometimes called the “Brick” from which the team got its’ name. The 194 is the registration number which came with the registration last May; with the registration period closing in September there are over 13,000 teams worldwide. The Rumble was a “fun” competition of fourteen teams mostly from the Kansas City area.
The Brick Heads will be going to Olathe NW High School November 17 for its’ qualifying tournament where forty teams will be competing for ten places to move up to the Kansas City Regional Tournament January 19 at Union Station. The last FLL event of the season will be the International at Edward Jones Dome in St Louis next April. This being the teams first year; just competing is quite a thrill, but the team scored well at the Rumble and is working hard to compete in the Qualifier in two weeks.
-our thanks to Jerry Ferguson
This year’s challenge is Senior Solutions and is made up of problems encountered by seniors in their day to day life. The challenge is to help senior adults remain active, engaged, and independent. Specifically each team member is to find a senior partner aged sixty years or more and learn things the partner could use help in doing, then develop a plan for using robotics to help accomplish in doing them. This is called the Project which really is the most important part of the challenge, but the Robot Games do generate the most excitement.
The Robot Games are a group of problems set up on a four foot by eight foot arena. The team has been working to build and program their robot to solve and complete as many of the problems as possible in two and one-half minutes. The robots are a Lego product called NXT Mindstorms and come as a kit with many Lego type parts and a controller sometimes called the “Brick” from which the team got its’ name. The 194 is the registration number which came with the registration last May; with the registration period closing in September there are over 13,000 teams worldwide. The Rumble was a “fun” competition of fourteen teams mostly from the Kansas City area.
The Brick Heads will be going to Olathe NW High School November 17 for its’ qualifying tournament where forty teams will be competing for ten places to move up to the Kansas City Regional Tournament January 19 at Union Station. The last FLL event of the season will be the International at Edward Jones Dome in St Louis next April. This being the teams first year; just competing is quite a thrill, but the team scored well at the Rumble and is working hard to compete in the Qualifier in two weeks.
 |
| Pictured are the Brick Heads – 194 members who competed last Saturday at the CowTown ThrowDown Rumble. Left to right Kaitlyn Hollingshead, Aubrie Oates, Clint Cumpton, Isaiah Salazar, Clay Cumpton, and Domanic Johnson |
-our thanks to Jerry Ferguson
High traffic at polls in Bates County yesterday
Bates County Clerk Marlene Wainscott is reporting a 74% voter turnout yesterday, making it one of the highest turnouts in recent history.
With coffee pots warmed, most folks in the clerk's office were set for a long evening- but instead were headed home well ahead of an anticipated schedule as returns made their way into the building on short order.
Starting at the top, Bates County chose Romney over Obama almost 2 to 1, but most local races ran much closer with Scott over Weil by less than a 20% margin; Schowengerdt over Mullinax by about 1/3; and the cigarette tax proposition failing by a vote of nearly 2 to 1. By contrast, Prop's A and E pass by about a 1/3 margin.
Here again are the final, unofficial numbers:
President:Obama/Biden (D) 2557
Romney/Ryan (R) 5020
Johnson/Gray (L) 157
GoodeClymer (C) 37
write in 30
U.S. Senator:
McCaskill (D) 3716
Akin (R) 3345
Dine (L) 637
write in 4
Governor:
Nixon (D) 3972
Spence (R) 3513
Higgins (L) 243
write in 1
With coffee pots warmed, most folks in the clerk's office were set for a long evening- but instead were headed home well ahead of an anticipated schedule as returns made their way into the building on short order.
Starting at the top, Bates County chose Romney over Obama almost 2 to 1, but most local races ran much closer with Scott over Weil by less than a 20% margin; Schowengerdt over Mullinax by about 1/3; and the cigarette tax proposition failing by a vote of nearly 2 to 1. By contrast, Prop's A and E pass by about a 1/3 margin.
Here again are the final, unofficial numbers:
President:Obama/Biden (D) 2557
Romney/Ryan (R) 5020
Johnson/Gray (L) 157
GoodeClymer (C) 37
write in 30
U.S. Senator:
McCaskill (D) 3716
Akin (R) 3345
Dine (L) 637
write in 4
Governor:
Nixon (D) 3972
Spence (R) 3513
Higgins (L) 243
write in 1
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Fire destroys second Amoret home today
The city of Amoret has been stricken with two residential fires- one early this morning and the other this evening- both resulting in a total loss for the homeowners.
Around 4 a.m. today, local fire departments were summoned to the Krista Bradley residence to find the occupants had escaped safely but the structure heavily involved in fire.
Amoret and Amsterdam fire departments were called this evening to the Trinkle home on south Broadway street on a report of heavy smoke coming from the structure. Despite efforts to gain control of the fire, which included requesting backup from other local departments, it also is being called a total loss.
It is unclear if the Trinkle residence was occupied when the fire broke out and no injuries have been reported.
The exact cause of both fires is yet to be determined.
Around 4 a.m. today, local fire departments were summoned to the Krista Bradley residence to find the occupants had escaped safely but the structure heavily involved in fire.
Amoret and Amsterdam fire departments were called this evening to the Trinkle home on south Broadway street on a report of heavy smoke coming from the structure. Despite efforts to gain control of the fire, which included requesting backup from other local departments, it also is being called a total loss.
It is unclear if the Trinkle residence was occupied when the fire broke out and no injuries have been reported.
The exact cause of both fires is yet to be determined.
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)
