Special at the Pantry Thrift Store

  
 The Pantry Thrift Store in Butler will be holding a BLUE TAG BAG SALE  Today Friday March 1st, 2013 and tomorrow Saturday March 2nd, 2013. All items with blue tags that you can fit into a bag for only $2.00. The Pantry Thrift Store is located at 901 S. Outer Rd here in Butler or you can call 660-227-6101. Business hours are 10-5. All profits go to help feed that hungry here in Bates County along with Community Food Pantry.

Thank you from Osage Valley

The Storm of 2013 – First of all we would like to thank all of our members for their patience, endurance and perseverance during this difficult outage. We fully understand the hardships that so many of you endured. We would also like to thank our members that expressed their concerns for the loss of our best friend and Operations Manager, Darin Wainscott. The employees of Osage Valley are working with a heavy heart. 

We are so grateful for our cooperative friends that are always there to help us when the need arises. Thank you, thank you, thank you to the crews from New Mac Electric Cooperative, Barton County Electric Cooperative, Barry Electric Cooperative, White River Electric Cooperative and also to Kiowa Line Construction. Thank you Barton County Electric for also sending up office personnel to help answer the phones.

Thank you to the many people who assisted our crews in so many ways, opening roads and pulling out our trucks when they were stuck in the snow. We appreciate everything that you did to help them out while they were working.

Thank you so much to the local businesses that made special accommodations and/or donations in Butler and Clinton that helped feed the employees so that they could continue working . Thank you to Blue Ribbon Bakery, Applebee’s, Leisa’s Cafe and Smith’s Restaurant for helping to feed the Clinton crew. Thank you to Southside Café, Flaming Lantern, Koehn’s Bakery, and Country Mart for helping to feed the Butler crew. Thank you to Chad Anderson and the Bates County Sheriff’s Office for showing up with a food and moral support. Thank you also to the Bates and Henry County dispatchers that handled so many calls on our behalf. We cannot express how much we appreciate the extra efforts you all made to accommodate our needs.

Official Press Release of Happenings yesterday in Amsterdam

On 2/28/213, the Bates County Sheriff’s Office, received a call from a citizen reporting a disturbance in Amsterdam.    The calling party observed the two cars driving down the road trying to run each other off the road.   During the incident one person pointed a gun out the window at the other car.  As the Sheriff’s Office converged on the area we found the two cars located at a residence in Amsterdam. 

Six people were arrested and transported to the Sheriff’s Office.  The weapon was located along with suspected narcotics and stolen property.  Charges are being sent to the prosecutor for review. 

Four of the subjects arrested are from Joplin area and two subjects are from the Amsterdam Area.  At this time this case is considered to be an ongoing investigation by the Sheriff’s Office. 

Names are being withheld until formal charges are filed.  

Drexel Bobcats Basketball

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE DREXEL BOBCATS AND THE LADY BOBCATS AS THEY WON THE FIRST ROUND OF CHAMPIONSHIP BASKETBALL ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28^TH. THE DREXEL BOBCATS DEFEATED THE PILOT GROVE TIGERS WITH A FINAL SCORE OF DREXEL 67 AND PILOT GROVE 48. THE DREXEL BOBCATS WILL PLAY IN THE QUARTER FINALS ON SATURDAY, MARCH 2^ND IN THE CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL AT 1PM.

THE LADY BOBCATS DEFEATED THE BUNSON LADY DRAGONS ON THURSDAY NIGHT WITH A FINAL SCORE OF LADY BOBCATS 56 AND LADY DRAGONS 22. THE LADY BOBCATS WILL PLAY ON SATURDAY, MARCH 2^ND IN CLINTON AT 2:30PM.  

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Updated School Cancellations as of 6:45am

SCHOOL CANCELLATIONS
FRIDAY MARCH 1ST 2013

ADRIAN R-3

MIAMI R-1

Ballard R-2

Sherwood R-8

Archie R-5

Drexel R-4

*All School closing are brought to you by FM.92.1 and their current weather sponsors*

• SEVERE WEATHER SPONSORS 
• Heartland of Willow Lane
• Bates County Dental Center
• Bates County Memorial Hospital
• (Family Care Clinic)
• Wilson's Tire Butler and Nevada

Indulge Salon Set to open in the morning

The doors open tomorrow at 10am! After driving all of Kansas and Missouri today picking up product and vendor items I think everyone will be pleased! If you have little ones, we have something for them also, I did not forget anyone! I'll also be doing FREE trials tomorrow on the Green Smoke e-cigarette. So if you're a smoker whose tried everything possible to quit and have not succeeded then I want to see you tomorrow. Hope to see everyone and meet lots of new faces! Come out and check out Indulge Salon located 517 E. Park Street in Rich Hill Missouri. Come by out call 417-395-1111

Update on Natural Gas Leak

The Butler Fire Chief along with Liberty Utilities has cleared the scene and everything is fixed and fine.

Possible Natural Gas Leak

Corner of High Street and Nursery in Butler

The Butler Fire Chief along with  Liberty Utilities workers are on scene of a possible Natural Gas leak on the corner of High Street and Nursery Street here in Butler. Please use caution and avoid this area if all possible.