Holiday Open House 2013

Rollover Accident Near Rockville

Missouri State Highway Patrol along with Rockville Fire Department and The Bates County Sheriff Department responded to a 1 vehicle accident this morning around 6:20 am on Route B at County Road SE 14545. The accident occurred when the 1992 Pontiac Bonneville driven by Scott L. Anderson of Rockville Missouri was traveling West bound, struck a embankment and overturned, and coming to rest on its top. The driver was taken to Ellett Memorial Hospital in Appleton City with minor injuries.

UPDATE: Gas Leak North Of Butler

The Butler Fire Department along with Liberty Utilites is still on the scene of a Natural Gas leak North of Butler on Main Street. The road is shutdown and will continue to be a little longer as they work to fix this leak. The leak was caused by a vehicle running over a line. Please use caution when in this area.

ROCKVILLE QUILT SHOW

The Rockville United Methodist Church is having a Quilt Show on Saturday, October 19th from 9:00 am. to 3:00 pm. The church will have a bed turning ceremony, country store, duckless duck pond, lunch served by The Rockville United Methodist Church Youth Group, and a Quilt Raffle drawing will be held at 3:00 pm. Bring your quilts to the church on October 10th or the 17th. For more information you can contact Tommy Gragg at (660)598-2765

Butler Elementary Parents and Students

Butler Elementary Parents and Students:

Butler Elementary supports the Bears and we will participate in the following Homecoming Spirit Days:

Monday - Sleeping Beauty Day (PJ Day)

Tuesday - Transformation Day (Dress as Your Favorite Disney Character)

Wednesday - Donald Duck Dynasty

Thursday - Mickey Mouse Red and Black Day

Friday - (no school) Red and Black Game Day

GO BEARS!!

Tate Stevens Coming To Rich Hill

The Rich Hill 4Th Of July Committee is proud to announce that on July 5th 2014 at 8pm in The West Park Tate Stevens will be the main entertainment. Tate Stevens is a Amercian County Music Artist from Belton, Missouri who won the second season The X Factor show in 2012. Everyone is encouraged to attend this.

Gas leak North Of Butler

The Butler Fire Department along with Liberty Utilities is in route to a possible gas leak 1 mile North of Butler on North Main Street. The gas leak is caused by a vehicle that has struck a natural gas line. Bates County Live will update this when and ifr more information becomes available.

Food Prices Rising In Missouri

Missouri shoppers found food prices slightly higher in the second half of 2013.  At the end of the third quarter, the 16 items regularly tracked on the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Marketbasket survey rang in at $52.44 compared to the first quarter average of $48.73 for an increase of $3.71.   The same time last year, these items cost $51.58.

“Most of the price shifts occurred in the meat and dairy cases,” said Diane Olson, Missouri Farm Bureau Director of Promotion and Education. “The survey found a slight to modest increase in the price of ground chuck, sirloin tip roast, bacon, sliced deli ham, chicken breasts, eggs and whole milk.”
Consumer demand drove the increases in the meat and dairy category, according to John Anderson, AFBF’s deputy chief economist.

Items showing a slight decrease in price included all-purpose flour, vegetable oil, white bread, orange juice and shredded cheddar cheese.

Of the 16 items, 10 rang in higher for Missouri shoppers during the semi-annual survey, five lower and one remained unchanged.   Local shoppers saw a savings of $0.76 from the national average of $53.20.
Food price projections call for about a 3 percent increase this year, which is slightly higher than the average rate of inflation over the past 10 years.

Americans on average spend just under 10 percent of their disposable annual income on food, the lowest average of any county in the world.  Farmers work 24/7 to provide healthy, nutritious food choices while receiving about 16 cents for every dollar spent at the retail level.