Bates County Sheriff's Department Looking For A Mason To Do Some Brick Work

The Bates County Sheriff's Posse is looking for a Mason to do some brick repairs on the Law Enforcement Museum. Please contact Sheriff Anderson at 660-679-3232 for more details.

DONATED THEME BASKETS NEEDED FOR FALL FESTIVAL:

The Butler Senior Center is asking for your donated “Theme Baskets’’ for their auction at the 10^th Annual Community Wide Senior Fall Festival being held on Sunday, October 27^th.

A theme basket is anything you want it to be. You could, for example, make a salon basket with beauty supplies in it. For another instance, an automotive basket with automotive products.  Food makes a lovely basket, or a candy basket, or how about a Halloween basket? The possibilities are limitless.  You can deliver your baskets, prior to the fall festival, to the Senior Center at 611 West Mill street, located just behind the Chinese Restaurant. 

If you have any questions, you can contact Phyllis Stout at the Senior Center at (660) 679-5830. Dine in our Carry Out available at the dinner!

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Girls Night Out TODAY

THE SENIOR FALL FESTIVAL

The 10^th Annual Community Wide Senior Fall Festival will be held on Sunday,  October 27^th at 11:30 am at the Bates County Fairgrounds Youth Building.  An ‘All you can eat’ dinner will start at 11:30 am and go until the food runs out.  Music will be provided by the Butler High School Pop Chorus to coincide with their auction of theme baskets.  Free will donations are greatly appreciated as the proceeds will benefit services for the Bates County Seniors. Dine in or Carry out available!


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Henry County Sheriff's Department Press Release: Suspect apprehended after short pursuit

Merle Edgar Coke, III

According to Henry County Sheriff J. Kent Oberkrom, a suspect in the theft of metal from a business in Warrensburg, Missouri was taken into custody after a brief pursuit on Highway 52 and Pricelane.

According to the Sheriff’s Office report, Deputy Lee Hilty responded to Advantage Metals on Highway 52 just after 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday  October 16, 2013, to investigate a vehicle on the property that had been reportedly involved in a theft in Johnson County on Tuesday, October 15, 2013.

As Deputy Hilty attempted to make a traffic stop on the vehicle at the entrance to the business, the driver accelerated to allude Deputy Hilty.  The suspect vehicle traveled on Highway 52 towards Clinton.  Near the intersection of Pricelane and Sedalia Avenue, the suspect vehicle swerved to avoid a collision with another vehicle and subsequently lost control traveling off the roadway and coming to rest in a fence line.

The driver exited the vehicle and ran towards a residential area.  Additional law enforcement officers arrived to assist Deputy Hilty.  The driver, identified as Merle Edgar Coke, III, age 28, of Clinton, was taken into custody by Deputy Kelvin Gaylord and Deputy Lee Hilty.

As passenger in the suspect vehicle, JuLinda I. Hicks, age 22, Holden was transported by air ambulance to a Kansas City Hospital.  Coke was transported to the Henry County Detention Center where he continues to be held in lieu of bond on several felony charges.

Bear Backers Appreciation BBQ Friday October 18th

Bear Backers Appreciation BBQ:

Friday Night at Football Field

October 18^th

Beginning at 6 p.m.

BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich & Beans

Free to Bear Backer Members & their Families

If anyone signs up to be a member Friday night

their meal is free!

So tell all your family and friends!!!!

Non-member price: Open to anyone for purchase

$7 – Sandwich and Beans

$5 – Just Sandwich

Obituary - Dolores Morris

Dolores Morris, 78 of Gardner, Kansas passed away October 16, 2013. Memorial services will be at a later date and time under care of Mrs. Morris’s family. Cremation under the direction of Mullinax Funeral Home, Butler, Missouri (660) 679-0009. Messages for the family may be left atwww.mullinaxfuneralhome.com.