ADRIAN ELKS HOOP SHOOT

It’s time for the Adrian Elks Hoop Shoot free throw contest, on Saturday November 16th This event will be held at the Adrian High School Gym starting at 9 am. This free throw contest is a free event for boys and girls ages 8 through 13. This contest is sponsored by the Adrian Elks #2864 of Adrian. For more information call Sue at 816-297-2220.

 

Nevada Man Pleads Guilty

 

 A Nevada man has pleaded guilty Tuesday in Vernon County circuit court to charges alleging receiving stolen property, the unlawful use of a weapon, the unlawful use of an explosive device and the possession of a controlled substance. 22-year-old Stormy B. Miller was arrested by Vernon County sheriff's officers earlier this year during a traffic stop near Elmwood Estates. Miller was sentenced to seven years in prison on the stolen property charge and was ordered to pay just over $1,900.00 in restitution. He also was sentenced to prison on the weapon, explosive weapon and drug possession counts, concurrent with each other and the receiving stolen property count.

Weather Update: Weekend Rain- Cooler Monday

Dry and mild today through Friday. Over the weekend showers, and possibly a thunderstorm will develop early Saturday through Sunday. It will be breezy over the weekend with gusts from the southwest to around 35 or 40 mph on Saturday and Sunday. Temperatures will be continued mild through Sunday afternoon, middle 60s to around 70 degrees. By Sunday evening a cold front will bring temperatures back down into the 40s...which will be the highs Monday through Wednesday.

UPDATE: COATS FOR KIDS

 An update on the endeavor to provide coats to children in our area through the “Coats for Kids” fund raiser is coming along nicely. As of Wednesday, November 13^th, 215 coats have been purchased with funds still coming in which will be used to continue purchasing coats until a goal of 230 coats is reached. ‘Coats for Kids’ provides warm winter coats for 8 different schools and 4 headstart programs within the Bates County area. The proceeds are kept local with all the coats being purchased through local Bates County merchants.

 

Your donations are still needed and may be dropped off or sent to the DSWA Office in Butler at 210 W. Ohio Street or you may send your donations directly to Larry and Carol Ann Winburn at 109 Ranch Drive, Butler. Any amount, big or small, will help reach the goal of purchasing 230 to 240 coats for the Coats for Kids program for 2013.

 

The Children thank you in advance for your donations. The deadline to donate in time for the delivery date will be announced at a later date. Each donation received will make you eligible in a drawing to win a grand prize.

 

NATURAL GAS PRICES INCREASE

 

 JEFFERSON CITY— To reflect estimated changes in the wholesale cost of natural gas as well as a change in the company’s Actual Cost Adjustment (ACA) factor, Liberty Utilities customers will see natural gas rates change under a filing that takes effect on November 14, 2013.

 

     The ACA factor is a mechanism which tracks any over-collection or under-collection of actual natural gas costs over a 12 month period. The net over-or under-collected balances are subsequently either refunded or collected the next year.  

 

     West District (Butler, Rich Hill/Hume): Residential customers currently pay approximately $0.45 per Ccf of natural gas. Under this filing, the rate will increase to approximately $0.49 per Ccf, an increase of approximately $0.04 per Ccf. Liberty Utilities serves West District customers in the Missouri counties of Bates, Cass, Henry and St. Clair.   

 

     Approximately 55% to 60% of a customer’s natural gas bill reflects the cost of natural gas from wholesale suppliers. The wholesale cost of natural gas (the cost your local natural gas company must pay to its suppliers for natural gas) is not regulated by the Missouri Public Service Commission. The wellhead cost of natural gas is unregulated and is primarily driven by supply, demand and the weather. The Missouri Public Service Commission does conduct an annual regulatory review to ensure that regulated natural gas companies make prudent decisions in securing natural gas supplies for their customers.

 

Cancelled Endangered Person Advisory-Raymore Police Department- Kenneth E. Hunt‏

The Raymore Police Department has cancelled an Endangered SILVER Advisory
for a missing adult incident that occurred at Raymore, Missouri at 7:30 pm
on November 12, 2012.
 
The endangered SILVER advisory missing adult was:
 
Kenneth E Hunt, a white, male, age 87, hgt 601, 200 lbs, gray hair, blue
eyes, light complexion, wearing unknown clothing.
 
Brief circumstances regarding the Cancelled Endangered Silver Person
incident :
 
Kenneth E. Hunt was located alive and not injured.
 
Any questions regarding the Cancelled Endangered Silver Advisory can call
the Raymore Police Department at (816) 331-0530.

Taking Down Buildings in Appleton City

With the assistance of the Kaysinger Basin Regional Planning Commission, the city of Appleton City was presented a grant award from the Community Development Block Grant program through the State of Missouri, Department of Economic Development, in the amount of $230,500 to demolish over 20 dilapidated residential and commercial structures city-wide. "This project will give the city a breath of fresh air." stated Mayor Stephanie Donnahue. "With this demolition grant and the sidewalk grant, the town of Appleton City will have a new light, a new sense of community and a new outlook into the future for generations to come." Earlier this year Appleton City was awarded a $300,000 grant through MoDOT to complete a downtown revitalization project that will replace the sidewalks and lighting in the downtown district next summer. The Kaysinger Basin RPC prepared both the demolition and the sidewalk grant applications.
 

Cass County Children Return Home from Canada

 

Three missing Cass County children that were found in Calgary, Alberta Canada on October 16 have returned home. The children returned home with their father this weekend.

Jacob Miers, 19, was taken into custody at the Montana/Canada border and was extradited back to Cass County. He was booked into the Cass County Sheriff's Office Jail today on a charge of Accessory Interference with Custody. His bond has been set at $50,000.00. 

Sherri L. O'Neal, who was also taken into custody on October 16 in Calgary, remains in Canada awaiting a hearing on her status. No timeline has been given regarding her return.