Obituary - Nancy Elizabeth Dillon

Nancy Elizabeth Dillon, 81, Freeman, Missouri, died Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at Vitas Hospice in Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 7, 2013 at the First Baptist Church in Freeman with burial in Freeman Cemetery, Freeman. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Friday, December 6 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made to the church memorial fund. (A complete obituary will be posted when available).

LOCAL NEWS-BUTLER CITY COUNCIL FOR DEC 3, 2013

 In Butler City Council news, City Administrator Mark Arbuthnot has “dropped the other shoe,” as he has presented a letter to Mayor Don Malan and the Council that his last day on the job will be this December 6th. In the letter, Mark said, “I appreciate having been given the opportunity to work for the City and to serve its citizens over the past five years and seven months. He continued, “I have enjoyed working with the Mayor, City Council, board members and its employees. Together we have helped to make butler a better place for all of us to work and live.” Mark closed the letter with the comment, “Butler is a great
community that has a bright future.”
 

Mayor Don Malan had all good things to say about Mark. Of course he’s sorry to see Mark retiring and he’ll not only be missed; he’ll be hard to replace. Mayor Malan said, “It’s been my pleasure to work with him…he’s been a great colleague and associate during these almost six years he’s been with us. The City Council and I wish him the very best.”

In connection with that, Art Davis, the consultant who has been hired by the City to assist with the recruitment of a new City Administrator, was at the meeting to review the community profile as well as the selection process and schedule.
Meanwhile, the Council appointed the City Clerk Casey Koehn and Fire Chief Jim Henry as co-administrators until a new City Administrator is appointed. Casey will be doing the office work, and Jim Henry handling outside work.

Consultant Art Davis will be working with the Council in finding a replacement for Mark.
 

In other Council activity, they extended Spud Welston’s contract for another five years, for Bates County Disposal to handle Butler’s trash pickup.

The Council also approved the Chamber of Commerce’s request to combine Huckster’s Day with the fall Barbeque, to be held on the Butler square September 5th and 6th of next year.
And for your information, the heads of the City’s various committees have been named for the coming year:
Community Development: David Brown, Chairman
City Owned Facilities: Thom Burg, Chairman
Finance Committee: Harold Weil, Chairman
Personnel: Brian Phillips, Chairman
Operations: David Brown, Chairman
Public Safety: Brian Phillips, Chairman
Vision Committee: Brian Phillips, Chairman
Boards and Commissions Council Representatives include:
Harold Weil, Airport Commission
Terry Agnew, Cemetery Commission
Brian Phillips and Harold Weil, Industrial Marketing Commission
Brian Phillips, Planning Commission
David Brown, Parks and Recreation Commission
Brian Phillips, Zoning Board of Adjustment

 

BUTLER CHRISTMAS PARADE LINE UP

 The Butler Christmas Parade is soon approaching and here is the tentative agenda for Saturday, December 7^th. 

 
Line up for the parade will be at 5pm in the south parking lot of the Butler High School. The judging will be done in designated sections of the south parking lot beginning at 5:30pm. Even if you don’t make it to the judging, you are still free to participate in the parade.
 

The winners of the Little Miss Snowflake and Little Jack Frost will be announced at 5pm at the Bandstand on the Butler Square. The Community Choir Caroling will be at 5:15 and everyone is welcome to participate in the Choir. The Community Church Service will begin at 5:45pm.

 

The parade will leave the school at 6pm and make its way to the Butler Square. Everyone is asked to line up on the east side of Fulton facing north to head to the square.

Santa will be turning on the Christmas lights for the season and everyone is invited to come and enjoy the kick off for the Christmas Season at the Butler Christmas Parade December 7^th.

Sears Family And Friends Event

Your Butler Hometown Sears is having another Family and Friends event this Sunday and Monday, the 8th and 9th. Up to 20% off all Kenmore appliances, plus an extra 5% off with your Sears Card (appliances over $499). Plus get and extra 10% off nearly everything in the store, including closeout lawn tractors, and mowers!

Missouri Capitol Holiday Invitation

 

Representative Randy Pike extends an invitation to the citizens of Vernon and Bates County to participate

 

in Missouri Capitol Holiday Activities, December 6 and  7^th.  Representative Pike will be hosting a

 

reception at his Capitol Office, Room 400 CB, Jefferson City, from 1:00-2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December

 

7^th prior to the Candlelight Tour of the Governor’s Mansion.  For more information and to RSVP for the

 

reception, call Representative  Pike’s office at  573-751-5388 or email Randy.Pike@house.mo.gov

UPDATE - Road Closure In Butler

The Butler Water Department is now saying they are only going to have the south lane of High Street closed for repairs.The repairs should be finished by the time school is out today. Still use caution when traveling in the area. If any more information becomes available Bates County Live will update you.

COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS DINNER AT OHIO STREET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

The Ohio Street United Methodist Church will be serving their annual Community Christmas Dinner on Saturday, December 21^st from 3 – 6pm in the church basement. They will be serving ham this year. You can either dine in or get your dinner and take it home to eat and this is the Church’s gift to you this Holiday Season.

One Vehicle Accident On I-49 This Morning

Around 10:45am this morning the Missouri State Highway Patrol along with the Bates County Sheriff's Department responded to a 1 vehicle accident in the Southbound lanes of I-49 around Mile Marker 143.4 North of Adrian. The accident occurred when the 2004 Toyota Prius driven by 72 year old Joseph M. Day of Easton Kansas was traveling Southbound on I-49 and fell asleep behind the wheel and traveled off the right side of the roadway striking a embankment. Mr. Day received minor injuries and refused medical treatment at the scene. The vehicle was towed from the scene by Dons Tow of Butler and received minor damages.