Anyone Missing a Bulldog In Butler

A dog was found today on Longersinger Street right off of Ft. Scott Street in Butler this afternoon. 

The dog is a Male bull dog. If this is your dog or you know the owner of this dog please call The Butler animal control at 679-6131

Show 'n Tell Program‏

Saturday, March 1^st, 10:00 am

(rescheduled from Feb. 1^st – date was canceled due to ice & snow)Robertson Hall, Bates County Museum
802 Elks Drive   Butler, Missouri

 Show ‘n Tell Program 

Annual Election

Soup/Chili Dinner

(Free Will Donation)

 Make plans to join us on Saturday morning as we ‘Show ‘n Tell’ about items that have special meaning to their owners.  Some are heirlooms, some are old favorites, and some may be mystery items that need identifying!  Whatever they are, each has a story to be told. 

This gathering is one of our most fun of the entire year. 

We never know what we’re going to see and hear!

During a short meeting, votes will be cast for the 2014 Historical Society Board of Directors.  An announcement of the year’s schedule and

project plans will also be shared.

Following Show ‘n Tell, a free will offering Soup/Chili Dinner will be served. 

You are invited to join us on Saturday morning.

We hope to see you then!

Power Outage in Ballard and Urich Area

Approximately 320 Osage Valley Electric customers  in the Ballard and Urich area are without power due to a tree falling on the line. The Crews are working on repairs and will restore power as quickly as possible.

Produce at the Food Pantry‏

The Community Food Pantry of Butler has produce (mainly cucumbers and zucchini) leftover from the Mass Distribution held last Saturday. This produce needs to be used very soon. If you are a Bates County resident, please come help us use these vegetables by driving to the dock at the Food Pantry this afternoon between 3 and 4 p.m. We will hand a bag out to you while you sit in your car! We thank all of you for supporting the Food Pantry.

Drug Recovery Court 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament

Press Release: Butler Optimists Support Children's Center‏

Cut line for photo:  Butler Optimist Club President Randy Kash (right) and Optimist member Mike Hill present Children’s Center representative Jim Platt (left) with a check for $170 to show the local Optimist club’s support for the Center. 

The Butler Optimists donate $170 to help support the Children’s Center in Butler.

The Children’s Center was founded in 1996 by a group of citizens concerned that children should not be interviewed over and over again about an abusive incident.  At that time many children were interviewed in busy police departments or in their own homes where the abuse occurred.  Medical exams were provided in emergency rooms where children waited for hours to get an exam. Prosecution rates were low and the number of unresolved cases was high.   With the intent of solving these problems, this community group became the first board of directors of Children’s Center.

In October, 2009, Children’s Center opened a fourth child advocacy center in Butler, Missouri.  Once again a dedicated group of community individuals and a strong multidisciplinary team, all wanting a better way to provide services for alleged child abuse victims and their families, made this center possible.  Other Centers include Joplin, Monett and Nevada.

Children’s Center of SW MO has provided advocacy services to over 11,000 children since opening in 1997 in twelve southwest Missouri Counties. Services are available to all children regardless of religion, race, disability, national origin or ancestry and at no charge to the families.

From The Linn County Kansas Sheriff's Office

A class for church staff and volunteers on security issues will be held at the LaCygne Christian Church on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 starting at 6:00P.M. The cla...ss will address lessons learned from past incidents and provide ideas on keeping congregations safe. 

 The class will be presented by members of the Johnson County Sheriff's Department. Everyone is welcome. If you plan on attending please let the Sheriff's Office, 913-795-2665, or Pastor Jeff Fulk at the LaCygne Christian Church, 913-757-6644, know.

Osceola Woman arrested on felony warrant

Megan Shields

On Tuesday, Feb. 25, Megan Shields, 25, Osceola, was arrested on a St. Clair County warrant for a class C felony of possessing a controlled substance. The warrant was issued on Jan. 17. Bond was set at $10,000 cash or surety and a court date of March 21 was given.


The charge stemmed from an incident on Jan. 16 when St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office deputies along with members of the Mid Missouri Multi Jurisdictional Drug Task Force conducted a drug investigation at a residence on NE 364 Road, Osceola. 

The investigation revealed Shields to be in possession of methamphetamine. After Shields’ initial arrest in January, she was transferred to Clay County on a felony warrant for probation violation on a receiving stolen property charge prior to a warrant being issued in St. Clair County.