Got A Weather Cancellations For Tomorrow Contact Us

The chance of a big winter storm is suppose to happen late tonight and last into tomorrow morning. If you have Church Cancellations or any kind of cancellations please Email Bateswire@hotmail.com or call or text BCL 660-424-0289. 

We strive to bring you the up to the minute weather conditions and cancellations in the area. If you must be out please be careful and drive safely. Prayers to all the First Responders and Plow drivers be safe out there guys..

Winter Storm Tonight

WINTER STORM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .A LONG DURATION WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...BRINGING SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...AS WELL AS POTENTIALLY RECORD BREAKING ARCTIC AIR. PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD SOUTHEAST INTO THE AREA LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...INCREASING IN INTENSITY SATURDAY NIGHT. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL REDEVELOP SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE ENDING LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR AT THE SURFACE AND SIGNIFICANTLY WARMER AIR ALOFT WILL RESULT IN A MIXTURE OF BOTH SLEET AND SNOW. THE BEST CHANCE FOR AN ALL SNOW EVENT WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF A ST. JOSEPH TO KIRKSVILLE LINE...WITH SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SLEET POSSIBLE SOUTH OF I-70. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY VARY SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS THE REGION...DUE TO BOTH NARROW BANDS OF HEAVIER PRECIPITATION...AS WELL AS THE UNCERTAINTY OF HOW MUCH SLEET WILL REDUCE OVERALL SNOWFALL TOTALS. ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR PERIODS OF HEAVY SLEET AND SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...ALL OF CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI. * TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION SATURDAY EVENING...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT AND INTO THE DAY SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY END FROM WEST TO EAST SUNDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...AND PRECIPITATION TYPES MAY BE MIXED OR ALTERNATE BETWEEN SNOW AND SLEET. SLEET ACCUMULATION IN EXCESS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...IN ADDITION TO MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TOTALING 4 TO 7 ADDITIONAL INCHES. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS MAY VARY SIGNIFICANTLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH SLEET FALLS VERSUS SNOW AND WHERE THE HEAVIER BANDED SNOW FORMS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SLEET AND SNOW WILL CAUSE ROADWAYS TO BECOME SNOW AND ICE PACKED. WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH WILL CAUSE VISIBILITY PROBLEMS THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...BITTERLY COLD AIR WILL FOLLOW THIS WINTER STORM. HIGH TEMPERATURES SUNDAY WILL ONLY REACH NEAR 10 DEGREES. EXPECT LOWS ON MONDAY MORNING TO BE BETWEEN 0 AND 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO RANGE. NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL VALUES TO DROP TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. 

Adrian Optimist Student Of The Month (Ballard)

Ballard R-II Principal Jimmie Barton, Samantha Walsh, and Adrian Optimist Club Member Bill Lunsford.

The Ballard R-II School District is pleased to be working in conjunction with the Adrian Optimist Club to honor a Student of the Month for the 2013-2014 school year.

Student of the Month is selected by the staff of the Ballard R-II School District using the following criteria: attendance; attitude towards others and school; behavior; leadership; and improvement in or maintenance of good grades.

The Student of the Month for January is junior Samantha Walsh, daughter of Dan a...nd Karla Walsh. Art instructor Jenny Czyzewski states, “Sam is a willing and ready assistant with my elementary students and projects, always lending humor to any situation. I appreciate Sam's ability to work on several projects at any given time. Oftentimes Sam is putting her own assignment aside in order to help or tutor others. She has an excellent work ethic and a positive attitude!”

English instructor Ashlea Gray adds, “Sam works very hard to exhibit positive character traits such as honesty, a strong work ethic, kindness, and compassion for her classmates. She makes a point to spend her class time working diligently, and her effort shows through in her accomplishments. She is a joy to be around, and is a positive role model for the younger students. ”

For Samantha’s hard work in school she is receiving a certificate of recognition from the Adrian Optimist Club and $20.00 in Adrian Chamber of Commerce “Chamber Bucks

Butler Elementary Optimist Students of Month January/February 2014

The Butler Optimist student of month for January is K-3 Kya Bridges (K) 4-6 Alison Tenholder (5th) 

The Butler Optimist student of month for February is K-3 Gracee Lesmeister (3rd) 4-6 Makenzie Jarreau (5th)

Ballard Volleyball Girls to receive All State Academic Award

 from left to right is Sabrina Walsh, Coach Missy Callahan, Sam Walsh, on the bottom row from left to right is Darby Hill, Stachia Cooper, and Bailey Rexford.

Sabrina Walsh, Sam Walsh, Darby Hill, Stachia Cooper, and Bailey Rexford will all be receiving an All State Academic Award at the awards ceremony this year. These girls earned this award by working hard work academically while also playing volleyball. The requirements for this award are: They must be a varsity player (any grade level) who has at least a 3.6 cumulative grade point average (or an "A-" equivalent on weighted or other scales). The 3.6 GPA must be cumulative over the player's full high school career. The varsity players must have played in at least 75% of varsity matches during the volleyball season. Great job ladies! 

Attempt to locate in Butler Area

The Butler Police along with Missouri State Highway Patrol and Bates County Sheriff's Office is attempting to locate a 60 year old female, medium build and short hair named Gale Lawrence. She is threatening to do harm to herself and is under the influence of unknown pills at this time. 

The vehicle she is in is a black medium size 90s model pickup unknown make or model. If you see this vehicle please contact the Butler Police Department 660-679-6131 or The Bates County Sheriff's Department 660-679-3232








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MoDOT/Southwest Winter Travel Advisory: Saturday through Monday, March 1-3‏

MoDOT/Southwest Winter Travel Advisory:

Saturday through Monday, March 1-3

Freezing rain, sleet and snow expected to impact southwest Missouri beginning Saturday afternoon, March 1.  The winter storm will impact travel through Monday morning rush hour.  Drivers urged to use caution and be prepared for slick roads and downed trees and power lines across roadways. Weather Forecast: Freezing rain, sleet and snow are expected to begin falling throughout southwest Missouri sometime late Saturday afternoon/evening and continue through early Monday morning. Two to six inches of sleet and snow are expected with up to a tenth of an inch of ice.  Temperatures are expected to be in the teens and single digits during overnight hours and lower 20s during the day. Also, wind gusts of up to 30 mph are expected through the period.   Road Clearing: MoDOT crews will be on the road ahead of the storm Saturday afternoon.  Crews will treat roads with a mixture of salt and abrasives to help with traction. Crews will remain on the road ‘round the clock treating and clearing as necessary until major routes are in clear condition.  Hills, curves and intersections on lesser-traveled roads will be treated with a mixture of salt and abrasives and will be plowed, if necessary.  However, lesser-traveled roads will not be in clear condition.                 MoDOT crews will NOT be able to remove downed power lines which may fall across roads. Local power companies will be notified about the downed power lines and some roads will remain blocked until electric crews can clear away the downed lines.   If trees are down across roads and there are no downed power lines with them, MoDOT crews will do their best to open up the road to traffic.  They will clear away debris from driving lanes.  The debris will be pushed to shoulders and crews will come back when conditions improve to remove the debris.    Travel Conditions: Road conditions will not improve drastically until the storm moves out of the area.  Crews will do their best to keep major roads in passable condition during the storm.  However, lesser-traveled roads will remain mostly covered.  Crews will do their best to keep roads free of downed trees.  However, roads covered by downed power lines will remain blocked until electric companies can respond. Roads with downed power lines will be closed until the lines can be removed.  Drivers can regularly check MoDOT's Traveler Information Map for updated road conditions and roads blocked by downed trees and power lines.  Monday morning rush hour will be especially challenging, depending on temperatures and when the storm system moves out of the area.  Drivers are urged to take it slow and allow plenty of extra travel time to reach their destinations, if travel is a necessity. However, drivers are urged to stay off roads until conditions improve. Traveler Information Map: To find the most up-to-date road conditions in southwest Missouri and statewide, check MoDOT's Traveler Information Map.  MoDOT also has a Traveler Information Map mobile app for smart phones. Winter Weather Driving Tips: Buckle up.   Slow down. Stay at least 100 feet behind a truck plowing/treating the road.  Be alert for changing road conditions.  Make sure fuel tanks are full before traveling. Don't drive across downed utility lines or tree debris Focus on driving and avoid distractions. Allow for extra travel time. Carry an emergency kit equipped with snacks, water and blankets.

From The Bates County Sheriff's Office

The National Weather Service has stated that Bates County can expect 1 inch of sleet and up to 5 - 7 inches of snow starting on Saturday Night into Early Sunday morning. Please use caution if you must me out at this time. Allow yourself extra drive time to reach your destination.