BULLETIN: Be watching for stolen car

A black 1994 Pontiac Firebird was stolen sometime last night in the Deepwater area- license number FL1 M2A. If you see this vehicle please notify authorities by calling 911. The same model is shown below.

The Circus Is Coming To Town Sunday September 7th

The Culpepper and Merriweather Circus is coming to Butler on Sunday September 7th with 2 shows scheduled performances 2pm and 4:30pm. Advanced tickets will go on sale in August at the Butler Chamber of Commerce office. The ticket prices will be $10 for adults and $6 for kids 2-12 years old.

If you purchase tickets at the gate on September 7th they will be $13 for adults and $7 for kids 2-12.. Kids under the age of 2 are FREE to this event.

Golden Valley Memorial Hospital in Clinton Offering EMT Course‏

The Golden Valley Memorial Hospital in Clinton, Missouri is offering an EMT course in September—details are attached in the PDF interest letter. The course starts September 17th and runs through January 14,2015 at Golden Valley Memorial Hospital in Clinton. The class is from 6 pm-10 pm Monday’s and Wednesday’s with two Saturday sessions to be announced. Application deadline is September 2nd.

View or download the letter here

Pantry Thrift Store 50% Off Sale

Pantry Thrift Store
901 S Outer Rd., Butler, MO 64730
(Mon-Sat 10:00am to 5:00pm)
660-227-6101
(Operated by Community Food Pantry, a 501(c)3 non-profit)

50% Off Everything in the Store
Thurs, July 24, Fri, July 25 & Sat, July 26

Archie Woman wins Missouri State Fair outstanding female agriculturalists

(SEDALIA, Mo.) – The 2014 Missouri State Fair announced today two outstanding female agriculturalists, selected in a second annual contest sponsored by Monsanto. Tammy Bartholomew of Archie received the contest title of Missouri Woman in Agriculture, and Ashlyn Richardson of Lincoln received the title of Missouri Woman in Agriculture Rising Star. Each winner will receive a $1,000 cash donation from Monsanto, for a non-profit organization of her choice.

“The Missouri Woman in Agriculture Contest offers the opportunity to recognize the outstanding achievements women make in our state's number one industry,” Missouri State Fair Director Mark Wolfe said. “The two women receiving top honors this year have demonstrated leadership in agriculture, a commitment to advance agriculture, and extensive State Fair participation.”

Mrs. Bartholomew, the winner of the 31 year old and over age division, is a retired agriculture education teacher and FFA advisor, and has served as the first female President of the Missouri Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association. She has been actively involved in several other agriculture-related groups including the National and Missouri Cattlemen’s Associations, and American and Missouri Angus Associations.  She and her husband, Steve, and daughters Hannah Bartholomew and Rachel Kagay and her husband Bryant, raise registered Angus cattle.

Mrs. Bartholomew has been active in the Missouri State Fair for many years, as an agriculture educator, Cass County Farm Family representative and as an exhibitor.  The Missouri FFA Leadership Fund will be the agriculture-related beneficiary of the $1,000 donation sponsored by Monsanto.

Miss Richardson, winner of the 18-30 year old age division, is a senior at the University of Missouri-Columbia studying Agriculture Education-Leadership and serves as a College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) Student Ambassador.  She is an active member of Missouri FFA and 4-H, serving as an officer in each of those organizations.  Miss Richardson has attended the Missouri State Fair each year of her life, participating through 4-H and FFA exhibiting cattle.

“The experiences that I have shared with the Missouri State Fair are certainly second to none," Miss Richardson said. "Growing up only twenty miles from the Fairgrounds, August has always been a time that every day is spent attending the Fair. My participation in the Fair will never cease.”  Ashlyn chose the Missouri State Fair Foundation Youth in Agriculture Scholarship as the agriculture-related beneficiary of the $1,000 donation sponsored by Monsanto.

New to the contest this year were awards for second-place in each age division. Receiving second in the 31 year old and over age division was Marilyn Calvin of Mount Vernon.  Receiving second in the 18-30 year old age division was Ashley Bauer of Warrenton. These women will receive plaques for their efforts, and all participants in the contest will receive certificates of acknowledgement in a special reception to be held in their honor Thursday, Aug. 14.

The State Fair will further emphasize women's roles in the industry in a pictorial exhibit of women involved in agriculture, on display again this year Aug.7-17 on the lawn of the Womans Building.

Free gate admission for all women will also be offered Aug. 14, as part of the focus on Missouri women agriculturalists. Special activities this day will include the Missouri First Lady’s Pie Contest, sponsored by Starline Brass and AgriMissouri, at 10 a.m. in the Home Economics Building, and the Missouri Travel Council’s trade show, A Celebration of Women, held 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Lowell Mohler Assembly Hall. Several prizes will be given away during the event, and a free Missouri craft beer and wine tasting event will start at 4 p.m. A wristband for the tasting will be available starting at 11 a.m. at the trade show, while supplies last.

The 112th Missouri State Fair, themed “Harvest the Fun,” will be held Aug. 7-17 in Sedalia. For more information about the events on Aug. 14 and other highlights during the Fair, visit www.mostatefair.com, follow the Fair on Facebook and Twitter, or call 1-800-422-FAIR (3247).

Weather Update: Heat Returns For Friday and Saturday

Enjoy the break from the heat today, because it makes its return on Friday and Saturday. Heat index values will top 100 degrees in some areas on both days. Take precautions to stay cool in the heat!!!!

Vernon County Sheriffs Office: Arrest made in Schell City for Possession of Methamphetamine

A Vernon County resident was arrested Tuesday afternoon following a felony warrant that

Michael W King

was issued by the 28th Judicial Court for possession of a controlled substance. According to a press release from the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office, Michael W King, 56 of Schell City was arrested at a residence in Schell City by Sheriff’s Deputies and transported to the Vernon County Jail without incident. According to Vernon County Sheriff Jason Mosher, his office had received multiple calls from residents in the county of suspicious activity in the area and after following up on those leads, the CNET drug task force and investigators from the Sheriff’s Office were assigned to the case. King is being held in the county jail on a $25,000 cash only bond. “This all started with observant citizens so this is another good example of what can be accomplished when citizens and law enforcement work together” said Mosher.

Ladies Night Out in Butler