Farm Bill Meeting in Adrian

BATES COUNTY, Mo – University of Missouri Extension and USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA), will host an educational meeting on Monday, December 15th from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Antique Tractor Village (Kitchen) in Adrian, MO, located at the intersection of Interstate 49 and 18 Highway.

The meeting is free, but registration is requested. Individuals who are interested in participating should register by December 12th by calling the Bates County Extension Office (660)679-4167.

The 2014 Farm Bill contains several provisions that enable farmers and landowners to make decisions regarding their involvement in federal farm programs. Landowners will have the opportunity to reallocate base acres on individual farms as well as update yield information that is used to determine some farm program payments. Additionally, farmers will have the opportunity to elect to participate in the new commodity programs—Price Loss Coverage (PLC) and Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC).

They hope this meeting will aid in your decision making process as the choices that you make concerning base and yield updates, as well as ARC and PLC elections, will be in effect through 2018.

Bates County Route T CLOSED December 15

BATES COUNTY, Mo – Bates County Route T CLOSED between NE 13004 and NE 14304 Roads east of Adrian on Monday, December 15th between 7am and 5pm to allow MoDOT crews to replace a drain pipe underneath the road.

Drivers will have to find an alternate route around the closing. Drivers will be able to get to driveways and other entrances on either side of the closing. However, they will NOT be able to travel through the work zone.

Weather and/or work scheduling conflicts could postpone the project.

Missing Dog in Rich Hill/ Hume Area

Benelli

Has anyone around rich hill or Hume seen a black and white female Pitbull / lab mix?

she's the sweetest dog on the planet and if you find her she loves to do tricks and her name is Benelli. If you have seen her please message or call 660-424-3844. 

Please help me find her she belongs to a loving family that is missing her. She has been gone for three days. 

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Bates County Route OO CLOSED Near Ballard For Pipe Work on December 17‏

• Where: Bates County Route OO CLOSED between Route D and a point north of NE 7804 Road near Ballard

• When: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17

• What: MoDOT crews replacing a deteriorating drain pipe underneath the road

• Traffic Impacts: Drivers will have to find an alternate route around the closing. Drivers will be able to get to driveways and other entrances on either side of the closing. However, they will NOT be able to travel through the work zone.

Weather and/or work scheduling conflicts could postpone the project.

Missing Dog in Rich Hill

Maverick

Missing dog in the North part of Rich Hill, the dog goes by the name Maverick and has been missing since 8-9 a.m. this morning. If you see this dog please call 816 878 2963.

West Central Warriors Try Outs

BATES COUNTY, Mo – Try outs for the West Central Warriors semi-pro football team will be held this Saturday and Sunday, December 13th and 14th at 2pm at the Rotary Field south of the Butler Swimming Pool.

The cost to try out is $25. Bring cleats if you have them.

For more information you can contact CJ Jones at 660-227-3996.

Freezing Rain Advisory in Effect

The National Weather Service has issued a Freezing Rain Advisory for western Missouri as as

showers will move through our area over the next few hours. Temps are expected to remain below freezing, which could make travel dangerous.

View live radar here

Obituary - Margaret J. Cook

Margaret J. Cook

Margaret J. Cook, 91 of Butler, Missouri passed away December 9, 2014 at Adrian Manor in Adrian, Missouri. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 AM Friday, December 12, 2014 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Butler with Fr. Thomas Hermes as Celebrant. Visitation will be Thursday evening from 5:30 – 7 PM at Mullinax Funeral Home (660-679-0009) in Butler, where the Rosary will begin at 7 PM. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Montrose, Missouri. In lieu of flowers, contributions are suggested to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, National MS Society, or Adrian Manor activity fund. Messages of condolence for the family may be left at www.mullinaxfuneralhome.com.

Margaret J. (Munsterman) Cook was born November 12, 1923 in Montrose, Missouri to Joseph and Barbara Munsterman. She married Donald Cook on January 7, 1947, and to this union seven children were born.

Margaret worked three years selling Amway. She was a seamstress for over five years and would often take on many sewing projects long past those five years. She worked 19 years part-time at the Butler Grade School cafeteria. She was a full-time wife and mother aside from all those occupations.

Margaret had many interests and hobbies. She pieced quilts, gardened, often canning over 500 quarts a season. She loved to make baked goods not only for family, but also to give to friends and acquaintances. She loved to play cards with family and friends, drink coffee and socialize with friends. She also liked to read for pleasure, and she prayed daily for well over an hour. She was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church and an active member for many years in the Women’s Altar Society, where she served as president for two years. She organized and managed many social events and activities for the church.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Barbara Munsterman, her loving husband Donald Cook, and a grandson, Donald Cook. She leaves her three sons, Ronald Cook of Chilhowie, Missouri; Earl Cook and wife Tommy of Concordia, Missouri; and Kenneth Cook and wife Sheree of Adrian, Missouri; four daughters, Carol Hartline and husband Terry of Lamar, Missouri; Elaine Schraml and husband Wayne of Harrisonville, Missouri; Diane Taranto and husband Joe of Belton, Missouri; and Charlene Blacksher and husband Todd of Springfield, Missouri; 16 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, 4 sisters-in-law and a host of nieces and nephews.