Miami/Ballard Basketball Game Cancelled

BATES COUNTY, Mo – The Miami / Ballard Varsity Basketball game for Thursday, December 18th has been cancelled due to weather and road conditions.

Butler Band Concert Tonight

BUTLER, MO – The Butler Band, grades 6 – 12 will hold a concert this evening in the Butler High School Gymnasium beginning at 7pm. Everyone is invited to hear the “Sounds of the Season.”

Butler Public Library Holiday Hours

Butler Public Library is located at 100 W. Atkinson Street

Butler Public Library will be closed December 24-28th. We will reopen on Monday December 29th. 

We will close at 1:30 p.m. on December 31st and reopen Friday January 2nd, 2015.

Happy Holidays from Linda N., Pam, Stephanie, Madison, Katelyn and Linda H.

Food Pantry mass distibution

The Butler Community Food Pantry's will have a monthly mass food distribution is Saturday, December 20 from 8:30-11:30. 

If you have a food need please bring proof you live in Bates county and join us at 709 W. Ohio Street, Butler.

Butler School District Thank You‏

A Huge THANK YOU to the Winburns, DSWA and Jackie Fisher at Quality Home Care for donating coats to students in the Butler School District. It is such a generous and selfless act that is very much appreciated. 

 You have made a difference in the lives of our kids.

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Obituary - Richard Griffith

Richard Griffith, 71, Adrian, Missouri, died December 16, 2014 at Adrian Manor, Adrian, Missouri. Funeral services will be 2:00pm Sunday, December 21, 2014 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian, Missouri. Burial in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian, Missouri. The family will receive friends 6:00-8:00pm Saturday, December 20, 2014 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian. A complete obituary will be added when it becomes available.

Cass County police warn residents of real life Grinches breaking into homes

CASS COUNTY, Mo. — Cass County deputies are on alert after several real life Grinches made off with Christmas gifts.

The sheriff’s department says thieves are rummaging through homes in search of valuables, particularly ones they can pawn or sell.

Sharon Goff showed us the scuffs on her door frame, after she says thieves tried to break into her home when her husband was home alone.

“He was back in the bedroom about noon, and he thought he heard a tap on the window,” Goff said.

When her husband looked out of the window, Goff says he saw a guy walking to his car with a crow bar. Fortunately, the man took off before he made it inside.

Others in the county weren't as lucky.

Obituary - Virginia M. Moore

Virginia M. Moore, 83, Adrian, Missouri died Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral services will be 10:00am Saturday, December 20, 2014 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian, Missouri. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Butler, Missouri. The family will receive friends 6:00-8:00pm Friday, December 19, 2014 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian. The family suggests contributions to the Mt. Olivet Methodist Church, or the Mt. Olivet Cemetery Association. A complete obituary will be added when it becomes available.