Bates County Route OO CLOSED Near Ballard For Pipe Work on December 30 - Rescheduled Work‏

• 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. Tuesday, Dec. 30 (Work rescheduled from Wed., 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.

Bates County Route T CLOSED East of Adrian on December 30 - Work Rescheduled‏

Where: Bates County Route T CLOSED between NE 13004 and NE 14304 Roads east of Adrian When: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30 (Work rescheduled from Mon., Dec. 15) What: Route T CLOSED to allow MoDOT crews to replace a 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.

Community Food Pantry Closed for Holidays

The Community Food Pantry of Butler will be closed December 24 and will re-open January 5 for the Christmas holiday.

Obituary - Updated: Service Times: Letha F. Clark‏

Letha F. Clark, 96 of Butler, Missouri passed away December 21, 2014 in Haven, Kansas. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Saturday, December 27, 2014 at the First Baptist Church in Butler, Missouri with Dr. Terry Davis officiating. Visitation will be prior to services from 1-2 PM at the church. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler. Contributions are suggested to First Baptist Church or Heartland Hospice. Messages of condolence for the family may be left at www.mullinaxfuneralhome.com.

A complete obituary will be published as the information becomes available.

Public Service Reminder from The Bates County Collector/Treasurer's Office

Just a reminder from the Bates County Collector/Treasurer's office. The court house will be closed on Friday December 26th. We will be open Monday thru Wednesday of New Years week then again on Friday the 2nd. There is a drop box in the courthouse parking lot for tax payments that is checked Daily. 

We will accept payments postmarked by December 31st. but the post office informs us that if you mail on the 31st your mail may not be post marked that day. Have a safe and Blessed Christmas and a wonderful New Year. 

Jim Platt
Bates County
Collector/Treasurer

Obituary - Leon James

Funeral services for Leon Smith will be 2 p.m. Saturday, December 27, 2014 at Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri with Evangelist Jerry Weller officiating. Visitation will be prior to services from 1 - 2 p.m. at Schowengerdt Chapel. Burial in Johnstown Cemetery, Johnstown, Missouri. 

Leon James, age 84 of Topeka, Kansas died Saturday, December 20, 2014 at Topeka Presbyterian Manor in Topeka, Kansas. He was born July 17, 1930 to Milton Perry and Beuna Sage James in Corning, Iowa.

Leon is survived by his wife, Karen of Topeka, Kansas; five sons, Randy James and wife Kay of Locust Grove, Oklahoma, Darwin James and wife Becky of Amsterdam, Missouri, Donald James and wife Santana of Flagstaff, Arizona, Rusty James and wife Marie of Flagstaff, Arizona and David Mason and wife Jenny of Council Bluffs, Iowa; two daughters, Connie Brown and husband Eric of Mt. Ayr, Iowa and Cindy Dreiling and husband Anthony of Topeka, Kansas; two brothers, Milton James and Robert James; two sisters, Ora Rex and Lois Meyers; twelve grandchildren; and several great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; and his first wife, Sharon in 1987.

50 Year Winning Streak

Deans Trophies celebrates their 50th anniversary of family business. Co-owners (daughter/ grandson) Debbie Crawford Scott and James Dean (Jamey) Suddarth, wish to express their gratitude to loyal customers of Dean’s Trophies. Debbie, Jamey and Nick Scott form the Board of Directors, guiding the Dean’s Team into the future as they continue to serve the Kansas City area.

Debbie fondly recalls when her parents started the trophy business in 1964. Dean and Lou Crawford were bowlers in area leagues. Through their passion for the sport, they recognized a business potential. A mail carrier by day, Dean spent many evenings gathering orders and assembling trophies. They soon relocated to Hickman Mills Drive where the Deans Trophies sign was an Icon in the community for 37 years. The highway project overtook the main facility and they moved to their current location in Belton on BelRay Place. Debbie manages this store and show room with a full line of products. The downtown Lee’s Summit Store located at 334 SW Main St is where Jamey Suddarth offers the same full line of Trophies, Awards, T-Shirts, Banners, Acrylics and laser engraving.

Stop in Belton or Lee’s Summit, where the Dean’s Team continues the tradition of Quality Products, Excellent Service, and Affordable Prices. We look forward to serving the needs of our customers and the community for years to come.

Contact us 816-331-0996 or 816-524-2782 Visit our website www.deanskc.com https://www.facebook.com/deanstrophies

Over 1,600 people lose power yesterday in Nevada

Over 1,600 residents in Nevada were without power Monday afternoon. KCP&L Officials say, an interruption in power happened just after 3:45 P.M. Monday afternoon. 

KCP&L Crews were immediately dispatched and sent on site, working to restore power to those residents. Officials say service has been restored to those that experienced the interruption. 

The cause of the outage has not been released at this time. To view the outage area, visit the KCP&L Outage Map at www.kcpl.com, and click on the Outages and Weather link.