Obituary - Sharon Cramer

Sharon Kay Cramer

Funeral services for Sharon Cramer will be 2 p.m. Thursday, January 8, 2015 at Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri with Pastor John Prichard officiating. Visitation will be prior to services from 1-2 p.m. Thursday at the chapel. Burial in Benjamin Cemetery, Amoret, Missouri.

Sharon Kay Cramer, age 60 of Butler, Missouri died Monday January 5, 2015 at Bates County Memorial Hospital in Butler, Missouri. She was born Febuary 28, 1954 to Thomas and Shirley Page Hutchinson.

Sharon is survived by her husband, Keith Cramer of Butler, Missouri; two daughters, Terri Castro of Butler, Missouri and Penny Smith and husband Kyle of Butler, Missouri; two brothers, Tom Hutchinson and wife Julie of Amoret, Missouri and Robert "Bobby" Hutchinson of Amoret, Missouri; and three grandchildren, Gaven Burgess, Brody Smith and Mason Smith. She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Ava Bise.

Obituary - Fleda Jane Morgan

Fleda Jane Morgan, 85 of Wichita, Kansas passed away January 6, 2015 in Wichita. Funeral services are pending and will be announced under the direction of the Mullinax Funeral Home (660-679-0009) in Butler, Missouri. Messages of condolence for the family may be left at www.mullinaxfuneralhome.com.

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

Bring your pets inside

With extreme winter weather conditions headed our way please remember to take proper care of your pets. Animals that cannot come inside need adequate shelter with warm bedding such as straw. Also fresh water is a must! Please check on your outside animals frequently.

If you are aware of animals that are left out in the weather without adequate shelter and care please contact Animal Control at the Butler Police Department at 660-679-6131.

Bates County Memorial Hospital: The FLU is here

Influenza season is here and according to the CDC, is “widespread” in Missouri as of Dec. 20th. Bates County Memorial Hospital and clinics have identified influenza and influenza-like illness in the community and are asking those who have respiratory symptoms (e.g., cough, fever, runny nose, and/or sore throat) to please NOT visit patients in the hospital.

If you must visit and have cold symptoms, please put on a mask available in the lobbies or from a registration clerk. When visiting, please remember to perform good hand hygiene before and after your visit. As the highest rates of influenza cases currently in Missouri are among children 14 years and younger, we are asking that children do not visit patients at this time.

Thank you for your cooperation in providing the best protection possible to our patients during this flu season.

Weather Update: Dangerous Wind Chills Wednesday & Thursday

Updated Obituary - Marion Keener Sr.

Marion Keener Sr.,96, of Rich Hill, passed away on Monday, January 5th at Willow Lane Care Center in Butler. He was 96. Arrangements are under the direction of Heuser Funeral Home in Rich Hill. 

Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, January 8th at the Heuser Funeral Home, with burial at Green Lawn Cemetery in Rich Hill. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, January 7th from 6:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. at the funeral home with Masonic Rites. 

The family suggests memorial contributions to the Double Branch Christian Church, in care of Heuser Funeral Home.

Misdemeanor warrant arrest in St. Clair County‏

Rhonda Keesee

On Jan. 5, Rhonda Keesee, 52, Collins, was arrested on two St. Clair County warrants, failing to appear in court on class A misdemeanor charges. Keesee is charged with unlawful use of drug paraphernalia and possession of up to 35 grams of marijuana. 

The original charges stem from an incident in August 2014 with the Missouri State Highway Patrol. 

The warrants were issued in October 2014. Total bond is set at $500 cash only.

Attempt to locate Missing Juvenile from Joplin