Nevada Police Department ribbon cutting ceremony

The Nevada Police Department would like to invite everyone to come out on May 8th & 9th to attend the opening ceremony & ribbon cutting for the new Police Department & Municipal Court/Council Chambers. 

On Friday May 8th the ceremony will be from 2PM-4PM and again on Saturday May 9th from 9AM-11AM. 

See the attached flyer. We hope to see you all there!

Butler Bear Backers Golf Tournament

The Butler Bear Backers invite everyone to participate in their 6th Annual Bear Backer Charity Golf Tournament. This 4 person scramble will tee off at the Butler Country Club on Sunday May 24th.

Two flights for you to choose from, morning flight begins at 7:30am with a 7am check in and the afternoon flight will begin at 1:30pm with a check in time of 1pm. Space is limited and participants must have a cart which will be available to rent for $25 per cart. Entry fee is $300 per team and lunch will be provided.

Entry forms are available at Citizens Bank in Butler and must be returned to Citizens Bank with your entry fee by Sunday May 17th.

For any questions contact any of the following committee members – Bryan Tippie – 660-679-1219; Brad Davis – 660-229-4045; Jarod McBrayer – 660-227-9574; Misti Kauffman – 660-679-4729 or Tyler Green – 660-924-8448.

Funds will be used for all the many needs of Butler athletes, if you would like to make a donation send it to:

Citizens Bank
PO Box 120
Butler, MO 64730

Butler Jr. High School Track Results 4/20/15

On Monday April 20th the Butler Junior High Track team returned to Cass Midway to compete in the Jr Viking All Relay meet against 13 schools. The Boys took 3^rd place overall with 61 points, while the girls took 5^th place overall. There were many personal bests from both the boys and girls despite the strong, blustery winds! Point winners are as follows:

Results for the Girls: 

6^th Place:             4x100 Relay—Peyten Heckadon, Madison Tippie, Lanie Kauffman, Jayde Eidson—1:01.95

5^th Place:              4x800 Relay— Peyten Heckadon, Hunter Ward,  Reayn Hill, Tailor Olson—13:10.29

4^th Place:              4x200 Relay—Margo Miller, Lanie Kauffman, Jayde Eidson, Claire Sutton—2:08.61

                                 Discus—Mar Shaun’Ta Jamerson, Ciara Hill, Tara Smith 150’ 4” total of combined best throws

                                4x400 Relay—Claire Sutton, Jayde Eidson, Margo Miller, Mackaylea Wareham—4:56.

Medal Winners:

2^nd Place:        Shuttle Hurdles—Tailor Olson, Margo Miller, Mackaylea Wareham, Claire Sutton—1:26.30

1^st Place:         Long Jump—Margo Miller, Claire Sutton, Lanie Kauffman—36’2” total of combined best jumps

Results for the Boys: 

4^th Place:         Discus—Dillon Hill, Nathan Williams, Wain Walker—204’ 10”total of combined best throws

Medal Winners: 

3^rd Place:         4x100 Relay—7^th grade—Aaron McCoy, Dillon Hill, Josh Noe, Zack Wicks—59.09

2^nd Place:           Shuttle Hurdles—Chase Anderson, Tyler Hough, Nathan Williams, Kirby Connell—1:19.94

Sprint Medley Relay 100- Kirby Connell, 100-Derrick Shobe, 200-Cody Gabriel, 400-Josh Noe—2:02.26

4x200 Relay—Nathan Williams, Tyler Hough, Cody Gabriel, Derrick Shobe—1:52.27

Dist Medley—200-Kirby Connell, 200-Zack Wicks, 400-Nathan Williams, 800-Josh Noe—4:50.75

Shot Put—Derrick Shobe, Wain Walker, Dillon Hill—91’1 ¼”” total of combined best throws

1^st Places:          High Jump—Cody Gabriel, Kirby Connell, Tyler Hough—14’4” total ht.—combined best heights

Guitar Lessons in Bates County

Do you want to learn to be a guitarist? Well now is your chance with a 25+ years experienced guitar player.

Also do Restring and guitar set up as well. Lessons are now being booked! 

Please contact Jamie Barnes for scheduling, prices, or questions. We are located in Adrian our phone number is 660-200-6455.

Hume News 4/21/15

The community of Hume wishes to extend their sympathy to the family of Tom Barnes of Lee Summit, MO. Tom was a 1966 graduate of Hume High School and a former business owner in Hume. He will be greatly missed by family and friends.

The community of Hume also wishes to extend their sympathy to the family of Brenda Mullis Laning, a 1956 graduate of Hume High School. She will be greatly missed by family and friends. Our thoughts and prayers go out to both of these families.

Area cemeteries are getting ready for Memorial Day. The Woodfin Cemetery will hold a clean up day on Saturday, April 25 at 9:00 a.m.; if it rains May 2 will be the next date. The area cemeteries always look so nice due to the efforts of cemetery boards and volunteers.

The Hume Alumni Planning Committee held their first meeting on April 19 at 4:00 p.m. at the Hume Multi-purpose room. Barb Brooks is President this year. If anyone would like to come and join us, the next meetings are May 3 and May 17 at 4:00 p.m. On Friday May 22 we will meet for set up at 6:00 p.m. On Saturday, May 23 will be the Alumni at 7:00 p.m. Clean up for Alumni will be on Sunday afternoon with a time to be announced later. If you attended school and for some reason didn’t get to graduate you are still welcome to attend, please just let us know so we may plan accordingly. You can call 660-643-7870, 660-643-7480 or email ke_irwin@hotmail.com

Obituary - John Ambrose Barth

John Barth

Funeral services for Mr. John Barth are pending at this time, 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.

John Ambrose Barth, 47 of Butler, Missouri passed away Monday, April 20, 2015 from injuries sustained in an accident. Complete obituary information will be published as the information becomes available.

Lockdown over at Clinton Walmart no explosive device found

Courtesy of Clinton Daily Democrat

Due to certain circumstances surrounding this particular bomb threat, it was decided that personnel with Whiteman Air Force Base Explosive Ordinance Disposal unit would be called in to make a more thorough assessment of the scene, requiring the Wal Mart store to be closed for an extended period of time. 

No explosive device or any indication of an explosive device were located. At this time, neither a suspect nor a motive for the false bomb threat has been identified. The store was reopened shortly before 10:00 p.m. 

Clinton Police Detectives are continuing to investigate this incident. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Investigations Unit at 660-885-2679.

Courtesy of the Clinton Police Department

Butler man killed in 2 vehicle accident South of Virginia

A Butler, Missouri man was killed Monday afternoon in a 2 vehicle accident just South of Virginia on V Highway in rural Western Bates County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the 1973 Ford E-700 Dump Truck driven by 19 year old Joseph A. Fields of Rich Hill, Missouri failed to stop at a stop sign located at the intersection of CR NW 2002 and V Highway just South of Virginia.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the dump truck was struck while attempting to cross the intersection by a 2006 Dodge Dakota truck driven by 47 year old John A. Barth of Butler, Missouri in the side causing the dump truck to over turn.


Mr. Barth was life-flighted to Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri and was later pronounced deceased at the hospital.

Mr. Fields refused treatment at the scene of the accident, this is fatality accident #11 for Troop A of the Missouri State Highway Patrol.


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