Butler High School Track Results from Archie

Last night the Butler Bears traveled up to Archie to compete in the Archie Whirlwind Invitational. The weather cooperated and we had some beautiful running conditions and some good competition, as always. This was only the 2^nd meet where I have had my full team available so it is fun to see what we can do as a team when we are “full strength”! My full team of 11 ladies worked their tails off and came away with a solid 3^rd place team finish!

Top 8 place finishers scored points for their team.

100M Dash: Makenna Hannah- 6^th place

                        Allie Chandler- 8^th place

200M Dash: Mady Gepford- 1^st place with a time of 27.60.

                         Peyton McGuire- 6^th place

400M Dash: Mady Gepford- 1^st place with a time of 1:02.13

100M Hurdles: Riley Mareth- 7^th place

300M Hurdles: Katie Murrell- 8^th place

4x100M Relay: 3^rd place- Makenna Hannah, Allie Chandler, Riley Mareth, Amy Miller

4x200M Relay: 1^st place- Makenna Hannah, Allie Chandler, Amy Miller, Mady Gepford

4x400M Relay: 3^rd place- Allie Chandler, Makenna Hannah, Katie Murrell, Mady Gepford

High Jump: Amy Miller- 3^rd place

                       Peyton McGuire- 5^th place

Long Jump: Peyton McGuire- 4^th place

Triple Jump: Amy Miller- 2^nd place

                         Riley Mareth- 8^th place

Shot Put: Courtney Blevins- 8^th place

The Butler Bears track team will travel down to Lamar tomorrow.

Looking for some fun this Saturday?

New Butler City Council Members Sworn In

New Council members were sworn in Tuesday evening by City Administrator Casey Koehn as the April 7th Municipal election was certified by Marlene Wainscott, Bates County Clerk. Sworn in was Brian Phillips from Ward 1; Gayle Stark from Ward 2; Craig Irwin, Ward 3; and Carolyn Jett, Ward 4.

Butler City Council meeting last night

The Butler City Council opened with Cub Scout Troop 237 leading everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance.

The Troop came before the City Council asking permission to rename the creek that runs beside the Scout Hall. Each of the 6 Scouts spoke eloquently about why they wanted to name the creek. 

The Council approved the request and the creek will now be known as “Atkeson Fork.”

New Council members were sworn in Tuesday evening by City Administrator Casey Koehn as the April 7th Municipal election was certified by Marlene Wainscott, Bates County Clerk. Sworn in was Brian Phillips from Ward 1; Gayle Stark from Ward 2; Craig Irwin, Ward 3; and Carolyn Jett, Ward 4.

Casey Koehn updated Council on the demolition project. The contract was signed and demo should begin soon. All asbestos has been removed from all properties. There was quite a bit of discussion regarding two separate properties that still have unpaid back taxes. The first property is at 307 E. Pleasant whose taxes are $213 and the old Miller Florist property on Nursery Street, owing $1,167 in back taxes. Motion was made and seconded for the city to pay both property taxes using grant money but the motion failed; some members felt they didn’t want to pay the taxes on the property on Nursery Street. A second motion was made and seconded to just pay the back taxes on the property on Pleasant Street, and that motion passed.

Casey has a contract from Burns and McDonnell regarding the drainage project at the Airport. The Airport Commission will consider the contract at their next meeting and the findings will be reported back to Council in May.

There will be City Council Training on May 2nd with Joe Lauber hosting the training session at Bates County Annex on the Butler Square.

Casey has spoken with Darin Carter and the School Board has the real estate contract for the Maple Senior Living building. There will be an inspection on April 23rd but no problems are expected.

Casey also updated Council on the pole fees Century Link is currently paying in the amount of $8.50; but a bill was passed in Missouri Congress and there will be a review of the costs for poles and this will be reported back to Council upon completion of the survey.

The Council did a reversal regarding reservations in City Parks. Originally it was a first come, first serve except for major holidays but now the reservations will be made at the City Hall and Casey will start the process to take care of reservations.

Brad Vermaas told Council there was some confusion during the last tornado warning regarding designated shelters. He suggested the City place reflective signs on designated shelters for people to know where to go. Signs will be placed on designated shelters.

Council voted to renew their membership in the Kaysinger Basin Regional Planning Commission and all council members welcomed the new additions to the Council.

Courtesy of 92.1 News Director Marla Kash

Attention Garden City Residents

Garden City wide Clean Up this weekend! Dumpsters will be located at the old grocery store parking lot.

Time to clean up our yards.. The following items not accepted are paint, batteries and tires. 

Brush dump site is open daily at the Old City Lake. 

Please take advantage of this opportunity clean up our City!

Butler Pre-School Announcement

PRE-SCHOOL SCREENING: Due to a large demand for preschool screening, we have opened a limited number of screening spots April 30, 2015. 

If you are interested in having your 3 or 4 year old participate in a FREE developmental screening, please call 660-679-6591 ex166. 

This is the first step for preschool enrollment. There are a limited number of spots so please call quickly as this will be the last opportunity for group screening this year.

Missing Dog in Butler

Missing in Butler, from Austin street. 

This dog was just rescued Monday night and she jumped the fence at her fosters house. 

Please keep an eye out and call Dwight at (660) 464-1176 if you see, or catch her.

Obituary - Mary Ann Yarbrough

A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held for 87 year old Mary Ann Yarbrough of Rich Hill, Missouri at 1pm on Friday, April 24th at the Sweetwater Tabernacle Church with burial in the Green Lawn Cemetery in Rich Hill.

She is survived by 4 grandchildren, Melanie Schnebelen, Nicholas Schnebelen, Kristopher Schnebelen, and Danyelle Schnebelen and 4 great-grandchildren.

New CEO at Ellett Memorial Hospital in Appleton City

At their regular monthly board meeting, the Ellett Memorial Hospital Board of Directors voted to take the Hospital in a new direction. They terminated the contract of Chief Executive Officer Ray Magers, who has been employed as CEO since April 2010.

The Board also appointed Chief Financial Officer Tom Hollis to the position of interim CEO. He will perform both duties during this transition. As a result, the Board has contacted an attorney from the Missouri Hospital Association concerning the legal responsibilities of the hospital in regards to the procedures for seeking managerial services.

The Board signed a non-binding letter of intent with Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar to investigate adding services, medical staff and possible management services for Ellett. CMH is already in a collaborative agreement with EMH, which is necessary for Ellett to qualify for Critical Access designation. This CAH designation is the program that has allowed EMH to continue operating for the last 20 years due to an increased Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement system.