Louisburg Kansas man arrested in Cass County

On 4/22/15 around 6:00 p.m. The Missouri State Highway Patrol in Cass County arrested 32 year old Jeremy L. Oehlert of Louisburg, Kansas.

Mr.Oehlert was arrested on 1.) Felony possession of a controlled substance 2.) Possession of Marijuana 3.) Careless and imprudent driving resulting in a accident 4.) Driving while intoxicated.

He was booked into the Belton City Jail and later released.

Vehicle Fire 2 miles South of Virginia

The Amoret Fire Department along with the Bates County Sheriffs Office is in route to a car fire on V Highway around 2 miles South of 52 Highway in the Virginia area.

All the information we have at this time is a green passenger car that is fully engulfed in flames at this time.

Mid America Live will update this when and if more information becomes available.

Attempt to locate Stolen vehicle out of Calhoun Missouri

The Henry County Sheriffs Office is attempting to locate a stolen 2001 Ford Taurus silver in color that was stolen around 7:00 a.m. this morning in Calhoun, Missouri.

The License plate on the vehicle is UJ5-L7M out of Missouri. 

If you have seen this vehicle please call the Henry County Sheriffs Office 660-885-7021.

Obituary- Jerry Wayne Fisher

Jerry Fisher

Funeral services for Jerry Fisher will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri with Jerry Jenkins officiating. Visitation will be from 5 - 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 28 at the Schowengerdt Chapel. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery in Butler, Missouri. A visitation and funeral service has been conducted in Valdosta, Georgia.

Jerald Wayne (Jerry) Fisher, age 69 of Valdosta, Georgia died Sunday, April 19, 2015 at South Georgia Medical Center. He was born on January 24, 1946 to Billy L. and Dorothy Louise Snyder Fisher in Butler, Missouri.

Jerry grew up on a farm in Passaic, Missouri and later the family moved to Butler, just a few miles away. He had sheep to raise and won ribbons for baking angel food cakes as a child. As a teenager he ran track for Butler High School and still holds a record for relay. He also played football at Butler. He graduated in 1964 with honors. He then attended the University of Missouri, School of Forestry, graduating in 1968 number one academically in his class and was an active member of the honorary national fraternity of Zi Sigma Pi. He and Sherry Jenkins of Adrian, Missouri were married in 1966. They moved to Arkansas where Jerry was a Forester for Georgia-Pacific, then to East Texas when the company was divided and became Louisiana-Pacific. He became a successful Procurement Forester and was recruited in 1988 by the Langdale Company for procurement of timber for the new Langboard Mill near Quitman, Georgia. He was very successful in this position for 15 years. His recent years were spent as a purchasing agent for Brooks Welding of Valdosta. The Fishers have one son, Gabe and two grandsons, Ty and Luke all of Valdosta. He was an active member of First Baptist Church of Valdosta, and especially liked working in First Baptist's large and productive Food Ministry. Jerry enjoyed many hunting trips in younger days and he, Sherry and Gabe have had wonderful international trips. He was an avid Civil War scholar and collected many authentic relics. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and Christian.

Jerry is survived by his wife, Sherry; one son, Gabe; and two grandsons, Ty and Luke, all of Valdosta, Georgia. He is also survived by his mother, Louise and a brother, Jim both of Butler, Missouri. He was preceded in death by a baby brother, Jackie; his father, Billy; and a sister-in-law, George Ann Kappel Fisher.

Public Announcement from the Butler Police Department

As of April 21, 2015 the Butler Police Department will no longer be a drop-off for unused or unwanted medication of any kind.

The Bates County Sheriffs Office is is currently working with the Butler Police Department  on fixing this problem and continuing this great drug take back program for the community.

Mid America Live will update this when more information becomes available.

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