Significant Weather Advisory in effect for Bates County

A Significant Weather Advisory is in effect until 8:30pm for Bates County. 

A storm capable of producing dime size hail and winds up to 45mph was located 7 miles North of Nevada moving North at 40 mph. 

Mid America Live News will update with and all weather updates.

How about a nature walk?

Missouri State Parks is hosting a Wildflower Walk tonight at 7 pm at the Battle of Island Mound State Historic Site. A state parks guide will lead the walk while providing interesting details about the landscape.

The Battle of Island Mound site is located southwest of Butler- take 52 highway west to K highway; turn south on K to CR 1002; turn west on 1002 and the park will be on the south side of the road.

Bates County FSA: Committee person needed

Needed in Bates County: a Committee Person for the local Farm Service Agency

This year, nominations and elections will be held in LAA 2, which includes townships of; Deer Creek, Mound, Grand, Shawnee, Summit, Deep Water, Spruce, and Mingo.

The nomination period for the Bates FSA county committee is ongoing. Nomination forms must be postmarked or received in the Bates County FSA Office by close of business on Aug. 1, 2016. County Committees are unique to FSA and allow producers to have a voice on federal farm program implementation at the local level.

To be eligible to serve on the FSA county committee, a person must participate or cooperate in an agency administered program, be eligible to vote in a county committee election and reside in the Local Administrative Area (LAA) where they are nominated.

Producers may nominate themselves or others as candidates. Organizations representing minority and women farmers and ranchers may also nominate candidates. To become a nominee, eligible individuals must sign form FSA-669A. The form and more information about county committee elections is available online at: www.fsa.usda.gov/elections.

Ballots will be mailed to eligible voters beginning Nov. 7. Ballots are due back in the Bates County Office no later than Dec. 5, 2016. All newly elected county committee members and alternates will take office January 1, 2017.

For more information about county committees, please contact the Bates County FSA office at 660-679-6112, 625 west Nursery in Butler or visit www.fsa.usda.gov/elections
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Obituary - Susan K. Jones

Susan K. Jones, 61 of Rich Hill, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at Breezy Meadows in Butler, Missouri. Cremation with private family memorial services held at a later date. Memorial contributions are suggested to Hume Baptist Church, Hume, Missouri or in support of the family. Services under the direction of Mullinax Funeral Home, Butler, Missouri (660-679-0009). Messages of condolence may be left for the family at www.mullinaxfuneralhome.com

Susan Kay Jones was born February 13, 1955 in Abilene, Kansas to Norman and Beulah Arnold Lamer. She grew up in Salina, Kansas graduating from Central High School. She then attended training and received her CNA license. Susan was united in marriage and blessed with four children, three boys and a girl. She continued to work very hard and successfully raised her family as a single mother. Susan lived in Salina for many years before moving to Kearny, Nebraska to be close to family and finally, moving with her daughter to Rich Hill, Missouri.

Susan was preceded in death by her mother Beulah Lamer, a sister Connie Jo Strika, and by a son John David Jones. She is survived by her son Michael Jones, daughter Tammara Rice and husband Nicolas, of Rich Hill, MO, daughter-in-law Anne Jones, granddaughter Hannah Jones, grandsons Josiah and Bennet Jones, niece Carrie Flores and her children, Xavier, Malachi, Conner, and Jace, niece Rachel Strika, nephew Steven Lamer and his children, Troy, Gretchen, Jessie, Isabella, Levi, and Logan, nephew Robert Lamer and his son Landon, and by niece Stephanie Lamer, all of Kearny, NE. Susan loved each of her nieces and nephews as if they were her own children.

Combative subject taken in to custody near Drexel

On the night of 06-21-2016 Bates County Deputies and the Missouri Highway Patrol responded to a domestic in progress at 15003 NW CR 14781 Drexel. The Deputies arrived on scene and could hear a male subject located inside the residence yelling. The Deputies removed the male identified as Terry Monterry from the residence. Terry Monterry was very agitated and aggressive toward law enforcement. The victim advised Deputies that Terry Monterry was bipolar and was threatening to kill himself, her and her son.

While Deputies were talking with Terry Monterry outside he refused to let Deputies approach him. Terry Monterry then went back into the residence. Deputies advised Terry he was under arrest, and attempted to cuff him. Terry then tried to punch a Deputy in the face. The Deputy, in an attempt to gain control over the suspect, deployed is tazer. Terry continued to fight with Deputies for a short time until deputies were able to gain control of him and place him in handcuffs. Terry was arrested and transported to the Bates County Jail where he remains on a warrant for:

Resisting/Interfering with arrest for a felony
Assault on Law Enforcement X 3

Bond was set at $50,000.00 Cash Or Surety

As cool as it gets in 1938...

In 1938, the tractor pictured at right was considered more luxurious than most cars going up and down the road.

It featured a cigar lighter, seating for two, windshield wipers and a radio.

Oh, and it's top speed was around 40 mph.

Granted, only 150 such tractors were built by Minneapolis Moline, making the UDLX model shown here quite rare. It had a whopping $2200 price tag, while most other tractors of the day cost around $800. Hence, the UDLX wasn't considered affordable by any means.

Today these highly collectible tractors are worth about $150,000.00. Wow!

If you head out to the Western Missouri Antique Tractor show this weekend, you just might see one as Minneapolis Moline is the featured tractor this year.

The show runs this Friday through Sunday at Frontier Village in Adrian.

See more info here

https://www.facebook.com/Western-Missouri-Antique-Tractor-Machinery-Association-197636860371858/

Butler seeks broadband internet service

The weekly Butler City Council meeting included quite a bit of discussion- including rehab for the southeast corner of the square, and the possibility of getting broadband internet in the city of Butler. 

Read more from 921news.com here: 

http://921news.com/butler-city-council-news-from-june-21st-meeting/

Obituary - William "Bill" Reed

William "Bill" Reed, 80, of Rich Hill, MO, passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2016, at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo. 

Funeral services will be held Monday, June 27 at 10:00 a.m. at the Rich Hill Baptist Church with burial to follow in the Greenlawn Cemetery. 

The family will receive friends on Sunday, June 26 from 5-7:00 p.m. at the Heuser Funeral Home.