Car Show on Historic Butler Square

The Butler Chamber of Commerce and Sonic will be sponsoring a Car Show on the Butler Square on Friday July, 22 from 6:00-10:00 pm. Breakaway band will be playing during the event. Come out and see some great cars and listen to some good music and enjoy a night on our historic square.

Obituary - Lee Ann Smith

Lee Ann Smith, 64, of Nevada, MO, passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. She was born on July 5, 1952 in Pittsburg, KS to Rex Wamsley Smith and Virginia Lee (Evans) Smith. Lee Ann graduated from Liberal High School, received her Education Degree at MSSU and Master’s Degree at Pitt State. 

She taught for two years at the Bronaugh School then transferred to Nevada Schools where she taught third grade until her retirement. She was an active member of the Nevada United Methodist Church, where she participated in the Bell Choir. She was also a member of the Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority and Retired Teachers Association. Lee Ann doted on her nieces and nephews and was very involved with their lives. 

After retirement she spent a lot of time taking care of the Morris children and had a close association with the teachers she had worked with. Lee Ann will be remembered by her family and friends as being very devoted to her teaching profession, as a caring and loving sister, aunt and friend. Survivors include one brother, Jon Gregory Smith (Connie), Lamar, MO; niece and nephews Kati Wolfe (Adam), Marki Barton (Bryce), all of Liberal, and David (Elena), Villa Park, IL; great nieces and nephews, Alexys, Abby, and Ally Barton, Rolli, Harper, Trip, and Dax Wolf. She was preceded in death by her parents. 

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 9, 2016 at the United Methodist Church, Nevada, with Rev. Sharon Freeman officiating. Interment will follow in Liberal City Cemetery. Friends may call now and 9:00 a.m. the day of service at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. 

The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. prior to the service at the church. Memorials may be made to the Children’s Miracle Network or the First United Methodist Church in care of the Ferry Funeral Home.

Windsor man escapes serious injury in Henry County crash

On 7/6/16 around 9:00pm the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Henry County along with Henry County Sheriffs Deputies responded to a one vehicle accident on Route E and County Road NE 1281 road in rural Henry County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the 2014 Chevrolet driven by 64 year old John C. Dick of Windsor, Missouri traveled off the left side of the roadway traveling through a ditch and striking a fence.

Mr. Dick sustained minor injuries in this accident and he refused medical treatment at the scene of the accident. 

The vehicle received moderate damages and was towed from the scene by Jay's Towing.


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Ballard Booster Club selling Snow Cones at Bates County Fair Bash

2016 Bates County Fair

2016 Bates County Fair "Take Me Out to the Fair" will be in full swing starting July 12-17. There are daily events through out the week and bingo will be held nightly. Come out for some great fun at the fair.

Mid America Live News will update when a full list of events are released to us. 

Stolen ATV between Butler and Appleton City

Stolen: Olive green 2002 Honda Foreman Rubicon Fourtrax Model TRX500FA.

The ATV was Stolen last week from a family farm between Butler and Appleton City. 

Please contact 417-844-1471 if you hear/see anything about the ATV.

Obituary - Priscilla M. Schuster

Priscilla M. Schuster

Priscilla M. Schuster, 92, of Nevada passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2016. Priscilla was born on March 24, 1924 in East Bridgewater, MA to Albert W. Swan and Wilma J. (Mann) Swan.

Priscilla was raised in Massachusetts and graduated from Milton High School in 1942. Prior to graduation she had begun working for the John Hancock Insurance Company in Boston where she continued to work for several years.

In 1942 she met Gordon Schuster at the U.S.O. in Boston where she was a hostess and he was in the U.S. Navy. They were engaged in 1945 and married on September 28, 1946 in the Congregational Church in Milton, MA. In 1956 the family moved to Anaheim, CA where Gordon had taken a new job. They later moved to Yorba Linda, CA and then to Arizona in 1973 when Gordon became involved in the construction business. They continued to live in Arizona until 2002 when they came to Nevada, MO to be near their daughter Pam and husband Craig.

Priscilla was very active in the United Methodist Church especially while in Yorba Linda where she was the United Methodist Women President, was on the Church Council, and later served as the Wedding Hostess there. She was currently a member of the United Methodist Church in Nevada. Priscilla and Gordon enjoyed family camping trips and traveling. The most important things in her life were her family and her dedication to God. She dearly loved her whole family and was blessed with and very proud of them.

Survivors include one son, Robert Schuster and his wife Cheryl of Spokane, WA, one daughter, Pam Hayes and her husband Craig of, Nevada, daughter-in-law, Linda Schuster, Peoria, AZ, 10 grandchildren Jenny Schuster, Jeremy Schuster, Nathaneal Schuster, and Aletha Schuster, all of Arizona, Sarah Vickers and her husband, Derek, of Spokane, WA, Steven Smith and wife Samantha of Arizona, Debbie Nix and husband Matt, Ft. Smith, AR, Mary Wilson and husband Mark, Nevada, MO, C.J. Hayes and his wife Jill, Carl Junction, MO, and Andy Hayes and his wife Emily, Nevada, MO, 19 great-grandchildren, one sister Janette Swan of Milton, MA, and several nieces and nephews. Priscilla was preceded in death by her husband Gordon, one son Richard Schuster, and one sister, Alberta Sawyer.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, July 8, 2016 at the United Methodist Church in Nevada with Rev Sharon Freeman officiating.

In lieu of flowers those who wish may contribute in Priscilla’s memory to the Nevada United Methodist Women in care of Ferry Funeral Home.

She will be laid to rest at a later date in the Arizona Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery with her beloved husband Gordon.