High Fire Danger Thursday

High fire danger expected across the lower Missouri Valley and Central Plains on Thursday as windy conditions combine with low relative humidity levels. Avoid all outdoor burning activities if possible!

Bates County 4-H Fundraiser

Volunteer Needed for eBay selling

Community Food Pantry of Butler

is seeking a volunteer with eBay selling

experience to assist

with selling items on eBay

for our thrift store.

Stop by and talk to

Gayle about volunteering

your time and talents in eBay selling .

Pantry Thrift Store

901 S Outer Rd, Butler

10-5, Mon - Sat

Obituary - Coy Franklin Allred

Coy Franklin Allred, 86, Freeman, Missouri, died Wednesday, February 15, 2017. 

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 18 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, Missouri with visitation from 10:00-11:00. Burial will be in Freeman Cemetery.

(A complete obituary will be posted when information is available).

Accident in Harrisonville temporarily closes street

Commercial street in Harrisonville between Locust and Vine is temporarily closed due to an accident that left on car on its side. Injuries are unknown at this time. Please plan an alternate route- it is hoped the street will be reopened in the near future.  

Kameron Williams headed to Nebraska for rehab

The latest update from Heather Hartegan:

I only have a few minutes so I apologize for the lack of details but I wanted to let you all know Kam is heading to rehab in Nebraska today.

We got the phone call less than 24 hours ago that we leave today. The facility is called Madonna and is in Lincoln. I will post the address as soon as we get settled and you are welcome to send Kam mail for support and love. He loves reading cards before bed each night! #kamsfam.

Progress!!

Celebrating a fun day in a big way...

Workers at Bates County Industries took a welcomed break yesterday and celebrated Valentine's Day with dancing, food, games and more.

A hearty thank you to the Auxiliary, mostly family and friends, who helped make the day truly special.

Based on pics showing non-stop smiles, a good time was enjoyed by everyone, staff included.

Some really good advice...

From the Drexel Fire Department Facebook page:

Thursday & Friday will be another warm and windy day, add no rain and it's the makings of a dangerous mix. Please refrain from ANY outside burning. A small controlled fire can quickly get out of control and become catastrophic. Please discard cigarettes properly, use extreme caution when using bbq grills. No fire pits, No bonfires!

PLEASE no outside burning until we receive a significant measurable amount of rain and according to local meteorologist rain isn't in our forecast anytime soon.