Happy 4th of July from us to you!

Mid America Live News would like to wish you a very happy and safe 4th of July Holiday. If you are drinking this evening please be sure you find a sober ride home #ARRIVEALIVE #STOPDRINKINGANDDRIVING

Rich Hill Famous For the 4th schedule

Today's events for July 4th in Rich Hill 

• 11 am car show registration
• 12-2 car show moved to the east end of the carnival midway on Park St.
• 130-230 parade registration old HS 1st and Olive
• 3 parade
• 430 cornhole tournament (sign up at 415 behind bandstand west park)
• 430 salute to veterans with quilt presentation
• 5 parade winners announced
• 530 Paula Newman and Linda Smith perform
• 7 Fabulous Torques performance (oldies band)
• 10 fireworks (7th & Park Ave)

Obituary - Margie Lyle

Margie Lyle, 89 of Overland Park, Kansas passed away July 3, 2017 at The Heritage of Overland Park Senior Living. 

Graveside services will be held 10:00 am Wednesday, July 5, 2017 in Fairview Cemetery, Butler, Missouri. There will be no visitation. 

Messages of condolence may be left for the family at www.mullinaxfuneralhome.com

Full obituary information will be published when it becomes available.

Public Service Announcement

Please be sensitive to those VETERANS you are around; setting off fireworks close to their house may cause their PTSD to flare up. Veterans we appreciate your service

Butler Youth Tackle football sign-ups

Butler Youth Tackle football sign-ups are continuing at Citizens Bank of Butler (north-east corner of Ft. Scott & Orange) until July 27th. Tackle season cost is $100.

Obituary - Lottie Louise (Neuenschwander) Salsbury

Lottie Louise (Neuenschwander) Salsbury, age 95 years, of Deepwater, Missouri went to heaven June 30, 2017 at her home. Funeral services will be 3:00 pm Thursday, July 6, 2017 at the Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton, Missouri. 

The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in Maplewood Cemetery, Brownington, Missouri. Fond memories and condolences can be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com.

Lottie was born August 10, 1921 in Deepwater, Missouri the daughter of Eli and Nora (Jenkins) Neuenschwander. She married Henry LaVaughn Salsbury December 21, 1940. Born to this marriage were two children; 1 son, Thomas Valgene Salsbury, and 1 daughter, Loretta Sue Goldsmith.

Lottie went to work for Reynolds Manufacturing Co. from 1950 until 1955. In 1955 she then went to work for Unitog Co. until she retired in 1986. She loved to sew, crochet and cross stitch.

Lottie is preceded in death by her parents, husband, her son Tom, granddaughter Tracey Lynn (Witherspoon) Carnagey, and her sister Velma Rufenacht.

She leaves 1 daughter, 7 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren, and 10 great great grandchildren, as well as many nieces and nephews.

Lottie will be greatly missed.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home of Clinton, Missouri.

Bates County Nostalgia Band Patriotic Music Tonight

PATRIOTIC MUSIC TONIGHT!!

That's right! Join the Bates County Nostalgia Band at the Butler City Park, 7:00 pm, as we celebrate our nations birthday with music you're sure to enjoy.

And there will be homemade ice cream available!

What could be more American.....Stars & Stripes Forever & a bowl of homemade ice cream?

Bring your family, friends & a lawn chair!

See YOU tonight.

Updated Obituary - Tracy Lynn Michael

Tracy Lynn Michael

Tracy Lynn Michael age 51 of Pleasant Hill, Missouri departed this life Saturday, July 1, 2017 at Lee's Summit Medical Center, Lee's Summit, Missouri surrounded with family and love.

Tracy is survived by her mother, Karyn S. Bower of Pleasant Hill, Missouri; her father, LeRoy Bower of Pleasant Hill, Missouri; a son, Joshua Ira Trull and his wife Jill of Lee's Summit, Missouri; a daughter, Karyn A. Trull of Pleasant Hill, Missouri; three brothers, Darren Stewart of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, Steve Bower of Winfield, Kansas, and Phil Sears of Grove, Oklahoma; a sister, Lori Evans of Moran, Kansas; two grandchildren, Paisley and Emmylou; other relatives and many friends.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at the Stanley-Dickey Funeral Home, Pleasant Hill, Missouri. Cremation.

The family will receive friends Wednesday, July 5, 2017 from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

The family suggest in lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Donate Life.