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Butler: Council proposes Town Hall meeting

All members were present for the Butler City Council meeting last night. Besides the usual approval of minutes and paying of bills, a few guests appeared before the council as well.

First, Shannon Barth, representing the Relay for Life committee requested permission to have the annual event on the Butler square June 1st. The request was approved without contest.

Don Malan spoke about the old pool building and property on south High street. Many ideas for the property have been kicked around over the years, and he advocated the use of the building for a play place of sorts, for kids, possibly those with special needs. The same idea was put forth by Jesse Schowengerdt several years ago and the city has pondered the idea possibly developing the property as well. Acting city administrator Corey Snead said there is grant money available for this type of project, and the council will discuss further in the near future.

Jerry Jones asked for approval the Bates County Community Health Foundation car show to be held October 6th, same as the show held last Fall at the Fairgrounds. Permission granted.

A discussion was held regarding the use of leaf bags. Those purchasing the bags now will receive a note indicating the bags will not be used for yard waste or trash, leaves only, and can't weigh over 40 lbs. Ongoing problems with abuse using the bags led to this decision.

The city renewed its contract with the Kaysinger Basin Regional Planning Commission. Kaysinger provides many benefits including help with grant writing and is a good resource for the city's economic developer when one is hired. The commission also is available to help with clean up of properties and demolitions when dealing with hazardous materials.

Little Joe's Asphalt company has been approved to repave three streets in Butler. There will be a pre-bid meeting later this week to work out all the details and schedule a start date.

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will be performing its annual inspection of storage tanks at the Butler airport soon, no problems are anticipated.

Roof repair at the Butler light plant is in the works, we'll need some sunny days before it can be completed.  There is a significant leak at city hall, tarps are needed now, it was discussed having the roofers look into the problem at city hall ahead of finishing work at the light plant.

In an effort to insure complete transparency, the council is planning a town hall forum in June, possibly on the 3rd or the 10th- the public will have an opportunity to speak openly with the Mayor and council. Residents are highly encouraged to attend and ask questions on any city related subject matter including money matters, water quality, clean up, bringing in new businesses, etc. Mid America Live will publish the final date with location soon.

Corey Snead brought up the subject of getting a grocery store in Butler. He's had contact with Schnucks, a widely popular chain, but they declined, citing that Butler isn't quite big enough. However, his discussion with Scavuzzo's, a regionally popular store, looks promising. 

Several members attended council member training in Lee's Summit recently, another class is scheduled soon for those who were not able to attend.

This city is still looking for someone to hay a 10 acre plot on south Main street. The first cutting must be done in June, with another by November. Bids may be submitted at city hall.

The Butler fire department had a busy month- 47 total calls including 4 structure fires, 5 car accidents, 2 mutual aid calls, LifeFlight standbys and more.

The police department was commended on their outstanding effort in handling the murder investigation at the Butler city lake last week. 

The next council meeting is set for May 21st. Get involved, and plan to attend!

Blood Drive Today In Butler

BLOOD DRIVE TODAY

Sign ups are very low for today, we hope to see you there!

Blood supplies are critically low as Community Blood Center continues to feel the effects of a brutal winter season and the number of area blood donors reaches an historic low.

An emergency blood shortage has been declared. If you are able, please donate at our upcoming blood drive in the hospital's Education Center.

615 W. Nursery Street, Butler, MO
For more information, call 660-200-7313.
If you can't donate today, mark your calendar for our next blood drive on July 3rd - watch our Facebook page for details.

A bit of good news!

Good News! The threat of severe thunderstorms for the rest of day has shifted south thanks to the line of storms that went through the region this morning. 

However, we will maintain a concern of scattered showers and thunderstorms through the day, particularly after 5 PM in areas along the Kansas-Missouri border. 

Brief torrential rain, which may result is flooding, small hail, and lightning are the only concerns for even the strongest of the late afternoon to evening storms. Dry, but cool temperatures (in the 50s) will prevail Thursday with a breezy north wind.

Power outage in Rich Hill

The city of Rich Hill is currently without power at City Hall, so our phones are not working. There is a bad transformer being changed out.

We are open and accepting cash or check payments. We will update when we are fully up and running.

From the City of Pleasanton

The city of Pleasanton, Kansas is without power this morning as a result, we cannot accept any payments, except cash and check and we will not have phones until power is restored.

If you come in to make a water payment, please bring your bill with you, as we do not have a way to pull up your account. Please bear with us until power is restored.

Talk about something to be proud of!‬

‪On Monday, during the Cass Career Center awards banquet, Harrisonville Building Official Chris Arthur was presented with the Volunteer of the Year Award! ‬

‪Congratulations Chris! Keep up the good work.

Suspicious activity call leads to arrest in Clinton

On 5-6-19 at approximately 1130 am, Clinton Police were dispatched to the area of Washington and Rogers Streets in reference to suspicious activity. As an officer exited his patrol vehicle to contact two subjects walking with backpacks, the male subject, later identified as Karl Kimbrell, began running from the officer.

Mr. Kimbrell was given verbal commands to stop and failed to do so. A short time later Kimbrell was taken into custody without further incident. When Kimbrell was arrested he did not have the back pack on his person that he had when first contacted by the officer.

A search of the area located a backpack in the backyard of a residence in the area. In the backpack was a pill bottle, a computer, and other assorted item from different residences that had earlier been reported as stolen from vehicles.

Kimbrell was charged with Resisting Arrest and Possession of Stolen Property.

Disclaimer: Arrest records are public information. Any indication of an arrest does not mean the individual identified has been convicted of a crime. All persons arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.