Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger a huge success

Look at this stack of food! The Butler Community Food Pantry received 875 pounds of food yesterday from our local post office. 

This is thanks to our local post office participating in "Letter Carriers' Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive" on May 11th.

Many thanks to each of you that donated food items and a big thank you to our letter carriers for taking the extra time and effort to collect and deliver to us!

Obituary - John Howard Butrick Jr.

John Howard Butrick Jr., age 59, of Raymore, Missouri, passed away in his home on Sunday, May 12, 2019 surrounded by his loving family.

A Visitation Service will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, May 17, 2019 at Cullen Funeral Home, 612 W. Foxwood Dr. Raymore, Missouri 64083. 

A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at St. Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church, 16808 Holmes Rd., Belton, Missouri 64012. A Burial will immediately follow the Funeral Service at Wills Cemetery in Peculiar, Missouri.

John was born on November 20, 1959 in King City, Missouri. He was the son of John Howard Butrick Sr. and Alyce Lee (Parsons) Butrick. After graduating high school, John continued his education in many different areas, ultimately creating a very successful career for himself. John was a member of the Carpenter's Union Local 61 and 315 for 40 years. Most of those years he worked for JE Dunn Construction until his retirement in April of this year. He took a lot of pride in the various jobs he did in the Kansas City area and many other states. John was an incredible mentor to many throughout his career.

On December 9, 1989 John married the love of his life, Elizabeth McCann. They enjoyed many happy years together and were blessed with four wonderful children and 6 grandchildren. John had a strong faith in God and truly embodied the role as a leader, protector, and provider for his family. John loved being behind the camera, filming anything and everything from holidays and birthdays to the kids' sports games, and even random objects like food. John especially loved to line up his children, their cousins, and his grandchildren asking them to say their name and age for his videos. He enjoyed gardening and making homemade salsa for family and friends (as long as they brought the jars back of course), as well as golfing with his buddies. Over the past few years, John had become very interested in genealogy and had spent much of his free time researching the Butrick family history and even traveled to Boston, MA to find out more about his ancestors dating back as far as the 1600's.

John is preceded in death by his grandparents, several aunts and uncles, and his in-laws, Max and Louise "Mummzy" McCann. John is survived by his loving wife of over 29 years, Elizabeth A. Butrick; son, John Howard Butrick III; three daughters, Summer Garcia (Brandon), Stormie Butrick, and Jaime Cleland (Brad); six grandchildren, Sophia Garcia, Coen Ray Doss, Olivia Garcia, Grayson Garcia, Sawyer Butrick, and John Howard Butrick IV; former son-in-law, Matt Doss; parents, John Howard Butrick Sr. and Alyce Lee Butrick; and two sisters, Kelly Linard and Alica Montesano (Robert) as well as many aunts, uncles, cousins, in-laws, and friends that he considered family.

A special thanks to Jeff Dooley, Jeremy Chell, and Chad Simmons for their unwavering support to the Butrick family during John's fight with cancer.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be given to the University of Kansas Medical Center Head and Neck Cancer Research

Arrangements: Cullen Funeral Home, Raymore, Missouri 816.322.5278

Structure Fire in Nevada this morning

On 5/14/19 around 6:58 am the Nevada Fire Department were dispatched to the home of Melissa Jones at 502 W. Ashland for a structure fire.

Nevada Fire Chief Bill Thornton stated in a press release that the firefighters were notified of the smoke by the resident upon arrival to scene.

When crews arrived on scene they found the fire in a closet in the back bedroom. The fire was quickly brought under control and some light overhaul was completed.

The cause of the fire was determined to be accidental and damages to the home was estimated at $3,000. No injuries were reported.

Property Damage Reported In Nevada

Chamber installs new officers

The Butler Area Chamber of Commerce has installed their board members for 2019. They include President Corey Snead, City Clerk, Butler; Vice President Cheyenne Warren, CTC Transportation; Secretary Bailee Wainscott, Butler Center; and Treasurer Marlene Wainscott.

The next chamber meeting is scheduled for June 18th; Cruise Night at Sonic is June 28th and don't forget the car show on the square July 26th.

Property Damage in rural Spruce

On May 11, 2019 a Deputy took a report of property damage in the Spruce area. The victim stated that he had left a Caterpillar track loader on the property approximately two weeks ago. 

When he arrived back on the property that morning he noticed the chain on the gate was gone and the gate was standing open.

When he got to the loader he observed that both doors and all the access panels were open and the machine had been burnt. The interior of the loader had been completely destroyed by the fire. There was also heavy fire damage to the engine compartment.

The victim stated that the loader was in good working order and did not have any issues that he knew of. He valued the loader to be around $50,000.00.

A preview of summer this week

A few showers and storms are possible today, mainly this afternoon. The strongest storms could produce small hail and gusty winds. Otherwise, the region will be trending warmer and more humid through the week. 

By Thursday highs will be in the middle to upper 80s, approaching 90s degrees, with humid conditions expected. It’ll be a bit cooler Friday but still on the warm side with humid conditions in place.

Adrian: Council discusses enforcement of nuisanance ordinance

All members were present for the Adrian city council meeting last night. 

The Adrian Lions club requested permission to sell fireworks at Blackhawk corner since the location used in years past is no longer available. Permission will be granted as soon as a minor correction is made in the paperwork. The Lions Club will be selling fireworks June 27th through July 4th.

Speeding is a concern on the north end of town where the outer road meets old 71 highway near 8th street. A citizen spoke about large trucks being over the speed limit while residents are trying pull out of their driveways, along with concerns about children playing in the area. It was discussed moving the speed limit sign further north, giving drivers more time to slow down. In the meantime, it was decided that stepping up speed limit enforcement might be the best bet.

Fire Chief Gary Dizney reported that all storm sirens have been tested are in good working order.

Signs stolen from Frontier Village have been recovered in Oklahoma. The person who purchased them didn't know they were stolen; charges are pending for the thief.

Bills were paid, including accounting software maintenance of $764.00 and membership dues for the Kaysinger Basin Regional Commission of $368.94. Others paid were repairs of air compressors (needed to keep water plant operational) to the tune of $2,631.79 and $4,101.13. The compressors are a special type, made in Britain. Discussion is ongoing about upgrading them to a more reliable model, with parts easier and cheaper to obtain. As an added note, the water plant produced about 8 million gallons of water last month.

A 50 cent per hour raise was approved for city worker Richard Cox.

A discussion was held about charging for use of the ball fields at the city park. While the city does foot the bill for electricity and other expenses, it was noted that the influx of traffic does also benefit the city in other ways such as the sale of gas, food, etc. For now, things will stay as they are. It was noted that most cities do not charge for these types of things.

A hot topic was nuisance ordinance enforcement- tall grass, old cars and such. However, farm animals within the city seems to be a growing problem. Besides dogs and cats, the only farm animals allowed in town is chickens and they must be caged. To date, there are turkeys, goats and other farm animals, some thought to be kept inside homes. The city will be stepping up enforcement for these violations.

The Adrian city council meets on the second Monday of each month at 7 pm. Residents are highly encouraged to attend.