Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Heavy Rainfall and Thunderstorms
Increasing concerns for a narrow line of dangerous thunderstorms developing later this afternoon from southeastern Kansas into west central and central Missouri into the evening.
Damaging hail, up to Tennis ball size possible is our greatest concern with a few tornadoes possible with the strongest storms. Please stay weather aware this afternoon!
B Highway closed east of Rich Hill
Flooding has already prompted closures, including B highway east of Rich Hill and rain tonight could again cause problems in other areas that were closed yesterday as well.
Forecasters are saying we are to expect severe thunderstorms between 4 and 10 pm this evening which could include large hail, damaging winds and possibly tornado activity in the area. This includes the potential for flash flooding.
Mid America Live will keep an eye on the situation and will update as weather moves through this evening.
Unusual visitor at the courthouse this morning...
We're not sure if this deer was disappointed the license bureau wasn't open yet or maybe just came to dine on the dew covered grass. Either way, it was a welcomed sight on the Butler square this morning.
Appleton City Fair set for June 6th through 8th
Anyone is welcome to come join the ACHS Alumni for a day of memories and fellowship. The ACHS Alumni Luncheon is Saturday May 25, 2019.
Reservations in advance are $12. Mail them to Patti Purvis Young x86, 101 E 3rd St., ACMO 64724. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. and the price will be $18 at door. Reservations help to have sufficient food and seating arrangements by class. Class pictures will be taken at noon time by Bartz Photography. Please report alumni deaths since May, 2018 to Linda Lampkin. The following class activities are planned: Classes of 1944, 1949, 1954, 1959, 1969, 1974 and 1984 will have lunch at 11:30 at the high school and meet in the HS afterwards; 1969 - 2:00 at the Depot; 1984 - 3:00 at Harmony Cemetery then 4:00 at The Pond;.1991 - 11:30 Retrieve their time capsule in front of school followed by a gathering at Shelley Hough Unell’s home; 1999 - 3:00 at the City Lake. Other classes ending in 4 or 9 reunions are unknown at press time. Call your class president for information. The Alumni Ballgame will be Sunday beginning at 4:30 p.m. at the Bill Long Memorial Ball Field. Remember contributions to the Scholarship Fund create a legacy for future generations. If you have questions, contact Linda Lampkin 660-476-5857; 1704 NE County Road 14963, Montrose, MO 64770, or by email at acmolampkin@yahoo.com.
The 27th annual Montrose Festival, the “Die-Hard Fans For Decades”, is May 24 - 26. Friday evening will be the Old Timers baseball game at the park as well as the Kids Run at 8:15 p.m., Glow Run 5K at 9:00 p.m. and Montrose Mile at 10:00 p.m.. Saturday will start with breakfast at 7:30 a.m. at the VFW and lunch at 10:00. The 15h annual car show begins at 9:00 a.m., bake sale at 9:00 a.m., vendors, concession stands (walking tacos, ice cream, and snow cones) and more. The diaper derby and toddler swimsuit shows start at 9:00 ($2 entry fee). For the kids, Sprinkles the clown will be back, as well as bounce houses, inflatables, petting zoo, train rides, Ted E. Bears Toy Factory and kids games. The announcement of this year's Home Town Hero is at 12:50. The parade begins at 1:00 p.m. with registration at the Montrose High School. Following the parade will the annual Fried Chicken Dinner 2:00 – 7:00 p.m. a kids scavenger hunt, chicken drop and Museum open after the parade. The Scavenger Hunt starts at 2:30 p.m. and Corn Hole 3:30 p.m. For your evening pleasure, DJ Garrett Hilte will be rocking the night away starting at 9:00 p.m. The gutter party breakfast starts at 11:00 p.m. On Sunday, softball starts at noon. There will be beer olympics and music at 5:00 p.m. and DJ Garrett Hilte in the evening. If you have general questions, call Misty at 660-492-2975, Baby Show, call Connie at 492-9439 (text), Glow Run, Montrose Mile and softball, call Amber at 660-492-0523, Old Timer’s Baseball, call Andy at 660-492-0205, Car Show, call Kaleb at 660-693-4580 and Baking Contest, call Mary 816-674-1931. For updates for events, go their facebook page at "Montrose Missouri Festival".
Butler: Council focused on Town Hall Meeting
Guest Annette Anderson came before the council to get the ok for the Butler alumni parade this Saturday, approved.
The planning commission met recently to work toward being prepared for medical marijuana. Needed changes include zoning and policies, drafts on these should be complete by the next council meeting. There will be a hearing required before any changes can be adopted and the council is being cautious to make sure we're in compliance with all state laws. During the meeting last night, amendments were made to the city code regarding medical marijuana as well.
A hazard mitigation plan (designed to eliminate or reduce long term risk from natural disasters) is due, the plan must be updated every five years. The city is working with Kaysinger to make sure everything is in place. Kaysinger does the plan for us, which helps immensely.
On May 10th, the city had a pre construction meeting the Little Joe's Asphalt, and while the start date for repaving Mechanic, Dakota and Fulton streets has been delayed a little, good news is that there was an overage in estimated material cost, meaning that possibly another street can be paved as well.
A discussion was held regarding grant money available for Project Lemonade. Currently, about $139,000 is budgeted for this project but it appears it will not require the full amount. The grant money matches dollar for dollar, so at this point only about $20,000 of city money will be needed, since the total project can be done for about $40,000 which would include grass, benches, top soil, etc. This is an ongoing discussion, more coming soon.
The city is hoping to sign a right-of-way agreement with CenturyLink soon. In short, there is an issue with getting fiber speed internet connections to key areas around town which can be a huge problem with keeping businesses happy, specifically on the square.
There has been an ongoing issue with dissolved oxygen levels in Mound Branch Creek on the south edge of town. Missouri DNR has raised concerns about this since the sewage treatment facility is nearby... at this point it doesn't look like an issue directly related to the plant, possibly more related to an ecological problem partially due to the fact Mound Branch is a low flow tributary. Allgeier Martin Engineering of Joplin has drafted a letter to DNR about this, and mostly likely a meeting will be held soon to resolve the issue.
The Town Hall meeting is all set for June 3rd, 7 pm at the Butler high school auditorium. This will be a golden opportunity for residents to come forward with concerns and ideas for our city. Please help spread the word, a big turnout would be greatly appreciated and would show that folks are truly vested in our town.
A check from Charles Rush was presented, in the amount of $2,898.00, which was overpayment for insurance.
A review will be conducted regarding travel expenses for city employees, one concern was that the meals amount was a little on the light side, however all expenses will be reviewed.
There were two bids submitted to hay 10 acres of city property on south Main street. Low bid of $10 per acre was accepted, the other bid was $20 per acre.
A bid of $6,685.25 was accepted to purchase a monitor (deck gun) for one of the Butler fire trucks. The monitor allows firefighters to attack fire from a distance, which is much safer. Also a bid of $1,680.00 was accepted for the purchase of a tracking device for firefighters to be located inside a burning structure.
A pay adjustment was approved for dispatchers at the police department. Currently pay is $10.80 an hour to start, and that has been bumped to $12.30. Dispatchers serve a very important role and keeping the positions filled is vital. Also discussed was having city departments share the expense of dispatch, which equates to the fire department putting $5,000 per year, and other city departments putting $2,500 per year towards dispatch costs. Currently, those costs are covered by the general fund.
It was approved to make an offer to a candidate that has applied for the position of economic developer. Details to follow in the upcoming council meeting.
Butler city council meetings are held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. The public is highly encouraged to attend!
City of Harrisonville Bid Posting
Sealed proposals will be received at the Harrisonville Community Center until 5 p.m. on June 7.
For more info, click here >> http://harrisonville.com/index.aspx?NID=241
Thunderstorms Expected Later Today
Thunderstorm chances again today, most likely after 4 PM, starting across southeastern Kansas into west central Missouri. Stay weather aware as we move toward the afternoon!
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