And the Tractor Of The Year is...

FORD. Yes the featured manufacturer for the Western Missouri Antique Tractor and Machinery Association annual show will be Ford, and you’re sure to see most every model on June 26th, 27th and 28th at Frontier Village in Adrian.

More details coming soon.

Butler Student of the Month

Mackenzie Davis has been selected as January's Student of the Month at Butler High School. Congrats!

Weigh in set for March 8th

Bates County Fair FFA and 4H Steer/Market Heifer weigh-in will be:

 

Date: Sunday March 8, 2020 

Time: 1 pm-3 pm (daylight savings time begins this day)

Place: Mo-Kan facility across from sale barn (like last year)

 

Nose prints for State Fair  are Due in the State Fair office by March 15 (We will nose print at weigh-in.  You may turn them in to Robyn Eckhoff, Bates County YPA at weigh-in, or turn them in to your FFA adviser.)

If you have any questions, contact the Bates County Extension office at 660.679.4167 or Kyleigh Trickey.

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Grass management workshop coming

Top notch status for Butler volleyball players

These Butler volleyball players earned All State Academic (not pictured Annalee Gardner). To be considered, players must play 75% of Varsity matches and a 3.6 cumulative GPA including the 2019 Fall semester. Congratulations!

Video: Fire in Drexel

Fire on Main Street in Drexel

Crews are on the scene of a fully involved commercial building fire at 101 W. Main Street in Drexel.

The building is known as This and That Thrift store, and efforts continue to contain fire as other buildings including a storage facility are very close in proximity.

Drexel Fire is being assisted by West Dolan and Adrian Fire departments; more information to be posted as it becomes available. No injuries have been reported.

Sunday Mid Day Wind Chills

If you're going to brave the elements tomorrow we highly recommend several layers of thick clothing, and maybe a full thermos of hot chocolate.