Robert Dale Pennington, age 82, of Pleasanton, Kansas passed away at his home Sunday, February 16, 2020. He was born the son of James and Williamena Pennington on July 18, 1937 in Kansas City, Missouri. He was a tinkerer with the uncanny ability to see things in his mind and build them. Robert worked as a contractor in construction over the years. He is survived by three sons, Joe, Lester Dale and Robert D. Pennington, two daughters, Phyllis A. and Elizabeth Ann Pennington, daughter in law, Angie Pennington, fifteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
A Graveside service will be held at 11:00 am, Thursday, February 20, 2020 at the Fisher Cemetery in Pleasanton, Kansas. The family suggests contributions to the Wounded Veterans Foundation, these may be sent in care of Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory P.O. Box 525 Pleasanton, Kansas 66075. Online condolences may be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com
Cass Co – Cass County Sheriff’s Deputies and K9 Team apprehended a subject wanted on a parole violation warrant today in the 600 block of Gum Street, Garden City.
Around 11:50 am today deputies were called to area to investigate a subject violating a court order of protection. During the investigation, deputies searched the area for the suspect. Deputies tracked the subject to a small outbuilding in the area of S. 7th Street and E. Gum Street where Sheriff’s Office K9 Champ located the person hiding in the second floor of the building.
Ronald M. Hibdon Jr., 40, Garden City was treated and released at the scene by EMS.
Hibdon was then transported to the Cass County Jail where he is in custody on a No Bond Missouri Parole warrant.
“Searching for a wanted suspect in these conditions is inherently dangerous. When situations like this arise we are fortunate to have 3 well trained K9 teams,” said Sheriff Jeff Weber.
There was a lot of activity at the Butler Senior Center today: Weaving classes, Bunco, Rummicub, and Line Dancing. In the weaving class (left to right) Galina Strelkoff, Nancy Storer, Cynthia Strelkoff, and sitting at the loom, Mary Limpus. Cynthia is showing Nancy Storer how to start her yarn for the loom on warping pegs. She then showed loom weaved mug pads. Oops! Audrie Conaway got caught by surprised crocheting during the class. The Bunco tournament gained 2 tables while the line dancers danced to country music. The rummicub players made a new friend feel welcome today. The gentleman just moved into the Butler area from Lexington told the coordinator he frequented the senior center in Lexington. He told the coordinator he loved to play rummicub. The kitchen staff served 45 diners today including a gentleman from the senior housing complex. There is always something good going on at the Butler Senior Center! - submitted
From the Butler city council meeting last night
-Tiffany Fugate from Butler Public Library was a scheduled guest. She thanked the council and the City for the support they give to help keep the library in service. She gave a quick overview of all of the different services and patrons the Library serves throughout the year and when she calculated the approximate “value” (if put in actual dollars) it came to over $600,000 per year. That is pretty amazing and I am very thankful we have this Library available in our community! They run off of donations and occasional grant money, so if you are looking for a place to help out this year please keep the Library in mind!
-Kermit Kauffman with the Bates County Fair Board was also a scheduled guest and he updated Council on the progress of the new building at the Fair Grounds. He said the weather has been interrupting the process and it has been slow, but they are hopeful to get moving soon! He also announced that another “arena” would be taking shape out there as well, and it would be where the Truck and Tractor Pull and other activities would be held. The Fair Board has been working hard to keep building our County Fair back up to be an exciting event each year. So, keep watching for updates and announcements regarding the planned activities for this coming summer!
-Planning Commission- Met this week and worked on changing an ordinance regarding tow lots, etc. More to come on this.
-Airport Commission- Met with Burns & McDonald engineers. They are working on the Airport’s 5 year plan which keeps them eligible to receive federal grant money for projects and improvements. I have also caught wind of a potential upcoming ‘Airport Day’ hopefully in our future with some fun activities and events for families…. Stay tuned for more information on this!
-Neighborhood Advisory Committee- Met and discussed preparing for Spring Cleanup! They are working on getting some volunteer groups together for different areas within the City to make it easier for anyone needing help cleaning up their property. This will be taking place right before the City Wide Garage Sale at the first of May. So, if you are interested in volunteering to help Butler “Shine” Again please contact Gayle Alexander at City Hall!
-Council voted to adopt an ordinance amending the Personnel Policy for Employees that would eliminate “compensatory” time. This has been debated for several months now and due to comp time being built up and not taken, sometimes, it requires a significant payment to the employee at the end of their employment that is not particularly budgeted for. This amendment will eliminate those lump sums and keep the budget on track.
-Jerret Wheatley with the Butler Police Department reported that the Sheriff’s Office had donated 5 used tasers to the Police Department. We thank them for that! Wheatley also reported they are still down two officers, so if you know of anyone wanting to be a part of a local Community oriented Police Department please contact them!
-Council voted to endorse the City’s property and casualty insurance policy to amend building coverage amounts to better align with current needs, which will result in a small annual decrease of roughly $1800.
-The City Administrator brought it to Council’s attention that there were currently still 16 businesses that have not renewed their City “Business License”. Council asked our attorney to put together an applicable fine schedule for enforcement on these.
-The City Administrator showed Council a 3 year plan for our Sewer System(that our Public Works Director helped him put together) highlighting which areas of town needed to be priority. This should help our DNR requirements down the road. He also showed Council a plan for this year’s street improvements.
-The Butler Fire Department has applied for a grant for a new storm siren. This is a 100% grant that we are eligible to apply for based on our EMPG participation.
Thank you to all who attended the meeting! We hope to continue to see more faces each time!
Heather Diehl, Councilwoman
The Lamar Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying the person in these photos. If you can identify this person, please call the police department at 417-682-3546 and reference case number 2020-0065.
Please spread the word and share!We are still in need of auction item's please! Anyone with items for the auction can contact Wesley Hubbard, DeAnna Johnson Hutton, Rosie Cutshaw or Christina Landis! Thank you!
The following Drexel student-athletes were recognized as part of the Academic All-State Volleyball Team. Congratulations to Makenna Willard, Haley Kurian, Gracie Marks, and Emily Wheeler.
