News from Bryan Tippie Shelter Insurance of Butler

Starting Monday morning, Shelter Insurance in Butler will be open but will not allow customers in the office. We can do everything over the phone that we can do in person. Payments can be mailed, placed in the dropbox in our door, or by phone. 

If you need us, our phone number is 660-679-6178. Let's pray this goes quickly and everyone comes out stronger than before.

God Bless

Bryan Tippie

Alley Tavern In Butler closed until further notice

With a heavy heart we will be closing the Alley Tavern until further notice to comply with the CDC requirements. We would like to thank everyone who has supported us and with any luck we can survive this closure and will reopen as soon as possible.

News From the Butler License Office

So with this being the hardest decision to make We will be open on Monday and I will ask permission to close there after til April 3rd. We ask if you come in on Monday please only bring yourself! With the exception of permit drivers, needing their parent! I have to keep my employees and their families safe! Please share and tell your friends, neighbors and co-workers! 

Tell any one you know! With this being the end of the month, I encourage you to renew online( which that hurts) but to keep the community safe it’s a risk I’m willing to take! 

Please take precautions before you enter our office, we will only let 3 customers at a time! Thank you and you all stay safe!!!!

Obituary - Frank Jones

Frank Jones, 60, Lee's Summit, Missouri departed this life on Saturday, March 21, 2020 at the Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill, Kansas City, Missouri.

He is survived by his wife, Glenda Jones of the home; a son, Frank Jones, Jackson County, Missouri; 3 daughters, Angela Felix and husband James, Phoenix, Arizona, Christy Jones and husband Nelson Gentry, Belton, Missouri, Tiffany Jones, Lee's Summit, Missouri; 6 grandchildren; two brothers, Herbie Jones and wife Kim, Grain Valley, Missouri, Ernest Jones and wife Diane, Shawnee Mission, Kansas; four sisters, Sue Shaffer, State of Indiana, Debra Jones, Belton, Missouri, Lawanda Jones, Cameron, Missouri, Amanda Jones, Belton, Missouri; other relatives and many friends.

A private graveside will be held at the Garden City Cemetery, Garden City, Missouri with a Celebration of Life Service at a later date at the Dickey Funeral Home, Harrisonville, Missouri.

A complete obituary will be published when it becomes available.

Missouri Governor Parson Directs DHSS Director to Require Social Distancing Statewide

(JEFFERSON CITY, MO) – Building on Missouri’s efforts to address COVID-19, Governor Mike Parson has directed Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) Director Dr. Randall Williams to order statewide social distancing.

The Order includes new measures to protect the health and safety of Missouri citizens and frontline workers.

“As the COVID-19 crisis continues to develop, this is a critical step in protecting the health and safety of Missourians,” Governor Parson said. “I cannot emphasize enough how important it is for all citizens to practice social distancing and abide by this order, which is backed by intense deliberation and knowledge.”

The Director of the Department of Health and Senior Services, finding it necessary to protect public health and prevent the further spread of COVID-19, pursuant to the authority granted under section 192.020, RSMo, hereby orders the following:

In accordance with the guidelines from the President and the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, every person in the State of Missouri shall avoid social gatherings of more than ten (10) people. For purposes of this Order, “social gatherings” shall mean any planned or spontaneous event or convening that would bring together more than ten (10) people in a single space at the same time.

In accordance with the guidelines from the President and the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, every person in the State of Missouri shall avoid eating or drinking at restaurants, bars, or food courts; provided, however, that the use of drive-thru, pickup, or delivery options is allowed throughout the duration of this Order.

In accordance with the guidelines from the President and the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, people shall not visit nursing homes, long-term care facilities, retirement homes, or assisted living homes unless to provide critical assistance.
In accordance with the guidelines from the President and the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, schools shall remain closed.

This Order does not prohibit people from visiting a variety of places, including grocery stores, gas stations, parks, and banks, so long as necessary precautions are taken and maintained to reduce the transmission of COVID-19, including maintaining at least six feet (6’) of distance between all individuals that are not family members.

For offices and workplaces that remain open, individuals shall practice good hygiene and, where feasible, work from home in order to achieve optimum isolation from COVID-19. The more that people reduce their public contact, the sooner COVID-19 will be contained and the sooner this Order will expire.

Local public health authorities are hereby directed to carry out and enforce the provisions of this Order by means of civil proceedings.

The Order will take effect beginning 12:01 A.M. Monday, March 23, 2020 and remain in effect until 12:01 A.M. Monday, April 6, 2020 unless extended by further order of the Director of the Department of Health and Senior Services with said extensions not to exceed the duration of the effective period of Executive Order 20-02.

“This is a serious time for our state and nation, and we must continue taking all steps necessary to stop the spread of COVID-19,” Governor Parson said. “The more people reduce their public contact, the sooner the virus will be contained and the sooner we can overcome this challenge.”

DSWA office information

Effective Monday, March 23, the DSWA CPA lobbies in Butler, Nevada and Raymore are closed to the public until further notice. The majority of our staff will be working remotely. We’ve decided it’s better to overreact instead of underreact.

If you have tax data or payroll information for the Butler or Nevada locations, please leave it in our drop box.

If you need to pick up a tax return, please call 660-679-6571 (Butler) or 417-667-6375 (Nevada) and someone will come out to assist you.

We will have assistance available Monday through Friday from 8:00 to 5:00 and Saturday from 8:00 to noon. We will be closed from 12:00 to 1:00 for lunch each day.

We very much appreciate your patience and understanding as we try to comply with the guidelines issued to ensure your safety as well as the safety of our staff. Please note that as new guidelines are issued, this information may change without notice.

The deadline for filing and paying individual and C Corporation taxes has been extended to July 15, 2020.

Please visit our website at dswacpa.com for up to date information.

Katie Bell-Abend, CPA

DSWA Certified Public Accountants, P.C.

Obituary - Clissie May Warner

Clissie May Warner, 90, of Archie, Missouri passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2020 at Golden Years Care Center in Harrisonville, Missouri.

Clissie was born May 11, 1929 in Conway, Missouri, the daughter of James and Florence (Holiday) Minnick. She married William Allen Warner on September 17, 1950 and they enjoyed 60 years together before his passing on June 5, 2011.

During this time, the family will be postponing services until it is appropriate for family and friends to be able to travel and gather together to celebrate Clissie’s life. A memorial service will take place once that time frame is determined with inurnment to follow at Crescent Hill Cemetery in Adrian, Missouri. 

In lieu of flowers, the family would suggest memorial contributions be sent to Alzheimer’s Association or First Baptist Church of Archie. You may send cards C/O the Funeral Home to forward or leave your condolences on the website. Thank you for your understanding as we all navigate through the next several weeks.

Butler Sonic Closed Until Further Notice

From Corbin at Sonic March 21, 2020 

For Immediate Release COMMUNITY UPDATE FROM SONIC DRIVE-IN OF BUTLER BUTLER -- SONIC Drive-In of Butler along with the Umstattd family would like to address the recently confirmed case of COVID-19 in Bates County and make you aware of the steps we are taking. The health and safety of our employees and our community at large is our top priority and we take that responsibility very seriously. 

Effective immediately, SONIC Drive-In of Butler is shutting down operations until further notice. On March 21 we were notified by the Bates County Health Center of an employee having contact with an individual who tested positive, therefore being at risk of potential exposure. They were immediately checked out by the local health department and placed in isolation to self quarantine, in accordance with BCHC’s recommendation. 

We want to ensure you no employee has tested positive, nor is showing symptoms of having COVID-19. With that being said, out of an abundance of caution we are taking all necessary precautions. We appreciate all the tireless work our local health officials are doing in keeping our community safe.