The annual City of Butler Election

The annual City Election of the City of Butler, Missouri, will be held April 6, 2021. The offices to be filled are: One Councilman for Ward 1 (2 yrs.), one Councilman for Ward 2 (2 yrs.), one Councilman for Ward 3 (2 yrs.), one Councilman for Ward 3 (1yr) and one Councilman for Ward 4 (2yrs.).

Candidates must be citizens of the United States and voters under the Constitution of this State and Ordinances of the City.

Candidates for Councilman must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age prior to taking office, an inhabitant of the City for one year next preceding his election, and a resident of the Ward from which he is elected six months next preceding his election.

Qualified residents of the City of Butler are invited to file at the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 22 W. Ohio, between 8:00 a.m. December 15, 2020, and 5:00 p.m. January 19, 2021.

Corey Snead
City Clerk - MRCC

Attention Butler High School Community:

Attention Butler High School Community: In regards to the few leftlover tickets for tomorrow night’s game at St. Pius, we have ultimately decided to donate the last remaining tickets to our local radio station, 92.1 KMAM-KMOE.

After dividing tickets up to our football players, cheerleaders, band members, faculty, and the student population, a majority of our tickets were claimed. 

After much consideration, due to the high volume of requests from the community for tickets, we decided this route was the fairest and most un-biased option to distribute the last remaining tickets. Please tune into 92.1 KMAM-KMOE and look for their media release on more information to qualify for the remaining tickets.

Henry County Health Center confirms 2 more COVID-19 related deaths

Today, the Department of Health and Senior Services informed Henry County Health Center of two more deaths due to complications related to COVID-19. One is an 80-year-old hospitalized female who resided in the town of Clinton.

The second death was an 84-year-old male from the town of Windsor. This brings the total number of deaths in Henry County, due to complications related to COVID-19, to twelve.

“During this difficult time, I encourage others to remember to follow the recommendations from the CDC to help limit the spread of this disease. It is heart wrenching each time another one of our residents passes due to this virus, and my heart goes out to their friends and families” said the Henry County Health Center Administrator, Peggy Bowles. “I am pleading with each of you to wear a face covering, remain six feet apart, and wash your hands. It is the simple things that will help reduce the spread of this disease, and save lives.”

Henry County Health Center continuously updates the COVID-19 information on the HCHC Facebook page, Twitter, and on henrycohealth.org. For further updates and information please review these social media platforms.

Santa Claus is comin!

Regardless of pandemics, the election, or anything else you can bet your bottom dollar that Santa Claus is still coming to town! And in preparation, Butler city crews were putting some finishing touches on holiday lighting around the square earlier today.

The Museum Minute: This day in history

Bates County Museum’s Historical Happenings 
(From the Eddie Herrman Archives)

November 19th in the year…

1904 – A Frisco railroad train starts a fire, from sparks from its wheels, that damages houses and buildings in Hume.

1870 – The massive stairway for the new Courthouse arrives and will soon be in place. Butler.

1912 – Tom Grimsley & C.A. Wall bring a wagon load of pecans to Butler and receive $265.  They estimated they had a ton of the nuts.

1880 -  Rockville reports 24 new houses and buildings have been built in the past four months.

1881 – Its reported, in the Bates Co. Record newspaper, that not only is Butler going to have electric lights, but soon a line of street cars will be running from the depot to the Square.

1888 – A miner names Green is killed by falling slate at mine #6 of the Rich Hill Coal Mining Co.

November 20th in the year…

1861 – There is a skirmish between the Cass Co. Home Guard and the Rebels at Butler.

1921 – The Adrian Methodist Church burns.

1880 – Samuel Levy moves his dry goods from the North side of the Square to the Edwards building, on the East side, to be ready for opening on Monday morning.

1851 – A convocation of Master Masons is held at Balltown, Bates Co., and organize Osage Lodge #303, AF & AM.

1888 – The Butler Rifles militia boys receive their guns and equipment and will begin drills immediately.

1900 – The new rural free delivery mail wagons have arrived at the Butler Post Office.  Built by the Welk Carriage Works of Sedalia, Mo., they were thru the Williams Bros firm in Butler.

Drexel Bobcat Football send off

The community is invited to join in on Friday the 20th for a send off pep rally as the Drexel Bobcats football team leaves for the state semi final game.

The pep rally will begin at 1:00 pm in front of the school with the bus pulling out at 1:30 pm. 

There will be a banner across Main Street just west of the school. Community members are encouraged to line Main Street from the school to the stop by Food Fair and cheer the boys on to victory!

Obituary - Jean Payne

Jean Payne, 90, of Harrisonville, Missouri passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at Crown Care Center. Visitation will be Monday, November 23, 2020 from 11:00 - 11:45 am at Atkinson Funeral Home. Private family graveside at Orient Cemetery.

A full obituary will be posted when available.

A history lesson that still applies today

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