Calling all future Adrian preschool and kindergarten students!!

Calling all future Adrian preschool and kindergarten students!!

Please make note of the following screening information:

PRESCHOOL SCREENINGS

March 4 - 5, 2021

8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

*children must be 3 or 4 years of age on or before 7/31/21*

KINDERGARTEN SCREENINGS

March 18 - 19, 2021

8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

*children must be 5 years of age on or before 7/31/21*

(All incoming students must be screened prior to enrollment!)

To schedule a screening appointment please call Wanda in the Elementary Office at 816-297-2158

Gray's Cafe will be doing a Super Bowl Sunday special

Gray's Cafe in Adrian will be doing a Super Bowl Sunday special. It will be;

1 slab of ribs
1 large side of Cole slaw
1 large side of baked bean
All for $ 29.99 + tax

Orders will be taken starting tomorrow through 3 pm on Thursday February 4th And can be picked up on Super Bowl Sunday from 2- 4 pm. For any questions or to place your order please call us 297-8877
Thank you.

Bates County Sheriff’s Office Activity Report January 25th, 2021 - January 31st, 2021

January 25th, 2021

TRAFFIC STOP - BUTLER

REPOSSESSION - DREXEL

STRANDED MOTORIST - ADRIAN

SCAM CALL - BUTLER

SPEAK TO OFFICER - DREXEL

SPEAK TO OFFICER - ADRIAN

THREATS - DREXEL

ABANDONED VEHICLE - AMORET

SUICIDAL PERSON - HUME

DOMESTIC - ROCKVILLE

FOLLOW UP - RICH HILL

ABANDONED VEHICLE - ROCKVILLE

EX PARTE VIOLATION - DREXEL

SPEAK TO OFFICER - BUTLER

ATTEMPT TO LOCATE - ADRIAN

TRAFFIC STOP - ADRIAN

January 26th, 2021

TRAFFIC STOP - BUTLER

ANIMAL CALL - AMORET

PROPERTY DAMAGE - BALLARD

ANIMAL CALL - BUTLER

SPEAK TO OFFICER - BUTLER

BURGLARY - RICH HILL

SPEAK TO OFFICER - AMSTERDAM

DISTURBANCE - RICH HILL

TRAFFIC STOP - ADRIAN

TRAFFIC STOP - ADRIAN

SPEAK TO OFFICER - RICH HILL

TRAFFIC STOP - ADRIAN

TRAFFIC STOP - ADRIAN

January 27th, 2021

AMBULANCE REQUEST - ADRIAN

SLIDE OFF - BUTLER

SLIDE OFF- APPLETON

PAPER SERVICE - BUTLER

PAPER SERVICE - RICH HILL

PAPER SERVICE - RICH HILL

ANIMAL CALL - BUTLER

PEDESTRIAN CHECK - ADRIAN

AGENCY ASSIST - RICH HILL

BURGLARY - ADRIAN

TRAFFIC STOP - ADRIAN

CHECK WELL BEING - PASSAIC

TRAFFIC STOP - ADRIAN

SPECIAL DETAIL - ADRIAN

January 28th, 2021

CHECK WELL BEING - RICH HILL

ALARM CALL - RICH HILL

ABANDONED VEHICLE - BUTLER

PAPER SERVICE- BUTLER

PAPER SERVICE - BUTLER

PAPER SERVICE- BUTLER

PAPER SERVICE - BUTLER

C&I DRIVER- ADRIAN

ANIMAL CALL - BUTER

PAPER SERVICE - BUTLER

PAPER SERVICE - RICH HILL

ALARM CALL - ADRIAN

PAPER SERVICE - RICH HILL

SPEAK TO OFFICER - BUTLER

PAPER SERVICE - ADRIAN

PAPER SERVICE - RICH HILL

PAPER SERVICE - ADRIAN

MVA- RICH HILL

SPEAK TO OFFICER - BUTLER

MVA - BUTLER

SPEAK TO OFFICER- BUTLER

AGENCY ASSIST- RICH HILL

AMBULANCE REQUEST - ADRIAN

BURGLARY - BUTLER

SPEAK TO OFFICER - AMSTERDAM

SPEAK TO OFFICER - RICH HILL

CONTROLLED BURN - ADRIAN

CHECK WELL BEING - ROCKVILLE

AMBULANCE REQUEST- BUTLER

911 HANG UP- ARCHIE

CHECK WELL BEING- BUTLER

SPEAK TO OFFICER - BUTLER

SPEAK TO OFFICER - RICH HILL

AGENCY ASSIST - BUTLER

TRAFFIC STOP - BUTLER

January 29th, 2021

ANIMAL CALL- BUTLER

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY - ADRIAN

PAPER SERVICE - BUTLER

PAPER SERVICE - RICH HILL

C & I DRIVER - APPLETON CITY

PAPER SERVICE - BUTLER

SPECIAL DETAIL - ADRIAN

PAPER SERVICE - RICH HILL

PAPER SERVICE - RICH HILL

PAPER SERVICE - BUTLER

CHECK WELL BEING - RICH HILL

TRAFFIC STOP - PASSAIC

PAPER SERVICE - BUTLER

WARRANT SERVICE - BUTLER

PEDESTRIAN CHECK - BUTLER

FOLLOW UP - BUTLER

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY - ADRIAN

TRAFFIC STOP - ADRIAN

AMBULANCE REQUEST - ADRIAN

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY - DREXEL

TRAFFIC STOP - ADRIAN

TRAFFIC STOP - ADRIAN

January 30th, 2021

STRANDED MOTORIST - ADRIAN

ANIMAL CALL - MERWIN

PAPER SERVICE - DREXEL

PAPER SERVICE - DREXEL

PAPER SERVICE - ADRIAN

AMBULANCE REQUEST - ADRIAN

PAPER SERVICE - BUTLER

STRANDED MOTORIST - AMORET

PAPER SERVICE - BUTLER

TRAFFIC STOP - ADRIAN

SPEAK TO OFFICER - DREXEL

MVA - BUTLER

FAILURE TO YIELD - BUTLER

SPEAK TO OFFICER - RICH HILL

ANIMAL CALL - RICH HILL

TRAFFIC STOP - ADRIAN

January 31st, 2021

EXTRA PATROL - BALLARD

TRAFFIC STOP - BUTLER

SPEAK TO OFFICER - RICH HILL

TRAFFIC STOP - BUTLER

TRAFFIC STOP - BUTLER

TRAFFIC STOP - ADRIAN

TRAFFIC STOP - ADRIAN

C&I DRIVER - BUTLER

SPEAK TO OFFICER - HUME

LOST/FOUND PROPERTY - BUTLER

SPEAK TO OFFICER - BUTLER

AMBULANCE REQUEST - BUTLER

PAPER SERVICE - BUTLER

TRAFFIC STOP - ADRIAN

FIRE STRUCTURE - HUME

MISCELLANEOUS - BUTLER

ANIMAL CALL - HUME

SPEAK TO OFFICER - RICH HILL

ANIMAL CALL - HUME

SPEAK TO OFFICER - BUTLER

TRAFFIC STOP - ADRIAN

New disc golf course being constructed in Nevada

EXCITING NEWS! Bigger, Better Disc Golf is On It's Way! Thanks to Parks & Recreation, with the HUGE assistance of Public Works.

 
Nevada Parks and Recreation is building a new, 18 hole, regulation size DISC GOLF COURSE!

Parks and Recreation, and your Parks Board, are excited to announce our current very small, 9 hold disc golf course at Marmaduke Park is being replaced!

 
Parks & Recreation hired Eric McCabe, professional disc golfer and course designer, to design a regulation size, 18 hold disc golf course for our community. We are so excited. The course will be free to the public for normal everyday play. 

We will also be able to run fee based tournaments to help pay for future improvements to our park system.

A very special thank you to our Public Works department. Without their expertise and willingness to be involved in this project it simply would not have happened. 

Public Works is regularly involved with Parks and Recreation to make many of the events happen each year and to lend their expertise and skills to projects both large and small. Hats off to great team work from a great group of people.

 
As of today, January 28th, the construction begins! That also means the existing disc golf course is closed to the public as we remove existing baskets, and lay out the new course. Meanwhile, you can look at the layout for the new, expanded course.

Obituary - Bradley Jonathan Metcalf Sr.

Bradley Jonathan Metcalf Sr, age 61, Linn Valley, Kansas passed away Saturday, January 30, 2021.

Memorial service will be 10:30 am Saturday, February 6, 2021 at the New Lancaster United Methodist Church. Burial will be in the New Lancaster Cemtery. 

Individual Respects and Guest Registry can be made from 9 am to 4 pm Friday, February 5, 2021 with Visitation following from 4 pm to 7 pm at the Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, La Cygne Chapel. 

Contributions are suggested to Regina's Rescue or New Lancaster United Methodist Church, c/o Schneider Funeral Home, P.O. Box 304, La Cygne, KS 66040.

A change is coming...

Arctic air is expected to spill into the lower 48 later this week resulting in a significant cool down that will last through much of next week. Take care of any outdoor chores the next few days- you will thank us later.

Structure fire in Hume

Fire crews are on the scene of a garage fire within the city of Hume, there is danger to nearby structures. Additional equipment has been called to the scene, use caution if in the area. More information will be posted as it becomes available.

60 Years of Memories: If the shoe fits...

ON THE SQUARE

Memories of 60 Years In Butler

by James Ring

 

Staying Shod In Butler

 

One had choices in obtaining footwear in Butler, as I recall from the latter portion of the 20th Century. It didn’t take a lot to satisfy us working-class folks, just a durable pair of clod-hoppers for work and perhaps a set of oxfords for Sunday. The ladies wore sensible heels and kids had black-and-white sneakers. 

 

One could obtain suitable shoes at one of the stores on the Square, or take a chance on ordering something from the mail-order houses in Kansas City or Chicago. I always preferred to try them on for fit and comfort, given the chance. Levy Mercantile Co. had an extensive selection, including rubber galoshes, and Martin Levy truly enjoyed selling shoes. Across the Square, Davison’s Shoes on the west side concentrated on footwear, along with some sporting goods like athletic jackets. I don’t recall ever buying shoes at J.C. Penney, but it would have been logical for them to carry such items.

 

The western wear aficionados would patronize Smith’s Shoe Shop, initially on the south side of the Square and later north of the Square on North Main street. Ennie Smith and sons Cecil and Francis were true cobblers, building up special shoes for orthopedic needs and repairing your favorite cowboy boots and other leather items. Those were the days when shoes were made with provisions to have soles and heels replaced, by sewing and tacking on new ones. Shoes were then made in America, in places like Clinton, Missouri. I still have a pair of G.I.-issue boots that Cecil Smith fixed up with new underpinnings; they fit like old gloves.

 

Alas, Americans eventually lost their pride and began opting for price over all else, when it came to buying footwear. Korean and Chinese workers could turn out throw-away shoes cheaper than anyone, first the sneakers and then the work boots. The molded-together uppers and soles can’t be repaired, but that’s by design. The Smiths would try to glue on foam cushion half-soles for a while, but it was a losing proposition. Even then, the insoles would develop toe-destroying holes inside that even Dr. Scholls couldn’t fix. Nearly all U.S. shoe manufacturers, like Red Wing Boots in Minnesota and New Balance athletic shoes, assemble some oriental-produced parts to add a “made in in U.S.A.” label. 

 

We have deteriorated into a buy-and-discard society, losing our resourcefulness and ability to make-do in a pinch. One of my friends in grade school had to fasten pieces of tire tread onto his boots, using hog rings, in order to keep his feet dry. I’ve added cardboard inside otherwise-good shoes to extend their life, not having the $5 to get them resoled. I still use Kiwi shoe wax on my dress shoes so they’ll stay pliable and last longer, although I no longer spit-shine them. 

 

When the landfill overflows with fallen-apart foreign shoes, maybe we’ll get back to repairing shoes and buying ones that last. Or not…