Obituary - Carole Lee Krewson

Carole Lee Krewson, age 79 of Clinton, Missouri, passed away on Friday, March 4, 2022 at Foxwood Springs Care Center in Raymore, Missouri. Funeral Services for Carole will be held Wednesday, March 9th, 2022 at 2:00 PM at the Vansant-Mills Funeral Home, Clinton, Missouri. 

Family will receive friends from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Wednesday at the chapel. Burial will follow at the Englewood Cemetery, Clinton, Missouri. Family suggests memorials to the Clinton Community Center and can be left in care of the funeral home.

Carole Krewson was born on April 7, 1942 in Kansas City, Missouri to Bennie and Helen Crowder. Carole grew up in the Deepwater/Brownington, Missouri area. She married Jesse Krewson on December 12, 1964.

Carole worked for Rival Manufacturing in Clinton, Missouri for more than 20 years before retiring in 2000. Carole enjoyed reading, flowers, gardening, collecting things and watching baseball.

Carole is survived by her son Benny (Jessica) Krewson of Clinton, Missouri, and stepchildren: Jessie Lee Krewson and family of Oklahoma, Phyllis Milstead and family of Oklahoma, James (Jennifer) Krewson and family of Oklahoma, sisters: Shirley (Joe) Schmidt and family of Clinton, Missouri, Linda (Gil) Hamling and family of Clinton, Missouri, sister-in-law, Helen Roskop and family, 2 grandsons: Jordan (Morgan) of Harrisonville, Missouri, Lucas of Clinton, Missouri and one future great grandson, Oliver of Harrisonville, Missouri.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home in Clinton, Missouri

Senior Center Menu

The Museum Minute: 16 Inches of Snow

 

Courtesy of the Bates County Museum 802 Elks Drive, Butler Mo 64730 (660) 679-0134

Herrman’s Historical Happenings week of March 9

 1882 The Ohio Methodist Episcopal Church installs an electric light, Butler.

1882 West Butler is now an incorporated town by action of the Bates County Court.

1910 Civil Engineer James Clark of Nevada and G.P. Wyatt of Butler establish the grade for the Butler square & are making an estimate to pave it with vitrified brick.

1919 The Midwest Telephone Company open for business in the old Methodist Church, north of the In Hotel (later became United Telephone), Butler.

1921 Deputy Sheriff Bradley places a man named Butler in jail, who says there is a plot to assassinate the President. It is found he is an escapee from some asylum.

1923 Fire damages the Joe Meyer men’s clothing store, East side of the Butler square (former Levy’s men’s department location).

1945 Playing at Booth Theater in Rich Hill “Billy the Kid in Western Cyclone”.

1951 The Foster Saddle Club holds its first meeting at the Foster Opera House, with 14 attending.

1960 A total of 16 inches of snow is on the ground, six falling yesterday, in Bates County.

1979 A television crew from Kansas City is in Butler filming clips of Birdie White, 95, for Farmland Industries for a showing at a later date.

1992 About 12:30 pm a stranger conducts a one-man robbery of the Bank of Amsterdam. Angela Cumpton fills the robber’s bag with approximately $4,000 as he holds a gun on her.

Prepare For Spring Weather

 

What’s Up by LeRoy Cook

Be ready for spring flying, even as we still deal with threats of cold and snow. Saturday’s brief thunderstorms got our attention, fueled by strong winds aloft blowing warm air from the southwest against the cold airmass moving in from the north. Iowa got hit hard by tornadoes. 

Transient traffic at Butler Memorial airport this week included a 2003 Cirrus SR22, a Vans RV7 homebuilt, a Cessna Skyhawk and a Beech Bonanza A36. A CH-47 Chinook cargo helicopter also passed through, from the Army Reserve unit at New Century.

Local flyers we observed taking wing were Gerald Bauer in a Cessna 150, along with Jeff Arnold and Kenion Nance, also operating 150s. CFI Eric Eastland regained currency in the Cessna Skyhawk, Roy Conley was up in his Grumman Tr2 and I made a maintenance run in the 1946 Aeronca. 

Every so often I get asked why the local airfield is called “Butler Memorial.” Like a lot of other Missouri airports, the name stems from a Memorial Airport Act the state legislature passed in the early 1960s. This was before there was a Federal Aviation Trust Fund doling out airplane fuel tax money, so the only government grants available for airport construction were from the State. When the City bought the airport property from the Grover Gilbert estate in 1963 it received $25,000 for a “Memorial” airport, enough to build a half-mile buckshot runway back then. In the small park south of the ramp you can see a monument erected to all veterans, a grant requirement.

We can expect flying to get more expensive, just like driving and moving freight, thanks to the rising price of crude oil and fears over supply disruptions, all fueled by the Ukrainian war. Aviation gas is a specialty fuel, only made in a few places in the U.S. and generally is priced high anyway, but it’ll only get worse. The current pump price is $5.25, just above the average for this area last month. Airline tickets will be going up, as jet fuel escalates. 

For this week’s question, we asked readers to tell us whose picture can be found on U.S. pilot licenses. If you look on the back side, you’ll find portraits of Wilbur and Orville Wright, inventors of the airplane. Okay, for next time, tell us how you can tell which one is Wilbur and which one is Orville, at a glance. Send your answers to kochhaus1@gmail.com

Bates County Real Estate Transfers and Marriage Licenses

Kopecky, George M. to Kopecky, George Milton Trust 02-22-2022 Str 20-42-33 //Ne

Kopecky, George M. to Kopecky, George Milton Trust 02-22-2022 Str 20-42-33 //Se

Kopecky, George M. to Kopecky, George Milton Trust 02-22-2022 Str 20-42-33 //Se

Foxwood Enterprises, Llc to Sc Hardin Properties, Llc Lt 1 Bl 69 Town Company’s First Addn+

Secretary Of Housing & Urban Development to Lowe, James E. Str 32-42-33 //Se

Mcintosh, Ernest to Conley, Clay Lt 1 Bl B Park West P4/52

Sierra Springs Holdings, Llc to Laning, Brad Str 36-39-32 //Nw

Park West Estate, L.P. to Brewster, Richard A. Nancy L. Trust 12-07-2006 Lt 8 Bl C Park West P4/52

Thompson, Laura to Smith, Ronald V Bl 138 Town Company’s Third Addn+

Jackson, Douglas W to Elliott, Chelsei Lt 16 Swaidner’s Addn+

Rich Hill 4th Of July Committee to Fox, Stacey Lt 3 Bl 62 Rich Hill, Original Town Of+

Mckinley, Cecil R to Mckinley, Shaorn E. Trust 03-03-2022 Lt 14 Bl 1 Standish’s, S. L. Addn+

Blevins, Norma J. to Blevins, Norma J. (Trustee) Str 23-39-33 //Nw+

Blevins, Norma J. to Blevins, Norma J. (Trustee) Str 8-39-33 //Ne

Adams, Joseph William to Terry, Joseph W. Lt 10 Bl 62 Rich Hill, Original Town Of+

Osborn, Todd Allen to Osborn, Todd Allen Str 29-42-31 //Sw

Fischbach, Mark R to Fischbach Living Trust 03-01-2017 Lt 14 Wemola Acres+

Colunga, Omar to Lopez, Liz Str 21-42-33 //Sw

Stark, Stanley Gene (Trustee) to Gerke, Jonathan Str 14-42-31 //Nw

Wymore, Shannon (Trustee) to Sargent, Lance E Lt 3 Bl 2 Harper’s (Albert) Subds 23-40-31

Marriage license:

Markley, Spenser Joseph Edward and Green, Corrine Suzanne

Rivera, Lucinio Pineda and Gilkey, Angela Nicole

Hocker, Kurtis William and Hale, Lauren Lynbrooke

Traditional Recipe of the Week

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Butler City Council News

Prolook Studio photo

The regular Butler city council meeting was relatively ‘short and sweet’ as there were no guests or extra items on the agenda. However, a portion of time was devoted to the condition of the Butler fire station- a leaking roof is presenting challenges along with rust and corrosion of the infrastructure. In the days of Cox Hyde Company many years ago, salt was used in processing hydes and now is taking its toll on steel beams and supports which brings into doubt the structural integrity of the building overall. An engineer is going to make an assessment in the near future to decide what will be the best route to take. 

The city is actively seeking a code enforcement officer to replace Brian Boyd, who retired recently. At this juncture, there has been discussion of having Boyd return on a part time basis to help out until a full time replacement is acquired. 

The Airport commission met last week and bids were approved for crack sealing on the tarmac and taxiway, along with a new beacon light. Those bids have been sent to the engineer for confirmation. With that, work is expected to begin soon. 

For quite some time, the city of Butler has been working on a comprehensive plan, which by definition is an expression of the community’s vision for the future and a strategic map to reach that vision. Comprehensive planning is an important tool for cities to guide future development of land to ensure a safe, pleasant, and economical environment for residential, commercial, industrial, and public activities. While Butler has looked into assistance with the plan from several entities, it was decided to join forces with Kaysinger Basin Regional Planning Commission to move forward and more details are expected soon. 

A standby generator to keep water flowing in case of a blackout will be installed at the water plant intake structure at the city lake. Of the $55,000.00 cost, the city will only be required to kick in $13,750.00 thanks to a grant. 

It’s been decided to repair a city owned backhoe vs a new replacement which will certainly save money. The repair bill of $8,225.00 was approved. 

The 70 foot light poles at Comet Field are leaning and are at the end of their useful life, creating a potentially dangerous situation. The low bid of $9,652.00 was approved to get them replaced as soon as possible. 

Remember- Butler city council meets on the first and third Tuesdays, 7 pm, upstairs at the Butler city hall.

Pain At The Pump

 THE SIGN SAYS IT ALL as prices have made a 20+ cent jump several times over the last few weeks and another increase is expected soon. While plans are to release some 30 million barrels in U.S. strategic oil reserves, not much relief at the pump is expected- President Biden says the Russian war will continue to drive up prices here at home.