From the Barton County Sheriff's Office

*ATTENTION*
Farmers in the Barton County area. We have recently taken a theft of copper wire on an irrigation system in rural Barton County. 

Jasper County has also taken some similar reports as well. If you have game cameras or any way to monitor your irrigation systems please do!

Right now the price of copper is up which means the thefts will rise as well. Please be diligent and watch for suspicious activity in your area. A license plate, color, make and model of any vehicle will be a huge help in our investigation.

Arrest made after burglary in at the Harrisonville Golf Club

On 4/2/2022, at approximately 1237 hours, a Harrisonville Officer took a report of a burglary at the Harrisonville Golf Club (706 Ash).

Later the same day, at approximately 1504 hours, Harrisonville Officers located the reported stolen property at an unrented unit at Southland Storage (2002 Southland East). Tyler Schwab, 27 years old of Harrisonville, MO was taken into custody on scene.

On 4/3/2022, the Cass County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged Tyler Schwab with Burglary 2nd Degree and Receiving Stolen Property. Judge Rumley affixed a $5,000 cash only bond to the warrant for Tyler.

MoDOT TRAFFIC ALERT: Bates Co. Route Z CLOSED East of Adrian April 6 for Pipe Work

Bates Co. Route Z CLOSED East of

Adrian April 6 for Pipe Work

When: 7 a.m.-5 p.m., Wednesday, April 6

Where: Bates County Route Z 0.25 miles south of Missouri Route 18 east of Adrian

What: MoDOT crews replacing collapsed pipe underneath the road

Traffic Impacts:
All Route Z lanes CLOSED where crews are working:

Drivers will be able to access driveways and entrances on either side of the work zone, but will not be able to travel through the work zone

Drivers urged to find alternate routes
No signed detours planned

Signs and message boards will alert drivers approaching the work zone

Check MoDOT’s Traveler Information Map for road closings/traffic impacts

Community Calendar

 Apr 9 Free movie “Sing 2” 4 pm @ Amsterdam Theater

Apr 9 Second Saturday Event Main St Amsterdam

Apr 12 Community Cafe @ Butler Ohio St. Methodist Church 5:30-6 pm

Apr 15 Cruise Night @ Sonic 5pm

Apr 16 Easter Egg Hunt @ Foster Park 1pm

Apr 16 Adrian Lions Easter Egg Hunt 1 pm @ city park

Apr 17 Butler Lions Easter Egg Hunt 1pm Comet Field in Butler

Apr 19 Community Cafe @ Butler First Christian Church 5:30-6 pm

Apr 23 Free movie “Dear Evan Hansen” 6 pm @ Amsterdam Theater
Apr 26 Community Cafe @ Butler Nazarene Church 5:30-6 pm

May 8 Old Time Revival 7 pm @ Walnut Church 11133 SW CR 4508 Hume Mo

May 13-14 Rich Hill City Wide Garage Sales

May 14 Butler Spring City Wide Garage Sales

May 14 Potter's Wheel performing at Amsterdam 2nd Saturday Swap & Shop

May 19 Butler Chamber Members and Guests Lunch @ noon, 17 N. Main st Butler

May 21-22 Steam School Frontier Village Adrian

June 4 Brick Street Bash 3-8 pm Butler square

June 17 Cruise Night @ Sonic 5pm

June 18 Butler Chamber Family Nerf War 5 pm

June 25 D&D annual fireworks display

June 25 Ride for Little Broken Hearts (Remington’s Heart Foundation)

July 9 Appleton City Car Show

July 14 Butler Chamber Members and Guests Lunch noon, 17 N. Main st Butler

July 16 Chamber Car Show on the Square 5 pm

August 5 Glow Splash @ Butler Aquatic Center 5pm

Sept 10 Fall Butler City Wide Garage Sales

Sept 11-16: Tent Revival @ Frontier Village in Adrian 6 pm

Sept 15 Butler Chamber Members and Guests Lunch noon, 17 N. Main st Butler

Oct 15 Huckster’s Day on the Butler Square

Oct 29 Trunk or Treat on the Butler Square 4 pm

Nov 17 Butler Chamber Members and Guests Lunch noon, 17 N. Main st Butler

Nov 21 Ladies Night Out in Butler

Dec 3 Butler Christmas Parade 6 pm

Dec 3-17 Santa House open, also letters for Santa accepted
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Courtesy Josh Nieder, agent American National Insurance “You know your business, we know how to help you insure it” 46 E. Main St, Adrian Mo 816-297-0042

Bates County Circuit Court News

St v Merwyn Glen Alsbury speeding, guilty plea, fine $155.50 and court cost

St v Prashanth Kumar Bandari speeding, guilty plea, fine $100.50 and court cost

St v Lindsey Paige Vitha, speeding guilty plea, fine $100.50 and court cost

St v Adam Samuel Blue, speeding guilty plea, fine $100.50 and court cost

St v Chasidy Marie Fantauzzi seatbelt violation, guilty plea, fine $10.00 and court cost

St v Travis W. Thomas Violating A Condition Of Lifetime Supervision, Felony D, SES, supervised probation 5 years

St v Merrie Kate Steinbach speeding, guilty plea, fine $100.50 and court cost

St v Taylor Renee Collings speeding, guilty plea, fine $100.50 and court cost

St v Cody Michael Oberly seatbelt violation, guilty plea, fine $10.00 and court cost

St v Ryan Patrick McFeeters speeding, guilty plea, fine $100.50 and court cost

St v Avery Thomas Harrington speeding, guilty plea, fine $70.50 and court cost

St v Arthuro Dominguez possession of controlled substance, guilty plea, fine $250.00 and court cost

City of Adrian v Melinda J. Turner fail to register, guilty plea, fine $50.50 and court cost

St v Tierra Marie Jackson speeding, guilty plea, fine $100.50 and court cost

St v Carl Lee Ferguson fail to register, guilty plea, fine $50.50 and court cost

St v Kender Gamaliel Diaz Hernandez speeding, guilty plea, find $100.50 and court cost

Bates County Real Estate Transfers and Marriage Licenses

 Knox, Danny L. to Knox, Danny L. (Trustee): Str 14-42-31 //Ne

Burris, June V to Yohe, Dustin: Lt 4 Bl 102 Rich Hill, Original Town Of

Cdj Enterprises to Gash Leasing: Str 28-42-31 //Se

Kershner, Rick to Christensen, Madelyne: Str 36-41-33 //Ne

Humble, William to Nelson, Trent: Bl 11 Walton’s Addn

Koehn, Myron to Koehn, Myron (Trustee): Str 8-38-31 //Sw

French, William M. Trust 09-29-2005 to Doughty, Brad: Str 5-38-33 //Nw

Thorp, William D to Gorski, Daniel: Lt 10 Bl 129 Town Company’s Third Addn+

Perryman, Tanor K. to Foss, Shayne: Bl 2 Harper’s (Albert) Subds 23-40-31

Kates, Edward Lee to Kates, Edward L. (Trustee): Lt 5 Bl 19 Rockville, Original Town Of+

Robinson, Guy P. to Morris, Caleb Wilson: Lt 5 Bl 3 William’s Addn

Wymore, Linda A. to Hendren, Tammy: Str 22-39-33+

Stanfill, Carl F. to Black, Kevin L.: Str 33-41-32 //Sw

Robinson, James Lee to Pctechnologies: Bl 4 Cogswells Addn

Haynie, William W. to Butler, City Of: Str 10-40-31 //Sw

Mundey, Alan J to Harris, Anissa: Lt 6 Country South

Row Haus Investments to Jackson, Douglas W: Lt 19 Park South Subd

Jl Willerton Holdings, Llc to Dixon, Thomas D.: Str 22-42-31 //Se

Stanley, Wade to Rooks, Dalton: Str 15-40-31 //Se

Rockville, Llc to Swaters, Joseph: Str 24-40-29 //Nw

Cantrell, Joshua to Sinclair, Margaret: Lt 1 Bl 4 William’s Second Addn

Allen, Glenda to Allen, Eldon: Str 20-40-32

Banes, Michael to Knowledge2ideas, Inc: Lt 10 Bl 87 Town Company’s First Addn

Cantrell, Sarah Katherine to Cantrell, Joshua Ryan: Lt 1 Bl 4 William’s Second Addn

Carleton, Mile & Marilynn Trust 04-10-2020 to Goth, Anthony: Str 5-38-32 //Nw

Haynie, William W. (Trustee) to Smith, Curtis A: Str 10-40-31 //Sw+

Marriage license:

Taber, Michael De’shaun and Schrock, Jaclyn Rayann

Thomas, Delbert Lee and Perkins, Tamara Denise

Tochtrop, Jordan Thomas and Bentley, Rose Claire

The Museum Minute: Democrats take all

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

Herrman’s Historical Happenings week of April 6

1870 The Bates Co court creates a new township called Grand River with the voting precinct at Altona.

1904 Newspapers in Bates Co: Butler Democrat, Times, Record, Central West, Republican Press, Rich Hill Mining Review, Western  Enterprise, Tribune, Coming Nation, Hume Telephone, Amsterdam  Enterprise, Adrian Journal and the Foster Times.

1906 The Rich Hill Elks Lodge is organized with 50 members.

1911 Emmett Burk, of 8 miles west of Butler is shot and dangerously wounded by Norv Henson, at the home of Matt Henson, near Virginia. Henson had accused Burk of stealing a steer.

1913 Temperance workers of Bates Co meet in Rich Hill to promote drying up the last bastion of booze in the county.

1926 Butler businessman J.E. Williams is elected mayor of Butler and the $35,000 school bond to build the gymnasium and classrooms to the Butler High School passes.

1926 The voters of Amsterdam say yes to a four year high school.

1933 Bates co sheriff Bert Bradley an deputies raid the Cecil McKinley farm, in NW Hudson township. They find illegal liquor and many pieces of equipment for making more.

1948 The Democratic ticket wins every office in the city of Butler election.

1996 It’s Richard Vaughn day at Midwest Lumber & Supply on business 71 north in Butler (formerly Vaughn’s Price Rite Lumber). The Golliday family is the new owner/operators.

1999 In the Foster city election several voters can’t vote because of a glitch in the printout of voters, from the county Clerk’s office. There were other cases where one spouse could vote, but the other couldn’t. 

What's Up by LeRoy Cook

 The past week saw a welcome clearing from the rainy, and even snowy,  but the clear skies were deceptive. The cold front that swept away the low clouds left turbulence in its wake, so pilots had to endure a bouncy flight until topping the temperature inversion, which often required climbing to 4500 or 6500 feet. Crosswinds the biggest inconvenience, blowing straight across Butler’s sole runway, first from the east, and then from the west. 

Transient visitors noted were a nice Van’s RV-8 homebuilt, a Piper Archer and a Cessna Skyhawk. A couple of unseen jets made unsuccessful approaches in the low clouds of Thursday morning, and I saw a pair of scud-running CH-47 Chinook helicopters beating their way home to New Century airport. Everett Helms was in from Garden City in his Cessna 175 and Tom Bowles flew over from Olathe in his Cessna Turbo Skylane RG. 

Taking advantage of opportunities, local aviators out and about were Brandt Hall in his Lark Commander, Roy Conley in his Grumman TR2, and myself in the Aeronca Champ. Kenion Nance took the Cessna Skyhawk to Grand Lake and back.

and n the Cessna Skyhawk, Eric Eastland making a shop run in a Cessna 150, and Jeremie Platt, flying his Grumman Tiger to Warrensburg and Paola. Chris Hall was busy checking out a new pilot in the Beech King Air E90 jump plane.

In other news of the week, a jury found Robert Forkner, a former Boeing test pilot on the 737 MAX project, not guilty of intentionally misleading FAA certification personnel about the aircraft. As we pointed out before, the FAA has neither the time or resources to check every detail of a complex transport airplane, so it has to rely on manufacturers’ data for much of the process. Forkner testified that he was simply a scapegoat for the company and the FAA, and the jury agreed.

Another aviation pioneer passed away on March 13th, when Bob Cardenas died at 102. He was the pilot of the “mother ship” Boeing B-29 that carried Chuck Yeager and the Bell X-1 rocket plane aloft over Muroc dry lake in 1948, dropping them to break the sound barrier for the first time. Cardenas was an experienced bomber in WW-II, evading capture after being shot down on his 20th mission.

Our weekly question wanted to know what other aviation products were created by inventor Bill Lear, mostly known for developing the Lear Jet business jet. Rodney Rom told us Lear also created an automatic direction finder, numerous avionics and the first lightplane automatic pilot. For next week, tell us the name of a cowboy movie star who also flew his own airplane. Send your replies to kochhaus1@gmail.com