Max Motors Top Sales Performances of March 2023

A huge congratulations to this incredible group of folks on their Top Sales performance for the month of March 2023!

Your hard work, determination, and commitment to providing an exceptional car buying experience for our customers truly sets you apart. Congratulations on this well-deserved achievement!

#TopSalesperson #Determination #Exceptional #MaxMotors

High winds blow down building in rural Spruce

On April 5th around 2:30 a.m. the Butler Fire Department along with Bates County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a building that was blown over due to high winds on H Highway around 9 miles east of Butler.

No one was injured and power was lost for several hours. We spoke with Osage Valley Electric Cooperative and the outage has been fixed and power is restored at this time.

The Highway is open for travel! 

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Obituary - Thomas "Benji" Brooks

Thomas Benjamin "Benji" Brooks age 61of Archie, Missouri departed this life Sunday, April 2, 2023 at his home surrounded with love and family.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at the Dickey Funeral Home, Harrisonville, Missouri.

The family will receive friends Saturday, April 15, 2023 from 1:00 pm. - 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

A complete obituary will be posted here as soon as that information becomes available.

Hearing for proposed RV park in Butler scheduled

 A proposed RV park at 100 South Fran Avenue in Butler will again be up for consideration and the Butler city council will be holding a public hearing regarding the matter during regular session on April 18th. 

The landowner is requesting a conditional use permit to develop the land which is adjacent to the Days Inn Hotel to "provide  overnight accommodations for RV travelers on route Interstate 49" according to a notice of public hearing provided by the city of Butler.

Everyone is highly encouraged to attend for public comment during the regular session of the city council 7 pm, upstairs at city hall. The meeting will also be video recorded as a courtesy of Mid America Live News.

Several without power due to strong overnight storms

Several Osage Valley Electric Cooperative Members along the Bates and Henry County line area are experiencing an outage at this time. 

Osage Valley Crews have been dispatched and power will be restored as quickly and as safely as possible.

Butler Bears Pitcher Fennewald Throws No-Hitter to Defeat Sherwood

Butler Bears Baseball pitcher Junior Maddox Fennewald Throws No-Hitter to Defeat Sherwood.

Maddox Fennewald was brilliant on the hill on Tuesday, as Fennewald threw a no-hitter to lead Butler Bears Varsity Bears past the Sherwood Marksmen 10-0.

The Bears got things started in the first inning when Bryson Kash singled on a 3-2 count, scoring one run. The bears scored five runs in the fifth inning.

The offense onslaught came from a single by Eli Cox and a double by Fennewald. Fennewald led things off on the pitchers mound for Butler Bears. Fennewald lasted five innings, allowing zero hits and zero runs, striking out seven.

Morgan Gage started the game for Sherwood. The Marksman allowed five hits and six runs over four and a third innings, striking out five. Garrett Swift threw two thirds of an inning in relief out of the bullpen

The Butler Bears totaled eight runs in the game. Cox and Kash all managed multiple hits for the bears. Kash and Cox both collected two hits to lead the Butler Bears.

Garden City man arrested in Cass County

On April 4th around 9:35 a.m. the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Cass County arrested 18 year old Bradley G. Jones of Garden City, Missouri.

Mr. Jones was arrested on the following charges:

1.) 1st Degree Felony Property Damage
2.) Driving While Suspended
3.) Careless & Imprudent Driving Resulting In a crash
4.) No Insurance

Bradley G. Jones was booked into the Cass County Jail in Harrisonville and placed on 24 hour hold.

View arrest report below:

https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/HP71/ArrestDetailsAction?TW01REPORTNUMBER=I464547A

Disclaimer: Arrest records are public information. Any indication of an arrest does not mean the individual identified has been convicted of a crime. All persons arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Traffic Alert: Power line down in Adrian

The Adrian Fire Department along with the Adrian Police Department are on scene of a tree and power line down at 1st and Missouri at this time. Also now reports of a small fire near 2nd and Virginia.

Please avoid this area as crews are working to restore power and clean this mess up. 

Several lines are down and most the city of Adrian is without power at this time.