A visit to the fire station

The Archie Parents as Teachers program visited the Archie Fire Station to celebrate Fire Safety Month in October. 

The children were able to tour the fire station, learn about the equipment and meet the firemen. 

The Parents as Teachers program is offered to all children in Archie who aren't yet in Kindergarten. Join today by calling 293-5312 ext. 322 or emailing kreynolds@archie.k12.mo.us.

Hard freeze next few mornings

Very chilly temperatures expected the next couple mornings. Near record temperatures are possible Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.

Butler man injured in motorcycle accident

On Monday October 30th around 2:40 p.m. the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Bates County along with Bates County Sheriff's Deputies and Montrose Fire responded to a one vehicle motorcycle accident on H Highway just west of BB Highway.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the westbound 2013 Harley Davidson Special driven by 45 year old Robert C. Gabriel of Butler, Missouri traveled through a curve off the right side of the roadway and overturned.

Robert C. Gabriel sustained moderate injuries and he was transported by Bates County EMS to Bates County Memorial Hospital for treatment.

View crash report below:

https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/HP68/AccidentDetailsAction?ACC_RPT_NUM=230581781

Life-Saving Award Issued to Deputy, Police Officer, and Dispatchers in Vernon County

Life-Saving Award Issued to Deputy, Police Officer, and Dispatchers in Vernon County ...

Four life-saver awards were issued by Vernon County Sheriff Jason Mosher as the result of an incident that took place on August 20, 2023, involving a motor vehicle accident.

 
According to Mosher, multiple agencies were dispatched to a report of a possible motor vehicle accident on I-49 North of Nevada. After multiple agencies responded and searched, no vehicle could be found. 

A short time later, dispatch advised they were on the phone with the victim who stated they were in some trees but did not know the exact location.

Deputy Foster with the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office along with Officer Gish with the Nevada Police Department continued to search for the vehicle with the assistance of two dispatchers with the Sheriff’s Office who were tracing the phone call. 

After more than an hour of searching, the vehicle was located in a wooded area off I-49 with a female victim trapped inside. Additional units were dispatched, and the victim was transferred to the hospital.

The Sheriff said he would like to congratulate each of the four people receiving the award and thank them for their hard work and dedication to the citizens of Vernon County.

Pictured top to bottom: Dispatcher Jadean Highley, Chief Deputy Travis Cole, Sheriff Jason Mosher, Deputy Tristen Foster, Nevada Police Officer Calvin Gish, and Nevada Police Captain Josh Westerhold. The fourth dispatcher wishes to remain anonymous.

Obituary - William "Bill" Frank Ryan, Sr.

William Frank Ryan, Sr., 85, of Nevada, peacefully passed away at his home on Thursday, October 26, 2023 with his son, John Ryan, and daughter, Susan Ross, by his side. Bill was born in Paris, KY, on December 10, 1937 to Joseph Francis Ryan and Gertrude (Maher) Ryan.

After the passing of his wife, Bill’s father, Joseph moved his family to Colorado Springs, Colorado. This is where Bill met the love of his life, Peggy Lou Plant. Bill worked in factories both setting them up and maintaining them. His first job was at a chip factory, Red Seal in Colorado Springs. Bill and Peggy eloped to Raton, New Mexico, May 23, 1959. Bill was a hard worker and could fix anything. He worked hard to provide for his family. He lost his beloved Peggy in 1995. After losing her and living in Texas, he followed his brother, Bobby Ryan to Nevada, Missouri. He has lived in the area for over 18 years. Bill attended the Assembly of God Church in Nevada, MO.

Bill was preceded in death by his loving wife, Peggy Lou Ryan; his sister, Mary Bruner; brothers, Joseph Ryan (Katherine), and Robert Ryan (Rosemary). Survivors include his four children, Lou Ellen Acosta (Ralph), Austin TX, John Ryan, Nevada, MO, William Frank Ryan, Jr., Colorado Springs, CO, and Susan Ross (Charles), Colorado Springs, CO; 7 grandchildren, Katie, Audrey, Matthew, Ana, Joshua, Thomas, and Mckenna; 8 great-grandchildren; as well as several nieces and nephews.

Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 28, 2023, at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada, with Pastor Charles Ross officiating.

Arrangements are under the direction of Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada.

What's Up by LeRoy Cook

 Scary Stuff

Just in time for Trick or Treating, cold, wet weather came in over the weekend. We did make one last warm, clear trip on Thursday, with 20-mile visibility and fair-weather cumulus. On Friday, eastern Missouri had 70-degree weather while our west side was down in the 40’s, under 700-foot ceilings.

The week’s transient arrivals included a Cirrus SR-22, a Cessna Skylane and an indeterminate Piper single. Of the few local aircraft going up, Dennis Jacobs and Nate Schrock flew missions in Cessna 150s and Les Gorden had his Beech Bonanza F35 out.

We were saddened to learn of the passing of Joanne Winters last Tuesday, wife of former Butler airport manager Tom Winters who operated a maintenance shop at Butler airport from 1971 to 1990. Tom and Joanne raised their kids on the airport, living right on the premises. After 1990, they relocated to California, Missouri where Tom commuted to Jefferson City to maintain the MO Conservation Commission’s aircraft fleet. They’ve kept busy in retirement, until Joanne’s health recently failed. Our condolences to Tom, Tommy and Tracy.

A couple of aviation episodes made headlines last week, the first being an attempt by a dead-heading pilot to pull the fire extinguisher handles on an Embraer EC-175 commuter airliner. That would have shut down both engines, requiring an emergency airstart on auxiliary power, pretty scary stuff. It’s common to let commuting company pilots ride in the cockpit jump seat so they can get to work, but he was evidently having some emotional problems and had to be persuaded to go back to sit in the cabin while the flight diverted for his removal. An unusual circumstance; may it remain so.

The other incident involved a miscommunication at Houston, when a Hawker business jet took off while a little Citation Mustang jet was still clearing the runway. The tough old Hawker’s wingtip clipped the tailcone of the Mustang and tore off a piece of it, climbing away unscathed. Investigation as to how it happened is still on-going, but needless to say, it could have been bad. Pay attention and watch out for each other.

 All these happenings are being dumped into the FAA’s newly-appointed Administrator, who just took office last week. Mike Whitaker’s background is mostly in Urban Mobility, the pipe-dream multi-copters that are supposed to be filling the low-altitude airspace over cities with passengers and packages. At least he holds a Private Pilot’s license, but he’s got a lot on his hands at FAA.

The weekly question wanted to know the commonly-used name of the Boeing model A75? It’s the Stearman PT-17. Lloyd Stearman designed it but never built it, selling out to Boeing, who made 10,000 of them for WW-II. Our brain-teaser for next week is, when is it officially night-time, for pilot logbook purposes? You can send your answers to kochhaus1@gmail.com.

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