Closings and Cancelations for Tuesday January 16th

The following will be closed on Tuesday January16th due to cold and inclement weather:

Adrian School District AMI Day
Appleton City School District
Archie School District
Ballard School District AMI Day

Belton High School AMI Day

Butler Public Library
Butler School District

Cass County Library's (all locations) 
Clinton School District
Community Food Pantry Of Butler
Crowder College
Drexel School District AMI Day
El Dorado Springs School District AMI Day
Harrisonville School District AMI Day
Holden School District
Hume School District

Hudson School District 
Lamar School District AMI DAY
Miami School District
Midway School District AMI Day
Nevada School District

Osceola School District 

Quick Dine III (Butler) 
Rich Hill School District
Sheldon School District
Sherwood School District

Please bookmark this page as we will be adding to this list as more closings are made available.
 

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Structure fire this morning in Cass County

Early this morning the Belton Fire Department along with Western Cass Fire Protection District responded to a structure fire in the area of 210th and Cedar Ridge Road in rural Cass County.

During this time the temperature was at -8°. Fire Department units operated in these weather conditions for over 3 hours. 

The cause of the fire is under investigation at this time.

Obituary - Ruth Ann Sell

Ruth Ann Sell, 66, of Clinton, Missouri passed away early Friday morning, January 12, 2024 at the Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg, Mo. She was born in Germany on October 22, 1957, the daughter of William Johnson Etters and Helga Herta Marie (Shall) Etters.

She married Edgar Merle Sell on January 28, 1982 in Clinton, Mo. He survives of the home. Ruth was employed for many years as a certified nurses aide. 

Most recently she worked for the Benton County Health Department in Warsaw, Mo. She was a 1975 graduate of Clinton High School. Ruth enjoyed bowling, quilting, cooking and crafts. She found her greatest joy in spending time with family.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by three brothers, Mike Etters, Clinton, Mo., Bill Etters, Oak Grove, Mo., and Bob Etters, Warrensburg, Mo.; numerous nieces, nephews, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

We want a special thank you to our doctor, Dr. Amie Etters. She was beside Ruth from the beginning to the very last. We would not have gotten through this without her.

No services are planned at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of the Bradley & Hadley Funeral Home, Clinton. The family suggests memorial contributions to Tebo Cemetery or Vansant Road Cemetery. These donations may be left in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be left online at www.bradleyhadley.com.

Butler Youth Wrestling Results From Sunday January 14th

We had another great day of hard wrestling in Lonejack today. As always, our kids showed up and worked hard.

Some fell short, but they know what they need to work on. We are so proud of all of our wrestlers!

Here are the results from today’s competition:

Melanie Varns- 1st in Boys and Girls

Nolan Varns-1st

Hunter Long-1st

Renner Hill-1st

Evan Thomas-1st

Myka 1st in Girls/4th in Boys

Garren McGuire-1st in 6U/5th in 8U

Julius Varns-2nd

Eli Morris-2nd

Easton Adams-2nd

Brayden McGuire-2nd

Brittany Mallatt-3rd

Breanne Mallatt-3rd

Deken Hooper-3rd

Mikey Blomquist-3rd

Titus Strauss-4th

Emma Dixon-4th

Jestin Blomquist-4th

Harrisonville man killed in Cass County crash

On Sunday January 14th around 8:00 a.m. the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Cass County along with Cass County Sheriff's Deputies and Central Cass Fire Department responded to a one vehicle accident in the northbound lanes of I-49 near mile mark 150.8 north of Archie.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the northbound 2021 GMC Sierra driven by 66 year old William F. Smith of Harrisonville, Missouri traveled off the right side of the roadway and struck a bridge support pillar.

Mr. Smith was pronounced dead at the scene of this accident and he was transported to Frontier Medical. The truck was totaled and towed from the scene of this crash by J's Southland Tow. 

This is Troop A of the Missouri State Highway Patrol's 1st Fatality accident of the year 2024. Next of Kin notified 

View crash report below:

https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/HP68/AccidentDetailsAction?ACC_RPT_NUM=240020921

Structure fire this afternoon in rural Nevada

UPDATE: A 65-year-old man has died following a water rescue Friday in Miami County

UPDATE: A 65-year-old man has died following a water rescue Friday in Miami County:

On January 12,2024 the Miami County Communications Center received a 911 call advising that two individuals had fallen into a pond, and their boat had overturned in the 25000 block of W. 215th Street, west of the Spring Hill. Emergency personnel were dispatched to the location while Dispatch remained on the phone with the reporting party.

While emergency personnel were responding, it was reported that one of the individuals were able to get to shore on their own. The other person was struggling, and at one time, the called was unable to see them in the water.

Miami County Emergency Medical Services, Johnson County Fire District 1, and Osawatomie Fire Department responded to the scene to assist with the call. Johnson County Fire District 1 members were able to pull the individual out of the water approximately 30-40 feet from the shore. EMS personnel preformed life-saving measures on him.

Both individuals were transported to the local area hospital. The individual who made it to shore was taken in stable condition, while the other individual was taken in critical condition. Both individuals were attempting to break the ice in the pond so that they could fix a fountain that had overturned when their boat tipped over, falling into the water. The reporting parathyroid witnessed the event and called 911 immediately.

The individual in stable condition was later released from the hospital. Michael A. Motta, 65, of Spring Hill, Kansas, the individual in critical condition, later died of his injuries. 

We send our condolences to Mr. Motta’s family and other individuals during this difficult time. The cause of death remains under investigation by the Sheriff’s Office; however, foul play was not suspected.