Stanfill brothers receive 60 year Masonic Lodge Pin

Being part of an organization such as the Masons for 20 years is an honor or even 40 or 50 years.

But two brothers from rural Amsterdam made it to 60 years, a rare event even for an organization as old as the Masons.

Last night the Amsterdam Masonic Lodge held a special ceremony for Carl and Freeman Stanfill of rural Amsterdam in honor of them both receiving their 60 year membership pins.

Not only being a great bunch of guys the Stanfill brothers have left their markings on the Masons and we thank them. The 60 year pin is a high honor and is very rarely achieved. Congratulations Freeman and Carl!! 

Butler Chamber Featured Business of the Month

 

ON THE GO JOHNS LLC is the Butler Area Chamber of Commerce Featured Business of the Month. L-R owners Kendra and Brent Welston, Chamber President Doug Lawrence and Chamber Executive Director Cody Morris. On The Go Johns is available for any size event, call 660-200-5420 for more information.

Malachi Hoover appointed as new Butler City Clerk

 

Small animal auction this Saturday

 

Tigers cruise past Appleton City in district basketball

The Rich Hill Tigers boys basketball team collected a district win tonight over the Appleton City Bulldogs by a final score of 72- 42.

Rich Hill was led by Junior Dillon Coonce who had 20 points, Senior Brayden Chandler pitched in 19 and Junior Zane Becker added 17 to lead the tigers to victory.

Rich Hill is now 21-4 on the year and will now face Marion C. Early Panthers (18-9) in the next round of districts on February 22nd.

Special Night for Butler Bears Basketball

It was a special night for the Butler Varsity Bears as they had assistant coach Bryce Triebel on hand for their first game of districts.

Bryce has been absent for the last couple months as he has been healing from a serious accident. During his absent coach Will Burch has filled in nicely and provides some great energy for the team.

Butler won the game tonight 67-32 over the Holden Eagles. We still would like to keep Bryce and his family in our thoughts and prayers! 

 

Missouri State High School District Boys Basketball Scoreboard From February 20th

The Local Boys basketball scores from Tuesday February 20th is sponsored by State Farm of Butler agent Kellie Davidson:

Archie 71, Frontier School of Excellence 25

Butler 67, Holden 32

Cole Camp 53, Warsaw 33
Drexel 66, Ballard 28

Eldorado Springs 76, Windsor 38

Harrisonville 66, Pleasant Hill 37
Hume 61, Northeast Vernon County 48
Liberal 66, Jasper 41
Montrose 46, Bronaugh 44

Midway 55, Lutheran (KC) 48

Osceola 64, Lakeland 53

Rich Hill 72, Appleton City 42

Sheldon 61, Miami 17

Stockton 57, Sherwood 42

Arrest made after package theft in Butler

On 02/19/2024, a Butler Officer was informed of a package theft that had occurred at the Alley Tavern on 02/13/2024. 

In security camera footage, a white male with a goatee can be seen riding a bicycle in front of the Alley Tavern, taking a package, and riding away with it.

While conducting an area canvass, the Butler Officer observed a male that matched the physical description, clothing description, and riding the same bicycle as seen on the security camera footage from the Alley Tavern.

The male was identified as Christopher Anderson. Anderson was transported to the Bates County Jail and placed on a 24 hour hold.
On 02/20/2024, Christopher Anderson was charged with the following:

Stealing - Postal Or Delivery Item
Anderson was assigned a bond amount of $10,000 Cash Only.

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.