Monday, April 29, 2024

In Walk-Off, Butler Lady Bears Softball Lose To Buffalo Bison

The Butler Lady Bears Softball Team fell to Buffalo Lady Bison 6-5 on Monday at Versailles MO on the final play of the game. 

The game was tied at five in the bottom of the sixth when Chloe Chyka doubled, scoring one run. 

The Lady Bears fell behind by four runs in the fourth inning, but then tried to fight back. Butler closed the gap by scoring on a ground out, a walk, a ground out, and a single.

The Lady Bison got on the board in the bottom of the first inning after J Righter homered to right field, scoring two runs, and M Sapp tripled, scoring one run. Butler tied the game in the top of the sixth thanks to a ground out by Alex Trudell, and a single by Cloey Fritts.

Junior Avery Eldred stepped in the circle first for Butler Bears. They surrendered six hits and six runs (four earned) over five and two-thirds innings, striking out one and walking six. 

L White started the game for Lady Bison. The starting pitcher allowed five hits and five runs over six innings, striking out eight and walking seven.

Fritts went 1-for-3 at the plate as the infielder led the team with two runs batted in. Gabbie Carmichael, Kadyn Cook, Fritts, Trudell, and Haven Humphrey each collected one hit for Butler. 

The Lady Bears had patience at the plate, accumulating seven walks for the game. Sydney Davis, Taylor Hudson, and Miranda Foster led the team with two walks each. Butler Bears turned two double plays in the game.



Dubray breaks conference shot put record

NEW CONFERENCE MEET RECORD! Congrats to Butler High School Freshman Kylee Dubray for breaking the Ozark Highlands Conference shot put record with a toss of 10.55 meters (34’7.5”)!
 

Butler Junior High Track Record Broken

NEW BUTLER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL RECORD! Congrats, Josh Roberts, Hayden Dickens, Bronson Hannah, and Renner Martin for breaking the 4x800m record!

Their time of 10:05 breaks the record set just two years ago by Hayden Phillips, CJ Fuller, Damian Alkire, and Dylan Grubb.

NWS confirms EF-1 Tornado in Vernon County

A National Weather Service survey concluded that an EF-1 tornado occurred 3 miles ENE of Stotesbury in Vernon County, MO. The path length was 3.4 miles with a width of 95 yards. 

Maximum wind speeds of 95 mph destroyed two outbuildings and caused a number of trees to be either uprooted or have large limbs snapped.


Butler High School Band & Choir students participated at State Solo & Ensemble

We would like to congratulate the Butler High School Band & Choir students who participated at State Solo & Ensemble this weekend! 

Students can receive a gold, silver, or bronze rating with gold being the highest. Here are the results:

Gold Rating -
Zion Plotner Flute Solo
SAB Trio - Madison Kennedy, Skilyn Roberts, Zion Plotner

Silver Rating -
Skilyn Roberts Vocal Solo
Zion Plotner Vocal Solo
Peyton Hudson Bari Sax
Abby Catron Piano

SSA Sextet 1 - Makenzie Algiere, Lola Blaser, Windsday Grissom, Kensley Schowengerdt, Morgan Stump, Bethany Swarnes
SSA Sextet 2 - Mollie Eslinger, Summer Lewis, Bonnie Roberts, Skilyn Roberts, Chastity Turney

Bronze Rating -
SATB Double Quartet - Olivia Blaser, Ayden Broege, Zedrick Hamersley, Summer Lewis, Zion Plotner, Bethany Swarnes, Lillian Teaney, Dylan Triebel

Severe weather possible late Tuesday

A quiet day expected for today. A chance for severe storms returns tomorrow evening into tomorrow night. Main threats with these storms will be for damaging winds and large hail. Additional rainfall may aggravate ongoing river flooding or cause additional flooding.


Cass County Sheriff's Office Leads Operation Guardian

Cass County Sheriff’s Office Leads Operation Guardian

On Friday, April 26th, the Cass County Sheriff's Office led Operation Guardian. During this operation, Local, State and Federal Law Enforcement set out to check on 31 registered sex offenders residing in Cass County who are under the supervision of Missouri Probation & Parole or U.S. Federal Probation.

Operation Guardian resulted in two arrests, one pending new felony charge, one misdemeanor warrant arrest, multiple state probation violations and one federal violation.

One of these apprehensions was the felony arrest of 49-year-old Robert Depue of Garden City, Mo. for 10 counts of Child Pornography. Depue sits in the Cass County Jail on a no bond warrant. “Through the diligent efforts of our dedicated law enforcement teams, we have successfully apprehended individuals who posed a serious threat to the well-being of our citizens.

I commend the collaboration exhibited by the numerous agencies in bringing these subjects to justice. Our community can rest assured that we will continue to prioritize the protection of our residents and the swift apprehension of those who seek to harm them," Sheriff Jeff Weber. Missouri Probation and Parole, Missouri Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, the United States Secret Service - Kansas City Cyber Fraud Task Force, Cass County Prosecutor’s Office, Missouri State Highway Patrol Sex Offender Unit, U.S. Marshals and Missouri State Technical Assistance K9 Team made this operation a success.

The operation checked offenders in Archie, Belton, Drexel, Freeman, Garden City, Harrisonville, Peculiar, Pleasant Hill and Raymore. If you have any information about a non-compliant sex offender please call the Cass County Sheriff's Office at (816) 380-5200.


From the desk of Bates County Coroner Greg Mullinax

Today (4/29/2024) just after 10am I was called to the Show-Me Rest RV Park in Passaic. Park personnel had located a 62 year-old male known to reside at the park deceased in his RV.

As next of kin has been appropriately notified, the deceased is identified as Randy Dopps. 

An autopsy examination has been scheduled at this time and a death investigation is underway; however, there is no immediate indication of foul play.

Most respectfully,
Greg D. Mullinax
Bates County Coroner

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