Bird's eye view of flood damage

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Recipe of the Week

 

Butler Senior Center menu

 

Miami County Kansas Sheriff's Office Wanted Wednesday

 

The Museum Minute: Butler to get hospital

Courtesy of the Bates County Museum 802 Elks Drive, Butler Mo 64730 (660) 679-0134

Herrman’s Historical Happenings week of May 1st

1861 The population of Bates Co at the end of 1860 is 6,684 including 442 slaves.

1879 Prairie City is crowing that they have 3 schools. 2 Lutheran and 1 regular.

1883 The Butler Carriage Factory turns out a fine family phaeton for $300.

1896 A proposal to enlarge Hume to one mile square gets a majority vote.

1926 Plans are jelling for a hospital in Butler. A home at 107 South Havannah is being converted, opening is slated for June 1st.

1960 Arnold Wilson, of Amsterdam, wins the “Hog Wild” contest at LeNeve’s store in Butler. 

1977 The collection of nearly 80,000 bottlecaps by Butler’s 6th grade class gets national attention by the Wall Street Journal and the CBS morning news.

1979 Emil “Mike” Schwander, who for 23 years was Bates Co Sheriff’s deputy and Sheriff dies after a lingering illness.

1982 The “Lyle Norman Players” present the musical comedy The Nifty Fifties at the Butler high school auditorium.

1999 Officials have a ribbon cutting for the recently completed Days Inn Motel, on Fran Ave. It is owned and operated by the Patel family.

Corey's Comments from City Hall

 

Spring is upon us, and the hot days of summer are just around the corner. There are a few activities and events coming up that I am very excited about. This summer be on the lookout for a summer camp sponsored by the YMCA. The camp will take place at South Park from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm and run from June 3 to August 14. Make sure you are watching for details in the upcoming month. The Aquatic Center will open on Memorial Day weekend. This will start the season for swimming lessons and pool parties and the Aqua Bears.  This is always a great time when we can open the aquatic center for a season of fun for the whole family. 

I would encourage everyone to come out June 1 for the Brick Street Bash organized by Electric City Downtown. It will be an evening filled with vendors, food trucks, live music, and games for the kids. The Butler Chamber of Commerce also has the City-Wide Garage Sale on May 4, and you will not want to miss the cruise nights at our local Sonic that the Chamber sponsors this summer. We were all excited to watch all the baseball and softball games at the ball fields. The rodeo and fair are just right around the corner and will be an exciting time for the community. 

Currently at South Park repair work is going on at our quad shelter house to get ready for this summer. These are repairs to the concrete floors and sides of the shelter. The basketball court is also being repaired so it can be resurfaced and ready to play on. We are also in the process of getting the tennis courts repaired and resurfaced. We are also looking to add pickleball courts as well to our parks. Disc golf has been a huge hit, and we look forward to lots of activities on it this summer. 

We are continuing to look for new equipment to add to our parks. We will be adding a new play structure and swings at South Park in late summer or early fall. This will replace the current play structure that has been vandalized.  We continue to look at new equipment for our other parks in the community. Improvements are being made to our green space on the square, recently new trees have just been planted. This is a partnership with the Butler Historic Preservation Commission and Electric City Downtown. They are continuing to find a way to put up murals around the space. We hope that this will be a great space on the square to gather and enjoy. 

We are also looking for volunteers to join our boards and commissions for the city. This is a great way to get involved with city government and let your voice be heard. If you would like to find out about the different opportunities or sign up go to our website at www.cityofbutlermo.com or stop by city hall and sign up. 

As always if there are any concerns, questions, or something I can help you with. Please feel free to contact me and we can discuss your issue. I hope everyone has a wonderful, fun, and safe summer. 

 -Butler city Administrator Corey Snead

Modern Daze Club continues to serve

Sharing over 45 years of friendship, goals and interests is the Modern Daze group founded in September of 1978. The club started out as an extension club formed by Myrna Craft and Kris Jenkins (extension agent).

Many daze have evolved into years of contributing to many organizations, worthy causes, individuals and charitable groups. Our community has benefited from this club’s hard work, fundraising and social service efforts. Fundraising projects have included selling knives, pans, caramel apples at homecoming parades, baked potatoes at the Bash, serving at auctions and bake sales just to name a few. Service projects have included planting trees, flowers at nursing homes, outreach projects through Carpenter’s Cup, simply filling a void where help is needed at times and more. However, the Sharon Jones Memorial Scholarship being their most recent service project endeavor. These scholarships are awarded to two Butler High School students each year.

For 12 years Modern Daze was known for its famous homemade apple pies, but in these modern daze “We Love Mixes” (fundraising project). The funds from this project are made possible by the generous support of our community. More “We Love Mixes” coming this Fall.

This group’s continued goal will be to serve our community through monetary resources and giving of time. Also, fun and fellowship with several social outings throughout the year. Last, but not least will be the continued support of each other as long lasting friendships make the modern daze of our lives so much sweeter.

In memory of Debbie Bledsoe, Sharon Jones and Donna Sewell.

 -Submitted

Obituary- Rick Newman

It was Rick Newman’s wishes to have private burial in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Butler, Missouri. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri. Online condolences www.schowengerdtchapel.com.

David Richard “Rick” Newman, age 67 of Harrisonville, Missouri formerly of Butler, Missouri died Thursday, April 25, 2024 at Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, Kansas. He was born December 29, 1956 to David Lee and Jean Yvonne Mearns Newman in Elkins, West Virginia.

Rick is survived by three daughters, Amanda Bangs and husband Wilmer of Chesterfield, Virginia, Kristin Wright and husband Timothy and Brittany Foster and husband, Brandon all of Powhatan, Virginia; eight grandchildren; and his mother, Jean Newman of Midlothian, Virginia. He was preceded in death by his father; his wife, Sharon Miller Newman on December 26, 2020; and his brother, Clifford Newman.