UTV fire in rural El Dorado Springs

On Sunday May 5th around 1:50 a.m. the El Dorado Springs Fire Department responded to SW 1371 road concerning a reported UTV Fire. 1 truck and 5 firefighters responded. 

The Fire Crew was on scene of this fire for 2 hours and 5 minutes and no injuries reported. The UTV was a total loss. 

2024 Butler High School Graduation Ceremony

Join us in celebrating the 2024 graduating senior class on Sunday, May 12, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. Doors will open at 1:00 p.m.

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Obituary - David Stuart Mills

David Stuart Mills was born on October 30, 1954 in Kansas City, Kansas to Russell Earnest and Mildred Bernice (Saunders) Mills. He was the baby of six children. With David, it has always been family first, last and always. When his father died he was only 10 and he quit school after 9th grade and started working at the age of 17 to help support his mother.

David had a strong work ethic and for many years worked as a heavy equipment operator for Erman Corp, a train scrap yard where he operated heavy equipment to break down box cars and other railroad items for recycling. When he was 20 years old, he married his sweetheart, Laurie Waterman on September 23, 1975 in Kansas City, Kansas. Together they had two beautiful daughters, Candace "Candy" and Shanna.

Though he and Laurie were later divorced, he remained committed to the two girls who were the light of David's life. David passed his love of the outdoors to his girls. He loved to fish for "anything that would bite". In his younger days he enjoyed hunting for geese.

He especially enjoyed camping. But perhaps his most passionate pastime was working on lawn mowers. He would stop along the side of the road and pick up any lawn mower he found and then he and his special friend, Pastor Bill, would repair them together. Soon the cast off would be running like new. David was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Virgil and one sister, Carol Roebuck.

He leaves behind, his two daughters and their husbands, Candace and Jason Sweet, and Shanna and Thomas Gallagher; four grandchildren, Zachary Garrett Sweet, Tonya "Frankie" Gallagher (Ryan), Jeremy David Thomas Gallagher (Americus), and Kaleb David James Sweet; his little partner in crime and great-granddaughter, Kinsley Rose Gallagher; one sister, Ruth Ann Hutchins; two brothers, Jerry (Vicki) Mills, and Bob (Lynn) Mills; and one sister-in-law Linda Mills.

With the help of the wonderful staff of Olathe Hospice, David was able to enjoy his last days surrounded by the family he loved and tormenting and playing with his great-granddaughter, Kinsley. He passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at the age of 69. The tears shed were many, but David trusted in the Lord and was a faithful member of Vineyard of Hope in Osawatomie, so the family takes comfort in knowing that David now has a new strength and he "will soar high on wings like eagles". (Isaiah 40:30-31 NLT)

David's Celebration of Life will be Saturday, May 25th at 10:30 am at Community Revival Center Church, 2749 Montana Rd, Ottawa, KS 66067. Lunch will follow. David will be inurned at Brooklyn Cemetery, La Cygne, Kansas at a later date.

The family suggests memorial contributions to Olathe Hospice. Donations may be mailed to Olathe Health Charitable Foundation, Doctor's Building 1, 20375 W. 151st Street, Suite 363, Olathe, Kansas 66061 or online at olathehealth.org.

Large fire on Rice Road in Butler

On Saturday May 4th the Butler Fire Department responded to a large fire at Butler Milling & Sales LLC located at 707 Rice Road.

When crews arrived on scene they found pallets of a bad batch of feed mix that was spontaneously combusting and causing a large fire.

Fire crews were called back out early this morning when the fire rekindled. No one was reported injured in this fire.

Butler man injured in Cass County motorcycle crash

On Saturday May 4th around 9:00 p.m. the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Cass County along with Cass County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a motorcycle accident on Grand River Lane just south of 355th Street in rural Cass County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the southbound 1995 Harley Davidson Motorcycle driven by 66 year old Fred S. Lunde of Butler, Missouri made a left turn and traveled off the left side of the roadway and overturned.

Mr. Lunde sustained minor injuries and he was transported by Bates County EMS to Golden Valley Memorial Hospital in Clinton for treatment.

View crash report below:

https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/HP68/AccidentDetailsAction?ACC_RPT_NUM=240219904

Severe Weather Likely Monday

A line of thunderstorms is expected to move through the region Monday night capable of producing strong damaging winds, large hail and a brief tornado. Additional severe weather is possible on Wednesday.

Butler High School track and field sectional qualifiers!

Here are today’s Butler High School track and field sectional qualifiers!

GIRLS: 2ND PLACE OVERALL
Toree Hiser: High Jump
Tandee Hiser: Pole Vault, 400m
Kylee Dubray: Shot Put, Discus, Javelin
Kinley Hellwig: Discus
Cadence Turney: 800m, 1600m
Olivia Dowell: 3200m
4x400 Relay: Toree Hiser, Tandee Hiser, Jaylie Starkey, Cadence Turney

BOYS: 3RD PLACE OVERALL
Dylan Davidson: Shot Put, 110H, 300H
Dylan Triebel: Discus, Javelin
Brandon Hammett: 1600m, 3200m
CJ Fuller: 800m
4x400 Relay: Lucas Davidson, Dylan Davidson, CJ Fuller, Brandon Hammett

UTV fatality accident in St. Clair County

On Saturday May 4th around 5:25 a.m. the Missouri State Highway Patrol in St. Clair County along with St. Clair County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a UTV accident on private property around 3 miles west of Collins.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occured when a eastbound 2017 Polaris Razor driven by 25 year old Brandon L. Damewood of Humansville, Missouri lost control and overturned.

A passenger in the UTV 22 year old Ariel A. Culbertson of Humansville, Missouri was pronounced dead at the scene of this accident. 

This is Troop D of the Missouri State Highway Patrol's 28th Fatality of the year 2024. Next of kin notified. 

View crash report below:

https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/HP68/AccidentDetailsAction?ACC_RPT_NUM=240218282