Thursday, June 20, 2024

Join us at Adrian City Park this Saturday for summer fun


Heat and humidity will be the story of the weekend

Heat and humidity will be the story of the weekend into next week. Showers and thunderstorms possible Saturday night into Sunday, then warming temperatures expected to start next week. Heat indices could approach 105°


Archie man escapes serious injury in motorcycle crash

On Wednesday June 19th around 10:53 p.m. the Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to a motorcycle accident on North Holmes Road just south of Locust Street in rural Cass County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred when the northbound 2024 Honda Motorcycle driven by 21 year old Zane R. Swan of Archie, Missouri failed to negotiate a corner, the bike overturned, skid before running off the right side of the roadway.

Mr. Swan sustained minor injuries and he was transported by Central Cass Fire Department to Overland Park Regional Medical Center for treatment.

View crash report below:
https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/HP68/AccidentDetailsAction?ACC_RPT_NUM=240308626

Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Welcome to the Butler Rotary Club

Assistant District Governor, Bing Schimmelpfenning inducted new members today into the Butler Rotary Club which include Joanne Godfrey and Jerret Reno. Welcome to our club
 

Butler Chamber of Commerce Luncheon

Osage Valley Electric Cooperative and the City of Butler will be making an announcement that you WILL NOT want to miss!
 
Missouri State Rep Dane Diehl will be speaking, as well Rena Townley of Compass Health!

We will be enjoying the space at Bates Social Event Space and eating some delicious pizza from the Alley Tavern!!


Trafficker Intending to Distribute Drugs in Benton County arrested

The Benton County Sheriff’s Office, in an operation comprised of multiple law-enforcement agencies working together, recently arrested an alleged drug trafficker with multiple warrants already pending, in the process of transporting methamphetamine to Benton County. 

Rhonda Johnson, age 56 of Branson, Missouri, is now held in Taney County on a no-bond warrant for Trafficking 2nd Degree, and has additional charges for trafficking pending in Christian County.

The Benton County Sheriff’s Office reports receiving information in conjunction with the Mid-Missouri Drug Task Force on June 7th “regarding a subject who was trafficking large amounts of methamphetamine into the area from southern Missouri.”

According to the Benton County Sheriff’s Office, “Detectives contacted the COMET Drug Task Force and discovered this individual had been under investigation over the past two years for drug trafficking. Through the cooperation of the Benton County Sheriff’s Office, Taney County Sheriff’s Office, Christian County Sheriff’s Office, Mid-Missouri Drug Task Force, and COMET Drug Task Force, the suspect was located while she was in the process of transporting methamphetamine to Benton County.”

The suspect was arrested in Christian County, where a search warrant was executed on her residence. Law enforcement officials seized narcotics and paraphernalia from the residence, along with “approximately ¾ of a pound of methamphetamine” that was allegedly intended for transportation to Benton County.

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.

Updated Obituary - Sandra Yelton

Graveside service and interment for Sandra Yelton of Butler, Missouri will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at the Strasburg Cemetery in Strasburg, Missouri. Visitation will be 5 - 7 p.m. Monday, June 24 at Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri. 

In lieu of flowers, the family is asking for donations to the memorial fund to help pay for the final expenses. Make checks payable to Heather Agnew. Online condolences www.schowengerdtchapel.com.

Sandra Kaye Yelton, 66, of Butler, Missouri passed from this life into the loving arms of our heavenly father on June 18, 2024. She was born April 10, 1958 in Odessa, Missouri the daughter of John Tom Faulkenberry, Melba Mae Faulkenberry, and Linda Lou Faulkenberry.

Sandra was a 1976 graduate of Pleasant Hill High School. When she graduated she went straight into the workforce working for the Division of Family Services as a secretary. In 1980 Sandra started a family beginning with the birth of her daughter Heather Lynn, next came William (Billy) Douglas, and finally rounding out the family Brian Scott. After the children came, Sandra became a stay at home mom. Later in life she worked at Norm’s Jewelry Store, BTM, The Alley Bar, and most recently retired from Russell Stover’s Candy. Sandy (as she was lovingly called) was always a hit with kids and adults alike at family reunions when she brought out her “candy box” or boxes on many occasions.

Sandra had many loves and passions. She loved using her beautiful voice to sing with her family, listening to music, snow, holidays, the Kansas City Chiefs and her animals Pax, Shadow and Copper. Sandra’s other love was push mowing and maintaining her beautiful lawn. Her biggest passion was her grandchildren. You could always find her cheering them on whether they were at a ballpark, on a court, on a stage, or any other big or little milestone, she was there for them all.

Sandra is survived by her daughter, Heather Agnew (Ryan); her two sons, Billy Yelton (Dawn), and Brian Yelton; seven grandchildren, Hayden, Jeremiah, Hayleigh, Logan, Adrianna, Landin and Gavin; her mother, Linda Faulkenberry; three brothers, Tommie Faulkenberry (Lisa), Terry Faulkenberry (Taylene) and Stephen Brisbin;, six sisters, Brenda Howard, Nancy Hurtt (David), Doreen Green (Ty), Stephanie Wolfe (Rick), Julia Morris, and Lisa Faulkenberry; and many nieces, nephews, and friends. Sandra was preceded in death by her mother, Melba Mae Faulkenberry; her father, John Tom Faulkenberry; her brother, Ronnie Faulkenberry; and her brothers-in-law, Rutheford Howard, Carl Bowers, and David Morris.

Obituary - Jane McNabb

Celebration of Life Service for Jane McNabb formerly of Butler, Missouri will be held 11 am, August 31, 2024 at the Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri. There is no visitation. Inurnment will be in the Appleton City Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel. Online condolences www.schowengerdtchapel.com.

Clara Jane (Bock) McNabb formerly of Butler, Missouri died Monday, May 6, 2024 at Creek Side Community Care in Burlington, Washington. She was born April 26, 1931 at the family home seven miles east of Appleton City, Missouri, to Clara Mae Bock (Shoop) and Louis Frederick Bock. She was one of nine children and attended the Potts School House for eight years and then Appleton City High School, where she graduated in 1949. Jane worked at Citizens Bank in Appleton City for the six years following high school. She loved playing her straight saxophone, playing basketball, and riding her horse, Dolly Rambler, in her spare time.

In 1953, Jane married Dale Crockett and to this union three children were born; Patrick, Carolyn, and Charlotte. In 1983, Jane married Hendrix H. “Mac” McNabb and enjoyed 31 fun and loving years with him and their blended family, including Mac’s adult children Bob and Mary. She worked as a cashier clerk for Associated Natural Gas Company in Butler for 14 years, retiring in 1992.

Jane had a vibrant personality and never met a stranger. For many years, she enjoyed playing golf at the Butler Country Club and was the ever patient teacher/coach to anyone wanting help with their game. Other interests included being a member of P.E.O. and the United Methodist Church, playing cards/games, working in her yard, attending all the activities in which her children and grandchildren participated (including golf tournaments/ball games/horse shows), fishing for trout at Bennett Springs, Missouri and watching Netflix movies. Most of all, Jane enjoyed spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. They all had her heart!

She was preceded in death by her parents Fred and Clara Bock; her siblings, Opal Bock Smith, Allyne Bock Schultze, Olin Bock, Melvin Bock, Ila Bock Wiser, Fredolin Bock, JD Bock, and Gwendolyn Bock; her former husbands, Dale Crockett (father of her children Patrick, Carolyn, and Charlotte) and H. H. McNabb.

She is survived by Patrick (Janie) Crockett and his children Marcus, Jackson, and Reagan; Carolyn (John) Lewis; Charlotte (Brian) Butler and her daughter Valerie Craft (Danny Mainard); Mary (Ed) Scott and her children Ashley (Jordan) Cox and Morgan (Thomas) Dudley and grandchildren Carson, Blake, Lucas, Wilson, Natalie, Aubrey, Rachel, Hollins, Callum, and Griffin Mac; Bob McNabb; sister-in-law, Henrietta “Hetty” Bock; nieces and nephews Sharla Michael, Connie Nash, Jim Bock, Michael Bock, Tom Bock, Madonna Engle, Ken Wiser, Myrna Snedeger, Don Bock, Benita Bock; her ever loyal cat and companion, Lucy; great nieces and nephews, cousins, and many dear friends!

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