Butler Chamber Yard of the Month for October

It is time! Here is the Yard of the Month for October! This gorgeous yard belongs to Scott and Melissa Lutman!

Melissa tells the Chamber, "I purchased this house and the lot beside it in the summer of 2002. Updates have been made inside and outside throughout the years including adding the pool with the deck around it. In 2020, we had the new concrete driveway and patio poured. Scott and I decided to get married in the driveway that summer.

We tore out the old landscaping that had started to deteriorate and replaced it with the stones and added plants, bushes, and a waterfall. We have also purchased the other two lots south of ours so we now own to the golf course and love it."

Adrian Alumni Colton Bass has big day for Missouri Southern Lions

We would like to congratulate Adrian High School Alumni Colton Bass who had a great performance for the Missouri Southern Football team. 

The Lions linebacker Colton Bass was named the Difference Maker of the Game, presented by Paul Davis Restoration, against Fort Hays State.

Bass would have 11 tackles (6 solo, 5 assists) and 2.5 tackles for loss, one being a solo sack!!!

Adrian Lady Blackhawks volleyball team district champions

We would like to congratulate the Adrian Lady Blackhawks volleyball team on winning the Class 2 District 13 Volleyball Championship today! Way to go Lady Blackhawks

#BlackhawkPride

Butler 1 Football Team heading back to the Superbowl again

Butler 1 football team remains undefeated and will head to the super bowl again after a 41-12 win over the Midway Vikings today!! 

If Butler 1 does win next week it will be their third straight year of winning the big game! Best of luck bears! 

Butler Flag Football heading to the Superbowl

Butler Flag beats Drexel 19-7 & remains undefeated for the Super Bowl next Saturday! Best of luck bears! 

The team includes: Mack Hughes, Roland Cantrell, Ben Cook, Maci Austin, Robert Lockard, Elijah Wiese, Colton Geiger, Korbyn Wallace, Koltyn Wallace, Macklin Miller, Kade Jacobs, Carter Kirk, Waylon Taylor, Garren McGuire, Archer Morris, Nathan Wiley II, Sebastian Hall, Soren Sydow, Marcus Case, Diesel Davis & Ethan Cooper

Structure Fire In Nevada

Saturday morning just after 1am The Nevada Fire Department was called to the 500 block of East Allison for a house fire.

NPD arrived on scene and confirmed the fire. B-Shift with a crew of 3 responded with Engine 219. Upon arrival the house was heavily involved with fire. With only 3 people on duty a defensive strategy took place until more personnel got on scene and the fire could be knocked down.

Ladder 216, Rescue 214 responded with 3 off duty personnel along with the fire chief. Thank you to Milo and Compton Junction fire for responding. Cause of this fire is still under investigation.

Obituary - Gary Shipman

Gary Shipman, 75, Schell City, MO, passed away on Monday, October 21, 2024, at Cox Health Medical Center in Springfield, MO. He was born May 10, 1949 in Kansas City, KS to Max and Patricia (Richardson) Shipman.

Gary was a 1968 graduate of Basehor Kansas High School. After high school he served in the United States Air Force for 4 years. Gary was a Vietnam Veteran. He returned to Kansas City for a time and later lived in the state of Texas before moving back to Schell City where he has resided for the past 20 years.

Gary is survived by a sister, Pam Carpenter, Statesville, NC; numerous nieces and nephews; a brother-in-law, John Vaughn, Nevada, MO; and close friend, Charles Sumner, El Dorado Springs, MO. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Judy Vaughn; and brothers, Michael and Leroy.

Graveside services with military honors will be at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 28, 2024, at Green Lawn Cemetery, Schell City, MO. Arrangements are under the direction of Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada, MO.

Obituary - Vicki Gastel

Vicki Michelle Gastel, 55, Sheldon, MO, passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2024, at Mercy Hospital, Joplin, MO following a lengthy illness. Vicki was born on December 10, 1968 in Lamar, MO to Jerry and Glenda (Hulse) Reedy. She married Leonard Howard Gastel on March 22, 1997 in Nevada, MO and he survives of the home.

Vicki was raised in Bronaugh and graduated in the Bronaugh High School Class of 1987. She then attended Fort Scott Community College. She worked for Walmart in Fort Scott, KS as a support team manager, then O’Sullivan Industries in Lamar, MO from 1998 until its closing in 2007. She later worked in the bakery department of Walmart Nevada, then Southwest Community Services until her retirement due to illness.

She attended the First Baptist Church and Cowboy Church, both in Nevada, MO.

In addition to her husband, Leonard, of the home in Sheldon, MO, Vicki is survived by a brother, David Reedy (Kim), Moundville, MO; 3 nieces, Michaela Walker (Ryan), Lamar, MO, Erin Reedy, Metz, MO, and Lindsey Mosley (Graham), Pleasanton, KS; and 5 great-nephews and great-nieces.

The family will receive friends from 5:00-7:00p.m. on Tuesday, October 29, 2024. Memorial services will be at 2:00p.m. on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, at Ferry Funeral Home. Inurnment will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Lamar, MO. The family suggests memorial donations to Vernon County Cancer Relief in c/o Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada, MO.