Cooler today, warmer around the beginning of the week

 

MUCH COOLER TODAY, as the cold front has passed north to south, leaving us with highs in the mid to upper 40's this afternoon. Breezy at times with some mild wind gusts. Not much for cloud cover on satellite view, so mostly sunny skies today and clear overnight.

*FIRE: Relative Humidity values are still low, but with calmer winds today, any fires that start won't have the strong winds to help spread them.

Warmer temps return Sunday, with a warming trend building through Tuesday.

-Courtesy 66o Weather Spot

In case you missed Show and Tell today..

 The annual Show and Tell program was held at the Bates County Museum today and included many interesting artifacts along with stories which included the history of the typewriter, a single-handed rolling pin, some 'sweet' family history, a discussion about missing gold in Bates county and more. 

A gracious thank-you goes to all attended and more upcoming events at the museum can be found HERE.

Friday basketball scoreboard, district play winding down this weekend

 

Boys:

Drexel 58
Sheldon 35

Lincoln 56
Rich Hill 43

Lamar 41
Stockton 38

Warsaw 64
Winsor 51

Girls:

No local scores to report

Lady Blackhawks play for Championship title today

 BHS is hosting the 2025 MSHSAA Class 3 District 11 Girls and Boys Basketball Tournament this week. The El Dorado Springs Bulldogs will be playing the Adrian Blackhawks this afternoon for the Girls District Championship. Tip-off is at 1:30 PM. Admission is $6.00 per person.

BHS District Speech results

 

Butler District Speech Results: Morgan Stump: 5th in Poetry; Kylee Murray & Grant Del Negro: 5th in Duet; Mads Webb: 2nd in Informative Speaking; Ryland Oakes: 1st in Radio

-Courtesy Butler High School

Good job Bears!

 

Final results from the state wrestling championship:

Phineas Goertz-0-2.
Preston Mallatt-2-2.
Kellen Long-3rd place.
Damian Alkire-State Runner-Up

-Courtesy Butler Jr High/Sr High Wrestling

Trent Diehl retiring, honored by Mayor Henry today

Today, Mayor Henry presented Public Works Director Trent Diehl with a plaque as recognition and thanks for his years of outstanding service. Trent is retiring after serving the City in multiple roles for almost 30 years.

On behalf of the Mayor, city council, and citizens of Butler, we thank you for your hard work and lasting impact! Enjoy your retirement!

-Courtesy City of Butler

Accident near Passaic

Traffic on I49 at the 136/Passaic exit is being reduced to one lane due to a traffic accident. Lane reduction is for safety of First Responders and there is part of the guardrail that is protruding into the fast lane of traffic.

-Courtesy Bates County Sheriff's Office