Cremation with a celebration of life gathering will be held at a later date.
A complete obituary and service times will be posted once that information becomes available, courtesy Dickey Funeral Home.
Monday, June 2, 2025
Obituary - Frankie "Corkey" Romi
Obituary - Diana "Jill" Tiona
Diana "Jill" Tiona, age 68 of Butler, Missouri died Friday, May 30, 2025 at the Butler Center in Butler. She was born November 1, 1956 to Jim Tiona Jr. and Florilla Frieze Tiona in Butler.
Jill is survived by one son, Nick; one daughter, Joni; mother, Frosti; one brother, Jimmy and his Texas family; and one sister, Crissi. Jill was preceded in death by her father, Jim Tiona Jr.
Bates County real estate transfers and marriage licenses
Nameth, Scott to US Solutions, LLC Str 27-40-31 //Sw
Hecox, Louise R to CTC Rentals, LLC Bl 59 Butler, Original Town Of
Campbell, Austin J to Knauff, Beau Lt 2 Bl 7 William's Addn
Shows, Brady Alan to Vajen, John Lt 7 Bl C Park West Re-Plat #1 P4/61
Breiner, Zackery D to Self, Travis Str 32-41-31 //Sw
Hannah, Justin L to Cummings, Cobey (Trustee) Str 5-39-31 //Nw
Henry, Robert J to David D Sibley Exchange Accommodation Title Holder LLC Str 35-42-32 //Ne
Taylor, Bart A (Trustee) to D & S Concrete Str 33-42-31 //Sw
S&W Foreclosure Corp to Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC Lt 5 Bl 4 Atkison Park Addn P3/10+
S&W Foreclosure Corp to Wilmington Savings Fund Society, Fsb (Trustee) Str 17-40-31
Bagby, Larry Alan (Trustee) to Kariker, Skyler Wade Str 4-41-32 //Nw+
Cummings, Cobey Trust 06-09-2022 to Hannah, Justin L Str 5-39-31 //Nw
Gregg, Michael Justin to Gregg, Michael Justin Str 17-41-33 //Nw
Dale, Wesley D. to Perryman, Lacy J Lt 10 Bl 108 Town Company's First Addn+
Orstadt, Edward E to Orstadt, Patrcia C Lt 125 Town Company's First Addn+
Marriage license
Talcott, Tyler Michael and Saldana, Melanie Denise
Baumgarden, Wyatt Lee and Cossey, Ravin Dawn
Bell, Caleb Thomas and Morrison, Taylor Presley
A dandy day at Butler City Lake
From 8:30 a.m. until noon, participants gave it their all in hopes of landing the biggest fish. (And yes, we can confirm there are fish in Butler City Lake—some of us just didn’t have much luck!)
But several young fishers reeled in some impressive catches:
Ages 6 & Under:
1st Place: Wade – 13 1/4 inches
2nd Place: Walker – 9 1/4 inches
3rd Place: Jesse – 8 1/2 inches
Ages 7–11:
1st Place: Jazmine – 13 1/2 inches
2nd Place: Alexis – 13 inches
3rd Place: Bentley – 11 inches
Ages 12–15:
1st Place: Camden with a huge 19 1/4-inch fish!
2nd Place: Camden – 13 inches
3rd Place: Brayden – 9 1/2 inches
Trophies and participation medals were generously donated by the Butler Police Department, with additional prizes including:
Free vanilla ice cream coupons from Sonic
One-day pool passes from the City of Butler
Moo-tropolis passes from Udderly Nuts
A free fishing pole courtesy of the Elks Lodge
After the awards were handed out, everyone enjoyed a delicious lunch of hot dogs and burgers, lovingly prepared by the Children’s Guardians.
A heartfelt thank you to all who helped make this event possible—and for helping bring back the joy of the Kids Fishing Derby Tournament! Here’s to many more years of casting lines, making memories, and reeling in the fun. -Staff photos and story
The Museum Minute: Rough times for drive in
Herrman’s Historical Happenings week of June 4
1812 The Territory of Missouri is dictated out of the Territory of Louisiana. Missouri is later admitted as a Territory by Pres. James Madison.
1898 The Merwin Business College building is rapidly taking shape. The cost is $10,000.
1918 Captain James P. Arnold is killed near Cantigny, France and thus becomes the first Bates Countian to die in action during World War 1.
1957 Someone ransacks the Sky Vue Drive in theatre in Butler, several articles taken.
1965 Two thirds of the Sky Vue Drive in theatre is blown away in a windstorm, US 71 highway in Butler.
1979 Henry Schmidt, 13, of Amoret is killed when a train strikes a car in which he was a passenger. Another child, Tammy Holloman, 7, also dies in the accident.
1991 The McCleary's of Adrian purchase negatives of photographs taken by Arthur Tracy, of Amoret and print a collection of farm scenes, of Western Bates County.
What’s Up by LeRoy Cook
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Flying weather was impacted by Canadian wildfire smoke over the weekend, with beige haze restricting visibility somewhat. Once in a while, rain is welcome to wash the skies clean. But, for the most part, pilots enjoyed great spring flying weather.
Transient traffic included a Cessna Skylane, a Piper Cherokee 140, a Tecnam P-Mentor and a Cessna Skyhawk trainer. I heard an Air Force C-130 Hercules call in on Thursday, announcing its intention to overfly us at 500 feet, presumably on a low-level training mission out of St. Joseph.
Local trip-takers were Jeremie Platt in his Grumman Tiger, Randy and Bettie Miller in the Cessna Skyhawk, Dan Ferguson in the family Cessna Skylane, and Delaney Rindal on a night training mission in Sky4’s Cessna 150. The BCS turbine AirTractor applied some crop spray and the SkyDive KC Beech King Air lofted some parachutists.
Jeremie Platt reported running across some historic material on Drexel-area wartime pilot Arthur Linquist, who racked up 99 missions in P-47 Thunderbolt fighters. I knew him when he flew from Bishops Landing residential airpark on Holmes Road, where he was attempting to build Rose Parakeet biplanes from 1930’s tooling he had acquired.
Cass County landowners continue to protest against development of a fly-in subdivision in the northwestern portion of the county. Reportedly it would encompass 95 lots with access to a runway; houses with hangars would allow owners to live with their airplane, taxi down to the strip and take off from their own home base. However, a lot of hurdles have to be cleared before it can happen, as neighbors express concern on the noise and activity’s impact on their property value.
A huge aircraft is being put forth for consideration by a Radia Corporation, specifically to carry 330-foot long wind turbine blades, as well as other outsize cargo. The WindRunner, as it’s called, would be 356 feet in length and 261 feet in wingspan, with an 80-ton payload capacity loaded through a tip-up nose. The monster wind turbines being erected today are beyond rail and roadway capacity, so the only answer is to fly the blades in. The U.S. Air Force is considering making a partnership with Radia. At this point, all is speculation.
The State of Washington has passed legislation that imposes a 10% tax on buyers of “luxury aircraft” in the state, defined as any aircraft costing over $500,000, which is about the price of a good used Cirrus four-seater. Excise taxes like this sound tempting, until it drives business away into other jurisdictions. Odd that the lawmakers would pass such a bill in a state where Boeing Business Jets are built, in addition to the airliners.
The week’s question wanted to know where Jumbolair airport in Florida got its name. The 8000-foot private landng field was built decades ago by the inventor of Nautilus exercise equipment, for his pair of Boeing airliner private jets. He also collected elephants that roamed the estate, hence the name. In more recent times, actor John Travolta owned the property. For next week, tell us the name of the place Space X’s big rockets are launched from.
You can send your answers to kochhaus1@gmail.com.
Big weekend for Harrisonville Wildcats
-Kayleigh Norris earned 3rd in the 1600-meter run and 5th in the 3200-meter run
-Allie Hubler placed 10th in discus and 11th in shot put
-Paige Cribbs finished 10th in javelin
We’re proud of the dedication, effort, and competitive spirit these athletes brought to the track. Way to go, Wildcats!
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