Weather related closures, cancellations for Monday Dec. 1st

List to be updated as more information becomes available 

Adrian schools JH girls basketball @ Harrisonville has been canceled. JH boys basketball vs Harrisonville has been canceled. HS girls basketball @ Clinton Tournament has been postponed and will be played on Tuesday, December 2nd at 4:30pm

Adrian Optimist Bingo has been cancelled for this evening.

Adrian Chamber of Commerce meeting for December has been cancelled.

El Dorado Springs schools All games have been cancelled for tonight. No Wrestling in Butler, HS Girls Basketball in Clinton, or MS Girls Basketball at home. HS Girls basketball has been moved tomorrow.

Holden R-3 Schools Early Dismissal at 12:30pm. Day Plus open. Evening activities cancelled.

Miami R-1 Tonight’s GVVC Tournament games will be cancelled.

Midway R-I will dismiss school at 1:15 p.m. today. In addition, all afternoon and evening practices and events have been canceled for today.

Push for SBA loans to include farmers

Weekly report from the Bates County Commission

November 17, 2025 The Bates County Commission met with Presiding Commissioner Jim Wheatley and Northern Commissioner John Gray. Southern Commissioner Trent Nelson absent.

Sonia Lalla with Small Business Administration (SBA) for Disaster Recovery, Located based in Washington DC with an office located in Neveda Mo, met with the Commission to discuss Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) on Monday, November 10th. After their discussion, Jim asked for a phone meeting with one of her leaders.

SBA Leader Ranada Mason called Jim. Jim and the SBA Leader furthermore discussed these loans. As mentioned in Monday’s discussion, these loans are meant for Businesses and Nonprofits who have paid for or is paying for natural disaster damage. Jim asked about local Farmers who have an LLC, technically making them a business. The SBA Leader informed Jim that they are encouraged to fill out an application so the SBA office can review it and make the decision of eligibility.

They are more likely to be eligible if they are a “Value Added Agriculture” instead of a personal profit. SBA Leader reminded Jim that Farmers without and LLC should reach out to USDA if they are paying or have paid for disaster related issues because of the "thin line" of where SBA comes vs. USDA.

SBA Leader informed Jim that they would be setting up a meeting with USDA to talk about how they will operate together to help the Farmers without an LLC. Jim told her that he would reach out to USDA, as well, to let them know that the he spoke with SBA and he has an understanding of everything. She let Jim know that she would reach out again once that meeting happened and let the Commissioners know how SBA and USDA will work together moving forward.

Judge Julie Highley came in to review an Opioid Application that had been presented to the Opioid Board. The Opioid Board recommended said application to the Commission for approval. John made a motion to accept the amount through Opioid Funding. Jim seconded the motion. All voted in favor. Motion carried. No opposition.

Heaviest of snow to stay north of Bates county

 

UPDATE: Heavier bands of snow this morning may be driven by an upper-level jet streak. The previously though 1-2 inches for the KC area is now trending closer to 4.

-Greg@660weather

Obituary - Shanon Leigh See

Shanon Leigh See, 54, of Adrian, Missouri, passed away on Thursday, November 27, 2025. She was born on May 16, 1971, in Michigan to Jack and Carolyn Brooks, the youngest child and only daughter among her three brothers: Tony, Bill, and John.

Raised in Michigan, Shanon attended Northern Michigan University, where she initially studied nursing. Later in life, Shanon earned a bachelor's degree in business. As a proud military wife, Shanon lived in many places, including Germany, England, Colorado, and finally Missouri. In Missouri, Shanon met and married her soulmate, Carl See. Together they built a life and shared 13 enduring years of marriage.

Shanon was a mother of five. Christina, Michael, Heather, Brooke and Austin. She was "Granny Shanny" to her grandchildren: Averie, Kelsey and Aaron.

Shanon's extended family included Terri Lynn (Christina's wife) and their daughter, Averie; Mitch Bolin (Brooke's husband) and their two children, Kelsey and Aaron; as well as, her husband, Carl's, children: Raelynn See (Randy King), their daughter, Madi; Kyle See (Serena); Johnothan See; and Jacob See.

Shanon was a phenomenal woman with a mind as sharp as a tack. Incredibly intelligent, she wore her heart on her sleeve and faced every challenge with tenacity, never accepting defeat.

Shanon enjoyed bowling, knitting, watching shows, playing video games and simply loving life. Shanon pursued many careers to include retail, sales, emergency medical technician, and medical assistant for St Luke's Hospital. In her spare time, she coached youth and high school bowling leagues for several years.

Shanon was preceded in death by her parents, Jack and Carolyn Brooks; and two of her children, Michael and Heather.

Honest AL

 

Bates County Court News

 Judge Julie Highley-Keutzer presiding

Fines do not include added court costs

St v Dina Kay Butcher- speeding, fine $80.50

City of Rich Hill v Trent D. Callahan- speeding, fine $120.50

St v Emily Anne Roth- no working horn, fine $144.00

St v Kurt Anthony Suchomel- speeding, fine $60.50

St v Amilia Renee Rodriquez- speeding, fine $120.50

St v Jordon Christian Johnson- speeding, fine $80.50

St v Alex James Bergeron- fail to stop at sign, fine $60.50

St v Anthony Raymond Hornung- speeding, fine $80.50

Bates County real estate transfers and marriage licenses

Corp, Jacob E to Shepherd, Elaine Opal Lt 1 Bl 8 Littles Addn+

Ridley, Jimmie Jr to Mckinney, Robyne Lt 8 Bl 23 Amoret, Original Town Of+

Magill, Robert B to Steward, Cassandra Lt 4 Bl 155 Town Company's Second Addn+

Grimes, Drew M. to Wren, Jacob Lt 3 Weeks Addn

Clayton, Christopher D to Clayton, Christopher D. & Noel A Trust 11-13-2025 Lt 1 Greenwell Subd Resurvey+

Clayton, Christopher Derick to Clayton, Christopher D & Noel A Trust 11-13-2025 Str 13-42-32

Oakes, Jason to Klausing, Sherry L Trust 11-07-1997 Str 21-40-29

Diamond C Farms to Hanson, Tyler Str 28-40-32 //Se

Hart, Jason Ronald to S & P Stark Trust 03-18-2009 Str 31-42-31 //Sw

Lyon, Phyllis L to Smith, Steven J Str 21-42-32 //Ne

Nameth, Scott to Schrock, Jon B Str 27-40-31 //Sw

Rugg, Tiffony J. to Rugg, Jacob D. Lt 4 Bennetts Subd

Mormon Fork, LLC to Homestead 15185, LLC Str 17-42-31 //Se

Miller, Kevin L (Trustee) to Miller, Kevin L. (Trustee) Str 28-41-32 //Sw

Campbell, Steven James to Campbell, Steven James Lt 4 Bl 108 Town Company's First Addn+

Simmons Bank (Trustee) to Adrian R-III School District Str 28-42-32 //Nw+

Marriage license

Carlson, Pruett Cole and Driskill, Anne Marie

Graham, Jesse Wayne and Staley, Charlee Jo

Hall, Sean Lane and Weyers, Elisheva Tierza Rose

Hough, James Drew Jr and Fawcett'e, Anastashia Marie

What's Up by LeRoy Cook

Canada cracking down

Holiday travelers over the Thanksgiving weekend had to contend with the usual dreariness of late fall, even the first snowfall. General aviation didn’t fare so well, given the active fronts draped across the mid-section, Even airline flights were scrambled; icing was reported at all the middle altitudes, and runways needed plowing from St. Louis northward. 

Accordingly, not much traffic came through the local airport last week. I had a call from a Columbia-based pilot looking for a parking spot where fuel was available; when I told him our pump was still shut down he opted to land at Harrisonville. A Mooney M-20E came in and a Piper Warrior visited, and that was the week’s observed traffic.

We reported about an Airbus A320 airliner suffering a sudden drop in altitude last month, which injured 15 passengers. The 320-series ‘Bus is the most popular airliner in the world, with over 11,000 in service, thanks to European subsidies, and it’s very high-tech, being computer-flown rather than hand piloted. As it turns out, investigators of last month’s incident found a flaw in the software that allows solar flares to interfere with the fly-by-wire controls. So 75% of the Airbuses are having mandatory reprogramming work done, until new hardware can be made; no passengers can be carried until the update is done. American Airlines alone has 480 of the type.

An unrelated incident took place a week-ago Sunday when an American Airlines A321 had to divert to Houston because of fumes in the cabin. Four stewardesses and a passenger were taken to the hospital while another Airbus was employed to continue the flight.

In more high-tech flying, a West Virginia outfit that’s a subsidiary of Boeing has come up with a “stealth” optionally-piloted airplane that has no moving controls, instead it’s to be flown by puffs of air squirting out of nozzles. It’s supposed to be less detectable by radar than aircraft with conventional control surfaces. To be flown in 2027, the prototype will have both types of flight controls, in case it the reaction controls don’t work. 

Remember when Chicago’s mayor dismantled the Meigs airport on the city’s lakefront, back in the 1990s? Well, now it’s Cleveland, Ohio’s turn. The venerable Burke Lakefront airport, long a convenient landing spot on Lake Erie’s south shore, is being threatened with closure. Some in the City think it would be a nice park. Never mind that it provides access to Cleveland by general aviation aircraft and vital emergency services. We hope Burke Lakefront can be saved.

Out of Canada comes a report that Transport Canada, the equivalent of our benevolent FAA, has been cracking down on commemorative fly-overs, when pilots get together to make a pass over funerals, celebrations and fly-ins. Deemed “airshow performances,” they’ve been forbidden without an on-site government supervisor. Now there’s good news that exemptions will be allowed, but with lots of criteria to be met and two week’s advance notice. So far, the FAA hasn’t bothered memorial formation flying like “missing man” demonstrations, but we’d better be careful if we want to keep free and open skies.

Our question of the week asked the duration of a Private Pilot’s medical certificate. There’s more than one answer: For pilots under 40, it’s five years, even after they turn four-oh. Over 40, it’s two years, except if flying under BasicMed provisions, then the exam is good for four years. Next time, tell us what caliber bullets were fired by most British fighter planes during World War 2? You can send your answers to kochhaus1@gmail.com.