Bates County real estate transfers and marriage licenses

Englebrick, Matthew C. to Morgan, Jessy Lt 2 Bl 2 Atkison's 2nd Addn+

David D Sibley Exchange Accommodation Titleholder, LLC to Diamond C Farms, LLC Str 35-42-32 //Ne

Carroll, Justin to Cronk, Blake Str 21-40-32 //Ne

Baker, Christopher Eugene to Baker & Elliott Trust 12-05-2025 Str 19-42-32 //Nw

Gaston, James III to Anderson, Kristina Str 16-42-30 //Sw

Tucker, Christian T to S & T Royal Properties Str 15-40-31 //Se

Watts, Kenneth R. (Trustee) to Watts, Austin Str 25-39-31 //Sw+

Warren, Ronald Gene to Williams, Roxie Str 32-41-31 //Sw

Kohler, Michael N. (Co-Trustee) to Kohler, Michael N. Str 28-42-33 //Sw+

Zimmerman, Sherri K. (Trustee) to Zimmerman, Sherri K. Str 13-41-33 //Nw

Zimmerman, Sherri K. (Trustee) to Zimmerman, Sherri K. Str 13-41-33 //Ne+

Marriage license 

Harris, Claude W and Harris, Ruth A

Kellhofer, Jonathan Greggory II and Cruz, Yvette Paulina

Tolefree, Jermaine and Flores, Laney Virginia Cielo

Bates County Court news

Judge Julie Highley-Keutzer presiding
Fines do not include court costs

St v Alexander J. DeYoung- no working horn, fine $74.00

St v Sherri Melinda Cote- no working horn, fine $200.00

St v Sheldon Kyleedward Yost- fail to stay in lane, fine $128.50

St v Edwin Lanfranco Perez- no working horn, fine $200.00

St v Brandy Renee Cumpton- fail to affix plates, fine $50.50

St v Travis Wade Baldwin- excessive window tint, fine $50.50

St v Natalie Nicole Ross- fail to register vehicle, fine $50.50

St v Addyson Lee Hughes- speeding, fine $120.50

City of Butler v William Allen McCloud Sr- displayed plates of another vehicle, fine $125.00

City of Butler v William Allen McCloud Sr- no proof of insurance, fine $125.00

City of Butler v William Allen McCloud Sr- fail to register vehicle, fine $125.00

St v Stephen Michael Sims- no working horn, fine $200.00

St v Armando Manuel Rodriquez- fail to register vehicle, fine $50.50

St v Armando Manuel Rodriquez- fail to display plates, fine $50.50

St v Nicole LaDawn Farris- speeding, fine $120.50

City of Butler v Kamber Loucille Jacobs- open container, fine $100.00

City of Butler v Tina M. Ryan- no proof of insurance, fine $100.00

St v Lloyd Allen Hall- speeding, fine $200.50

St v Kenneth Bryan Griggs- speeding, fine $200.50

What's Up by LeRoy Cook

Not Our Plane 

Holiday travels were pretty promising for aviators this year, despite periods of gusty winds. Some rain would have been welcome, but if you’re gonna have a drought, winter is a good time to have it. Every one of these nice flying days is one step closer to spring.

Visitors included a couple of Cessna Skyhawks on training missions, a Mooney M-20C and a couple of unspecified refueling stopovers. Scott Buerge came by with his Beech Bonanza V35B, out of Nevada. The Precision Approach Path Indicator lights are working again, after a couple of years of being out of service. In locally-based activity, both of Butler’s Cessna 172’s were out on proficiency missions and Jon Laughlin flew in his Piper Cherokee 180.

A world-wide news oddity was reported last week, when a Boeing 737-200 airliner was “found” after being lost for 13 years. An old Air India jet, built in 1982, was parked on a little-used Kolkata, India airport back in 2012 and its records were misplaced by the airline. The hosting aerodome finally sent the owners a storage bill for $120,000; it was initially declined with a claim “we don’t own that airplane” but its status was finally discovered. The Boeing is no longer airworthy and was hauled off to a training school for student experimentation, after paying the parking fee. 

It appears that the Air Force’s old A-10 Thunderbolt II attack airplanes, a.k.a. The Warthog, won’t be immediately retiring after all. Flown by the 442nd Reserve squadron out of Whiteman AFB, the unique tank-killer jet is been given a stay of execution through 2029. Despite its detractors, the A-10 has special capabilities with its 30mm rotating-barrel cannon shooting depleted uranium rounds. The proposed F-15 replacement is too much airplane for the job.

One of casualties of the recent 100-mph winds lashing the Pacific Northwest is a huge blimp hangar at Tillamook, Oregon, a relic of World War II that currently houses an aviation museum. It’s reportedly the world’s largest wooden structure, hundreds of feet long and tall enough to swallow a fully-inflated airship. Part of the upper framework was torn away by the storms and will be difficult to repair.

In the fall-out from last January’s mid-air collision between a regional airliner and an Army helicopter at Washington, DC, two airliners have recently reported “near misses” with U.S. military planes over the Caribbean Sea while climbing out en route to their destinations. The military aircraft were running without transponders so they couldn’t be detected by anti-collision gear on the airliners, and despite three miles and thousands of feet of separation, the civilian crews are complaining because they weren’t advised of the bogey’s presence. Military commanders are authorized to turn off surveillance output for tactical reasons, and that’s been the case for many years. 

Our question of the week was about an aircraft compass located in St. Louis: Does it point to True North. No, said reader Mason Dudley, it’ll be off a few degrees because the alignment of magnetic north differs from true north. When I made up the question, I assumed that the zero-variation line was at STL, but I since found that the zero isogonic line has now moved over to Columbia. For next week, what is the Armstrong Limit of altitude? You can send your answers to kochhaus1@gmail.com. 

Appleton and Adrian Meet in Butler Tournament Championship

By Cody Morris, Tailgate TV

The Adrian Lady Blackhawks began last week facing off against the Harrisonville Lady Wildcats in the opening round of the Butler Tournament. Adrian was able to knock off both Harrisonville and University Academy on their way to the first-place contest.

The Appleton City ladies came into the week knowing they had the talent to bring home the gold. The Lady Bulldogs stormed past Pleasant Hill in the opening round. In the second round, the Bulldogs battled Butler for the second time in as many weeks, and once again they were able to prevail, sending Butler into the consolation game and advancing the Lady Bulldogs to the championship.

In the battle for the trophy, the Lady Bulldogs jumped out to a 15–8 lead in the first quarter. Early on, it was truly a team effort for Appleton City, as five players scored two or more points in the opening eight minutes.

In the second period, Adrian’s defense stepped up and held the high-scoring Appleton squad to just four points, while the Blackhawks’ offense matched its first-quarter output by adding another eight points. At halftime, the Lady Bulldogs held a slim 19–16 lead.

Out of the break, Appleton City dropped a whopping 21 points on Adrian in the third quarter, beginning to pull away. While the Lady Blackhawks were able to put 16 points on the board in the period, Appleton City built a more comfortable lead, taking a 40–32 advantage into the fourth and final quarter.

In the final period, the Blackhawks sent Appleton City to the free-throw line 18 times. The Lady Bulldogs converted enough from the stripe late to secure the first-place hardware, as the final buzzer sounded with Appleton City claiming a 51–41 victory.

Baylor Brownsberger led all scorers with 19 points.

Olivia Engeman led Adrian with 17 points.

Photo from AC Athletic Boosters FB

Some holiday fun: Home Alone in Appleton City

 

On behalf of the Appleton City R-II Administrative Team (who dressed up as the cast of Home Alone today), we wish our students, families, staff, and community a wonderful break. School will resume on January 6th, 2026.

As Kevin reminds us in Home Alone, “The holidays are a time for family.” We are thankful for a community that feels like family and continually supports our schools and students. We hope your break is filled with joy, rest, and time with loved ones.

Merry Christmas and best wishes for the New Year. We will see you soon!

— Appleton City R-II Administrative Team: Harry (Ms. Miller), Kevin (Mrs. Bauer), and Marv (Mr. Bolte)

Burn ban in effect until further notice

The Rich Hill Fire Department has issued a burn ban to be in effect until we get some measurable amounts of rain- which would be good advice for all throughout the region as even light winds can create a substantial hazard as the landscape is extremely dry at this time.

Blackhawks bring home plenty of medals from Katy Trail tournament

 Both the boys and the girls competed really hard at the always tough Battle of the Katy Trail 2 day tournament. 46 teams on the boys side and 50 teams on the girls side. The Lady Blackhawks scored 215 points as a team and are bringing home a second place trophy with 5 individual medalists!! The Boys wrestled tough and are coming home with a finalist!

Individual Girls results:

105 - Danika Keyton 5-2 7th Place

110 - Dallys Shaffer 3-1 2nd place Medalist

115 - Nyiomi Bradley 0-2

120 - Mia Bosch 0-2

125 - Libby Nebocat 5-1 5th place Medalist

130 - Kendall Bailey 0-2

135 - Abygail Patterson 0-2

140 - Tayler Essenpries 4-2 7th place

155 - Addie Davis 4-1 3rd place Medalist

170 - Jayden Murray 2-2 4th place Medalist

190 - Macy Schipper 3-2 4th place Medalist

235 - Rona Shelton 1-2

Individual Boys Results:

106 - Jaxon Dizney 2-3

113 - Corbin Russell 0-3

120 - Jaxon Combs 0-4

126 - Carter Duba 5-1 2nd Place Medalist

132 - Sebastian Dougan 1-4

138 - Jack Lile 0-5

144 - Chaz Davis 5-2 Consolation Champion

150 - Will Trotter 0-5

190 - Tyler Todd 1-4

Saturday basketball scores

Boys 

Skyline 53
Clinton 60

St Paul Lutheran 64
Cole Camp 37

Sacred Heart 68
Kingsville 72

Niangua 18
Lamar 62

Warsaw 42
Santa Fe 34

Girls 

Sparta 32
Appleton City 60

Summit Christian 30
Archie 57

Lamar 53
Hollister 40

Warsaw 42
Santa Fe 34