Monday, January 26, 2026
Obituary - Kay E. Ray
Notice to Rich Hill patrons from BL and Sons Disposal
We will be running trash routes on Monday, January 26, with a delayed start time of 7:00 AM.
This allows for daylight, slightly warmer temperatures, and improved road conditions. .
Due to snow drifting, and slick snow-packed Rural roads, some of our Rural stops may be inaccessible. Crew members will make every effort to collect everyone’s trash, but safety comes first. If a stop cannot be reached we will make note and double will be accepted next week.
Clearing (blading) your driveway will greatly increase the chances of your trash being picked up.
Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work through these winter conditions.
BL and Sons Disposal
Attention Harrisonville High School Seniors
Notice from Countywide Disposal
Countywide will be running trash routes on Monday, January 26, with a delayed start time of 7:00 AM.
The later start allows for daylight, slightly warmer temperatures, and improved road conditions. Please keep an eye on our Facebook page for any updates.
Due to snow drifting, and slick snow-packed roads, some stops may be inaccessible. Our crews will make every effort to collect everyone’s trash, but safety comes first. If a location cannot be reached due to unsafe road conditions, the missed stop will be documented, and double the trash will be collected the following week.
Clearing (blading) your driveway and road will greatly increase the chances of your trash being collected and will be very much appreciated by your loyal trash crew braving the cold to get the job done.
Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work through these winter conditions. Any complaints may be directed to Mother Nature herself — we love 75° and sunny just like you!
Thanks,
Lee McLain
Bates County real estate transfers and marriage licenses
Oakes, Jason to Oakes, Braden Str 29-42-30 //Ne
Robinson, Guy P to Smith's Properties, LLC Lt 1 Bl 3 William's Second Addn+
Ross, Robert to Davis Designs Rentals Str 21-40-31 //Nw
David & Nicole Thurman Farms to Cook, Sean Str 15-40-31+
Home Solutions Realty Team to Cedarscape Holdings Lt 4 Bl 2 Butler, Original Town Of
Ridgley, Robert to Ridgley, Michael Str 20-42-30 //Se
Ridgley, Michael to Zaroor, Zachary Taylor Str 20-42-30 //Se
Lemon, Chet Alan to Newkirk, Steven G Str 3-39-32
Foster, Carol M. to Forth, Mark Kevin Lt 4 Deer Creek Lake 1 Thru 21
Mollohan, Bobby Jr to Wilcox, Jacob W Str 15-41-29 //Ne
Gilbert, Cathleen to Gilbert, James D. (Trustee) Lt 31 Swaidner's Addn+
Lewis, Roscoe to Lewis, Deanna Lt 10 Bl 12 Littles Addn+
Lewis, Roscoe to Lewis, Deanna Lt 1 Bl 12 Littles Addn+
Hurst, Nancy to Winingham, Jewell V. Lt 4 Meadow Oaks+
Balentine, Joe D (Trustee) to Miller, Kent M (Trustee) Str 24-42-33
Huebert, Gloria Ann Trust 04-22-2004 to Black, Seth Str 32-41-32
Tenholder, James J. (Trustee) to JBC Land Str 22-41-31
S&P Stark Family Trust 03-18-2009 to Tenholder Living Trust 11-19-2004 Str 14-42-31 //Nw+
Marriage license
Eighmy, Rick Edward and Ackerman, Sara Ann
Bates County Court News
Judge Julie Highley-Keutzer presiding
Fines do not include added court costs
St v Roland Borders- speeding, fine $200.50
St v Richard Glatz- fail to register vehicle, fine $50.50
St v Hector Navarro- speeding, fine $120.50
St v Zachary Underwood- fail to stop at stop sign, fine $60.50
St v Jose Melendez- speeding, fine $120.50
St v Joshua Thomas- speeding, fine $60.50
St v Daniel Minehardt- no working horn, fine $200.00
St v Kristen Worden- stopped in prohibited area, fine $200.00
St v Rachelle Barnes- fail to register vehicle, fine $50.50
St v Almas Haider- speeding, fine $200.50
St v Emily Roth- no working horn, fine $144.00
St v Molly Vavak- no working horn, fine $144.00
St v Matthew Webb- fail to register vehicle, fine $50.50
St v Mariah Basinger- speeding, fine 4120.50
St v Anna Riffel- no working horn, fine $144.00
City of Rich Hill v Blake Heathman- defective equipment, fine $138.50
City of Rich Hill v Zachary Fields- fail to stop at stop sign, fine $150.00
City of Rich Hill v Jennifer Zuber- display plates of another vehicle, fine $125.00
City of Rich Hill v Jennifer Zuber- fail to register vehicle, fine $125.00
St v Joseph Roos- no working horn, fine $200.00
What's Up by LeRoy Cook
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Taking Free Flights
The past week had some flyable opportunities, before Winter Storm Fern shut everthing down from Friday on. She was a rough lady, swallowing up airports across a big section of the middle U.S. The jet jockeys were the only ones flying, and even they had to get up quickly and dive down for instrument landings to avoid the icing layers. Finding alternate airports in case one’s destination closed for snow was the tricky part.
Among the week’s airplane arrivals at Butler were a Cirrus SR-series on Thursday, an overnighting Piper Cherokee 140, a Beech Bonanza A36 and a Cessna Skylane. The few local participants were Jerold and Steve Koehn in their Cessna Skyhawk and yours truly in the Cessna 172. Mike Newman was down from Harrisonville to do some mechanic work on a plane.
Quite a few announcements showed up in the national inbox during the week. It appears that O’Hare airport in Chicago has regained its crown as the busiest traffic hub, having logged slightly more takeoffs and landings last year than Atlanta, which had taken the title for the past few years, with somewhat over 800,000 movements. Atlanta Hartsfield boarded more passengers than O’Hare, however.
A Delta Airlines passenger suffered the indignity of wet pants while waiting to take off last week. The airliner was being de-iced with glycol solution and some of the green goo forced it way past door seals, which weren’t yet pressurized, dripping onto the hapless fare. They had to return to the gate to let him off for a change. The fluid is relatively harmless, but messy.
Drone pilots beware. The FAA has issued “roving Temporary Flight Restrictions” over what it calls “mobile assets” like convoys or people from U.S. Defense, Homeland Security or Energy agencies. You can’t fly your drone within 3000 feet, or 1000 above, these government movements, or your drone operator’s license will be revoked. It wasn’t made clear how we’re supposed to know who, when or where a TFR is triggered.
Last Tuesday, a former Air Canada flight attendant was arrested for taking free flights on airliners, using fake pilot credentials that allowed him to fly space-available as a commuting crewmember. Some of the time he was given the “jump seat” in the cockpit when the cabin was full. He scammed United, American, Hawaiian and Air Canada for four years until caught in Panama. Yes, he’s being held without bail, as a “flight risk.”
Denmark has retired its air force’s F-16 fighters after 46 years of service, replacing them with the stealthier Lockheed Martin F-35A. The last operational F-16 flight was completed on January 18. Denmark took delivery of its F-35’s in 2023.
Also on Tuesday, Air Force One, a Boeing 747 carrying the President to Davos, Switzerland, had to turn around over the Atlantic and return to change to the back-up airplane, citing a “minor electrical issue.” As far as I’m concerned, no issue is minor when crossing an ocean in the dark.
An NTSB investigation report was released last week about an Air Methods medical helicopter crash in November. Returning to its base at Gallatin, Tennessee, without a patient, the EC-130’s pilot became unresponsive and the non-pilot paramedic attempted to take over and land the aircraft using the pilot’s controls. The resulting rough arrival caused a tip-over and the death of the flight nurse onboard; the pilot and paramedic survived with serious injuries.
No response was received regarding last week’s question about Meteor Crater out in Arizona, a prominent landmark for pilots flying to the southern West Coast. The crater is 4180 feet across, not the 500 feet or so reported in the last issue of Flying Magazine. For next week, what was the “Blue Spruce” route flown by pilots during World War II? You can send your answers to kochhaus1@gmail.com.
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