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Thursday, May 7, 2026
Road grading skills come into question
Reports from the Bates County Commission
Eddie Hedrick came in and spoke with the Commission about Dakota Street in Mt. Pleasant Township.
He explained the road conditions and expressed his concerns. Trent told him that John and himself kind of share Mt. Pleasant and are more than happy to make sure something gets done. John told him that he was going to call the new board member and the trustee to inform them of such issues.
Eddie claimed that there isn’t someone on the township board that can grade a road and they always want to wait until it’s too dry. Trent and him agreed that you cannot grade a dry road, you need to do it shortly after it rains and it also needs to have a ditch and a crown for it to be done correctly.
Trent told him that he would go look at it once he was finished with looking through bills and would get ahold of Bill and his crew and see if they could do something until the township could permanently fix it.
Robert Rosendahl came in and expressed concern about a road North of Hume, on V Highway. There is a culvert that seems to be getting washed out and is caving in.
Trent told him that he would go and look at it after work.
Trent made a motion to put out another bid sheet for more pipe. John seconded the motion. All were in favor. Motion carried. No opposition.
West Pipe, Metal Culverts Inc., Viebrock and Welborn Sales came and met the Commission about the Bid Opening for Culverts. Jim read off the Bid Sheets as the others followed along. Bill Stephan was in to oversee and made some corrections on the new bid sheet that will be sent out.
Welborn Sales won the bid.
Barry Matchett and Josh Framel, with Clearway, came in and expressed their excitement for the Solar Meeting. Before they got into any detail, Jim stopped and asked about legal counsel being on the phone and felt like it needed to be a closed session. John agreed that since there was legal counsel on the phone and the things that were going to be discussed, going into closed session was the best option.
John then made a motion to go into closed session at 2:42 p.m. per RSMo 610.021(1). Trent seconded the motion. All were in favor. Motion carried. At 4:28 p.m. Trent made the motion to go back into open session. John seconded the motion. All were in favor. Motion carried.
April 29, 2026 The Bates County Commission met with Presiding Commissioner Jim Wheatley, Northern Commissioner John Gray and Southern Commissioner Trent Nelson present.
The Commission was out of the office volunteering at The Wall That Heals.
May 4, 2026 The Bates County Commission met with Presiding Commissioner Jim Wheatley, Northern Commissioner John Gray and Southern Commissioner Trent Nelson present.
There was no official business conducted.
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Obituary - Brian Allen Rosendahl
There will be a celebration of Brian's life at 2:00 pm, Saturday, May 9, 2026 at the John Brown Park in Osawatomie, Kansas. Online condolences may be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com
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Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Ellett Memorial Hospital celebrates Nurse's Week
Nichole Munsterman
Tiffany Mitchell
Kammie Smalley
Karla Mullis
Becky Collins
Katie Koshko
Ange Oehring
Laura Smith
Diane Johannigmeier
Karen Minich
Teddi Handley
Robin Fleischer
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Adrian Lions Club makes special presentation
During the Bob Gunn Memorial Golf Tournament, we always have a VFW appreciation hole. Pictured on the left is David Hubbard shaking hands with VFW member, Denny Petty, during the tournament on April 19th. Pictured on the right is VFW member, Howard Cox, accepting an appreciation check from Lion’s Club President, Joey Bailey.
The Adrian Lions Club thanks all VFW members for their service.
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Little Apple news
May 6, 2026
The monthly Men’s Fellowship Breakfast at the Appleton City Church of God will be 7:00 a.m. on Saturday May 9. All the men of the community are invited to join them for a time of great food and fellowship. Jeff Dunlap will have a short devotional.
The Knights of Columbus will have a breakfast buffet with their pancake and sausage plus eggs, ham, potatoes, coffee, juice or milk at the Knight’s Hall in Montrose 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Sunday May 10 (Mother’s Day). Treat your mother and other important ladies in your life to a hot breakfast you don’t have to cook or clean up. A free will donation will be greatly appreciated.
Ladies are invited to join members of the "GFWC-Achievers" Club 6:00 p.m. Monday, May 11, at the Methodist Church in AC. This is the time of year that they invite new members into their club. General Federation of Women's Club is international. Their goal is to support the local community (plus, a once a year donation to help support "Missouri Girl's Town"). They meet September thru May and would love for you to join them. Since they will be serving dinner, they ask that you RSVP 660-492-7591 by May 1st. They hope to see you with no obligation.
Ellett Memorial Hospital cordially invites the community to their annual Community Appreciation Day. On Wednesday, May 13, lunch is on them! As a way to say "Thank You" to the community for its unwavering support of EMH, they will be serving free pulled pork sandwiches, chips, drinks, and cookies from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (or until supplies run out). Meals will be packaged for pickup in the EMH front drive.
The Appleton City Public Library is hosting a Rubber Ducky Decorating Contest. Adults and children are encouraged to participate for a chance to win a prize. It is free to enter and for those who would like to vote on their favorite ducky, it is $1 a vote or $5 for 6 votes. Get your ducky and vote in person at the Public Library. The decoration deadline is May 11 and the voting deadline is May 27. Winner(s) will be announced June 1.
The Yellow Rose Day is coming so residents of the Appleton City area your support is needed in placing the over 2000 yellow silk rosebuds on the oldest graves in the Appleton City Cemetery in time for Memorial Day. Roses will be placed on Thursday May 14, 2026 at 8:00 a.m., with a rain date of Friday, May 15, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. All individuals, families, clubs or groups are welcome. For information, contact: Kathy Gengler, 660-492-7065, Pam Bartz, 417-321-4177, Donald Yoss, 660-492-7218 or City Hall, 476-2631.
The AC FFA is holding their spring plant until the end of school. The FFA greenhouse will be open for business from 7:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on any day school is in session. Just stop by the Ag Building for assistance. The FFA has garden vegetables and flowers for sale, such as tomatoes and peppers, as well as potting flowers like petunias, annual vinca, impatiens and geraniums. Flowers and vegetables can be purchased as packs, individuals or as hanging baskets. Photos and information about all the items available in the greenhouse are located on the school website, as well as the Facebook pages. Costs are $2/packs, and $15/hanging basket or 3 hanging baskets for $40. For more information, feel free to give Mrs. Leiber a call at 660-424-3668.
Hudson R-IX Elementary will hold their annual kindergarten screening the morning of Monday, May 18. Please call (660) 476-5467 to set up an appointment. You will need your child's social security card, birth certificate and current immunization record. If you call and the school office is closed, please leave a message and they will get back to you.
Ellett Memorial Hospital Foundation is sponsoring a raffle to support local healthcare. You can buy tickets to enter for the chance to win 1/2 a hog. Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20. There will be two chances to win and winners will be drawn at the AC Fair on June 13. The hog was donated by Ethan Bracher family and processing by Murray’s Butcher Block. All money raised will support local healthcare through Ellett Memorial Hospital.
The Appleton City High School Alumni Luncheon will be held Saturday, May 23, 2026 at 11:30. They are missing a class contact for the classes of 2016 and 2021. Reservation/meal is $15 in advance $20 at the door. , Mail reservations to Patty Purvis Young, 101 E. 3rd St., Appleton City, MO 64724. Please include class year and names for each person attending.
“The Little Apple” was started by the A. C. Economic Development as way of informing residents of news and events sponsored by area businesses and organizations. Items of a clearly personal nature, such as birthdays, anniversaries, awards (not group sponsored), personal sales and the like are not accepted for publication. Items may be edited for accuracy, grammar or space restrictions. Please email articles for “The Little Apple” to dcp81@embarqmail.com by Tuesday evenings or bring them to Dr. Payton’s office to be included in that week’s edition. To receive "The Little Apple" free by e-mail, or to be removed from the email list, send your e-mail address to dcp81@embarqmail.com If you have changed your email address, please send the current address, so the list can be updated.
Ellett Memorial Hospital Appleton City offers outpatient specialist services for April and May, 2026. Call 660-476-2111 for appointments. Thursday, May 7 - OB/GYN- Dr. Kallberg, Friday, May 8 – Orthopedic-Dr. Gray, Tuesday, May 12 - Rheumatology-Dr. John, Wednesday, May 20 – Upper GI, Colonoscopy-Dr. Namin, Friday, May 22 – Orthopedics- Laura Noble, FNP, Wednesday, May 27 – Orthopedic- Dr. Gray, Wednesday, May 27 – Ophthalmology, Dr. Soni, Thursday, May 28– Neurology- Dr.- Shoaib, Friday, May 29 – Podiatry – Dr. Pace.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
May 9 Men’s Fellowship Breakfast at the Appleton City Church of God 7:00 a.m.
May 10 MOTHERS DAY
May 10 Mother’s Day buffet 8:30-10:00 a.m. at the Knights Hall in Montrose
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