Van in Ditch

Bates County Sheriff has been notified of a van that is off the roadway and in a ditch South of Drexel around the corner of AA Highway and 18 Highway. This is not blocking the roadway so traveling in this area should be ok.

Lost Horse

Hello we have lost our miniture horse today. She got out of her pen around 3pm Monday April 29th and headed north. We live on 8002 and 1001 road NW of Passaic. I tracker her north through the timber but still cannot find her. She is very tame and her name is Buttercup.  If found please call Alvin Griffin 660-679-7255 or email at agriffin@kcweb.net.

Early Morning Wreck Injures Foster Man

Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to a 1 vehicle accident around 6:05am this morning on Split Road .1 mile East of County Road 2701. The Accident occured when a 2007 Chevrolet driven by Jason R. West 28, of Foster Missouri was traveling eastbound and travelled off the roadway, struck a culvert, over turned then struck another culvert, Before landing on it's wheels and crashing through a fence. West was wearing a seatbelt and was taken to Bates County Memorial Hospital by private vehicle. The vehicle was totaled and towed from the scene by Gilkey's Tow of Rich Hill.

Miami D.A.R.E. Graduation 2013

 The Miami R-1 6th grade class held there D.A.R.E. Graduation today. The DARE program enables students to interact with police officers or sheriffs in a controlled, safe, classroom environment. This helps students and officers meet and understand each other in a friendly manner, instead of having to meet when a student commits a crime, or when officers must intervene in domestic disputes and severe family problems. 

According to the D.A.R.E. website, 36 million children around the world —26 million in the U.S. — are part of the program. The program is implemented in 75% of the nation's school districts, and 43 countries around the world. D.A.R.E. was one of the first national programs promoting zero tolerance. The D.A.R.E. program has received numerous accolades and awards for delivering the message to keep "kids off drugs" and remains widely popular.

As of 2009, despite deep Homeland Security budget cuts at state and federal law enforcement levels, DARE continues to graduate 20 million children worldwide annually. Its websites www.dare.com and www.dare.org receive 12 million hits every month and is a resource for parents, teachers, children and community members. 

The Instructors of the DARE curriculum are local police officers who must undergo 80 hours of special training in areas such as Child development, Classroom Managment, Teaching techniques, and communication skills. For high school instructors, 40 hours of additional training are prescribed. Police officers are invited by the local school districts to speak and work with students. Police officers are permitted to work in the classroom by the school district and do not need to be licensed teachers. There are programs for different age levels. Working with the classroom teachers, the officers lead students over a number of sessions on workbooks and interactive discussions.The DARE officer this year is Detective Paul Mangano of the Bates County Sheriffs Department

May 8th Butler License Office Closed

The butler License Office will be closed May 8th. there will not be any Driver's License testing on Wednesday May 8th.

Courtesy of FM 92.1

LOST SET OF KEYS

A set of keys have been lost. The key ring had several keys on the ring with one skeleton key. There are no key chains attached to the key ring. If you have found these keys  call the Butler Police department or drop them by the Police Station in Butler.

Obituary - M. Ann Roach

Ann Roach, 89, of Adrian, MO died Friday, April 26, 2013 at the Adrian Manor. She was born Martha Ann Bixby in St. Joseph, MO on November 1, 1923 to Aaron Edward and Audrey Marie Bixby. Memorial Service 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian with visitation from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Inurnment in East Slopes Cemetery, Riverside, MO. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Adrian Manor in care of the funeral home.

Ann moved to Kansas City, MO in 1932 with her mother and brother, Truman. In the early 1940’s she moved back to St. Joseph and there she met Myron Roach of Mound City, MO. They were married in Maryville, MO in 1943. To this union 7 children were born.

Ann worked at Howard Johnson Motor Lodge on Parkview Road in North Kansas City for 13 years, nine of which she was head housekeeper. In 1986 she moved to Archie, MO. She then went to work at Camden Healthcare in Harrisonville, MO. She worked there until July 1993. She then moved to Adrian in June of 1994.

She was preceded in death by one son, Truman Roach, a grandson, Scotty Clevenger, her parents, two brothers and an infant sister. She is survived by four sons, Jim Roach and his wife, Ella of Kansas City, MO, Jack Roach of Belle, MO, David Roach and his wife, Michelle of Kirkville, IA and Allen Roach and his wife, Laura of Sedalia, MO; two daughters, Margaret Clevenger of Braymer, MO and Kathie Willerton and her husband, Jack of Archie, MO; 27 grandchildren, 51 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren.

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