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Monday, June 8, 2026
Butler Chamber Spotlight: 92.1 "The Bullet"
When it comes to keeping our community connected, informed, and entertained, nobody does it quite like our friends over at Bates County Broadcasting! Today, we are thrilled to spotlight a true staple of the Butler area: KMOE 92.1 FM.
Founded by the Thornton family, this station has been a rare gem in the broadcasting world—remaining independently family-owned and operated right here at 800 E. Nursery Street.
More Than Just Great Music
While "The Bullet" is your go-to destination for the best country music format, KMOE is fundamentally a full-service lifeline for Bates County. From the crack of dawn to late-night sports broadcasts, they are the voice we rely on for:
True Local News & Daily Obituaries
Brownfield Farm & Market Reports
The Famous "Swap Shop" Tradio Program
Live local high school sports updates & Sunday morning church services
Whether you tune your dial to 92.1 FM or listen to their internet stream online at 921news.com, you are supporting a business that pours its heart right back into our hometown.
Thank you, Thornton family and the entire KMOE team, for keeping us connected for over 50 years! We are incredibly proud to have you as a cornerstone member of our Chamber.
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BCMH employees participate in special training
Our first group of employees completed S.A.F.E. training on June 4, led by Troy Trumbore, RN, Emergency Department Manager, and Ronnie Smith, CRT, Respiratory. Troy and Ronnie completed instructor training in the S.A.F.E. Approach earlier this year and will continue training patient-facing BCMH employees in the months ahead.
S.A.F.E. training focuses on helping healthcare workers recognize and de-escalate potentially hostile situations, improve safety in the workplace, and support positive interactions between patients, visitors, and staff. The program emphasizes communication, empathy, and practical response strategies that help create a safer environment for everyone.
We appreciate Troy and Ronnie for helping bring this important training to BCMH and supporting a culture of safety and respect across our organization.
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Obituary - Charles Greener
Charles Wallace Greener, 81, born January 17, 1945, in Washington D.C. to Buford Wallace Greener and Aliene Durane Drake Greener.
Charles was passionate. Whether it be as a boy scout and Indian dancer; Air Force Reservist repairing propellers on cargo planes; 35 year high school teacher at Butler High School, Butler, Missouri; 35 year Santa Claus with a self designed Santa house; father with two daughters, Sara and Melissa, serving as assistant sports coach; Sunday School director of children and seniors; church choir member; night activities director at Butler High School; Walmart employee evenings, weekends, and summers for seven years; church Christmas decorator at Great Hills Baptist Church, Austin, TX; actively participating in the soul winning ministry of GHBC; handing out new testaments with Gideons International; and children’s activity director for Vacation Bible School. Faithfully attending activities of granddaughters, Maddy and Maddy.
He is preceded in death by his parents, sister, Emily Waterman, and brother in law, Dale Coody. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Rosemary; daughters Sara Stine (Rob) and Melissa Ortiz (Greg); grandchildren, Maddy Rose McGuire, Maddy Diane McCalley (Max), and Teddy Ortiz; great grandson, Levi McCalley.
Charles passed away Sunday, May 31, 2026 at Buckner Villas in Austin, Texas. A celebration of Life was held June 7, 2026, at Buckner Villas Retirement Home, 11110 Tom Adams Road, Austin, Tx 78753
Special recognition to Kindful Health Hospice and their help these last two months. Special recognition to Buckner Villas Retirement Home, staff and residents, who have made these last four years so enjoyable.
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What’s Up by LeRoy Cook
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What Is That Thing?
Until the weekend, the past week’s flying weather was near perfect, prompting a lot of traffic and encouraging airplanes being pulled out to go fly. Summertime flying has finally showed up; puffy white clouds floating in blue sky, shirtsleeve attire and wide open air vents.
In addition to daily B-2 bomber overflights, considerable transient movements were seen. A Piper Archer, a Piper Cherokee, and a St. Louis-based Piper Saratoga were in, as were a Cessna 172 and a Cirrus SR22. From the local sheds, Roy Conley flew his Grumman Tr2, I exercised the 1946 Aeronca, the Koehn Cessna Skyhawk made multiple sorties and the Club 172 got drug to the wash rack for scrubbing. The BCS AirTractor agplane flew from dawn to dusk almost daily, servicing farms over the area.
The unusual turboprop-powered single now parked on the Butler ramp drew curious looks last week. It’s a Pacific Aerospace XL750 jump plane, serving as SkyDive KC’s load hauler in the absence of their Cessna Caravan. The PAC 750 holds 9 jumpers or more, climbs quickly with 750 hp up front, and has a distinctive purpose-driven shape. Built in New Zealand, it was developed from the Fletcher Aircraft FU-24 designed in California by John Thorp in the 1950s. The Fletcher was specifically made to spread fertilizer over hilly sheep pastures, with a single pilot seat up front and a big hopper in the back. Over the years, it grew heavier and bigger, swapping a Lycoming piston engine for the Pratt & Whitney turboprop. Now it’s been adapted for parachuting.
In national news, an outfit called Hermeus is flying an unmanned fighter/bomber prototype that looks somewhat like a delta-wing F-16. The little drone combat vehicle has hit Mach 1.21 over New Mexico in testing and is supposed to demonstrate deploying ordinance while supersonic. It may replace piloted aircraft in theater.
Meanwhile, NASA is about to go supersonic at Edwards AFB with its X-59 boomless test airplane, a needle-nose manned experimental craft doing research on flying at Mach 1.4 without generating a sonic boom, paving the way for possible commercial supersonic transports. Currently, U.S. law prohibits exceeding Mach 1 over land. The X-59 has no windshield; the pilot uses video screens to see out during takeoff and landing. The test plane may not make a sonic boom, but the chase aircraft flying alongside certainly will.
Last Wednesday, the Marine Corps held a retirement ceremony at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, for the AV-8B Harrier vertical takeoff ground support jet. The screaming British-developed hover-jet has been in service for 50-some years and is being replaced by the Lockheed Martin F-35B, which uses a lift-fan to make VTOL operations.
Our question from last week was “how fast do jet airliners move when taxiing with idle power?” Probably an average of about 35 mph, but with the residual thrust at idle you have to ride the brakes to keep speed down. For next time, why don’t jets use reverse thrust instead of brakes for ground operations? You can send your answers to kochhaus1@gmail.com.
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Bates County real estate transfers and marriage licenses
Rickman, Michael P.A. to Rickman, Michael P.A. Str 14-38-29 //Nw
Lemon, Mark to MTL Trust 05-22-2026 Str 21-42-31 //Se
Lemon, Mark to MTL Trust 05-22-2026 Str 21-42-31 //Se
Zirschky, Willis to Fink, Roger Lt 6 Bl 10 South Drexel
Neely, Cathy G to Kershner, Randy Str 36-40-31 //Ne
Szudajski, Lowell R to Szudajski, Gavin Str 14-42-32 //Sw
Huggins, Helen L to Huggins, Robert Lt 1 Worland, Original Town Of+
Nissen, Hunter to C & Ds Properties Lt 2 Bl 10 William's Addn
Carlson, Samuel to Wicks, Zachary Lt 5 Bl 2 Harper's (Albert) Subds 23-40-31+
Simons, Patrick A to CTC Rentals Lt 7 Bl 1 Scott's Addn
Vick, Jeffrey H to Swezey, John A Jr Lt 173 Town Company's First Addn
Bremer, Jared S to Seitz, Joshua D Str 22-40-31 //Sw
Umbenhower, Timothy to Umbenhower, Timothy Bl 7 Couch's Addn
Demicco, Bryan Jeffery to Demicco, Lyndsi Dale Str 22-40-31 //Ne
Hill, Joy Belk to Wackerman, James A Str 4-41-31 //Ne
Porter, Nicolas B (Trustee) to Kelce Investments, LLC Lt 1 Bl 1 Henry's, Lida First Addn
Marriage License
Maddick, Zachary and EvansFink, Samantha Jo
Lightcap, Kane Anthony and Harris, Karalee
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