Volleyball All-District Honorees

Class 2 District 13

1st Team All-District 

-Tandee Hiser: Butler 

-Kylee Dubray: Butler

-Grace Engeman: Adrian

-Daisey Fenton: Adrian

-Alexa Rodgers: Adrian

2nd Team All-District 

-Sydney Gach: Adrian

-Aubrey Rodgers: Adrian

-Kiersten Dubray: Butler

Honorable Mention

-Mykiah Felton: Sherwood

-Kadyn Cook: Butler 

Congratulations!

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What’s Up by LeRoy Cook

Whatever It Is, It’s Not Okay

Finally, we can fly at dawn without waiting interminably for DST sunrise. As of Sunday, we’re back on God’s Time, so there’s no flying after work unless you’re current for night flight. Don’t forget to check the airplane’s lights when preflighting, just in case you run late and have to land in the dark.

The out-of-towners observed on the Butler runway this week included a pair of Pipers, an Archer and a Cherokee 180, and Cirrus SR22. Les Gorden was in with his Cessna 340 twin and Mark Otter was down from Warrensburg in his Cessna 182. From the based fleet, Jim Ferguson flew his Cessna Skylane, Jeremie Platt exercised his Grumman Tiger, and Steve Koehn had the company Skyhawk up. 

We were saddened to learn of the too-soon passing of David Jennings last week. It seems like only yesterday that he was a student pilot here at Butler, in 1979, before he went to the Air Force. I enjoyed giving him his first 10 hours of flight training, little knowing that he would go on to become Captain Jennings at American Airlines. Our profound sympathies go out to his family; rest easy, Captain David.

On the national scene, our U.S. Air Force is contacting out some its services, like air-to-air refueling, and a private firm has purchased one of the retired KC-10 tankers stored in the boneyard at Davis-Monthan AFB in Arizona. Omega Aerial Refueling is refurbishing it and returning it to service along with its Boeing and Douglas tankers. The old boomers may as well be put back to work. 

In another NIMBY brouhaha, a Colorado pilot has been commuting from his house to his office, using an electric-powered Pipistrel Velis airplane to take off from his Jefferson County property and leap over traffic in 16 minutes to a suburban airport. Now the County objects, citing zoning violations; he used to use a helicopter for his trips, but that was ruled illegal, so his near-silent electric plane has been substituted. I imagine if he floated in and out a balloon, somebody would still object.

The Nacogdoches, Texas, airport is proposing “fueling fees” to crack down on pilots packing their own gas to their hangar instead of using the airport’s fuel farm. The practice is legal, under FAA grant assurances, but the airport wants to charge a $500 yearly permit plus 20-cents per each gallon self-imported. Some Rotex-engine sportplanes need to burn unleaded auto gas, and low-compression Continental and Lycoming motors can run on 91-octane as well. I guess flying gas in after filling up elsewhere would still be okay... 

In far-out flight, a recently-released photo shows China’s secret “space plane,” much like our retired Space Shuttle, operating in earth orbit. The picture was taken by a commercial satellite that does custom surveillance. It evidently is used to deploy satellites and other work, as a reusable alternative to one-way rockets, much like the USAF’s clandestine unmanned spacecraft. The layer of space in low-altitude orbit is rapidly filling up with various types of vehicles.

The question from last week’s column was about the 1935 twin-engine bombers developed by the Glenn L. Martin company (now Lockheed-Martin), the just-alike B-10 and B-12 that were soon replaced by Boeing and North American models. They were identical except for the engine type; the B-10 was Wright-powered and the B-12 used Pratt & Whitneys. For next week, what’s the difference between a fuel cell, fuel bay and fuel tank, all used to store fuel in an aircraft? You can send your answers to kochhaus1@gmail.com.

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Bates County real estate transfers and marriage licenses

Millsap & Singer to Kelce Investments Str 22-42-31 //Se

Capehart, Dorthy Evelyn to Sargent Enterprises Lt 3 Bl 1 Peck's Addn+

Nichols, Glenn Allen to Saubers, Louis Nichols Jr Lt 1 Passaic, Original Town Of+

Simms, Cheri to Diamond G Str 15-40-31 //Sw

Regers, Clayton W. to Myrtle, Jonathan Cody Lt 2 Bl 12 Thompsons Addn

Clark, William C to Russell, Gabriel Zane Str 29-42-32 //Se

Gregory, Clay Shawn to Gregory, Chance Str 16-41-33 //Sw

Oates, Jeremy to Plunkett, William J Lt 3 Bl 42 Butler, Original Town Of+

Nelson, Norma Ann to Nelson, Mark Edwin Str 11-40-33

Farris, Roxy Jean Trust 03-27-2017 to Farris, William Jr Str 24-42-30 //Se+

Knorr, April C to Knorr, James Q Str 9-39-31 //Ne

Marriage License

Strange, Wilbur Lee and Lewis, Lenna Lavern

Breiner, Zackery Daniel and Englebrick, Sheri Renee

Fischer, Nathan Alan and Strope, Bethany Alaine

Fleischer, Joshua Paul and Silver, Megan Lynn

Hastie, Gage Marshall and Shaffer, Madyson Raylee

Clevenger, Christopher Scott and Host, Stacie Marie

Sparks, Tony Ray and Johnston Mckellips, Judith Elaine

Bourquin, Micah Daniel and Hendrix, Ragan Lynn

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Bates County Court news

Judge Julie Highley-Keutzer presiding

Fines do not include added court costs

St v Jordan Maher- hunt waterfowl in closed season, fine $199.50

City of Adrian v Jamie Bush- no proof of insurance, fine $75.00

City of Butler v Hunter Messick- fail to register vehicle, fine $50.50

City of Rich Hill v Emily Thornburg- nuisance violation, fine $38.50

City of Rich Hill v Danny Baker Sr- expired plates, fine $50.50

City of Butler v Justin Simms expired plates, fine $50.50

City of Butler v John Ferrel- defective equipment, fine $190.50

St v Colton Hester- seatbelt violation, fine $10.00

St v Jacob Robb- no working horn, fine $200.00

City of Butler v Caleb Marsee- no business license, fine $65.50

City of Butler v Carles Fisher- harassment, fine $150.00

City of Rich Hill v Alvin Downing- no proof of insurance, fine $50.50

City of Rich Hill v Ernest Schmidt- fail to register vehicle, fine $50.50

City of Rich Hill v Alvin Downing- fail to register vehicle, fine $50.50

City of Rich Hill v Patricia Thompson- seatbelt violation, fine $10.00

City of Rich Hill v Herman Gilkey- disorderly conduct, fine $113.50

City of Butler v Paige Debrot- expired plates, fine $50.50

City of Butler v Micheal Cummings II- driving while suspended, fine $50.50

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The Museum Minute: That's a lotta hogs

Courtesy of the Bates County Museum 802 Elks Drive, Butler Mo 64730 (660) 679-0134

Herrman’s Historical Happenings week of November 4

1871 Jerome Remington accidentally shoots himself while hunting, losing a piece of his skull. Doc Elliott Pyle says he will probably recover.

1881 The Rich Hill Western Enterprise newspaper asks "Why isn't there more bridges on public roads leading to Rich Hill?

1882 The Bates Co Assessor says there are 34,478 hogs and 42,244 cattle. Few Missouri counties have more.

1937 The Rich Hill Lions Club is chartered with a dinner & festivities.

1938 The Cubbin Motor Company in Butler is open until 10 pm showing off the new Ford cars for 1939.

1952 Bates County follows the national trend and elects Republicans to every office. Clovis Sivils tops the local election with 5,260 votes.

1988 The Butler football team defeats Pleasant Hill 46-16 with tailback Robbie Allen bringing his season total of rushing yards to 2,033. Jack Duda coached the team to a 10-0 season.

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Business of the Month: C&S Graphics

Please join us in celebrating our Business of the Month: C&S Graphics

Owned and operated by husband-and-wife duo Cody & Meghan Morris, C&S Graphics has been bringing creativity, quality, and community spirit to local homes, schools, and businesses since 2019!

Rooted in faith and community ("We love because He first loved us" - 1 John 4:19), Cody and Meghan treat every project with care, delivering fast turnarounds and incredible craftsmanship.

Here’s a look at what makes C&S Graphics so special:

- Handmade by Meg: Individually hand-painted watercolor greeting cards by Meghan—perfect for birthdays, milestones, or sending a little extra love to someone special.

- The Porch Collection: Custom-crafted, durable metal decor built to withstand every season while giving your front porch that stylish local welcome!

- School Spirit & Custom Signage: From senior yard signs and championship banners to custom party decor, backyard bar signs, and full-color business graphics!

- SPECIAL OFFER: Head over to their Facebook page, give them a follow, and use code FOLLOW10 on their website to get 10% OFF your first order!

- Shop & Learn More: https://coolandstylishgraphics.com/

Courtesy Butler Area Chamber of Commerce

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Recipe of the Week

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Dane Diehl for State Representative