Butler News

Last June, 76-year-old Burrell E. Mohler Sr. seemed a perfectly reasonable choice to give the Father's Day sermon at his tiny Bates City Community of Christ Church.

Ozark County News Nov. 7, 1895 A horse was stolen from Cal Rippey one night about the 26th of October at Harve Shepard's barn 12 miles north of town.

A retired military officer has come back to Missouri to spearhead a campaign to rewrite a bit of Civil War history.

In October 1899, Kansas Citys West Bottoms played host to the first nationwide show for the exposition and sale of purebred cattle.The three-day National Hereford Show drew 541 registered Herefords and is credited with being the official beginning of the American Royal.Now, 110 years later, the livestock show features youths from 37 states showing ...

The Kansas City Chiefs have lost another season ticket holder but not because of the team's performance.

Linda Law and her Appaloosa horse will enter the spotlight Saturday at the American Royal bedecked in deer hide, bearskin, sparkling beads and sweeping fringe.The costume includes everything from a knife in a beaded sheath to an elk hide-covered saddle copied from one in a museum.

The new Veterans Memorial, located just east of Adrian on MO 18 Highway, is really coming along great now with progress seen daily.

Brian and Eileen Parks of Ballard, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Brooke Parks, to Travis Shepherd, son of Sheryl Shepherd, of Nevada.

Explorer David Hempleman-Adams looks at a photograph on display at the exhibition Heroes of Antarctic Exploration Past and Present, at Queen"s Gallery British explorer David Hempleman-Adams has launched a photography exhibition to mark the 100th anniversary of Captain Scott's South Pole trip.

A BRITISH adventurer has broken two world records for staying up in a balloon... travelling in a 78 Ikea laundry basket.

British explorer David Hempleman-Adams has broken two world records by spending more than 14 hours in a tiny hot air balloon over the United States.

Hospitals considering equipping clinicians with tablet computers to access clinical information must make certain their electronic health records system can accommodate the move, one hospital I.T. implementer stresses.

LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo.- Hundreds of bargain hunters filled the John Knox Village Pavilion this weekend, shopping for clothes, toys, even strollers.

Alternative Opportunities Inc., a not-for-profit corporation based in Springfield, is the new agent for the Nevada License Office.

A Butler, Missouri man died Tuesday afternoon after crashing his pickup truck on I-70 in Cooper County.

ENTERPRISING retailers in the US are offering the ultimate in discount vouchers - a free AK- 47 rifle with every purchase.

Allen Mathew Laflen, 97, Moundville, Mo., passed away suddenly Friday, Aug. 7, 2009, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, Nevada.

ENTERPRISING retailers in the US are rushing to offer the ultimate in discount vouchers - a free AK-47 assault rifle with every purchase.

Chrysler to match 'clunkers' incentive Chrysler recently announced it's offering $4,500 in cash toward the purchase of a new vehicle as it seeks to match a government incentive for people to trade in their old gas guzzlers.

In case you don't qualify for the federal Cash-for-Clunkers rebate program, Mark Muller of Max Motors in Butler, Missouri, has an offer you might want to consider: get a free AK-47 with a new truck.