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Larry Hacker Auctioneers is having an auction at the Wheatley's just outside of Rich Hill, MO on August 28 at 10:30 AM.

Mr Wheatley is offering a SUPER SHARP 1953 Ford Jubilee, 3 pt implements, guns, and a COMPLETE woodworking shop including power tools, hand tools, and accessories!

The guns include an Iver Johnson 12 gauge and a Remington Arms 12 gauge double barrel that are in EXCELLENT condition!

Plan NOW to attend this one-of-a-kind auction on AUGUST 28th. 


Contact Col. Larry Hacker @ 417/876-7900 for additional information or details!

Also visit their website at:  www.LarryHackerAuctioneers.com

The Bates County Museum announced on their Facebook page that they are working on a new exhibit covering the Minuteman Missiles that were deployed in Bates County in the 1960's - 1990's during the "Cold War".  Those silo's are still here in Bates County; although they were imploded in the 90's, covered with a concrete cap and then covered with soil

Not many; however remember the band of peace wacko's and aging hippies from Chicago and elsewhere who broke into the restricted area around the silo's in August of 1988, cutting locks and spray painting slogans, like "you can't hug anybody with nuclear arms".

They were promptly arrested and taken to the Bates County Jail.

In a previous protest about 5 miles Southwest of Butler, MO, in 1987 a group of wackos; also mostly from Illinois, used wire cutters and hammers to break into a Minuteman 2 silo site. Some of the group were related to Jean T. Gump who was previously sentenced to six years in a federal prison for damaging a Whiteman missile site in March of 1986.

I had meant to get this posted before, but it has sat here on my desk for some time.

Here is the 2010 Bates County News Letter from your local FSA office at 625 Nursery Butler, Mo  660-679-6112.

Here you will find information about Crop Reporting, CRP DCP or ACRE advance payments.
SURE ongoing disaster program.
Grain Bin and Hay Barn Loans.
Grain Loans, County Committee Election Results
Farm Loans and more. I have saved it as a PDF document you can click on it to download.

Saturday, May 15, 2010
come get all the stuff you need cheep!
Shop, save, visit and enjoy the day!

Find it all at the Prescott, MO citywide yard sale!

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2010 Bates county Horsemanship Equine Trade Fair & Exposition
Download the PDF below to bet in on the action!
Saturday May 8 - 10 AM - 5  PM
Bates County Fair Grounds youth Building - Butler, MO

Saddles, tack, bridles, show clothes, horse supplies, jewelry and more!
Admission fee: $2.00 adults, $1.00  Youth 5-18, 5 & under free!

10:00 Jackie Thomas Equine Specialist.

12:00 Entertainment by Prairie Strings
See you there!

I had been hearing rumors that this was coming from some folks in the area. There had been talk of suspicion for some time.

Guess it will all come out in the wash, sooner or later. But no one is guilty until a jury says so.

Valerie  (Jill) was the clerk  for Bates County Water District #6 and # 1,  and stands accused of mail fraud charges and stealing over $75,000 from the people of Bates County.
A federal grand jury in Kansas City indicted Valerie Jill Berry, 35, of Butler, Mo., this week on six charges of mail fraud for filing false information to state officials.

Berry was the sole clerk and bill collector for Bates County Public Water Supply districts No. 1 and No. 6 from 2001 until she was terminated in September 2008, according to federal prosecutors.

She is accused of embezzling about $8,000 from district 1 and $67,000 from district 6 and allegedly concealing the thefts by submitting false reports to state auditors.


Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/04/08/1864766/water-district-clerk-accused-of.html#ixzz0kWdFK1Iy

Merry Christmas to our friends, neighbors, clients and loved ones. May all your family and loved ones be well; and may you rest in the love and knowledge that Jesus Christ was born, lived and died for you and brought you forgiveness for your sins!

Happy Hanukkah to our Jewish friends may you be blessed and healthy as well.

So here are a few Cheery Seasonal pictures for you to enjoy. After looking at some of these I thought for sure some of them had to come from Hume, MO! hehehe!

I looked all over but I could not find any pictures for a redneck Hanukkah.
If you have some please let me know.
Surely there are some loud and proud Jewish rednecks out there.

Mary Redmond South and John Mac South were both killed in a horrible accident on Route Y in Bates County, MO. 

Mary Redmond South was an equestrian performer and trainer, at 49 she was well known in the Hunter-Jumper circles.  Some reports say that her husband John South was not wearing a seat belt when the accident occurred, Doubtful, after seeing the vehicle (below) that it would have done any good.

There beloved dog perished with them in the accident which occurred on Saturday October 17, 2009.

You can sign the guest book in her memory here: Mary Redmond South .

Our hearts go out to our neighbors and fellow horseman and the family of Mr. and Mrs. South.

You can read the report of the accident here at Fox 4

There are currently 119 homes for sale in Bates County, MO on the Heartland MLS.

I have made those listings available to you here, if you are looking for homes, land or commercial real estate in Bates County, please give me a call 816-313-8876.

These links expire after a while, so email me if you want an updated list.

Bates County Homes for Sale

If you are looking for Land for Sale in Bates County, here is that list too!

Bates County Land for Sale

If you are looking for commercial real estate in Bates County here is that link:
Bates County Commercial Real Estate

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They called it the Palm to Pine Route and from 1915 to 1926 it was one of the most well traveled and scenic routes in America. It's hard to say exactly where the whole route was, but there is a move on to find it and memorialize it for history.

Wikapedia has an informational article about the Jefferson Highway stating that is was an automobile highway stretching through the central United States from New Orleans, LA to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Portions of the route remain named Jefferson Highway.

The area that ran through Butler, MO and Rich Hill, MO is in dispute. One suggested route follows Missouri YY from Butler, MO to Rich Hill,  that route is taken from old Bates County maps. The other route comes from Jefferson Highway travel brochures from the 1920's, it flows West out of Butler on 52 and turns South at Monteith Junction and running along SW 1737 Rd. to Rich Hill.

This weekend I spoke with some folks who grew up in the area and they confirmed that the location is as it is mapped below in purple. In fact I have ridden horses over some of the areas the Jefferson Highway went through. My father in-law remembers well that stretch of road and where it ran.

What is clear is that the route did come directly through Butler, MO and right down Main St.  to what is now 52.

Recently the Joplin Independent had an article about  a couple of guys who set out to travel the old route and there stop in Carthage, MO.

Mike Conlin and his friend Gary Augustine decided to validate what they could discover of the road. Beginning in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and culminating in New Orleans, LA.

They have made quite an event out of charting this course, even having a fan page on Facebook. They passed through Butler, MO and took pictures along the way. You can see them on their facebook page or you can visit their website at http://www.jeffersonhighway.com .

You can see the map they are working on here Jefferson Highway Map.

If you have any information or old Jefferson Highway signs or memorabilia, I'm sure it would be of interest to the folks working on saving this historical information.


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