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The Osage, some of the more friendly Indians encountered by early explorers, were receptive to new settlers. The Osage chief even requested a school from government leaders in Washington. As a result, a Protestant mission was established in 1821 in southeastern Bates County. John C. Kennett was the first to settle in what became Butler. He started a store and sold to "forty-niners" heading west to California.

Our area enjoys a continental climate with moderate precipitation. Summers can be very humid with moist air riding up from the Gulf of Mexico. The average high temperature reaches about 90 degrees in July. Winters vary from mild days to bitterly cold. The average low temperature is 21 degrees in January. The yearly total average rainfall is 35.5 inches. Butler is proud of its million dollar Bates County Museum of Pioneer History complex. Located in the old 1893 jail building, it houses treasures of our great pioneer heritage and includes the nearby Atkeson Cabin, the Hastin building/blacksmith shop and the Stagecoach Depot. Local events include the Huckster Day Fall Festival on Butler's downtown square and the Bates County Beef-A-Thon. The Butler R-V School district's motto and underlying philosophy is "First the Child." The Butler R-V School is fully accredited. Average student-teacher ratios in the elementary school are 22 to 1 and 17 to 1 in the junior-senior high school. Longview Community College provides evening classes on the Butler R-V campus. The Bates County Health Center is the first in the county to offer Medicare licensed home health and hospice care. The Bates County Health Center Home Health Agency provides the highest quality of care to homebound patients in their homes under the direction of their physician. Bates County Memorial Hospital is a licensed 60-bed facility. A variety of recreational opportunities can be found in Bates County on the Marais des Cygnes and South Grand rivers. You'll also enjoy Butler City Lake, Harmony Mission Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Bagley Lake, Bailey Lake, Raps Pond, Helem Lake, Sprig Lake and others. Parks in Bates County include the Peabody Wildlife Area, Harmony Mission Wildlife Area and Settles Ford. Butler is also the gateway to the Branson area, Truman Lake and Lake of the Ozarks, and makes a perfect rest stop on your sightseeing tour of Missouri. We're also proud of the state-of-the-art $2.2 million Butler Aquatic Center with its 25-meter competitive component, one-meter and 3-meter diving boards, zero-depth entry, 2 slides, plunge area and more. Butler also has a beautiful city lake plus the Butler Country Club and Golf Course. Butler clearly is a town where you can enjoy the best that small town America has to offer. Stop on by our United Country office today. We'll help you find your real estate dream property.

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