February 2026

Minutewomen win Consolation Trophy at Crest Ridge Tourney
The Lexington Girls Basketball Team picked up a couple of wins last week, and they brought home the Consolation trophy from the Cougar Classic Tournament that was played at Crest Ridge High School in Centerview.
Three LHS female athletes notch career milestones
Three Lexington High School female athletes recently achieved very special and prestigious milestones for their high school athletic careers.

Minutewomen win MRVC East Wrestling Championship
The Lexington Girls Wrestling Team picked up wins over both Holden and Carrollton last Thursday in dual matches in the Lexington gym on Senior Night, and they wound up 5-0 in conference matches and won their first MRVC East Conference Championship since the beginning of the program.

Soendker, Smith both run well in Half Marathon
Two Lexington High School star Cross Country and Track runners, Conner Soendker and Addison Smith, both competed very well in a Half Marathon event that was run in Naples Florida, on Saturday January 17.

Lexington boys win Consolation at Crest Ridge
The Lexington Boys Basketball Team fell short of repeating as tournament Champions, but they won two games, and won the Consolation bracket at the Crest Ridge Cougar Classic this past week.
AARP Chapter to meet
Wellington AARP Chapter #997 will hold their monthly pot luck dinner, program and meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the Community Christian Center, 710 W. Highway 224 in Wellington.
Get to Know Lexington – Debbie McGinnis
NAME: Debbie Guillia McGinnis BIRTHPLACE: St. Joseph’s Hospital in Kansas City because our hospital was still under construction.

Luehrman to join Lexington HOF
Spotlight on Lexington Legends
LRHC receives 2026 Women’s Choice Award
Lafayette Regional Health Center has been recognized as one of America’s Best Hospitals for Emergency Care by the Women’s Choice Award.

Blast From the Past
A Lexington mother — who spent what must have seemed like a lifetime worrying about her imprisoned 25-year-old soldier son — told the Lexington Advertiser-News the morning of Aug. 14, 1953 she was “thrilled to death” with the news that her son had been released by the Communists in Korea and would be on his way home soon.
