June 5, 2026
February 2026
JAMES “JIM” WREXFORD GARRISON
James “Jim” Wrexford Garrison, Jr., 75, of Rayville, passed away Saturday, February 14, 2026, at his home. Jim was born on February 2, 1951, in Kansas City, the son of James Wrexford and Stella Don (Wilson) Garrison, Sr. He was united in marriage to Berlinda Joylene Bush of Independence on June 17, 1972; she survives of the home.
Candidates sought for Silver Haired Legislature
Care Connection for Aging Services is seeking several older community members to represent and advocate for their peers about legislative issues affecting senior Missourians. Residents 60 and older are being sought to file as candidates for the Silver Haired Legislature’s elected body. Care Connection oversees a delegation of 12 seats in the Silver-Haired Legislature House of Representatives and three seats in the Senate.
Lexington girls knock off Holden for third time
The Lexington Minutewomen Girls Basketball Team played solid defense, as they beat the Holden Lady Eagles for the third time this season, claiming a 44 to 36 win a week ago Monday in the Lexington Gym.
Standings and records of area basketball teams
Following is a summary of the records and the conference standings of area high school basketball teams, as of the conclusion of games last week. Each team will be listed in order of its current conference standing, as well as its conference and overall record as of this past Friday, February 20, These are the final conference standings, for MRVC East and I-70 teams, while several MRVC West teams still have one conference game to play: MRVC EAST GIRLS: 1) Carrollton 9-1 22-3; 2) Knob Noster 8-2, 17-7; 3) Higginsville
LEXINGTON R-V SCHOOL DISTRICT ACTIVITY SCHEDULE FEBRUARY 25 — MARCH 3 Wednesday February 25
8:00 AM Boys State Wrestling Tournament Mizzou Arena (Columbia)
Lexington girls fall to powerful Knob Noster on Senior Night
The Knob Noster Girls Basketball Team played very good defense, and they defeated the Lexington Minutewomen 58 to 28 last Thursday, on Senior Night in the Lexington Gym.
Minutemen shut down Holden offense in win
The Lexington Minutemen Boys Basketball Team held the Holden Eagles offense to single digit point totals in three of the four quarters, and they pulled out a 42 to 33 MRVC East Conference win, a week ago Tuesday on the Holden court.
Boys wrestlers run into tough luck in district meet
Many of the wrestlers on the Lexington Minutemen Boys team performed very well in the first few rounds of the District Tournament this past weekend in Higginsville, but things took a turn for the worst, as the team had some tough luck on the final day, and failed to qualify any wrestlers for this week’s State Tournament.
Earnest achieves two more career milestones
Lexington Minutewomen Basketball Star, Zoey Earnest, hit the jackpot again, as she recently established two more Milestones for her Basketball career at Lexington High School.