June 6, 2026
March 2026
Accident on I-70 at Marshall Junction
On Sunday, March 15, a Lexington juvenile was injured in a one-vehicle accident in Saline County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the accident occurred at 10:54…
GABRIEL JAMES HOLLOWAY
Gabriel James Holloway, 10, of Richmond, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City.
Lafayette County C-1 School Board elections
On April 7th, Lafayette County voters will be going to the polls once again. On the upcoming ballet there will be three candidates for the Laf. Co. C-1 school board. In order to learn more about our candidates, we have asked them to give our readers some information about themselves and their goals for the position. For the next three weeks we will highlight each candidate. We will begin with Mr. Kyle Anderson.
JAMMIN’! Baseball Takes on Jamboree in Odessa
Jamboree games were 4 innings each against Plaza Heights Christian of Blue Springs, and against Odessa.
Many athletes introduced at Meet the Minutemen
A large crowd was on hand as the annual Spring edition of Meet the Minutemen was held a week ago Tuesday at Lexington High School. A large number of athletes from both Lexington High School and Middle School were introduced, and are participating in numerous Sports this Spring at one of the schools. Following is a rundown of the teams that were introduced last Tuesday, as well as the number of athletes that are currently members of each team: The Powerlifting team is coached by Ben Friedrich and assistant coach is April Archibeque. There are 24 athletes on this team consisting of one senior, 2 juniors, 6 freshmen, 5 eighth graders and 10 seventh grade students.
PD receives Blue Shield Designation
The Lexington Police Department last week received official word from the Missouri Department of Public Safety that it has earned the Missouri Blue Shield designation for 2026.
Proposed 2027 city budget ‘cautious but responsible’
News Editor The Lexington City Council last Tuesday conducted the legally required fiscal year 2027 public hearing where the City Administrator answered City Council member questions regarding the proposed city fiscal year 2027 budget.