Higginsville Advance

Husker Boys Season Ends in District Final
It was postseason time for the Huskers of Higginsville last week on the road at host site Lone Jack.

Lady Husker Hoops End Regular Season with Two Losses
The Lady Huskers were north of the Big Muddy in Ray County last week to take on the Lady Spartans in Richmond. The spmewhat up and down Blue and Gold squad had defeated RHS 46-32 in early February in their last meeting.
HIGGINSVILLE LANES BOWLING RESULTS
High Scorers for February 13 thru 19

Children’s Mercy Teddy Bear Toss
On Feb. 10th Children’s Mercy Hospital sponsored Youth Night and the Teddy Bear Toss at Laf. Co C-1. During halftime at the Higginsvile vs. Lexington basketball game, fans were invited to toss teddy bears or stuffed animals onto the court. All donated items were collected and donated to Children’s Mercy Hospital in KC.

Booker Retires from the Advance
Okay, so as I’m putting a wrap on this newspaper gig, I am taking advantage one more time to share...one more time! Here are a few reflections for you, our faithful subscribers; many who have become good friends of mine as well!


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Water = Life Water is an important part of our physical lives … we need it to survive. Jesus is the Living Water for our thirsty souls and we need Him in order to survive and live with Him eternally in heaven.
Happy Hooker’s Crochet Group Invites/Need New Members
The Happy Hooker’s Crochet Group invites anyone interested in crochet/knitting to join us! We crochet/knit for hospitals, homeless and other charity organizations. If you do not know how to crochet/knit, we will teach you! (If you have a child who wants to learn, when school is out..we have someone willing to teach them.) If you don’t want to contribute your project, come join us anyway, just for the fellowship! If you need yarn for a project, if we have it …we furnish it for our projects. We do not furnish it for projects outside of our mission, The group was organized in 2009 and has donated over 24,000 items in that period. Most of the yarn is basically donated with exception of monies that are donated. We meet every Monday morning at the Senior Citizens, in Higginsville, 9-11 a.m. If 9 a.m. is too early for you…many come in at 10 a.m.
Lafayette County Soil & Water Conservation District Open House and Lunch
The Lafayette County Soil & Water District will be hosting the annual open house on Wednesday, March 4th, 2026 from 9:00am to 1:00pm. The program will include Shelby Jenkins, MU Livestock Specialist, and Luke Skinner, NRCS Soil Scientist, who will present the Rainfall Simulator. The winners of the 4th grade poster contest will be recognized.
