August 17, 2026
Higginsville Advance
Community Blood Drive
Our next Blood Drive: Date: 04/08/2026 Start Time: 08:00 AM End Time: 01:00 PM Where: Lafayette County C1 High School, East Gym Address: 807A W. 31st St. Higginsville, MO 64037 Step 1: Visit - https://donate.savealifenow.org/donor/schedules/sponsor_code and click enter the code KCMM. You will be presented with a list of available blood drives that we sponsor. Select the drive that is most convenient for you and choose your preferred time to donate.
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Lafayette County Democratic Central Committee and Club
The Lafayette County Democratic Central Committee and Club will convene on April 14th at 5:30 PM. The meeting will be held at the Fairground Park Administration Building, situated at 801 West 29th Street, Higginsville, MO 64037.
RETIRED TEACHERS TO MEET
Lafayette County Retired School Personnel (LCRSP) will meet on Thursday, April 9, 2026, at 2:30 P.M., at the FCS Financial Office building, 4100 MO-13 BUS Hwy, HIgginsville, MO. Brigade Command Sergeant Major Retired Don Kerrick Lilleman will speak. Other agenda items include discussion of bills in the MO Legislature that could affect MO public schools and other community services and the PSRS/PEERS retirement system. Retired teachers and support staff, active teachers and support staff, spouses, and the general public are welcome to attend.
Local Students Choosen for Summer Honors Program
Zackery Hunter and Mekhi Moss have been selected to attend the Missouri Scholars Academy!
EASTER IS FOR JESUS, SILLY RABBIT!
This Sunday we celebrate Resurrection Day, commonly referred to as ‘Easter’ Sunday. Our Easter message is simple: Celebrate Jesus and His gift. (What is His gift? Read the biblical account of Jesus’ resurrection in the Book of Matthew Chapter 28.)
Higginsville Lanes Bowling Results
High Scorers for March 20 – 26 Friday Night Mixed Tiffany Jungeblut 237 – 595 Hope White 201 – 561 Mindy Rooney 193 – 552 Jerry Graham 268 – 710…
Husker Baseball Opens Season at Knob Noster
Spring (or summer, due to unusual heat this early) was in the air Saturday at Knob Noster for the Huskers annual start to the baseball season.
The Higginsville Advance is Switching to Digital Printing
Something new is coming to the Higginsville Advance. A new, easier to read, more colorful version of the Higginsville Advance will be hitting the streets and landing in subscribers’ mailboxes soon. CherryRoad Media, after reader research and market analysis,decided to redesign the paper into an innovative new colorful tabloid format.
Grandview Elementary Hosts Author Visit for 2026 Show Me Award Nominees
Grandview Elementary students welcomed author Izzy B. and illustrator Ben Askew on Friday, March 13, for a special author visit celebrating their book The Mighty McKraken, one of this year’s Missouri Show Me Award nominees.