August 18, 2026
Lexington News
One great comeback and almost a miracle finish
The famous saying of, “It ain’t over til it’s over,” was never more evident than it was last Wednesday evening, as the Lexington Minutewomen Girls Basketball Team, trailing by 9 points with a little over two minutes left, put together a comeback for the ages, as they roared from behind, and came within a hair of a miracle finish, before falling in the end 46 to 45 to the Higginsville Lady Huskers in a District semi-final game at Lone Jack High School.
Minutewomen undefeated conference champs
The Lexington Minutewomen Girls Wrestling Team had a banner season this year, as for the first time, they won the MRVC East Conference Championship, and were undefeated in Conference action. The Lexington Boys also had a good year in the MRVC, as they finished in third place in the 6 team Conference race.
Minutemen give great effort in double OT District loss
It ended up being Heartbreak City, but the Lexington Minutemen Boys Basketball Team had absolutely nothing to hang their heads about, as they gave it everything that they had, and left it all on the floor, in falling in a double overtime thriller 54 to 52 to the number one seeded Higginsville Huskers in a District semifinal game last Thursday evening at Lone Jack High School.
Minutemen beat Holden for fourth time
The Lexington Minutemen Boys Basketball Team beat the Holden Eagles for the fourth time this season, this time by the score of 66 to 59, in a first round District Tournament game, a week ago Tuesday at Lone Jack High School.
County Democrats to meet Sunday
The Lafayette County Democrats will convene on Sunday, March 8th at 4 PM at the Fairground Community Building, located at 801 West 29th Street, Higginsville.
AARP chapter to meet March 10
Wellington AARP Chapter #997 will have their monthly pot luck dinner, program and meeting on Tuesday, March 10 starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Community Christian Center, 710 W. Highway 224 in Wellington.
R-5 School District News & Views
Lexington R-5 School District Celebrates Students and Athletes Nearly any night of the week you can attend a Lexington sporting event to support an athlete. And if you don’t have a child or grandchild at Lexington middle school or high school, you are invited to attend anyway.
Candidates file for Primary
A number of candidates for elected county positions filed for the August Primary last week.