June 5, 2026
Lexington News
High school basketball state playoff scoreboard
CLASS 4 GIRLS Semi Finals: Doniphan 52 Benton 42; Strafford 55 Cardinal Ritter 52 Third Place: Cardinal Ritter 65 Benton 60 Championship: Strafford 75
Local counties facing reclassification
News Editor Lafayette County Commissioners are beginning preliminary work and getting questions answered from the State Auditor’s office as they prepare to navigate the changes of being reclassified as a third-class county, Southern Commissioner Michael Brown remarked in a recent Facebook post.
LHS golf schedule
March 25 Lexington Quad Shirkey Golf Course April 7 Knob Noster Triangular Knob Noster April 9 Lexington vs Knob Noster Shirkey Golf Course April 14 Richmond Quad Shirkey Golf Course April 15 Lexington Triangular Shirkey Golf Course April 20 Carrollton Triangular Carrollton Country Club April 21 Richmond Quad Shirkey Golf Course April 22 Husker Invitational Higginsville Country Club April 29 Lawson Quad Lawson Golf Course May 1 Lexington vs St Paul Shirkey Golf Course May 4 MRVC Conference Tournament May 5 Lawson Invitational Lawson Golf Course
Lexington firefighters using new app
Firefighters and EMS crews from the Lexington Fire & Rescue Department are using Pulsara, a secure communication app that connects emergency responders directly with hospitals.
LHS boys and girls track schedule
March 26 Early Bird Combo Meet Carrollton HS March 31 Lathrop Invitational Lathrop HS April 7 Hoefer-Husker Classic Higginsville HS April 10 Holden Invitational Holden HS April 14 Hoot Middleton Invitational Richmond HS April 16 Bill Hamann Invitational Lexington HS April 20 Husker Invitational Higginsville HS April 24 Bruce Finlayson Invitational Carrollton HS May 1 MRVC East Conference Championship Higginsville HS May 9 District Meet Carrollton HS May 16 Sectional Meet May 22-23 State Meet Jefferson City HS
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.
