As the 2024 Farmers' Market season comes to a close, Warrensburg Main Street and the Warrensburg Farmers' Market invite the community to celebrate with a special event, Moonlight Market on Sept. 28 from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
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9/18/24
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By Zach Bott
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9/17/24
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JOHNSON COUNTY — The Johnson County Fire Protection District announced via social media on Sunday, Sept. 15 that a fire involving 500 hay bales and a vacant residence at 40 SW 400 Rd. is set to burn for several weeks.
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By Star-Journal Staff
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9/16/24
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WARRENSBURG — The First United Methodist Church donated $475 and new clothing like underwear and socks to the Warrensburg School District last week as part of its “Undy Sunday” drive that seeks to help children who have accidents while at school.
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By Zach Bott
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9/16/24
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KNOB NOSTER - After his team’s successive runs to the national finals in 2023 and 2024, TRIAD AFJROTC team mentor Chase Larocque was awarded the CyberPatriot Mentor of the Year award by the Air & Space Forces Association.
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By Zach Bott
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9/16/24
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Johnson County Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Jeremy VanWey retired last week after more than 27 years of service to the District. As Battalion Chief, VanWey oversaw operations in the eastern portion of the District which included Stations 4 (Knob Noster), 10 (Warrensburg) and 12 (Burtville).
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9/16/24
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James Seymour Whitfield of Warrensburg will be inducted into the 2024 Missouri Veterans Hall of Fame. Inductees require a Missouri connection, honorable military service, and must have contributed exceptionally to the community, the state and/or the nation.
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9/16/24
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The Johnson County 4-H Shooting Sports program is booming. Forty-four youth, ages 8-18 showed off their remarkable skills recently in the 2024 Johnson County 4-H Shooting Sports Competitions.
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9/16/24
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As the fall season approaches, the flu vaccine is now available at Hy-Vee’s more than 275 Hy-Vee Pharmacy locations, with no appointment or prescription necessary.
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9/16/24
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The Kansas City Region of the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety recently kicked off its new partnership of safety advocates who come together for a common purpose: to end traffic fatalities and serious injuries on Missouri public roadways.
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9/16/24
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WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE — Congressman Mark Alford announced on Tuesday, Sept. 10, that the U.S. Air Force has officially approved Whiteman Air Force Base to be the second operating base for the upcoming B-21 Raider - the replacement for the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber.
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By Star-Journal Staff
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9/13/24
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LEETON — When Adam Easterwood took over as the Leeton R-X School District Superintendent in July 2023, he wouldn’t have guessed where it would lead him.
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By Zach Bott
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9/12/24
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As I sit at my computer, my mind is cascading, but my fingers are frozen. Okay, not frozen. After all, words are appearing on the page, and they didn’t get there by mental telepathy.
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By Debora Mitchell
Contributing Columnist
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9/12/24
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WARRENSBURG —The University of Central Missouri held a moment of silence to honor those who lost their lives during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York; the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.; and the hijacking and crash of a passenger airplane in a Pennsylvania field during a ceremony Wednesday at the UCM Quad.
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By Zach Bott
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9/11/24
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WARRENSBURG — The Warrensburg City Council was met by a room full of residents ahead of its Sept. 9 meeting, with some members of the public upset with the city’s solid waste proposal.
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By Zach Bott
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9/11/24
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A Raymore man has been charged in connection to an arson that burnt Leeton’s Harmony Baptist Church to the ground in July 2020.
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By Joe Andrews
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9/9/24
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By Zach Bott
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9/9/24
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HOLDEN — It’s fair week in Holden, as the Holden Chamber of Commerce welcomes back its annual Street Fair that will run from Thursday, Sept. 12 through Saturday, Sept. 14 in downtown Holden, with this year’s “Blue Jeans & Country Dreams” theme.
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By Zach Bott
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9/9/24
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The University of Central Missouri will honor those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with the Patriot Day Moment of Silence event at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11 at the UCM quadrangle.
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9/8/24
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Johnson County Democrats to host Coffee with the Candidate
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9/6/24
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