WARRENSBURG - Monday, Jan. 13, was a day that Sterling Elementary School Assistant Principal Jason Abner will not forget anytime soon.  more

WARRENSBURG - The Warrensburg Chamber of Commerce welcomed city officials and other chamber members to its 2025 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, Jan. 15, hosted at the Northside Christian Church. more

WARRENSBURG - Warrensburg City Council member Jan Jones was recognized for her designation as an Advanced Certified Municipal Official by the Missouri Municipal League during the Monday, Jan. 13 council meeting. more

WARRENSBURG - Kenyatta J. Golden, 32, of Warrensburg, was charged in connection to a scheme to steal over $3,300 from an area healthcare provider that employed him. more

WARRENSBURG - For the first time in eight years, Dan Houx will not hold a public office. more

Sterling Elementary is proud to announce that Assistant Principal Jason Abner has been named the Outstanding Assistant Principal of the Year for the Central Region. more

Pamela R. Golob, 67, was arrested on Dec. 17 for stealing and passing bad checks at a business in the 400 block of East Young Street. The store manager requested she be trespassed from the store and advised officers that she was willing to pursue charges. Golob was arrested and banned from the store. She was transported to the Warrensburg Police Department, processed then transported to the Johnson County Jail for an outstanding warrant. more

WARRENSBURG — West Central Missouri received its fair share of snowfall and low temperatures during the first full week of 2025. more

A committee dedicated to the security of the Missouri Capitol convened Thursday to raise concerns ahead of Monday’s inauguration of Gov.-elect Mike Kehoe. more

WARRENSBURG - Two decades ago, on Sept. 1, 2004, Dewayne Jackson made a purchase. more

The Missouri legislature made history Wednesday as Republicans elected the first Asian-American speaker of the House and the first woman to be president pro tem of the state Senate. more

Western Missouri Medical Center (WMMC) has received a five-star overall hospital quality rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the highest rating a hospital can achieve. WMMC is one of only 10 hospitals in Missouri that currently holds an overall CMS 5-star rating. more

JOHNSON COUNTY — The Johnson County Fire Protection District announced on Wednesday via social media that Nick McDaniels and Greg Clancy were selected for new positions. more

Missouri Secretary of State-elect and Warrensburg resident Denny Hoskins has appointed Pettis County Clerk Nick La Strada as the state's new Director of Election Integrity. more

A Winter Weather Advisory is slated to go into effect at 5 p.m. Jan. 9, for Johnson County. more

WARRENSBURG — The first weekend of the 2025 calendar year saw Missouri blanketed with powdery, white snow in a snowstorm that swept across the country from Saturday, Jan. 4, through Monday, Jan. 6. more

Jordan Freishuffield, 29, was arrested on Dec. 10 for a fugitive out of state. Officers conducted a subject search on Freishuffield in the 400 block of East Russell Avenue. Freishuffield was arrested for a warrant out of Colorado and transported to the Johnson County Jail on a 24-hour hold. more

Over 60 million Americans have been affected by the winter storm across the Midwest and Eastern part of the country. more

State Rep. Dane Diehl says he wants rhinos to be in zoos, not the legislature. more