2024 offered a plethora of newsworthy storylines across Warrensburg and the Johnson County region.  more

JOHNSON COUNTY - The Johnson County commissioners voted to obligate the remaining county American Rescue Plan Act funds to cover personnel costs for county job positions. more

WARRENSBURG — What seemed like a normal morning in the fall of 2021 was anything normal but for Garrett LaBelle. more

WARRENSBURG – An assistant professor at the University of Central Missouri  was named one of four finalists for the 2025 Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) Teacher Educator of the Year. more

Driver strikes ditch in Johnson County accident more

Live tree disposal available in Warrensburg  more

The City of Warrensburg has hired Mike Schrage as its next city manager, it announced Tuesday, Dec. 24.  more

WARRENSBURG — A collaborative effort between Checker Tavern and Legends Gym during Warrensburg Main Street’s Jingle Bell Brew Crawl led to the donation of $1,000 to the Old Drum Animal Shelter.  more

WARRENSBURG — The Warrensburg City Council unanimously approved an ordinance related to the funding of Phase Three of the ReThink Maguire Project during a special meeting Monday, Dec. 23. more

Trevor C. Thompson, 34, was arrested on Nov. 26 for domestic assault an an active warrant. Officers responded to a business in the 900 block of North Simpson Drive in regards to a domestic assault occurring in a vehicle. Officers located a male subject walking away from the vehicle carrying a juvenile. He was arrested and transported to the Warrensburg Police Department, booked for city domestic assault then transported to the Johnson County Jail for an active Blue Springs Police Department warrant. more

WARRENSBURG - The Johnson County Commissioners approved an amendment to the 2024 county budget on Thursday, Dec. 19. more

WARRENSBURG - While Sedalia and Knob Noster steal the shine of West Central Missouri with the Missouri State Fair and Whiteman Air Force Base, respectively, both cities cannot claim the title of one of southern America’s cutest Christmas towns. more

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WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE — When some people think of foreign exchange programs, their first thought might be traveling overseas study abroad for a few years, but for British Royal Air Force Flight Lt. Alain Branson, 393rd Bomb Squadron foreign exchange pilot, it meant coming to the United States and flying the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber for the last couple of years. more

Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces that 30 troopers graduated from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy on Friday, Dec. 20. more

JOHNSON COUNTY - Brian Colson of Colson Construction, Inc. withdrew his request for the use of $2.4 million in Johnson County American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, he said in a letter to the commissioners on Friday, Dec. 20. more

The Missouri State Highway Patrol wishes everyone a merry and safe Christmas. One way for it to be merry is for everyone to arrive at their holiday celebrations safely. Wear your seat belt, obey all traffic laws, pay attention, and please, don’t drive impaired. Remember: Missouri is now a hands-free state. more

JOHNSON COUNTY — The Johnson County Commissioners convened on Tuesday, Dec. 17, to obligate the rest of the county's allotted American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to Colson Construction, Inc., for the development of a new subdivision in northeast Warrensburg. more

Holden teen hurt in Johnson County crash more

WARRENSBURG - The Warrensburg School Board of Education met for its final meeting of the calendar year on Tuesday, Dec. 17, at the Warrensburg High School library. more