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WARRENSBURG — Virgil Campbell of Blue Springs and Paul Halstead of Warrensburg have claimed a $1 million prize they won by matching all five white-ball numbers drawn in the Jan. 1 Powerball drawing.
WARRENSBURG — The Johnson County Emergency Management Agency warns that travel is not advised Wednesday morning, Jan. 22, as roadway conditions have rapidly deteriorated with precipitation continuing to fall.
WARRENSBURG — January of 2020 marks the 25th anniversary for the WD-40's, a social group for women.
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WARRENSBURG — The regular monthly meeting of Johnson County Citizens for Environmental Action will be 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, in the David Curtis Room at the Warrensburg Community Center, 445 E. Gay St.
WARRENSBURG — The first Mid-Missouri Artists meeting of 2020 will feature a program by local artist and educator Rich Monson at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 30, in the Arts and Crafts Room of the Warrensburg Community Center, 445 E. Gay St.
WARRENSBURG — The Blaine Whitworth Foundation is now accepting registrations for the eighth Annual Blaine Whitworth Go Big or Go Home 5K Race, Walk and Relay, planned for 9 a.m. March 28 in downtown Warrensburg.
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Margaret June ‘Margi’ Warnick, age 89, of Warrensburg, passed away Friday, January 10, 2020 at the Warrensburg Manor Care Center.
Wanda Lea Lockhart Miller, born September 12, 1950, Manhattan, NY, passed over January 12, 2020, at her home, surrounded by family and friends. She is survived by two sons Matthew and Lucas and three grandchildren, Stone, Rex and Elaine. She was also survived by two sisters, Thelma Coker and…
God loves the warrior.
On Dec. 31, 2013, I was standing in a place called The Bund in Shanghai, China.
“Remember, they will give an answer to Him Who judges all who are living or dead. For this reason, the Good News was preached to the dead. They stood in the flesh before the One Who judges so they might live in the Spirit as God wants.” — 1 Peter 4:5-6
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KANSAS CITY — Clark Hunt remembers well the celebrations four years ago that surrounded the golden anniversary of the Super Bowl, the championship game whose name was coined by his late father and Kansas City Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt.
Randy Speer
Sports Editor
Bailey Fleming and Regan Shaffer combined for 23 points in the third quarter to help the No. 5 Leeton girls pull away from Hardin-Central 54-26 on Tuesday, Jan. 21.
Randy Speer
Sports Editor
The No. 10 Crest Ridge boys took down Lexington 71-57 on Tuesday, Jan. 21, behind 28 points from August Hoeper.
Randy Speer
Sports Editor
Crest Ridge girls dismantled Lexington 76-15 on Tuesday, Jan. 21.
Randy Speer
Sports Editor
KANSAS CITY — Former Walmart Inc. chief executive David Glass, who owned the Kansas City Royals for nearly two decades before selling the franchise last fall, died last week of complications from pneumonia. He was 84.
Randy Speer
Sports Editor
WARRENSBURG — The sandwich restaurant chain Schlotzsky's is aiming to open its Warrensburg location at 335 E. Russell Avenue in spring 2020, J.W. Franklin Co. Chairman Jerry Franklin, property owner, said on Tuesday, Jan. 21.
Dustin Steinhoff
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Adonius Wright has been volunteering at the Johnson County Big Brothers Big Sisters for about five years, and prior to moving to the area, she had been volunteering at BBBS for about three years in her hometown of Nashville.
Dustin Steinhoff
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The Warrensburg Chamber of Commerce hosts a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new member Lock N Store on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Anchoring the ribbon are Chamber member Ginny McTighe and Chamber Board of Directors member Suzy Latare as Store Manager James Anderson prepares to cut the ribbon alongsid…
COLUMBIA — Jillian Bryant, Fulton, was crowned the 2020 Missouri Beef Queen during the 52nd Annual Missouri Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show on Saturday, Jan. 11.
WARRENSBURG — A Beef Cattle Session focused on forage testing, cattle leasing and market outlook will be held in Warrensburg.
WARRENSBURG — Agricultural commodity producers who need to obtain or renew a private pesticide applicator license can attend one of the following training sessions provided through University of Missouri Extension.
Donald Trump isn't George W. Bush.
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Pardon my sharing a personal preference, but I don't give a rat's patootie about the opinions of some showbiz notables because, notwithstanding their star power, they usually don't really know what they're talking about.
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DEAR DR. ROACH: My wife is 69 and in very good health, exercising at least two hours a day. She has suffered from "knots in the back" for over 10 years. It is extremely painful, often bringing her to tears. It comes on suddenly at any time of the day or night, and lasts hours, days and occasionally weeks.
WARRENSBURG — Johnson County Community Health Services announced the addition of Jessica Hill as an environmental public health specialist.
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 91-year-old male. When I switched primary care physicians, my new doctor shook his head because my previous doctor had never told me about my low GFR readings and being borderline diabetic.
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