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Local Briefs May 17

JCALP to host Culver’s night

Crash Reports - May 17, 2024

Holden man arrested for DWI in Johnson County crash
From left, Assistant Superintendent Dr. Troy Marnholtz, Warrensburg Schools Foundation Board Member Catherine Rupp, Foundation Board President Bob Lotspeich, Teacher Scholarship recipient Michelle Carroll, Foundation Assistant Director Dr. Ashlee Holdren, Superintendent Dr. Steve Ritter, Foundation Executive Director Judy Long, and Foundation Board Member Leah Harris.


Photo courtesy of the Warrensburg Schools Foundation

Foundation awards teacher and support staff scholarships

The Warrensburg Schools Foundation recently announced the recipients of its 2023-24 Teacher and Support Staff Scholarships. Members from the Foundation’s board traveled to Martin Warren Elementary, Ridge View Elementary, and Maple Grove Elementary to award three scholarships totaling $2,500.
7 Brew Coffee, 300 E. Russell Ave., is Warrensburg’s newest coffee shop, which offers products like coffee, energy drinks, teas, sparkling-infused waters, shakes and smoothies.

7 Brew Coffee opens in Warrensburg

WARRENSBURG – Whether it is a hot cup of joe, a cold brew, or an energy drink that gets you out of bed in the morning, Warrensburg’s newest coffee shop, 7 Brew Coffee, has it all in spades and is now open at 300 E. Russell Ave.
Maggie Burgin, Warrensburg Main Street Event and Marketing Coordinator, stands outside Sterling Elementary with students from Mrs. Maduros and Mrs. Stewart’s fifth grade classes and social worker Katie Quinn after the Movie on the Lawn Committee meeting.


Photo courtesy of Warrensburg Main Street

Sterling Elementary, Warrensburg Main Street plan Movie on the Lawn

Warrensburg Main Street is hosting a free Movie on the Lawn series this summer, which will feature movies on the third Friday of May, June and August.
Monday evening, May 13, the Congressional Fentanyl Forum is hosted by Congressman Mark Alford at the Heckart Performing Arts Center in Sedalia. Resources were available for those struggling with a substance abuse problem and free doses of Narcan were given for use in opioid overdose emergencies.


Photo by Chris Howell | Sedalia Democrat

Fentanyl forum offers discussions, resources, stories of loved ones

SEDALIA — Just minutes before Congressman Mark Alford’s fentanyl forum began Monday night, May 13 at the Heckart Performing Arts Center in Sedalia, a woman in the front row quietly shared with the Sedalia Democrat her heartbreaking story.
Local News

Homeschool students take part in mock court

Fifteen 13-year-old to 15-year-old Warrensburg and Columbia students were in court this month, and many of them were serving as attorneys and law enforcement officers as Classical Conversations Challenge B classes participated in a mock trial.

Children's Memorial Gardens contributes to WMMC Foundation

The Western Missouri Medical Center Foundation has received a significant contribution from the Nancy Anderson Park/Children's Memorial Gardens aimed at supporting families coping with the loss of a baby. The donation will be used to help procure essential bereavement equipment and supplies for the WMMC Obstetrics (OB) Unit.

UCM Board of Governors approves FY 2025 operating budget

The University of Central Missouri's Board of Governors approved the Fiscal Year 2025 operating budget during a plenary session on April 24 at the Missouri Innovation Campus in Lee’s Summit. The session also included the establishment of new degrees and certificates, as well as recognition of several students, faculty and staff.

Local Briefs May 14

City to host home improvement code class
Local Sports

Shanks tabbed Holden girls basketball coach

Holden has hired Todd Shanks as the school’s next girls basketball coach.  A native of Centerview, Shanks joins the Eagles after one season as head coach at Sherwood. The Marksmen …

Mules, Jennies track sending 11 events to DII Championships

Central Missouri track and field will be represented in 11 events during the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships, slated for May 23 through May 25 at Francis G. Welch Stadium in Emporia, Kansas.

Business
Darinda Dick

WMMC President earns board certification

Darinda J. Dick, MSN, RN, FACHE, President and CEO of Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg, has completed her board certification in healthcare management, earning her designation among the nation’s leading professional society for healthcare leaders as a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE).
David Aery is the owner of Hook Solutions, 23964 U.S. Highway 65 in Warsaw. Arey has been manufacturing lures on the property since 1987 and sells the across the country, but mostly on the east coast.


Photo by Chris Howell | Sedalia Democrat

Hook Solutions lures new customers and employees

WARSAW – A few miles south of Lincoln, across from the bowling alley in a nondescript white building, a team of workers manufactures 40,000 fishing lures a week.
Hayden Morelan of Hayden's Sweets makes cotton candy during the Warrensburg Farmers' Market on Saturday, May 13, 2023, in downtown Warrensburg. Morelan is returning for the 2024 season, which begins with the Moonlight Market on April 27 and the first regular Saturday on May 4.

Warrensburg Farmers' Market preparing for 2024 season

A true sign that summer is on its way, the Warrensburg Farmers’ Market will host its annual Moonlight Market on Saturday, April 27, followed by the first Saturday of the regular season on Saturday, May 4.
A Beer, Wine, & Spirit Stroll participant views the assortment of wines from Stone Hill Winery of Hermann available to try on Saturday, April 20, at Marmee's and Borgman's. 

Sold out Beer, Wine, & Spirit Stroll takes over Downtown Warrensburg

WARRENSBURG – Warrensburg Main Street and the Warrensburg Chamber of Commerce combined efforts Saturday for their fourth annual Beer, Wine, & Spirit Stroll in the downtown area.
Volunteers Monica Mitcheltree, left, and Max Ridenhour talk with students who stop by the charity table during a Reality Check event hosted by Central Bank on Thursday, April 11 at Crest Ridge High School.

Central Bank hosts Reality Check at Crest Ridge

During the 2023-24 school year, Central Bank visited multiple schools in the Warrensburg area. Most recently, the bank hosted a Reality Check at Crest Ridge High School.
As featured on ABC’s “World News Tonight with David Muir,

Warrensburg’s DayStar Filters gives a glimpse of the eclipse

WARRENSBURG – As the moon passed over the sun on Monday, April 8, it offered millions of American viewers the opportunity to see a total solar eclipse for the first time since 2017. From Mexico, to Missouri, to Cleveland and New York, eyes turned toward the skies as the path of totality peaked all across North America.
Police & Crash Reports
Warrensburg woman seriously injured in collision
Leeton motorcyclist injured in Henry County crash
John T. Campbell Jr., 48, was arrested on April 8 for driving with a revoked license after a traffic stop near South Maguire Street. He was transported to the Warrensburg Police Department, booked and released with multiple citations.
Warrensburg woman hurt in accident
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Education
Warrensburg Middle School Principal Holly Jennings, middle, poses for a picture with her Principal of the Year Award and R-VI Assistant Superintendent Dr. John Finnane, left, and R-VI Superintendent Steve Ritter, right. 

WMS Principal Holly Jennings wins MOASSP Principal of the Year award

WARRENSBURG – Last month, Warrensburg Middle School Principal Holly Jennings was recognized as Principal of the Year by the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals Central District, the Warrensburg R-VI School District announced via a Facebook post.

UCM Fall 2023 Dean’s List

The following local students have earned a spot on the University of Central Missouri Dean’s List for the 2023 fall semester.

West Central Electric Cooperative awards scholarships to area seniors

West Central Electric Cooperative has announced the 22 area high school seniors who have been named recipients of a West Central Electric Cooperative Scholarship.
Warrensburg Christian School Director Liz Fatka, center with green hard hat, members of the school and Septagon Construction workers dig into the ground, beginning the school's expansion on Thursday, May 9. Phase 1 of the expansion will add on four new classrooms to the private school. 

Warrensburg Christian School breaks ground on Phase 1 building expansion

WARRENSBURG – The Warrensburg Christian School, 612 E. Young Ave., is expanding once more and beginning with Phase 1 of an expansion of its private school.
From the Opinion page
Columnists

Irises, peonies, and the chop

Finally, the rains came and blooms followed. May in Central Missouri gardens is a time of abundance. Gardens come to life with the blousy blooms of peonies and the statuesque blooms of irises. The bloom size and the longevity of the peony and iris make them must-haves for any garden. They are good starter plants as they are both very hardy and bloom reliably when planted correctly.
Bennet Bodenstein

A look at Chilean sauvignon blanc wines

Sauvignon blanc wines are currently suffering the same fate that befell the merlot wines at the turn of the last century.
Gwen Rockwood

The ugly truth about sleep

Sleep is beautiful. But the physical act of sleeping isn’t. That’s why I roll my eyes during rom-com movies when the man wakes up early (yeah, right) to gaze adoringly at the woman he loves while she sleeps.

Get in the habit of finishing well

I love the story of the woman at the well. If you’re not familiar with it, look in the fourth chapter of John’s gospel.
Bennet Bodenstein

Wines perfect for mothers

Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 12 and is one of the happiest of our national holidays. Thus, only the happiest of wine is the order of the day, but which one?
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