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Crest Ridge baseball beats Concordia in I-70 third-place game

Local Briefs April 26

Kindergarten registration open for Ridge View, Maple Grove
The Muleskinner Faculty Adviser Dr. Julie Lewis and student journalists Promotions Manager Mingzhu Zhu, Multimedia Manager Ellie Whitesell, News Editor Linda Alviar, Sports Editor Aaron Bax and reporters Braeden Sholes, Megan Weaver and Brad Hadank display the Best in State Cup award they received at the Missouri College Media Association and Missouri Broadcast Educators Convention on April 6. Photo courtesy of the Muleskinner

Muleskinner honored with Best in State award by Missouri College Media Association

The University of Central Missouri student news outlet, The Muleskinner, received the Best In State Cup award during the Missouri College Media Association (MCMA) and Missouri Broadcast Educators Association’s (MBEA) Convention on April 6 at Kansas City’s Crown Center.
The band Madd Hoss Jackson plays June 16, 2023, on The Lot at the Hayden Liberty Center.  File photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Sedalia Democrat

Liberty Center planning for year full of concerts

SEDALIA — The Liberty Center Association Concert Committee is planning a stellar year with several concerts and entertainment offerings on the horizon.
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 sign lets festival attendees know where to go for the Barks and Beats festival on Saturday, April 20, at Old Drum Animal Shelter. Old Drum partnered with the University of Central Missouri Advanced Events Marketing and Management class and its students to plan the event.

Old Drum Animal Shelter hosts Barks & Beats festival

WARRENSBURG – Warrensburg dog lovers all gathered Saturday, April 20 at the Old Drum Animal Shelter to celebrate its Barks and Beats festival that sought to raise awareness and funds for future endeavors at the shelter.
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.

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Missouri’s senior property tax freeze still dogged by unanswered questions

Last year, the Missouri General Assembly scrambled to act on an issue popular with voters who turn out in large numbers: property tax cuts for seniors in the form of a tax freeze.
First graders from Ridge View Elementary greet the Old Drum statue in front of the Historic Old Courthouse on Main Street. Photo courtesy of the Johnson County Historical Society

Ridge View students visit Johnson County Historical Society

The Johnson County Historical Society welcomed seven classes of first graders from Ridge View Elementary on Thursday, April 11.

Local Briefs April 23

‘American Pickers’ to film in Missouri

Community Calendar For April 23 through April 29

To have your event or meeting listed or changed, send details to hollyb@warrensburgstarjournal.com or call 660-747-8123.

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No. 12 Jennies golf repeats as MIAA Tournament champions

Central Missouri women's golf poses for a photo with its second-consecutive MIAA Tournament championship trophy Wednesday, April 24, at the Silo Ridge Golf Club in Bolivar. 
No. 12 ranked Central Missouri women’s golf secured its second-consecutive MIAA Tournament championship on Wednesday, April 24, at the Silo Ridge Golf Club in Bolivar.

Warrensburg boys tennis finishes unbeaten regular season

Warrensburg boys tennis topped a perfect regular season duals schedule with a 7-2 win against Marshall on Wednesday, April 24, in Marshall.  In doubles seniors Anthony Rehn (15-5) and Grant …

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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.

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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.
West Central Electric Cooperative’s delegates to Washington, D.C., are congratulated by WCE Board President Densil Allen Jr. and WCE General Manager Michael Newland. From left, Allen, Saul Logan and Jonathan Henry of Warrensburg High School, Kayley Marten of Crest Ridge High School and Newland. Photo courtesy of West Central Electric Cooperative

WCE names 2024 Youth Tour and CYCLE delegates

West Central Electric Cooperative announced that three area high school students are preparing to pack their bags for a week in Washington, D.C., following the 2024 Rural Electric Youth Tour finals hosted April 3.
A car pulls in to park at the storefront of Swisher's on Friday, March 29 in Warrensburg. First opened in 1965 by Ray Swisher and his business partner Louis “Louie” Feldman, the store was then called Louie’s Farm & Home.

Swisher’s hardware sold, set to change ownership April 8

WARRENSBURG – After close to 60 years since it first opened its doors, Swisher’s hardware store is being sold, with its storefront changing ownership on April 8.
Thursday, March 28, competitive eater JWebby (James Webb), of Sydney, Australia, hams it up before polishing off a seven-layer

JWebby, a competitive eater, visits Ni-Kuni restaurant

SEDALIA — From zero to 1.5 million followers, JWebby, a competitive eater from Sydney, Australia, has excelled in social media since beginning his competition circuit in 2021.
Western Missouri Medical Center President and CEO Darinda Dick, center, smiles toward the camera and prepares to cut the ceremonial ribbon on Monday, March 25, at Heart Care of Warrensburg. 

WMMC opens Heart Care of Warrensburg, its new cardiology home

WARRENSBURG – The Heart Care of Warrensburg celebrated its opening on Monday, March 27, with a ribbon cutting ceremony put on by the Warrensburg Chamber of Commerce.
Police & Crash Reports
Holden man arrested for DWI after accident
Arandon E. McConnell, 20, was arrested on March 19 for shoplifting from a business in the 300 block of East Cooper Boulevard. Asset Protection reported that a known male subject stole $298 worth of merchandise. He was arrested and transported to the Warrensburg Police Department, processed and released.
Driver arrested for DWI after crash
Khaniah S. Woodson, 18, was arrested on March 11 for stealing at a business in the 300 block of Cooper Boulevard. An employee from the business reported that they had a female subject in the office who failed to pay for multiple items, passing the last point of sale. She was transported to the Warrensburg Police Department, processed and released.

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Warrensburg Middle School Honor Roll

Warrensburg Middle School announced the following students were named to the honor roll for the third quarter of the 2023-24 school year.

University of Central Missouri begins cannabis certificate program

WARRENSBURG — The University of Central Missouri has launched a new online cannabis certificate training program after partnering with educator Green Flower.

UCM to premiere Duke Ellington’s ‘Sacred Concert’

University of Central Missouri Theatre and Dance and UCM Music will present Duke Ellington’s “Sacred Concert” at the James L. Highlander Theatre at 7:30 p.m. April 18-20 and at 2 p.m. April 21.
From left, three University of Central Missouri students, McKenna Strodtman, of Columbia; Kara Henderson, of Raytown, and Donovan Hoyes, of Sweet Springs, display certificates and trophies they received as top honorees during the Student Employee of the Year award ceremony at the James C. Kirkpatrick Library read and relax area. Photo courtesy of the University of Central Missouri

UCM junior from Sweet Springs receives top student employee award

Donovan Hoyes, a junior accounting major from Sweet Springs, has received the top honor in an annual program that recognizes exemplary student employees at the University of Central Missouri. Hoyes received the Student Employee of the Year award in the ceremony conducted on April 8 by UCM’s Office of Human Resources.

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Bennet Bodenstein

A few wine suggestions for your Passover meal

The Jewish holiday of Passover begins at sundown on Monday, April 22 and ends at nightfall on Tuesday, April 30. It is a holiday that celebrates a time when, at the last of the 10 plagues that struck Egypt in Biblical times, the Angel of Death passed over the homes of the Israelites.
Angela Palmer

Finding imperfect ways to reduce food waste

I worked outside this past weekend, clearing last year’s plant debris from my native beds, and as I raked, I found myself dreaming of summer foods.
Gwen Rockwood

Writer says goodbye to true blue companion

As losses go, this isn't a big one. I shouldn't even care. Still, I'm sad about it. It's hard to accept that the best jeans in my closet – and possibly the world – are on their last threads.

Lessons from the flower garden

It’s that time of the year again. The time when all traces of winter begin to dissipate and the fresh new palette of spring begins to unfold.
Bennet Bodenstein

Taking a look at malbec wines from Argentina

Did you know that Wednesday, April 17 is officially National Malbec Day? It is a day devoted to celebrating one of the most underrated red wines in the whole of Windom.

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Letters

Letter: American Red Cross has responded to a year of crises

Dear Editor:   2022 has been a year of crisis — both seen and unseen — for families and communities. The big crises the American Red Cross has responded to include …

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