WARRENSBURG – Warrensburg’s favorite brothers are back with their ninth studio album. more

Michael F. Gunter, 49, was arrested Oct. 30 for possession of drug paraphernalia and driving while suspended near the intersection of South Maguire Street and East Hale Lake Road after officers observed a male subject in a broken-down red Ford Explorer. Officers made contact with the driver, who was discovered to be driving while his license was revoked. He was arrested, and during a routine search, was discovered to be in possession of drug paraphernalia. He was transported to the Warrensburg Police Department, where he was booked and released with a signed city summons. more

WARRENSBURG – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Johnson County hosted its 23rd Annual Big Auction Thursday, Nov. 20. more

The UCM Mock Trial program competed in two invitationals to close out the fall season. more

Colonel Michael A. Turner, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, reminds everyone there will be an increase in traffic over the Thanksgiving holiday. The Thanksgiving holiday is one of the busiest travel periods of the year, with Wednesday and Sunday afternoon/evenings being the most heavily traveled times. Drivers should expect more traffic and the possibility of delays throughout the weekend. Regardless of traffic patterns, safety should remain a priority. more

Alcoholics Anonymous meetings hosted five days a week at 300 W. Second St. For more information, call 660-624-4132 and leave a message. more

KNOB NOSTER — Right off of North State Street in downtown Knob Noster sits a humble brewery and taproom, just a four-minute drive from Whiteman Air Force Base. more

WARRENSBURG – Martin Warren Elementary School is waving a new flag from its pole at the corner of Grover and South Maguire Streets to celebrate over 100 years of public education in Warrensburg. more

WARRENSBURG – Michelle Schubert isn’t the star of a Hollywood blockbuster. She doesn’t have a Grammy-nominated album or a best-selling novel. more

WARRENSBURG – The time of year for holiday traditions has arrived and Warrensburg is ripe with annual gatherings and events for residents near and far to enjoy. more

TOPEKA, Kansas — The Republican secretaries of state for Kansas and Missouri have signed a memorandum of understanding to exchange voter registration information in a bid to identify people who failed to cancel registrations after moving from one state to the other. more

WARRENSBURG – Warrensburg Parks and Recreation presented a Volunteer of the Year Award and a Community Partner of the Year Award at the department’s board meeting Wednesday, Nov. 19. more

Get ready for an evening of mystery, intrigue, and murder you won’t forget. more

Johnson County deer strike causes collision, three hurt more

This week's Backward Glance begins with a series of short news-worthy snippets from the Warrensburg area in the 1880s, then moves forward to 1963 and details of the election in which Warrensburg High School’s Student Council became president of all the area’s other Student Councils, and then concludes with news from 1964 and a potential drug addict suspected to be living in the Warrensburg area. more

The Warrensburg Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution met Friday, Nov. 14, at Raging Bull Restaurant. more

Missouri will try to seize assets owned by China to collect a $24 billion default judgment in its case accusing the Asian nation of lying to the world about the COVID-19 pandemic that began in Wuhan, Attorney General Catherine Hanaway said. more

Just in time for Thanksgiving week, accessing Warrensburg from eastbound U.S. Highway 50 just became easier. more

The Missouri Supreme Court must decide if voters need government-issued ID cards and whether people trying to register new voters can be paid. more