Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe announced Tuesday that Catherine Hanaway will replace Andrew Bailey as the state’s next attorney general. more

A local award-winning author released a psychological thriller with lessons of mental health awareness on Aug. 5. more

University of Missouri Extension’s Plant Diagnostic Clinic, in partnership with the Missouri Department of Conservation, continues to offer free testing for all common oak tree diseases in 2025. 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

Damen W. Vittitoe, 21, was arrested for driving while intoxicated and fair to drive in a single lane near the intersection of North Washington Street and West Culton Street on July 21. After officers were dispatched to a call in the 100 block of West Pine Street in reference to trespassing. Upon arrival, officers were notified a male was repeatedly knocking on her door before leaving the area. The suspect was located in a black Chevrolet 1500 and a traffic stop was conducted. He was transported to the Warrensburg Police Department, where he was booked and released with a signed city summons. more

The University of Central Missouri (UCM) Gallery of Art and Design opens the 2025-26 academic year with a new exhibition and a slate of activities for the campus and Warrensburg communities. more

WARRENSBURG — Local business owners expressed public safety concerns correlated with the homeless population in Downtown Warrensburg during the Warrensburg City Council meeting Monday, Aug. 11. more

SEDALIA — The Missouri State Fair hosted its annual Governor’s Ham Breakfast on Thursday, Aug. 14, in the Nucor Pavilion with Gov. Mike Kehoe as the keynote speaker. more

Man hurt in single vehicle accident more

Scott Smith, Ph.D., professor of Marketing, has been named the University of Central Missouri’s (UCM) Faculty Athletics Representative. more

Johnson County Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Larry Eggen was recognized Saturday, Aug. 9, with the “Friend of the Fair” award during the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia. more

SEDALIA — The American Farm Bureau Federation awarded the Friend of the Farm Bureau Award to Missouri U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt on Wednesday, Aug. 13.  more

Approximately 800 FFA students and agriculture leaders from around Missouri teamed up to package 175,000 meals for Drive to Feed Kids on Tuesday, Aug. 12, at the Missouri State Fairgrounds. more

WARRENSBURG — Warrensburg City Manager Mike Schrage presented the City Council with a draft of the Fiscal Year 2026 budget during the Monday, Aug. 11, meeting.  more

WARRENSBURG — On the search for more structure and peace in a world where he feels children have little, Trenton Wilbanks turns to his relationship with God.  more

Higginsville's John Campbell is a specialist in Aermotor windmills and has worked with Midwest Windmill Company owners Mark and Kim Henry for years. more

The University of Central Missouri has announced traffic impacts for the area ahead of the scheduled Thursday, Aug. 14, UCM Kick-Off move-in day. more

Nicole S. Smith, 38, was arrested for driving while suspended July 14 in the 400 block of Jefferson Street after officers conducted a traffic stop on a gray Kia Sorrento for not using a turn signal. Officers made contact with the driver, who was determined to be driving while revoked. She was arrested and transported to the Warrensburg Police Department, where she was booked and released pending state charges for driving while revoked, no turn signal and no insurance.   more

Clinton woman injured in accident more