WARRENSBURG — Lions Lake will get a facelift over the next year or two as the city of Warrensburg started its improvement project on Monday, July 21. more

Former Crest Ridge School District employee Dylan Joseph Skeens was arrested by the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office on Friday, July 25. more

WARRENSBURG — Cuddled up in bed with a full stomach and a fresh set of pajamas on, familiar words leave our loved ones mouths and whisp through the air. more

WARRENSBURG — The city of Warrensburg partnered with Evergy to replace 21 burnt out street high-pressure sodium lights with new LED, light-emitting diodes, lights in the downtown area. more

Knob Noster teen killed, four injured in crash more

JOHNSON COUNTY — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Johnson County received a $2,100 grant check from the West Central Electric RoundUp Foundation on Wednesday, July 23, that will go towards its new Big Futures program. more

The 2025 Johnson County 4-H & FFA Youth Fair was held on Friday, June 12 and Saturday, July 13. more

Kegan Walsh, Savanna Bramwell and Landen Nelson, were among the 96 high school students from across Missouri who participated in the Missouri Electric Cooperative CYCLE (Cooperative Youth Conference and Leadership Experience) program. The conference was held July 15-18, 2025, at the DoubleTree Hotel in Jefferson City. They were sponsored by West Central Electric Cooperative.  more

Jordan D. Graves, 19, was charged with robbery, armed criminal action, exhibiting a weapon and resisting arrest on Monday, July 21, after a drug deal gone wrong over the prior weekend. more

WARRENSBURG— The University of Central Missouri’s PBS member television station KMOS-TV is preparing to lose its public media funding after federal government cuts. more

Janice E. Cook, 42, was arrested on June 23 for operating a motor vehicle without a valid operator's license after an accident at the intersection of South Marr Drive and South Maguire Street. It was determined that she collided with a stop sign. She was transported to the Warrensburg Police Department, where she was booked and released with multiple citations. more

KINGSVILLE – Days like these, where the temperature nears the hundreds, are ideal for outdoor family fun. more

WARRENSBURG — The Warrensburg Chamber of Commerce rolled out the red carpet on Thursday, July 17, as it welcomed city officials, business owners and community members to its annual awards ceremony for 2025 titled “Lights, Camera, Commerce!” more

University of Central Missouri Athletics and Central Bank are proud to introduce Mules Checking, a unique sports fan package designed to celebrate University of Central Missouri (UCM) Mules and Jennies supporters. The package combines team pride with the convenience of advanced banking technology. more

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

Dangerously hot conditions are forecasted to impact the region over the course of the next week. more

WARRENSBURG - Missouri Fourth District Congressman Mark Alford visited Warrensburg on Friday, July 18, to speak with public officials over lunch at Fitter’s Pub. more

WARRENSBURG — Being in the armed services is one of the toughest jobs in the world. more