A boost Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe touts as the largest increase in public school funding in two decades will fall about $300 million short of meeting the targets set in state law for public education. more

Warrensburg Main Street is hoping to spread some love this February to Downtown Warrensburg and the people, places, and things that make it so special with their Love Letters to Downtown initiative. They are encouraging community members to share what they love most about Downtown Warrensburg. more

WARRENSBURG - The Warrensburg Fire Department responded to a grass fire reported on Monday, Jan. 27, near South Devasher Road, according to a news release from the department the day after. more

WARRENSBURG — Missouri ranchers are facing mounting financial pressure as the cost of 2,4-D, a widely used herbicide, continues to climb. more

The Love What's Local committee is excited to bring back Foodie February to Warrensburg and the surrounding areas in Johnson County. more

The Warrensburg Chamber of Commerce  is excited to announce some of their fantastic opportunities for community members and local businesses to connect, collaborate, and grow together. These February events are designed to foster relationships, share resources, and celebrate our local community. more

The Shawn and Jill Purvis family recently made a memorial donation to the Warrensburg Schools Foundation in honor of Jill’s mom, Ruth Larmon, who passed away in July of 2024. more

Below is the Crest Ridge Honor Roll for Fall 2024, as submitted by the district.  more

WARRENSBURG - Warrensburg R-VI School District Health Services Director Karen Malsy presented an evaluation of the district's health services program during the Tuesday, Jan. 28, Board of Education meeting.  more

WARRENSBURG - Joined by her family, friends and coworkers, Truman Title Company’s Irma Woods celebrated her retirement after 47 years in the title insurance industry during a celebration on Friday, Jan. 24 at Player’s Restaurant. more

WARRENSBURG — As the words “drill, baby, drill” rang out from inside the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., late Monday, Jan. 20, the price of Missouri corn hung steady at about $4.50 per bushel. Farmers across the state, and country for that matter, watched the markets closely, knowing that energy policies debated in the nation’s capital could directly impact their bottom lines. more

In support of its efforts to serve local residents, the Johnson County Adult Literacy Program (JCALP) will host the annual David Cunningham Memorial Scrabble Tournament on Saturday, March 1, 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

Kevin M. Kamua, 35, was arrested on Dec. 30 for improper registration, speeding, no seatbelt, driving while revoked, careless and imprudent driving, no tail lights and obstructing police. Officers attempted a traffic stop on his vehicle near the intersection of Young and Burkarth Streets when the driver fled at a high rate of speed and turned off the lights on their vehicle. The vehicle pulled into an apartment complex and collided with another vehicle. He was taken into custody afterward. He was transported to the Warrensburg Police Department, booked and released on municipal charges. more

WARRENSBURG - Warrensburg R-VI School District Assistant Superintendent for Support Services Dr. Troy Marnholtz was honored as the Assistant Superintendent of the Year for the West Central Region of the Missouri Association of School Administrators (MASA) at the Jan. 15 monthly West Central MASA meeting. more

WARRENSBURG - Warrensburg resident Kevin Wingard Jr., 36, was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 23 for charges of possessing child pornography. more

The Missouri Auto Body Association (MABA) is proud to announce a transition in leadership. Tanner Kemna, the co-owner of Kemna Collision Repair, Inc. in Jefferson City, MO, has been named the new MABA president. more

CHILHOWEE —  Chilhowee residents Gregory D. Arnold and Yvonne P. Arnold have both been charged with second-degree murder and abuse of a child resulting in death in connection with the 2009 death of their newborn, according to a release from the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, Jan. 23. more

WARRENSBURG - Warrensburg High School will be under new leadership come fall 2025, as current principal Bret Pummill will retire at the end of the 2024-25 school year. more

HOLDEN - Charles J. Gilkey, 62, was arrested and taken into custody by the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, Jan. 23, for charges of possessing child pornography. more