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Fayette Courtwarming 2025

Justin Addison/Fayette Advertiser THE 2025 FAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL COURTWARMING KING AND QUEEN are Thomas Elliott and Oakleigh Hill. The seniors were crowned by returning King and Queen Tristan Swan …

2025 Howard County Plat Book available for purchase in Assessor’s Office

Howard County Assessor Woody McCutcheon announces the new plat book for the county has been completed and is available for purchase in his office. This spiral-bound book features the standard …

Daly Elementary preschool screening March 10

Parents of children planning to enroll in preschool at Daly Elementary in Fayette next year should make an appointment for screenings. Eligible children must be three or four years old on the …

Fayette FFA Auction next Saturday

The Fayette High School Chapter of Future Farmers of America will host its annual fundraising auction at 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 22, at the high school ag building. On the block this year …

Fayette resident honored with prestigious veterinary award

A Fayette woman is the recipient of the Missouri Veterinary Medical Association’s Ortu Stella Award. Dr. Laura Moon, DVM, received the award at the MCMA’s 133rd Annual Convention held …
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Sophomore Fayette point guard Paige Vroman led all scorers with 23 points.

Vroman lead Fayette girls past Eugene on Courtwarming

The Fayette girls made easy work of new Central State 8 opponent Eugene on Friday, winning the Falcons’ Courtwarming game by a wide margin, 67-23, to improve to 9-11 on the season. The win …

Fayette sophomore Colten Cross takes a contested shot in the paint in Friday’s Courtwarming game.

Falcons show grit, determination against state’s best

Fayette boys’ basketball coach Brandon Friebe is not one for moral victories. But he was not above praising his players for how they played in Friday night’s Courtwarming game against the …

Breland earns 400th career coaching win as Eagles open season 6-2

After opening the season with two wins and two losses on February 1 and 2, the No. 14 Central Methodist baseball team swept the fifth annual Cajun Collision with four straight wins on Friday and …

No. 7 CMU softball concludes weekend with perfect record

The No. 7 Central Methodist Softball program opened the season with a perfect weekend of four straight wins at the Branson Bash Classic in Branson. The Lady Eagles eased past Ecclesia 11-3 in …
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Celebrate National Salute to Veteran Patients Week

To the Editor , Behind every Veteran’s story is a lifetime of courage, sacrifice and service—a legacy that deserves our deepest gratitude. As we celebrate National Salute to Veteran …

Appreciate Commission discussion on property tax freeze

Dear Howard County Commissioners, I appreciate the thoughtful consideration the Commission has given to the ongoing discussion regarding a property tax freeze for senior homeowners. As we move …

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Jennings Premium Meats breaks ground on $2M expansion
Jennings Premium Meats in New Franklin broke ground last week on a 4,800 square-foot expansion that will increase the company’s capacity for manufacturing snack sticks. The project is expected …
CMU Chapel hosting Black History Month guest speakers
Central Methodist University’s Center for Faith and Service (CFS) is hosting   guest speakers at Chapel services each Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the Assembly Hall in celebration of Black …
High school DAR Good Citizen Award winners, left to right: Kaitlynn Monning (Glasgow), Aaron Neimeier (Harrisburg), and Kaleb Friebe (Fayette).
Local students honored by HoCo DAR
The Howard County Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution bestowed its annual Good Citizen Awards to local high school and junior high students during a ceremony …
DES singer joins MMEA All-State Children’s Choir
Daly Elementary fourth-grader Bella Kingery was a part of the Missouri All-State Children’s Choir, on January 28. She joined talented choir members to perform during the 87th Missouri Music …
Fayette High School Courtwarming senior candidates and attendants: Left to right: Blake Braden and Eastin Hill (Freshmen), Colten Cross and Kennady Vroman (Sophomores), Charles Alexander and Clara Gose (Juniors); and senior Queen and King Candidates Hayden Sage and Micah Estes, Cayle John and Kevin De La Torre, and Oakleigh Hill and Thomas Elliott.
FHS celebrates Courtwarming this week
Fayette High School students have been getting into the school spirit as the district celebrates Courtwarming Week. This year’s theme is Falcon Music Fest, with dress-up days related to the …
The rear brick exterior of the I. H. Pearson Dry Goods building at 105 North Main Street on the east side of the square collapsed Monday afternoon.
Rear corner of downtown building collapses
Another downtown building could be near collapse. Bricks from the back corner of the I. H. Pearson Dry Goods building located at 105 North Main Street on the east side of the Fayette square collapsed …
Armstrong man charged with felony DWI, animal abuse
An Armstrong man charged with animal abuse, property damage, and driving while intoxicated is out of jail after posting a $10,000 bond on Thursday of last week. Timothy David Vroman, 44, faces felony …
Free soul food dinner celebrates Black History Month Feb. 8
  The public is invited to a free soul food dinner on Saturday, February 8, as a celebration of Black History Month. A Taste of Blackness will be held from 9 until 11 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic …
Higbee awarded grant to raze commercial buildings
The City of Higbee has been awarded $324,170 through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program to demolish five commercial properties in the downtown area. Funds from the CDBG grants …

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Obituaries
 Donald Julius Hilgedick
Donald Julius Hilgedick, lovingly known as “Pappa Don,” passed away at Glasgow Gardens on Monday, February 10, 2025, at the age of 95. He was born in Boone County, Hartsburg, …
Sara Bagby
Sara Bagby, a well-known and respected pharmacist and church and community worker passed from this life on February 10, 2025, at Landmark Hospital in Columbia, Mo. She was 76 years of age. Sara …
Oliver Jackson (Doc) Beaman
Oliver Jackson “Doc” Beaman, 91, of New Franklin, entered Heaven on February 2, 2025, at the Harry S. Truman Hospital in Columbia. Doc was born in New Franklin on September 16, 1933, …
Kenneth D. Harvey
Kenneth Dale “Ken” Harvey, 76, of Fayette, passed away on Friday, January 31, 2025, at Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital following a courageous battle with cancer. He was …
Dorothy Jean Ayres
Fayette resident, Dorothy Ayres, age 89, passed away peacefully at her home on January 26, 2025, following a long battle with cancer. Dorothy Jean Thompson Ayres was born on September 17, 1935, …
Raymond Kirby
Rural Fayette, Mo. resident Raymond Kirby, age 81, passed away peacefully at his home on January 20, 2025. Raymond Earl Kirby, affectionately known as “Scrooge” to his family and …

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