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Voters sought change to Fayette city council

Four new aldermen were elected to the Fayette city council.
Voters in Fayette last week sent a message of change to the City of Fayette while cementing their approval for the status quo of the school district. Four new city council members will be sworn in …

FHS student honored for creating elementary STEAM project

Fayette High School junior Amaya Burchett was one of three students awarded a $1,000 prize by S. M. Wilson & Co.’s SKILLED® construction career program during a ceremony at the …

Community mourns sudden death of CMU student

Central Methodist University confirmed a student died on in her dorm room Friday evening. Nineteen-year-old Amalinn Hartley was found unresponsive in her residence hall room at approximately 8 p.m. …

Police: lock your car doors

Fayette police are urging owners to lock their vehicles at night. Over the past three weeks, more than a dozen reports have been made by people claiming their cars have been rifled through overnight. …

Monthly car cruise-ins begin next week downtown Fayette

Local vintage car enthusiasts will host car cruise-ins from 5 until 8 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of the months of April through October in Fayette. The first event will be held next Wednesday, …
Top Sports Stories

Fayette girls win Eaton Relays

The Fayette girls track & field team continues to dominate. On Friday, the Falcons racked up seven first-place finishes, a runner-up medal, and four third-place postings to win by double-digits …

Sage commits to cheer at Missouri Valley next year

Fayette High School senior Hayden Sage signed a letter of intent last week to become a member of the cheerleading squad at Missouri Valley College next year. Sage is the second Falcon …

Higbee rallies past New Bloomfield

A sixth-inning rally lifted the Higbee Tigers to a 7-5 at New Bloomfield on Friday. Higbee’s record now stands at 3-4 overall, having won three out of the last five games. The Tigers …

New Franklin baseball splits in weekend triangular

The New Franklin baseball team fell to Salisbury but regrouped to defeat Northwest-Hughesville in game two of the Bulldogs’ annual varsity triangular on Saturday. A seventh-inning comeback …
Letters

Running for vacant Southwest Ward seat

To the Editor : After much thought and careful consideration I decided to enter the race for the unexpired term of alderman for the Southwest Ward. I am motivated to play a role in helping to …

Long-Term Care Administrator’s Week

To the Editor : As we recognize Long-Term Care Administrator’s Week this March, I’d like to highlight the incredible partnership between long-term care administrators and hospice …

Local News
911 board changes policy for tornado sirens
The Howard County 911 Board has officially voted to change its tornado siren policy. Upon receiving notice from the National Weather Service of a tornado warning for any location in Howard County, …
CMU Director of Bands to depart for alma mater
A year after joining the faculty of the Swinney Conservatory of Music at Central Methodist University, Dr. Kara Metzger will depart to pursue an exciting new opportunity at her alma mater. Metzger, …
The 911 call center, located inside the Keller Building, is staffed by a minimum of two people, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
911 office cites ‘human error’ for lack of sirens during tornado warning
Wild spring storms swept across Missouri on Wednesday, dropping around 1.65 inches of rain in Fayette in heavy downpours throughout the morning. Heavy winds accompanied the rain. As tornado watches …
Local businesses favorite by Rural Missouri readers
Three Howard County business were selected as favorite places in the state by readers of Rural Missouri magazine. Fireside Bakes & Brews in Fayette and Beckett’s in Glasgow won first place …
Vatican astronomer to Give Perry Lecture April 21
On Monday, April 21, Central Methodist University will welcome Brother Guy J. Consolmagno S.J. to campus to give the 2025 Perry Lecture on Faith and Science. Consolmagno will present his lecture, …
Community Auto collecting donations for the Fayette Food Pantry
Community Auto Sales & Service in Fayette is partnering with the Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland to support the Fayette Food Pantry. Every customer who schedules an appointment for service …
City of Fayette - Board of Aldermen Candidates
Elections for the Fayette Board of Aldermen will be held next week, Tuesday, April 8. For the first time in a while, voters have a choice of who will represent them on the city council. To help …
The three candidates for two open seats on the Fayette Board of Education share a fun moment following a largely civil and crowded public forum last week. Left to right: Ray Snyder, Aaron Cunningham, and Skip Vandelicht.
School board candidates share ideas in packed public forum
Voters last week had their first chances to get a close look at three candidates running for two seats on the Fayette Board of Education. While two-term incumbent Skip Vandelicht is well known to …
Sign up for Daly Elementary Summer School
Summer school signups are underway at the Daly Elementary School. The summer session runs Tuesdays through Fridays from May 20 until June 14, and includes bus transportation. Students entering …
Obituaries
Linda Kay Nabors
Rural Fayette, Mo. resident Linda Kay Nabors, age 68, passed away peacefully at her home on April 5, 2025, surrounded by her kids and husband, following a courageous yearlong battle with cancer. …
Peggy Studley
Peggy Waller Studley, 68, of New Franklin, Mo., passed away on March 21, 2025, at home surrounded by her loving family, following a courageous battle with cancer. Peggy was born on February 5, …
Mary Rohlfing
Howard county resident Mary Rohlfing passed away peacefully March 21, 2025 at the Lodge in Fayette, MO where she had been a resident for several years. Mary I. Rohlfing was born one of 12 …
Phyllis Jean “Jeanie” Davis Detherow
Phyllis Jean “Jeanie” Davis Detherow, 86, passed away in Jefferson City, Mo., on March 11, 2025. She is survived by her sister, Ruth Ann Welch, her brother, Mike Davis, and sister-in-law, …
Gladys Loriene Bradley
Gladys Loriene Bradley, 97, of New Franklin, MO passed away surrounded by her family on March 4, 2025, at Katy Manor in Pilot Grove, MO. Gladys was born in Saginaw, MI on October 20, 1927, a …
Robert Neill Hix
Robert Neill Hix, Ellijay, Georgia, passed away on February 21, 2025. He was 83 years old. Robert, or Bob, was born July 7, 1941, in Kinston, North Carolina, to The Reverend Dr. Clarence Eugene …