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Letters to the Editor
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Vote Pro-Life (Vote Yes on Amendment #3)

These are several excerpts from a brochure from the “Make Missouri Pro-Life Again” Amendment (#3) to be voted on this November 3rd, sponsored by “Missouri Right to Life.” A “Yes” … more

Vote no on Amendment 5

Dear Editor, A piece of mail featuring a candidate holding a gun is not likely to persuade me to vote for that candidate, just as a piece of mail full of misinformation or no information is not … more

August is National Grief Awareness Month

To the Editor ,  August is National Grief Awareness Month, a time to recognize that while grief is universal, every person’s journey through loss is unique.  I’ve learned that … more

Unhappy with trash service

Mayor and City Council, RTS not doing job. Leaves trash bin out road and people leaves trash can sometime 2 or 3 weeks. Owners cut road to hook up sewer and water lines city not making put back … more

Responds to ‘Concerned Parent’

To the Editor :   I want to thank Matt Hudson for his response to last week’s “Concerned Parent” letter. His seven years on the school board and 25-plus years of teaching in his … more

Tree Board Appreciates Donations

To the Editor :   The City of Fayette Tree Board was recently awarded two Green Tree Grants from Howard Electric in Fayette and Central Electric in Jefferson City. The money was used … more

Responds to 'Concerned Parent'

To the Editor :   This letter is in response to “A Concerned Parent” and of the request for the Superintendent to resign. Let me start by saying I was on the Fayette School … more

Calls for Fayette Superintendent to resign

To the Editor :   I am writing as a parent in our community to speak plainly about the conditions in our local school district—and to call for immediate accountability and change. … more

Supports Ambulance Tax

To the Editor : As a resident of Fayette, I am strongly in favor of maintaining the high level of ambulance service we are fortunate to have in Howard County. It is easy to take this service for … more

Fayette Candidate Forum

To the Editor:   Local elections shape the future of our community, and voters deserve the opportunity to hear directly from those seeking to represent them. To help inform the public … more

Arbor Day tree giveaway

To the Editor:   In celebration of Arbor Day, the annual Fayette Tree Board giveaway is to be held at the Fayette Courthouse Bandstand on Sat. March 28th from 1-3 pm. Native … more

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 … more

Advanced directives

To the Editor ,   After the holidays, many families return to their routines with a new awareness — health can change quickly, and plans are often made too late. A brief hospital … more

P.A.W.S. thanks Common Fund for support

To the Editor: PAWS extends a very sincere THANK YOU to the Fayette Area Common Fund for giving us $2,500! The Fayette Area Common Fund is a nonprofit organization that raises funds for … more

To the Editor:  For those who are not yet aware, there is a new and growing coalition in Howard County called People for Constitutional Democracy.  The group is open to all those who … more

Thanks for helping with Christmas Holiday House

  To the Editor :   The spirit of Christmas giving was evident on Saturday, December 13, when the Christmas Holiday House project provided gifts to 129 families for 286 … more

Complains about parking lines

Fayette Mayor, The $5,000 that was spent on the election would have bought enough paint to paint lines for two or three years. If drivers can’t tell yellow from black lines they … more

Hungry Neighbors

To the Editor :   This season of harvest and thanksgiving is marked by a growing disparity between the well fed and the hungry. Volunteer at our Howard County food pantry, or the Food … more

Alderman: City Marshal answers to the City Administrator

To the Editor :   I’m writing this letter to clear up the misconceptions about who the Fayette City Marshal reports to. For the past several years, for some reason, people … more

Former Mayor: Vote ‘No” on City Marshal change

To the Editor :   Since leaving my post as mayor of the City of Fayette in 2022, I have worked diligently to stay out of city politics. I have been asked to finish terms of aldermen … more
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