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Howard County Clerk reminds voters of election deadlines

With only 63 until the 2024 General Election, Howard County Clerk Shelly Howell offers information regarding voter registration.   The deadline for new voter registration is October 9. If … more

Ambulance district to host EMT classes

The Howard County Ambulance District is offering a free five-week class to become an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) in October. The class is free for anyone willing to make a three-year … more
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Is Fayette’s economy in trouble?

The Fayette Board of Aldermen approved a slightly higher property tax rate for 2024 during its regular meeting held on Tuesday, August 27. The new property tax rate of $0.5929 is up from last … more
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Baldridge School House Annual Fundraiser

The Baldridge School House will host its annual   ham and bean dinner fundraiser on Saturday,   October 5. The school house is located at 3275 State Route A, approx. three miles north of MO … more

Can you identify these players?

The curators of the CMU History Museum are seeking help identifying the people in the above photograph. It would appear this is a photo of the 1913-14 Fayette High School basketball team. It is one … more

Fall Ashby-Hodge show features art from alumni

This fall, the Ashby-Hodge Gallery of American Art will celebrate more than three dozen alumni of Central Methodist University as the “Art from the Alumni” exhibit opens with works by 37 … more

Fayette softball goes 1-2 at Boonville Tourn. in season debut

The Fayette softball team won its season debut over Wright City, 6-3, on Saturday in the opening round of the Boonville Tournament but fell to the host team after a late rally and lost the … more
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County bids farewell to longtime EMA directors

Howard County leadership held a reception in appreciation of 18 years of service by Emergency Management Co-Directors Bryan Kunze and Bill John, who retired from the office at the end of August. … more
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School board approves more than $300k in expenditures

A financially flush Fayette R-III School District finished the 2023-24 fiscal year with a resounding unrestricted fund balance of 62.13%, according to the annual Secretary of the Board Report … more
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Resurfacing 240

A PROJECT TO OVERLAY HIGHWAY 240 through Howard County is nearly complete. Crews rolled through downtown Fayette on Wednesday, after having completed a highly-traveled stretch from US 40 to town. The … more
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Hwy. 3, Route P now open

Howard County and surrounding areas have been heavily impacted in recent years by bridge and road repairs by the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT). Two construction areas recently … more
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Preliminary numbers show vast increase in Central Methodist enrollment

Central Methodist University’s new student enrollment numbers showed an impressive improvement over the previous year. The Fayette campus posted a first-day number of 452 new students for the … more

Business Note

Fayette Nutrition on the south side of the Fayette courthouse square announced it will close after about four months in business. The last day of open will be August 31. Krystle Melloway   … more
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Ophelia’s Flowers opens new lunch counter

Ophelia’s Flower Shop on the south side of the Fayette square fully opened up on Monday with a new sandwich counter. Hungry patrons can now enjoy cold sandwiches, paninis, soups, salads, baked … more
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Glasgow, Higbee FFA chapters help pack 193,000 meals for families in need at Missouri State Fair

Members of the Glasgow and Higbee FFA Chapters joined more than 725 FFA members and agricultural leaders at the Missouri State Fair on Tuesday, August 13, for the Missouri State FFA Food Insecurity … more

Fayette school district welcomes 25

The Fayette school district welcomed 25 new faculty and staff members at an annual district-wide breakfast at the Daly/Clark cafeteria on Wednesday. Fayette began the fall semester on Tuesday. Front … more
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CMU President addresses city council on sidewalk project

Central Methodist President Roger Drake appeared before the Fayette city council last week to discuss the university’s plan to construct a new eight-foot wide, ADA-compliant sidewalk along the … more
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Beloved Fayette restaurant Emmet’s Kitchen & Tap abruptly closes

Emmet’s Kitchen & Tap, a downtown Fayette landmark for more than two decades, announced Tuesday morning it would close immediately.   Managers Brandy Asbury and Matt Buckman have … more
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Realty Group donates to Fayette Boys & Girls Club

The Boys & Girls Club in Fayette received a donation in the amount of $500 from Power Realty Group of Columbia. The real estate agency makes two donations a year from monies held back from … more
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County voters echo statewide trends

Howard County voters mostly echoed statewide trends in last week’s primary election on Tuesday, April 6. With no locally contested races, only 27.36% of the county’s 6,759 registered … more
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