Higginsville News

By RICK MONTGOMERY The family of James and Brenda Dodson gathered to bury their urns on Thursday in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery at Higginsville.

After two weeks of reading the Richmond Missourian newspaper from World War II, I have a better appreciation of Ray County during those trying times.

Are you a goat producer interested in learning more about reproduction and health aspects of goat production? Well, you are in luck because University of Missouri-Extension, Lincoln University Cooperative Outreach Extension, and Lafayette County 4-H are teaming up to put on a goat workshop in Higginsville that will educate goat producers on ... (more)

Pettis County Recorder of Deeds Barbara Clevenger recently issued marriage licenses to: James E. Sutton III, 18, of Sedalia; and Keisha M. King 19, of Otterville; Matthew J. Thomas, 23, and Beckey E. Hull, 27, both of Sedalia; Steven R. Zeiler, 29, and Tammy S. Smith, 39, both of Sedalia; Joseph M. Beck, 19, of Higginsville, and Madelyn L.

Richmond tennis coach Julie Baker said her Spartans played well and made Higginsville work for its 5-2 Class 1, District 13 finals victory over her squad.

The Richmond Spartans are hoping the third time will be the charm when they face off with the Huskers in Higginsville this afternoon for the Class 1, District 13 tennis title.

A Higginsville man was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident at 1:27 p.m. Wednesday in Morgan County.

Hold on to that “Town saves theater” headline.The townsfolk of Higginsville, Mo., worked hard to win $50,000 in a recent Reader’s Digest contest, a cash infusion that would have gone a long way toward preventing their downtown theater from going dark.They competed against local community projects nationwide, and although they ... (more)