Kingsville Commencement Exercises To Be Held June 19
The Kingsville R-I District has announced graduation plans for the graduating seniors in the KHS Class of 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, alternate graduation plans have been made since school is closed for the rest of the year. Kingsville Principal Jay Fleeman sent a communication home to students and families regarding the changes made…
Read MoreBPW Hears MoDOT Update
By Jenny Allen Staff Writer The Board of Public Works (BPW) heard a MoDOT update at its regular monthly meeting, held Tuesday, April 7, as an online meeting due to the COVID-19 stay-at-home mandate. Water Superintendent Tony Lerda said the MoDOT project is going well. The crews had planned to move on to downtown, but…
Read MoreMasons Help With Student Lunches
Holden Masonic Lodge #262, in partnership with the Masonic Home of Missouri, donated a check for $500 to the Holden R-III School District last week. The donation is to be used to purchase student lunches. It all worked out well with social distancing guidelines, according to Lodge members. Holden Lodge member Gary Miller reached out …
Read MoreHolden Schools Closed for Remainder of Academic Year
An announcement came from Governor Mike Parson last Thursday, April 9, that Missouri schools will not reconvene this academic school year. The Holden R-III District’s school year is set to wrap up on Friday, May 15, however, the remainder of the year will continue to be online learning at home, as it has been for the…
Read MoreR-I District Closed the Rest of the 2019-20 Year
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Mike Parson made the announcement last Thursday that all Missouri schools will remain closed for the duration of the 2019-20 academic school year. The recommendation to close for the rest of the year was made to Governor Parson by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Kingsville…
Read MoreLocal Funeral Homes Change Way of Doing Business During Pandemic
Holden joins the State of Missouri and much of the country in adhering to a stay-at-home order, per Governor Mike Parson and Johnson County Community Health Services. The order is meant to mitigate the spread of and exposure to the coronavirus during the pandemic we find ourselves in. All citizens are ordered to stay home…
Read MoreStabbing Occurs in Holden, Assailant Apprehended
A stabbing incident occurred at a downtown Holden convenience store on Friday, April 3, resulting in several injuries to the victim. Break Time was the scene of the attack, located on S. Olive and 2nd St. in Holden. According to authorities, the suspect, Ronald Worthington, 60, was eventually apprehended at 202 N. Mary St. in…
Read MoreGovernor Announces Schools Will Remain Closed
In last Thursday’s COVID-19 briefing, Governor Mike Parson announced that all Missouri public and charter school buildings will remain closed through the remainder of the academic year. This recommendation was made to Governor Parson by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and several school superintendents from rural and urban areas across the…
Read MoreBlaze Claims Life of Holden Man
Johnson County Fire Protection District #2 answered a call to a structure fire last Monday, April 6 at 219 NW 1451 Rd., in Holden. Sadly, the fire claimed the life of the resident of the home. According to Fire Chief David Miller, when units arrived on scene at 11:11 a.m., they observed one outbuilding was fully…
Read MoreIntersections at Z and Rd. 650 Remain Closed
The Missouri Department of Transportation has closed the intersections at Route Z and westbound Highway 50 and Route Z and County Road 650 as of March 23 and it will remain closed through April 22. All work is weather dependent. These closures will enable MoDOT to complete new concrete pavement construction. Drivers are encouraged to…
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