H.O.P.E. To Host Life Line Screening Next Month
The H.O.P.E. Community Activity Center will be hosting a Life Line Screening event Thursday, August 28. Life Line Screening is the premier provider of stroke and cardiovascular disease risk screenings since 1993. Life Line Screening is extending a discounted offer to all H.O.P.E. members which will identify their risk level for the following diseases: 1.…
Read MoreLaTour School Alumni Reunion Set For July 26
Former students of LaTour School are invited to reconnect, reminisce, and celebrate shared memories at the annual school-wide reunion on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at 1:00 p.m.. The event will be held at Rose Hill Baptist Church. Open to all former students, the reunion draws alumni from across the years, bringing together those whose lives…
Read MoreNumber Of Financial Items Taken Up In Holden R-III Work Session
A number of financial items were on the agenda when the Holden R-III Board of Education held a work session Thursday, June 26. Consent Agenda Prior to the business items at hand the board unanimously approved the consent agenda which included: minutes from the June 9 meeting; payment of bills and financial statement; and sub…
Read MoreCity Of Holden Firework Display Set For Saturday
The City Of Holden Parks Department will present a grand fireworks display this coming Saturday evening. The “Spark In The Park” will take place July 12 at the Holden City Park. Festivities will start at 7:30 p.m., with fireworks beginning at dusk. There is no charge for the event. Sno cones and water will be…
Read MoreEvelyn Lois (Maddux) Clinger
Evelyn Lois (Maddux) Clinger of Holden, MO passed from this life into God’s hand on June 25, 2025, at the age of 84, with her family at her side. Evelyn was born February 18, 1941, in Quick City, MO to Harry Maddux and Martha (Atkinson) Maddux. She was raised in Quick City, MO and attended…
Read MoreMargaret Ann Tevis Herzog
Margaret Ann Tevis Herzog August 23, 1935 – June 21, 2025 Margaret Ann Tevis Herzog was born on August 23, 1935, to Charles and Helen Tevis, Margaret was the eldest of five children and the only daughter. She grew up surrounded by her four brothers, and throughout her life, she carried the strength of her…
Read MoreWesley Scott Goldsmith
Wesley Scott Goldsmith, 47, of Holden, Missouri, passed away on June 4, 2025, at his home in Lake Lotawana, surrounded by friends and family, after a courageous three-year battle with cancer. Though he may have left this world, his memory will live on in our hearts, a testament to his profound impact on those blessed…
Read MoreDarlene Davis
Darlene Davis, 81, of Independence, Mo., passed away unexpectedly on June 22, 2025. She was born and raised in Holden, Mo. Darlene was born on August 1, 1943, the oldest daughter of Cecil and Maurita Woods. She was in the class of 1961 at Holden High School. She graduated from the Kansas City Missouri Board…
Read More“Ignite The Night” Set For Friday Night
Five Star Lawn & Landscape will be hosting its Fourth Annual “Ignite The Night” Friday, July 4. The fireworks display location is 371 SW 1201 Road in Holden and is set to start at 8:00 p.m. The event also will feature music by Kaden Theiman. Parking for the event is available at Yoss Bros. Grocery…
Read MoreDorothy Dean Burke
Dorothy Dean Burke (née Durrett), age 92, of Harrisonville, Missouri, passed away peacefully at home on June 19, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Dorothy was born on January 12, 1933, in LaTour, Missouri, to Ernest and Loudean Durrett (née McDaniel). She was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Robert Durrett; her sister,…
Read More