BPW Agrees To Tower Lease, Hears About Stormwater Project, Request For ARPA Funding
The Holden Board of Public Works acted upon several central items when gathering for its Wednesday, July 5 meeting. WATER SYSTEM In old business, Holden Water Superintendent, Tony Lerda, urged the Board to approve the contract for the Water Plant roof. Since the motion to accept the contract was made at the last meeting and…
Read MoreRoutine Business Taken Up By R-III School Board At June 28 Meeting
Some routine business items were taken up by the Holden R-III School Board at its Wednesday, June 28 meeting. After approval of the consent agenda, the Board began with addressing the 2022-23 Amendments and Transfers. After a motion by Board President Tonyea Inglis, second by Gerilynn Hoover it was approved as presented. Motion carried 7-0.…
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Downtown Cruise Night Set For This Friday, July 7
Just a reminder that Cruise Night is this coming Friday night (July 7). As usual, in addition to all kinds of cars, pickups, motorcycles and speciality vehicles, there will be plenty of food and snack stands, a raffle, prizes, music and plenty of “gear heads” to swap stories with. It’s a once-a-month event through October,…
Read MoreThomas Lawson Rymer
Thomas Lawson Rymer passed away on June 16, 2023 at the Osage Beach Rehab in Osage Beach Missouri. Tom was born on February 20, 1934 at St. Vincent Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. At the age of 6 weeks, he was adopted by a loving couple, Claude Lawson Rymer and Esta Jane Nicholson Rymer. He…
Read MorePatty S. Richman
Patty S. Richman, 92, passed peacefully on Friday, May 19, 2023, with her family at her side. Patty was born on January 25, 1931, in Clinton, MO, to Henry Hoppe and Mary (Glasscock) Hoppe. Patty graduated from Clinton High School and was a candy striper at Clinton’s hospital. Patty married Carl Richman, Jr., in Clinton…
Read MoreGrace Edna Perkins
Grace Edna Perkins 81, of Holden, Missouri passed away at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Lee’s Summit, Missouri on Friday, June 23, 2023. She was born July 3, 1941, in Carroll, Iowa to the late Max Otto Paul Pahnke and the late Anna Marie (Janssen) Pahnke. Grace graduated from New Franklin High School in New…
Read MoreHolden City Council Hears Citizen Comments In Regular Meeting
Four individuals spoke during the citizen input portion of the Thursday June 15 meeting of the Holden City Council. Naomi Chastain opened by sharing some of the work she and others had done for the City which was beyond the Holden Park Board funds. She said that the Park Board bought table umbrellas from a…
Read MoreResolutions, Bills Passed By Holden Council
A number of resolutions and bills were unanimously passed this month by the Holden City Council. They included the following: Resolution No. R23-010: Amending Fee Schedule-Zoning Change Application Fee – Discussion took place about the fee being raised too high and to what the fees were applied. It was pointed out that administration expenses, such…
Read MoreGene Strate
Gene Strate, 87, of Holden, Missouri, passed away peacefully at his daughter’s home on Monday, June 12, 2023. Gene was born in rural Holden on April 7, 1936, to Mont and Mary (Davis) Strate. He graduated from Holden High School in 1954. Gene lived his entire life in Holden, except for a short time in…
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