The exciting event “CASINO NIGHT” will be taking place this coming Friday night (Nov. 4) at the H.O.P.E. Community Activity Center, located at 100 S. Market St., Holden MO. A social time at 6:00 p.m. will open the festivities with meals served at 6:30 p.m. That will be followed by an awards presentation. Shortly thereafter,…

This coming April the voters of the Kingsville R-1 School District will have the opportunity to vote to approve a No-Tax Increase bond issue that will provide the district funds for capital projects and improvements. This can be for up to $2.2 million dollars. School Superintendent Jay Fleeman emphasized the bond will not increase current…

It was a light agenda to address when the Holden R-III School Board gathered for its Oct. 10 meeting at the Middle School Library. After approving the consent items, which included minutes from the Sept. 12 meeting/ payment of bills and the financial statement, the Board moved on to reports. Grant Guevel first shared the…

Attn. Kingsville Residents: The Image will be running a feature story on the founding of Kingsville, its history, generations of families who have called Kingsville home, and a chronological pictorial of its early years through the present. If you have photographs of Kingsville in past decades, or information on Stahls, families who are/were lifelong residents,…

The Holden Area Chamber of Commerce and Main Street Holden, Inc. will hold the annual Trick or Treat and Story Book Trail Monday, Oct. 31 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. The two events will be held with businesses handing out candy in Downtown Holden and Halloween characters reading stories to children at the Holden City…

The Life Celebration Theater has received a $10,000 donation from the West Central Electric Round-up Foundation. To mark the generous donation, a public presentation of the check will be held at 10:00 a.m. this Friday (Oct. 21), at the theater in Downtown Holden. All area residents are invited to attend the event and show the…

Kingsville KARES will host Trunk or Treat on Saturday Oct. 29, 2022 at the Kingsville ballpark. Those wishing to participate by setting up a trunk should arrive between 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. and should bring a minimum of 500 treats. Trunk or Treaters are welcome from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Games, prizes and concessions…

A Community Cleanup for recycling, waste and collection has been set from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Saturday Oct. 22 at 106 North Buffalo Street in Holden. The cleanup, for residents of Johnson County, only will be accepted from residents, not commercial businesses. Items to be accepted include: furniture, clothes, four tires per home at…

After hearing a report and recommendation from Holden Water Superintendent Tony Lerda at its Oct. 4 meeting, the Board of Public Works took a wait and see approach to any water/wastewater rate increase. Lerda told the Board the price of chemicals is rising, and the cost of plastic price has increased. However, he said, due…