With an assortment of major issues to deal with in the coming months, members of the Holden City Council began the task of addressing current and future problems with a work session last Thursday afternoon. City Administrator, Cynthia Freeman, led the session, assessing areas of need and offering ideas for improvement going forward. While the…

  Holden’s Park and Stormwater Tax measure passed in last week’s election by a count of 218-189. Listed on the ballot as Holden Question 1, the measure read as follows: Shall the municipality of Holden, Missouri, impose a sales tax of one-half (1/2) percent for the purpose of providing funding for local parks and storm…

The hiring of a city administrator, a street superintendent and a new codes enforcement and animal control officer highlighted the July 12 meeting of the Holden City Council. After Mayor Rae Briscoe’s second reading of resolution R6-22, authorizing the mayor and city clerk to… “Enter Into And Execute On Behalf Of The City Of Holden,…

Swap & Shop… The Miller Mausoleum Swap and Shop is off to a good start this summer. Vendors and individuals have been offering a good variety of merchandise for sale. Youth enterprising businesses are allowed free space to sell their products if they are 18 years old or younger. One teenager sold spare automobile parts…

This Saturday, July 30, will be the annual Kids Fishing Derby. The event will be at the Holden City Lake. Registration begins at 8:00. All children 15 and under are welcome to participate. All bait is provided. No other bait is allowed. There will be some fishing poles available to use if children don’t have…