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From The City Of Holden With the recent heavy rain this past weekend, we would like to remind residents they must keep ditches and culverts clear of leaves and debris (per Chapters 68 and 90 of City Ordinance). The reason for this is our ditches and culverts (including the culverts under your driveway) are part…

Winter is over, spring is here and that means on thing – Cruise Night is back! Starting Friday evening at 5:00 p.m., and running through 8:00 p.m., Second Street in Downtown Holden will be lined with all sorts of cool vehicles. Everything from old classics, muscle cars, motorcycles and just about anything else on wheels…

  Abby Miller recently became Holden High School’s first FBLA member to complete a Capstone Project. This project is a time intensive, community minded, national project, taking months to complete. Out of more than 13,000 Missouri FBLA members, only six members completed a Capstone Project from across the state. Miller received recognition at state and…

  Incoming members of the Holden City Council were sworn in at the Thursday April 17 meeting. Before the oath of office took place, however, several agenda items took place, including the approval of the March minutes and monthly expenditures. Holden Mayor Ray Briscoe then thanked outgoing councilman Jim McDaniel for his many years of…

  There’s an old saying, “The third times’ the charm” and that certainly was the case on election day when the Holden R-III K.I.T.S. proposition passed by an overwhelming margin. K.I.T.S., an acronym for “Keep It The Same,” was a proposition which would be used for the purposes of attracting and retaining quality certified and…

It was a good month for the Holden Board of Public Works as no repairs or significant issues were reported by the water department during its Tuesday, April 1 meeting. Old Business Holden Water Superintendent, Tony Lerda gave that report when entering the business portion of the meeting. Other than some trees being down at…

Keeping healthy, staying energetic and just feeling better are the goals of one of Holden’s newest businesses: Holden Nutrition. The business, located at 106 E. 2nd St., Site B in Holden, is owned and operated by Krista Kemerling. See full story in this week’s Image…

Holden merchants are inviting all shoppers to the annual Hop-N-Shop in the Historic Retail District in Downtown Holden on Saturday, April 12, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This will be another fun day of full of food, shopping, treats, and Easter themed surprises – including a visit by the Easter Bunny, himself! The event…

A fun Saturday event dubbed “Easter In The Park” will be held between 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. April 12, at the Holden City Park Ballfield. The free event begins with what is billed as an EPIC Egg Hunt at 2:15 p.m. Also at the event will be some exciting inflatables, delicious food and live music.…

Tuesday, April 8, local residents will decide city council and school board races as well as one proposition when they head to the polls in a General Municipal Election. In the Holden election for city council, seats are up in every ward, with some having no candidates at the time of this writing. In Ward…