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Next week’s Municipal Election held Tuesday, April 8 will feature contested races for both the Holden R-III and Kingsville R-I Board of Education seats. Also, there are positions open for the Holden City Council, but at the time of this writing none are contested. Each candidate running for the school board positions was given the…

Reports and routine business items marked a relatively short agenda when the Holden R-III Board of Education held its monthly meeting Monday, March 3. After approval of the consent agenda, it was noted March is School Board Appreciation Month. Board members were recognized for their service to the district and received handmade cards, banners, crafts…

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…

  Holden High School junior, Malea Brewington recently combined her passions for art and politics by incorporating both into her “Capstone Project” for the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA). The result was a piece of artwork to help educate the Holden community on the upcoming K.I.T.S. Proposition next month. That proposition would help to…

Holden R-3 School District invites local senior citizens to a special afternoon of food and entertainment at the Senior Citizen Luncheon on Friday, March 28, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Holden High School Gymnasium. Guests will enjoy a delicious meal prepared by Holden High School’s Foods II students in partnership with…

Several old and new business items and personnel matters were addressed when the Kingsville R-I School Board Of Education met Thursday, Feb. 13. After approval of the minutes from it’s previous meeting, and approval of the agenda, with bills totaling $110,864.78, the board moved into old business items. Only one of these required a vote…

Holden’s St. Patrick’s Day festivities are set and ready to roll out this Saturday! They include the following: Parade The Holden Area Chamber Of Commerce will host the St. Patrick’s Day parade at 3:30 p.m., Saturday, March 15. It will take place after the annual “Follow The Yellow Brick Road/Pot O’ Gold” event in downtown…

    The Holden Chapter of the Future Farmers Of America enjoyed another great year filled with instructional and fun activities as well as upholding some long held traditions of the organization. From crossing the state for the National FFA Convention, to engaging in many activities locally, these youths represented their school, town and organization…

  A Johnson County pastor and his wife are displaced after tragically losing their home to a fire which took place Tuesday, Feb. 18. The home belonged Greg and Carla Ballowe. Greg is the pastor of Friendship Baptist Church, Holden, MO. Since the tragedy, Carla’s daughter, Denise Gubbs, has set up a GoFundMe to help…

Department Reports Reports took up much of the agenda when the Holden City Council gathered for its monthly meeting, Thursday Feb. 20. Councilman James McDaniel, as the Mayor Pro-Tem, presided over the meeting in the absence of Mayor Ray Briscoe and called the meeting to order. After the consent agenda was approved without discussion, the…