Area News

A new roof for the water plant, reports of water leak repairs and an update on the stormwater project were heard when the Holden Board of Public Works met Wednesday, Aug 2. Holden Water Superintendent Tony Lerda opened the business portion of the meeting by telling the Board all paperwork for the previously approved roof…

Old and new business items and a review of previous and upcoming events were on the table when the Holden Area Chamber of Commerce held its monthly meeting Thursday, Aug. 3. Taking up old business, member Tony Lerda told the Chamber the downtown installation of railings should be completed before this year’s Holden Street Fair…

The 11th annual Tractor Cruise sponsored by the Kingsville Recreation Club – Kingsville Area Residents Exceptional Services (KARES) program, is finally here! This coming Saturday, Aug. 5, here will be a tractor show at the Kingsville City Park following the 20-mile cruise. This event is held in memory of Bryan Simms and the proceeds benefit…

All are reminded that this coming Friday, August 4, is the first Friday of the month. That means Cruise Night in downtown Holden is right around the corner. So, fire up your engines, bring the family and tell friends they are in for another great evening of cars, trucks, motorcycles and an assortment of other…

The second portion of the Holden City Council meeting of July 20 saw several bills and resolutions passed, as well as report by the Holden Chief of Police about the department’s building condition. Beginning with resolutions, Mayor Ray Briscoe brought the body’s attention to Resolution No. R23-012 Parks and Recreation Board. This called for the…

  When you see a resume that contains credentials, such as; Mayor, Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina; Commendation recipient, South Carolina, House of Representatives, and Actor, “Outer Banks,” Netflix; you might not immediately associate that person with someone from Kingsville, MO. But those and many other laudits have been bestowed on a 1988 graduate from none of…

Tara Martley Captain-Team Joshua’s Love Holden Neighborhood Watch is proud to be hosting it’s annual kid’s fishing derby! This year, it will be held on Saturday, July 29. It will once again be held at the Holden City Lake, at the third entrance (boat dock). Children 15 and under are invited to come and participate.…

Tara Martley Contributor, Holden Fire Dept.     Recently, the Holden Fire Department decided that they needed to update the one AED that they had. These are very costly. Since this was such an expense for a necessary, lifesaving piece of equipment, Holden Fire Department decided to reach out to the community. On the very…

Reports of activities, upcoming events and projects were heard when the Holden Area Chamber of Commerce held it’s monthly meeting Thursday, July 6. To open the meeting, Chamber President Lynette Zimmer presented some Holden Fair posters which had been made recently. The posters will be distributed throughout Holden to bring attention to the event, which…

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…