Area News

  A local business, located on 50 Highway just west of Warrensburg, was a total loss due to a devastating fire that fully engulfed the business last Friday morning. Wildscapes – a masonry, landscape, fireplace and building supply business housed in a nearly 100-year-old building, erupted in flames at 9:45 a.m. on Friday, January 28.…

In an effort to get all of the facts to the citizens of Holden, Mayor Liz Weeks was asked by the Image to comment on the email she forwarded to all council members, regarding an act of nepotism allegedly committed by Councilman Ray Briscoe. The incident allegedly occurred last year, and upon further investigation by…

The Image contacted Councilman Ray Briscoe after learning he made a presentation at the January 11 city council meeting, regarding Mayor Liz Weeks’ email to council members that said she was investigating an act of nepotism allegedly committed by Briscoe. Below is the communication that Briscoe presented to council, the public in attendance, and Mayor…

The Image has learned that Mayor Liz Weeks sent out an email to all council members, regarding an alleged nepotism act committed by Councilman Ray Briscoe. The Image obtained a copy of the email, which is included below and was sent by Mayor Liz Weeks. Dated December 6, 2021 at 9:45 a.m. – “This is…

The Holden Board of Public Works (BPW) discussed installation of the new “smart” meters at its Jan. 4 meeting. The discussion began with Tony Lerda, head of O&M Enterprises and Holden Water Superintendent, clarifying information given at BPW’s December meeting. Lerda said the actual number of meters installed at that time was approximately half of…

The ongoing topic of COVID was once again a source of debate when the Holden R-III School Board held its monthly meeting Jan. 10. In his report to the Board, Superintendent Dr. Mike Hough recommended no revisions to the plan this month due to no changes to the guidance from MO Dept. of Health and…

Election of 2022 officers highlighted the Holden Area Chamber of Commerce’s monthly meeting Jan. 6. Jennifer Smithson will return as President, while Jenny Sollars will serve as Vice President. Helen Shoemaker comes back as Treasurer and Lynette Zimmer will be Secretary. Selected as Board Members At Large were: Lori Harris, Diane Klossen, Don Bowers, Caleb…

Two years after the conception, construction and assistance by community and corporate partners, Camp Valor Outdoors (CVO) welcomed its first three individuals into the Veterans Village in Holden. In a short ceremony Thursday, Dec. 23, three homeless veterans (all from Warrensburg) were presented the keys to their new homes. They included Mark (Army veteran), James…

Although there had been some concerns and controversy about Holden’s city lake and the maintenance at the property this year, the lake did pass the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) inspection, which took place at the end of October. Holden can be proud of the city’s water reservoir that was constructed in 1979, as it boasts…

On December 14, Holden City Safety Officers, along with Assistant Fire Chief Doyle Weeks, assisted a large rig that was attempting to cross the Union Pacific Railroad tracks near the carwash on 131 Highway. The mammoth rig belonged to a company called Edwards  Moving & Rigging, and they were transporting a new high-powered transformer, a 90-ton…