The Fayette Music Boosters will resurrect an old tradition on Saturday night. The group will host a carnival at Fayette High School from 5 to 8 p.m.

Parents and members of the Fayette and Armstrong communities last week voiced their concerns and questions during a pair of forums on the proposed four-day school week for the Fayette school district. District Superintendent Dr. Tamara Kimball presented the plan to a standing-room only crowd of more than 70 people in the high school library…

Howard County experienced a heavier-than-typical snow over the weekend, as did most of Missouri. While it made for picturesque views, the heavy, wet snow wreaked havoc on tree limbs and power lines. Many Fayette and Howard County residents were without electrical service for good portions of the weekend.

Two persons are facing felony drug charges after they were arrested Wednesday, January 9. Damon Thompson, 38, and Rodnese Jones, 29, both of Fayette, were taken into custody by the East Centra Drug Task Force at their residence at a trailer court on Mulberry street when officers found what they suspected as methamphetamine and marijuana.

Three people have thrown their respective hats into the ring to run for two openings on the Fayette R-III Board of Education during the April 2 election. Incumbent Eric McSwain, Chester Bias and Amber Overfelt have all filled the necessary paperwork, as of Tuesday morning when this newspaper went to press.

Howard County government elected officials took office last Monday, December 31, following a swearing-in ceremony. The county has a new Presiding Commissioner and, for the first time in a decade, a new County Clerk.