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Voters to decide on two tax proposals, school bond issue

Voters will decide the fate of two tax proposals and a school bond issue in the upcoming municipal and school board elections on Tuesday, April 2. Howard County voters are asked to pass a new …
Wes Friebe

Public hears from Fayette school board candidates

Three candidates for the Fayette Board of Education stated their views before a crowd of around 50 people during a moderated forum hosted by the Association of Women for Education (AWE), last Tuesday …

Fireside opens new location in downtown New Franklin

Fireside Bakes & Brews   has expanded to a new location in New Franklin. The popular coffee shop officially opened for business last Wednesday at 108 East Broadway in the heart of downtown. …

Fayette Area Community Trust now accepting grant applications

Applications are now being accepting for grants to be awarded by the Fayette Area Community Trust Advisory Board. Any tax-exempt, not-for-profit organization in the Fayette area may apply. …

Soul Food Dinner serves up smiles

SERVING UP DELICIOUS SOUL FOOD. The annual Soul Food Dinner took place on Saturday to the delight of dozens of hungry customers. Troy and Shelia Chapman of Swanny’s Kitchen served up a generous …
Top Sports Stories
Seated: Abby Rosson (center) with her parents, Bethann and Marc Rosson.
Standing, left to right: HHS assistant coach Mason Hardin, CCCB assistant coach Tressa Jeffrey, head coach Kori Zarzutzki, assistant Allen Maltsberger, HHS head coach Ryan Richardson, and HHS assistant coach Bekah Joos.

Harrisburg senior Abby Rosson commits to Central Christian College of the Bible

Harrisburg senior Abby Rosson inked a letter of intent on Wednesday, March 20, to continue her basketball career at Central Christian College of the Bible in Moberly next season. Rosson was one …

Falcons open season 0-2, fall to Higbee, New Franklin

The Fayette High School baseball team opened the season against some of the toughest competition in the area, falling 3-0 at Higbee to open the season on Friday and 8-0 against New Franklin in …

Reardon passes 950 career wins, sets sights on 1,000

Legendary Central Methodist softball coach Pat Reardon is in rarified air. On Sunday, he reached 950 career coaching wins and is fourth on the all-time wins list by NAIA softball coaches. A …

Rockett signs to play baseball at DII Arkansas Tech

Higbee standout Derek Rockett inked a letter of intent on Thursday to play baseball at NCAA Division II Arkansas Tech University in the fall. The senior with a fastball touching the upper 80s was …
Letters

An opinion piece for the Fayette Advertiser

Coming up…elections. I read (Fayette Advertiser, Wed. Feb. 7, Vol.184, #23) with interest Judge Hayes defending his record as a helpful and stellar member of the bar. A fourth term? I remember …

Howard County Fire Protection District supports sales tax

To the editor:   The Howard County Fire Protection District would like to show its support of the 911 Board’s 1⁄4 cent sales tax increase. We answered 1,634 calls dispatched in …

Local News
Optimists donate to Buddy Pack Program
The Fayette Optimist Club made a donation in the amount of $250 to the Fayette Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry’s Buddy Pack Program. The check was presented on March 1. The Buddy Packs …
Catholic services Holy Week
  Holy Thursday Mass is at St. Mary in Glasgow at 7 p.m. Good Friday services at St. Mary in Glasgow at 5:30 p.m., St. Joseph, Fayette at 7:30 p.m. Holy Saturday Mass at St. Mary in …
Linn Memorial, St. Paul team up for Holy Week services
Linn Memorial and St. Paul United Methodist Churches   are joining together for Holy Week services this week. All services will be held at Linn Memorial at 409 Church Street. On Wednesday, …
Business Notes
One business has closed and another opened over the past week. On Friday, The Boricua’s South Street Family Restaurant on South Church Street closed their doors. Owner Manny Martinez said …
South HoCo Cork & More Wine Walk returns Saturday
The South Howard County Historical Society will host its annual Cork and More Wine Walk this weekend to downtown New Franklin. The event runs form 3 to 6 p.m. and features wine, beer, spirits, music, …
Annual CMU Fleer Lecture March 27
The 2024 Fleer Lecture at Central Methodist University will take place at 7 p.m. on March 27, with Dr. Tao Jiang speaking on “Zhuangzi and the Tragedy of Personal Freedom in Chinese …
2024 dairy returns expected to rise
Prices paid in 2024 for dairy products should be similar to 2023, while net returns may be better, according to University of Missouri Extension economist Scott Brown. Brown told attendees at …
Left to right: Denise Haskamp (Vice President of the Board for FMS), Lacie Ogden (chair of promotions committee for FMS), Randy (MFA representative), Cana Conrow (executive director for FMS), and Deanna Cooper (President of the Board for FMS).
MFA donates to Main St.
Fayette Main Street, Inc., received a grant in the amount of $2,000 from the MFA Oil Foundation. The funds will be used for crowd control barricades for downtown events,   specifically the …
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Fayette R-III purchases new 77-passenger bus
The Fayette school district on Thursday took possession of a new 77-passenger school bus. The district’s Board of Education in December approved the purchase of the 2025 Blue Bird Vision …
Obituaries
Paul Edward Haggard
Paul Edward Haggard, 85, of Fayette, passed away peacefully at University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics on March 20, 2024. Paul’s joyful, kind, and loving presence will be deeply missed. …
Mary Diehls
Mary Camilla Diehls passed away peacefully at the Lodge on February 4, 2024. Mary was born in Afton, Wisconsin, to Charles and Marie (Henrickson) Rinehimer on March 31, 1928. Mary married Evan …
Jimmie Wyatt
Jimmie Lee Wyatt, 82, of New Franklin, Missouri, passed away March 20, 2024, at the Lodge in Fayette. Jimmie was the son of J.C. and Helen Wyatt. He was born August 17, 1941, in Boone County but …
Jack Marble
Our beloved Jack was called to Heaven on March 14, 2024. Jack was born on June 22, 1940, to Fred and Mary Ruth Marble. He graduated from high school in Overland Park, Kansas, and went on to …
Clarence Edward Asher, Jr.
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Clarence Edward Asher, Jr. of Columbia, age 69, who left us on March 16, 2024.   Born on May 17, 1954, Ed was the oldest son of Clarence …
Yolanda L. Boggs
Franklin resident Yolanda Boggs, age 73, passed away peacefully at her home on March 14, 2024, after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Yolanda L. Boggs was born on January 5, 1951, in …