Higginsville Advance

Lafayette County 4-H Celebrates Youth and Volunteer Achievements
Lafayette County 4-H members, families, volunteers and community supporters gathered Sunday, Oct. 4, at the American Legion in Higginsville to celebrate another successful year of achievement, leadership and service during the annual Lafayette County 4-H Recognition Event.

LCC-1 Welcomes New Maintenance Director
Lafayette County C-1 School District is pleased to welcome Dakota Graham as the district's new Director of Maintenance.

Husker Happenings – High School Achievements This Week!
Husker Happenings - High School Achievements This Week!
Groundbreaking Announced for Lafayette County Veterans Memorial Expansion
_e Friends of the Lafayette County Veterans Memorial will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for an expansion at the historic Lafayette County Courthouse in Lexington on October 16, 2026, at 2:00 pm.
Husker Cross Country Report
The Cross Country program ran at the Sock it to Cancer Grain Valley Invitational on 10-3-26. For the girls, Tenley Pessetto was 5th, Violet Joyner was 7th, and BG Tyler finished 10th for a strong Husker presence on this day. Ella Amos finished 18th, Harper Hayes at 28, Kyamila Huseynov was 34th, and Clara Copenhaver was 40th. there were 75 runners. The Lady Huskers finished number one as a team, to cap off an amazing day.
Husker Volleyball Wins Four Straight
The Lady Husker Volleyball Team has reeled off four wins in a row after the Smith Cotton Tournament, all were MRVCE conference matches.
Softball Splits Conference Games
The Lady Husker Softball team pounded the Lady Panthers of Knob Noster on the road in MRVCE action recently on 10-6-26. The Huskers banged out 17 hits to 10 for Knob, and did most of their damage in the later innings, dropping 4 tallies in the 4th, 6 runs in the 6th, and 7 more in the 7th frame, for a lopsided 19-4 victory.
Lady Husker Tennis Winning Era Continues
The Lady Husker Tennis program has been rolling lately, and on 9-29-26 they seized the conference championship. On this night the team would square off against MRVCE opponent Richmond. The Lady Spartans would be ousted by the count of 7-0. Two matches were halted after the Huskers had clinched the match. In doubles action Ada Stoner and Danika Richardson won 8-2 at #1, Alle Cunningham and Erma Strait won 8-0 at #2, and Katelyn Davis and Nevaeh Lile received a default win at #3. Stoner's singles match was halted with her up 7-2 at #1, Richardson was at 4 all, at #2, while Cunningham won 8-0 at #3, Strait won 8-4 at #4, Davis won also 8-4 at #5, and Lile received a default win at #6. This match clinched the MRVCE championship. Holden was next and the team played a short Eagles roster winning 9-0, yet only playing 4 matches. The rest were default wins due to the Eagles not having enough players. Stoner won easily at #1, winning 8-1, Richardson blanked her opponent 8-0 at #2, and Cunningham won 8-0 as well at #3. Stoner and Richardson were the only doubles match, and they posted an 8-0 win.

Roadwork scheduled for Oct. 13-16
Oct. 9, 2026 – 3:14 p.m. The Missouri Department of Transportation will be performing maintenance work throughout the Kansas City region from October 13 through… Login to continue reading Login…
