July 12, 2026
Higginsville Advance News
Juneteenth agenda announced
The Lafayette County Juneteenth Foundation Board proudly announces its agenda for the 2026 Juneteenth Celebration. The 2026 celebration will be held Friday, June 26, 2026 thru Sunday, June 28, 2026. Activities will be held in Higginsville and Lexington. The theme is “Freedom: Yesterday’s Legacy, Today’s Promise, and Tomorrow’s Hope!” Alcohol is not permitted. Everyone is welcome. Children under the age of 14 need to be accompanied by an adult.
New Cemetery System Helps Families Locate Loved Ones at City Cemetery
Visitors to the Higginsville City Cemetery now have a new and convenient way to locate the graves of family members and friends, thanks to a recently completed cemetery mapping project spearheaded by the City of Higginsville.
Planning survey seeks input
The Lafayette County Planning & Economic Development Office has created a new webpage with information about the Land Development Code update process, planning priorities, and opportunities for community feedback.
Higginsville Lanes Bowling Results
High Scorers for June 1-4 Summer Monday Night Mixed Tomei Peppard 167 - 480 Deanna Shafer 166 - 411 Brooke Goettling 146 - 378 Jason Bredehoeft 225 - 651 John Goettling 221 - 575 Jonathan DeHaven 212 - 574
Local students named to Missouri State University’s spring 2026 dean’s list
SPRINGFIELD, MO (06/01/2026)-- Each semester, students at Missouri State University who attain academic excellence are named to the dean's list. For undergraduate students, criteria include enrollment in at least 12 credit hours during the spring semester and at least a 3.50 grade point average (on a 4.00 scale). More than 5,000 students were named to the spring 2026 dean's list. These local students made the list: Grace Hartwig of Concordia (64020) Brady Hinton of Bates City (64011) Janette Beckner of Lexington (64067) Lillian Conner of Higginsville (64037) Avery Dyer of Bates City (64011) Alex Frerking of Higginsville (64037) Kennison Friedrich of Odessa (64076) Adrien Martens of Concordia (64020) Emma Musgrave of Bates City (64011) Olivia Roush of Lexington (64067) Savannah Skinner of Higginsville (64037) Grace Smith of Odessa (64076) Jessica Thee of Lexington (64067)
The John Knox Village East News
Higginsville, MO, June 8 th , 2026
Higginsville Board of Aldermen
The Board of Alderman met on June 1st. The following is the City Administrator’s board meeting update. Full copies are available at City Hall.
Confederate Memorial Day to be held June 13th
The Confederate Memorial Friends Association, along with the Confederate State Historic Site in Higginsville, MO, is sponsoring the annual Confederate Memorial Day on Saturday, June 13. At 10A, refreshments will be served at the pergola, to mark the completion of restoration of the foundation of the Confederate Memorial rock. At 11A, the Memorial service will begin.
The Douglas School Project
The Douglass School Project is pleased to announce the beginning of construction on Phase One of the rehabilitation of the historic former African-American school building in Higginsville, Missouri. Preliminary work, including asbestos removal, begins the week of June 1, 2026. Phase One window and door repairs ($180,000) are scheduled to begin the week of June 15, 2026. This work is being accomplished through a grant received from the National Park Service, along with generous donations from members of the general public.
LCC-1 Board of Education Minutes
The Lafayette Co. Board of Education met for their monthly meeting on May 20 at 7:00pm. President Kali Erdman called the meeting to order with 6 members present and 1 member joined via zoom. Gina Kouril moved to approve the agenda and Steve Dyer seconds.