Higginsville Advance

Missouri Director of Agriculture Announces Grants for 4-H, FFA Youth Service Projects Seventeen youth organizations will receive funds for 2026. (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.) – Director of Agriculture Chris Chinn announced that 17 youth groups from across Missouri were awarded grants from the Missouri Department of Agriculture’s 2026 Building Our American Communities grant program. Seven local chapters of the National FFA Organization and 10 Missouri 4-H clubs statewide have been awarded funds for their community service projects this year.

Advance News Writer The City of Higginsville Board of Aldermen on February 2, 2025 @ 6pm. Below is a summary of Department Reports: There are no items under Utilities Committee which puts the first action item on the agenda under Administration Committee. It is the presentation of the 2025 Audit completed by Gerding, Korte and Chitwood. The audit was reviewed by staff and is recommended to the Board for approval. The City's assets and deferred outflows of resources exceeded its liabilities and deferred inflows at the close of the most recent fiscal year by $51,738,993 (net position). The City's total net position increased by $6,265,574. The City's revenue bonds payable decreased $860,000 due to scheduled bond payments and increased 8,855,922 due to new issuance. The City's total debt increased $7,727,666 due to scheduled payments and new issuance.

Lexington News Following a public hearing, Lafayette County Commissioners last Wednesday approved the 2026 county budget, capping a long and tumultuous budget process during which county officeholders were asked to trim their respective budgets to help the county overcome a significant budget shortfall.