July 12, 2026
Higginsville Advance
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.
Higginsville Habilitation Center May 2026 Team Member of the Month.
Higginsville Habilitation Center May 2026 Team Member of the Month.
Track and Field Banquet News
2026 All Conference Academic Winners:
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.