October 16, 2026
Higginsville Advance
KC Fox 4 Television Reporter Matt Stewart and his wife Crissy to headline Higginsville Country Fair Parade
Fox 4 TV Emmy award-winning television reporter, Matt Stewart, and his wife Crissy will be featured in the Higginsville Country Fair Parade set for Saturday, September 19 th . The parade begins at 3 PM and runs from Fairground Park through downtown. Prior to the parade, they will be displaying and selling their books at a booth in front of Cornerstone Cornucopia gift store, 1914 Main Street.
A Patriotic Opening for Higginsville’s First Home Football Game, September 11, 2026.
A Patriotic Opening for Higginsville’s First Home Football Game, September 11, 2026.
Lafayette County C-1 STUCO
Lafayette County C-1 STUCO hosted a blood drive on September 9th in partnership with the Community Blood Center.
Six Lafayette County 4-H Members Earn Best of Show Honors at Missouri State Fair
LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Mo. — Six Lafayette County 4-H members earned Best of Show honors for their 4-H projects at the 2026 Missouri State Fair in Sedalia. The awards recognized outstanding work across a variety of project areas, including cake decorating, entrepreneurship, dairy goats, arts and crafts, beef and horsemanship.
Semifinalists in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program
Officials of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) have announced the names of more than 16,000 Semifinalists in the 72nd annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for about 6,700 National Merit Scholarships worth approximately $24 million that will be offered next spring. To be considered for a Merit Scholarship award, Seminfinalisits must fulfill several requirements to advance to the Finalist level of the competition. About 95 percent of the Seminfinalists are expected to attain Finalist standing, and approximately half of the Finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar title.
Lady Husker Tennis Nets Several Victories
The Lady Huskers have been busy winning matches lately. The squad defeated Knob Noster on the road 8-1 on 9-3, with Ada Stoner at #1 winning 6-1 over Skye Fowler. Danika Richardson won 6-3 at #2, Alle Cunningham won 6-1 at #3, Erma Strait won 6-0, Katelyn Davis lost 6-7 (tiebreaker score 5-7) at #5, and Nevaeh Lile won 6-2 at #6.
Volleyball Huskers on a Roll, Grab Husker Spikefest Championship
Husker Volleyball vs Wellington-Napoleon Tigers
Husker Football Week Two and Three Report
The Huskers played at Brookfield the day after the newspaper deadline due to the Labor Day printing schedule on 9-4-26. Upon getting off the bus after a long trip the Huskers would settle in with a Wesley Houston return to the Husker 40. Nolen Phillips went for 5, then again for 13. Breck Green caught a Corde Owens pass. Owens then kept and picked up a 1 st down on third and 7 with a 15 yard run. A few plays later Owens hit Rhett Bums for a TD pass, and 6-0 lead after a missed PAT.
Cross Country Hosts Annual Run at the State Park
The Husker Cross Country program hosted it’s annual event last week at the Confederate State Park. The boys had a top four finisher with Clay Aversman crossing the line at 18:18.8. Other finshers were 21st - Cru Bell, 20:12.4, #24 - Kingston Frauenhoffer @ 20:45.7, 26 - Colt Bayless 20:58.2, #32 - Bryson Smith, 21:27.4, #38 - Dilon Elliott 21:52.2, #54 - Liam Thompson 22:45.8, #55 - Owinn Elliott 22:46.9, #71 William Parks 24:21.9, #114-Bentley Clock 30:45.4.