Lexington News

News Editor In the wake of a series of recent gas line strikes by subcontractors installing fiber optic lines, Lexington Mayor Tom Hughes during last week’s City Council meeting vowed the city will “continue to fight” to ensure that safe digging practices are followed in the city.

Around 100 classic and modern cars, trucks and motorcycles lined Main Street for several blocks in each direction in front of the courthouse on Saturday for the 2026 Cannonball Car Show, as parents, children, old and young strolled, looked, and chatted.

On Aug. 10, the Lafayette County Commission met and appointed Jaimie Umhoefer as Interim County Auditor.

On Tuesday, Sept. 15, Lafayette County Enterprises and Lafayette County Bridging Support Services (formerly known as Lafayette County Board of Sheltered Services) have partnered to hold a Resource Fair. The event will be held at both locations, LCE (109 W. 19th St. Higginsville) and LCBSS (508 Fairground Ave, Higginsville) from 5-7 p.m.

The Lafayette County Soil and Water Conservation District is currently accepting signups for the state cost-share cover crop program.

The Missouri Senior Medicare Patrol wants to remind you to be careful when you receive mail that looks like it is from Medicare or the government. Some companies send official looking letters to get you interested in products or insurance they want to sell.

Several years ago an article in the Kansas City Star stated Stephenson’s Old Apple Farm Restaurant was for sale. Twin brothers Les and Loyd Stephenson opened the restaurant eighty years ago, in April of 1946.