April 12, 2026
Lexington News
Democrats to meet Feb. 15
Due to our customary meeting date coinciding with Super Bowl Sunday, the Lafayette County Democrats will convene on Sunday, February 15 at 4:30 PM at the Fairground Community Building, located at 801 West 29th Street, Higginsville.
Board to go out to bid for street projects
News Editor The Lexington City Council last week authorized the City Transportation Board to go out to bid for three separate street paving projects in Lexington.
City approves DAR America 250! Patriot Marker near monument
The City of Lexington has approved a request from the Missouri State Society Daughters of the American Revolution (MSSDAR) to install a DAR America 250! Patriot Marker in the public park surrounding the Madonna of the Trail monument.
Blast From the Past
A Lexington mother — who spent what must have seemed like a lifetime worrying about her imprisoned 25-year-old soldier son — told the Lexington Advertiser-News the morning of Aug. 14, 1953 she was “thrilled to death” with the news that her son had been released by the Communists in Korea and would be on his way home soon.