October 12, 2026

Lexington News

Knights elect officers for 2026-27

September 22, 2026

Knights of Columbus, Council 4300, Lexington, recently elected Officers for 2026-27.

September 22, 2026

Lafayette County Commissioners met recently with MoDOT approved contractor Green Haven Developments, LLC, and Howe Engineering to sign the acceptance documents for the county’s Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) grant project.

September 22, 2026

Tyler Smith of Lexington has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s Summer 2026 President’s List. The summer terms run from May to August.

September 22, 2026

(This historical series is provided by fellow history buff, Paul Wolfgeher.)

September 17, 2026

Lafayette County Prosecuting Attorney Kristen Hillbrener has announced that Amber Smoot, 29, of Lexington, was found guilty by a Lafayette County jury of Statutory Sodomy in the First Degree on July 8, 2026. On Sept. 8, 2026, the defendant was sentenced to life in the Department of Corrections.

KC Fox 4 Television Reporter Matt Stewart and his wife Crissy to headline Higginsville Country Fair Parade

September 16, 2026

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.

Freedom Walk remembers 9/11

September 16, 2026

Everyone who is old enough to remember, knows exactly what they were doing on September 11, 2001. Odd that 25 years could have passed since them. But they have.

Ground broken on shelter house

September 16, 2026

Members of the City of Lexington Hospital Board of Trustees, the Park Board and officials from Lafayette Regional Health Center met recently to break ground on a project taking place at College Park.