October 16, 2026
Lexington News
Leaving a lasting impression
(This historical series is provided by fellow history buff, Paul Wolfgeher.)
Lexington woman sentenced to life in prison after guilty verdict
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
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
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
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.
Citywide ‘WOW’ Houses
The Lexington Garden Club has selected their citywide “WOW” Houses for September. Top selections
Blood donors needed for fall blood drives
The American Red Cross is encouraging Missourians to donate in September in order to maintain a strong blood supply into the fall months.
The U.S. is not perfect, but still the greatest country
When the founding fathers wrestled with the formula that in time made this country the envy of the world, they considered that man must have a checks and balance system to keep away what we are facing today!
Lafayette County Enterprises, partners offering Resource Night Sept. 15
Lafayette County Enterprises, Inc. (LCE) is the Sheltered Workshop that employs 45 adult individuals with disabilities living in Lafayette County. They perform piece work, kitting, have the only recycling center in Lafayette County, are the janitorial contractors for the Rest Area at Concordia and the truck parking lot at Odessa, and operate the thrift store located on-site called Undiscovered Treasures.
Fentanyl trafficker sentenced
On Tuesday, September 8, 2026, Dominique Benston, 35, of Independence, Missouri, appeared in the Lafayette County Circuit Court for a sentencing hearing following a guilty plea to the class A felony of Trafficking Drugs in the First Degree. At the conclusion of the hearing, argued by Lafayette County Prosecutor, Kristen Ellis Hilbrenner, the defendant was sentenced to nineteen years in the Missouri Department of Corrections.