Lexington News

(This summer is the 82nd anniversary of D-Day. We salute Paul Wolfgeher for sponsoring this historical series.)

There have been 10 lawful executions in Lafayette County with the first two legal hangings in April, 1834 being interrelated.

Last Thursday, Governor Mike Kehoe signed House Bill (HB) 2397 and Senate Bills (SB) 913, 938, 953, 1033, and 1629, reflecting his commitment to supporting agriculture and rural communities.

I grew up on a farm north of Oak Grove in eastern Jackson County. Every two years, when it was time for the election, here came our road overseer, Durwood, who would ask my dad if he needed some gravel to get back to the milk barn, which sat off the road.

Following hundreds of life-saving water rescues during historic flash flooding in south central Missouri, Governor Mike Kehoe last Friday praised the extraordinary efforts of local and state emergency responders and the Missouri National Guard. As much as 12 inches or more of rain fell within a matter of hours, beginning overnight in the areas of Crawford, Iron, Madison, Reynolds, and Wayne counties, resulting in a 1-in-1,000-year rainfall event in some of these locations.

The Major League Baseball Season is a little more than halfway finished, and even though many of us around here are die hard Kansas City Royals Baseball fans, the first half of the season has been miserable for the Boys in Blue. The Royals are currently tied for the worst record in Baseball (38-59), and they are 13 games out of first place in their Division. Not to make excuses, but three of the 8 position starters for Kansas City, have missed a large number of games due to injuries, while two of their top starting pitchers and their closer have all had serious arm injuries, and have seen very limited action so far. Let’s hope that the Royals can get things turned around, during the second half of the season, but if so, it needs to happen very quickly. Following is a quick review of the Major League season to date: American League Central: Probably the biggest surprise in all of Baseball, is the resurgence of the Chicago White Sox (50-45), who have recently normally been the door mat of the Division. The Sox are currently tied for first place in the Division with the Cleveland Guardians (51-46). The Minnesota Twins are in third place, 3 games behind the two leaders, while the Detroit Tigers are 6.5 games off the pace, followed by the Royals, 13 games back.

What do you call it when a snowman has a temper tantrum? A meltdown.