August 27, 2026
Lexington News
Yard of the Month
The Lexington Garden Club has selected the home of Michael and Stephanie Sanders, 1111 Francis St., as Yard of the Month for May. The front yard has a beautiful shade garden, and the side and back yard are lovely as well. It shows a lot of hard work, care and love for flowers — a yard to be proud of. Other winners were: second place, 801 Laurie St.; third place, 12151 Bus. Highway 13; fourth place, 1003 Highland Ave. Honorable mention: 712 Highland Ave., 618 Highland Ave., 403 Highland, 306 Highland Ave., 213 Second St., 16421 and 16423 Summit Camp Rd., 16427 and 16425 Summit Ridge Rd.
Six Lexington distance runners qualify for state meet
Six Lexington High School distance runners finished in the top four, in at least one event in the Sectional Track meet at Higginsville last Saturday, and they have all qualified for the Class 2 State Track and Field Meet, that will be held at Jeff City High School this coming Friday and Saturday.
Hospital Board President shares ‘other side’ of story
News Editor The Lexington City Council last Tuesday night approved terminating the one-year contract with Lafayette Regional Health Center for ambulance services, a step that Hospital Board President Jim Kenney thinks could have been avoided.
Officers installed
Alpha Epsilon Beta chapter met May 11 at the home of Jennifer Jellum. Officers were installed. Pictured left to right are Cherie Mason, Jennifer Jellum, Michelle McKown, Devon Smith, Becky Gore, and Amber Opfer.
New equipment
Lexington Fire and Rescue recently received grant funding from Hero Fund USA for critical safety equipment. The department received two ice water rescue suits and a thermal imaging camera for use in fire responses.
Capitol Report
The Members of the Missouri Legislature were asked to vote on a House Joint Resolution (HJR) 173 & 174 that could eliminate state income tax and replace the current revenue source with a new sales and use tax.
Trey Perez
Trey Perez (right) and Hunter Meyer (left, photo by Jayme Perez) shared the pitching and catching duties in Lexington’s final two home games, as Perez pitched and Meyer caught against Plattsburg, while Meyer pitched and Perez caught against Crest Ridge.
Jack Remembers
Back when I was a kid, we had two barbershops in Oak Grove. One was located in an old wood frame building between the bank and the Oddfellows building. The bank bought the building, tore it down and expanded to the south.