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The Lafayette Regional Health Center Auxiliary is offering $1,000 scholarships to eligible students. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and preference will be given to residents of Lafayette County, Mo. They must be within one year of completion of the human health-related post-secondary program for which they are enrolled. The scholarships will be awarded on the consideration of grades, enthusiasm, professionalism and need. The scholarship will be given for the 2026-27 school year and is awarded for one year only. Completed applications must be mailed to: Auxiliary Scholarships, Lafayette Regional Health Center, 1500 State Street, Lexington, MO 64067 and postmarked by June 1. Scholarship recipients will be notified by July 31. For applications or more information, contact Shari Thomas at 660-259-6533.

Lafayette County Commissioners are beginning preliminary work and getting questions answered from the State Auditor’s office as they prepare to navigate the changes of being reclassified as a thirdclass county, Southern Commissioner Michael Brown remarked in a recent Facebook post.

Lafayette County residents will be asked to approve a reallocation of the county’s use tax in the April 7 election.

The Marshall Community Chorus is proud to announce its final concert of its 36th Concert Season which will take place on Sunday, April 12, at 2:00 PM at First Christian Church of Marshall.

The Wakenda Chute Bridge on Carroll County Route 41 north of Marshall is scheduled to close beginning Monday, March 30. Bridge crews with the Missouri Department of Transportation will be performing necessary bridge maintenance.