April 1, 2026
Santa Fe Times
Counties facing reclassification
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.
Standing firm for private property rights
Standing firm for private property rights
Trails Regional Library announces April schedule of events
April library schedules for Corder and Waverly.
Use tax question to be on ballot
Lafayette County residents will be asked to approve a reallocation of the county’s use tax in the April 7 election.
A wee bit of the isles in Marshall
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.
Blackburn Council reviews financials, discusses road maintenance, State Auditor request
The March 9 regular meeting of the Blackburn Board of Aldermen was called to order at 7 p.m. at Blackburn City Hall.
Area roadwork planned
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.
Chiefs track & field off and running
The Track and Field season got underway Saturday at the UCM meet in Warrensburg. Top performances of the day included sophomore Wyatt Doak taking first place in the high jump, soaring 2.03 meters (6’ 8”) which ranks very high in the class one state record books, and Brooke Summers taking 3rd and 4th in the 100M and 200M Dashes. Adryen Tice had top 5 performances as well, as he posted a 20.02 for 5th in the 100m Hurdles, and 49.96 for 5th in the 300m Hurdles. The Chiefs next will take on the field at Carrollton on 3-26, and the Hoefer Husker Classic in Higginsville on 4-7-26.
SF baseball drops home opener
Spring is in the air, and once again it is time for Santa Fe Spring Sports. The Chiefs Baseball team held it’s first action of the season at home on Dalton Wilkinson Field against the Kingsville Tigers, who were fresh off a Final Four appearance in Class One Basketball just a few days prior. KHS was 6 and 14 last year and Santa Fe was 1 and 16.