July 17, 2026
Santa Fe Times
County adopts distribution schedule for local use tax revenues
The Lafayette County Commission recently adopted a local use tax ordinance that establishes a tiered distribution schedule (See Figure A) for local use tax revenues that will be distributed to the county, special road districts, and municipalities in Lafayette County.
Lane closures on I-70 near mile marker 85 for bridge demolition, July 7-9
Nitrogen Ave. bridge over I-70 to close for reconstruction On July 6, the Missouri Department of Transportation announced that crews will be conducting lane closures on Interstate 70 near mile…
President Trump approves Governor Kehoe’s request for major disaster declaration in response to severe storms
On July 2, Governor Mike Kehoe announced that President Donald J. Trump has approved Missouri's request for a major disaster declaration for 10 Missouri counties in response to tornadoes, straight-line winds, severe storms, large hail, and flooding that swept across the state April 23-28, 2026.
Kempfe family vacations to Branson to celebrate 54th anniversary
Douglas and Mary Kempfe of Alma, Julie Ravasini of Lee’s Summit and Jamie Kempfe of Gardner, Kan., traveled to Branson on Sunday afternoon, June 21. On Monday, they enjoyed visiting the Top of the Rock and enjoyed visiting the Ancient Ozarks Natural History Museum, Chapel of the Ozarks and Jack’s Cabin at Top of the Rock. In the evening, they enjoyed visiting with Gary and Glenda Riekhof, who live close by in Blue Eye. Tuesday, the group enjoyed visiting Dogwood Canyon Nature Park and visiting with Doug and Lori Tuepker, who live in Branson. In the evening, they attended the Haygoods Musical Show. Wednesday, the group saw the live play, “David.” Doug and Mary enjoyed the trip very much. Two of their daughters planned the trip to help their parents celebrate their 54th wedding anniversary, which was on June 25, the day after they returned home.
2026 Alma 4th of July celebration held
The 2026 Alma 4th of July was a weekend jam packed with events for young and old.
SF board approves budgets, salaries, Hinz reinstalled as board member
The Santa Fe Board of Education’s first action at their final scheduled meeting for the school year, held on June 24, was to welcome back a familiar face to the Board. President Russell Limback thanked long time former member, Brad Hinz, for accepting his appointment to the board.
Waverly recycling moves to HCC clinic
Due to budget constraints, the at their June meeting, the Waverly City Council voted to discontinue the Lafayette County Enterprises recycling service that was located at the old water plant.
Waverly Council changes meeting day to second Tuesday, discusses ordinances
The June 16, 2026 meeting of the Waverly City Council was was called to order by Richard Dodson at 6:30 p.m.
Blackburn council holds June meeting
The Board of Aldermen for the City of Blackburn met on June 8, 2026 at Blackburn City Hall. The meeting was called to order at 7 p.m.
Local student honored at SkillsUSA event
A career and technical education student in Missouri was recognized with a certificate of accomplishment at the SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference (NLSC) held June 1-5 in Atlanta. An all-time high of 7,000 students competed in the 2026 SkillsUSA Championships at NLSC, which is the largest gathering of the future skilled workforce.