July 12, 2026
Santa Fe Times
Absentee voting now open for Aug. 4 primary
Absentee voting for the August 4, 2026 Primary Election began Tuesday, June 23, 2026, and continues through Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. Voters must provide an excuse for absentee voting through July 20, 2026. Beginning July 21, 2026, voters may vote absentee without providing an excuse.
Santa Fe teacher named as candidate for Regional Teacher of the Year
On June 17, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) announced the list of Missouri’s 2027 eligible Regional Teacher of the Year candidates.
126th annual Corder Picnic held
Corder Pageant results The 2026 Corder Picnic Miss Corder Pageant was held on Friday evening, June 19. Little Miss Corder Perry Wentland – Little Miss Corder 2nd Alternate, Prettiest Smile;…
Hawley presses Postmaster General for accountability for undelivered mail in Missouri
On June 24, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) grilled the Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service, David P. Steiner, in a Senate Homeland Security hearing over his agency’s dismal service…
Nightly lane closures on I-70 between Concordia & Boonville for bridge work, June 30 – July 31
June 24, 2026 – 11:17 a.m. Crews will be conducting nightly lane closures on Interstate 70 eastbound and westbound at various locations between Concordia (approximately mile marker 58) and Missouri…
Marshall Municipal Band concert is June 25
You are invited to come hear the exciting sounds of the circus as played by your Marshall Municipal Band on Thursday evening, June 25. This special concert will include cotton…
Higginsville man sentenced to prison
James Looney, 43, Higginsville, was sentenced to serve time in the Missouri Department of Corrections on June 15, 2026. The sentencing followed his guilty plea to the class D felony of Possession of Child Pornography, the class E felony of Tampering with Physical Evidence, the class E felony of Sexual Contact with a Student, the class B misdemeanor of Sexual Misconduct in the First Degree and the class C misdemeanor of Sexual Misconduct in the Third Degree on May 18, 2026. The case was previously set for jury trial in May. The defendant’s plea allowed the child victims to not have to testify during a trial. The State was represented by Lafayette County Prosecuting Attorney, Kristen Ellis Hilbrenner, at both the plea and sentencing hearing.
POSTPONED: Lane closures on I-70 near mile marker 85 for bridge demolition, June 24-26
SALINE COUNTY – MoDOT has announced the bridge demolition that was scheduled on I-70 near mile marker 85.8 from June 24-26 has been postponed.