July 12, 2026
Santa Fe Times
Carroll County Memorial Hospital announces retirement of CEO Scott Thoreson
Carroll County Memorial Hospital (CCMH) announces the retirement of Chief Executive Officer Scott Thoreson, effective June 23, 2026, concluding five years of dedicated, forward-focused leadership that has strengthened the hospital…
REVISED: Traffic shift and lane/ramp closures on I-70 in Blue Springs & Grain Valley, June 22 – July 2026
MoDOT has announced that the I-70 lane closure at approximately mile marker 26, which was scheduled for June 22-June 23, has been slightly extended.
Santa Fe PAT fun in the park
On Sunday, June 14, the Santa Fe School Districts Parents as Teachers Program hosted a summer group event in the Alma City park from 12-2 p.m. Children and their families enjoyed several activity stations, including a corn pit, which the kids loved!
T-Rex Tea Party held at Waverly Trails Regional Library
Trails Regional Library held a T-Rex Tea Party
State warns Missouri remains on track for painful, emergency budget cuts
As Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe prepares to take action on the Fiscal Year 2027 state operating budget, State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick is urging him to take steps to proactively balance the budget now before more painful cuts are needed in the future.
Department of Natural Resources awards $37,500 grant to Waverly
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded a $37,500 Drinking Water Engineering Report Grant to the city of Waverly to evaluate its drinking water system.
First CCTC customer accounts belong to descendants of landowner
On June 12, Carroll County Trust Company announced that the first two accounts opened at its new Waverly branch were Student Checking accounts for Nora and Hunter Harris, the children of local landowner John Harris.
Apply now for Head Start, Early Head Start
Missouri Valley Community Action Agency is now completing Head Start applications for the 2026-2027 school year!
Santa Fe sports recap – 2025-26 school year
Here is a quick look back at the 2025-26 school year for Santa Fe Chiefs athletics. The Volleyball team placed 2nd in Class One District 14 losing to Crest Ridge 3 sets to 2. The team finished with a fine record of 16-10, and 4. The team was 23 and 11 in 2024. For Chiefs football last fall, the team finished 3 and 7, after a 2 and 10 campaign the previous year. Moving into the winter season, the Lady Chiefs basketball team finished up 17 and 10 overall, after a 21 and 6 year in 2024-25. The boys saw marked improvement from the previous year going 8 and 18 on the season. In the spring many individual successes were seen on the track including Wyatt Doak taking 2nd in the High Jump at state, Koween Dierker 6th at state in the discus, and Mae Vandiver with a top ten performance (ninth) in the 800 meter run. On the ball diamond, the Lady Chiefs were 7-11 and 1, (9 and 13 the year before), and Chiefs Baseball showed improvement going 4 and 14 for the 2026 campaign. The Chiefs are already out there working hard this summer, it will be a fun sports year coming up.
Lexington man pleads guilty to various sex crimes
Lafayette County Prosecuting Attorney Kristen Hillbrener announces that Jose Zuniga, 44, of Lexington, Missouri pled guilty on June 1, 2026, to four counts of the unclassified felony of Statutory Sodomy, four counts of the class A felony of Sexual Exploitation of a Child and one count of the class B felony of Possession of Child Pornography. Per the plea agreement, the defendant was sentenced to a total of 50 years in the Department of Corrections, with him being statutorily required to serve at least eighty-five percent of sentence prior to being eligible for parole.