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Central Missouri Police Academy Collaborates With SFCC To Make Police Training Possible In Sedalia Area

Published by admin on Thu, 11/14/2019 - 8:45am
Meeting a need for training and certification of law enforcement officers, the Missouri Safety Center at the University of Central Missouri and State Fair Community College are collaborating to provide opportunities to interested individuals in Sedalia and the surrounding area.

Veterans Honored With Patriotism And Pageantry

Published by admin on Thu, 11/14/2019 - 8:43am
The Warsaw High School Student Council, National Honor Society and FCCLA honored local veterans at their annual Veterans’ Day Assembly on November 13 in the WHS gym.  Veterans and their families were invited for breakfast served by Student Council, NHS and FCCLA members.
After breakfast, the veterans and the WHS and JBMS students were entertained by the WHS vocal and instrumental music departments.

Vandals Repeatedly Strike Drake Harbor

Published by admin on Thu, 11/07/2019 - 7:35am
Vandals have been throwing park tables into the water at Drake Harbor during the past three or four weeks. Warsaw City Manager and Planner Randy Pogue said that after City crews retrieved one table from the water, three more were thrown in shortly thereafter.

What Do Area Voters Think About Trump Impeachment?

Published by admin on Thu, 11/07/2019 - 7:33am
On October 31, the U.S. House of Representatives took the step of approving guidelines for the public phase of its impeachment inquiry of President Trump. The House cleared the way for nationally televised hearings in mid-November as it makes a probe of a top White House official’s account that the president pressured Ukraine to investigate a political rival. The impeachment inquiry has a divided response from the public, as reported in polls around the country and opinions offered by local residents.

Foster Care Crisis Looms For County

Published by admin on Thu, 11/07/2019 - 7:25am
The Boyd house in Warsaw is rarely quiet as Crystal and Daryl are raising not only their own children but several foster children as well.  Presently there are six children in the Boyd home but that number can change at a moment’s notice.
“After Daryl and I were married we considered fostering a child with the hope of adopting, however, when we started the fostering process we discovered there was a very great need for foster parents so we opened our door,” Crystal said. 

Warsaw Postal Clerk Struck With Meningitis

Published by admin on Thu, 10/31/2019 - 8:13am
Warsaw postal clerk Leanna Powers was hospitalized Wednesday evening, October 23, with Spinal Meningitis. It has been determined that the disease was caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, a bacteria that causes an acute infection. After friends and family feared for her outcome, Powers started showing progress tackling the disease at the beginning of this week.

New Jail On Track With Modifications

Published by admin on Thu, 10/31/2019 - 8:13am
The new Benton County jail is a working, moving, breathing project according to Benton County Presiding Commissioner Steve Daleske. It is on schedule and is expected to be completed in late September or early October 2020. 

Concerns Explode Over Teen Vaping

Published by admin on Thu, 10/24/2019 - 7:19am
One anonymous Warsaw teen reports that vaping was a big trend at Warsaw High School last year and is continuing this year. He said that he got caught up in it, trying it for about a month until he learned that it was the wrong thing to do after seeing the outcome of vaping around the world.
“It seems to have gone down some this year, and none of my friends do it,” said the teen. “I feel that if the people who still do it would open their eyes and watch the news they would stop.”

Heritage Days Is Sensationally Successful

Published by admin on Thu, 10/24/2019 - 7:17am
Despite the rainy conditions on Saturday, thousands of visitors flocked to Warsaw over the weekend to attend the Thirty-ninth annual Heritage Days celebration at the Truman Dam Visitors’ Center on Kaysinger Bluff and on Drake Harbor.
According to Kaysinger Bluff Pioneer Heritage Association Board president Scott Mills 5,700 wrist bands were sold to visitors riding the buses up to the Kaysinger Bluff area. That number is down from last year which was 5,773.

New Round Of Phone Scams Target Seniors

Published by admin on Wed, 10/16/2019 - 2:09pm
There are so many scams going on over the phone and online, that Hawthorn Bank offered information about some of the most current ones at its SeniorFest booth on October 3, in Warsaw. One scam, in particular, is related to Medicare’s open season. A person will say he/she is from Medicare and needs to mail you a new health card, but needs to verify your personal information “to make sure that you are who you say you are!” A call to Medicare at 1-800-MEDICARE, verified that Medicare does not make calls to people enrolled in one of its plans unless they are expecting one.