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Hot wheels
(02/01/12)
Andrew Kueck (above), Elijah Rankin and Hunter Hamilton watch debry cars head for the finish line at the 2012 Cub Scout Pack 258 Pinewood Derby last Saturday morning at Concordia Elementary School (CES). Bobcat/wolf den leader Rod McCaslin (right) talks to his cub scouts before the derby begins... 
Enbridge looking at new pipeline
(02/01/12)
Enbridge Inc., owner of a 600-mile-long oil pipeline that runs near Concordia, is proposing the construction of a new pipeline that will start in Flanagan, Ill., and end in Cushing, Okla. The proposed 600-mile pipeline -- Flanagan South Pipeline -- would run parallel with the Spearhead Pipeline System and mostly stay within the boundaries of current right-of-way agreements. ... 
Food drives: Not just for the holidays
(02/01/12)
The Concordia Elementary School (CES) student council collected 818 non-perishable food items during the "Have a Heart, Give a Can" food drive. The items from the food drive, which ran from Jan. 17 to 27, were delivered Monday morning to the Sweet Springs Food Pantry. ... 
Super-wide load
(02/01/12)
Missouri State Highway Patrol Troopers help escort a tractor-trailer hauling a large stainless tank through Concordia Monday morning. The tank was being shipped from Paul Mueller Company in Springfield to an out-of-state location. By state law, loads that exceed 150,000 pounds and are 16 feet or taller are classified as "super loads" and require police escorts in addition to the standard procedures for "over-sized loads."... 
2011 snowfall totals nearly double annual average
(02/01/12)
Concordia's weather in 2011 included near record snowfall early in the year, abundant precipitation during the spring and summer, and an unusually dry fall harvest season, followed by unusually wet weather in the last two months of the year. The year's snowfall totaled 40. 6 inches, the most since 1960 when 58.5 inches was recorded, according to local National Weather Service records dating back to 1959... 
Lunch at the library
(02/01/12)
Patrons of Trails Regional Library-Concordia Branch enjoy soup, desserts and conversation last Friday during a fundraising event at the library. The soup lunch raised $130 from free-will donations. The proceeds will go toward new computer chairs. 
Braving the elements: Klondike 2012
(01/25/12)
Approximately 150 Boy Scouts from the Boy Scouts of America Heart of America Council-Big Muddy District competed in the 2012 Klondike last Saturday morning at Edwin A. Pape Lake south of Concordia. Scouts (top) from troop 319 in Concordia race to the finish in an obstacle course... 
Main Street group forming first board
(01/25/12)
A group of volunteers and supporters, meeting at the Concordia Community Center last Thursday evening, took the first steps toward forming a board of directors for the Missouri Main Street Connection (MMSC) program in Concordia. In an organizational meeting, led by Randy Suhr and Patty Schnakenberg, area residents and business owners discussed Main Street's potential in the community and what a board of directors should look like going forward. ... 
A snapshot of Missouri's elite State Highway Patrol
(01/25/12)
You see them almost every day. They are always dressed in blue. Their hats make them stand out as troopers of the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP). From the day they are sworn to uphold the laws of the state of Missouri, they are taught that they must live by a special creed of values: integrity, responsibility, respect, professionalism, compassion, character, and com- mitment...
Commissioner subpoenaed
(01/25/12)
The Lafayette County Commission was subpoenaed last week to give a deposition in a court case involving a 2006 incident. It is not known at this time all the parties involved or the circumstances surrounding the case. Lafayette County Clerk of the County Commission Linda Niendick said the county is not being sued, but could not comment further on the case... 
Moving back in
(01/25/12)
Pioneer Trails Regional Library Employees -- Alicia McSwain (from left), Kathy Cox, Anita Low and Carol Brandt -- help move boxes of books back to the library's main room Monday morning following a two-week remodeling project. Branch manager Debbie Kirchhoff said the library is set to reopen Thursday. A soup luncheon scheduled for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday should go ahead as planned...
Two file on final day
(01/25/12)
In the final hours of filing for the April municipal elections, two additional candidates came forward to make the field in their respective races a little more crowded. Ruthie Fischer, the current incumbent in Ward 1, was the last to file to run for the seat she has held for one term...
Wall riders to return in May
(01/25/12)
While unseasonably warm weather has kept motorcycles on the streets well into January, few of those riders are likely considering a cross-country trip. But for Lori Wilson planning for the next Run for the Wall event begins before clean-up from the last is finished...
Library reopen delayed
(01/19/12)
Debbie Kirchhoff, director of the Concordia Trails Regional Library Branch, announced Tuesday that plans to reopen the facility are having to be altered a bit. The library closed earlier this month so that new lighting could be installed, the first major remodeling to the building since the library moved there in 2008. Initially, the work was planned to be completed by the first part of this week... |
Fire destroys Blackburn home
(02/01/12)
Smoke alarms were credited with helping a Blackburn family escape a fire in their home without injury early Thursday, Jan. 26. Bill Kellerman, Blackburn station fire chief with West-Central Fire Protection District, said the fire began in the attic and appeared to have been caused by an electrical problem. The fire burned through the attic floor and dropped hot ash into a bedroom, he said...
County road project moves forward
(02/01/12)
The Lafayette County Commission is moving forward with a project to move a section of county road near Lexington. The half-mile section of road on Halls Station Road east of Lexington has four 90 degree turns the commission would like to eliminate. The north-to-south road is fairly straight with the exception of the sharp bends to the east. The commissioners decided it would be easiest to remove the sections in question and make a straight connection at the first and last turns...
Area band takes shape
(02/01/12)
After months of garnering support and finding volunteer musicians, an instrumental music ensemble has been formed in Lexington, according to Executive Director Jacob Lamb. The ensemble will be a band called the Lexington Symphonic Band. Lamb said his original goal was to form an orchestra, but more woodwind, brass and percussion players volunteered than stringed-instrument players...
Zapp hired by county
(02/01/12)
The Lafayette County Commission last week hired a temporary replacement to fill the county's purchasing agent position at the court house. Tom Zapp of rural Higginsville will fill the part-time position for the next two months. The position has been vacant for several weeks because purchasing agent Jim Starkebaum of Concordia has been on a leave of absence due to health complications...
Escapee receives 30-year sentence
(02/01/12)
Rowdy Offield escaped custody in the most simple way imaginable: He simply walked out the front door. Offield, who had already received one 30-year sentence, was awaiting trial on a second charge in Oklahoma. While there, he intimidated his cellmate and assumed the man's identity when he was set to be released on bail...
Road district accepts clerk's resignation
(01/18/12)
The resignation of Sharon Fiene, clerk for Concordia Special Road District, was accepted at the Jan. 9 road district board meeting. Fiene's resignation, effective immediately, was accepted with regrets and a $500 severance package was unanimously voted for her by the board...
Traffic deaths down in 2011
(01/11/12)
The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) has much to celebrate as 2011 wraps up and the new year begins. A preliminary report from the highway patrol shows traffic accident fatalities were down by five percent in 2011 compared to 2010. As of last Tuesday, the total was at 773 fatalities -- one of the lowest on record since 1949... 
Base community council hears from McCaskill, McNabb
(06/08/11)
Members of Whiteman Base Community Council, representing 18 cities surrounding Whiteman AFB at Knob Noster, met at Mission Inn Thursday for a luncheon. Lexington and Marshall were the featured cities. Sen. Claire McCaskill spoke of the pain and on-going suffering of the citizens of Joplin. She said Missouri has a good tornado warning system which she can remember as far back as when she was a child... 
Nixon speaks about base's local, global impact
(03/16/11)
Before a capacity crowd, Gov. Jay Nixon spoke to members of the Whiteman Base Community Council on a range of issues. Nixon was introduced by Brig. Gen. Scott Vander Hamm, who commands the 509th Bomb Wing. Another prominent dignitary from Washington D. C., Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, Chief of Staff of the U. S. Air Force, was also recognized and introduced by Vander Hamm... |
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