Sports

Smithville football turns slow start into 2nd-half blowout en route to win in 1st round of districts
- Smithville football turns slow start into 2nd-half blowout en route to win in 1st round of districts
- Kearney softball earns 3rd state semifinal trip in 4 years
- Kearney volleyball sweeps Smithville for second-straight trip to district championship
- Smithville volleyball falls in district semifinals to Kearney
- Local girls golf teams end season in state championships
Education

Kearney High choir students perform in all-district choir
Thirty-two Kearney High School students performed in the Northwest District All-District Choir Saturday held at Cameron High School.
- Kearney High choir students perform in all-district choir
- Warrior Closet offers fall hours
- Barbecue fundraiser Oct. 23
- Registration now open for Kearney’s 14th Annual Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot
- Liberty Public Schools seeks area veterans
Obituaries
Sports

Smithville football turns slow start into 2nd-half blowout en route to win in 1st round of districts
- Smithville football turns slow start into 2nd-half blowout en route to win in 1st round of districts
- Kearney softball earns 3rd state semifinal trip in 4 years
- Kearney volleyball sweeps Smithville for second-straight trip to district championship
- Smithville volleyball falls in district semifinals to Kearney
- Local girls golf teams end season in state championships
Education

Kearney High choir students perform in all-district choir
Thirty-two Kearney High School students performed in the Northwest District All-District Choir Saturday held at Cameron High School.
- Kearney High choir students perform in all-district choir
- Warrior Closet offers fall hours
- Barbecue fundraiser Oct. 23
- Registration now open for Kearney’s 14th Annual Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot
- Liberty Public Schools seeks area veterans
Obituaries
News

Pleasant Valley man pleads guilty to 2 felonies after standoff last year
CLAY COUNTY — Tyson S. Campbell, 27, submitted a petition to enter a guilty plea Oct. 29, in Clay County Court almost a year after he was charged with a felony domestic assault charge.
- Pleasant Valley man pleads guilty to 2 felonies after standoff last year
- Scammers impersonate deputies, texting fake documents
- Visitation, funeral for Liberty Fire Capt. Raymond McElwee Oct. 29
- Attorneys for Joshua Rocha seek new trial
- Liberty superintendent announces retirement at conclusion of current school year
Community Living

Like mother, like daughter
- Like mother, like daughter
- Area salon owner plans free pantry project, seeks community help
- Final community events coming for Halloween
- TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH: Doctor explains risk reduction of statins with cholesterol
- SENIOR NEWS LINE: Gift giving possible on budget
Multimedia

Gallery | Smithville boys soccer Senior Night
Smithville boys soccer Senior Night Thursday, Oct. 16.
- Gallery | Smithville boys soccer Senior Night
- Gallery | Smithville volleyball Senior Night
- Gallery | Kearney Homecoming
- Gallery | Liberty North girls tennis Senior Night
- Gallery | Smithville softball Senior Night
Special Sections
Entertainment

Plein Air art on display at Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary
LIBERTY — The board and and staff at Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary, 407 N. La Frenz Road, held a Plein Air event on Oct. 5, as part of their Bridging Art & Nature 2025 theme.
- Plein Air art on display at Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary
- MOVIE REVIEW: ‘You saw me standing alone’ in ‘Blue Moon’
- More Halloween events coming
- Liberty native behind new mural on Kansas Street
- 4th Annual Pumpkin Festival Block Party & Kids Maker Market Saturday
Opinion
Project 2025 damages government
- Project 2025 damages government
- Reader cautions about Project 2025
- Are we really so far apart?
- Mulling: Time to accept mystery of this life
- Wishing students, teachers, staff great start to school year
Outdoors

Prepare yard for pollinators with MDC virtual program Nov. 3
Nothing quite beats seeing fireflies twinkling in your yard as well as hearing the buzzing of bees as they hover from flower to flower. Learn more about helping pollinators and yard ecosystems during Missouri Department of Conservation’s virtual program “Less Lawn, More Life: The Pollinator Plot Twist” Nov. 3 from 5-6 p.m. Register at Events |…



