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Benton County Sheriff's Report

Ralph Fairman of Lincoln, MO was arrested on 08/10/26 for Operating a Motor Vehicle Without a Valid License. Subject was booked and released with a court date. Brian Jones of Warsaw, MO was …

Benton County Sheriff's Report

Paula Lee of Bakersfield, CA was arrested on 08/03/26 for a citation for Operating a Vehicle on the Highway Without a Valid License. Subject was booked, printed and released with a court date. …

Benton County Sheriff's Report

Daniel Barnard of Warsaw, MO was arrested on 07/27/26 on a Benton County warrant for Failure to Appear for Passing a Bad Check. Subject also was arrested on a Cole, MO warrant for Failure to Appear. …

Benton County Sheriff's Report

Joseph Thornton of Benton County, MO was arrested on 07/14/26 for Operating a Vehicle on the Highway Without a Valid License. Subject was booked, printed and released. Tina Green of Warsaw, M …
This week in the Benton County Enterprise
The Editorial & Opinion Page

Financial Focus

If you've just started managing your own finances, recommitted to doing it well or noticed your spending isn't making you as happy as you'd hoped, a budget might be exactly what you need. When you …

Have I Got A Line For You

Summer is zipping by like hell on wheels. Before we know it, the Autumnal Equinox will take place on September 22. Speaking of time, I often think of this region in terms of when the first settlers …

Down On The Creek

Age of innocence The decade of the 1950s was laced with movie icons and all type of performing legends viewed on the big screen at the drive-in movies that were often referred to as “passion …

Down On The Creek

“Udderly Ridiculous” For those of you that may not know, August 5 was National Underwear Day. And for those of you that wish to partake in the underwear celebration, you might want to …
The School Page
From left, SFCC adjunct communication instructor Leslie Brantley receives a 2026 NISOD Excellence Award from communication instructor Sarah Nail.

SFCC Adjunct Instructor Leslie Brantley Receives NISOD Excellence Award

State Fair Community College adjunct instructor Leslie Brantley was recently presented with a 2026 NISOD Excellence Award in recognition of her outstanding dedication to students, colleagues and the …

Leathernecks Give $5500 In Awards

Brennen Slavens Ethan Goosen …

Notes Of Success: WHS Vocalists Bring Back Honors From Festival

Nine vocal music students represented Warsaw High School at the Missouri State Music Festival held on the University of Missouri campus on May 1.. The Women's Sextet consisting of Abigail Burnham, …
In The Community
Church
Doubt I mentioned in my sports column that people sometimes get bad raps. No one has been as much as so called Doubting Thomas . Peter denied the Lord three times. John didn't believe until he …
When A Prayer Warrior Dies When high school senior athletes graduate then the younger players are called upon to fill the gaps.They leave a void in their chosen programs. Their athleticism, …
The Best Life Preserver They claim the gospel of John can't be true because it was written 70 years after the resurrection . I am about to tell you a story that happened going on 60 years …
I see through a glass darkly. I Cor. 13:12 The main criticism that Jesus wasn't God is that He never actually said the words . So let's say He said the words in English ' I am God. ' Really? No …
The Society Page

Fristoe News

This week has been hot, hot, hot in the Fristoe area. Dean has some things still on the vine in the garden and honest things could cook! Prayer requests are: Kathy First, Leland Brown, Gladys Harris, …

Elk's Lodge #2783

Meals for this month- Wednesday and Friday meals are served 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, and Thursday 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Wednesday 19 Tenderloin Sandwich with Fries/TT $10 26 WAings with Fries/TT 6/$8 8/$10 …

Fristoe News

I want to take this opportunity to apologize for putting in this column last week that Jan Turner had passed away. I am so sorry I repeated what someone told me and did not make sure it was correct. …

Elk's Lodge #2783

Meals for this month- Wednesday and Friday meals are served 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, and Thursday 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Wednesday, 5 Tenderloin Sandwich with Fries/TT $10 12 Wings with Fries/TT 6/$8 …

Fristoe News

This week cooled down some what and we in the Fristoe area are really glad. Gardner's in the area are really enjoying the produce the gardens are producing. Lots of cucumbers, beets, zucchini, …

Elk's Lodge #2783

Meals for this month- Wednesday and Friday meals are served 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, and Thursday 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Thursday, July 30 Spaghetti and Meatballs, Salad, and Garlic Rolls $10 Friday, …

Fristoe News

The weather has been hot and humid with some moisture. The rain came a couple days but by the weekend it was warm again. On Sunday the high st Fristoe was 102 degrees. It is supposed to be even …

Elk Lodge #2783

Meals for this month- Wednesday and Friday meals are served 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, and Thursday 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Wednesday July 29 Steak Sandwiches with Fries/TT $10 Thursday July 23 Wings …
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Obituaries
Alice L. Briggs
Alice L. Briggs, age 95 years, of Calhoun, Missouri passed away September 27, 2026 at Adair Village, Clinton, Missouri leaving behind a family who loved her and a lifetime of memories that cannot be …
Donna L. Bair
Donna L. Bair, age 90, of Warsaw, passed away Thursday, September 24, 2026, at her home. She was born on July 25, 1936, in Moulton, Iowa, the daughter of Carey and Etha Swartz. Donna grew up in …
Dwight Lee Paneitz
Dwight Lee Paneitz, 82, of rural Lincoln, passed away Sunday, August 9, 2026, at Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City. He was born on March 16, 1944, in Bland, Missouri, a son of William F. and …
Jill R. Logan
Jill Renee Logan, 48, of Cole Camp, passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2026, at her home. She was born on May 21, 1978, at Bothwell Hospital in Sedalia, Missouri, a daughter of Gale and Shirley …
Pamela J. Knowles
Pamela Jane (Hubbard) Knowles, 72, was born on October 1, 1953, in Eureka, Kansas, and passed away peacefully on August 9, 2026, at her home in Yates Center, Kansas. She was formerly of Warsaw, …
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Sequoia Grove Winery’s playbook for elevating game day entertaining
(BPT) - For decades, hosting a football game meant the same thing: buffalo wings, a bowl of dip and a cooler of canned beer. But as the sport has evolved over the past 30 years, your Sunday spreads …
Unwrapping Holiday Shopping: What 44 Billion Emails Reveal About When Consumers Really Buy
Unwrapping Holiday Shopping: What 44 Billion Emails Reveal About When Consumers Really Buy
(NewsUSA) - Analysis of more than 44 billion emails and 83 million text messages uncovers surprising patterns in when holiday shoppers buy, and what brings them backBlack Friday and Cyber Monday …