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On January 3, 2025, Warsaw, Missouri, was rocked by a violent incident at the Lake Hills Motel on Highway 83. The Benton County Sheriff’s Office, Warsaw Police Department, Warsaw Fire District, …
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Kim Fugate
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1/8/25
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For over three-quarters of the 126-plus years since Dr. James Naismith first put a peach basket up and invented what some believe to be the greatest game ever, the Knightstown Gym, or better known as …
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Adam Howe
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1/8/25
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Jaxson Deckard and Drake Murrell, seniors at Warsaw High School, have achieved a significant milestone in their pursuit of acceptance into a United States Military Service Academy. Both Deckard and …
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12/31/24
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Preface: I grew up attending the one-room school in Edmonson, located in the Ozark Hills of Benton County. The school had one meager book case of reading material that had to serve all eight grades. …
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Dianne Peck
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12/31/24
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The Benton County Enterprise First Annual Best Of Benton County Awards is well underway. This event is crafted to cast a spotlight on the standout businesses and service professionals that render our …
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Kim Fugate
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12/31/24
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As the year 2024 comes to an end, we at the Benton County Enterprise flipped back through the pages of the paper this year to look at the top stories of the year.
As the year 2024 began, Randy …
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Anita Campbell
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12/31/24
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According to an old account in The Enterprise, Marshall Clay Jeans died in a gunfight on Warsaw’s Main Street May 24, 1885. Like something straight out of Dodge City and Gunsmoke, Jeans had …
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Dianne Peck
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12/23/24
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Presiding Commissioner Steve Daleske called the meeting of the Benton County Commission to order on December 16 at 9:00 AM. Commissioners Larry Berry and Scott Harms were present. David Malecki was …
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Anita Campbell
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12/23/24
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The Cole Camp City Council met in regular session on Thursday, December 19 at 7:00 PM in city hall. Following routine business, the council then made a decision concerning the Religious Freedom …
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Dianne Peck
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12/23/24
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The dreams of a young girl and her horses came true last month when Kelli Stevenson Estes of Lincoln competed at the Color Breed Congress Show in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In years past Kelli has shown her …
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Anita Campbell
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12/23/24
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Cole Camp's David Locke, like so many of his generation, served in the Vietnam War from 1966 to 1971. He was in the Air Force and served with the 449th Bomber Squadron. The Vietnam War was so …
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Dianne Peck
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12/23/24
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The Christmas season is in full swing across Benton County. While there have already been several Christmas programs, cantatas, parades, visits with Santa, and other events, there are still plenty …
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Anita Campbell
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12/23/24
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Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare (GVMH) has acquired a new, state-of-the-art CT Scanner.
A computed tomography scan (CT scan) is commonly known to patients as a CAT scan. Compared to standard …
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12/18/24
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Benton County Presiding Commissioner Steve Daleske call the Benton County Commission meeting to order at 10:30 AM on December 12 in the Board Room. In attendance were District 1 Commissioner Larry …
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Anita Campbell
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12/18/24
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Mayor Eddie Simons called the Warsaw City Board meeting to order at 6:00 PM on December 16.
Alderwomen Lou Breshears and Reba Slavens and Aldermen Adam Howe, Eric Flores and Rob Coskey were all …
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Anita Campbell
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12/18/24
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Tiffany Hill has been a part-time real estate agent with Keller Williams for the past six years. She also works at Rick’s Oar House as bar manager, and started her own business called …
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Judy Kramer
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12/18/24
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A huge crowd packed the Warsaw High School gym in support of the Stacey Barnes Morrison family on Sunday, December 15.
Morrison, who was recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, her husband …
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Anita Campbell
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12/18/24
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When the Grinch got word of Warsaw’s Hallmark Christmas event he flew into action by bringing in a hail storm that took everyone off guard. Two storm chasers on Highway 7, west of the county …
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Dianne Peck
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12/18/24
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Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare (GVMH) is celebrating the first anniversary of the Dr. James and JoAnn Bourland Radiation Oncology Center. The Center opened in December 2023, and since its …
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12/12/24
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Reindeer fever broke out all over downtown Cole Camp Friday evening infecting the crowds attending the annual Christkindlmarket. There were hints it was infectious when the German Club raised the …
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Dianne Peck
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12/12/24
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Benton County Presiding Commissioner Steve Daleske called the December 2 meeting of the Benton County Commission to order at 9:00 AM. Those in attendance included District 1 Commissioner Larry Berry, …
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Anita Campbell
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12/12/24
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The WHS Class of 2025 are starting a new tradition at Warsaw High School with the Mr. Wildcat contest to be held Saturday, December 14 starting at 4:00 PM in the WHS gym. The purpose of the contest …
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Amelia Roberts
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12/12/24
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The Lincoln City Council held their December meeting date on the first Thursday instead of their regular schedule of the second Monday. A full council was in session and heard Police Chief, Andrew …
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Dianne Peck
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12/12/24
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Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare (GVMH) is excited to announce Melissa Howe has been promoted to Director, Warsaw Clinic.
A GVMH employee for more than 10 years, Howe began her career in retail …
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12/12/24
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Filling for the April election opened Tuesday morning, December 10.
In Lincoln the East Ward seat currently filled by Barbara Hammond is up for re-election and the West Ward seat now held by …
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Dianne Peck
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12/12/24
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