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Remember to enter the Halloween coloring contest

Parents are reminded to leave entries for their children in The Tipton Times Halloween coloring contest at the newspaper office by noon Monday, Oct. 26. Only original newspaper printed images will be …

Groups coordinating efforts on Oct. 25 Trunk or Treat

Tipton residents can celebrate Halloween with a community Trunk or Treat event from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, at 448 Richard Blvd. The event, billed as Tipton Trunk or Treat, will offer …

Journalists sue MSHP over blacked-out crash reports

The Missouri Press Association and the Missouri Broadcasters Association have filed a petition in Cole County Circuit Court against the Missouri State Highway Patrol, saying the agency is illegally …

Free ‘Stop the Bleed’ class at Bothwell

Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia will offer a Stop the Bleed class free to the community on Friday, Nov. 13. The goal of Stop the Bleed is to train and equip bystanders to use …

Sign up for Wellness Expo set for Saturday, Oct. 24

A Rise & Shine Wellness Expo will be held Saturday, Oct. 24, and organizers are asking that participants sign up beforehand for some of the workshops to accommodate space. The free expo will …

Library board to meet

The Tipton Municipal Library District Board will meet at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22, at Price James Memorial Library. The board’s agenda includes routine business as well as a report on …

Moniteau County Court proceedings

Infractions, Misdemeanor, Criminal Felony and Civil Cases Disposed by Trial or Other Some charges may be amended City of California vs. Christine Marie Elder, Boonville: Failed to …

Farm to School Month sheds light on delicious dairy drink: Milk!

As students hurry through the breakfast and lunch line in school cafeterias, plates are filled with whole grains, protein foods, fruits and vegetables, all of which provide nutrients that children …

Mid-Mo begins discussion on plans for Route J base

Initial work at the new base planned between Gravois Mills and Ivy Bend was reported to the Mid-Mo Ambulance District Board of Directors on Wednesday, Oct. 14. Administrator Lee Kempf said …
Obituaries
Allen W. Stock
Allen Wayne Stock, 75, Holts Summit, died Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. He was born Dec. 11, 1950, in Jefferson City, a son of Ernest and Lola Sowders Stock. He attended Jefferson City High School, …
Tonny L. Curry
Tonny Lee Curry, 63, Pilot Grove, died Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, at University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia. He was born July 29, 1963, in Sedalia, the son of Donald Sterling Curry and Lucille …
Chase M. Walker
Chase Michael Walker, 15, California, died Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. He was born Aug. 19, 2011, at St. Mary’s Hospital, the son of Jeremy Walker and Beth Green Walker. He was a freshman at …
Dorothy A. O’Brien
Dorothy Ann O’Brien, 89, of Syracuse, Mo., passed away peacefully in her home on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026.  She was born on March 7, 1937, in Boonville, Mo., to William and Elizabeth …
Ronald F. Dick
Ronald Fred Dick, 85, died Monday, Oct. 5, 2026. He was born April 3, 1941, at Cotton, a son of Fred William and Georgia May Draffen Dick. He married Juanita Wilson on Aug. 1, 1968. She preceded …
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Tipton Fall Sports 2026

This week’s issue of The Tipton Times includes the annual preview of fall sports. Coaches’ thoughts on the Tipton Cardinal varsity football, volleyball, girls golf and cross country teams, …

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America 250 years

This issue of your Tipton Times includes a section devoted to wishing the United States of America a “Happy 250th Birthday!” The 24-page “America 250” section features articles on the …

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Moniteau County Fair

This issue of The Tipton Times includes the 160th Moniteau County Fair Days book, featuring everything you need to know about the fair. This year’s guide was produced by The Times for the …

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County posts Oct. 27 agenda

The Moniteau County Commission has released the agenda for its Tuesday, Oct. 27, meeting. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. in the commissioners’ office located in the basement of the courthouse at …

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Youngest Bestgen qualifies for state following district meet

By Tara Alumbaugh Times’ sports The Tipton Lady Cardinals will send one golfer to the Class 1 state tournament, Harper Bestgen, following her 13 th place finish in the Class 1 District 2 …

  • XC competes in two events

    By Tara Alumbaugh Times’ sports The Tipton High School and Middle School cross country teams …

  • Undefeated

    Tipton Cardinal Jaxton Allen, #12, runs the ball during the junior varsity game at South Callaway Monday, …

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Self-Employed and Can’t Get a Mortgage? The Loan Type May Be the Problem
Many self-employed borrowers who are told they do not qualify for a mortgage are not actually unqualified. They are applying through a loan type that measures income in a way that works against them. …
Massachusetts Appraisal Rules Change in November. Buyers Who Wait to Prepare Will Lose Deals.
Most Massachusetts homebuyers will not think about new appraisal rules until those rules delay their closing. By then, according to Colleen Barry of Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty, the …
A Seller’s Strongest Negotiating Position in Fairfield County, CT Starts Before the First Showing
The Fairfield County, Connecticut housing market heading into fall 2026 doesn’t fit neatly into a single headline. Some homes are drawing multiple offers above asking. Others, in the same county …
Mortgage-Dependent Buyers Are Being Squeezed Out of the Florida Keys
There is a growing divide in the Florida Keys housing market, and it runs along a single fault line: whether a buyer needs a mortgage. Cash buyers – many of them retirees and business owners from …
Housing Is the Largest Asset Most Americans Own. It’s Also the Only One They Don’t Diversify.
Stock portfolios get diversified. Bond holdings get diversified. Even alternative investments get spread across categories and geographies. But the single largest asset on most American household …
Columbus, Ohio Has 2.23 Million Residents and Barely 6,000 Homes for Sale
A metropolitan area of 2.23 million people should have a deeper housing market than what Columbus, Ohio is showing right now. According to Central Ohio MLS data cited by Barbara Gale of the Gale …
In Palm Beach County, Single-Family Homes and Condos Are Now Separate Markets
The question heard most often in Palm Beach County this year is whether the housing market is crashing. The numbers point somewhere else: two markets operating in the same zip codes, moving at …
Washington Is Starting to Name the Middle-Income Renter, Without Yet Funding the Fix
A new federal housing effort has directed the Government Accountability Office to study a formal income definition for the middle class, roughly 80 to 120 percent of area median income, and to …
In South Denver, Colorado, Temporary Rate Buydowns Are Expiring – and the Safety Net Isn’t There
The 2-1 buydown was supposed to be a bridge. Buyers who locked in mortgages two to three years ago at rates near 7% used the program to ease into ownership, paying two percentage points less in year …
Element 52 Penthouse, Telluride, Colorado – A Ski Lift at the Door, Main Street Down the Block
A top-floor penthouse combines the privacy of a standalone house with hotel-style service, a pairing rarely found inside Telluride’s town limits. By Chris Caggiano The morning starts in the …