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CMCA making plans for February career fair

Central Missouri Community Action is looking for local businesses to participate in a career fair for high school students in the county in February. The fair will be held Wednesday, Feb. 24, at …

Westbound I-70 traffic shifts near Boonville

Motorists traveling west-bound Interstate 70 in Cooper County should plan for a traffic shift overnight beginning Thursday, Oct. 29, to allow crews to rebuild the westbound lanes of I-70 as part of …

Under the Stone

The hands of a carpenter tell a story of creation, but for Stanley Lee Tucker, the homes he raised across Tipton stood in quiet contrast to the profound heartbreaks he endured within his own walls. …

Secretary of state’s plain language of Nov. 3 ballot measures

The following ballot measures will appear on the statewide ballot for the Tuesday, Nov. 3, general election.   Amendment 3 [Proposed by 103rd General Assembly (First Regular …

Deeds record property changes

The following changes in property ownership were filed recently with the Moniteau County Recorder of Deeds. This report is a brief description of the deeds filed with the recorder. For a complete …

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. Phil Cain, California: Nuisance violation. …

New books at the library

The following books are now available at Price James Memorial Library.     New in romance :   “Let Me Be the One” by Lori Foster. When Callie McCallahan left Hoker, Ky., …

Blood drive collects 37 units

The American Red Cross collected 37 units at the blood drive held Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the Tipton Knights of Columbus Hall. The local Red Cross committee and the National Honor Society …

Last week's cattle sale

Kingsville Livestock Auction, Kingsville Report for Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026 Receipts:   1,721; last week, 1,764 New crop calves weaned for three weeks or less sold $5 to $15 …
Obituaries
Kelly C. Kohler
Kelly Colin Kohler, 56, of Tipton, passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at his home. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, October 30, 2026, at the Tipton High …
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 …
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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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Rainfall after drought can lead to prussic poisoning in livestock

Recent rains may have brought relief to drought-stricken pastures, but livestock producers should remain alert for signs of prussic poisoning in cattle and horses, says Tim Evans, University of …

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TYF teams defeat Hallsville on the road, will play in championship games

All three Tipton Youth football teams will play for the championship in their age division after taking wins against Hallsville Saturday, Oct. 16., At Hallsville. The third and fourth grade team …

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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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
In Austin, Texas, Tech Layoffs Are Reshaping Who Buys and What Sells
Austin’s residential real estate market has long been associated with tech-driven demand. But in 2026, the buyer pool powering the city’s housing activity looks different than it did even two …