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9th Regional Sharefest at UMC Saturday

The Tipton United Methodist Church will host the regional Festival of Sharing distribution for the ninth year on Saturday, Oct. 17. Volunteers to help with the interfaith event are still welcome. …
Changes in the season
Tipton Oak Manor residents Tony Dick and Judy Asbell create leaf silhouettes as another change in seasons was observed with a craft activity last week.

A week full of fun at Tipton Oak Manor

First, to introduce myself. I am Rachael Hinkle, the new activities director at Tipton Oak Manor. I am married with five children and we live on a small farm at Smithton. I enjoy reading and drinking …

Two programs presented to chamber

Information on two countywide projects was presented to the Tipton Chamber of Commerce at its Thursday, Oct. 8, meeting. Chamber members met for lunch from 5 & 50 Drive-In under the lake …

76th annual FFA Barbecue on tap for Saturday, Oct. 17

The Tipton FFA chapter will hold its 76 th annual   barbecue Saturday, Oct. 17, in the Tipton R-VI cafeteria. Serving will be from 4 to 7 p.m.   The meal will include pulled pork and …

Two seriously injured in motorcycle wreck

Two Jefferson City residents received serious injuries when they were ejected from their motorcycle in a crash in Cooper County Saturday evening, Oct. 10. According to the Missouri State Highway …

Lawn & Order: Plant crocus in lawn now for new season

October is a good time to plant spring-flowering bulbs for them to establish a good root system before the soil cools, said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. While …

Floral fireworks in the fall

When many garden flowers show the ravages of having endured a long and sometimes brutal summer, dahlias are most spectacular, said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. The …

Choosing alpha-gal-friendly options for trick-or-treaters

Halloween candy isn’t always a treat for children with alpha-gal syndrome. Including vegan or nonfood items can help ensure that all trick-or-treaters can join the fun. People with alpha-gal …

Report on last week's cattle sale

Kingsville Livestock Auction, Kingsville Report for Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026 Receipts:   1,764; last week, 2,149 Load lots of yearlings with good condition sold fully steady. …
Obituaries
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 …
James E. Bell
Officially, he was James Edward Bell. But you probably knew him as Jim Bell. Or Jimmy, or Jimbo, or Bimbo, or the Little Debbie Man.   If you grew up in Tipton, Mo., in the ’60s and …
Ruth Allee
Ruth Allee, 90, Sedalia, died Thursday afternoon, Oct. 8, 2026, at Loving Arms Memorial Care. She was born Dec. 2, 1935, in Fortuna, the daughter of Glenn and Katie (Moore) Fisher. On May 6, …
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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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Zion Lutheran School to host annual turkey dinner

Zion Lutheran School will host its 56th annual Turkey Dinner and Silent Auction from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, at the school on Highway B in Lone Elm. The fundraiser will include a …

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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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …