CITY NEWS: RCBA will hold their monthly meeting on Monday, Feb 9, at 6 pm in the Ridgeway Community Room. They will hold officer elections and begin planning for the new year. The January meeting was cancelled due to schedule conflicts. The next RCBA events will be the Spring into Homesteading event and the Easter Egg Hunt. If you enjoy RCBA events, please consider attending this meeting to learn more about how you can help!
The Ridgeway Board of Aldermen will meet on Tuesday, Feb 17 at 6 pm in the Ridgeway Community Room. Please note the time change. If you have items you would like to have added to the agenda, please contact city clerk Toni Storms. All Ridgeway residents are welcome to attend this public meeting.
The City of Ridgeway is now looking to hire for two positions: the city clerk position and the city maintenance worker. For more information, contact the office at 660-872-6414.
Save the date for the second annual Spring into Homesteading event on March 28, 2026 in the Ridgeway R-V school gym! We are hoping to have more demonstrations and vendors this year, so if you are interested in vending and/or demonstrating, please contact Paula Scott at 660-872-6500 or Susie Rollheiser.
SCHOOL NEWS: There are quite a few sports activities this weekend for the East Harrison Bobcats. Today (Wednesday 2/4), varsity basketball will play at SW Livingston at 6 pm and the junior high scholar bowl team will participate in a meet at Gilman City, competing against Grundy and Gilman City. On Friday, the varsity basketball teams will play at Gilman City at 6 pm and on Monday, they will begin competing in the HDC tournament at Mercer. Good luck and Go Bobcats!
The school will hold a student Talent Show on Friday, Feb 13 at 1 pm in the Ridgeway School Gym.
SOCIETY: The community sewing group will meet at the Ridgeway Baptist Church on Monday, Feb 9 from 1 pm to 4 pm. All are invited to attend – you do not need a sewing machine or experience, only a willing heart and hands.
Our condolences go out to the family and friends of Theodora “Teddy” Luper who passed away in Lamoni last week.
Our condolences also go out to the family and friends of Dana Seymour who also passed away last week.
CLOSING: Hope you have a great week and try to stay warm! I’ve been using a leaf blower to clean up all this powdery snow –works great! If you know of any events or plans around town that you would like to see shared with others, please send me the details by Sunday evening! Thank you for reading! Wave to your neighbors!
