The Marine Parents Regional Conference for military and Marine families will be held in Kansas City on Aug. 9. Personnel from the USMC Mobilization Command Unit and Marines from Headquarters Company, 24th Marines, both out of Kansas City, will be present. ...
Honor Flight Fundraisers Whole Hog Dinner When: 5 to 8 p.m., Friday Where: Shriner’s Club, 1615 Elm Hills Blvd. Cost: $10 1940s Dance and Costume Contest When: 5 to 7 p.m., open house; 7 to 11 p.m., dance, Aug. 15 Where: Veteran’s of Foreign...
A Sedalia group is making strides in its effort to send World War II veterans to visit a memorial in their honor in Washington, D.C. Show Me Honor Flight has raised $16,000 through about a half dozen fundraisers and events since the group formed in mid-April....
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4195 will host an all-you-can-eat breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the post on state Route D in Knob Noster. The cost is $5....
To welcome Whiteman Air Force Base personnel into the community, the Chamber’s Military Affairs Committee is coordinating the “Sponsor an Airman” project. Local businesses, organizations and individuals may sponsor an entry level ranking...
Benton County Post 217 will have karaoke from 5 to 9 p.m. on Fridays beginning this week at the post bingo hall on Wildcat Drive in Warsaw. A dance floor is available for those who want to practice their dance steps, while listening to the singers....
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2591 is sponsoring a dinner from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the post at 121 S. Ohio Ave. The meal will be catered by Tom and Elaine Horn. Tickets cost $10 and may be purchased at the door. Five dollars from each ticket...
The Central Missouri Veterans’ Association will have a planning meeting at 9 a.m. Thursday at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2591, 121 S. Ohio Ave. The group will discuss the annual Veterans’ Appreciation Cookout which will be Sept. 20. This...
George Shepherd, adjutant secretary of George T. Murphy Post 491 of the American Legion, awarded American Legion Certificates of Distinguished Achievement School Awards to John Birdwell and Erin Larimore. The awards were given to the top senior boy and...
Company A of the Smith-Cotton JROTC Tiger Battalion chose to assist George A. Whiteman Memorial Post 642 of the American Legion.For a community service project, the company worked to get materials and donations to place five 17-foot high flag poles in...