Warrensburg Main Street and Warrensburg Park and Recreation will host the annual Fourth of July Patriotic Children’s Parade at the Johnson County Courthouse from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Participants are encouraged to decorate their wagons, trikes, bikes or even themselves to take part in the parade. Special prizes, a bounce house, games, face painting, an ice cream truck, Warrensburg Farmers Market... Read more »

Western Missouri Medical Center has partnered with the Community Blood Center of Kansas City to host a blood drive from noon to 6 p.m. Thursday, July 7. The blood drive will take place in Conference Room 1, located inside the hospital’s main entrance at 403 Burkarth Road in Warrensburg. Participants will receive a voucher for a pair... Read more »

The next Old Drum Open Mic is set for 6-8 p.m. Thursday, July 7, in the back room of Tranquility Shop, 128 N. Holden St. in downtown Warrensburg. The event offers a platform for the presentation of original and creative works, including personal memoirs, short stories, songs, musical performance, poems, scripts and comedy sketches. While walk-ins can usually... Read more »

The University of Central Missouri is scheduled to host the President's Lawn Concert July 25 on the university quadrangle in front of the UCM Administration Building. University administrators will begin serving ice cream and cookies at 7 p.m., and the Warrensburg Community Band, under the direction of Russell Coleman, will perform at 7:30 p.m. The concert... Read more »

The Warrensburg Chamber of Commerce Governmental Relations Committee is hosting a public candidate forum 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, at the American Legion Matthews-Crawford Post 131, located at 733 E. Young St. in Warrensburg. Candidates for the state senate, state representative, county commission (eastern and western districts), and coroner have all been invited. For more information, contact the... Read more »