Editor’s Note: This version updates the story with details about the break-in and charges. Following a 4 1/2-hour manhunt, Warrensburg Police found and arrested a man who broke into a… Read more »
Author: Chris Holmberg
Legacy of the potato chip bag: Lack of resources, lack of options, lack of willingness to change exacerbates our growing trash problem
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – Back in July, the volume of litter and trash I had been walking through for years, possibly decades, horrified me. I don’t know what made me notice… Read more »
Veterans Center honors tradition of potluck meals
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – There is an unofficial-but-widespread military tradition whereby members of military units regularly meet over a potluck-style meal. Once a semester since 2013, the UCM Military and Veterans… Read more »
Recycling is no longer the answer
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – Recycling is a cause that people champion even though many people haven’t the slightest notion of what happens between the time they drop something into the recycling… Read more »
Healthy Sexuality and Relationship Fair draws about 200 participants
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – Sex is a highly stigmatized activity, and that stigma can further, or even create, issues for people. To counter that stigma, several groups recently worked together to create… Read more »
Be proactive, Warrensburg.
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – It’s easy to ask for things of our governing body, and it’s easy to point out what’s going on that is either wrong or what could be… Read more »
Professor of magic: The story of an award-winning poet at UCM
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – At 6 years old, Jenny Molberg drew a portrait of what she imagined herself to be as an adult. She drew herself in a robe and a hat… Read more »
The incredible journey of litter
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – The litter that’s visible is obnoxious. But there is a lot going on that isn’t visible. Just because you can’t see it does not mean that it isn’t… Read more »
Litter has a pretty hefty price tag
Litter is taking money out of your pocket and lighting it on fire. You, personally, are having money taken out of your pocket by people you’ve never met and circumstances… Read more »
Sessions set to help students navigate life off campus
Three campus organizations recently cooperated to help educate students about life after they move off campus. The offices of Mentoring, Advocacy and Peer Support; Violence and Substance Abuse Prevention; and… Read more »