10/16/2026
Ridgeway News
Reposted from October 14, 2026
CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the Bingo Halloween Costume/Festive Fall Outfit contest will be announced next week. Susie Rollheiser and Violet McClellan won in the adults division and Briar and Jazzmine won the children’s prizes. Check out the pictures on the Ridgeway Community Betterment Association FaceBook pages (search to find it).
The Board of Aldermen will meet Monday, October 19 at 6 pm. All Ridgeway residents are invited to attend.
RCBA is planning another Senior Coffee & Cards afternoon at the Community Room on Tuesday, October 20 from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm. Bring a friend and enjoy some fun and conversation and get to know your neighbors!
The next Bingo night will be Monday, November 7 at 6:30 pm in the Ridgeway Community Room. The theme will be “Hunting Season” and participants are encouraged to wear their camo and hunter orange. There are always three winners per game and lots of prizes for all ages. A free-will donation will be accepted for snacks and cards and donations of snacks are appreciated.
TRUNK-OR-TREAT: The annual Halloween costume contest and Trunk-or-Treat night will be on Saturday, October 24. Registration for the costume contest will begin at 4:30 pm and will close at 5 pm with no late registrations accepted so that the contest can run smoothly. The costume contest begins at 5:00 pm with the Family/Group category being judged first. The individual contests are divided by age with three winners per group: Birth – age 3, Preschool through Kindergarten, 1st through 3rd Grade, 4th through 6th grade, and 7th grade through adult. Trunk-or-Treating begins after the contest.
RCBA is asking for community members to join the fun of Halloween by decorating a trunk and handing out treats during the annual Trunk-or-Treat event. The event will take place along the west side of Main Street starting at City Hall on Saturday, October 24 about 5:30 pm. Average youth attendance is about 110. Participants are asked to back their vehicles in so that their trunks will face the sidewalk. Your help is greatly appreciated! If you would like to provide a trunk, please text or call 660-425-4900. Trunks will be judged and a prize award for the best trunk!
SAVE THE DATE: Ridgeway will start the Christmas season with Jingle Mingle and a Parade of Lights on Saturday, December 5. The festivities will start at 3 pm with games, snacks, letters to Santa, story time and more. Santa has been invited to drop in for a visit about 3:30 pm and will help light the city Christmas Tree at 5 pm.
After the tree lighting, all are invited to join in a new tradition: the Parade of Lights & Cruise. Decorate your side-by-side/UTV, car, truck, tractor, or other vehicle with lights and Christmas décor. The vehicles will be judged and the winners will be announced during the tree lighting. The winners and Santa will lead everyone else down Main Street in a lighed parade. Side-by-sides / UTVs are then invited to continue onward for a Cruise and poker run. More details will be provided later.
SCHOOL NEWS: Congratulations to the high school softball team for their 2nd place finish in the HDC tournament this weekend! To keep up on the softball schedule, check out the Ridgeway Owls FaceBook page for the latest updates.
SOCIETY: Members of the Ridgeway United Methodist Church are selling raffle tickets for a Walmart gift card. The winner will be drawn at the annual Lord’s Acre Sale and Dinner on October 31. Contact a member for more information or to purchase a ticket.
Kirkley Chapel will hold their annual Lord’s Acre Sale & Dinner on Saturday, November 14 at the Ridgeway School gym. The meal will be served from 11 am to1 pm with the sale following.
BIT OF HISTORY: From the front page of the Ridgeway Journal dated October 9, 1930:
The newly organized Chamber of Commerce was enthusiastic about a new “gravel highway” that was being built . They were planning to celebrate in late October after the road was completed. The group had several projects planned but ”We do not like to mention some of the projects because a failure to land them might look like the committees had failed in their attempt, when it is really a fighting chance for anyone.”
The “Weekly School Notes” mentioned that 46 students were enrolled in band that year, but so many of them were beginners that the band was divided into junior and senior bands as “it is disadvantageous. to the older students as well as the beginners.” The first edition of the Owl was distributed: “While we are somewhat disappointed in its appearance it represents some real hard work. We are hoping to make a great improvement next time.”
Two of S. F. Funks sows produced a whopping 25 piglets between them and all survived “although five of them are being raised by hand.” The paper suggested that if they continued to do well, he had two chances to enter a “ton litter contest.”
CLOSING: 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!
