Funeral services for Gene Allen Holland, II of Elsberry will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday (today) at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home in Elsberry. J. Larry Carter will officiate with burial in the Elsberry City Cemetery near Elsberry. Visitation will be held from noon until time of the service Tuesday (today) at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home in […]
Harry Pilkington, 87, of Troy died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019 at SSM Health St. Joseph West Hospital in Lake St. Louis. Visitation was Monday from 4-8 p.m., at Bibb-Veach Funeral Home in Bowling Green. Harry was born Jan. 18, 1931 in Bowling Green, the son of Harry Wright and Rosa Witmeyer Pilkington. He married Bertha […]
Pastor Steven “Steve” Owen Brown, 65, of Silex died Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. Funeral services were Monday at 10 a.m., at McCoy-Blossom Funeral Homes & Crematory in Troy. Interment will be at New Salem Cemetery in Winfield at a later date. Visitation was Friday from 4-8 p.m., at the funeral home. He was born May […]
Randall Albert “Randy” DeTienne, 61, of Mexico died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019 at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia. Randy was born Sept. 15, 1957 in Hannibal, a son of Wesley Sheridan DeTienne Jr. and Joan Irene Daugherty DeTienne. On Aug. 11, 2001 in Wellsville he married Melinda Gaye “Mindy” Johnson. They have lived in Mexico […]
Several local officials took the oath of office last week. Susie Oberdahlhoff was sworn in as Pike County Clerk by Associate Circuit Judge Milan Berry last Wednesday. Oberdahlhoff was appointed by Pike County Commissioners to fill the seat after Missy Jaeger announced she would not serve the office she won in the election.
Louisiana Chief of Police April Epperson announced that two local teenage boys have been arrested for numerous acts of vandalism and property damage that took place on New Year’s Eve. Epperson said the names of the youths are being withheld due to their age. In a press release it was noted that damage was caused […]
The Clopton Lady Hawks capped an exciting week of basketball with a thrilling come-from-behind victory to knock off top-seeded Monroe City to claim the championship hardware in their home tournament last week, 59-43. Also in girl’s action it was (5) Silex taking consolation over (7) Louisiana, 47-31, and (3) Elsberry taking third place over (4) […]
With the Champ Clark Bridge completion past the halfway point, crews have continued to make progress by achieving key milestones. Over the summer, Massman Construction crews completed the substructure work on the bridge. Substructure work included the construction of all piers and caps which support the girders. Beginning in July crews started installing the 68 […]
Pike County Memorial Hospital’s surgery department reached a very special milestone in its history recently. On Dec. 18, 2018, the surgical staff, along with Dr. Melander, DO, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, performed the first ACL reconstruction with an allograft (cadaver tendon) at PCMH. This ACL or anterior cruciate ligament, is located within the knee and […]
The Bowling Green basketball teams competed in the Tyronn Lue Tournament last week at Mexico High School. The boys beat the Mexico junior varsity team in the opening round 55-37. Kameron Worley was the top scorer for the Bobcats with 15 points. George Niemeyer added a dozen points in the victory. The Bobcats fell to […]
