You are cordially invited to the Cancer Memorial Park on Memorial Day, May 28 at 8:45 a.m., for the annual Memorial Day candle light service to honor and remember our loved ones who lost their battle with cancer. We published a 9 a.m., time originally but decided to begin earlier to accommodate the VFW parade […]
Baseball legend Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees, along with his sister Sharlee Jeter, and Dr. Sampson Davis (an ER physician who shared his story on Oprah), are releasing the new inspirational book “THE STUFF,” by Simon & Schuster Publishing. Former Pike County resident, Dr. Debra Duvall Peppers was contacted last year and asked […]
Construction is progressing on the Eastern Missouri Family YMCA and the area is excited to see this project become a reality. Approximately $1.7 Million has been raised for this project through the generosity of local residents, businesses, foundations, and grants. This amount will open a facility with basic essentials to function. To complete the vision […]
Three individuals from Troy have been charged in the beating of a Bowling Green man that took place on Tuesday, May 1. Police Chief Don Nacke said the office was contacted at about 1:30 a.m. by a man claiming a group of people had robbed him and during the assault one had fired a gun […]
On Saturday, April 28 while on routine patrol Vandalia Police Officers observed a vehicle traveling northbound on Main St. just before the intersection of E. Washington St. Officers through previous law enforcement contacts with the subject knew the driver to be revoked. Officers conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle in the 100 block of […]
Five days of family fun and entertainment are being planned for the upcoming Louisiana Bicentennial that will be held Saturday, June 30 through Wednesday, July 4. There will be plenty for kids to do starting with events during the Bicentennial kick-off and family day on Saturday and Sunday and then Tuesday, which has been set […]
The Louisiana Elks Lodge 791 will host a Youth Fishing Derby on Sunday, May 20 from 10 a.m. until noon at a beautiful private lake on Highway D between Louisiana and Eolia. Kids 13 and under can compete in contests and win awards. All kids must be present to receive the awards and must be […]
Louisiana City Council reorganized after taking care of some old business at the meeting on Monday, April 23. Council members recently sought bids for the demolition of the property at 401 Georgia Street which has been discussed at great length over the past few years. City Administrator Kelly Henderson reported the lowest bid to be […]
Over the last several months, much of the work to build a new Champ Clark Bridge has been in the Mississippi River. While work will continue to progress to build the piers for the new bridge, one element of construction will soon be more visible on land – the work on the Missouri approach, including […]
It’s not every day that Kennet “Kenny” McGuire of Clarksville purchases a Missouri Lottery Powerball ticket. In fact, it’s more like every once in a while. “I just buy one whenever I’m at the gas station and I think about it. I’ve bought maybe five tickets so far this year,” said McGuire. On April 4, […]
