The Vandalia Recreation Corporation will be hosting the official groundbreaking ceremony for the Eastern Missouri Family YMCA on Nov. 2. The groundbreaking will occur at 11 a.m., at the project site located at 309 South Main in Vandalia. Following the ceremony, Spare Time Bowl and Grill, located at 1201 Hwy. P in Vandalia, will host […]
On Thursday, Oct. 19 the Vandalia Police Department executed a search warrant in the 500 block of East Hwy. 54. The search warrant was obtained for the residence from a previous call during the day when Officers made contact with the residents and smelled a strong odor of marijuana emanating from the residence. Amounts of […]
During the morning hours of Tuesday, Oct. 17, the East Central Drug Task Force assisted by the Audrain County Sheriff’s Office, the Missouri State Highway Patrol, and the Vandalia Police Department served a search warrant in the 100 block of North Jefferson Street, in Vandalia. As a result of the search warrant officers arrested two […]
The Noix Creek Bridge on Missouri Route 79 in Louisiana is now expected to open early next week, depending on the weather. “Once we have good weather, we have to wait until we have the appropriate strength of the concrete that has been poured,” said Missouri Department of Transportation Area Engineer Brian Haeffner. The Buffalo […]
The City of Vandalia is pleased to welcome Albsmeyer Electric, Inc., to the Vandalia community. Albsmeyer Electric Inc., of Payson, Ill., has agreed to purchase 3.1 acres in the Vandalia Industrial Park, on which a 6,400 square foot building will be constructed within a year. From this facility, Albsmeyer Electric will be offering the sales […]
Despite the county commission deciding to back out of working together to take down two dilapidated properties for the city along with portions of the Courthouse Annex, the Bowling Green Board of Aldermen opened bids for the projects yesterday. Presiding Commissioner Chris Gamm attended the board’s committee meeting on Monday, Oct. 2. At that time […]
County Market Pharmacy To Remain Open Throughout Renovation It was announced last week that County Market grocery store on Business Highway 61 in Bowling Green will close its doors at 6 p.m. tonight (Tuesday, Oct. 10) to prepare for a transformation and reopening as Save-A-Lot. Employees at County Market were informed of the decision in […]
It now appears the Pike County Courthouse Annex, located on Main Street in Bowling Green, will remain intact and will even undergo improvements rather than portions of it being taken down along with the three-story building on the corner next to it. There has been confusion over the future of all the buildings as both […]
Mayor Discusses Insufficiencies In Current State Law For Discrimination Claims The Louisiana City Council discussed a settlement in closed session on Monday to end a discrimination case that was brought forth by a former officer with the city’s police department. Lorne Jackman claimed he was a victim of age and race discrimination when he was […]
Two are in custody following the execution of a search warrant by the East Central Drug Task Force at a residence in the 800 block of Sixth Street in Laddonia on Sept. 27 where methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia were seized. Ashley Joseph Garnett, 39, and Scott Lee Horton, 41, both of Laddonia, were arrested and […]
