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Edward James Smith

Edward James Smith, 66, of Marshall died Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at Boone County Center in Columbia. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, April 10 at Marshall Pentecostal Church with the Rev. Pete Swaringam officiating. Visitation was held from 1 p.m., until time of service Tuesday at the church. Burial was at Ridge […]

Helen O. Holman

Helen Ora Holman was born Feb. 9, 1924, in Vandalia. She departed this life April 21, 2018, in Vandalia. She was the daughter of the late Albert Lee Holman and Mary Elizabeth Holman. Helen attended the Lincoln School in Vandalia and was the last and only graduate from the class of 1943 before Lincoln School […]

Wayne F. Hobbs

Wayne F. Hobbs, 81 of Curryville died Sunday, April 29, 2018 at Moore-Pike Nursing Home in Bowling Green. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Friday at Bibb-Veach Funeral Home in Bowling Green with burial in Curryville Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m., Thurday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made […]

Van-Far Indians, Lady Bobcats Win Cunningham Invitational

The Cunningham Invitational track meet was held Friday, April 20 in Louisiana. The Van-Far Indians captured first place with 187 points followed by Bowling Green Bobcats with 141 points. Louisiana Bulldogs placed sixth with 24 points and Silex Owls were seventh. The Bowling Green Lady Bobcats took first with 187 points; Louisiana Lady Bulldogs scored 70 points […]

Van-Far Prom 2018

Van-Far held prom activities on Saturday, April 21 at the Steinman’s Banquet Hall in Mexico. Maddie Dunn and Brayden Christian were crowned queen and king. The court also included Jacob Garner, Reaghan Case, Trevor Crider, Morgan McDowell, Nathan Beatty, and Ashley Stanich.

Louisiana Council Approves Bid To Demolish Property On Georgia Street For Up To $73,000

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 […]

Work To Begin On Missouri Approach, Retaining Wall For New Bridge

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 […]

$50,000 Powerball Ticket? ‘Throw It Away’

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, […]

Louisiana Prom 2018

Louisiana held prom activities on Saturday, April 21 at the high school. Kayla Lindsay and Michael Francis were crowned queen and king. The court also included C.J. Runyon, Rachel Williams, Brianna St. Clair, Hunter Raddatz, Dalton Oberhaus and Raelee Burse.

April 24th Online Edition

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