Despite a little rain that spoiled events on Thursday night, it was another successful Pike County Fair. Festivities wrapped up Saturday night with a concert featuring country music great Neal McCoy. Find photos from the fair inside this weeks paper (pages 9-14) and in the TribPhoto gallery.
Operations are returning to normal following the stabbing of an officer by an inmate at Northeast Correctional Center (NECC) last week that put the institution on lockdown for several days. The female correctional officer was treated for stab wounds to her head, face, hands and arms following the attack with a makeshift knife last Wednesday. […]
The Pike County Health Department, Home Health and Hospice board decided last week to promote from within and made Rhonda Stumbaugh the permanent administrator. Stumbaugh has served the past month as the interim administrator following the departure of Chris Deeken at the end of June. She also celebrated her 25th anniversary with the department the […]
The Meat Industry Hall of Fame announced the Members of the Class of 2017 with Woods Smoked Meats owner and president Ed Woods making the class. The class was selected from a lengthy list of distinguished nominees. A record number of votes were cast by current members of the Hall of Fame and the organization’s […]
Saturday August 12 marks the 10th annual Clarence Luebrecht Veterans Appreciation Hog Roast event at the Louisiana Elks Lodge #791. Starting at 11 a.m., veteran residents from the Mexico Veterans home will be welcomed along with the Legion Riders who will accompany them. All local Veterans and their families are invited to enjoy the Hog […]
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George Thomas Krigbaum, 57, of Bowling Green died Monday, July 17, 2017 at Willow Care Rehabilitation and Health Center in Hannibal. A memorial gathering was held Saturday at 11 a.m., at William Funeral Chapel in Holden. George was born Dec. 9, 1959 in San Fernando, Calif., the son of Johnie Lee Krigbaum and Sandra Kay Grunder […]
William “Fred” Rottman, Jr., 75, of Louisiana died Monday, July 24, 2017 at Maple Grove Lodge Nursing Home in Louisiana. His desire was to be cremated. Services will be held at a later date. He was born May 25, 1942 in Louisiana, the son of William Rottman, Sr. and Adema Phillips Rottman. He married Kay […]
Funeral services for Phyllis Jean Holley of Elsberry were held at 2 p.m., Sunday at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home in Elsberry. The Rev. Conrad Cheatham, pastor of the Elsberry ARPresbyterian Church, officiated with burial in Greenwood Cemetery near Clarksville. Visitation was from 4-8 p.m., Saturday at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home in Elsberry. Mrs. Holley, 68, died Thursday […]
Services for George Olof Carlson, 87, of Laddonia held Tuesday (today) at Farber Presbyterian Church at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Dana Slavins and the Rev. Todd Moore officiating. Burial was in Farber Cemetery. Visitation was Monday from 5-7 p.m., at Bienhoff Funeral Home in Laddonia. Mr. Carlson died Friday, July 28, 2017 at Tri-County […]
