Weekend rains has caused the flooding situation to worsen in Clarksville. The Mississippi River climbed above major flood stage and unofficially tied the record Sunday for the seventh highest level in the community’s 202-year history. Additional sandbags are being put in place to save homes, businesses and the post office. It is already too late […]
Woods Smoked Meats of Bowling Green entered two cured meat competition in March. Steve Bolten, general manager of Woods, prepared the products for show, putting in many hours selecting the raw material, grinding, stuffing, and smoking the products. The results of all the hard work paid off as the awards were impressive to saw the least. […]
A great deal has already been accomplished to get the newly consolidated 911 operation for Pike County up and running. The Pike County Commission installed a board of directors after voters passed the initiative last year which now funds the life-saving dispatch operation. That board will change with the election today (Tuesday, April 2). Commissioners […]
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Robert A. “Bob” Conrad, 89, died Thursday, March 28, 2019, at his home in rural Eolia. Family and friends were received from 2-6 p.m., Sunday at Bibb-Veach Funeral Home in Bowling Green. Funeral services were at 10 a.m., Monday at the funeral home. Interment was at Edgewood Baptist Cemetery. Officiating the service was Bro. John […]
John Stanley Hasty, 75, New London died Saturday, March 23, 2019, at the VA Hospital in Columbia. Graveside services with full military honors provided by the Emmette J. Shields American Legion Post 55 were held at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Barkley Cemetery in New London. Bro. Brian Ninedorff officiated. Visitation was from 10-11 a.m., Wednesday […]
Elaine M. “Lainey” Brookshier, 66, of Vandalia died Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at University Hospital in Columbia. Funeral services celebrating Elaine’s life were at 3 p.m., Monday at Waters Funeral Home in Vandalia. Pastor Brian Lehenbauer of First Baptist Church officiated. Burial followed the funeral service at the Vandalia Cemetery. A celebration of life visitation […]
Donald “Tiny” Collard, 65, of Pleasant Hill, Ill., died Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at his home. Funeral services were Sunday at 2 p.m., at Lummis Funeral Home in Pleasant Hill conducted by Pastor Don Hannel. Burial followed at Crescent Heights Cemetery in Pleasant Hill. Visitation was Saturday from 5-8 p.m., at the funeral home. Donald […]
Frances Elene Berry Sturm, 90, of St. Peters, formerly of Louisiana died Saturday, March 30, 2019. Frances had been a long-term resident of the Villages of St Peters in St. Charles County. She will be greatly missed by her four loving children, along with her caretakers who served Frances until her final moments. Frances was […]
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