Scherder Farms of Frankford was announced as the recipient of the 2018 Missouri Leopold Conservation Award at Thursday, Jan. 10 Governor’s Conference on Agriculture. The prestigious award honors Missouri farmers’ achievement in voluntary stewardship and natural resources management. John and Sandy Scherder farm with their daughter, Holly, and son-in-law, Curtis were on hand to accept […]
With at least of foot of snow predicted to hit the area on Friday, people started preparing with trips to the store and schools dismissed in the afternoon. This time the predictions were just off on how much more the snow the area would receive. Reports throughout the Trib area are between 13-inches to over […]
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Connie L. Hanshew, 65, of Louisiana died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019 at her home. Private services to be held at a later date. She was born April 11, 1953 in Ft. Benning, Ga., to Robert and Rose Pritchard Clark. Her father was in the U.S. Navy and so the family moved around the country. After […]
Betty Lyons, 63, of Silex died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019 at the Troy Manor in Troy. Funeral services were at noon Friday at Bibb-Veach Funeral Home in Silex, with Fr. Charles Tichacek officiating. Burial was in St. Alphonsus Cemetery. Visitation was from 10 a.m., until time of services. Betty was born Aug. 7, 1955 in […]
Funeral services for Gene Allen Holland, II of Elsberry will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday (today) at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home in Elsberry. J. Larry Carter will officiate with burial in the Elsberry City Cemetery near Elsberry. Visitation will be held from noon until time of the service Tuesday (today) at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home in […]
Harry Pilkington, 87, of Troy died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019 at SSM Health St. Joseph West Hospital in Lake St. Louis. Visitation was Monday from 4-8 p.m., at Bibb-Veach Funeral Home in Bowling Green. Harry was born Jan. 18, 1931 in Bowling Green, the son of Harry Wright and Rosa Witmeyer Pilkington. He married Bertha […]
Pastor Steven “Steve” Owen Brown, 65, of Silex died Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. Funeral services were Monday at 10 a.m., at McCoy-Blossom Funeral Homes & Crematory in Troy. Interment will be at New Salem Cemetery in Winfield at a later date. Visitation was Friday from 4-8 p.m., at the funeral home. He was born May […]
Randall Albert “Randy” DeTienne, 61, of Mexico died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019 at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia. Randy was born Sept. 15, 1957 in Hannibal, a son of Wesley Sheridan DeTienne Jr. and Joan Irene Daugherty DeTienne. On Aug. 11, 2001 in Wellsville he married Melinda Gaye “Mindy” Johnson. They have lived in Mexico […]
Several local officials took the oath of office last week. Susie Oberdahlhoff was sworn in as Pike County Clerk by Associate Circuit Judge Milan Berry last Wednesday. Oberdahlhoff was appointed by Pike County Commissioners to fill the seat after Missy Jaeger announced she would not serve the office she won in the election.
