June 27th Online Edition
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Anna L. Calhoun
Anna Louise Calhoun, 78, of Louisiana died Thursday, June 22, 2017 at Maple Grove Lodge in Louisiana. Funeral services were at 3 p.m., Saturday at Collier Funeral Home in Louisiana. The Rev. Bill Maupin officiated. Burial was Riverview Cemetery in Louisiana. Visitation was from 2 p.m., until time of service on Saturday at the funeral […]
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Myrna Lee Schwendemann
Myrna Lee Schwendemann, 59, of Silex died Friday, June 23, 2017 at Elsberry Health Care Center in Elsberry. Funeral services were held 10 a.m., Monday at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Millwood with Fr. Chuck Tichacek officiating. Burial was in St. Alphonsus Cemetery in Millwood. Visitation was from 4-8 p.m., Sunday at Knights of Columbus […]
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Charles E. ‘Gene’ Hopkins
Charles E. “Gene” Hopkins, 60 of Columbia, formerly of Vandalia died Saturday, June 24, 2017 at University Hospital and Clinics in Columbia. Funeral services will be Friday at 1 p.m., at Waters Funeral Chapel in Vandalia. With Kenny Haddock officiating. Interment will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery with full military honors. Visitation will be Friday […]
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Loyce Juanita Mullen Price
Loyce Juanita Mullen Price, born Oct. 2, 1923 in Shelbyville, Missouri to Fred and Bernice Green. Loyce went to be the with the Lord at 93 years of age on Thursday, June 22, 2017. She was a long-time resident of Louisiana. Loyce will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother and friend to those who […]
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Robert ‘Bob’ Burmeister
Robert “Bob” Dwayne Burmeister, 67, of Curryville died Saturday June 24, 2017 at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis after a long hard, heroic fight with Huntington’s Disease. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10 a.m., Tuesday (today) at St. Clement Catholic Church with Fr. Bill Peckman officiating. Burial was in the St. Clement […]
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Dolly Bell Kiplinger
Dolly Bell Kiplinger, 90, died May 26, 2017. Cremation rites were conducted. She was born Feb. 16, 1927 Ed and Esther and Maude Bozarth. Survivors include three children, Linda, Larry, and Karen; grandchildren, Heather, Chris, and Jason; great-grandchildren, Andrew, Daniel, Seth, and Lilly; a sister, Esther Hatton; and a brother, Marvin Bozarth. She was preceded […]
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Negotiations Continue For Union Brick Plant Employees To Avoid Strike
Union employees at HarbisonWalker International in Vandalia have three more weeks for contract negotiations after an extension was provided. Union employees voted 66-34 on Friday last week to reject the contract that had been proposed. A strike was avoided by the three week extension. A company official said there are about 125 union employees at […]
Masked Man Attempts To Enter Three Vandalia Homes
The Vandalia Police Department continues to investigate reports from three residents that a man wearing a ski mask tried to gain entry into their homes last week. Vandalia Police Chief Chris Hammann said all three incidents took place late Thursday evening between 9-11:30 p.m. Suspect details are sketchy at this time but it appears the […]
Counterfeit Money Turns Up In Frankford & Other Local Areas
Counterfeit money has turned up around the area over the past couple of months and in Frankford and Vandalia last week. Frankford Chief of Police Joey Minor said two individuals will be charged in connection with the incidents. The names of the individuals were not released as of press time. Minor noted that residents and […]
