The 2017 Vandalia Area Fair will kick off on Thursday, July 6 and run through Saturday, July 8. The annual parade will be Thursday, July 6 at 5:30 p.m., with line up at the South School lot and will travel to the railroad tracks on Main St. Decorated tricycles and bicycles are to line up at the […]
The bridges at Noix Creek and Buffalo Creek will be replaced this summer on Highway 79. It is tentatively planned to begin with the Noix Creek bridge in Louisiana with the closure starting on Wednesday, July 5. Work on the bridge at Buffalo Creek looks to overlap starting a few weeks later. The contracts for […]
Melba Benn, 72, of Frankford died Sunday, June 11, 2017 at Country View Nursing Facility in Bowling Green. Funeral services were at 10 a.m., Thursday at the First Christian Church in Frankford with the Rev. Richard Epperson officiating. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery in Frankford. Visitation was from 4-7 p.m., Wednesday at Bibb-Veach Funeral Home in Bowling […]
Barbara Ann Laird, 80, of Vandalia died Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Mexico. Graveside interment services will be held at a later date. She was born May 20, 1937 in Montgomery City, the daughter of Carl and Catherine Brown Preston. She was married to Earl “Beano” Hull on Dec. 1, 1952. […]
Vivian Elaine Hawkins, 60, of Hannibal died Monday, June 12, 2017 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Funeral services were at 11 a.m., Saturday at Bibb-Veach Funeral Home in Bowling Green with Dr. Bishop E. L. Warren officiating. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery in Frankford. Visitation was from 5-8 p.m., Friday at Bibb-Veach Funeral Home […]
Nolan John Miller, 76, of Bowling Green died Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at Country View Nursing Facility in Bowling Green. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10 a.m., Friday at St. Clement Catholic Church with Fr. Bill Peckman officiating. Burial was in St. Clement Cemetery. Visitation was from 4-8 p.m., Thursday at Bibb-Veach […]
Esther Jeanne Sarles, 66, of Bowling Green died unexpectedly Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at her home. A memorial visitation was from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Sunday at Bibb-Veach Funeral Home in Bowling Green. Jeanne was born Aug. 30, 1950 in Louisiana, the daughter of Virgil and Opal Day McDonald. On May 28, 1988 she married Roger […]
Helen Lorraine Dowd Howell, 92, of Vandalia died Friday, June 16, 2017 at St. Joseph’s Bluffs Care Center in Jefferson City. Funeral services will be Thursday at 10 a.m., at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Paul Hartley officiating. Interment will be in Vandalia Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 6-8 p.m., at Waters Funeral […]
New Facility Will Feature Greater Square Footage, Improved Parking It seemed like one day it was a concrete pad and the next day there was a building. Construction of the new library in Vandalia is coming along quickly. Officials with the Audrain County District are very pleased with the progress so far. “Everything is coming […]
