John Miller died peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at home in Redondo Beach, Calif. The family was a gathering to celebrate his life on Sunday, March 5. A future celebration will take place this summer in Missouri, the place he was raised and that he loved. He was […]
Vickie Sue Perkins Baskett, 62, of Vandalia died Friday, March 10, 2017 at her home. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 7 p.m., at Waters Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Bob Hoehn. Interment of her cremains will take place at a later date. Visitation will be Wednesday from 4-7 p.m., at Waters Funeral Chapel in […]
Thomas P. “Cotton” Ingram, 62, of Vandalia died unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at Tri-County Care Center in Vandalia. Funeral services will be at 3:30 p.m., Tuesday (today) at Waters Funeral Home in Vandalia with Kenny Haddock officiating. Interment of his cremains will be at Evergreen Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Tuesday (today) from […]
Nancy Lee Baker, 63, of Bowling Green died Saturday, March 11, 2017 at the Hannibal Regional Hospital in Hannibal. Funeral services will be held at 6 p.m., Tuesday (today) at Bibb-Veach Funeral Home in Bowling Green, with the Rev. Janis Montgomery officiating. Burial will be in Piedmont on Wednesday at 11 a.m. Visitation will be […]
Stephanie Dean Mehler Cole, 46, of St. Charles died Monday, March 6, 2017. Visitation was from 6-8 p.m., Friday at Calvary Church, 3998 Mid-Rivers Mall Drive, St. Peters. A memorial service followed at 8 p.m. She was born Dec. 30, 1970, to Gerald Eugene Mehler and Linda Lee Woods Hollingsworth. Stephanie was united in marriage […]
The Pike County Health Department, Home Care and Hopsice received good news at Jefferson City on Monday, March 6 as their application for a Certificate of Need was approved by the Department of Health and Senior Services. The organization submitted plans for a possible assisted living facility to be constructed on land behind the health […]
Silex school recently accepted a donation of a Great Horned Owl from Stroker sisters Janet Stroker Dameron Finnerty, Virginia SuzAnne Stroker Paz, and Grace ElizaBeth Stroker McLean. The owl was originally purchased in the 1980s from the Franklin Mint by their aunt Evelyn Johnston. Many will remember Mrs. Finnerty as Mrs. Dameron. Mrs. Finnerty graduated […]
The Committee of Fifty honored Tech. Sgt. Austin Winegardner, an instructor supervisor at the Air Force Pavement and Equipment School on U.S. Army Fort Leonard Wood, as the Instructor of the Year for the 1st Engineer Brigade. Master Sgt. Wayne Tokarz, the flight chief for Winegardner, said “I’ve been at quite a few installations in […]
Hawks Take Down Elsberry In Overtime Of State Sectional A wild final 15 seconds saw tears, cheers and ultimately heartbreak for the Clopton Hawks as their season ended with a 58-57 loss to Harrisburg in the MSHSAA Class 2 Quarterfinal on Saturday. With the Hawks trailing by a point in the waning seconds, Clopton senior Mark […]
Local residents Mary Wallace and Cami Blackman are planning an elegant “gala” event for March 25 at the Sacred Heart Parish Center in Vandalia. Organizers say the event is meant for the community to come together, enjoy a nice meal, mingle and have a good time. The event will include a social hour, served meal […]
