More Than Double The Size Of Old Span The $63 Million Bridge Is Expected To Last A Century Hundreds of people from both sides of the Mississippi River took one of their last trips across the over 90-year-old Champ Clark Bridge to attend the dedication ceremony of the new span that was held on Saturday, […]
The Louisiana football team was able to raise $300 for Louisiana’s Perpetual American Flag Fund, a non-profit 501c3 operation that cares for all of the town’s flags including the large flag at the Riverfront. Coach Joe Calhoun said the boys were able to earn money for the fund for every open gym and other events […]
Alexis Mecham Gives Birth To Healthy Baby Girl Alexis Mecham’s baby decided to greet the world a little earlier than expected and made it safely with the help of emergency crew members from Pike County Memorial Hospital (PCMH). Mecham lives in Curryville and was set to be induced on the morning of Monday, July 19, […]
‘Pardon Our Construction – We’re Building A Foundation For A Better Tomorrow’ The Louisiana Chamber of Commerce decided to poke a little fun of the construction situation that will force some changes to this year’s Colorfest event and held a contest for the theme. As it turned out, the Chamber Board selected a theme and […]
There was great weather and lots of activities at the annual Farber Fun Fest event that was held last weekend. Above, members of the late Bill Stubblefield family were presented with a keys to the city of Farber, fire department patches, and two resolutions during the 2019 Farber Fun Fest on Saturday, Aug. 3. Stubblefield was […]
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Local veteran William Mallory has been selected from a large submission of nominees to be honored at the 117th Missouri State Fair from Aug 8-18, 2019. Mallory was selected for the first-ever Military Flag Retreat Ceremony. A total of 11 military service men and women were chosen to be honored at a ceremony to be […]
Hospital patients are used to wearing identifying wristbands, but now, PCMH patients who have served in the military will also receive a band of another kind — one honoring their service to the country. The red and white wristbands are inscribed with the words, “PCMH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.” Hospital employees who have served […]
Descendant Of Champ Clark To Be Guest Speaker In just a little over a week, several hundred people are expected to walk on the new Champ Clark Bridge for the first time. All are invited to attend the bridge dedication ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 3, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Ben Clark, great-grandson of the Honorable Champ […]
It was a gorgeous week for the 2019 Pike County Fair and the event drew some huge numbers (Find more on the totals in next week’s edition). Above, Samantha Smith earned the title of Junior Miss Pike County Fair on Tuesday evening. She is joined by her fellow contestants (l-r) first runner-up Rachel Klott, Elissa […]
