The LHS Quizbowl team traveled to North Callaway High School on Monday, March 4th to end their Conference season with the EMO Conference Tournament. Louisiana was 5-0 in the tournament defeating Wellsville-Middletown 620-220 in Round 1, Wright City 670-50 in Round 2, Montgomery County 630-260 in Round 3, Bowling Green 510-200 in the Semi-Final, and […]
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The Van-Far Indians appear to be on cruise control as they dominated Milan in the State Sectional and Northeast Cairo in the State Quarterfinal to set the stage for a repeat in the Show-Me Showdown as Class 2 State Champions. While the other teams may have appeared stronger on paper, the Indians made easy work […]
Will Barger of Clifton Hill, a Corporal with the Vandalia Police was recently awarded the Silver Star for Bravery from the National Awards Program of the American Police Hall of Fame and Museum. The Silver Star is awarded for extraordinary heroism performed in the line of duty. It recognizes an officer who at perilous risk […]
Air Evac Lifeteam recently announced its air medical base in Carrollton, Ill., will move to Pike County The crew and aircraft are now in service on the campus of Pike County Memorial Hospital in Louisiana. The crew and aircraft will locate at the hospital during the day until a permanent location is found and construction […]
Team-centered defense and offense epitomize the Clopton Hawks philosophy and the team was galvanized on Saturday in a 42-36 overtime win in the Class 2 Quarterfinals over the Cairo Lady Cats. The team victory sends the Lady Hawks back to the Show-Me Showdown for the first time since the 2014-15 season. At the start, Clopton […]
Dr. Natalie Gibson, principal at Ralls County Elementary School in Center, was selected as the MAESP Northeast Regional Network Distinguished Principal Honoree and was recognized at the 31st Annual Missouri Distinguished Principals’ Banquet on Saturday, March 2. The recognition banquet was held in conjunction with the MAESP Leadership Conference at the Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage […]
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The Van-Far Indians slowed the pace, frustrated Elsberry and cruised to their second straight district championship with a 40-22 win on Friday night. The repeat title sets up a rematch with undefeated Milan in the MSHSAA Class 2 Sectional at Hannibal on Wednesday night. The Indians opened the game with three pointers from Caden Wilburn […]
The City of Vandalia is pleased to announce that Logan Benjamin has been selected as the city’s new police chief, replacing Chief Chris Hammann. The incoming police chief will be responsible for continuing the community’s high level of policing services as well as providing an important perspective on the city’s management team. Benjamin has been […]
