Michael Smoker, 62, of Louisiana died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. Cremation rites are being provided by Collier Funeral Home in Louisiana. A graveside service to bury his ashes at the Fairview Cemetery near Louisiana will be held at a later date. He was born Aug. 28, 1956 in Rochester, Ind., to the late H. Wayne […]
Robert Kenneth “Kenny” Clark Jr., 70, of Pleasant Hill, Ill., died Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018 at his home. Cremation is being accorded. A private memorial service will be held at Riverview Cemetery in Louisiana at a later date. Kenny was born Jan. 7, 1948 in Louisiana, a son of Robert Kenneth Sr., and Rosie Pritchett Clark. he […]
Jerry Marshall Woodward, 72, of Clarksville died Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. Funeral services were at 1 p.m., Saturday at the Eolia Baptist Church. The Rev. Bob Knight officiated. Burial was in Dover Cemetery near Clarksville. Visitation was from 11 a.m., until time of service Saturday at the church. He was born May 1, 1946 in […]
Richard W. Allen “Rick”, 63, of Vandalia died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, peacefully at his home. Rick was born in Mexico on July 12, 1955 to Robert and Alta Mae Allen of Vandalia. Cremation arrangements are being handled by Waters Funeral Home. A memorial service will be planned for a later date. Rick is survived […]
David Lee Thompson, 75, died Friday, Oct. 5, 2018 at his home in Silex. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m., Monday at Bibb-Veach Funeral Home in Silex. Burial will be in the Sulphur Lick Cemetery in Troy. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until time of service at the funeral home.
Shannon Mayo Culwell, Jr., 46, of Vandalia died Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia surrounded by his family at his side. A Celebration of Life service will be held 3 p.m., Sunday at the First Presbyterian Church in Vandalia. Pastors Joel Montgomery and Bob Hoehn will officiate. Entombment will be in […]
Louisiana Breaks 45-Game Winless Streak With 43-13 Victory Over Metro East Lutheran At Home A long winless streak for Louisiana football came to an end on Saturday afternoon as the Bulldogs thumped Metro East Lutheran 43-13 on their home field. The team has been competing hard and doing well this season under new head coach […]
America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education called on local farmers to nominate rural schools to receive nearly $2.3 million in grants to enhance their science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs. Local farmers answered the call, and the Grow Rural Education program, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund, a philanthropic arm of Bayer, has recognized Van-Far Elementary […]
Several people gathered for the “See You At The Pole” event that was held on Wednesday, Sept. 26. Pictured above are participants (l-r): Jerry Gamm, Brenda Haddock, Laura Beth Zeh, Deborah Kraft, Karen Allen, Debbie Ingram, Stephen Korte, Frank Welch, David Ash, Bill Hobbs and Amy Land.
Law Enforcement Agents Arrest Driver Who Hit Semi For DUI Traffic was jammed for several hours on Highway 61 following a wreck involving a semi tanker that was hauling around 8,500 gallons of ethanol near Eolia on Sunday, Sept. 30. The semi overturned and began leaking ethanol so both northbound and southbound lanes had to […]
