Drivers will soon enjoy a new, smoother surface on 19 miles of the southbound lanes of Highway 61 between Bowling Green and the Route E intersection in Lincoln County. Chester Bross Construction of Hannibal was awarded the contract for $3.6 million to resurface the southbound lanes, including shoulders, of U.S. 61 and add in a […]
Work is underway on the Noix Creek bridge on Highway 79. The $1.41 million project is expected to be complete by early August. Louisiana City Administrator Kelly Henderson says the city is pleased to see the investment in infrastructure for the long-term success of the town. The new bridge will be expanded to 244-feet long, […]
City Reviews Proposal For 401 Georgia Street Property The Louisiana City Council has all eight seats full again as the appointment of Bob Ringhausen was approved at a special meeting on Monday, July 10 prior to the committee meetings. Mayor Bart Niedner made the appointment and thanked Ringhausen for his willingness to serve until the […]
On Tuesday, July 4 Peter Thomas, 69, of Vandalia was arrested on an active warrant out of Audrain County for unlawful use of a weapon, with a bond amount of $15,000. Thomas was taken into custody by the Vandalia Police Department and later released to an Audrain County Deputy for transport to Audrain County Jail. […]
On Saturday, July 1 at approximately 10:30 p.m. a pursuit that started in Auxvasse traveling east into Pike County. The vehicle, a white 2015 Chevy Malibu registered out of Columbia had been stopped for speeding. The driver and front seat passenger had gotten out of the vehicle when an unidentified back seat passenger got into […]
Former Bowling Green resident and retired Air Force Colonel Stanley D. King was recently recognized for his service to the United States Air Force in conjunction with a formal Commissioning Ceremony at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado on May 23. Selected to administer the formal commissioning officer oath to USAFA graduating […]
By fall of 2019 motorists traveling across the Mississippi River on U.S. Route 54 between Illinois and Missouri will enjoy a wider, safer ride. Massman Construction Company, headquartered in Kansas City, was selected today as the best value proposer to design and construct the new Champ Clark Bridge by the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission […]
During the afternoon hours of Thursday, June 22 Vandalia officers responded to a report of an individual who had pointed a gun at another person and made threats to harm them. Officers were able to locate the suspect, Peter R. Thomas, 68, of Vandalia, on foot in the 200 block of Park St., and take […]
During the evening hours of Wednesday, June 21, the East Central Drug Task Force assisted by the Audrain County Sheriff’s Office, Vandalia Police Department and the Missouri State Highway Patrol served a search warrant in the 600 block of West Highway 54, in Vandalia. As a result of the search warrant officers arrested two (2) […]
Kaleb Smith came up with an idea to help raise money to benefit Relay for Life. He raised the money in the name of his late teacher, Mrs. Kathleen Booth. Her husband Jeremy (far left) was eager to thank Smith for his thoughtfulness. The school held Relay Recess and the grades competed by bringing in […]
