Marvin Duane Howard, 78, of rural Rockport, Ill., died Thurday, July 13, 2017 at his home. Funeral services were Monday at 11 a.m., at Lummis Funeral Home in Pleasant Hill, Ill., conducted by Pastor Mitch Ulrich. Burial, with military honors, followed at Crescent Heights Cemetery in Pleasant Hill. Visitation was Monday from 9 a.m., until time […]
William “Bill” Joe Hicks, 69, of Vandalia died Monday, July 10, 2017 at Tri-County Care Center in Vandalia. Funeral services will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m., at Waters Funeral Home with the Rev. Bob Hoehn officiating. Interment will be in the Vandalia Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday from noon-1 p.m., at the funeral home. He […]
Travis Lee Thurman, 41, of Louisiana died Monday, July 17, 2017 at Mercy Hospital St. Louis in Creve Coeur. Funeral services will be held at 6 p.m., Wednesday at the Kemper-Millard-Keim Family Funeral Chapel in Troy. Friends will be received from noon-6 p.m., Wednesday at the funeral chapel. He was born Nov. 21, 1975 in […]
This year’s Champ Clark Heritage Festival will include some new features as organizers look to boost attendance and possibly extend the hours of the event that is slated for Saturday, Sept. 9 on the square in Bowling Green. Marianne Everhart, second vice-president of the Chamber of Commerce, is chairing the festival committee this year. She […]
While it has been a difficult couple of months for Matt Chance and his family, it has also been marked with a great deal of love and support from the community they call home. Chance has spent the past several years leading the cross country and track teams to titles and championships at Bowling Green […]
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 […]
Pike County Memorial Hospital held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Medical Walk-In Clinic on Wednesday, June 28. PCMH celebrated this highly-anticipated opening with fellow members of the Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce, the PCMH Board and staff, and other visitors from the community. The open house was a great success. PCMH […]
Tom Benjamin Turpin, 86, died Thursday, July 6. Born and raised in Bowling Green, he was the son of the late Tom Robinson Turpin and Lemma Ogden Turpin. A child of the 30’s, Tom learned to work hard early in life in the fields around his hometown and carried a strong sense of the value […]
Funeral services for Robert Elzo Pratt of Elsberry will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday at Elsberry United Methodist Church. The Rev. Paul Garven, church pastor, will officiate with burial in the Elsberry City Cemetery near Elsberry. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m., Tuesday (today) at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home in Elsberry. Mr. Pratt, 89, […]
