Pike County residents holding American flags and balloons lined the streets of Louisiana and Clarksville Friday, Oct. 28 to pay homage to deceased Afghanistan War veteran Cpl. Keith Allen Kramer, 30.
The Louisiana Bulldogs and Clopton/Elsberry Indian/Hawks will both go to the state playoffs with initial games this Wednesday, Nov. 2 after victories in the district round.
Louisiana came in second in its district by beating Van-Far 36-8...
Christmas isn’t here just yet, but one couldn’t tell that last Saturday night when the Twin Pike Family YMCA held its annual fundraising dinner auction. With the Y facility, and most of those attending, decorated in holiday style, a silent and live auction raised over $23,000....
Looking for places to grow their "razor thin profits," the owners of Stark Bro’s Nurseries and Orchards got a helping hand Monday, Aug. 22 from U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill.
The big shake may have been hundreds of miles away, but an earthquake which rattled Oklahoma residents over the weekend was felt by many here. In Oklahoma the late Saturday, early Sunday series of quakes, the strongest being of 5.6 magnitude, cracked buildings...
It won’t last for two years like the Hwy. 79 landslide project, but two bridge replacements are expected to close Hwy. 54 between Louisiana and Bowling Green this summer, enough to make commutes longer and maybe some Pike County tempers shorter.
Monument Chemicals is is buying the aviation and refrigerant lubricants business from Ashland Inc. The deal includes 22 acres at the site just outside of Louisiana's city limits.
Terms were not disclosed, but an Ashland spokesman said Monument plans...
Karma Niemeyer of Bowling Green was listed in serious condition Friday at the intensive care unit of Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Ill. after a vehicle accident the day before.
After contending earlier this year they had done no wrong, Louisiana officials have agreed to follow Missouri Sunshine Law rules for closed city council sessions.
Kevin O.Lee, 25, of Louisiana was seriously injured at 12:10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 1 on Hwy. 54 at Vera after falling asleep at the wheel, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Lee is in satisfactory condition at Mercy Hospital-St....
Candidate filings for the Louisiana R-II School Board, the Louisiana City Council and the Clarksville Board of Aldermen open at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13.
Colors like those in the photo above of a tree next to a historic house on Third Street will be peaking just in time for this weekend’s Louisiana Country Colorfest.
The City of Louisiana is closer to landing a railroad office building and some much-needed property tax revenue, according to City Administrator Bob Jenne.
A Bowling Green woman suffered minor injuries when her vehicle struck an RV bus at 9:07 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 12 on Hwy. 54 just outside of Louisiana, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The City of Clarksville has been awarded a $94,300 state Community Development Block Grant for its $3 million waste and storm water system improvement project, according to Mayor JoAnne Smiley.
Seniors Logan Rue and Kristine Penrod were named the king and queen of the 2011 Louisiana High School Homecoming on Friday, Oct. 21 at the game against Paris High School.
In an outpouring of concern for their less fortunate neighbors, volunteers from 17 area churches served about 450 people again this year at the Community of Faith Thanksgiving Day Dinner.
The 2011 Homecoming king and queen for Clopton High School are seniors Zachary Ellison and Kelli Suddarth, who were honored during halftime ceremonies at the game against Orchard Farm on Friday, Sept. 23. Photo by John Kinker. For more Homecoming...
Candidate filings for municipal offices, school boards and special districts open at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13 and close at the end of the business day on Tuesday, Jan. 17 for the April 3, 2012 election.
Pike County Sheriff Stephen Korte said deputies arrested a man on Thursday, Sept. 17 whose crews had cut huge amounts of a sand barge apart on the Mississippi River.
Washington D.C. is a long way from Pike County, but should certain decisions be made there that appear to be on the current agenda, the largest health care provider here could be hit hard. Pike County Memorial Hospital is potentially facing drastic cuts in Medicare and Medicaid...
If Pike County residents didn’t receive their monthly payments from the Social Security Administration, 9.2 percent of total personal income in the county would be lost, a total of $47,286,994 in 2009.
If Pike County residents didn’t receive their monthly payments from the Social Security Administration, 9.2 percent of total personal income in the county would be lost, a total of $47,286,994 in 2009.
The Pike/Lincoln County Port Authority Commission is drafting a proposal to use the old Holcim Inc. cement facility on the Mississippi River near Clarksville to boost business.
The controversial proposed shooting range across from the Clopton schools campus has been shot down by the land owner and a lawyer involved is hopping mad.
Pike County Assessor Donna Prior is claiming scrutiny of her mileage reinbursements by county commissioners could cost the county almost $129,000 in needed tax revenue.
The Louisiana Bulldogs got soundly defeated 81-30 on the road against the Griggsville/Perry High (Ill.) Tornadoes on Monday, Nov. 28 in the first game of the season.
Louisiana High School Head Football Coach Steve Gschwender hasn’t seen enough yet to call his team a constant contender, but he liked what he saw as his 5-7 team roared back at the end of the 2011 season.
Less than a week ago torrential rains and whipping gusts worked in favor of the Louisiana Bulldogs as they pressed past Scotland County to advance in Class 1 football sectional playoffs. But Monday night’s quagmire, a delay for lighting, an ejected coach and a powerhouse...
It’s been a long time since the Louisiana Bulldogs have been to the state playoffs, but they will go for the first time since 1999 after pummeling the Van-Far Indians 36-8 on the road Oct. 28.
Just when it looked like the Louisiana Bulldogs’ football season might go up in flames, the team rallied back with a strong defensive effort Oct. 21 and got back in the district championship and state playoffs picture with a resounding 24-6 victory...
The Clopton/Elsberry Indian/Hawks manhandled Lutheran St. Charles, 56-13 on the road Oct. 14 in another offensive onslaught from quarterback Scott Kroeger, who produced more than 400 yards for the seventh time in eight games.
The Louisiana Lady Bulldogs began to turn their season around last week with three big victories, highlighted by winning the consolation trophy at the annual Bulldog Invitational softball tournament on Sept. 17.
With their second victory in three games, the Louisiana Bulldogs football squad has already reached its peak for wins compared to the 2009 and 2010 building seasons.
After getting blistered in their first game against Centralia, the Louisiana Bulldogs returned the favor Friday, Sept. 2 against the Highland Cougars in a 34-6 runaway home-opener win.
The Clopton/Elsberry Indian/Hawks football squad put it together on both sides of the ball, setting four school records in a 58-14 trouncing of the Winfield Warriors on Friday, Aug. 26.
Turning a football program around is not the easiest task in the world, but Louisiana High School Head Coach Steve Gschwender has something this year he has never had in his initial seasons; numbers.
Visit dove fields before opening day, and buy plenty of ammunition. That’s the advice from Missouri’s top dove expert. Resource Scientist John Schulz says Missouri doves have raised a bumper crop of young this year.
Missourians who want to hunt ducks or geese on most wetland areas managed by the Conservation Department can start applying for reservations Thursday Sept. 1.
Hunters have from Sept. 1 through...
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