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Welcome to August already! And the annual VinFiz is happening over at Nebo this Saturday with all the fun and excitement, the parade will kick off starting at 11 a.m. then food, contests, and entertainment all day. Hope to see you there!

Celebrate with Pike County Senior Citizens Council Come celebrate with us! The Pike County Senior Citizens Council at 220 West Adams Street in Pittsfield will be celebrating their 50th year in operation at their upcoming Fish Fry on Thursday, August 14th 4:30-6:30. There will be music by the Dutch Creek Cattle Co., ice cream and…

School registration on-going now Griggsville-Perry School District’s registration for the 2025-2026 school year is currently open. If you need access to a computer to register your child, stop in at the North Pike District Library. They can help with this! Save-the-date for GP’s Open House Aug.11 from 4 p.m.-6 p.m. The first day of school…

The Batchtown Picnic Was held last weekend at St. Barbara Church Sat. and Sun. July 26 and 27. A good crowd came to the 4 p.m. Mass that was celebrated by Father Smith of the Spiritualist Missionaries. The picnic opened with the evening meal in the Church Basement where the Turtle Soup, Beef Sandwiches, Chicken…

It is definitely summer in Calhoun. Temperatures from mid to upper 90’s all week and heat index around 102. Several showers of rain last week starting on Monday when we got 3-3/10ths of an inch, mid week another inch and late Saturday night another two inches. Weatherman says we have today and Tuesday to go…

The storms Saturday night wreaked havoc on our area, our neighbors and friends in Michael really took a hit. Thank you to all who helped everybody who needed it Sunday morning. Seeing everyone’s post I’m reminded why we love living in Calhoun. Because we always take care of each other. Kampsville Summer Celebration will be…

Hotter than a pepper sprout Good day, as it is the last of the month here again! Hotter than a pepper sprout and sure hope you were able to stay cool! Remember the pool is open daily for $3.00 and they welcome young and old alike!

2025-2026 school registration open Griggsville-Perry School District’s registration for the 2025-2026 school year is currently open. If you need access to a computer to register your child, stop in at the North Pike District Library. They can help with this! Save-the-date for GP’s Open House on August 11th from 4pm-6pm. The first day of school…

Big River Band at Senior Center Big Birthdays and Anniversaries for the week of July 30 – August 5, 2025: July 30 — Dave Dunham, Dennis Burge, Jacob Garner July 31 — Brett Robbins, C.J. Ostrander, Grady Robbins Aug. 1 — Christina Troxell, Ethan Raftery, Jean Simington, Linda Kirk, Sheryl and Andy Borrowman

The summer church picnics have arrived. This weekend, July 26 and 27, is the Batchtown Picnic at St. Barbara’s Catholic Church. Saturday night, the picnic begins after the 4 p.m. mass with Turtle Soup, a well-known picnic tradition, beef sand, chicken salad sandwich hot dogs, and choices of cake, and. tea, and coffee. Outdoors on…