Correspondence

The week begins with the incoming Inauguration of President Donald Trump on Jan. 20. It is also Martin Luther King Jr. Day. A National Holiday.

After the heavy snowfall on January 4, we did have another 2+ inches on Thursday night and into Friday. Daytime temperatures remained below freezing until Sunday, Jan. 12 when it reached 42 degrees. Weather forecast now for Monday through Wednesday in the mid to upper 20’s and then next weekend back in the 40’s for…

The weatherman says that the snow is over this coming week. Many of us have been affected by the high snowfall, especially with the back roads, lanes and roads leading to the main roads. It has been difficult to get out onto the main roads. Schools and local meetings have been cancelled, and church attendance…

Miss Calhoun Queen Colleen Schumann was the guest of honor at a send off Sunday afternoon at Straight Home. Lots of the Kampsville locals attended wishing her the best of luck. Colleen will represent Calhoun at the Miss Illinois County Fair Queen Pageant this coming week at the Crown Plaza in Springfield. Best of luck…

Might as well enjoy the winter activities Winter for the solitude of a fresh blanket of snow over the bluff and across the fields. We have sure had it this season. Hope you have been able to enjoy a little snow sledding, building that snowman or just a picture perfect scene of our feathered and…

Memory Lane changes ownership Congratulations to GP Senior, Flint Kirk, on being named the Brad Lipcaman Country Financial December Athlete of the Month! Flint is the son of Doug Kirk and Angie Brawdy of Griggsville. Flint is a member of both the Tornado basketball and baseball teams and is a member of National Honor Society…

A special birthday this year indeed “I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure—try to please everybody.” Herbert Bayard Swope Birthdays and anniversaries for the week of Jan. 15-21, 2025: Jan. 15 — Cathy Bollegar, Cody Clendenny, Dan Dunham, Debbie Galbreath, Mary Lou Buchanan, Reese Ostrander,…

Belated Happy and Healthy New Year to one and all. Will be difficult to start writing 2025 for a while, it seems 2024 just flew by. And then the snowstorm of Sunday, Jan. 5, with measurable snow of 5 or 6 inches followed by heavy wind drifting it and keeping the road crews busy. Many…

The New Year 2025 is here. We are going to tell you about some of the happenings with individuals and families at their Christmas and New Year events. Snow was certainly in the forecast for Calhoun County and the surrounding area. Cold weather and winter events are on our minds as we make plans.

It’s been a quiet week with not much going on. I’m writing this on Sunday morning as I’m watching the snow fall out the windows in my sunroom. The only vehicle I’ve seen is the repeated snowplow but it’s falling so fast it’s hard to keep ahead of it. Please remember when we are all…