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CALHOUN: River County News donating a portion of subscriptions to local non-profit during month of December
By Steven Spencer River County News and the Calhoun News-Herald is working with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and donating a portion of new and renewed subscriptions during the month of December.
Read MoreLady Braves play for sectional title
The Pittsfield Eighth Grade Lady Braves will play for their third consecutive sectional title tonight (Wednesday, Dec. 6) at 6:30. The opponent will be Petersburg Porta Junior High Lady Bluejays. The winner will move on to the state finals which will be held in Germantown.
Read MorePIKE: Pikeland chooses Fox as interim
By BETH ZUMWALT The Pikeland School Board met Monday night in special session to approve D.Todd Fox as the interim superintendent. Fox’s official hire date was Monday, Dec. 4 and he is expected to start Thursday, Dec. 7. Fox had previously been the superintendent at Southwestern School District in Hancock County. At the school he…
Read MoreCARROLLTON: Price sentenced to probation and fined
By Carmen Ensinger After clogging up the court system for two-and-a-half years, former Carrollton teacher Kyle Price was sentenced in Greene County Circuit Court on Nov. 21 to two years of probation, fined $250 and must perform 100 hours of community service.
Read MoreChristmas Season kicks off in Jerseyville with Downtown Country Christmas
By Cory Davenport For nearly a decade, Jerseyville has hosted what local businesses and citizens alike have described as a “little Hallmark movie” with Downtown Country Christmas. It kicked off at Jerseyville City Center Park last Saturday with around 20 games for folks of all ages – especially kids – ran by a staff of…
Read MoreSCOTT: Dorsey’s Hardware closing after 51 years
By Carmen Ensinger After more than a half-century in business on the Winchester Square, Dorsey’s Sentry Hardware is closing and owners Gary and Barbara Dorsey are retiring. They held a retirement party on Saturday, Nov. 25 at the store where many current and former customers dropped in to wish them luck on their retirement. Barbara…
Read MorePIKE: County to hire engineering firm to oversee Panther Creek wind project
By DAVID CAMPHOUSE The Pike County Board voted to hire Patrick Engineering to oversee the planning and construction of the Panther Creek wind farm with the county’s interests in mind. The cost of the engineering firm’s work will be paid by the Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation, which owns the Panther Creek wind project to be…
Read MoreCALHOUN: Calhoun Community gathers together for injured teen
By Cory Davenport A 16-year-old Calhoun County teenager named Sam was airlifted following a car crash on Friday, Nov. 24. His car was totaled and he was flown directly to St. Louis Children’s Hospital with numerous injuries, including broken ribs, a fractured collarbone, a knocked-out front tooth and multiple scrapes and bruises. From the hospital,…
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