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The Louisiana R-II School District has a shortfall for the current 2011-2012 budget and could have even more financial woes for the upcoming 2012-2013 budget and the future. The budget is short almost $310,000 for the 2011-2012 fiscal year which ends in June, according to Superintendent Dr. Richard Basden at the Jan. 17 school board meeting. The State of Missouri is looking at a $500 million shortfall that will be
A Frankford woman suffered serious injuries on Sunday, Jan. 22 in a Hwy. 61 accident just south of Business 61 in Bowling Green, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Deitra K. White, 44, was northbound in her 2009 Ford Focus at 8:10 a.m. when she lost control of her vehicle. The Ford went off the right side of the road, struck a ditch and overturned, the MSHP reported. White
A Curryville man is in the Pike County Jail on a $50,000, cash-only bond after allegedly shooting at three youths during an altercation. Pike County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a shooting at 305 West Main Street in Curryville on Saturday, Jan. 14. Deputies and detectives with the Sheriff’s Office and members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol were dispatched to the scene and discovered that there had not
A Bowling Green woman was allegedly found with several kinds of drugs in her vehicle during a recent traffic stop in the Louisiana area, according to Sheriff Stephen Korte. During the traffic stop, a sheriff’s deputy could allegedly smell marijuana in the vehicle. A search of the vehicle allegedly yielded nine bags of marijuana, illegal prescription pills, plastic bags, U.S. Currency and a scale. Arrested was, Victoria Luckett, 37. Pike
The Clopton Lady Hawks basketball team will play for the championship of the Bowling Green Invitational Tournament against the host Lady Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. tonight, Friday, Jan. 27. In addition, the Louisiana Lady Bulldogs will play at 4:30 p.m. today against the Van-Far Lady Indians for the consolation bracket crown. At 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28, it will be a Pike County battle for the boys third place
Despite a sloppy second quarter, the Lady Hawks dominated the Lady Indians on Monday, Jan. 20 in the first round of the 87th Annual Bowling Green Invitational Tournament. “Van-Far played good defense,” said Clopton Head Coach Larry Lagemann. “They had a good game plan keeping the ball out of the paint,” and denying chances for all-state center Lauren Jaeger. Jaeger was constantly double-teamed and the Van-Far defense collapsed on the
Friday the 13th was anything but bad luck for the Louisiana Bulldogs as they won their third overtime game of the season with a 51-49 road victory Friday, Jan. 13 against the Clark County High Indians. “We played solid team defense,” said Lousiana Head Coach Derrick Branstetter. “Our defense rebounding was weak but we did a good job keeping them out of the post.” Junior shooting guard Greg Pitzer continued
Pike County may never be blindsided again with Mississippi River decisions made by the U.S. Congress. Tipped off by Congressional members and staff, five representatives of the Neighbors of the Mississippi traveled to Washington D.C. last week to head off yet another plan to turn Pike, Lincoln and St. Charles counties river bottom lands into lakes. Spurred by the discovery of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Plan H, the
The Louisiana City Council is exploring several ideas to make the downtown area more attractive for consumers and tourists. The ideas include a veterans memorial next door to city hall and a park-style plaza on Georgia Street where the Rexall Building used to stand. There is also talk of banding organizations and the city to improve Christmas decorations downtown and obtaining a national cultural grant for improvements. At the Jan.
Loggers and landowners can both benefit from a new Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) pilot cost share incentive program called the Best Management Practices (BMPs) Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG). The grants are focused on encouraging timber harvesters to use good practices that protect soil and water on private land timber sales in 57 counties across the state. The counties available for the cost share opportunity in this area include Knox,
Eagles have already been spotted along the Mississippi River near Clarksville and Louisiana and more will be following as the temperatures continue to drop. The eagle season runs through February, and Eagle Days weekend is Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 28-29 at the Apple Shed in Clarksville. Eagle Days is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday. For the full story see
Former Elsberry resident and Pike County DJ Bill Whyte will be one of the six inducted into the 2012 Country Radio Hall of Fame in Nashville in February. Whyte, who has had a long successful career as a popular radio personality and comic said it was truly a surprise to find out his name would be among the “greats.”
Warmer weather than in recent years brought a joyous crowd of several hundred out to the 13th annual Winter Wonderland festivities on Friday, Nov. 25. The festivities put on by the Louisiana/BONCL Girl Scouts at Flangsburg Park in downtown Louisiana celebrated the yuletide with style. For the full story, see the Nov. 30 print edition of The Louisiana Press-Journal.
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Despite a sloppy second quarter, the Lady Hawks dominated the Lady Indians
Pike County may never be blindsided again with Mississippi River decisions made
The Louisiana City Council is exploring several ideas to make the downtown