The Jordan-Buffalo Cemetery Association is having a re-dedication of the cemetery for its 200th anniversary on May 26 at 1:30 p.m. at the cemetery on Pike 251 in Louisiana. State Rep. Jim Hansen will be presenting a proclamation to the cemetery board. After the ceremony at the cemetery, the group will move to the American Legion Hall on Kelly Lane in Louisiana. Mary Ellen Boyd will be giving a talk
“For God’s sake” is not a pejorative term for the Rev. Jeanne Webdell. It is the explanation of her quest. Webdell will preach for the last time from the pulpit of the Centenary United Methodist Church in Louisiana and the Clarksville United Methodist Church on Sunday, June 23. Webdell, 70, will move back to her native home of Kirkwood in the St. Louis suburbs soon after. The minister will miss
Early church dinners at Ramsey Creek Baptist Church often began with a pot of beans that simmered on the stove at the back of the church during the worship service. A similar bean pot was on the buffet table when Pike County Historical Society enjoyed an old-fashion church basket dinner at Ramsey Creek on April 9. The 6:30 p.m. meal featured fried chicken, potato salad, and a table of homemade
Nightingale Chapter No. 117 members plan to attend church together at the 11 a.m. service on April 28 at First Presbyterian Church in Louisiana and then have lunch at a local restaurant. “Go to Church” Sunday is an annual event and all Eastern Star chapters in Missouri participate. The chapter met on Monday, April 8 at the Masonic Temple in Louisiana with Worthy Matron Kathy Waite presiding. The chapter charter
Some might say the spirit of Saint Patrick himself was with the Sunday school students of Centenary United Methodist Church, Louisiana, on March 17. The kids prefer to say their delicious cookies are what made their fundraiser that Sunday a success. The youth, who sold their homemade shamrock-shape cookies to a captive audience following the church service, proudly donated $273 to the Twin Pike Family YMCA Pool Project. $173 of
There will be special Easter Morning services at Centenary United Methodist Church, 7th & South Carolina in Louisiana and Clarksville United Methodist Church, Highway 79 at Howard Street in Clarksville. The worship service begins at 9:30 a.m. at Clarksville UMC and 11 a.m. at Centenary. Special music will be a feature of both services, with Centenary’s handbell choirs ringing the bells at their service. Refreshments will be served before worship
The public is invited to several community services for Easter Week in Louisiana and Southern Pike County sponsored by the Louisiana Ministerial Alliance and the Inter-church Council of Southern Pike County. On Thursday, March 28, there will be a special service at the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 517 South Carolina Street in Louisiana. The service observes the Thursday immediately preceding Easter sometimes referred to as Holy Thursday. It
Few empty seats remained Sunday afternoon while friends and family gathered to
Family, friends and well-wishers packed the Clopton High School gym on Sunday,
Following a national trend, levels of major crimes have been dropping in
An administrative changing of the guard was begun last week when was
The Louisiana golf team capped its successful season off with a second-place
Two eastern Pike County athletes earned all-state honors at the Missouri state
Few empty seats remained Sunday afternoon while friends and family gathered to
Family, friends and well-wishers packed the Clopton High School gym on Sunday,