The City of Louisiana has been trying to pick up the pieces following a flash flood that swept through the town, causing damage to several homes and businesses along the city branch.
"We had a large volume rain in a very short time. I would say we have four to five inches in one hour," City Administrator Bob Jenne said.
After the flash flood caused the town branch to swell, debris was washed downstream. At Fifth and Tennessee streets next to Thomas Motors, a culvert runs under the street. In the culvert is a 16-inch sewer main that...
A Louisiana woman lost her life in Tuesday's flash flood, July 20.
Dana Ruth Poage, 48, and her 12-year-old son and two other juveniles were at a popular swimming area at the first low-water slab on Pike 252, called...
Paul Serling Smith, person of interest in the Alisa Maier abduction, died at 10:30 p.m. July 7. Sgt. Al Nothum of the Missouri Highway Patrol has confirmed that Smith was the abductor of Alisa Maier....
A "person of interest" was identified by police in the kidnapping of Alisa Maier, a four-year-old Louisiana girl. However, when officers approached the man, he shot himself.
The search for 4-year-old Alisa Maier ended at approximately 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 6 when a pedestrian in Fenton saw the girl wandering around a car wash.
City, county, state and federal officials are searching for a 4-year-old Louisiana girl who was kidnapped from her home Monday, July 5 at approximately 7:45 p.m.
The sounds of hammers and saws can be heard on Tennessee Street this week as a group of volunteers have joined forces to help a family that lost their home to fire Sept. 29, 2009.
With the closing of Holcim and the loss of revenue from the state and federal governments, the Pike County R-III (Clopton) School District has had to make some drastic changes and is asking the district to help support the school so more cuts will...
The new hasn’t even worn off the water plant yet, but the Clarksville City Council held an emergency meeting Saturday, July 10 after water mains burst last weekend.
Isaiah 29:5b says, "Plant gardens and eat what they produce," and a Louisiana man believes his calling is helping to feed those in need and share the love of Christ from his garden.
Everyone experiences moments in their lives in which something happens and in a matter of seconds their lives are changed forever. For a 10-member Eolia family, when tragedy struck, the event drew them together as a family, drew the community together...
Losses were heavy along the city branch Tuesday, July 20, with many families suffering damage to their properties. Now, they are trying to focus on getting things back to normal.
Just 1 1/2 years after Louisiana was named a DREAM community, the city Tuesday, July 13 got an update on the happenings of the first year and where it stands in year two.
The man who has been identified as Alisa Maier’s kidnapper also has been named in the killing of a Hawk Point man and was a former student at Louisiana High School.
The Louisiana R-II School District Board of Education in a press release this week reported a discrepancy in its books that has led to an investigation.
When the Shade family left their home to pick up a birthday cake for the oldest daughter Saturday, June 12, the day they intended to be a celebration turned to tragedy when their home burned in their absence.
The only thing anglers like as much as fishing is telling fish stories. The Missouri Department of Conservation will pay up to $150 for the story if the right catfish is caught.
Missouri’s 2010 fall deer and turkey hunting seasons and regulations are mostly the same as last year. However, unlimited antlerless permits will be available in two additional counties, and regulations at one conservation area have changed to...
In its efforts to provide excellent service to the residents of Pike County, Pike County Memorial Hospital has announced its first annual sports medicine seminar to be held at Louisiana High School on Saturday, Aug. 14 from 1-3 p.m. The primary...
The folksy poet who penned the traditional song inviting his "honey, oh baby mine" to join him at the fishing hole probably had in mind catching a mess of catfish or bluegills. Those whose taste runs toward a plate of frog legs could take a lesson...
Paul Serling Smith, person of interest in the Alisa Maier abduction, died at 10:30 p.m. July 7. Sgt. Al Nothum of the Missouri Highway Patrol has confirmed that Smith was the abductor of Alisa Maier....
