Six projects mostly based in Pike County found a place in a plan for infrastructure investments from 2020 through 2024 approved by the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission last week.

HANNIBAL – More than 50 people gathered at the Quality Inn & Suites in Hannibal to talk about their concerns with flooding, sediment and drought management along the Upper Mississippi River.

FRANKFORD – An accident outside of Frankford Saturday left two people seriously injured, the State Highway Patrol reported.

HANNIBAL – Several roads will be closed in Pike County in coming weeks to accommodate repair work, the Missouri Department of Transportation has announced.

BOWLING GREEN – A 22-year-old man died last week at Northeast Correctional Center in Bowling Green.

LOUISIANA – Louisiana’s long-enduring core of Odd Fellows were recognized at an event last month.

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 Expansion allows for pet boarding and training

Bowling Green—Even with heavy storm clouds brewing on the horizon, nothing could dim Curtis Peak’s smile while he tended to his fireworks stand just outside Bowling Green’s city limits July 4.

BOWLING GREEN—Intermittent heavy downpours made celebrating Independence Day in Bowling Green City Park nearly impossible.

By Adam Thorp

By Adam Thorp

LOUISIANA – The next week will determine whether the new Champ Clark Bridge will be open by its ribbon-cutting on Aug. 3.

ANNADA – The last flood-related closure on Route 79 between Hannibal and St. Charles was lifted Friday. The road has been closed for long periods since the river first rose in March. A section of road between Clarksville and Annada was the last to re-open.

Scaled-back event will shift away from crowded riverfront.

Bowling Green—With school out and the hot weather baking the ground, there is new trouble afoot, or more accurately, the same old trouble making a comeback—vandalism.

FRANKFORD—Three local women want to honor all those veterans who have served the U.S. and either lived or worked in Frankford at some point during their lives.

Teams played over two days last weekend

The Bowlinbggreentimes.com and the Louisianapressjournal.com websites are no more. Starting Tuesday, June 25, online visitors were redirected to Pikecountynews.com, an online partnership of the Bowling Green Times and the Louisiana Press-Journal.

DURHAM, MO – A vehicle crash Sunday before last in Lewis County left a Pike County man with minor injuries, according to a report filed by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

LOUISIANA – The date for the dedication of the new Champ Clark Bridge in Louisiana has been set for August 3, the Missouri Department of Transportation announced today.

Fun for all ages is just about guaranteed

LOUISIANA – A thin rivulet connected the pools of water on either side of Route 79 in south Louisiana Monday morning, Only a few weeks ago, the area between Noix Creek had been comprehensively swamped, leaving blocks of 79 inside the city limits underwater.

$173,396 in grants were given to 35 small Missouri libraries.

By Ben Marshall

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Courtesy National Weather Service.

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Resting place: This bench with sponsor’s name sits in front of the Bouquet Florist and The Vintage Farmhouse store on West Main Street. Photo by Stan Schwartz

By Stan Schwartz

The Abel’s location along Hwy. 79 in south Louisiana was closed by flooding, and will now be closed for good. Photo by Adam Thorp.

Route MM will be closed from CRD 16 to the intersection of CRD 15 and CRD 12 between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Bowling Green Mayor Don Hunter, Louisiana Community Betterment Association Chairperson Diana Huckstep, Clarksville Mayor Jo Anne Smiley and Buffalo Township United Fund President Walter Logan listen to Community Foundation Development and Outreach Director Catherine Bocke Meckes. Photo by Ad…

Laying a foundation: Smiley and Parson with components of the proposed flood defense system. Photo by Adam Thorp.