Tom Latos joins Lakeway Publishers as the new regional publisher for The Bowling Green Times, The Louisiana Press-Journal and The Vandalia Leader.

Pike County registered a year-on-year drop in its monthly unemployment rate in July, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.

In response to flooding in Missouri and across the country this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is announcing the availability of $9 million to fund conservation easements in 69 Missouri counties damaged by flooding and other natural disasters.

KIRKSVILLE – A regional economic development group is circulating a survey aimed squarely at the region’s workforce needs.

BOWLING GREEN – Jill Kiel has joined the staff at CBC Bank’s Bowling Green location where she will be serving as loan officer, the bank announced last week. 

LOUISIANA – A Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster recovery center will provide a sort of one-stop shop for locals looking for help getting back on their feet after this spring and summer's flooding starting this weekend.

The unemployment rate in Pike County ticked upward in June according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. It reached 3.9 percent, above the 3.3 percent rate seen in May.

BOWLING GREEN – The Pike County Youth Fair Sale will take place this year on Thursday, July 25.  The sale will be held in the livestock barn at 7 p.m.

LOUISIANA – Work has been underway for about a week on the last way-station on the route to the opening of the new Champ Clark Bridge: the construction of the approach over the Sny levee in Illinois.

TROY – Pike County members of Cuivre River Electric Cooperative can now vote to fill the county’s set on the organizations Board of Directors.

ST. LOUIS – Pike County residents that receive their electricity through Ameren may see a very slight decrease in rates.

The unemployment rate in Pike County has been below 3.2 percent only a few times since the Bureau of Labor Statistics started publishing county-level information in the 1990s.

LOUISIANA – April Greenman remembers being struck by historic Louisiana as she drove through town many years ago.

By Adam Thorp

(submitted photo)Bouncing back: Speed Commerce employees participate in a ping-pong tournament, one of the events marking the first anniversary of their new ownership. From left: Alissa Horton, Derek Ingram, Johnnie Taylor, Shelly Hill, Laura Martin, Dale Jordan, Michael Alexander and Helen Junge.

(photo by Robert Leininger)Julie House.

Stark Bro’s Nurseries & Orchards, Co. brought together experts from across their industry recently for a growers symposium, an effort to pool the knowledge of industry experts.

Council-persons Tim Jackson (Ward I), Jeff Salois (Ward III) and Rodney Dolbeare (Ward IV) at the Monday, March 25 meeting of the Louisiana City Council. (photo by Adam Thorp/Louisiana Press-Journal)

The soon-to-be-closed gap on the Champ Clark Bridge (photo courtesy of Walter Logan)The installation of the last deck panels on the Champ Clark bridge represents a major milestone in the completion of the new bridge. (photo courtesy of Walter Logan)One of the last of 181 deck panels on the C…

Community State Bank of Missouri broke ground on its newest banking facility located at the Bowling Green Town Center on Tuesday, March 12.

Mark Blackwell of Hannibal has been promoted from contract maintenance technician to supervisor of the North East Community Action Corporation (NECAC) Self-Help Housing Home Rehabilitation program, NECAC President and Chief Executive Officer Don Patrick has announced.

Jeffrey McChristian from Liberty Utilities presents the deed to Tracy Brookshier, chairperson for the downtown committee and the first vice-president of the Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce, and Deanna Feldmann, the president of the Chamber of Commerce at the Chamber’s February meeting. (su…

Air Evac Lifeteam personnel approach their recently landed helicopter. Adam Thorp/Louisiana Press-Journal

The home and accompanying lots at 1210 Georgia Street sold Saturday, Feb. 23 at auction for $140,000.

Bouquet Florist delivery driver Heather Francis sits in the front seat of the car that she uses to deliver flowers in and around Bowling Green on Valentine’s Day last week. Francis says the long hours on the road are worth it as she gets to see firsthand how the floral arrangements sent by t…

Ron Schott

Ken Lane, 2019’s “Waiter of the year” juggles two pitchers as he serves thirsty diners.

John Channell cuts a ribbon at the opening of Impact Martial Arts.

Fat Boys restaurant shuttered Thursday as it transfers to new ownership.

Bowling Green Times Editor Ethan Colbert informed the newspaper’s staff that he intends to leave the publication in late February. He has accepted a position with the Quincy Herald-Whig and will work as an investigative reporter and feature writer for the daily newspaper. In this new positio…

Ice has been visible on the Mississippi River as recent weather has delayed the Champ Clark Bridge project.

Two new trustees were appointed by the Cuivre River Electric Cooperative Board of Directors to the co-op’s Community Trust, which facilitates the distribution of funds raised through Operation Round Up.

Missouri/Illinois — Freezing temperatures, snow and ice signal the start of the winter season throughout Missouri and Illinois. The U.S. Postal Service is asking customers to please help our letter carriers deliver mail safely by clearing snow and ice from sidewalks, stairs and mailboxes.

A company spokesperson for Dollar General says that the retailer is “always evaluating new opportunities for store locations, but at this time, there are no plans to open a Dollar General in Frankford.” City council and members of the city’s administration discussed the national retailer at …

More than 200 years ago, Stark Bro’s Nurseries & Orchards Co. grew organic fruit trees because there was no other way. Now the Louisiana, MO-based company has come full circle, and is “re-introducing” organic trees to its national customer base. This time, the trees are USDA-certified an…

Helping to mark the 125th anniversary of Pike County Title Company, American First Title representatives presented Pike County Title Directors and Employees with a plaque congratulating them on the local company’s milestone. Pictured from left to right: Lorri Maragni, First American Title Un…

By Taylor Lockard

Bowling Green Board of Aldermen members Diane Kirkpatrick, pictured second from left, Terry Burris, and Craig Burnett review a proposal from Four Points Land Surveying and Engineering, Inc., regarding the proposed relocation of the city’s water and sewer lines near the intersection of Highwa…

 This undated photo provided by the Jefferson City (Mo.) Police Department shows Darnell Gray. Authorities are going door-to-door and using a helicopter to search for Darnell Gray, a missing 4-year-old boy in Jefferson City, Mo. Police Capt. Deric Heislen says Darnell Gray was last seen Wedn…