PENNY PATROL: New canine unit helps conservation agents detect wildlife violations

Posted on August 13, 2023 at 9:15 pm

“Agent Penny,” a small black Labrador retriever, is assigned to the Missouri Department of Conservation’s northeast region. She is more likely to lick your
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Van-Far hosts donkey basketball

Posted on April 11, 2024 at 8:36 pm

By Brandie Gay Donkey basketball is a variation of the standard basketball game, played on a regular basketball court, but in this case the
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Vandalia gears up for Sesquicentennial celebrations

As Vandalia, Mo., approaches its 150th anniversary the city is abuzz Read more

Ruby Leigh: Life with her new-found fame

In this fourth and final installment of “An Interview With Ruby Read more

Ruby Leigh had a good time getting to know the other contestants on ‘The Voice’

Editor’s Note: in this week’s installment of “An Interview With Ruby Read more

Van-Far hosts donkey basketball

Posted on April 11, 2024 at 8:36 pm

By Brandie Gay Donkey basketball is a variation of the standard basketball game, played on a regular basketball court, but in this case the
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Van-Far Hosts EMO Senior Showcase

By Brandie Gay Van-Far hosted an EMO Senior Showcase on Sunday, Read more

Van-Far’s baseball team takes on the new season

By Brandie Gay Van-Far baseball is undergoing a fresh start this Read more

Athlete of the Week

By Brandie Gay Reece Culwell, a student-athlete at Van-Far High School, Read more

Van-Far Indians go to kindergarten

Posted on April 18, 2024 at 10:49 pm

By Brandie Gay The Van-Far Elementary School buzzed with excitement as parents and their little ones gathered for the annual Kindergarten Round-Up last week
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Van-Far Chiefs Band competes in district competition

By Brandie Gay On Saturday, March 16, members from the Van-Far Chiefs Read more

Band earns an Exemplary or I rating

By Brandie Gay The Chiefs Band participated in the MSHSAA District Read more

Winter athletic awards presented during annual banquet

By Brandie Gay Van-Far held their annual Winter Athletic Awards banquet, Read more

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Davis retires from Ambulance Board

Posted on April 18, 2024 at 10:46 pm

A lifetime of service By Brandie Gay Rennie Davis is a man of many hats. Davis has worn them with pride, each one representing
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Hopes still high for bills to stop Missouri from seizing benefits owed to foster kids

Momentum stalled in the lead up to legislative spring break, but Read more

PCMH offers free cancer screening kits

Pike County Memorial Hospital is offering free colorectal cancer screening kits. Read more

Missouri bill would slash state regulations over small streams and major aquifers

Critics say the legislation debated Tuesday could jeopardize the state’s groundwater and Read more

Newly elected officials sworn in

Posted on April 18, 2024 at 10:55 pm

Mayor Ralph Kuda Jr.; Ward II Alderman Janet Turner; and Ward III Alderman John Weiser were sworn in last Tuesday, April 9 by City
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Vandalia’s journey to a New Substation

By Brandie Gay On April 6, 2020, a Vandalia resident cut Read more

Van-Far Indians go to kindergarten

By Brandie Gay The Van-Far Elementary School buzzed with excitement as Read more

Davis retires from Ambulance Board

A lifetime of service By Brandie Gay Rennie Davis is a Read more