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Elsberry students deliver meals

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 8:55 am

The children of the Elsberry R-II School District, in partnership with the LCCOA helped deliver meals to the elderly on Tuesday, May 14. According to Cathy Cooper, the citizens of Elsberry always look forward to this time of year and enjoy the smiling faces of today’s youth. The students involved include; Kyndal Pratt, Lilly Smith, Cody Sleet, Eli Gladney, Chloe Brandt, Jersey Riffle, Payton Robinson, Maranda Burke, Tyra Henderson, Madeline

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  • Reaching the injured in Winfield

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 8:26 am

    Pictured above is a scene from the Mock Disaster Drill held May 11 in Winfield. Approximately 75 area firemen, police, ambulance and other emergency service providers participated in the drill. The scenario was an accident involving a school bus with children and a vehicle pulling an anhydrous ammonia tank. During the exercise, there were outside evaluators who assessed specific areas. Once the exercise was over, a general session was held

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  • Salute to Commitment in Lincoln County

    Posted on May 13, 2013 at 9:23 am

    Salute to Commitment

    On Sunday, May 5, Troy First Baptist Church hosted the Salute to Commitment ceremony for graduating seniors of Lincoln County who have chosen to enlist in one of the branches of military. The ceremony was a tribute to each branch of service and also had a slideshow of places around Lincoln County. The slideshow represented a lot to the boys who were getting ready to leave as they will begin

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  • Peoples Bank & Trust hosts community shred day

    Posted on May 13, 2013 at 8:54 am

    PB&T President David Thompson presents Dan Anderson of the Bread for Life Food Pantry with the cash and food donations.

    Peoples Bank & Trust Co. hosted their first Community Shred Day on Saturday, April 20, at the Main Bank location in Troy. This event provided community members with a safe and secure resource to shred their confidential personal and business documents. In exchange for shredding the documents, Peoples Bank requested a donation be made to the Bread for Life Food Pantry. At the end of the three-hour event, 2,100 pounds

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  • Elsberry Fire Protection District to enhance fire services with grant

    Posted on May 13, 2013 at 8:50 am

    The Elsberry Fire Protection District has received a U.S. $2,500 fire prevention grant from FM Global, one of the world’s largest commercial property insurers. FM Global representatives presented the award to Fire Chief Kevin Hailey at Elsberry Fire Station 1. The award will be used to assist with fire prevention activities in the community, with the expansion of the smoke detector program and increased firefighter safety with pre-incident planning of

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  • Students sandbag for the community, help to slow the water flow

    Posted on May 6, 2013 at 9:03 am

    Middle School students sandbagging during their P.E. class.

    The early springtime brings a lot of concern and “what ifs” for many area residents who reside in the floodplains. This year the scare happened within the blink of an eye as steady rains rushed many rivers, creeks and lakes out of their banks. Residents who are at risk of having water in their homes packed up and moved their belongings to safer, drier areas, while others waited out the

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  • Hoel’s Eagle Service Project completed

    Posted on May 6, 2013 at 8:43 am

    Christopher standing next to the flowerbed before fifth grade students plant flowers.

    Christopher James Hoel an Eagle Scout candidate from Troop 990 in Old Monroe has finished his two-part Eagle Scout project. The project is an above ground three-dimensional flowerbed in the shape of Hawk Point Elementary School Mascot “Harry the Hawk” as well as a school sign that reads, “Welcome to Hawk Point Elementary Home of the Hawks”. The project was approved February 25. He set a date to start the

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