Commissioner Bass arrested for purchasing narcotics Bob Simmons
Investigators with Lincoln County's Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team (NET) arrested Lincoln County Commissioner Matthew Bass, 46, of Troy, on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, for two counts of possession of a Controlled Substance.
Narcotics investigators had received tips from the community that Bass was routinely purchasing illegal prescription painkillers from area drug dealers. Investigators began looking into the complaints, and soon discovered Bass was in fact engaging in illegal activities.
On November 4, 2009, narcotics investigators observed Bass illegally purchasing morphine and the
Investigators with Lincoln County's Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team (NET) arrested Lincoln County Commissioner Matthew Bass, 46, of Troy, on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, for two counts of possession of a Controlled Substance.
A judge has ruled that Lincoln County has to pay the bills submitted by Sheriff Mike Krigbaum. This was the ruling rendered in a suit filed by the first-year sheriff after the Lincoln County commissioners had attempted to reduce spending due to less revenue coming in from sales...
Janie Dunning, the Missouri state director of the USDA Rural Development, presented the City of Foley with a $411,100 mock check on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. The funds will be used to construct a new centralized wastewater system to meet current standards as required by the Department...
City representatives of Silex gratefully accepted a mock check for $752,560 on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009, from Janie Dunning, the Missouri state director of USDA Rural Development.
The funds will be used to upgrade the sewer system so that...
Attendance throughout all schools in the Winfield School District has plummeted in recent days due to student illness, said Superintendent Jim Chandler at the district's school board meeting last Tuesday.
The event was held on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009, and began around 7:45 a.m., at Earthwise Industries, located at 1386 S. Main St. in Troy. Participants followed "chalk" markers to the finish line of the parking lot of Earthwise Industries. The Key Club and other volunteers wrote...
For the past several weeks, volunteers have been faithfully meeting with local family's who are in need of help this holiday season. Countless hours have already been spent answering phones, returning messages, making appointments, verifying information, and even babysitting...
The Lincoln County R-III School District is ensuring students with disabilities reach their goals after graduation even if they do not attend school in the R-III District. On Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., the Lincoln County Transition Team will host a Transition...
Elsberry city officials are working to have Elsberry registered as a Historic District on the National Historic Registry in hopes of receiving funds to renovate historic buildings and increase tourism in the community.
Lincoln and Pike County officials met at 2 p.m. in the Pike County Fairgrounds Building to discuss The Mississippi River Commission proposed Plan H that calls for higher levees throughout certain regions in Missouri, Illinois and Iowa.
A committee of local businesspeople has been formed, working to reverse the recent steep increase in the commercial land values of businesses in Lincoln County. The increase is between 30 and 35 percent. A petition drive is underway and a meeting has been scheduled as more...
H1N1 flu pandemonium is quickly overtaking the country as school begins and fall approaches. Officials are warning that the "swine" flu may potentially affect hundreds of thousands of school-aged children nationwide.
The Lincoln County Journal is trying something new. For the first time our weekly paper will be going daily. If that wasn't enough we will be going hourly. For the first time the readers of The Lincoln County Journal will be able to get their Lincoln County news minute-by-minute....
Amid a sea of purple- and gold-dressed fans screaming "T-B-H-S" and stomping their feet on the bleachers, the Troy volleyball team celebrated their second district championship in a row last Tuesday night at Timberland High School.
Rain last week forced area schools to push back their district playoff softball games to this week, with two county teams advancing to sectional play: Troy and Winfield.
Troy played on Wednesday, taking down Fort Zumwalt West in a 10-0,...
The scoreboard at Winfield High School almost exploded last Friday during the Homecoming tussle with Fort Zumwalt East. The teams put a combined 49 points on the board in the first half alone, but East dominated the second half en route to a 62-27 win over the Warriors.
