News
Journal discontinuing print product; converting to online-only
CherryRoad Media has recently announced this will be the final printed and distributed edition of The Lincoln County Journal, which will convert to online-only. Citing rising fuel and newsprint costs, compounded by an ongoing shortage of newsprint, Jeremy Gulban, CEO of CherryRoad Media, said it was no longer feasible to offer a free newspaper. We…
Community
Those who didn’t return, and did, honored at Memorial Day Service
By Gregory OrearGeneral Manager/Editor TROY – Under a bright blue sky and massive American flag hung from a firetruck ladder, nearly 100 Lincoln County residents participated in the annual Memorial Day services Monday morning at the Lincoln County Courthouse. The brief ceremony opened with a presentation of colors, singing of the national anthem and laying…
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Sports
MDC: Total turkey harvest tops 50K in spring season
JEFFERSON CITY – Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows turkey hunters checked 45,475 birds during Missouri’s 2026 regular spring turkey season, April 20 through May 10. Top harvest counties for the regular season were Macon with 979 birds harvested, Callaway with 926, and Franklin with 879. Young turkey hunters also harvested…