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Woman awakens to find stranger standing between her, children’s bedroom
By Gregory Orear General Manager/Editor LINCOLN COUNTY – A Lincoln County mother woke up to a terrifying sight Wednesday night when she found a man she didn’t know in her…

Cameron man arrested for molesting niece in her Troy home
TROY – Law enforcement arrested a Cameron man on a year-old Lincoln County grand jury indictment accusing him of sexually molesting his niece. According to court records, Lenard Crabtree Jr.,…

Bryant resigns from Troy BOA
TROY – For the third time in less than a year, a Troy alderman has resigned.
Subdivision gets preliminary approval, private street repairs denied
TROY – Troy’s mayor got the opportunity cast a tie-breaking vote four times Monday night during the Board of Aldermen meeting.

Former Troy man arrested for possessing, creating child pornography
Gregory Orear Lincoln County Journal TROY – Law enforcement arrested a former Troy resident Friday afternoon at his Lake St. Louis home on charges he possessed and created child pornography.…

Powell Memorial Library receives $35K for bookmobile
TROY - The Lincoln County R-III School District recently announced Powell Memorial Library has been awarded two grants totaling $35,000 to expand library access across the District.
Lincoln Co. Sheriff's Department continues Piper investigation
FOLEY – The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department is taking a new look at a 20-year-old case of a missing Foley girl that has puzzled investigators and family members.
Lincoln County school officials say TikTok urinating challenge has come to Troy
TROY – A social media trend involving urinating on university and high school campuses has apparently come to Lincoln County. Lincoln County R-III school officials sent out an email this…
Meeting on proposed subdivision turns heated
TROY – A typically routine workshop meeting became so contentious last week, the Troy Board of Aldermen couldn't even agree to end it.
Engineers: New subdivision would help with flooding
TROY – A proposed subdivision on the west side of Troy would reduce stormwater runoff by about half to an adjacent subdivision frequently besieged with flash flooding, according to preliminary engineering studies.
