Quentin Laws
Elsberry hosts town hall to discuss flood recovery
ELSBERRY – Several angry and frustrated Elsberry residents attended a town hall meeting Friday to discuss the impact of a once-in-a-lifetime flood event and to learn how recovery efforts will be handled.
Citing another budget deficit, Troy's mayor vetoes benefit increase
TROY – Citing a phantom budget deficit that’s frequently projected but never realized, Troy’s mayor recently vetoed an increase in city employee retirement benefits.
We're Going to Find Out How Important Child Safety Is
It was as traditional as you’d expect from a stereotypical, Southern Baptist church in the Bible Belt of the Midwest.
Split Troy Board Approves $1.5M Outer Road, Repeals Code of Conduct
TROY – Troy’s Board of Aldermen may have a lot of new faces, but that doesn’t mean they are going to agree with each other. With four new aldermen elected…
Sheriff Disputes Demise of SRO Program
TROY - Rumors of the demise of the School Resource Officer program are greatly exaggerated, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff. In an exclusive interview with The Lincoln County Journal, Sheriff Rick Harrell said while he is pursuing "alternative funding" options for the program, he is not considering eliminating it, contrary to a report from a Troy alderman.
Troy Board Tables Funding Request for Outer Road
TROY – While the meeting lacked any yelling, name-calling or exclamations of “shut-up,” the presence of a new member of the Troy Board of Aldermen didn’t prevent a couple split votes and disagreements on the proposed construction of an outer road along Highway 61. In his first meeting since being appointed by the mayor and approved by the board, Quentin Laws twice voted to table proposals related to the outer road project first mentioned by Mayor Ron Sconce in February.
Intense storms ravage state, Lincoln County considered 'fortunate'
LINCOLN COUNTY - By all accounts, Lincoln County residents and first responders weathered a recent severe weather event much better than many other Missouri communities. On March 14, intense winds and storms swept across the state causing pouring rain and hail, and destruction in its aftermath.
Laws Appointed to Troy Board of Aldermen
TROY – After leaving one board member’s seat vacant for more than five months, Troy filled a second one in little time at a special meeting last week.