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Over the last few weeks one of the biggest stories to hit the scene was that of a fertilizer plant that took several lives after a massive explosion in Texas. Many have since wondered, what was their emergency evacuation plan? Did they have an emergency evacuation plan? And how important is an emergency evacuation plan? According to Assistant Fire Chief of the Elsberry Fire Protection Department, Bob Kindred, everyone should
It’s been a wet, wet season so far for the Elsberry, Winfield and Foley areas. In fact, many growers and businesses have been feeling the pain as no end is in sight. Snowing in the north and rain in the surrounding areas have the river becoming a new scenery for those traveling down Hwy. 79 from Clarksville to Hwy. 70. Many cities have kept a close eye on their levees,
Daniel J. Kittle, a 27-year-old Foley man, is being accused of molesting his girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter. According to court documents, the girl’s mother took her to St. Joseph West Health Center for injuries that included bruises to her face, legs, arms and buttocks, as well as cuts to her genitalia. While being interviewed by police, Kittle said he was driving the girl home when he became irritated because he was
It was a bitter sweet day for the Elsberry Indians as they were unable to medal at the 2013 State Track Meet. However, Elsberry Head Coach Scott Cleveland said he is still extremely happy at how well the team did in the season, with all the challenges they faced. “We had several athletes improve their personal records, several were first team all conference, some made it through district and sectionals
For the second time in three years the Elsberry Indians are District Champions. After a first round bye the Indians took care of business against Clopton and Barat Academy to secure the Class 2 District 5 Championship. “It feels really good to win that title,” said Coach Shannon Wells. “The kids did a good job coming together and playing as a team. I could not be more proud of them.”
Sometimes it’s hard to say goodbye. Sometimes it’s not what a person has said that makes it hard but rather what they have done and the impact they have made. After almost a decade of service to the City of Elsberry, Star Hope Baptist Pastor Allen Calkins is saying goodbye to his home in Elsberry, as he has been called to a new congregation in Gray Summit. “I was contacted
Motorcyclists and motorists are encouraged to safely “share the road” this May in observation of Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. All motorists are reminded to watch for motorcycles and to be extra alert to help keep motorcyclists safe, while motorcyclists are reminded to make themselves visible to other motorists. There were 276 motorcyclists killed from 2010-2012. “We’re seeing more and more motorcycles on the highways,” said Leanna Depue, chair of the
Members of the Elsberry Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Chapter recently attended the 2013 Missouri FBLA Leadership Conference held on April 21, 22, and 23 in Columbia, Missouri. Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda, Inc. is a national organization that serves over 225,000 high school, college, and professional members. Missouri FBLA is a state association of FBLA-PBL with 15,442 members in 403 chapters across the state, the second
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Over the last few weeks one of the biggest stories to hit
It’s been a wet, wet season so far for the Elsberry, Winfield
It was a bitter sweet day for the Elsberry Indians as they
For the second time in three years the Elsberry Indians are District
Sometimes it’s hard to say goodbye. Sometimes it’s not what a person
