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Hunt retires from Palmer Library
Giving Tuesday couldn’t have been a better day to honor a woman who has done nothing but given back for 34 years.

Medicine Shoppe Celebrates
Elsberry Medicine Shoppe pharmacy is all about giving to their customers who patronize their local pharmacy. Owners Jerry Callahan and Andrew Osterkamp celebrate the holidays by hosting a Santa for the young and old alike to enjoy, providing photos to families, and treats.

Thanksgiving Dinners Provided to Area Families
ELSBERRY - Two area groups kicked of the giving season last week by providing all the items needed for a Thanksgiving dinner for area families.

EFPD Respond to Multiple Fires
ELSBERRY - The Elsberry Fire Protection District was busy on Sunday responding to not one fire but two. Cold and icy conditions made it tough for firefighters responding to a residential fire and a vehicle fire.

Saturday in Elsberry
ELSBERRY - It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas on the streets of Elsberry! Houses are adorned with Christmas lights, decorated trees shine through the windows, and businesses are decorated for customers to enjoy.
Commissioners Call it Quits on Outer Road Project
Four years after the initial announcement and multiple hold ups later, the county commissioners have nixed the U.S. Highway 61 Outer Road project for now.
County Scammed out of Thousands
LINCOLN COUNTY. - A scammer posing as a representative of local Internet provider Gateway Fiber scammed Lincoln County out of up to $160,000 during September.

Pierce Arrested on Felony Child Abuse Charge
FOLEY - A military veteran reportedly suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is sitting in the Lincoln County Jail on a $500,000 cash-only bond for knocking unconscious a 12-year-old for not cleaning her room.

‘The sound was glorious’: Local church gets new instruments
OLD MONROE - The sound at St. Paul UCC in Old Monroe has never been better thanks to some new musical hardware.
Sunshine Law violations by social services agency will cost Missouri $120,000
A Cole County judge on Tuesday ordered the Missouri Department of Social Services to pay more than $115,000 in legal fees and a $5,000 penalty for “knowingly and purposefully” violating the state’s open records law.
