Newsletter Early Week

Softball team takes third place
UNION - The Lady Indians softball began the season competing in the Union High School softball tournament Aug. 29-30.

Settlement reached in Hwy. 79 crash lawsuit
ST. CHARLES – The owner of the vehicle that killed Elsberry resident Rachel Neldon and three other teenagers has reached a wrongful death settlement with two sets of parents whose children died in the 2023 accident.

Missouri becomes first state to repeal capital gains tax
A new Missouri income tax cut exempting profits from the sale of investments officially takes effect Thursday, along with smaller tax changes that will remove sales tax from diapers and feminine hygiene products.

What happens when businesses forget who their customers are
Alissa Heinerscheid could have saved Julie Masino a whole heap of grief.
Lincoln County school districts 'optimistic' about new school year
LINCOLN COUNTY - Summer break is over for local students and at least two Lincoln County school superintendents report business is booming.

Beyond Reason: The GOAT
It’s true that here at Beyond Reason, we occasionally make fun of things. Bunting.

Elsberry police serve up cool treats
ELSBERRY - The Elsberry Police Department hosted a special event this past weekend, Pops with Cops. EPD Sgt.

Graham enters Alford plea to sodomy charges
TROY – A St. Charles man who previously fostered dozens of children in Lincoln County entered an Alford plea Monday to four counts of sodomy.

Domire’s host annual lemonade stand
ELSBERRY - Despite the almost 100-degree temperatures Saturday, the Dormire siblings, Brynnli, Bennett, and Brielle, opened their annual lemonade stand at the end of their subdivision, Bryant's Creek, for business.

Leah Chaney joins Merkel's defense team
TROY – A former Lincoln County sheriff’s deputy accused of lying twice in a pair of highly-publicized murder trials has a new attorney: the prosecutor who had him testify.
