There’s nothing quite like an Independence Day celebration in a small town. For the folks who filled every available parking spot close to the Laddonia ballfield, nothing could have beaten the performance and fireworks the people here got to see. The Laddonia Missouri Athletic Association has been putting...
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Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th U.S. president, wrote much about his time... Read more of this story
LOUISIANA—The sleek, stainless steel train rolled into service on Oct. 25, 1935.... Read more of this story
The Vandalia Area Historical Society sponsored a Quilt Show on Saturday, May 29, at the Baptist Church Community Building. There were 62 quilts entered
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By Gabriel Maier On Saturday, Aug. 26, a large storm swept over Mexico, Mo. Sheets of rain slammed into the ground with the force
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By Julia Polston The Martinsburg Annual Picnic had its 120th anniversary Read more
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In January of 1934, Missouri newspaper headlines announced a grim discovery Read more
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By Gabriel Maier The 3rd Annual Tom Culwell Tractor and Truck Pull kicked off at 7 p.m. this past Saturday at the Vandalia Area
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Recently, the Vandalia Fair Board held their annual Summer Palooza out Read more
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Last week the Van-Far Indians traveled to Elsberry to face off Read more
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Families fill visitor’s area for graduation ceremony By Stan Schwartz It was a day of rejoicing for more than 50 men housed at the
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An exciting, new youth program is now available through the Eastern Read more
JEFFERSON CITY—Missouri’s annual back-to-school sales tax holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. Read more
Summertime is generally thought of as a time for swimming, patriotism, Read more
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Last Saturday evening, Van-Far hosted their 2023 prom night celebration. After promenade was held at 7 p.m. in the Van-Far High School gymnasium, all
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St, Patrick’s Day will be observed tomorrow, Friday, March 17. The Read more
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Woodrow Polston, the general manager of the Lakeside Gazette in Monroe City, stopped off in Vandalia to see his Vandalia Sesquicentennial logo design for
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By Gabriel Maier In 2018, Jill and Adam Trower of Curryville, Read more
By Stan Schwartz When District 6060 Gov. Valerie Sorenson visited the Read more
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