Production stoppage and workforce reduction in response to economic conditions

Pike County is reeling and its citizenry asking 'what next?' after news that Holcim would close its Clarksville plant was announced...

Sixty percent of Pike County's registered voters turned out and cast ballots
in the Nov. 4 general election. And by about 8:30 p.m., it was determined
there would be a major change in the local political scene.

Challenger Republican...

Mike Gray, superintendent of Bowling Green R-I School District, got out the
overhead projector Monday night and presented the school board the
not-so-rosy financial picture.
The district, once told it needed to spend down its surplus, now finds
itself within shouting...

Things got, well, a little testy Monday night as aldermen and the mayor
grappled over the 2008-09 budget.
A split vote, broken by Mayor David Koester voted down approval of the
budget as revised and presented from last week. Voting no were aldermen Ray
Lawson, Mark...

Two Clarksville residents face multiple charges
in connection with the assault of a Clarksville
man. According to court records, Mia N. Thompson,
22, and Michael A. Silipo, 24, both of  300 South
3rd Street, Clarksville, both face four felony
counts: class...

Just a few days after offering his concession speech, Pike County Sheriff
Jim Wells took time to talk about his tenure as sheriff. By the time January
arrives, Wells will have served in that capacity for 20 years. And, with
benefit of the passage of hours, Wells says...

It might be time to add another trophy case.
Especially after a Saturday at McNair Park, St. Charles, as both the Bobcats
and Lady Bobcats cross country teams ran their way to another state berth.
The Bobcats did so by winning their seventh straight Class 2 District...

When Deborah Ingram retired from teaching after 25 years, she found she had
time. She also felt her years, as her 48th birthday arrived.
"I could tell I was getting old," she said. "I wasn't getting around like I
used to."
Instead of sitting around and doing nothing,...

Few people are as well respected - or as often
quoted - as Mr. Bill Mallory. Still called "Mr.
Mallory" by his former students, even after
retirement, he remains one of the Bowling Green
ag department's biggest supporters.

A...

A two-vehicle accident near Curryville backed up traffic for over an hour
and seriously injured a Curryville resident last Thursday morning.
Michael T. Lovell, 17, of Curryville sustained serious injuries and was
airlifted to Blessing Hospital Quincy, Ill. Also airlifted...

Another Bowling Green High School Alumni Banquet is in the books. Graduates
have again dispersed to their respective homes across the nation, taking
with them all-new memories of Bowling Green High.
Saturday night, James A. Wilson Gymnasium was full of laughter and
conversation...

Sometimes, dreams come true. They cross the bounds of
the psychic, and materialize, in flesh and bone; in
tank tops, a leather ball and hardwood.
March 11, 1981.
It was a day dreams were realized for a team of
underdogs, with beleaguered ranks. Starters were...

Friends of Champ Clark Honeyshuck Restoration Inc. broke bread at the
organization's annual banquet last Thursday night. Ben Clark was keynote
speaker, offering his personal memories about "Aunt Weesie", his great-aunt,
Genevieve Clark Thomson.
Genevieve, daughter...

Camp fires burned into the early autumn night. People cheered. People
laughed. Tears were shed in reflection.
And in the end, the winner was the American Cancer Society, as Pike County
concluded another successful Relay for Life. That's because, when the Sept.
19-20...

The East Central Drug Taskforce arrested four individuals last Thursday night, executing two search warrants at different locations in Bowling Green. Assisting with arrests were the Pike County Sheriff's Office and Bowling Green Police Department.