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There aren’t too many people around who can say they work in the same hospital they were born in.

Cuivre River Electric Cooperative is once again accepting scholarship applications from graduating high school seniors and current college students.

Turning Point Advocacy Services announces its upcoming virtual fundraising event

Update: Mercy Hospital Lincoln has requested the field hospital from the Lincoln County Health Department. The field hospital is essentially a large tent that c...an hold patients. The strain on the healthcare system has reached Troy. We are urging residents to be smart and take steps to protect each other. PLEASE social distance, wear a mask, and wash your hands. We need your help. See more

WARMING CENTERS AVAILABLE: Due to the low temperatures expected overnight tonight, warming centers in the region will be available. If you or someone you know needs a warm place to stay overnight, please call the Emergency Weather Response Hotline at (636) 395-0492.

WGU Missouri is pleased to announce that the Fast Track Workforce Incentive Grant which was introduced by the State of Missouri last year as a way to help adults pursue a certificate, degree or credential in a high-need area to help strengthen the

The final set of fall postseason district play begins for Troy Buchanan and Winfield, as their football and volleyball programs look to bring home championships in 2020.

A Troy resident was killed on Saturday following a vehicle crash.

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds hunters to be aware of baiting regulations during the fall deer and turkey hunting seasons. The use of bait, including grain or other feed placed or scattered to attract deer or turkey, while hun

The Susan G. Komen Foundation projects that over 260,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer each year. Here in Missouri, breast cancer has the fourth highest incidence and mortality rate of all cancers, and it claims more women’s lives than

I’m not necessarily fashionable. I don’t try to follow clothing trends; I gain and lose weight so often that I’d surely get caught up on what’s in just about the time my body made the purchases impossible to wear.

When I arrived in Lincoln County from Tennessee late in March, I had to adjust to this area, as I’ve had to adjust to all of the other areas I’ve lived in.

How can private and public partners across Missouri strengthen and enhance the state’s workforce? This is the focus of University of Missouri System Engagement Week, Oct. 26-30, in partnership with the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The

During its monthly Board of Aldermen meeting, the City of Troy unanimously approved to authorize Mayor Ron Sconce to negotiate an agreement to refinance the existing leasing debts with Stifel Nicolaus on the Southeast Wastewater Treatment Plant on B

Missouri is working with its local, state and national leaders to bolster the state’s defenses in the days leading up to the Nov. 3 general election.

Derek Gordon Beattie, 93, of Troy, Missouri, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2020 in Troy, Missouri. He was born on January 22, 1927 in Sunderland, England, the son of David Gordon and Minnie (Edwards) Beattie. He was united in marriage to Thel

Funeral Services for Bonnie Carol Palmer of Old Monroe, MO were held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home in Winfield. Deacon Rich Vehige officiated with burial in Highland Prairie Cemetery near Old Monroe. Serving

Ann Marie Saffley,65,of O’Fallon, MO, passed away on October 7, 2020 at Progress West Hospital in O’Fallon. She was born on December 23, 1954 in St. Louis, MO to Kenneth and Rosemarie (Bushman) Hofmann.

For some students, this past summer may have been a bit of a bore.

Mr. Terry James Hawkins, 68, of Troy, MO, passed away on Tuesday, October 20th, 2020 at his residence. Born on June 3rd, 1952 in St. Louis to James W. and Shirley (Pearson) Hawkins, Family and friends are invited to sign our online guest list regis