In a few days, June 2, the Lewis County Nursing Home will be asking us to vote in favor of a tax increase. This request will be to adjust the tax rate from .1399 cents to...

By Debbie Dance Uhrig We had a celebration this week, yes, one that many of you are going to be experiencing in the weeks to come. We ate out. inside a restaurant! The...

By Loretta Bringer This has been a rainy weekend, and everything is muddy now. One nice thing was the weather was warm enough you could sit outside and enjoy the rain. ...

By Betty Fifer May 16, another week of May has gone and the farm fields are turning green with new crops. We've had a good rain several days ago at least one and a...

45 Years Ago The Press-News Journal May, 1975 Pearl Hicks, sheriff of Lewis County, will be awarded the prestigious “Liberty Bell” award as part of activities during...

By Debbie Dance Uhrig Another busy week has literally flown by. Our work on the home-front continues. This time next year there won’t be any painting or landscaping to...

I'm writing   with the hopes your paper or its many readers might help me with information concerning the history of the Mississippi Valley Conference composed of schools...

65 Years Ago The Canton Press-News April, 1955 The Canton Locker was graded the second best locker in the state at the annual meeting of the Missouri Frozen Food...

Glenn Chipman provided this week’s yesteryear photo and information. Lodema Andrews was the daughter of John H. and Rhoda C. Andrews. This...

By Myrna Daughtry Fr. Rob Fields has announced that the Wednesday Mass schedule will resume at the Shrine of St. Patrick starting on Wednesday, May 13th at 5:30 PM.  ...

Monday morning brought a nice surprise. Lee Payne of Monticello phoned and said his grandparents, Robert Ingles, had owned the Hester store when he was a boy and it was...

By Betty Fifer Mother's Day is here and gone, before we know it, June will be here, but this was a cold weekend and windy. Donnie and Sharon took us to get flowers for...

By Betty Fifer Where to start this week. It’s getting harder to come up with local news, as everyone is staying home and away from people. Of course, the Nutrition...

By Debbie Dance Uhrig Last night while I was working with one of my ‘many’ projects, we decided to grab dinner out. I ordered a fresh salad with chicken and fruit as the...

The Burgess Hardware in Williamstown is pictured around the early 1900s. There was no identification of the two men in the photo. The substantial...