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Jenkins Davis with Culver-Stockton football coach Tom Sallay.

Rita Cox, EditorIn the previous edition of the Press-News Journal was part 1 of Glory Days, an article featuring Culver-Stockton alumni and former...

Missouri Century Farm Deadline Extended

If your farm has been in your family since Dec. 31, 1926, it’s not too late to apply for recognition as a Missouri Century Farm.Due to technical...

Relay for Life Lewis County

The annual Relay For Life was held at Washington Park in LaGrange on April 18. The event brings the community together to celebrate cancer...

Jenkins Davis recently met and formed a friendship with another Culver football alumni, Doug Wilson of Lewis County.

One of life’s lessons that Jenkins Davis learned from football and continues to use, is “If you get knocked down on the football field, you get...

Courthouse Repairs

The Lewis County Courthouse and the Lewis County Sheriff’s office in Monticello are each undergoing roof updates. Pictured is the Courthouse on...

Lewis County was recognized for Zero Traffic Fatalities in 2005 and presented with the Show-Me Zero Award. Pictured are Wayne (Fid) Murphy, Jr., Lewis County Commissioner, Lewis County Sheriff David Parrish, Amy Crawford MoDOT, Travis Fleer and Craig Redmon, Lewis County Commission, Aaron Burbridge, MoDOT, Jerrod Eisenberg, Lewis County Deputy and Derek Weber NEMO RPC, MoDOT.

Zero Traffic Fatalities

Lewis County was presented with a Zero Fatalities award at the Lewis County Courthouse on April 13. Lewis County was one of six counties in...

Relay for Life Events April 18

Relay for Life of Lewis County will be held April 18 from 4 to 8 p.m. in Washington Park LaGrange Missouri. There are several teams this year...

Canton Tree Planting

Canton celebrated a tree planting event in honor of the upcoming Arbor Day on April 24th.Canton Public Works Director Cindy Kell, city crew,...

Hannibal Regional Honors the Legacy of Local Couple

Hannibal Regional Foundation announced on April 2, 2026, the largest gift in the organization’s history, a transformational estate gift of $9.25...

Unofficial Voting results April 7 Election

Finding a Hometown Treasure (part 4)

In recent editions, a group of Lewistown alumni discovered that one of the oldest alumni, Anna Clay Zimmerman Rutherford, was interested in...

General Election Information

The General Election will be held April 7, 2026. Polling places will be open for voting at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Polling places are the...

Mollie A. (O’Donnell) Cain (1863-1903), grandmother of Tony Cain, a member of Queen of Peace Parish in Ewing, is among about 20 people who are buried in the old St. Patrick Cemetery at Irish Ridge in Lewis County.

Irish Ridge Cemetery

By Jay Nies and Bernadette AdamsArticle courteous of Jay Nies, Editor, The Catholic MissourianThe earth rests lightly over those who once made...

Ameren Upgrades Lewistown Infrastructure

Ameren Missouri customers in Lewistown are getting an upgrade designed to support increased reliability. Much of the town’s infrastructure is more...

Lewistown High School alumni attending the birthday party for one of the high school’s oldest graduates, Anna Clay Zimmerman Rutherford, pictured are Judy Fretwell, Barb Smith, and Judy Smith, from Lewis County, Mo., Nancy Hammock of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and Bob Wiskirchen, of Utah. The group traveled to Arizona and spent time with Anna.

Finding a Hometown Treasure

Most graduates of small town high schools enjoy a school reunion, catching up with former classmates, learning history, sharing funny stories and...

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