Oh my, the weather and temperature feel like August, not June and around our area we are getting desperate for a good rain. I hope the Lord blesses us in the next few...

Cody Wilson was found not guilty in the shooting death of his step-father, David Brooks. Brooks died from being shot in the chest on April 27, 2017...

Denise Goodwin attended several events this past week. The We Moderns Club met Monday at Doris Zuspann’s home. Their speaker was Aljay Bast, who is a therapeutic massage...

Marty Joseph Johnson, of Quincy, Ill., died June 13, 2018, in Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Ill., surrounded by family and friends. He was born...

Mary Ann (Megee) Herbstrith, 74, formerly of Monticello, Mo., changed her address to Heaven on June 12, 2018. She was born December 4, 1943, the...

Mrs. M. Lucretia Hinton, 90 of Monticello, Missouri died June 6, 2018 at the Lewis County Nursing Home in Canton. She was born September 1, 1927...

45 Years Ago The Canton Press-News May, 1973 Many residents of the Lewis County area are learning what an important contribution the Canton Ferry can make to the...

With the Fourth of July quickly upon us it’s time to think about inviting family and friends over for the celebration. Since I work that day, it’s...

From Ocean Waves to Everybody Waves I live thirty minutes from the Atlantic Ocean in Massachusetts and have little to no connection to Lewis...

This past week I wrapped up a series of recipes that I hated to put away. The good news is I can now share them with my readers. I can hardly...

4-H Congress Youth from every corner of the state gathered on the University of Missouri campus May 31 – June 3 for the 72nd annual State 4-H...

Dr. Mun Choi, president of the four-campus University of Missouri system, will be the speaker July 21, 2018 for the annual student sendoff sponsored by the local chapter of...

Canton Honor Roll Canton R-V released the Honor Roll for the Fourth Quarter of the 2017-18 academic year. The following students were named....

The Eighteenth District Senatorial Forum will be held on June 14 at 7:00 p.m. in the gymnasium of Palmyra High School. Republican Candidates attending will be Cindy...

The LaGrange Foundry reunion was held at the LaGrange City Park on June 16 with over one hundred former employees and their families attending....

John and Linda Rudicil of Quincy celebrated 60 years of marriage with a family luncheon held in their home on June 16, 2018. The couple were...

Donald Weathers, former LaGrange Foundry worker loaned piece of foundry history for the reunion display. These pictures from a Gardner-Denver...

Butch and Brenda Brown of La Grange, Mo., traveled to Columbia June 8 for Butch to compete in his third Show Me State Games for seniors. He said he did very good in some of...