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    PNJ Christmas & New Year 2025
    The Highland Lady Cougars basketball team will compete in the Annual Highland Basketball 2026 tournament. Team members pictured are: Front row (l-r): Alainah Logsdon, Tegan Parrish, Abby Lay, Addy Abell, Chevie Sharpe, Corinne Brinkley, and Azriel Smith.
Back row (l-r) : Addison Fish, Emma Berry, Shay Smith, Ella Vaughn, Josie Murphy, Ali Lundberg, Aspen Scifres, Keera Rothweiler, and Malia Thomas.
The Lady Cougars Head Coach is Ashton Jaco. Assistant Coaches are Jason Vaughn and Summer Goings. Managers are Isabella Hamlin and Emma Bonnell.

    Highland Basketball Tournament

    The annual Highland Basketball tournament begins January 5. This is the fifty-fourth year for the...

    Highland Basketball Tournament
    The annual Highland Basketball tournament begins January 5. This is the fifty-fourth year for the...

    NECAC Adopt a Child Volunteers

    The NECAC Adopt a Child gift giveaway event was held December 19. A group of volunteers helped to...

    NECAC Adopt a Child Volunteers
    The NECAC Adopt a Child gift giveaway event was held December 19. A group of volunteers helped to...

    NECAC Adopt a Child Program

    Many volunteers work hard all year round to make the annual NECAC Adopt a Child program a...

    NECAC Adopt a Child Program
    Many volunteers work hard all year round to make the annual NECAC Adopt a Child program a...

    Wreaths Across America Ceremony

    Many volunteers gathered at Forest Grover Cemetery in Canton to place wreaths on veterans graves...

    Wreaths Across America Ceremony
    Many volunteers gathered at Forest Grover Cemetery in Canton to place wreaths on veterans graves...

    Lewis County Sheriff's Office Investigates Unla...

    The Lewis County Sheriff's Office is investigating reports of unlawful dumping on Poplar Avenue...

    Lewis County Sheriff's Office Investigates Unla...
    The Lewis County Sheriff's Office is investigating reports of unlawful dumping on Poplar Avenue...

    The Season of Giving

    The Ten Mile 4-H Club filled over 70 gift bags with Christmas gifts for the residents of the...

    The Season of Giving
    The Ten Mile 4-H Club filled over 70 gift bags with Christmas gifts for the residents of the...

    Tournament Champs

    The Highland Lady Cougars won the Monroe City Basketball tournament on December 12 with a score...

    Tournament Champs
    The Highland Lady Cougars won the Monroe City Basketball tournament on December 12 with a score...

    Happy Holiday On The Hill

    Culver-Stockton College hosted the annual holiday community event, Holiday on the Hill on...

    Happy Holiday On The Hill
    Culver-Stockton College hosted the annual holiday community event, Holiday on the Hill on...
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    Lions Club Breakfast
    December 31, 2025
    The annual LaGrange Lions Club pancake and sausage breakfast will be held Saturday, February 7 at the Lions Hall in LaGrange. More details will be...
    Community Blood Drive
    December 23, 2025
    A blood drive is scheduled at the Canton Community Center, 210 N 7th Street, Canton Mo., on Friday, Dec. 26 from noon to 5 p.m. For an appointment...
    Local News
    Canton Shelter Insurance® Office Welcomes Drew Horner
    December 31, 2025
    Shelter Insurance® is announcing that Drew Horner, son of Richard Horner, will be taking over the Shelter Insurance Agency in Canton as an Agent...
    NECAC Adopt a Child Volunteers
    December 24, 2025
    The NECAC Adopt a Child gift giveaway event was held December 19. A group of volunteers helped to distribute the gifts, load cars and any other...
    NECAC Adopt a Child Program
    December 24, 2025
    Many volunteers work hard all year round to make the annual NECAC Adopt a Child program a success. This program relies on volunteers, and...
    Obituaries
    LARRY KENNEDY
    December 31, 2025
    Larry Ellis (Bunky) Kennedy, age 80, of Versailles, Missouri, died at his home on December 18, 2025. He was born on July 25, 1945, in Canton,...
    STACEY BRANHAM
    December 31, 2025
    Stacey Wayne Branham, 56, of Keokuk, Ia, formerly of LaGrange, Mo., passed peacefully at 12:49 p.m., Monday, December 29, 2025, at University of...
    JAMES LEE MURPHY
    December 31, 2025
    James Lee Murphy died Dec. 18, 2025 at University Hospital in Columbia, Mo. Lee was born November 2, 1961 in Kirksville, Mo. He is the son of...
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    Budget Hearing - Public Notice
    Printed Paper Online
    January 1, 2026

    Columns
    The Covered Dish - Tropical Ambrosia Salad or Dessert
    December 23, 2025
    By the time most of you peruse the column it will be December 25, and we will be looking towards New Year’s Eve! This past week, while doing lots...
    Government
    Lewis County Sheriff's Office Investigates Unlawful Dumping
    December 23, 2025
    The Lewis County Sheriff's Office is investigating reports of unlawful dumping on Poplar Avenue in rural LaGrange. Furthermore, we have received...
    St. Charles, MO, Man Arrested/Charged In Connection With...
    December 23, 2025
    On December 16, 2025, the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control (DDCC) was notified of threatening and harassing statements posted online and...
    Captain Steven V. Wilhoit Promoted To Major
    December 23, 2025
    Colonel Michael A. Turner, superintendent of the Missouri Highway Patrol announces the following promotion:Effective January 1, 2026, Captain...
    Social
    Lions Club Breakfast
    December 31, 2025
    The annual LaGrange Lions Club pancake and sausage breakfast will be held Saturday, February 7 at the Lions Hall in LaGrange. More details will be...
    Wreaths Across America Ceremony
    December 24, 2025
    Many volunteers gathered at Forest Grover Cemetery in Canton to place wreaths on veterans graves for the annual Wreaths Across America national...
    Community Blood Drive
    December 23, 2025
    A blood drive is scheduled at the Canton Community Center, 210 N 7th Street, Canton Mo., on Friday, Dec. 26 from noon to 5 p.m. For an appointment...
    Sports
    The Highland Lady Cougars basketball team will compete in the Annual Highland Basketball 2026 tournament. Team members pictured are: Front row (l-r): Alainah Logsdon, Tegan Parrish, Abby Lay, Addy Abell, Chevie Sharpe, Corinne Brinkley, and Azriel Smith.
Back row (l-r) : Addison Fish, Emma Berry, Shay Smith, Ella Vaughn, Josie Murphy, Ali Lundberg, Aspen Scifres, Keera Rothweiler, and Malia Thomas.
The Lady Cougars Head Coach is Ashton Jaco. Assistant Coaches are Jason Vaughn and Summer Goings. Managers are Isabella Hamlin and Emma Bonnell. Highland Basketball Tournament
    December 31, 2025
    The annual Highland Basketball tournament begins January 5. This is the fifty-fourth year for the tournament. This tourney will have two pool play...
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