“An Evening in Paris” was the theme for the Elsberry High Schools Junior-Senior Prom that was held Saturday evening. 

Among the many lessons learned within the walls of Elsberry’s Middle School is the fulfillment of service to fellow community members.  In the past weeks, Mrs. Rachel Turner’s sixth-grade class offered their time and energy to add some joy to the lives of the residents at the Elsberry Health…

Lincoln County School districts rejoice that they were blessed with the miracle of being able to stay open all school year. The effort was more than just in school but a community effort as well, states the four Superintendents of Winfield, Troy, Elsberry and Silex School Districts. 

The following local residents have earned a degree from Western Governors University (WGU). The online, nonprofit university has graduated over 218,000 students from across the country since its inception in 1997. 

Silex High School had its 2021 Prom recently.

A program about the Underground Railroad was recently put on by Dorris Keeven-Franke, who is part of the Missouri Germans Consortium, for Joe Hunter’s applied history class at Elsberry High School.

With the novel coronavirus taking away many opportunities to perform community projects, Winfield Middle School’s National Junior Honor Society students decided to give back in another way.

The Lincoln County R-III Board of Education and Superintendent Dr. Mark Penny has announced Dr. Kelly Briscoe as the principal of the Ninth Grade Center, beginning in the 2021-2022 school year. 

For Elizabeth Hemmer, academic excellence is a family affair.

Micaela Smith is a quiet person who speaks through her writing.

Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Iowa State University undergraduate students have persevered in their research.

On April 7, Pike-Lincoln Technical Center in Eolia welcomed a special guest to its campus.

During recent months, FFA members from Eolia and their peers have been hard at work completing Proficiency applications.  Meeting Proficiency requirements involves students’ documenting experiences provided by their SAE (Supervised  Agricultural Experience) projects.  Evaluations are based u…

Since it’s inception in August 2019, the Owls Pals program at Silex R-I School District has helped countless students in need and not even a pandemic was going to stop the good the program has done and continues to do.

Five and a half years ago, Bryan Kasten wanted to do something that would get other kids his age involved in giving back to the local community. 

In her 10th year at Winfield Primary School, principal Ericka Dixon has seen a lot of children come and go.

At Troy South Middle School (TSMS) approximately 25 students gather monthly as members of the Troy South Middle School Interact Club. The Interact Club is a student service organization that strives to put “Service Above Self,” and is affiliated with the Troy Rotary Club. 

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

In 1980, the Village People released “Can’t Stop the Music.” 

Elsberry Schools have been through these unprecedented times over the last year like every other school across the nation, but from their perspective they have succeeded overwhelmingly!   With conditions to educate our youth not being ideal, administrators, teachers, and staff have persevere…

The David W. McCoy Scholarship has been established for Troy Buchanan High School students pursuing an undergraduate degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM). 

PLTC’s Welding students have competed in three different contests over the last month and in each content they have been dominate. 

A study of 400 American businesses’ data collected by Northeastern University in Alexandria, Virginia, blatantly addressed the urgent need for young people to develop keen communication skills.  The analysis supplied by the subject Human Resource Departments proved that nearly $65 million an…

Cannon Elementary held their annual Literacy night this past Friday evening, coordinating with Read Across America Week.   Like many events at Elsberry Schools this past year, Literacy Night was adapted to what might  be the new normal, kids enjoyed the event in a drive-thru fashion.   As pa…

Bryan Kasten, a junior from Troy, has been awarded a Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation Youth Grant through Youth Service America.

Eolia residents have much to be pleased about concerning their hometown teens.  On Friday, Jan. 22, specific students were honored when their peers selected them to participate in the recent courtwarming at Clopton High School.

Following a competitive interview process, the Lincoln County R-III Board of Education and Superintendent Mark Penny are pleased to announce Dr. Jeff Levy as the district’s new Chief Financial Officer and the promotion of Michelle King to principal at the Early Childhood Education Center. 

Two 2020 graduates of Elsberry High School are ready to start their next  journey in life.  Brothers, Ethan and Jon Davis recently graduated from the American Welding Academy in Union.  The five month academy provided students with knowledge of  82 American Welding Standards (AWS) and Americ…

The Missouri Welding Institute recently named 20 winners and awarded more than $410,000 in scholarship prizes at its 11th annual welding competition.  

Construction is underway on the Ranken West Technical College campus.

Lincoln County R-III School District announced, on Jan. 20, Luisa Gonzalez, a student at Troy Buchanan High School, was selected as Pike-Lincoln Technical Center’s Student of the Month.

Nonprofit, online university to award $75,000 in scholarships for Missourians who dream of earning a degree

January is bald eagle season in Missouri, when thousands migrate to the Show-Me-State from the north to seek fish in our open waters. Through art however, you can create your own permanent keepsake of eagle season.

During the last several months  there has been, and continues to be, limited access to the Joseph Palmer Library.  

At the regular monthly meeting on Dec. 15, the Lincoln County R-III Board of Education unanimously approved the promotion of Dr. Kelly Groeber to Director of Student Services. 

Prospective employers typically attempt to hire people with previous experience.  Under whose guidance, though, does practice become experience, especially for young people looking forward to beginning their adult lives?  Relatives and family members can be excellent teachers, especially if …

Students in Elsberry teacher Jodi Dormire’s classes recently learned that new materials will be made available through their teacher’s efforts in reaching out to the global community for help.

Cub Scouts from Pack 376 in Winfield used a recent pack meeting to practice their outdoor skills. 

Even in an unprecedented year with COVID challenges, Pike-Lincoln Technical Center students still do amazing things. 

Bestselling author James Patterson and Scholastic Book Clubs today announced that Silex-area teacher Liz Harrelson is to receive a grant of $500 and 500 Scholastic Book Clubs Bonus Points for the purpose of building classroom and at-home libraries for her students. 

Winfield R-IV School District has reported new case of the novel coronavirus.

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

For the first time in over seven months, Winfield students will be physically able to attend classes.