Lincoln County commissioner Matthew Bass was charged today with two felony counts of drug possession.

Matthew Bass

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Detective Shane Duryea said Bass bought prescription painkillers morphine and fentanyl from a dealer about 1 p.m. Wednesday in the parking lot…

A prescription drug problem led a Lincoln County woman back to prison today, more than three years after drinking caused her baby’s death.

Sherri J. Lohnstein

Sherri J. Lohnstein, 36, of Foley, pleaded guilty in December 2007 of involuntary manslaughter in the…

Voters in the Winfield School District will go to the polls on Nov. 3 and vote on a $5 million no-tax increase bond issue.

The money would be used for upgrades in technology, HVAC and facilities, as well as paying off lease-purchase…

About a week ago, we wrote about a Lincoln County mother who was accused of beating her 15-month-old son and fracturing his skull. This week, the child’s baby sitter called sheriff’s department investigators and said she was responsible for the…

Growing up in a small northern Wisconsin town, I didn’t have a public library nearby. Instead, we had visits from the “bookmobile,” which was basically a bus outfitted with shelves and books you could check out. It happened to park right across…

Lincoln County Sheriff Mike Krigbaum

Lincoln County Sheriff Mike Krigbaum announced Wednesday he has immediately suspended the department’s practice of allowing off-duty deputies to moonlight as security guards.

Krigbaum sent letters to all Lincoln County schools Wednesday saying he was forced to…

The story about Jaycee Lee Dugard, who showed up at a California police station Wednesday after she was kidnapped 18 years ago, made me think of another local missing child case.

Like Jaycee, Arlin Henderson has blond hair and an engaging…

The family of Arlin Henderson will host a fund-raiser Saturday to commemorate the 18th anniversary of his disappearance.

Arlin was 11 when he didn’t make it home from a bike ride near his Moscow Mills home on July 25, 1991.

The event will…

You might say Jack Maxam’s temper flared up a bit Friday evening.

According to a Lincoln County sheriff’s deputy:

Maxam, 69, of Winfield, was having a giant bonfire in his backyard about 5 p.m. Friday when Assistant Chief Cory Swafford of the…

Kurt Greenbaum, director of social media for the Post-Dispatch, started a Google map to list “better-than-average flag displays in the St. Louis area. You can view it here. More importantly, you can add to it.

This flag flies outside Gingham's Homestyle…