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

Matthew Bass

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

Seven months after a half-cent sales tax increase for capital improvements was rejected by Troy voters, the issue will be back on the ballot for another try in Tuesday’s election.

Mayor Charles Kemper said the tax boost - which would be…

A ninth grade girl in the Troy, Mo., school district has been disciplined after authorities said she created a website to bully another girl.

School officials would not comment on what kind of discipline she received, but under the district’s bullying…

Students with special needs in the Troy school district and neighboring communities are invited to the 2009 Transition Fair next week at Troy Buchanan High School.

The fair, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Oct. 21, is meant to help students and their…

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…

If you get the print edition of the Post-Dispatch, you’ll find a front-page story today about a University City lawyer who won class-action lawsuits against telephone companies and who is now under fire. Click this paragraph to read that story.

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A man was injured this morning in a fire that caused heavy damage to an apartment complex in Troy, authorities said.

The fire started about 6:30 a.m. at the Pink Oak Apartments, fire officials said. The 16-unit apartment building was evacuated,…

A fire destroyed a home in Troy early Sunday morning, but it also kindled a generous spirit that has people reaching out to help a young mother and her two children.

A fire destroyed this home in Troy early Sunday morning.…