Olmsted News

Mr. Britt was a retired farmer, World War II Army veteran, past treasurer of Center United Methodist Church in Olmsted; past master of Caledonia Lodge 47 AF/AM of Olive Branch; member of the American Legion Post 178 of Villa Ridge; lifetime member of Pulaski County Memorial VFW Post 8891 in Mounds.

Most of the debate surrounding the Highway Trust Fund legislation swirling around and around the Capitol in Washington, D.C., centers on potholes in our nation's roads and bridges, and the cost of repairing them.

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Herman and Carolyn Brennecke of Dow celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with a Mediterranean cruise.

The Rev. Gwendolyn Duncan is thinking outside the box. Duncan, pastor of St. John Free Will Baptist Church in Olmsted, Ill., along with her husband, Vincent, open the doors of Just By Faith Church for its introductory service on Sunday.