A polar vortex is bringing life-threatening cold to the Rockies and northern Plains after winter storms battered the eastern US, killing at least 10 people. Kentucky saw severe flooding, with nine dea...

Another lovely little chonker of a courthouse, no?  And yet, they named the county after Zebulon Pike, the guy who couldn’t get to the top of a mountain?  What’s up with that?  In all fairness to P…

The defendant pleaded guilty in July 2024. He has been detained since his arrest. The statutory penalties for a count of sexual exploitation of a child are 15 to 30 years’ imprisonment, up to a life t...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Harsh cold descended on the nation’s midsection Monday as a polar vortex gripped the Rockies and Northern Plains on the heels of weekend storms that pummeled the Eastern U.S. wit...

During public comment July 1, an attendee accused Pike County officials of accepting ICE detainees without confirming due process and said the county profits from detention; county leadership acknowledged the remark but offered no detailed response in the record.

The Pike County Fiscal Court voted to file a House Bill 6 local government economic development fund application for $1,250,000 to cover the county's portion of a phase 6 landfill expansion and approved a linked change order to remove slide material, authorizing the judge/executive to execute necessary documents.

Judge Jones told about 300 residents the fiscal court has not approved construction of a landfill at Myra, outlined three costly options (expand, close, or private partnership) and described the legal and technical steps a private operator would still have to satisfy before any site approval.

At a special Feb. 13 meeting, Pike County’s fiscal court detailed three options for handling a rapidly filling county landfill — expand the existing site (estimated $18M), close and haul waste out (~$6M closure cost plus hauling) or allow a private company to seek permits for a new landfill on a former mine site — and stressed the host agreement voted earlier was only for exploration and permitting, not construction.

The Board adopted three resolutions (No. 2622, 2623 and 2624) authorizing Pike County to apply for Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development statewide and Monroe County local share grants to secure funds for construction of a new career technical center serving Wayne and Pike counties; the county will be the applicant and forward awarded funds to the school district as recipient.

Residents and commissioners clashed over the county's long-standing detention contract. Critics raised due-process and legal concerns; officials emphasized the contract's fiscal role and said a strategic study and contingency planning are underway to assess tax impacts if the contract ends.

A public commenter asked the commissioners for a total cost-of-ownership and risk-benefit analysis of Pike County's ICE detainee contract — estimated in the comment as roughly $16–18 million in revenue — prompting pushback from a commissioner who said he would not fund the study and support for producing data and inviting community discussion when available.

County officials reported extensive flooding and road washouts across multiple hollows, called for prioritized reopening of routes, and said repairs — funded by the county — will take weeks to a month.

Pike County officials reported extensive storm and flood damage across hollows and county roads. Judge Jones warned the damage likely won’t qualify for FEMA or state aid and said repairs and materials will come from county funds.

Pike County Fiscal Court approved an amended management agreement with Emerald Greens LLC while the operator, Jeff Norman, urged the court for short-term financial relief to cover lease and cart costs after repeated flood damage.

Pike County commissioners voted to execute a two‑year intergovernmental agreement with Wayne County to board inmates at the county correctional facility, prompting public concerns and at least one commissioner to record a dissent and call for a financial study.

GRIGGSVILLE, Ill. — A missing autistic juvenile was found safe Monday night inside a vacant residence near his home after a multi-agency search in Griggsville. The Pike County Sheriff’s Department was...

Pike County Fiscal Court on June 23 adopted a $113,143,526 fiscal year 2027 budget, authorized easements with Kentucky Power that include a $195,000 relocation payment, approved a grant-match resolution for Wolf Pit Industrial Park and authorized procurement and personnel actions.

The fiscal court unanimously approved an MOA with the Transportation Cabinet for up to $362,000 for Jones Fork and Big Card Road projects, appointed two Mountain Water District commissioners, awarded local contracts (flooring and building erection), authorized purchase of four digital signs, and approved interfund transfers and standing orders.

At its July 1 meeting, the Pike County Board of Commissioners approved routine agenda items including payroll and bills totaling $1,566,559.82, several personnel hires and promotions, awarded vehicle sale bids, and authorized multiple contracts for the county correctional facility.

NEBO, Ill.–On March 10, the Pike County Sheriff’s Department received a complaint about vehicles being targeted on County Highway 7 in Nebo by someone with a firearm. It was determined that vehicles h...

Public trust is the foundation of effective local government. When trust is strained, it deserves to be taken seriously and addressed with honesty, integrity, and responsibility. Pike County is experi...

Ty Bounds is charged with several counts, including disarming a law enforcement officer and making false statements in connection with a missing persons case BOWLING GREEN, Mo. –It’s been one year sin...

Board votes 4-3 ayes, one absent, in no confidence vote in Chair Reta Hoskin PIKE COUNTY, Ill. – Tensions linger from last week’s Pike County Board meeting, which then carried over to a special meetin...