Drexel News

Mr. and Mrs. John Dakin will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with a renewal of their wedding vows and a reception following at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Drexel, Mo., United Methodist Church, 304 E. Walnut St.

Howard and Ila Gillogly of rural Louisburg will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary with an open house from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Drexel First Baptist Church, 105 S. Third Street.

Jay Ward Claypool, 76, of Richards, Mo., formerly Harrisonville, Mo., passed away on Thursday, Dec.

Third-graders were a little squeamish last week in Kim Webera s science class. Aaron Stohs, veterinarian from the Drexel Veterinary Clinic in Drexel, Mo., visited the students to perform a pig dissection on Nov.

In June of this year, a tornado came through and damaged the animal shelter, which was housing 20 cats and 5 newborn kittens.

The Louisburg family of schools lost one of their own this weekend, after 19-year-old Zachary Messmer was struck by a train near Drexel, Mo.

A train struck and killed a Louisburg teenager as he walked near tracks in Cass County .

A Louisburg teenager is dead after being struck by a train in Cass County late Saturday or early Sunday.

The Log Cabin Quilters will hold their 2009 quilt show from 9 a.m to 5 p.m. Oct.

The family of Bernice Thomas will host a surprise 90th birthday celebration for her on Sunday, Aug.

Eddie and Pamela Brann of Pleasant Hill, MO are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer RaShelle Brann, to Jeremy Daniel Fly, son of Bud and Ann Fly of Drexel, MO.

For 50 years, Herbie Thomas has been the go-to man when it comes to fireworks in Drexel, Mo.

People in Drexel, Missouri are still cleaning up from the storm there earlier this week.

Roofs were ripped off, power lines litter the streets, and trees were snapped in two.

Straight-line winds tore the roofs off several buildings in Drexel, Mo. DREXEL, Mo.

DREXEL, Mo. - Storms that spread across the central U.S. brought heavy rains, wind and at least two tornadoes, renewing flooding concerns in already soggy areas and leaving thousands of people without power.

Dan and Marty York consider themselves lucky. There was a few limbs strewn about, one of the trees in their backyard is leaning, a few roof shingles are missing, and the electricity went out.

DREXEL, Mo. -- Drexel residents are facing an uphill climb as they clean up from a destructive storm that struck the town late Monday night.

DREXEL, Mo. -- After suffering thorugh a frightening storm, and beginning the long process of cleaning up the damage, some Drexel residents are worried they might be locked in a battle with their insurance companies.

Residents on Tuesday began cleaning up trees and limbs blown down by strong winds that moved through the area Monday night.But at least their water came back on Tuesday afternoon, and there were no reports of serious injuries from the straight-line winds, some as strong as 90 mph.The storm tore the roof off the local VFW post.