The Oakdale Fire Department held its annual Christmas and Appreciation party recently. Justin Willis, center, was recognized as the 2022 Oakdale Firefighter of the Year. Also shown is Fire Chief Eric Maricle,…

Two veterans received Quilts of Valor last week. Quilts of Valor are given across the United States “to cover service members and veterans touched by war with comforting and healing Quilts of…

Employees of Allen Parish will receive salary supplements, just in time for Christmas, totaling $2,500 for support employees and $3,500 for degreed employees (compared to $1,600 for support and $2,200 for degreed…

KINDER Kinder Elementary conducted a Veterans Day program to recognize local veterans. Melissa LeBlanc, school counselor, welcomed veterans. Braxton Potter, Addysen Thompson, Payton Fontenot and Xavier Brooks led the Pledge of Allegiance….

The Kinder Council received positive feedback as its audit report, for fiscal year 2021/2022, was reviewed by Royce T. Scimemi, CPA, APAC, at its meeting on Monday, November 14. In his highlights,…

Money issues for Oberlin continue to be at the forefront of all of the town’s business these days from an audit report to the court decision in regards to the town’s USDA…

The annual Allen Parish Fair opened its midway on Wednesday, November 16, at 6 p.m. and will close its 2022 run on Saturday, November 19. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on…

Unofficial results of Tuesday’s election, November 8, indicates Larry Alexander will be mayor of Oberlin. Alexander gained 344 votes (55 percent) to beat Wallace Bellard Jr., who had 283 votes (45 percent)….

During its meeting Monday, November 7, the Allen Parish Police Jury adopted a resolution to perform work on low-traffic roads in low-to-moderate income areas in Ward 2. Funding for the work will…

The recent release of the September collections indicate an improvement from the previous month’s sales tax collections. There was less red illustrated in the report. Leaders had pointed out over the last…