The 2023 Twin City Christmas Parade brought thousands to downtown Crystal City-Festus Monday night, Nov. 27, and even though vandals managed to shut off the street lights at the end of the event, organizers were pleased with the proceedings.
Matthew John Ortega was charged for allegedly robbing the Tishomingo Quick Stop north of Hillsboro at gunpoint on June 25 after he was arrested June 28 following a motorcycle crash at Old Hwy. 21 and Larry Lane.