The St. Louis Engineer District recently awarded a $7.2 million contract to Luhr Brothers Inc. of Columbia, Ill., to construct a Mississippi River habitat restoration project in Pool 26, between … Read More
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Steven Cary Glenn, 69, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., died December 4 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He retired as a port captain with Luhr Bros. Inc. in… Read More
Capt. Michael Coyle of St. Louis, a longtime captain for Luhr Bros. Inc., died November 12. Coyle had wanted to work on the river from a young age, and after… Read More
Scheduled lock closures on the Ohio River could cause some delays. The main, 1,200-foot chamber at John T. Myers Locks and Dam on the Ohio River at Mount Vernon, Ind.,… Read More
From the time he was 8 years old, Capt. Michael “Mike” Coyle knew he wanted to be a riverman. He was going to school in Oakville, Mo., which is just… Read More
The crowd of 300 or so employees, friends and other well-wishers who attended the Luhr. Bros. Inc. twin christening recently witnessed what may well have been the first such event… Read More
Luhr Bros. Inc., the well-known marine contractor based in Columbia, Ill., has taken delivery of a new towboat. The vessel was built by Serodino Inc, at its yard in Chattanooga,… Read More
Enjoy a little music, a lot of food and drinks, and plenty of fun touring working towboats and experiencing life on the Mississippi River during the annual Grafton Towboat Festival… Read More
