Authorities responded to a call of a drowning near Louisiana on Friday evening. It was discovered that 75-year-old Kenneth “Bucky” Ward had apparently fallen into a pond on his property about six miles outside of Louisiana. It appears Ward fell into the pond at around 5 p.m. on Friday evening. He was pronounced dead by […]
Members of the Buffalo Township Fire Protection District collected and delivered supplies to Texans in need following the flooding from Hurricane Harvey. Local folks answered the call for supplies and a great deal of water, food, clothing, toiletries, pet supplies and much more. The donations were loaded into trailers that hit the road to Texas […]
Bowling Green bounced back from two tough weeks to open their conference schedule with an impressive 60-20 win over Clopton-Elsberry to take back the Commissioner’s Trophy, which is presented by The People’s Tribune every year at the conclusion of the match-up. The IndianHawks struck first, capping a six-play drive with a 30-yard touchdown pass from […]
Citing significant safety issues in a landlocked area, the Missouri Department of Transportation has purchased additional property at the U.S. 54 and Business 54 intersection just west of Bowling Green to build a new maintenance facility. “The current facility is more than 50 years old, and over the years, our equipment has gotten larger than […]
Stark Bro’s Nurseries & Orchards Co., is set to host its annual fundraiser to benefit the Buffalo Township United Fund (BTUF) on Friday, Sept. 15. BTUF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation that solicits and distributes donations to more than a dozen charitable organizations in the Buffalo Township community. “Every year this event gets bigger, and […]
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Kenneth “Bucky” Ward, 75, of Louisiana, died Friday, Sept. 1, 2017 at his home near Louisiana. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday at Edgewood Baptist Church in Edgewood. The Rev. Keith Barnhart will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens Cemetery near Louisiana with military honors conducted by members of American […]
William “Bill” Luke, 92, died Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017, in Homewood, Ill., where he resided for 39 years. He was the son of the late Wendell and Nadine Luke and grew up on a farm near Clarksville with his younger siblings, Rosemary Luke Hitchner and husband, Jim of Bettendorf, Iowa and Frances Luke and wife, […]
Helen V. Graves Griffith, 90, of Vandalia died Friday, Sept. 1, 2017 at Tri-County Care Center in Vandalia. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 3 p.m., at Waters Funeral Chapel in Vandalia with Kenny Haddock officiating. Interment will be in Lick Creek Cemetery in Perry. Visitation will be Wednesday from 1-3 p.m., at Waters Funeral […]
Garry James Gollaher, 65, of Frankford, died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday at Bibb-Veach Funeral Home in Bowling Green. Burial will be in St. Clement Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral home. Garry was born June […]
