Join The People’s Tribune Saturday (3/03) for TribCast Coverage of the MSHSAA Class 2 Basketball Quarterfinal. The Trib will be at Moberly Area Community College as the District 6 Champion Van-Far Indians (26-3) face the District 7 Champion Milan Wildcats (27-2). Coverage begins at 2:30 p.m. with the Cuivre River Electric Cooperative/TribCast Pregame.
The Van-Far Indians packed top-seeded Canton’s home court with fans and battled their way to a 67-64 district championship in the Class 2 District 6 tournament on Saturday, Feb. 24. Van-Far had a tough week with an opening round win over Clopton and managed to hold off Louisiana in the semifinal. Canton had a relatively […]
Louisiana Community Betterment Association sponsored the Third Annual Photo Contest and Exhibit on Saturday, Feb. 24 at the Twin Pike YMCA. There were 34 photos in this years’ competition. The show was well attended by many in the community. Judges for the competition were Amanda DePriest, Viki Cadwallader and Cindy Logan. Special appreciation goes to […]
As construction of the Eastern Missouri Family YMCA progresses, planning for opening the facility is underway. To aid with planning, a job advertisement seeking fitness instructors is included in the Classified ads. Our communities are full of individuals with talents, and the YMCA is beginning to seek individuals with a variety of talents to help […]
The Unified Economic Development Council (UEDC) has hired its first Director. Maggie Neff began work last week in her office at Louisiana City Hall. Mayor Bart Niedner, who currently chairs the UEDC, said he is pleased to have such a qualified resource. “Maggie has significant state legislative experience and is a lawyer capable of understanding […]
The third-seeded Bowling Green Lady Cats upset (2) Lutheran St. Charles and top-seeded Christian to win the title in the Class 3 District 7 tournament. The Lady Cats played brilliantly as a unit and adjusted quickly on offense. They also suffocated teams with their high octane defense. Most fans knew to expect a low scoring […]
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Ralph Porter Elliott, Sr., 76, of Louisiana, died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018 at Pike County Memorial Hospital in Louisiana. A family-ran celebration of life will be held at 1 p.m., Sunday at the Louisiana Elk Lodge. Cremation rites were under the direction of Collier Funeral Homes, Inc in Louisiana. Porter was born Nov. 28, 1941 […]
Phyllis Elnora Thompson, 93, of Hannibal died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018 at Hannibal Regional Hospital. Funeral services were at 10 a.m., Saturday at Curryville Baptist Church with the Rev. Kevin Ford officiating. Burial was in Curryville Cemetery. Visitation was from 5-7 p.m., Friday at Bibb-Veach Funeral Home in Bowling Green. Phyllis was born Sept. 27, […]
Kevin F. Harrison, 34, of Laddonia died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018 at his home. Cremation rites were accorded under the direction of Bienhoff Funeral Homes. Private family memorial services will be held at a later date. Mr. Harrison was born June 5, 1983 in Killeen, Texas, the son of Terry Russell and Wanda Faye Allbritton […]
