Despite a little rain that spoiled events on Thursday night, it was another successful Pike County Fair. Festivities wrapped up Saturday night with a concert featuring country music great Neal McCoy. Find photos from the fair inside this weeks paper (pages 9-14) and in the TribPhoto gallery.
The annual St. Clement Knights of Columbus picnic was held on Saturday, July 15. The grounds were filled with people taking part in games and activities throughout the day in addition to the delicious meals. Above, Lorna and Lucy Korte try to ring prizes at one of the game booths.
This year’s Champ Clark Heritage Festival will include some new features as organizers look to boost attendance and possibly extend the hours of the event that is slated for Saturday, Sept. 9 on the square in Bowling Green. Marianne Everhart, second vice-president of the Chamber of Commerce, is chairing the festival committee this year. She […]
While it has been a difficult couple of months for Matt Chance and his family, it has also been marked with a great deal of love and support from the community they call home. Chance has spent the past several years leading the cross country and track teams to titles and championships at Bowling Green […]
Pike County Memorial Hospital held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Medical Walk-In Clinic on Wednesday, June 28. PCMH celebrated this highly-anticipated opening with fellow members of the Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce, the PCMH Board and staff, and other visitors from the community. The open house was a great success. PCMH […]
A great summer family event is coming to Louisiana on July 15. The Evening Rotary Club is sponsoring a Wiffle Ball Tournament to raise funds for community service projects at Wallace Park in Louisiana. The tournament will begin at 9am. The cost per team (of 5-10 players) is $75.00 and games will be double elimination. […]
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Last Program In Summer Series Will Feature Care For Animals The Louisiana Area Historical Museum’s program “for kids of all ages” on June 21 featured Karen Armstrong, who works for the Missouri Department of Conservation and is stationed in Kirksville. Her program on Wednesday, June 21 was about Bald Eagles and other local raptors. She […]
The Louisiana riverfront will be the place to be on the Fourth of July as the Louisiana Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual fireworks show. The event will kick off at 5 p.m. and feature various activities for children leading up to the show. The display will begin 15 minutes after dusk at the riverfront. […]
The 2017 Vandalia Area Fair will kick off on Thursday, July 6 and run through Saturday, July 8. The annual parade will be Thursday, July 6 at 5:30 p.m., with line up at the South School lot and will travel to the railroad tracks on Main St. Decorated tricycles and bicycles are to line up at the […]
