Donald “Donnie” Lee Ingram, 62, of Vandalia died in Ralls County on a service call. Visitation will be held from 4-6 p.m., on Thursday at the First Baptist Church Family Life Center of Vandalia. A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m., Friday at the First Baptist Church Family Life Center of Vandalia. […]
Construction is progressing on the Eastern Missouri Family YMCA. The majority of the exterior is complete and the installation of the exterior brick is starting. Internally, the walls have been framed and the electrical fixtures are being installed. The Capital Campaign Committee is working on securing additional funds to complete the flooring for the facility, […]
Click here to read the June 19th, 2018 edition of The People’s Tribune as a PDF.
Cookers from around the Midwest offered crowds a taste of their recipes. An early afternoon windstorm damaged some tents, but the event went on. Proceeds benefit the Raintree Arts Council, which covers Pike and Lincoln counties. Above: Paige Hazlett of Clarksville takes a sample from the Mary’s Chili stand at the 26th annual Missouri State […]
The annual Pike County Fair is coming soon and will feature many of the favorites fair-goers have come to expect and there will also be changes to the schedule this year. The biggest change will be no concerts on Saturday night. Previously the fair had ended with a big name in country music along with […]
A new initiative calls for houses to be built inside the Northeast Correctional Center at Bowling Green and sold throughout the area. The Aspire Partnership Prison Homes Program, which has been in the works for several years, is an effort of the not-for-profit North East Community Action Corporation (NECAC) and the Carpenters District Council of […]
Workers at the Vandalia city pool had training this week after an incident with a breastfeeding mother that occurred last week. Alix Guthrie had her two young children at the pool, along with her mother and best friend. Guthrie said they were have a great time and that her two-year-old daughter was having a blast. […]
The two-story brick building at 401 Georgia Street in Louisiana was torn down last week. There is still cleanup work to do, but the majority of demolition is complete. The building has housed many businesses over the past 100 years, but has sat vacant for the past 14 years and became a dangerous building with […]
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George Herman Tophinke, 85 of Bowling Green died Monday, June 4, 2018 at his residence. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10 a.m., Thursday at St. Clement Catholic Church in Bowling Green, with the Rev. Jason T. Doke, STL officiating. Burial was in St. Clememt Cemetary. Visitation was from 4-8 p.m., Wednesday at […]
