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Charlotte L. McDowell

Charlotte Louise Bennett McDowell, 84, of Vandalia died Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017 at Macon Healthcare Center in Macon. Funeral services will be Saturday, Dec. 23 at 11:30 a.m., at the First Presbyterian Church in Vandalia with the Rev. . Rev. Joel Montgomery officiating. Music will be provided by Ruth Nation. Interment will be in Wellsville Cemetery. […]

Local Taxes Roll In As Deadline Approaches

Overall Real Estate, Personal Property Bills About The Same As Last Year The deadline to pay annual tax bills is Saturday, Dec. 31 and citizens are urged to bring in their bills or drop them in the mail to avoid penalties. Pike County Collector Marty Morrison pointed out the office will not be open before […]

December 26th Online Edition

Click here to read the December 26th, 2017 edition of The People’s Tribune as a PDF.

Weatherford Signs With CMU

Silex senior Mackenzie Weatherford signed a letter of intent with Central Methodist University last week to continue her education and softball career. Mackenzie is the daughter of Jim and Cathy Weatherford. Weatherford is pictured with her parents, Silex Coach Rebecca Lipsey and Central Methodist Coach Neil Hansen.

Honeyshuck Holiday

Connie Fleming, left, and Barb Peasel tell Santa Claus what they want for Christmas during a holiday open house Dec. 16 at Honeyshuck, the Champ Clark home in Bowling Green. The national historic landmark is open by appointment during December for visitors to enjoy interior decorations. In addition, new donations have been added to the […]

Van-Far Indians Go 3-1 In Busy Week

Lathyn McMorris, Josh Hodde Each Score 1,000th Career Points It was a good week for the Van-Far Indians with three wins and two players, Lathyn McMorris and Josh Hodde, breaking the 1,000th point mark. McMorris tied a school record the week before for three-pointers, knocking down 10 treys in the 89-55 win over Community R-VI […]

Pike County Fair To Hold Truck, Tractor Pull Instead Of Concert To Close Out 2018 Event

While details of the final schedule are still being hammered out, the Pike County Fair Board has made some changes for the 2018 event. The concert that has traditionally closed out the fair on Saturday night will be replaced this year with a truck and tractor pull. Fair Board President Tim Gamm told The People’s […]

Buffalo Township United Fund Reaches Goal

At a recent meeting, the Buffalo Township United Fund (United Fund) board received great news from their treasurer…the 2017 fundraising goal of $30,000 had been met! As a result, the 14 non-profit agencies, which made funding requests to the United Fund last November for 2017, will receive 100 percent of their requests. Checks totaling $29,850 […]

Bowling Green Aldermen Sign Off On Allowing Alternative Transportation On City Streets

Janice Robinson Resigns Seat Leaving One-Year Term Open In addition to the regular business before the Bowling Green Board of Aldermen, members also looked at the possibility of temporarily filling the seat of Janice Robinson who resigned last week. Robinson was reelected to a two-year term in Ward I earlier this year. In a letter […]

Filing Period Continues For April Election

The filing period for the April 3, 2018 election ballot opened last week and continues though Jan. 16, 2018. Those interested in throwing their name in the hat for municipal, school board and other local elections have another few weeks to sign up. The following municipal election filings have been reported. Local school board filings […]

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