Sandra Anne Hurley Gifford, 59, formerly of Mississippi County, died Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at her home in Vandalia. Visitation was from 1:30 p.m. until time for the memorial service at 2 p.m., Sunday at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston. Private interment will follow at a later date. Born June 8, 1958, at Charleston to the […]
Ruth Ann Elliott, 76, of Louisiana died Monday, June 26, 2017 at her home with her family by her side. Her desire was to be cremated and memorial services will be held at a later date. She was born June 29, 1940 in Louisiana, the daughter of Forrest and Martha Lafferty Badger. She married James […]
Former Bowling Green resident and retired Air Force Colonel Stanley D. King was recently recognized for his service to the United States Air Force in conjunction with a formal Commissioning Ceremony at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado on May 23. Selected to administer the formal commissioning officer oath to USAFA graduating […]
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. […]
By fall of 2019 motorists traveling across the Mississippi River on U.S. Route 54 between Illinois and Missouri will enjoy a wider, safer ride. Massman Construction Company, headquartered in Kansas City, was selected today as the best value proposer to design and construct the new Champ Clark Bridge by the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission […]
Click here to view your guide to the 2017 Vandalia Area Fair from The People’s Tribune as a PDF.
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 […]
During the afternoon hours of Thursday, June 22 Vandalia officers responded to a report of an individual who had pointed a gun at another person and made threats to harm them. Officers were able to locate the suspect, Peter R. Thomas, 68, of Vandalia, on foot in the 200 block of Park St., and take […]
During the evening hours of Wednesday, June 21, the East Central Drug Task Force assisted by the Audrain County Sheriff’s Office, Vandalia Police Department and the Missouri State Highway Patrol served a search warrant in the 600 block of West Highway 54, in Vandalia. As a result of the search warrant officers arrested two (2) […]
