Ray Strauby Henderson, 78, died Thursday, Feb. 23. Ray was born on Feb. 2, 1939, in Farmer, to Leslie Ray Henderson and Helen Sue Strauby Henderson. Ray was a loving and caring brother, husband, father and grandfather who routinely placed the needs of others above the needs of his own. As Christ came to this […]
Margaret Sue Harness, 95, died Thursday, March 2, 2017 at Lynn’s Heritage House in Louisiana. A memorial services were held Monday at the Olney Methodist Church, with visitation with family at 10 a.m., and services at 11 a.m. Burial was at Olney Cemetery immediately following. A luncheon followed at Olney Methodist Church. Formerly of Olney, […]
Join The People’s Tribune Saturday (3/4) for TribCast Coverage of the MSHSAA Class 2 Quarterfinal from Moberly Area Community College as the District 6 Champion Clopton Hawks (23-6) face the District 8 Champion Harrisburg Bulldogs (21-8). Coverage begins at 11:45 AM with the Cuivre River Electric Cooperative/TribCast Pregame.
Home Court Advantage Helps Boost Hawks To 14-Point Victory Over Bulldogs In their fourth and final match up this year it was Clopton that emerged victorious in a hard-fought battle to win the Class 2 District 6 championship. The title tilt on Saturday was tight throughout three quarters with the biggest lead for each team […]
Melanie Hiles knew her elementary classroom could benefit from adding technology when she came upon an opportunity where Google would match tax-deductible online donations to purchase Chromebooks. “In an ever-increasing time of technology, it’s hard to believe that computers and internet are not something that every student has access to in their lives,” Hiles noted. […]
Dr. Elaine Henderson To Retire After Nine Years At The Helm For the first time in nine years, the Silex School District will have a new leader when classes resume this fall for the 2017-2018 school year. The Silex R-1 Board of Education has selected David M. Deets as superintendent, replacing Dr. Elaine Henderson who […]
The top two teams in the Class 2 District 6 tournament had only suffered one loss on the season and fans knew it would be a tough battle. Despite a never quit attitude, the top-seeded Clopton Lady Hawks were defeated by (2) Scotland County in the district championship game on Saturday, 59-46. The Lady Hawks […]
Brock Bailey Looks Forward To Farming In Retirement All it takes is a few minutes of watching Scott Mullins engaging with students to see how passionate he is about education and next year he will step into the position of high school principal. For the past three years Mullins has served as assistant high school […]
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Benedict Vincent Kientzy of Silex died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, at the age of 90. Funeral services were Friday at St. Alphonsus Church in Millwood. The Rev. Father Charles Tichacek officiated. Music was provided by Debbie Mudd, Carolyn Kunza McHardy, Marge Kunza Schwendemann, Chris Kunza Mennemeyer, and Kelly Hardcastle. Burial was in St. Alphonsus Cemetery. […]
