The Louisiana Community Betterment Association recognized the winners of this year’s Adult and Youth Leadership Award recipients at the Missouri Community Betterment Conference and Banquet held on Sunday and Monday, Oct. 15- 16 in Columbia. The 54th Annual Conference included speakers from the Missouri Department of Economic Development, University of Missouri Extension, as well as […]
The Vandalia Recreation Corporation will be hosting the official groundbreaking ceremony for the Eastern Missouri Family YMCA on Nov. 2. The groundbreaking will occur at 11 a.m., at the project site located at 309 South Main in Vandalia. Following the ceremony, Spare Time Bowl and Grill, located at 1201 Hwy. P in Vandalia, will host […]
Lady Cats Earn First-Ever State Championship Title T-shirts, posters and internet memes all agree “Softball is Life” and in life, you have to make your moments. The Bowling Green softball team made their moment in Springfield, earning the programs first ever State Championship. It wasn’t easy, lucky and definitely wasn’t handed to the Lady Cats. […]
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William “Bill” H. Rousan Jr., 56, of Louisiana died Monday, Oct. 16, 2017 at Pike County Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be from noon-2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 11 at Elmwood Church in Louisiana. His desire was to be cremated. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Nov. 11 at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Richard Biggs officiating at […]
The Rev. Francis Ray Sheppard went home with his Lord and Savior Monday, Oct. 23, 2017. His devotion to his family, church family and community was unwavering. Funeral services will be at Calvary Gospel in Summer Hill Thursday at 1 p.m. The Rev. Duke Duvall will officiate the service. Burial will be at the Summer […]
Domonique Larelle Powell, 27, of Louisiana died Monday, Oct. 16, 2017 following an auto accident. Memorial services were at 2 p.m., Saturday at First Baptist Church in Louisiana. The Rev. Bill Maupin officiated. Visitation was from noon-2 p.m., Saturday at the church. He was born June 9, 1990 in Louisiana to Pamela Christine Powell Lynn. […]
Korey Ray Preston, 28, of Bowling Green died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2017 at his home. His desire was to be cremated. No services will be conducted. He was born April 30, 1989 in Louisiana, the son of Linda Sloppy Preston and the late Thomas Leonard Preston. He is survived by his mother, Linda Marie Preston […]
The Clopton Hawks were just a run away from a return trip to the MSHSAA Class 1 Championships, falling 2-1 to the Pilot Grove Tigers on Saturday in the Quarterfinals. The Tigers grabbed a 1-0 lead in the top of the second when fifth place hitter Natalie Rentel deposited a Maya Street pitch behind the left […]
Alan Hiles addresses the crowd at the 33rd Annual BGHS Alumni Association Reunion Banquet on Saturday, Oct. 14. Hiles portrays Champ Clark and this was the anniversary of The Speaker yearbook. A new portrait of Clark was unveiled at the event. Find more photos on page 15 and in the Trib online gallery.
