Commencement ceremonies were held for the Bowing Green graduating class of 2019 at the high school on Friday, May 17. Above, the class salutatorian Sarah Harness and valedictorian Kaylen Fisher smile for a picture before the festivities. Find class picture on page 8 of this week’s print edition.
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Ronald “Ronnie” Ray Jennings, 65, of Atchison, Kan., died unexpectedly Friday, May 3, 2019 at Atchison Kansas Hospital. A memorial service will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m., at Adiel Baptist Church, located at 1032 Hwy. C , Frankford. Pastor Randy McDonald will officiate. Visitation will be from 9- 11:a.m. Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home of […]
Judy Mae Morgan Fry, 72, of Perry died Saturday, April 27, 2019 in Columbia. A Celebration of Life was held in her honor Saturday from 3-7 p.m., at the VFW 4088, 105 S. Palmyra St, Perry with a Remembrance Ceremony held from 6-7 p.m. Judy was born at home in Bowling Green on March 15, […]
Alta Mae Jones, 87, of Vandalia died Friday, May 10, 2019 at Tri-County Care Center. Funeral services were at 11 a.m., Tuesday (today) at Southside Baptist Church in Vandalia. Pastor Mark Phelps and Bro. Kenny Haddock officiated. Burial was in Evergreen Memorial Gardens following the service. Visitation celebrating Alta’s life was from 5-7 p.m., Monday […]
A Mass of Christian Burial for Gertrude Mary Sprock, 80, of Laddonia, was at 11 a.m., Monday at St. John’s Catholic Church in Laddonia with Fr. Jason Doke officiating. Burial was in Laddonia Cemetery. Visitation was Monday from 9 a.m. until the time of the service at the church. Arrangements were under the direction of […]
Wilma Louise Scaggs Claxton, 91, died Friday, May 10, 2019 at DePaul Hospital in Bridgeton. Funeral services were at 1 p.m., Monday at Valhalla Funeral Chapel, Crematory and Cemetery in St. Louis. Burial was in Valhalla Cemetery, St. Louis. Visitation was from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Monday at the funeral chapel. Wilma was born Sept. 28, 1927 […]
A Ryan Capps home run pulled the Louisiana Bulldogs ahead and fueled the momentum in a 13-9 district win over the Van-Far Indians on Friday. The Indians took the early when a pair of walks led to back to back RBI doubles from Treyson Culwell and Caden Wilburn. Collin Wilburn followed with a sacrifice fly […]
An fluky run in the top of the first didn’t slow Clopton down as the beat Mark Twain 8-4 to advance in the Class 2, District 13 baseball tournament. Starter Maleek McPike hit the Tigers Cole Peters with a pitch, then allowed a two out single to put runners at the corners in the opening […]
Van-Far senior Caden Wilburn signed a letter of intent to play basketball in the fall for Central Methodist University-Fayette on Friday, May 3. Pictured, front row (l-r): Caden’s sister, Carmen Wilburn; dad, Jay Wilburn; Caden; mother, Tracy Wilburn; and brother, Colin Wilburn. Second row: Van-Far Assistant Basketball Coach Brett Reading; Van-Far Head Coach Pat Connaway; […]
