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Annual Black History Month Program Held At White Rose Baptist Church

The Northeast Missouri Clergy Coalition held its Annual Black History Program on Sunday, Feb. 4, at White Rose Baptist Church, Bowling Green. The black history speaker was G. Faye Dant, The executive director for Gem’s Journey Huck Finn Freedom Center, Hannibal, also Founding Director Hannibal African American Life & History Project. Sister Dant gave a […]

PCMH Athletic Trainer Ryan Pitzer Helps YMCA Lifeguards Save A Swimmer

Being at the right place at the right time can also mean choosing to do the right thing. Ryan Pitzer was recently in that very position. He was at the YMCA running on the track on the upper level over the pool. He happened to notice the life guard jump into the water and pull […]

February 13th Online Edition

Click here to read the February 13th, 2018 edition of The People’s Tribune as a PDF.

Van-Far Teams Split With Mark Twain In Courtwarming Night Battles

The Van-Far Indians and Lady Indians faced off with Mark Twain in Courtwarming games on Friday, Feb. 2. The girls were edged out by the Lady Tigers, 62-46, and the boys were victorious, 73-59. The lead went back and forth during the opening period as Jayle Jennings dropped in two buckets, Jordan Garner hit a […]

Lady Cats Honored At State Capitol

State Rep. Jim Hansen hosted members of the state champion Bowling Green Lady Cats softball team, Coach Dean Streed and Assistant Coach JaCee Hickerson. In a ceremony at the state capitol last week, Rep. Hansen is pictured presenting a proclamation to the team.

Van-Far Courtwarming 2018

Van-Far High School held Courtwarming activities last week, which included the coronation that took place between the girl’s and boy’s varsity games against Mark Twain on Friday, Feb. 2. Lathyn McMorris and Maddie Dunn were crowned king and queen. Find more highlights on page 8 of this week’s edition. Both games were featured on TribCast […]

Retaining Wall For Champ Clark Bridge Will Be Rosemary Ledgestone

Nearly 600 Weigh In On Survey To Select Wall Texture, Color Massman Construction has announced the retaining wall that will be built near the bluff on the south side of the new bridge will be rosemary colored and ledgestone patterned. An example of what the selected options will look like is attached and available on […]

Mayor’s Ball Raises Over $15,000 For Bicentennial, School Endeavors

In April the City of Louisiana will elect a new mayor, so the current mayor Bart Niedner and his wife, Michelle decided to wrap up his tenure in style with a formal masquerade ball. They decided to make the event a fundraiser that fit the theme of the upcoming Bicentennial, “The Past Looking Forward.” Guests […]

Mouse Race Fundraser To Be Held For Eastern Mo. YMCA

Event Will Be In Memory Of Felicity Goodpasture-Culwell Joni Barnett and a group of friends are planning a unique and enjoyable fundraiser in support of the Eastern Missouri Family YMCA Project. The event is being coordinated in memory of Felicity Goodpasture-Culwell and will be a Mouse Race held on Friday, March 2, 2018 at the […]

Indians Sting Bulldogs To Win Tournament Championship Title

A miss, a timeout and a kiss off the glass led the Van-Far Indians to a last second hoop to win the 93rd Annual Bowling Green Invitational 47-45 over Louisiana on Saturday night. It was the Bulldogs that led most of the night, at one time by as many as 11 points over the top-seeded […]

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