January is National Mentoring Month, and this year the Reach and Rise® Mentoring Program is celebrating 16 years of the mentoring movement with a recruitment campaign of one-on-one mentors in our area. Reach & Rise® One-on-One Mentoring Program looks for adult volunteers (mentors) who can guide and build a positive rapport with youth. Volunteers may […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) invite Missouri public, private, and home-school students in grades K-8 to help fight litter in the Show-Me State — and to have creative and educational fun — by participating in the 2018 “Yes You CAN Make Missouri Litter-Free” trash-can-decorating contest. The annual […]
Click here to read the January 9th, 2018 edition of The People’s Tribune as a PDF.
Lady Hawks Down Wright City To Open Tourney The Lady Hawks hammered Wright City 90-21 in the opening round of their 22nd Annual Clopton Tournament to kick off the new year on Monday, Jan. 1. Clopton has won their tournament the past four years straight (and nine of the last 10). This year they’re […]
Casey’s, Dollar Tree, Pike Medical Clinic Due To Open Soon Several new businesses are due to open their doors soon in Bowling Green as construction nears completion on three projects. The new Casey’s facility had been hammering along until the cold snap caused delays for work outside. Bowling Green Building Inspector Mel Orf pointed out […]
The Pike/Lincoln Technical Center is starting adult agricultural education classes on Jan. 8 in the community room located at the campus, 342 Vo Tech Rd, in Eolia. The Pike-Lincoln Adult Agricultural Education program will provide classes on various current agricultural topics and are designed to be of specific benefit to producers and patrons of Pike […]
On Christmas Day, Dec. 25, all Vandalia Police Officers wore mourning bands in remembrance of fallen Vandalia Night Watchman Benjamin Eddleman, who was shot and killed in the line of duty on Christmas Day 1899. In 1899, night watchman Eddleman resided in Vandalia with his family, he earned $25 a month with local merchants and […]
Click here to read the January 2nd, 2018 edition of The People’s Tribune as a PDF.
Al Smith Is Looking Forward To Retirement As Ryan & Stacey Bibb Purchase 55-Year-Old Business Surrounded by photographs of his smiling family, Al Smith settles in at his desk and answers phone calls – gently tapping the volume button as he discusses upcoming funeral arrangements with a voice that is distinctly composed yet full of […]
Noble Inks With Evangel University Senior shortstop Anah Noble, of the state champion Bowling Green Lady Cats, signed a letter of intent last week to continue her softball career and education at Evangel University in Springfield. Noble was joined by her father John Noble (seated left) and grandmother Darlene Epperson (seated right) along with Evangel […]
