There was great weather and the streets were packed with people for the 2017 Champ Clark Heritage Festival in Bowling Green on Saturday, Sept. 9. Above: Alan Hiles, who portrays Champ Clark during Heritage Festival and other events, chats with folks on the square. Honey Shuck, the historic museum home of Clark was also open […]
A block of Court Street, between Main and Champ Clark Drive, will be closed until at least two dangerous buildings can be eliminated. Bowling Green City Administrator Barb Allison said the decision was made on Monday, Sept. 11. Officials with McClure Engineering made the recommendation after touring the buildings at 202 W. Main and 16 […]
Blue skies and warm weather greeted those who attended groundbreaking ceremony for the new Champ Clark Bridge at the riverfront in Louisiana on Friday, Sept. 8. The $60 million project took another step to reality as a large crowd gathered for the celebration. Several officials spoke at the event including J. Bennett Clark, the great-grandson […]
Clopton was able to snap a six-game winning streak for the Silex Lady Owls as the Lady Hawks collected the championship hardware at the Elsberry Tournament on Saturday following an 8-0 win. The Lady Hawks needed the boost after a loss to North Callaway last week. Clopton defeated Montgomery County 7-3 berfore advancing to knock […]
On Thursday, Sept.7 Lincoln County deputies responded to Castle’s Store/Gas Station on Highway KK, in Lincoln County, after receiving a call of an attempted robbery. According to the employee, a white male entered the store around 8:15 p.m., with an open blade knife in hand and demanded the register money. The demand was made several […]
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Authorities responded to a call of a drowning near Louisiana on Friday evening. It was discovered that 75-year-old Kenneth “Bucky” Ward had apparently fallen into a pond on his property about six miles outside of Louisiana. It appears Ward fell into the pond at around 5 p.m. on Friday evening. He was pronounced dead by […]
Members of the Buffalo Township Fire Protection District collected and delivered supplies to Texans in need following the flooding from Hurricane Harvey. Local folks answered the call for supplies and a great deal of water, food, clothing, toiletries, pet supplies and much more. The donations were loaded into trailers that hit the road to Texas […]
Bowling Green bounced back from two tough weeks to open their conference schedule with an impressive 60-20 win over Clopton-Elsberry to take back the Commissioner’s Trophy, which is presented by The People’s Tribune every year at the conclusion of the match-up. The IndianHawks struck first, capping a six-play drive with a 30-yard touchdown pass from […]
Citing significant safety issues in a landlocked area, the Missouri Department of Transportation has purchased additional property at the U.S. 54 and Business 54 intersection just west of Bowling Green to build a new maintenance facility. “The current facility is more than 50 years old, and over the years, our equipment has gotten larger than […]
