Kick off the new year with a lot of fun and laughs at the “Not Your Momma’s Bingo” event at the American Legion on Monday, Jan. 1 starting at 1 p.m. The Louisiana Bicentennial Committee is hosting the event to raise money for the week-long celebration that is slated between June 30 and July 4. […]
Mary Simons, 90, of Eolia died Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017 at Tri-County Care Center in Vandalia. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m., at the Eolia chapel of McCoy-Blossom Funeral Homes & Crematory with the Rev. Melvin Davis officiating. Interment will be in Eolia Community Center. Visiation will be 9-11 a.m., Wednesday at the […]
Charlotte Louise Bennett McDowell, 84, of Vandalia died Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017 at Macon Healthcare Center in Macon. Funeral services will be Saturday, Dec. 23 at 11:30 a.m., at the First Presbyterian Church in Vandalia with the Rev. . Rev. Joel Montgomery officiating. Music will be provided by Ruth Nation. Interment will be in Wellsville Cemetery. […]
Overall Real Estate, Personal Property Bills About The Same As Last Year The deadline to pay annual tax bills is Saturday, Dec. 31 and citizens are urged to bring in their bills or drop them in the mail to avoid penalties. Pike County Collector Marty Morrison pointed out the office will not be open before […]
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Silex senior Mackenzie Weatherford signed a letter of intent with Central Methodist University last week to continue her education and softball career. Mackenzie is the daughter of Jim and Cathy Weatherford. Weatherford is pictured with her parents, Silex Coach Rebecca Lipsey and Central Methodist Coach Neil Hansen.
Connie Fleming, left, and Barb Peasel tell Santa Claus what they want for Christmas during a holiday open house Dec. 16 at Honeyshuck, the Champ Clark home in Bowling Green. The national historic landmark is open by appointment during December for visitors to enjoy interior decorations. In addition, new donations have been added to the […]
Lathyn McMorris, Josh Hodde Each Score 1,000th Career Points It was a good week for the Van-Far Indians with three wins and two players, Lathyn McMorris and Josh Hodde, breaking the 1,000th point mark. McMorris tied a school record the week before for three-pointers, knocking down 10 treys in the 89-55 win over Community R-VI […]
While details of the final schedule are still being hammered out, the Pike County Fair Board has made some changes for the 2018 event. The concert that has traditionally closed out the fair on Saturday night will be replaced this year with a truck and tractor pull. Fair Board President Tim Gamm told The People’s […]
At a recent meeting, the Buffalo Township United Fund (United Fund) board received great news from their treasurer…the 2017 fundraising goal of $30,000 had been met! As a result, the 14 non-profit agencies, which made funding requests to the United Fund last November for 2017, will receive 100 percent of their requests. Checks totaling $29,850 […]
