Donald R. “Don” Hoover, 76, of Vandalia died Monday, Oct. 29, 2018, at his home. Funeral services were at 10 a.m., Friday at Waters Funeral Home in Vandalia. Bro. Ron Franklin and Pastor Brian Lehenbauer officiated. Burial was in Vandalia Cemetery. Visitation was from 4-7 p.m., Thursday at the funeral home. Don was born Jan. […]
Join The People’s Tribune Saturday (10/27) for TribCast audio of the MSHSAA Class 2 Softball Championship from Killian Stadium as the defending State Champion LadyCats (26-4) take on the Trenton Bulldogs (27-2). Coverage begins at 3:30 p.m. with the Cuivre River Electric Cooperative/TribCast Pregame. DUE TO MSHSAA RESTRICTIONS, LIVE VIDEO WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE […]
Richard Wayne Cropp, 81, of Bowling Green died Monday, Oct. 15, 2018 at Maple Grove Lodge Nursing Home in Louisiana. Funeral services were at 12 p.m., Friday at Bibb-Veach Funeral Home in Bowling Green with the Rev. David R. Parker and the Rev. Janice Parker officiating. Burial was in Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation was from […]
Kathryn Anne “Kathy” Wells Bumeter, 48, of Wildwood died Monday, Oct. 15, 2018. Funeral service was held Saturday at Community Christian Church in Manchester at 3 p.m. Visitation was at Schrader Funeral Home and Crematory in Ballwin Friday from 3-8 p.m. Kathy was born Jan. 19, 1970 in Louisiana to Lemuel lll and Judith Ann […]
Emma Jean Stark, 84, of Louisiana died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Chesterfield. A memorial service was held at noon Tuesday (today) at Collier Funeral Home in Louisiana with Deacon Mark Dobelmann officiating. Burial followed at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Visitation was from 10 a.m., until time of services at the […]
The Bowling Green Lady Cats knocked off Highland in the State Sectional on Thursday with a 3-0 shutout victory, then hosted Father Tolton on Saturday, Oct. 20. Despite high winds blowing into the park, the defending state champs advanced to the Final Four with an 8-2 win. Bowling Green will take on Blair Oaks in […]
Area Football Teams Gear Up For District Games Bowling Green secured a home game to open district football by downing rival Van-Far 52-30 in the final regular season football game on Friday. The Bobcats pulled ahead quickly even though Van-Far had the ball first. Early on in the Indians’ first offensive series the Bobcat’s Tony […]
There was great weather and big crowds for the annual Louisiana Country Colorfest this weekend. The parade kicked off activities for the weekend on Saturday, Oct. 20. Above, Kolt Williamson shares his excitement with his family for the Colorfest parade and the candy that accompanies it. Find more highlights on page 11.
Northeast Correctional Center (NECC) in Bowling Green celebrated its 20th anniversary with a celebration on Thursday, Oct. 18. Travis Case, a 20-year employee with the facility (pictured) addressed those present as a featured speaker at the event. Case shared humorous anecdotes from throughout the years. He further encouraged employees to work together and to set aside […]
Brand New Building Will Be Located On Former Cinema Property Vandalia City Administrator Darren Berry noted that while the town has lost a few businesses in the past several months, there are also positive things happening as well including construction of a new Dollar General store. Dollar General has been operating out of a building […]
