The People's Tribune

09/13/2026

Bowling Green held its 31st annual Heritage Day Festival on Saturday, September 12th.

09/12/2026

The Van-Far Indians recognized their senior football, cheer and trap members on Friday, Sept. 11, before taking on the Louisiana Bulldogs. The Bulldogs came away with the 43-6 victory.

Van-Far (0-3) will look to bounce back on Friday, Sept. 18, when the Indians travel to Mark Twain for a 7 p.m. kickoff. Louisiana (3-0) will return home to host Wright City that same evening at 7 p.m.

The Van-Far School District
Louisiana R-2 Activities

09/11/2026

09/09/2026

The Louisiana Lady Bulldogs hosted the Silex Lady Owls on September 8th. The Lady Owls took the win with a final score of 20-0.

The Lady Bulldogs will travel to Wellsville-Middletown today with a game time of 5:00pm. The Lady Owls will travel to Community on September 10th with game time of 5:00pm.

Louisiana R-2 Activities
Silex R-1 School District

09/07/2026

Rual Morris Charitable Foundation Awards $500,000 for Vandalia Railroad Park Renovation

The proposed Railroad Park renovation in downtown Vandalia has received a major boost after the Rual Morris Charitable Foundation, Inc. approved a $500,000 grant for the project.

The Foundation’s Board of Directors approved the funding by a unanimous vote.

The grant is designated exclusively for renovating the city-owned Railroad Park property in downtown Vandalia.

The award is subject to significant conditions that must be met before payments begin. The Vandalia Area Historical Society must acquire a legal interest in the park property. The remaining funding necessary for the project must be fully secured through additional grants, binding pledges and verified fundraising. Additionally, the municipal name of Railroad Park must officially change to “Rual Morris Park,” and physical construction on the park renovation project must have begun.

With the Foundation’s action, attention now turns to the City of Vandalia and the Board of Aldermen, who will be asked to consider and approve the conditions associated with the grant and the park renovation project during the next Council meeting, Tuesday, September 8th at 5:30 pm at the Lange Building. This meeting is open, and all interested in the Park Project are encouraged to attend.

If the Board of Aldermen votes to approve moving forward with the park renovation and the Foundation’s award conditions, the Vandalia Area Historical Society will then focus on securing the additional funding necessary for the project to proceed, including a grant from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Land and Water Conservation Fund. The $500,000 commitment represents a major step forward, but additional funding must still be secured before construction can begin.

More information regarding the Railroad Park Renovation Project and the next steps will be released as it becomes available.

09/05/2026

The Bowling Green Bobcats hosted the Palmyra Panthers on their home opener. Although the Bobcats battled until the end, they fell 56-20.

The Bobcats will host Wright City on September 11th at 7:00pm.

Bowling Green Football
Bowling Green High School

09/04/2026

The Bowling Green Lady Cats and Louisiana Lady Dawgs battled it out on Thursday, Sept. 3. Louisiana jumped out to an early lead, but Bowling Green fought back to tie things up before eventually pulling ahead for the 26-19 win.

Bowling Green Lady Cat Softball
Louisiana R-2 Activities
Bowling Green High School

09/02/2026

The Bowling Green Lady Cats hosted the Highland Lady Cougars for their home opener on Tuesday, Sept. 1. The Lady Cats fell to Highland, 15-2.

Bowling Green will be on the road today as they travel to Mexico. Game time is set for 5 p.m.

Bowling Green Lady Cat Softball
Bowling Green High School