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Summer school (6/18/19)Nearly 1,500 Poplar Bluff students are getting extended learning because of summer school, which is being held through June 28. Summer school offers elementary students a chance to receive enrichment in important content areas and focus on core skills, explained Dr. Scott Dill, Poplar Bluff superintendent... -
Oak Grove Elementary earns Gold Star Award from state (6/18/19)Oak Grove Elementary is one of only eight schools in Missouri to receive a Gold Star School Award, according to an announcement this week. The award recognizes high academic performance or schools which perform at high levels while serving a significant proportion of disadvantaged students... -
Concrete truck pulled from pond (6/18/19)Wrecker company personnel worked all day Monday to remove a loaded concrete truck from a pond where it earlier overturned on a private-property levee off of Highway W. At about 6 p.m. Friday, a pond levee gave away, causing a Spencer Ready Mix truck to overturn into the water, according to a company representative... -
SBU releases graduate, honors lists (6/18/19)Southwest Baptist University, in Bolivar, Mo., has released its spring 2019 graduate and honor roll lists. Graduates from your area are listed, along with their degree and honors, if applicable. -Carissa Eckroth, Poplar Bluff, Bachelor of Science SBU also has released the Spring 2019 honor roll lists for undergraduate students. Students who are on the list from your area include:... -
Lonnie Davis remembered as community leader at dinner (6/17/19)Lonnie Davis was a good person, a friend and a mentor, said Eddie Moss during the event “In Memory of a Legend: Lonnie Davis” at Wheatley School on Saturday night. “He stood tall,” said Moss. “We looked up to Lonnie. Whatever he said we did. He was approachable.”... -
City council expected to vote on medical marijuana buffer in July (6/17/19)A proposal for less restrictive zoning on medical marijuana dispensaries and other types of facilities may see pushback from Poplar Bluff City Council members. Some city council members said Monday they would like to see the state maximum buffer zone, 1,000 feet, even if it means little useable property inside the city limits for the operations... -
City council approves bid for South 11th street improvements (6/17/19)Improvements on a road important for a new manufacturing facility will proceed following a vote Monday by the Poplar Bluff City Council. The council accepted a bid for $244,764 from RLP Construction of Poplar Bluff for concrete paving of South 11th Street in the area of the Poplar Bluff Industrial Park...
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Bertha Evelyn EavesVisitation will be held from 10 a.m. until noon Friday, June 21, at Moore Funeral Home in Poplar... -
Heather HuffmanHeather Huffman, 48, departed this life Saturday, June 15, 2019, at her residence in Farmington,... -
Patricia Ann AdkinsVisitation will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 22, at White-Sanders Funeral Home in Qulin. Funeral... -
Douglas DalzielDONIPHAN, Mo. — Douglas Dalziel, 80, of Ripley County, died Tuesday, June 11, 2019. Visitation will... -
Timothy ‘Tim’ StuckerVisitation will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 21, at Cotrell Funeral Chapel in Poplar Bluff with...
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Nina M. LaingMemorial services will be conducted at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield at 2 p.m....
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