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Fatal highway collision near Neelyville (3/23/24)A crash north of Neelyville killed three people and seriously injured one last night. Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop E responded to a head-on collision at 7:26 p.m. on Highway 67 Neelyville. A southbound 2023 Toyota 4Runner operated by Andrea Brewer, 36, of Ellington had crossed the centerline and struck a 2016 Ford F-150 operated by Randall Tittsworth, 61, of Camp Point, Illinois...
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Poplar Bluff native credited as being the first air traffic controller (3/21/24)Airports require complex deconfliction and the close guidance of dedicated air traffic controllers. Many passengers do not give the tower by the runway much thought.
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Poplar Bluff man arrested for first degree rape, additional charges (3/21/24)A Poplar Bluff man has been arrested on charges of first degree rape and additional charges. Jason Hicks-Simpson, 46, of Poplar Bluff was taken into custody Wednesday, March 20, according to the Poplar Bluff Police Department. He faces charges of possession of child pornography, first degree rape, first degree sodomy and incest...
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Neelyville names District Teacher of the Year, adds cross country (3/22/24)A new sport is coming to Neelyville’s Junior High and High School for the 2024-2025 school year. The board voted unanimously to add cross country to the list of extracurriculars available to students. Athletic Director Becky Hale presented the possibility to the board...
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PB could potentially become Missouri’s first Blue Zone (3/26/24)Would you like it if you and members of your family could live to 100? If Thursday’s Blue Zones presentation at the Missouri Highlands office in Poplar Bluff is any indication, it could be an eventual possibility.
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Law enforcement officers honored at Elks banquet (3/25/24)Butler County Sheriff’s Department investigator Eddie Holloway was honored as the Elks Club Officer of the Year at the 36th Annual Law and Order Night on Saturday, March 23.
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Clerical error leaves Stoddard County man both guilty, not guilty of murder (3/27/24)KENNETT — A jury simultaneously found a Stoddard County man both guilty and not guilty of murder due to a clerical error during a 2023 trial, according to a judgment entered Wednesday with Dunklin County courts. The error was not immediately discovered by the prosecution or defense until nearly a year later, and Melvin D. Anderson will now receive a new trial. In the judgment, Judge Mark Preyer noted that the matter has “traveled a difficult, unexpected, and tragically unique road.” The Stoddard County case was adjudicated in a Dunklin County court on a change of venue.
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PB man arrested on sex charges is a registered sex offender (3/21/24)Poplar Bluff police arrested a Poplar Bluff man Wednesday after receiving a child pornography complaint. The man they arrested is already registered in the state of Missouri as a sex offender.
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New health care plan will save Poplar Bluff schools $1.3 million (3/22/24)A new health care plan will net Poplar Bluff schools $1.3 million in savings over the course of a year, according to information presented Thursday to the Board of Education. Family health insurance plan costs will also drop by more than $200 per month...
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PBJH instructor arrested for alleged inappropriate messages (3/15/24)An instructor with Poplar Bluff Junior High School was arrested at the end of February in relation to an alleged inappropriate relationship with at least one minor student.