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The Three Rivers College Class of 2019 list ran in error in the Thursday, May 16, edition of the Daily American Republic. The correct list appears in the Friday, May 17, edition. The DAR regrets the error and any inconvenience this may have caused...

DONIPHAN — A Ripley County jury deliberated nearly two hours Friday in convicting a Poplar Bluff man of more than a dozen felonies, including the kidnapping and sexual assault of his estranged wife. The jury of seven women and five men retired to begin its deliberations at 5:48 p.m. ...

A Poplar Bluff man was ordered to stand trial Monday afternoon for allegedly raping and sodomizing a teenager over a nearly two-year period. Accompanied by his attorney, Jasper Edmundson, Robert Allen Chavez, was to appear before Associate Circuit Judge C. Wade Pierce for a preliminary hearing in his case...

A Poplar Bluff man was sentenced Tuesday to 30 years in prison for breaking into a home in the Town & Country subdivision in 2018 and beating another man who suffered a skull fracture. Jeffrey David Brunelle appeared before Presiding Circuit Judge Michael Pritchett for sentencing after having pleaded guilty March 26 to the Class A felony of first-degree assault and the Class B felony of first-degree burglary...

Poplar Bluff R-1 certified staff will see an increase to their base salary beginning next school year following Wednesday’s Board of Education meeting. The board voted to add $500 to the base plus a step, bringing the base salary to $34,085. The previous base salary was $33,585...

“This is a stepping stone to future events,” Three Rivers College graduate Keiarra Lee said during Friday evening’s commencement ceremony. Lee along with cheer squad teammate McKenzie Dazey stood with their fellow TRC graduates in the hall of the Libla Family Sports Complex ahead of being the first class to graduate in the new facility...

BLOOMFIELD — A former deputy clerk filed suit Tuesday morning against Stoddard County and her former boss for wrongfully terminating her for questioning irregularities in the April 2 municipal election. Cape Girardeau attorney, Laura Clubb, filed the suit at 10:19 a.m. in Stoddard County Circuit Court on behalf of her whistle-blower client, Ginger McCoy...

A divide has developed among Poplar Bluff City Council members over a decision that will impact sewer rates for Municipal Utilities customers for the next 20 years. The matter will be discussed Monday by the city council. It was not listed as an action item on the agenda published Friday...

Area high school graduates from Poplar Bluff, Twin Rivers, Neelyville, East Carter and Westwood Baptist are recognized in today's print and online editions of the DAR. Find photographs of graduates and words of encouragement from area businesses in Section B...

Nearly 400 reservations were received for Old Greenville Campground by noon Monday, the first day campsites could be booked after a two-year closure. Most of the popular weekends, such as Memorial Day and Halloween are booked, said Wappapello Lake Project Manager Bart Dearborn...