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EDITOR’S NOTE: The Daily American Republic newspaper is reaching out to the four former school board members by telephone and email and are waiting for their responses, which will be shared with readers. Four Neelyville School board members resigned Thursday night after reading statements to those attending the regular meeting...

The Daily American Republic has learned 3-year-old Ellsinore child was air evacuated Tuesday after being injured by a family member backing up a vehicle. Carter County Chief Deputy Kevin Jotz said the accident happened in Ellsinore. This is an evolving story and will be updated as information becomes available...

The Butler County Fair is coming back with new locations and attractions, from escape rooms to ... donkey races? The steeds of Dairyland Donkey Ball Company will carry riders to victory in five races at the Poplar Bluff Motorsports Park at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28. Ten donkeys will compete in each race and trophies will be awarded to the winner and runner up of the championship race. The Butler County Fair Board is still seeking riders and sponsors for the event...

A Dudley man was killed and a Malden man was seriously injured in a pair of weekend crashes in Southeast Missouri, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Noah B. Rushing, 22, of Dudley died Sunday in a truck crash north of Dudley, while David A. Reeves, 57, of Malden was seriously injured in an ATV accident west of Malden...

A former Poplar Bluff man is a semi-finalist for a state Teacher of the Year honor. The recognition comes from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Dustin Orton is a sixth-grade teacher in the Holden R-III School District...

DONIPHAN — A 42-year-old man was killed in a one-vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon on U.S. Highway 160, seven miles west of Doniphan. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Michael B. Boone, 42, of Doniphan was operating a 1998 Lincoln Town Car eastbound at 3:16 p.m. when it traveled off the left side of the road and struck a tree...

Dexter, Missouri, is known as “Rib City,” and West Business U.S. Highway 60 is where that name truly comes to life. On that highway, all within less than a mile of each other, exist some of the most popular and well-known barbecue restaurants in Southeast Missouri. And it goes beyond restaurants. Convenience stores, gas stations and small mom-and-pop shops are all advertising their barbecue products...

STODDARD COUNTY — A 31-year-old man was killed in a one-vehicle accident Thursday afternoon on County Road 477, five miles north of Dudley. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Lawrence R. Cookson, 83, of Puxico was operating a 2000 International tractor-trailer northbound at 12:58 p.m. when he struck a pedestrian in the road...

__UPDATE 9:45 A.M. Wednesday__ The victim in a Wednesday morning incident is now safe, according to Poplar Bluff police.

Poplar Bluff police, firefighters and EMS responded to a single-vehicle rollover at Westwood Boulevard and Katy Lane around noon Thursday. Two occupants were transported from the scene; a juvenile who was airlifted to Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital and an adult taken by ambulance to Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. The adult was transferred to St. Louis University Hospital...