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Puxico senior earns high score on ACT (10/15/24)PUXICO — Waylon Powell had already taken the ACT and achieved a score that most high schoolers would be happy with. But, Powell is no ordinary high schooler. “I had gotten a 30, but I didn’t want to settle for a 30,” Powell remarked. “So I focused on beating that score.”
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Boys and Girls Club of the Heartland breaks ground on new teen center (10/14/24)The Boys and Girls Club of the Heartland broke ground on a new 31,000-square-foot Regional Workforce Development Teen Center 15 years in the making Monday afternoon. A lineup of stakeholders and visionaries for the project addressed the crowd of community leaders and sponsorship partners in the freshly cleared and annexed lot next to Highway 67 and Poplar Bluff High School.
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Poplar Bluff firefighters commended, promoted and pinned in ceremony (10/21/24)Responding to emergencies, whether they’re fires, wrecks or medical calls, is a way of life for Poplar Bluff firefighters.
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Two Poplar Bluff firefighters commended, others promoted and pinned in ceremony (10/21/24)Responding to emergencies, whether they’re fires, wrecks or medical calls, is a way of life for Poplar Bluff firefighters. Friday night, the Poplar Bluff city fire crews, many with their families, gathered to watch as two firefighters were promoted, a new member received his pin and two were honored for assisting an emergency medical services crew in saving a life...
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Poplar Bluff man gets 8-plus years for selling methamphetamine (10/15/24)CAPE GIRARDEAU — A Poplar Bluff man was sentenced to 100 months in prison Monday by U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. The charges stem from selling methamphetamine to an undercover officer.
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Arson, burglary suspected in Vine Street fire (10/15/24)The Missouri State Fire Marshal is joining forces with the Poplar Bluff Police Department to investigate an alleged arson and burglary which took place early Saturday in the 700 block of Vine street. They are preparing evidence for the Butler County prosecutor.
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Butler County EMS makes big move (10/17/24)Combining three stations into one, Butler County Emergency Medical Services held a ribbon cutting Thursday morning at the new ambulance, dispatch and training facility on PP Highway.
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Rodgers celebrates restoration progress at annual banquet (10/18/24)The Historic Rodgers Theatre board, friends and sponsors gathered Thursday night to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the theater during the Eighth Annual Restore the Rodgers Banquet. “I feel like we have made great strides in the restoration of the historic building,” Wally Duncan told the group at the Black River Coliseum...
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Voice of Scooby-Doo hosts events (10/17/24)
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Hicks-Simpson pleads guilty in federal court, still faces state charges (10/18/24)CAPE GIRARDEAU — A Poplar Bluff man facing sex crime charges in Butler County pleaded guilty to one count of sexual exploitation of a minor in federal court on Friday.