Stories from Saturday, October 13, 2012

Poplar Bluff School District principals laid out plans Thursday during a Board of Education workshop that they believe will support student achievement through tutoring, teacher collaboration time and use of student performance data to identify areas of need...

Joyce A. Kinsey Joyce A. Kinsey, 75, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., formerly of Ripley County, Mo., died Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012, at Westwood Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Kinsey was born July 5, 1937, at Chico, Calif. She was a member of Victory Fellowship in Fairdealing. She was employed in home health care. Her hobbies were flower gardening, enjoyed her pets, and she loved her grandson, Skyler...

Timing is running out and the Youth Group of Grace United Methodist Church desperately needs the community's help in reaching their goal of a card or letter for every serviceman/woman deployed on the U. S. S. Eisenhower with the Fifth Fleet. The six to eight youth ranging from ages 6 - 14 years of age put out a call last month for this project. ...