Stories from Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Plans have been announced for moving into the $173 million, seven-story Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center with 250 private rooms. From Jan. 18 to Jan. 26, the hospital staff will complete the move from the north campus on Westwood Boulevard to the new campus at 3100 Oak Grove Road, according to Charles Stewart, chief executive officer of PBRMC...

By ERIN RAGAN SEMO News Service If there is one question on the minds of Republican committee members when it comes to a nomination of Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder to replace Jo Ann Emerson, it is: is it worth the risk? Should the committee choose Kinder, who announced last week he is seeking the nomination to run in a special election for the 8th Congressional District, there does appear to be some risk involved. ...

SPRINGFIELD -- Three team records fell Saturday as the Poplar Bluff swim team finished 10th out of 19 schools at the Springfield Central meet with just five swimmers. "To finish 10th at such a competitive meet with only five girls is something special," Poplar Bluff coach Beth Lewis-Muse said...

Dawsey Gregory PUXICO, Mo. -- Dawsey Gregory, 72, of Puxico, Mo., died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Funeral arrangements are pending with Morgan Sifford Funeral Home in Puxico.