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Religious activities Aug. 23
(Local News ~ 08/22/19)
The following activities are planned by area churches: BEECHWELL GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH, 38220 State Hwy. H in Campbell will host Rising Son in concert at 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24. Refreshments will follow. FAGUS GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH, 21739 Hwy. 51 in Qulin will host The Poes in concert at 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24. Refreshments will be provided...
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R-I Beta hopes to turn caps into cash, donations accepted at PBHS
(Local News ~ 08/22/19)
Poplar Bluff High School is competing against other schools in the Missouri, Illinois and Arkansas in the Dr. Pepper Pigskin Points Contest, with the winner taking home the grand prize of $10,000. PBHS Beta Club has taken the reins on leading the contest for the school. Beta Club Sponsors Stephanie Kuper and Sara Holloway are asking for help from the Poplar Bluff community to help the school win one of the big prizes in the contest...
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Carson attends state conference for educators
(Local News ~ 08/22/19)
Educator Karmen Carson of Poplar Bluff R-I School District attended the Missouri State Teacher’s Association Leadership Conference at Margaritaville Lake Resort (formerly Tan-Tar-A) at Osage Beach July 22-23. Approximately 450 members participated in the two-day training, according to a press release...
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Garden club names August yard, beautification winners
(Local News ~ 08/22/19)
The Poplar Bluff Garden Club has named the winners of the August Yard of the Month and Community Beautification awards, according to a press release. The garden club is a member of the Federated Garden Clubs of Missouri and National Garden Clubs, Inc...
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‘Ellen’ guest star helps Poplar Bluff R-I staff kick off new year
(Local News ~ 08/22/19)
The consensus among R-I educators who participated in the Poplar Bluff schools Back-to-School Convocation was that this year’s keynote speaker was the most engaging in recent memory. Special guest Michael Bonner, the author of the book “Get Up or Give Up: How I Almost Gave Up on Teaching,” shared with Poplar Bluff faculty and staff his focus areas for the school year during which he will teach at the internationally renowned Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta...
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Fire reports - Aug. 19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/22/19)
City firefighters responded at 3:40 a.m. Monday, Aug. 19, to a report of a smoke smell at the train depot, 400 S. Main St. According to the report, firefighters found someone had set an article of clothing on fire on the outside concrete waiting area...
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Police reports - Aug. 19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/22/19)
MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL A 17-year-old Winona resident was injured in a one-vehicle crash at 7:03 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18, on U.S. 60, one and one-half miles east of Fremont. According to the report, Landen A. Haynes was operating a 2002 Chevrolet pickup eastbound when it hydroplaned, and he lost control of the truck. Haynes’ truck reportedly ran off the road and overturned...
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Joseph Taylor
(Obituary ~ 08/22/19)
Joseph Wayne Taylor, 68, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, July 27, 2019, at his residence. A graveside service with full military honors will begin at 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, at Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield. Online condolences may be expressed at www.cotrellfuneralservice.com...
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Wayne Bell
(Obituary ~ 08/22/19)
DONIPHAN — Wayne Bell, 75, formerly of the Doniphan and Naylor areas, died Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019, in Miner Nursing Home in Sikeston. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at the Doniphan City Cemetery.
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Hawley makes PB stop to discuss concerns
(Local News ~ 08/22/19)
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, 39, spoke with Poplar Bluff community leaders and local officials Thursday morning during a trip to the area. Hawley (R-Missouri) met with a group of approximately 30 community leaders at the Poplar Bluff Police Station, where he touched on topics ranging from the recent shooting of a Carter County deputy to the areas he feels Congress should focus on...
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Fire reports - Aug. 21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/22/19)
City firefighters responded at 2:13 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21, to a report of a smoke odor at the 1706 Barron Road residence owned by Mike Hubberd. According to the report, the odor had dissipated, but Hubberd wanted his home checked out. Firefighters used the department’s thermal imaging camera, but found no overheated breakers or outlets...
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Fire reports - Aug. 22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/22/19)
City firefighters responded at 12:50 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21, to a report of an unauthorized burn beside the old Wiseman building at the intersection of Fifth Street and Park Avenue. According to the report, firefighters found someone had set a mattress on fire. They used 20 gallons of water to put out the fire...
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Difference Makers are ‘shining examples’
(Local News ~ 08/22/19)
The Difference Maker nominees were described by keynote speaker Janet McNece as “shining examples” of how to use one’s abilities to help others.
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Community celebrates Difference Makers
(Local News ~ 08/22/19)
“All these Difference Makers who are here and are not here, but are out there … they are the people who push our work in a different direction, not the direction that I want but the direction that God intended,” Father Daniel Robles with the Sacred Heart Catholic Church said before starting a prayer Thursday night.
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Poplar Bluff honors Difference Makers
(Local News ~ 08/22/19)
Poplar Bluff Mayor Robert L. Smith issued an official proclamation Thursday to the 10 finalists in the first annual Daily American Republic Difference Makers campaign. These individuals were nominated by co-workers, friends and associates as people who embody the qualities of charity, goodwill and generosity in their everyday lives. A banquet honoring the finalists and their guests was held at the Holiday Inn in Poplar Bluff...
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Difference Maker of the Year: Becky Winters ‘I promise you, without fail, that the blessings that you offer will come back to you…’
(Local News ~ 08/22/19)
**UPDATED 10 P.M.** FREE ACCESS A decade ago, the 2019 Difference Maker of the Year published the very first list of needs for the newly created program Project Christmas Promise. Becky Winters shared that a family with six children was in need of clothing. A 3-year-old girl who enjoyed puzzles and an 11-year-old boy who loved music were also among those who could wake up Christmas morning to a bare tree...
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Police reports - Aug. 22
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/22/19)
POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARMTNET Wayne Lee Schular, 37, of the 1400 block of Sunset Drive was arrested at 3:35 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, in the 3000 block of South Westwood Boulevard on a Butler County failure to appear warrant for driving while revoked/suspended. He was booked at the Butler County jail...
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Police reports - Aug. 20
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/22/19)
MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL An 18-year-old Perryville resident was killed in a one-vehicle crash at 6:09 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19, on Highway B, three miles south of Biehle, Mo. According to the report, William F. Durham, 29, of Oak Ridge was operating a 2002 Honda Accord southbound when it ran of the left side of the road and struck a utility pole...