Stories from Monday, March 22, 2021

The Alzheimer’s Association is moving forward with plans to host the Poplar Bluff Walk to End Alzheimer’s® in person on Saturday, Oct. 2. The health and safety of all participants remains the top priority as decisions are being made in all Walk markets regarding event details. In addition to planning the in-person event, the Alzheimer’s Association will continue to offer options to participate in Walk to End Alzheimer’s online and in your neighborhood...

Curtis L. Hayes, age 71, of Dudley, Missouri, died Sunday, March 21, 2021 at his residence. Mr. Hayes was born April 12, 1949 in Broseley, Missouri, son of the late Leo E. and Hazel Hayes Sr. He served in the Navy in his younger years and was an outdoors man who enjoyed hunting and fishing...

If you’re a dog lover then Tuesday, March 23, is a special day for you. It’s National Puppy Day, a day celebrating the unconditional love and affection puppies bring to our lives. To honor this special day, Trupanion, a medical insurance provider for pets wanted to find out what the most popular puppy names were in 2021. According to their database here are the names that dog owners chose when they selected their new special little friend...

The Poplar Bluff Animal Welfare Alliance will be among more than 600 nonprofit organizations across the southern part of the state participating in Give Ozarks Day. The annual event, which returns after a hiatus of a few years, will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday and is sponsored by the Community Foundation of the Ozarks and Bass Pro Shops...

Saint Francis Healthcare System will be holding a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Piedmont Physician Associates, located at 420 Piedmont Avenue in Piedmont, on Monday, March 29 from 9 to 11 a.m. An appointment is required. Individuals in Phase 1 and 2 are eligible to receive the vaccine, beginning that day. Phase 2 includes the equity and economic recovery sector, including the following:...

One of the things that stood out the most when the Poplar Bluff Municipal Library released its annual report recently is that the library had a successful year in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic raging all around. “This has been a year when the library staff excelled,” library director Sue Szostak said in the library’s annual report. ...

Elementary students at the Neelyville R-IV school district will have the option to participate in summer school this year. Superintendent Debra Parish said summer school will be from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. June 3 through June 30. “The district recognizes there is a need this year to provide summer school due to the decrease in seated classes for COVID and the inclement weather we recently experienced,” Parish said. ...

Paul Davis has filled many roles at the Daily American Republic in the 23 years that he has worked at the newspaper — photographer, outdoors editor, outdoors columnist, writer and paginator. Now he can add one more role to that list: assistant editor...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Rodney D. Buford, 53, of the 600 block of Lindsay was arrested at 11:35 p.m. Saturday, March 20, near Timmons and Coolidge streets on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, alcohol. He was booked at the Butler County jail...