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Shirley Clifford
(Obituary ~ 09/21/21)
Shirley Bentley Clifford Campbell ~ Shirley Bentley Clifford, 80 of Campbell, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021 at the General Baptist Nursing Home, in Campbell. Shirley, daughter of Arthur George and Edna Juanita Barfoot Bentley, Sr., was born on Saturday, Feb. 15, 1941 in Gideon...
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Karen Stevens
(Obituary ~ 09/21/21)
Barbara Karen (Berry) Stevens, age 61, of Coweta, Oklahoma departed this life on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021 at Ascension St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, OK. Karen was born on Nov. 26, 1959 in St. Louis, Missouri to Dennis R. Berry and Ruth Ann (Wolters) Austin. Karen was a 1978 graduate of Poplar Bluff High School in Poplar Bluff. She married the love of her life, Lester Joe Stevens on May 14, 1977 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri...
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Man pleads guilty to murder with Doniphan ties
(Local News ~ 09/21/21)
A Poplar Bluff man pre-empted his upcoming murder trial recently when he withdrew his previous not-guilty plea and pleaded guilty to the Class A felony of second-degree murder and the unclassified felony of armed criminal action. Kahlil Gregory Smith was to stand trial in Butler County on a change of venue later this month in the 2019 shooting death of Daniel A. Carroll of Thayer, Missouri...
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Boys and Girls Club shine at Jeff City celebration
(Local News ~ 09/21/21)
Poplar Bluff Boys and Girls Club members marching Saturday in Missouri’s Bicentennial Inaugural Parade were greeted by clapping and “thank yous” from the crowd for their participation. The group was experiencing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity as they were part of the event in Jefferson City...
- Dixie Kelly (Obituary ~ 09/21/21)
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12th annual Iron Horse Festival is Saturday
(Local News ~ 09/21/21)
Downtown Poplar Bluff promises to be hopping with people Saturday when the 12th annual Iron Horse Festival takes place. “We are very excited to be able to put this on for our community again,” said Morgan McIntosh, executive director of Downtown Poplar Bluff, Inc...
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Buff Up Bluff is Oct. 16
(Local News ~ 09/21/21)
Poplar Bluff city officials have scheduled what has now become an annual fall spruce up, Buff Up the Bluff. The event will be held from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 16 at the Poplar Bluff Leaf Disposal Site. This is located at County Road 604 and South F Street, behind the Twin Towers. Signs will be posted directing residents to the site...
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Police, fire reports - Sept. 21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/21/21)
Firefighters responded to a call at 10:32 a.m. Monday, Sept. 20, to assist Missouri Department of Natural Resources officials at the Casey’s Store at 599 E. Pine Blvd. Firefighters stood by while DNR staff opened several barrels. Eric N. Lambert, 43, no address listed, was arrested at 12:50 a.m. ...