Stories from Saturday, September 25, 2021

It’s time to spruce up and put our best foot forward. We’re having company this weekend. Downtown Poplar Bluff is host today to September Slam at the skate park, the Iron Horse Festival along Main and Vine streets, and SEMOCON at the Black River Coliseum...

Taylor Michelle Fann and Keith James Eudaley of Ellsinore are the parents of a son born at 2:29 a.m. Thursday, July 29, 2021, at Saint Francis Healthcare Family BirthPlace in Cape Girardeau. They named their 6-pound, 9-ounce son Knox Holden Eudaley. He was 19 1/4 inches tall...

Bud and Bonnie McDaniel Goins Bud and Bonnie McDaniel Goins were married Sept. 17, 1964, at Faith Tabernacle in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. They have pastored Family Worship Center since December 1979. Friends and family say the Goins “have dedicated most of their lives to loving and serving people. and are a true Godly example for all to witness.”...

The beginning of fall this week reminded me that time is passing and our legislative session is quickly drawing closer. Next month, we begin drafting bills, pre-filing starts in December, and the session starts on Jan. 5. I have already begun to develop my legislative priorities for the 2022 session, a few of which I would like to share...