Stories from Wednesday, December 8, 2021

One of Poplar Bluff’s most prominent northside restaurants will be reopening soon. McDonald’s is slated to reopen with a brand-new building this month at its long-time location of 2783 N. Westwood Blvd. The location has been closed since July, when the original building was torn down...

Albert Eaton, Jr., 70, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away Dec. 8, 2021 at the Manor Nursing Home. Albert was born May 20, 1951 to the late Albert Eaton Sr. and the late Opal Cline Eaton. He was of the Baptist faith. He married Kim Harroald in Wayne County Nov. 24, 1979. She survives...

Terry L. Newcomb, 67, passed in his home near Eldon, Missouri Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021 Paw, as he was affectionately known, was born in St. Charles, Missouri, to Robert E. Newcomb and Dorothy Horne-Newcomb. He is preceded in death by his mom, dad, and one brother, Sonny...

Each year, nearly a million people spend the holiday season trapped in a form of depression called winter-onset seasonal affective disorder (SAD). SAD affects people in cyclical patterns, most often beginning in October or November, with depression lasting through early May, according to a press release from Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. During this period, those afflicted with SAD may experience mild, moderate and sometimes severe levels of depression...

The Kennett High School Indians robotics team won first place in the regional robotics competition Saturday at Poplar Buff High School. PBHS Iron Mules captured second place, two Jackson teams, Silent Reign and Those Guys, ranked third and fourth, with Leopold GearHeads rolling in fifth...

The Poplar Bluff R-I School District is making dual-credit college classes accessible to a wider range of students by making them free from any tuition or fees. By using federal COVID pandemic relief funds, the district is covering the one-third of the cost formerly incurred by students and their families for dual-credit classes through Three Rivers College...

If you were drawn for the annual managed muzzleloader deer hunt at the Mingo National Wildlife Refuge last week, and you had success, you’re in elite company. With wind and rain on Saturday and unseasonably warm temperatures on both days, the 80 hunters drawn for the hunt managed to take a whopping six deer, including two antlered bucks and four does...

BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT A resident of the 3400 block of Township Line Road reported at 1:20 a.m. Monday, Nov. 29, that someone has transferred $1,734 from their PayPal account. _ A resident of the 1200 block of Highway AA reported at 10:16 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5, that several catalytic converters had been stolen from inside his/her home while they were away...

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL A 65-year-old woman sustained moderate injuries in a one-vehicle accident at 9:15 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, at the intersection of Highway FF and Highway CC, three miles east of Broseley. According to the report, Debra K. Trout, 65, of Corning, Arkansas was operating a 2005 Chevrolet Impala southbound when it failed to stop at a posted stop sign, ran off the right side of the roadway and struck a ditch...