Stories from Friday, June 10, 2022

Mary Lee (Leach) Crowley, daughter of the late Arthur Leach and Ima (Long) Leach was born Sept. 1, 1935, in Ellsinore, Missouri, and departed this life on June 9, 2022, at her residence in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, with her family by her side. She had attained the age of 86 years, nine months and eight days...

CAPE GIRARDEAU — “I think this makes it real for them,” said, Missouri Department of Transportation Highway Safety Program Manager Kacey Wilson. Six local schools took part Friday in a traffic safety leadership program called TRACTION or Teens Taking Action to Prevent Traffic Crashes. Those schools in attendance this year were Twin Rivers, Oran, Leopold, New Madrid and Lesterville...

The Animal Welfare Alliance (AWA) and the Poplar Bluff Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for AWA’s regional, no-kill animal shelter from 3-5 p.m. Friday. The public and all AWA volunteers and supporters are invited. The shelter is located in the former Hillcrest veterinary clinic building at 1904 S. Westwood Blvd. in Poplar Bluff, just south of the U.S. 53 junction...

Three Rivers College is announcing that students registered for fall classes by June 30 will be the first group reviewed for Three Rivers Endowment Trust scholarship eligibility for the 2022-2023 school year. This priority scholarship deadline is to help ensure that funds are available for scholarship recipients at the very beginning of the semester...

VAN BUREN, Missouri – University of Missouri Extension of Carter County is hosting the second annual Current River Food Truck Festival at the historic Carter County Courthouse Square on Saturday, June 25, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. “The idea behind the Current River Food Truck Festival is to increase tourism in the Carter County area by capitalizing on our natural resources, such as the historic Carter County Courthouse and the scenic Current River,” said Community and Economic Development Specialist Jennifer R. ...