Stories from Thursday, July 7, 2022

The American Red Cross and Discovery are partnering for Shark Week and invite people to dive in to help save lives by giving blood or platelets in July. The Red Cross saw a steep drop in blood and platelet donations last month, and donors are asked to make appointments now to prevent a blood shortage this summer...

“You never have the same day twice,” said Vicky Plumb, Hillview Elementary Teacher of the Year. Plumb has worked in the Neelyville school district for nine years. Eight of those years were spent teaching kindergarten students. “They always have the best things to say,” Plumb said of her young students...

Maxine Fisher, 90, of Fisk, MO, passed away quietly on Thursday, July 7, 2022, at Oakdale Assisted Living in Poplar Bluff, MO. She was born on May 6, 1932, in Fisk, MO. She was the daughter of the late Thurman and Janavee Foster. On April 30, 1949, she married J.T Fisher. ...

Wednesday, July 6 Civic Legue KMB 11, DAR 1 DAR (ab-r-h) — P.Shubert 2-0-0. A.Watkins 2-1-2. E.Clover 2-0-0. K.England 1-0-1. J.Waggoner 1-0-1. C.Redden 1-0-1. A.Baughn 1-0-0. C.Moody 1-0-1. LBrown 1-0-0. Totals: 13-1-8 (3B: K.England. 2B: A.Watkins. E.Clover)...

Junior John Tippen, age 72, of Poplar Bluff, MO, died Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at his residence, in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Tippen was born February 8, 1950, in Wappapello, MO, son of the late Joseph and Pearl Tippen. In 1967 he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He served in the Vietnam War and earned a Purple Heart. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed squirrel and coon hunting and fishing. Junior devoted his life to being the best husband, father, and PaPa he could be...

Jim Akers grows sweet potatoes, onions, cucumbers, tomatoes, green beans, garlic, yellow squash, zucchini, okra, lettuce, strawberries, blackberries, asparagus and cantaloupe. “We grow things everywhere,” he said, even in the landscaping. Akers grew up on a farm and became the patriarch of a family of public servants. ...