Stories from Friday, September 2, 2022

There will be lots of great deals to be found at the 61-Mile Yard Sale, but deal-seekers bring a lot more traffic during the annual event. Stretching from Jackson to Bloomsdale, Missouri, on Thursday through Saturday, droves of people will be out hunting for bargain prices on anything from collectible toys and books to lawn mowers and designer wear...

The Harty Duck Farm off Highway 51 is an impressive operation. The approximately 200 ducks and chickens are housed in well-maintained houses at night. Some of the hatchlings are sold, as are many eggs through the Harty Duck Farm Facebook page. The birds are cared for meticulously — and most importantly they are loved...

Poplar Bluff native Eric Summers is one of many fallen soldiers who will be honored during a remembrance ceremony from 10:30-11:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 10, in the back hall of the American Legion Post 153, located at 2320 Kanell Blvd. in Poplar Bluff...

Butler County Exhibits and More, a spin-off of the Butler County Fair, will be Sept. 22-24 at the Black River Coliseum, in conjunction with the Iron Horse Festival. The event is designed to display items people have made, said Phyllis Flanigan, who is retired from the University of Missouri Extension. It gives people the opportunity to earn ribbons and prize money, she said. People from any county may enter their handmade items at the coliseum...

Workers with Robertson Construction lay rock under the Pine Street bridge in Poplar Bluff in preparation for upcoming bridge repairs. There will be some minor disruption to traffic when workers close inner lanes on Business 60 near the bridge starting Wednesday...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT A juvenile at the Poplar Bluff High School was found in possession of a THC vape device on campus at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30. The device was seized and the matter was referred to the Juvenile Office. Two juveniles were found in possession of a THC vape device on campus. Thursday, Sept. 1. The device was seized and the matter was referred to the Juvenile Office...

This year, Indian Creek Bowhunters Inc., with the help of Twisted Arrow Archery and several other local sponsors, will kick off the first Ray Lewis Memorial Archery Shoot. Registration for the archery event will begin at 6:30 a.m., Sept. 10, at the Missouri Department of Conservation archery range in Poplar Bluff. The cost to enter is $20...

Among Southeast Missouri’s diverse wildlife are the planets most infamous reptiles: snakes. But do they deserve their creepy crawly reputation? The Missouri Department of Conservation says the do not, and kids attending the Army Corp of Engineers’ Snake Informative agree...