Stories from Sunday, March 19, 2023

WILLOW SPRINGS – U.S. Route 67 in St. Francois, Madison, Wayne, and Butler Counties will be reduced to one lane as contractor crews perform pavement striping. This section of roadway is located from the Jefferson County line to U.S. 160 in Butler County...

SIKESTON― Route HH in Butler County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge maintenance. This section of roadway is located between County Road 335 and Route H east of Neelyville, Missouri. Weather permitting, work will take place Monday, March 20 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m...

Poplar Bluff High School Student Council teamed up with the Unified Champions club to take the Polar Plunge in 55 degrees water during the organization’s 17th annual fundraiser held Saturday, Feb. 25, at Cape County Park North, raising $1,852 for Special Olympics Missouri...

Westwood Baptist Academy Honor Roll has been announced for the third quarter. PRINCIPAL’S LIST First grade, Avery Collier, Riley Mooneyhan, Sadie Myers, Viraj Nadipelli, Wyatt Wood; Second grade, Emma Boatner, Eliana Carson, Nicholas Counts, Elijah Evans, Kylie Evans, Kaitlyn Fain, Haven Johnson, Kara Morris, Audrey Smith, Arianna Stembridge, Zoie Wood; Third grade, Jacob Boschert, Reighan Causbie, Kameron Grisham, Jace Pratt, Iris Ray, Sean Sell, Briella Tipton, Liam Wood; Fourth grade, Madison Albin, Benjamin Boschert, Savannah Grisham, Bella Hawley, Seth Stembridge; Fifth grade, Aden Dockery, Bella Hosfelt, Annelise McCarty, Rose Ray, Luke Squires, Simon Webster; Sixth grade, Jadene Arnau, Mary Claire Holloway; Seventh grade, Allyson Adams, Tirso Aldana, Landon Evans, Layla Todd, Braydn Wood; Eighth grade, Sydney Hawley, Shelby Levan; Ninth grade, Reese Hampton; 10th Grade, Mannon Pretz, Caleb Smith; 11th grade, Alexander Carson, James Hawley; and 12th grade, Bentley Bridgewater, Josiah Robbins, Jeffrey VanDover.. ...

Molly J. Robinson and Owen R. Scherr have been chosen the March 2023 Students of the Month for Greenville High School. Robinson Robinson is an active student who is a member of Senior Beta Club, Future Business Leaders of America, FCCLA, FCS and National Honor Society. She will also be an A+ graduate...

SIKESTON — North Outer Road 60 in Butler County will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a culvert under the roadway. This section of roadway is located between County Road 523 and the U.S. 67 crossover in Poplar Bluff, Missouri...

Every three seconds, someone in the world is diagnosed with a type of dementia, which is the general term for the loss of memory, language and ability to make decisions enough that it impacts everyday life. Caused by damage to brain cells, dementia is becoming increasingly more common and a leading cause of disability and dependency among older Americans. However, evidence suggests living a healthy lifestyle could help prevent severe cognitive decline and a dementia diagnosis...

Poplar Bluff police Margaret Howell-Rookard reported at 11:16 a.m. Tuesday, March 16, she lost two debit cards in February, and someone used them to make unauthorized transactions. _ Treyvon White, 19, of Poplar Bluff, was arrested at 12:12 p.m. Wednesday, March 17, at a residence in the 1900 block of Kentucky Avenue. White was booked in on Butler County warrants for stealing and resisting arrest with a $58,000 bond and he was lodged in the Butler County jail...