Stories from Saturday, April 1, 2023

Almost 150 Poplar Bluff students participated in the recent Missouri Junior and Senior Beta conventions, earning a traveling trophy and golden ticket to nationals, plus placing in 27 categories, seven of which were first place victories. But perhaps most notably, junior Bryden Fuemmeler was elected to serve as Missouri Beta president, the first state officer in PBHS history, according to incoming assistant principal Dr. ...

Former Three Rivers College men’s basketball coach Gene Bess, the winningest coach in the history of college basketball, has officially been announced  as a member of the Naismith Hall of Fame Class of 2023. Bess won 1,300 games during a 50-year run as the head coach of the Three Rivers Raiders. He led TRC to junior college national championships in 1979 in 1992...