Stories from Friday, April 7, 2023

Three Rivers College has selected Dr. Ron Webb to receive its 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award. A public reception in his honor will be held at 4:30 p.m. April 24, with the award presentation beginning at approximately 5 p.m., at the Tinnin Fine Arts Center...

Pansie Earline Ward, 75, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away peacefully in her home Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Earline was born Aug. 11, 1947, to Earnie and Pansie (Hendrickson) Hale in Poplar Bluff. She married John Edward Ward Sept.24, 1965, in Poplar Bluff...

Hardly a year old, the newly formed Beta Club at Sacred Heart Catholic School is heading to national competition in June in Louisville, Kentucky. The club earned the right to take part recently at the state competition in Branson, Missouri. “We are proud to announce we brought home eight awards,” teacher Subrina Berger said. “We had 17 entries, including virtual, and in-person. We will have a total of six entries at the National Beta Convention.”...

The Poplar Bluff R-I School District on Thursday inducted three board members for new three-year terms. Dr. Michael Price won re-election to a full term, having served out the remainder of the term vacated by Alana Robertson, who resigned last summer...