Stories from Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Placing eighth in the nation at the Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) National Championship in Orlando, Florida, was a lifetime experience for four Neelyville High School juniors. Lora Ainley, Gracie Green, Julia Hicks and Jasmyn Larson earned the right to compete April 17-23 in the national event by placing third in the state, said Shannon Davis, the school’s JAG sponsor...

Concerned health care workers, community members, and business leaders gathered Tuesday at the Holiday Inn Conference Room to discuss the overall health of the community and the possibility of joining the Blue Zone Project. Blue Zones are areas where people statistically live longer due to the adoption of healthier lifestyles, organizers shared. The adoption of the Blue Zone Project for this area is pending...

WORCESTER, Mass. — Kate Wheeler of Campbell performs in the chamber opera “RASA,” presented by the College of the Holy Cross’ Department of Theatre and Dance. The production is set for Thursday through Saturday in the Luth Concert Hall, a 400-seat multipurpose proscenium theater in the newly completed Prior Performing Arts Center...

Poplar Bluff R-I Superintendent Scott Dill recognizes high school senior Abigail Murphy as the recipient of the John T. Belcher Memorial Scholarship. Murphy will use the scholarship next year at the University of Missouri, where she plans to major in film studies...

The application deadline is May 15 for the Associate of Applied Science in Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) program at Three Rivers College in Poplar Bluff. The Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) entrance examination requirement has been waived at this time...

Sixth Grade: Adreonia Anders; Wyatt Beckman; Russell Brown; Gavin Crowley; Emma Drummond; Lyasia Dudley; Easton Gower; James Hutchison; Aliyah Johnson; Lanie Lawson; Maxamas McLeod; Addison Mitchem; Bentlee Newman; Bradley Nichols Laila Pennick; Nathan Santhuff; Scarlett Sheppard; Makayla Steward; Nevie Smith; Easton Stahl; Lucas Steele; Katie Tippen; and Kennadie Wood...

The Poplar Bluff High School Beta Club has been awarded $6,000 for placing first in the Collect the Caps promotion over a five-state region for the second year in a row. A partnership between Dr Pepper and Pepsi MidAmerica, the contest has helped provide a budget for the student organization, beginning in 2019 when PBHS won $2,500 for placing third, bringing the grand total to $14,500 in the last four years...

BATON ROUGE, La. — The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. The following students attend Southeast Missouri State University:...

Leon Young, 71, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, died Monday, April 24, 2023, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff.

Heather Roberts, 48, of Sikeston, Missouri, died Monday, April 24, 2023, at Regional Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee.

Ivy Baxter, 84, of High Ridge, Missouri, died Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at St. Clare Hospital in Fenton, Missouri.

The Missouri Senate on Tuesday night fell into an intramural fight among Republicans over whether to use the budget to put limits on diversity, equity and inclusion programs in state government. The heated argument continued over nearly six hours before a bipartisan vote defeated an amendment from Sen. Denny Hoskins that would have banned diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging initiatives in funding for public schools...

At five months pregnant, Kayla Marmaud started putting her name on waiting lists for child care. But when her son was born in late 2021, she still hadn’t heard from any daycares. As her maternity leave drew to a close, Marmaud found herself in waitlist limbo...

Rodger Dale Marler, 78, passed away Thursday, April 20, 2023. He was born Feb. 20, 1945, in Broseley, Missouri to Clarence and Juanita (Hanley) Marler. Rodger was a truck driver, working for Associated Wholesale Grocers until retiring. Survivors: children, Scott Marler, Tracy (Doug) Bailey, Chris Marler, Matthew (Michelle) Marler; 10 grandchildren, Melayna Waxler, Neeley Henry, Jakob Bailey, Lauren Bailey, Leyton Marler, Kaylee Marler, Ivoree Marler, Levi Marler, Christian Marler, Aiden Marler; two great-grandchildren, Bentley and Jayliana.. ...

Butler County Sheriff John Kacy Jones, 52, of Dexter, was booked at the Butler County jail at 7:15 a.m. Tuesday, April 25, for writ of habeas corpus with no bond. _ Rebecca Ann Schmidt, 35, of Poplar Bluff, was booked at the Butler County jail at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, for possession of less than 35 grams of marijuna...

Poplar Bluff Fire Department Firefighters responded at 6:34 p.m. Friday, April 21, to a vehicle and a motorcycle accident at Westwood Boulevard and Spring Street. After assisting emergency medical services with loading the patients, firefighters cleaned the roadway...

Poplar Bluff police An adult female reported at 9:02 a.m. Thursday, April 27, her boyfriend struck her with the battery pack from his ankle monitor. The matter was referred to the Butler County prosecutor. _ An employee at Poplar Bluff Junior High School reported at 1 p.m. ...