Stories from Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Lucas Edington, broker/owner of Mossy Oak Properties Mozark Realty, has announced Landon Carlton has joined the company, in the Cape Girardeau County area. Carlton said a love for the land is why he joined Mossy Oak Properties after graduating from Mississippi State...

Whitten is Top Producer Terri Whitten has been named as Century 21 American Realty Top Producer for the month of July. Whitten has been selling real estate since 2009 and has been the Top Lister and Producer for the past five years with her former companies. She has earned Gold, Silver and Platinum Level Awards for the past eight years...

R.P. Lumber Co., headquartered in Edwardsville, Ill., was honored as a Beacon Award winner during the Beacon Awards banquet held Friday, Aug. 18. The Beacon Awards are a premier national industry awards program developed by The Hardware Connection magazine and The Hardware Conference to recognize the “best of the best” independent hardware/home improvement retailers in the United States...

DONIPHAN — The Missouri Department of Revenue is announcing the upcoming Request for Proposal for the license office in Doniphan, located at #10 Oak Tree Village. Bids will start being accepted Sept. 13, and must be submitted by Sept. 26. Proposals will be evaluated on items as outlined in the RFP. All of the proposals will be evaluated by a review team at the Department of Revenue, and the proposal that scores best in the areas outlined in the RFP will be selected to operate the office...

A ribbon cutting was recently held for Edward Jones Financial Advisor Austin D Fridley’s location at 2201 N Westwood Blvd, Suite 1. Members of Edward Jones and the Greater Poplar Bluff Area Chamber of Commerce attended the event.

The Poplar Bluff R-I School District approved 77 resignations and employments while in closed session on Aug. 17. In total, 10 resignations were approved by the board. Certified personnel and supplemental duty resignations were: • Adam Barker: social studies teacher at Poplar Bluff High School...

Crews from Poplar Bluff are among those responding to Florida because of Tropical Storm Idalia. Organized by the Missouri Public Utility Alliance, lineworker crews from 15 utilities are traveling to Jacksonville, preparing to respond to power outages at Florida municipal utilities after the storm passes, according to a press release from MPUA...

Poplar Bluff Superintendent Dr. Aaron Cornman took the opportunity to introduce himself during the annual back-to-school convocation, challenging each staff member—no matter their vantage point—to become a champion for a student. “Everyone deserves a champion,” Cornman said to around 800 employees on Monday, Aug. ...

Jessie Metz, 62, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, died Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, at his residence. Mr. Metz was born Sept. 23, 1960, in Poplar Bluff, son of the late Charles and Helen Metz (née Plyer). He was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting and fishing. He enjoyed his time spent on the river and at deer camp...

Robert “Bob” Gene Cates, Sr., 68, of Booneville, Missouri, passed away Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. He was born June 6, 1955, Poplar Bluff, Missouri to Thomas Cates and Jimmie (Chapell) Cates. Bob was a longtime resident of Poplar Bluff. He enjoyed riding his Harley. He was of the Mormon Faith...

Evelyn Louise Cole, 86, of Poplar Bluff, died Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, at Cedargate Healthcare in Poplar Bluff.

Megan Oxley, 36, of Campbell died Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, in Senath.

More than $40 million in infrastructure grants and loans were announced Tuesday for three area communities. The funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will improve electric and clean water distribution in Poplar Bluff, Van Buren and Bernie, according to an announcement from USDA Rural Development State Director in Missouri Kyle Wilkens...

Missouri Highlands Health Care is using International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31 to help combat overdoses in Butler County and the neighboring regions. As the U.S. struggles with a nationwide opioid epidemic that has affected communities in every region, Butler County has faced its own challenges in combating opioid misuse and overdose...

A formal investigation has been requested at the Stoddard County Sheriff's Department regarding the handling of a call involving an injured dog. Both Stoddard County Prosecutor Sawyer Smith and Stoddard County Sheriff Carl Hefner submitted their request for the investigation to the Missouri State Highway Patrol on Tuesday...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Rose Varner, 36, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 9:11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 28, at Walmart Supercenter at 333 South Westwood Blvd. Varner was booked in on a Butler County warrant for failure to appear on a charge of possession of amphetamine with a $5,000 cash-only bond, and she was lodged in the Butler County jail...