Stories from Wednesday, September 20, 2023

By MIKE BUHLER Staff Writer 100 years ago Sept. 20, 1923 • The Sanitary Market, located at the corner of Bartlett and B streets on the east side, opened for business today. It is described as one of the best buildings on Poplar Bluff’s east side and in an “ideal location.”...

The John J. Pershing VA Medical Center is adjusting the operational hours of the urgent care at its main Poplar Bluff campus. Beginning Sunday, the updated hours will be 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 7 am.-2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. “In an effort to provide the best quality care to our patients, the urgent care now will be open during the hours of greatest demand,” said John J. Pershing VA Medical Center Director Paul Hopkins, himself a veteran and VA patient...

A Piedmont man is among those to recently have hunting privileges revoked by the Missouri Conservation Commission. The commission met Sept. 8 for a budget and regulations pipeline workshop followed by a closed executive session and its regular open meeting. All were held at Commission Headquarters in Jefferson City...

A former Poplar Bluff man is a semi-finalist for a state Teacher of the Year honor. The recognition comes from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Dustin Orton is a sixth-grade teacher in the Holden R-III School District...

The Poplar Bluff Municipal Library’s sensory garden is more colorful than ever. The library and the Margaret Harwell Art Museum held a joint event last weekend to dedicate the new “Familiar Wonders” artwork and kick off an exhibit for its artist, Mattilyn Grace Stacy...

DONIPHAN — A 42-year-old man was killed in a one-vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon on U.S. Highway 160, seven miles west of Doniphan. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Michael B. Boone, 42, of Doniphan was operating a 1998 Lincoln Town Car eastbound at 3:16 p.m. when it traveled off the left side of the road and struck a tree...

Four-legged friends are at the forefront of this week’s MAIN EVENT. The Animal Welfare Alliance No-Kill Shelter will have a community yard sale Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Key Drugs parking lot to raise money for the shelter and its and its programs. Sale items will include clothing, dishware, furniture, pet supplies and much more...

Steven Glen Hopper, 60, of Broseley, Missouri, died Tuesday, Sept.19, 2023 at Oakdale Care Center, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Mr. Hopper was born Dec. 6, 1962 in Saint Louis, Missouri, son of the late Eugene and Maydell Hopper. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He also loved woodworking, which he made his career after many years as a truck driver...

Tommy “Joe” Goble, Sr., 71, of Wappapello, Missouri, died at his residence Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023.

Robert “Bob” Casey, 85, of Greenville, died Tuesday, Sept. 19, at St. Francis Medical Center. Visitation is from 1 - 4 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 24, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont Chapel. Funeral is at 11 a.m., Monday, Sept. 25, also in the Piedmont Chapel. Burial following in Masonic Cemetery, Piedmont...

Three Rivers College is stepping up to help displaced workers. College staff outlined these ongoing efforts during the Wednesday board meeting. Will Cooper, division chair of career studies and workforce, explained Revere Plastics shut down this summer, Briggs & Stratton laid off workers and Tyson is closing next month...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT An employee with Ainsworth Construction reported at 12:06 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, damage to the building at 2970 Oak Grove Road. _ An employee at Affordable Auto Sales at 2025 S. Westwood Blvd. reported at 1:56 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, a red 2009 Jeep Patriot was stolen from their lot...