Stories from Friday, October 13, 2023

Oct. 13, 1923 • The Poplar Bluff Mules played Kennett to a 13-13 tie in football the previous afternoon (Oct. 12). Kinkead ran for both Mules touchdowns, added an extra point and completed a 46-yard pass to Harwell. Poplar Bluff had a chance to score the winning touchdown when it drove to the Kennett one-yard line in the game’s final minute, but a fumble halted the drive...

Hundreds of children are looking forward this year to wearing Halloween costumes especially donated to them by three local agencies and enjoying a trunk or treat organized by other groups. “The costume giveaway was unique and unbelievable,” said Tammy Harper, Poplar Bluff Housing Authority Office Manager...

NEELYVILLE — Alcohol reportedly was a factor in a one-vehicle accident Thursday evening just north of Neelyville in which a 46-year-old Clinton man was seriously injured. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Jonathan W. Cowsert, 46, of Clinton was operating a 1996 Chevrolet Blazer northbound on U.S. ...

The Kiwanis Bacon Memorial Park expansion is complete after almost a decade of planning and community support. Now it is time to finish footing the bill. The second phase of all-inclusive playground construction wrapped up the last weekend of September, enabling kids of all abilities to play together. The new, accessible equipment includes swings, a merry-go-round and the centerpiece, a rocking, wheelchair-friendly pirate ship...

For Trish Grady, the historic Rodgers Theatre brings back memories of how grown-up she felt the first time she got to go see a movie without an adult. It was 1967 and an older cousin took the then-9-year-old and her sister to the theatre. “We saw “The Jungle Book”, and got to sit in the BALCONY!” Grady shared recently. “The movie was so exciting... When the movie was over, we used a dime to call home from the pay phone in the lobby, then went outside and waited for our ride.”...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Diana Hedges reported at 8:09 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, a white male stole a bicycle and an air compressor from her property in the 600 block of North Eighth Street. The suspect was later found pushing the bicycle on South Broadway...