Stories from Monday, October 23, 2023

Alejandro “Alex” Sanchez Cruz, 84 of Campbell, died Friday, Oct. 20, 2023 at his residence.

Rusty Thacker, 60, of Campbell, died Friday, Oct. 20, 2023 in Poplar Bluff.

Broseley — The Twin Rivers R-X Board of Education met last week to discuss the site and date of graduation, renovations to the baseball and softball fields and wi-fi upgrades. The board consideredn and approved Black River Coliseum as the graduation site for next year. Superintendent Rob Brown said that a survey had been sent out to parents and students and 65% were in favor of utilizing the Poplar Bluff venue for the graduation ceremony...

CARTER COUNTY — A 49-year-old Poplar Bluff man was killed in a one-vehicle accident Saturday afternoon on Carter County Road 347, one mile north of Highway A. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Joseph N. Carter, 49, of Poplar Bluff was operating a 2021 Ford Ranger southbound at 2:15 p.m. Saturday when it went off the right side of the road and struck a tree...

What has kept the Poplar Bluff Artists’ Guild Regional Juried Art Exhibit running for 70 years? “It’s just been a great inspiration to artists,” answered Steve Whitworth, director of the Margaret Harwell Art Museum. He experienced this inspiration himself as a young artist when the Poplar Bluff Artists’ Guild Regional Juried Art Exhibit was held at Commerce Bank...

The glitz and excitement that filled Downtown Poplar Bluff for the premiere of “HERD” was about more than 97 minutes of entertainment or any individual’s vision of the story it brings to life on the big screen. It was about a Poplar Bluff native’s desire to do his best to leave something behind for the community where his family has deep roots...

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL Three people were injured in a two-vehicle accident at 6:38 a.m. Friday, Oct. 20, at the intersection of U.S. Highway 67 and Township Line Road. According to the report, Kevin G. Henderson, 58, of Poplar Bluff was operating a 2013 Kia Sorrento northbound when it failed to yield to a southbound 2020 Chrysler Pacifica operated by Cora G. Ross, 34, of Poplar Bluff...