Stories from Thursday, November 16, 2023

100 years agoNov. 16, 1923 • Residential building is moving north and into the suburbs as seen by a boom centered along the new St. Louis concrete highway. All lots along the road commonly known as the Turn Around have been sold, with the exception of three, according to real estate agent George Seifert, who owned the biggest part of the land along the road prior to the boom. Seifert expects the three unsold lots to be sold before the end of the month...

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL Six teenagers were injured in a one-vehicle accident at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13, on County Road 280, one mile southeast of Gideon. According to the report, a 16-year-old female from Tallapoosa was operating a 2015 Ford Fusion eastbound when it struck an embankment and overturned...

Margaret Pauline “Aunt Polly” (Capper) Brewer, 81, of Fairdealing, Missouri went home to be with the Lord Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Pauline was born Dec. 23, 1941 to William and Nona (Wilson) Capper, in Coon Island, Missouri the fifth of their eight children...

The Missouri Department of Conservation hosted a mandatory Chronic Waste Disease sampling last weekend for the opening of firearm deer hunting season. Deer sampling helps researchers track the spread of the disease, contributes to the search for treatment and informs hunters of whether their harvested deer were healthy...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Brooklyn Sprinkles reported at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, someone stole prescription medication from her residence in the 700 block of West Davis Street. _ Elijah Brown reported at 7:53 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, his cousin assaulted him at his residence in the 1000 block of Lois Street...

Last year marked the lowest fundraising effort the region has seen for the Salvation Army bell ringing campaign in Poplar Bluff, cutting deeply into funds available to help local families with items like rent and utility assistance. A big part of that came down to a lack of volunteers, changes in the amount of cash Christmas shoppers carry, as well as the increase in online shopping, believes Ann Smith, executive director of the South Central Missouri Community Action Agency...

The partnership between Three Rivers College and Central Methodist University is yielding a new prison education program. Leaders from both schools outlined the benefits and obstacles to this at the Wednesday Board of Trustees meeting. The colleges have long collaborated on degree completion programs in nursing, psychology, mathematics, special education, accounting, biology and child development, said CMU Provost Dr. Rita Gulstad...