Stories from Monday, November 20, 2023

A devoted public servant with decades of community contributions to his name will lead the annual lighted Greenville Christmas Parade. This year the officers and directors of the East Wayne County, Missouri Chamber of Commerce have chosen Lavern Daves of Silva as the Grand Marshal for the event, which begins 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1...

The Poplar Bluff R-I School Board on Thursday passed a district resolution to refund lease certificates that could save the district up to $2.5 million. The 2014 school tax levy increase, which funded construction of the new high school, among other projects, is planned to be refinanced on Nov. 29 pending market prices and the district’s credit rating...

Patricia Jean “Pat” Bradley, 75, of Qulin, Missouri, passed away Friday, Nov. 17, 2023 at her residence in Qulin. Mrs. Bradley was born Aug. 14, 1948 in Saint Louis, Missouri, daughter of the late Donald and Bertha Ponds (née Russell). Pat was a devoted Christian and longtime member of Osborn Church in Qulin since 1980. ...

This is the first installment of the Daily American Republic's annual Thankful People series. For Nikki Peek, Tim Burmitt and Brent Fisher, every day on the job presents new challenges. As members of the Poplar Bluff Air Evac Lifeteam, those challenges involve saving lives and responding promptly...

Three Rivers College’s Dolores Reed recently received the Missouri Community College Association’s (MCCA) Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award, and former CEO of Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, Rick Naegler, received the Distinguished Business and Industry Award...

Butler County Retired Teachers and School Personnel recently helped fund a project for Neelyville Elementary teacher Susan Cooper. Cooper had sought financial help through Donors Choose, a national organization that empowers public school teachers to request much-needed materials for their students. ...

A structure fire reported shortly before 10 p.m. Saturday at 729 Mill St. is being investigated by the Missouri State Fire Marshal. Battalion Chief Stacy Harmon’s report stated the alarm came in at 9:42 p.m., with crews from the three fire stations arriving on the scene between four and six minutes later. A total of eight firefighters spent two hours at the scene. The final officer left at 12:42 a.m. Sunday...

The Poplar Bluff Municipal Library is excited to share its latest exhibit on Japanese professional wrestling, also known as “puroresu,” curated by Dustin Midyett. In a statement by Midyett, he said, “Japanese professional wrestling isn’t just a sport to me — it’s a vibrant art form that intertwines strength with storytelling, tradition with high-flying innovation. ...