Stories from Saturday, November 25, 2023

Ryan Gillespie never saw himself in a career meant to serve others. In fact, he would have laughed if anyone had suggested the idea to him. However, the new employee of the United Gospel Rescue Mission is making an impact by helping others succeed...

The Butler County Health Department is “taking public health on the road,” according to Administrator Emily Goodin, thanks to a new mobile health unit. The on-the-road clinic will provide residents of 20 counties with vaccines, STI testing and WIC resources...

Sunday 100 years ago Nov. 26, 1923 • A long-running dispute over a gate leads to a fatal shooting in Qulin. W. M. Robinet claims he shot his landlord John Carter in self-defense after the last in a string of violent tirades from Carter about a gate Robinet always left open. When Robinet pointed a shotgun at Carter and told him to leave, Carter reportedly hid behind a fence and reached for his hip. Carter shot and killed him instantly, then turned himself in to authorities...

Filing dates for the Twin Rivers R-X School Board April 2 election will be Dec. 5-26, board members voted during the Nov. 16 meeting. Two seats on the ballot are those of incumbents Keith Parker and Jenny Hester. Parker is in his sixth year on the board. Hester, who was appointed to the board in Donna Sue Ashcraft Fincher’s position, is currently serving her second year for a three-year term...

As we join with our family and friends during this holiday, it is a good time to give thanks to God for our blessings and really think about what we are thankful for. As I pause to reflect on the season of Thanksgiving, I find myself overwhelmed with gratitude for the numerous blessings that have enriched my life...

“Sgt. Ruie Treece reporting for duty, sir,” Poplar Bluff High School junior Drew Noble spoke with passion as he shared the story of the World War I soldier-in-training buried at the Poplar Bluff City Cemetery. Unfortunately, Treece wasn’t able to fight on the front lines like he had planned. He was struck by lightning and killed instantly at Camp Clark in Nevada, Missouri, on Aug. 19, 1917...

Poplar Bluff High School’s Sho-Me Marching Band advanced to the finals during the 21st annual Potosi Bi-State Invitational held last month, placing second out of 14 bands in Class 5A, the most competitive division. In addition, the PBHS percussion and color guard sections held the second-highest scores of the day, based on the difficulty of the routine and how the playing matched with the overall band sound, Director Stephen Winters explained...