Stories from Saturday, January 27, 2024

The Greater Poplar Bluff Area Chamber of Commerce awarded Citizen of the Year to Debbie Sliger, owner of Myrtle’s Place on Broadway Street. The award was announced Saturday during the Chamber’s annual banquet at the Black River Coliseum. Sliger received last year’s Poplar Bluff Downtown Gamer Changer award as well...

Community ire has evolved into a blame game after the Red Cross and flood victims were denied access to the local armory for 24 hours. The controversial order was given by Missouri’s adjutant general. Now residents wonder if the local Armory Board is at fault for giving control of the building to the National Guard, or if the military’s reticence hamstrung it...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT An employee of Southern Bank reported at 12:53 p.m. Monday, Jan. 22, a counterfeit $100 bill had been passed at Brick Oven Pizza. _ A juvenile victim reported at 1:41 p.m. Monday, Jan. 22, that Jan. 19 she was at a friend’s residence on Main Street when a Black male suspect flourished a pistol and demanded for them to get on the ground and give them their money. ...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Naomi Cagle reported at 12:09 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, a pistol was stolen from her residence in the 700 block of Warren Street. _ A manager at the Dollar General Store on East Pine Street reported at 10:20 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, a shoplifting incident had occurred. There was video of the incident...