Stories from Thursday, July 11, 2024

One person has been shot and two people of interest have been detained in relation to the shooting.

Law enforcement are the focus of this date’s front pages. Sheriff’s deputies arrest an overly-friendly moonshiner and an Indiana patrolman has a facial hair faux pas. In more serious news, the Poplar Bluff City Council declares an investigation of alleged police misconduct is almost over.

You’re online and see a tempting offer, or maybe a friend’s account messages you a link to something you might be interested in, so you click on it. These are only two of many methods criminals use to steal identities, and Danny Hicks, investigator with the Poplar Bluff Police Department, said people need to practice more awareness...

SHANNON COUNTY — As the steps from the river bank led up to the entrance of Round Springs Cave, sorties of cool subterranean air beckoned the tour group to explore inside. Ranger Blake Burrus stood at the head of the column and instructed everyone to be mindful of low-hanging stalactites and slippery surfaces...

When something needs to be done, Joyce Keathley’s friend and neighbors always say, “Joyce will do it.” Keathley’s actions haven’t gone unnoticed. She recently received a 2024 Lieutenant Governor Senior Service Award. “I thought I was going to a meet and greet,” she said, until Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe and Sen. Jason Bean of District 25 told the crowd, “We are here to honor someone.”...

The Poplar Bluff City Council concluded over 100 hours of investigation into police misconduct and handed down its decision on this day in 1974. In 1924, two Southeast Missourians are themselves investigated in separate, nonfatal shootings over alcohol and jealousy...

Vacation Bible School events are in full swing across the area. While some have been held or are ongoing, Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church will open its doors to families July 15-17. The three-day VBS will be held from 6-8 p.m. with a theme of Get On Board Cruising With God’s Family...

Martha Ann Wilson, 82, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, died Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Wilson was born Nov. 27, 1941 in Ash Hill, Missouri, daughter of the late Robert and Ethel Brown (née Thomas)...

Alvern Potillo, 94, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri died Wednesday, July 10, 2024 in Poplar Bluff.

Officers responded Thursday, July 11, to the Animal Welfare Alliance about trespassers after hours. AWA was informed of the laws about enforcing trespassing. _ Officers made contact Thursday, July 11, with a victim about someone stealing his license plates from his trailer...