Stories from Friday, August 23, 2024

The Poplar Bluff City Council has named an interim city manager to serve following the resignation of current city manager Matt Winters. City clerk and treasurer Lori Phelps will serve in the position on an interim basis effective Sept. 20, the city council said in a press release Friday morning...

In 1974, a New Madrid school discovered what lay beneath its feet: pre-Columbian artifacts from the Mississippi Culture, excavated before construction began on the site. News on this date also included an alleged train depot holdup and final plans for the Butler County Centennial.

Union Pacific trains thundering through Downtown Poplar Bluff are a common sight and sound. On Sept. 12, however, the ground will shake in a different way. The UP Big Boy 4014, a 1.2 million pound steam engine behemoth, will pass through town in the late afternoon as part of its Heartland of America Tour...

Editor’s note: this is the first in what will be a bi-weekly series entitled: Behind the Badge. Each article will focus on a different officer with the police department and sheriff’s department in an effort to help the public better know their public servants. It’s early in the year and the weather is cold. Poplar Bluff Police Department Officer Taylor Harlow is still in training and is with another officer when they see a vehicle driving with only one headlight. They get behind the vehicle and turn on their lights, but the vehicle won’t stop.

In a closed session of the Poplar Bluff City Council Thursday evening, members voted to appoint City Clerk and Treasurer Lori Phelps as interim City Manager.

Progress on upgrades to Highway 67 South could reach Neelyville access as early as spring 2026, now that funding for that section has been secured. The Missouri Department of Transportation is seeking input on plans to continue upgrading Highway 67 south in Butler County, as well as a proposal for a roundabout on Highway 160...

As we approach the Nov. 5 ballot, I urge every Missourian to pay close attention to Amendment 3. This proposed amendment has significant implications for the sanctity of life in our state. It’s crucial that we understand exactly what’s at stake. Missouri Right to Life has made it clear that this amendment poses a serious threat to the pro-life values that many of us hold dear. ...

Rolana Grace Hunter, 80, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Rolana was born November 24, 1943, in Chicago, Illinois, to Roland Templeton and Eva (Wagster) Templeton. On Oct. 12, 1974 Rolana married Lindell Hunter, in Poplar Bluff...

Glenda Joyce Waterman, 80, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. She was born June 19, 1944, in Sikeston, Missouri, the daughter of the late Hazel (Oliver) and Lawrence Marion Wright Sr. Glenda retired from Cedargate Nursing Home in Poplar Bluff after over 35 years of dedicated service as an administrator. ...

The Poplar Bluff City Council voted to keep property taxes consistent Thursday evening. Members proposed no changes during the council’s public hearing. The council also received the results of the city’s audit for the fiscal year 2023.

Officers responded Friday, Aug. 23 to the 1100 Block of North Main Street about threats. Contact was made with the suspect and the victim and a summons was mailed to the suspect. _ Alicia Powell, 48, of Poplar Bluff was arrested Friday, Aug. 23 on a Butler County warrant and a Poplar Bluff City warrant. Powell was lodged in the Butler County Justice Center...