Stories from Friday, August 30, 2024

As different businesses adapt to the ever-advancing digital world, banking is no exception. Branch Retail Manager Megan Wells of Southern Bank polled the marketing team for the full story. “People want to stay connected to their accounts wherever they are, whenever they want, which has led to massive growth in digital banking,” the team informed...

Henry Osborn had just started three-year-old preschool, and was adjusting to his new schedule and student life when everything abruptly and frighteningly changed.

Riverside road rage prompted calls for new bridges in 1924, as traffic between Illinois, Kentucky and Missouri overwhelmed Mississippi and Ohio river ferries. Other news today included a presidential congratulations to Butler County and a spotlight interview with a local lemonade icon...

Kathy Lynne Garver of Qulin, Missouri passed from this world into the next Aug. 17, 2024, at the age of 61. She is survived by her husband, Richard; two children, Andrea (Don), Aaron (Jenny); and three grandchildren, Angel, Joseph, and Donny. She is also survived by a sister, Mary (Robbie), and brothers, Dean (Gay), Lee, Dennis, David, and Larry (Tammy)...

Steven Wayne Hale, 68, of Advance, Missouri, died Monday, Aug. 26, 2024 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, in Poplar Bluff.

Barbara Joan Skinner, 78, of High Ridge, formerly of Campbell, died Tuesday at Mercy South Hospital in St. Louis.

Evelene Marie Brown, 89, of Malden, Missouri died Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, at Prairie View Nursing Home in Bloomfield, Missouri. She was born July 19, 1935, in New Madrid, Missouri. Mrs. Brown was united in marriage to Georgie Brown Feb. 13, 1956, in Harviell, Missouri. He survives...