Stories from Monday, September 16, 2024

SIKESTON — Several posts by local women circulating on social media in recent weeks have claimed a man was following them in the Sikeston Walmart. A few individuals have shared and posted stories to warn people about the man and even informed Walmart managers about him...

Dr. Ray Earle Peters, Jr., 78, born Oct. 3, 1945, in Richmond, Virginia, passed away Sept. 10, 2024, at his home in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, surrounded by family and loved ones, due to complications from ALS. Raised in Pittsfield, he later attended the University of Illinois, where he met his first wife Eva. ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump wasn’t harmed by Sunday’s apparent assassination attempt as he golfed near his Florida club. The second attack on his life is likely to further unsettle an election cycle already marked by upheaval...

It started 10 years ago as an opportunity for enthusiasts to come together at comic book stores, and it is now one of the larger regional comic book-related events.

“It is a constant reminder,” James Warren said Monday morning at the unveiling of the new Prisoner of War/Missing in Action commemorative honor chair at the John J. Pershing Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center.

Downtown Poplar Bluff is about to get spooky — Poplar Bluff Parks and Recreation, Poplar Bluff Municipal Library, Downtown Poplar Bluff, Inc. and Poplar Bluff Chamber of Commerce are hosting the first annual Downtown Strawman Competition.