Stories from Friday, October 4, 2024

The 35th Annual Haven House Trail Ride was a resounding success, said Amber Tinker. the shelter’s executive director.

Single mother Dilcia Resnik is struggling with the death of her 12-year-old daughter, and striving to put her life back together.

A massive explosion that obliterated a residence in Butler County claimed the lives of two residents within the home.

If anyone thinks Southeast Missouri’s history is boring they haven’t met Hammie Shane: Hayti’s most popular fugitive. Wanted in two cities, Shane ran circles around law enforcement in 1924 and ultimately escaped custody by holding a courtroom at gunpoint. Deputies and constables deserve some blame here, since no one thought it suspicious for him to arrive at his hearing armed.

“You should be very proud of the opportunity afforded to your students,” Dr. Roger Barnes of the Missouri Department of Education told the gathering of students, faculty, and community leaders. All were gathered at the ribbon cutting for the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center’s new 4,600-square-foot culinary arts facility and improved Mule’s Cafe.

This weekend you can take a trip back in time, support the fight against Alzheimer’s, and kick off Halloween with a beloved spooky movie.

Gary Lee Cooley, Sr., 69, of Wappapello, Missouri, died Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Mr. Cooley was born Aug. 25, 1955 in St. Louis, Missouri, son of the late Chester Elsworth and Mary Elizabeth Cooley (neé Allen)...

Officers were dispatched Friday, Oct. 4, to the 1000 block of North Westwood Boulevard in reference to stealing. Items were returned to the business and they declined to pursue charges. _ Officers were dispatched Friday, Oct. 4, to the 300 block of South Westwood Boulevard in reference to stealing. Charges have been forwarded to the Butler County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office...