Stories from Thursday, October 17, 2024

Combining three stations into one, Butler County Emergency Medical Services held a ribbon cutting Thursday morning at the new ambulance, dispatch and training facility on PP Highway.

Poplar Bluff High School has produced a National Merit Scholarship candidate for the first time in several years. Jack Funke, a senior, is one of more than 16,000 semifinalists of the 70th annual NMS program based on his Preliminary SAT score from last year, the not-for-profit recently announced...

The application deadline for the one-year certificate Practical Nurse programs at Three Rivers College in Poplar Bluff and Sikeston is Nov. 1, with classes beginning in January. The purpose of the Practical Nurse program at Three Rivers College is to prepare students to achieve a one-year certificate in Practical Nursing and be successful in obtaining licensure as an LPN. ...

Both fall firearms turkey hunters and fall archery turkey hunters must purchase a new permit to be able to harvest turkeys during fall seasons. The Missouri Department of Conservation reminds hunters of regulation changes for the current archery deer and turkey hunting seasons, including a new fall turkey permit...

It’s 1924, and checkered oil drill owner H.E. Springer is back with renewed promises of black gold in Broseley. The test well was left inactive after market conditions and accusations of embezzlement shut it down the previous year. In other news, Poplar Bluff prepared for an archbishop’s visit in 1949, and scouts had the opportunity to earn their wings in 1974.

BLOOMFIELD — A special meeting of the Stoddard County Commissioners convened Thursday morning in order to hear some concerns publicly being asked by a concerned citizen.

Officers responded Thursday, Oct. 17, to the 2600 block of Hickman Road in reference to stolen tools from a work trailer. The investigation is ongoing. _ Officers responded Thursday, Oct. 17, to the 300 block of Davis Street in reference to property damage. Ashley Henry, 38, of Poplar Bluff was arrested and charged with first degree property damage. Henry was lodged at the Butler County jail and held on a 24-hour hold...