Stories from Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Kim L. Malone, 72, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Kim was born October 20, 1951, in Malone, New York, to Ralph Clare Schnepp and Phyllis (Crawford) Schnepp. Kim married Michael Malone in August of 1978 in North Kingstown, Rhode Island...

Spooky fun abounds in the next week with events for adults, children and pets. Some of the region’s favorites are back with the Haunted Grotto and a variety of trunk-or-treats are available to delight children. Parent’s night out events, Sip & Shops and the first King David’s costume contest offer fun for adults...

What started as a shell of a building became the Northside Community Center through diligence and much hard work. And while there has been much progress made, there is still much to be done. Annie Hinton, director of the center, explained that they have most recently been able to get a new kitchen together for the center...

City and county officials clashed with the Missouri Department of Transportation over the proposed re-striping of Business 60/Pine Street in a Wednesday afternoon meeting at the Poplar Bluff Police Department headquarters. MoDOT Transportation Project Manager Curt Woolsey presented the possible reconfiguration to community stakeholders along with traffic professional Steve Hoernig and traffic study specialist Davis Varga...

The rebuilding of the Murphy USA gas station on Westwood Boulevard is one step closer to completion following the Poplar Bluff City Council’s vote to vacate the sewer easement on the property Monday evening. According to Poplar Bluff Building Inspector Tony Chilton, the process for the tear down and rebuild of the structure has been ongoing since Dec. of 2023. The new gas station is being constructed out of prefabricated concrete walls poured off-site...

Labor practices were a theme in Thursday’s papers. In 1949, the Missouri Pacific strike hobbling Missouri ended after 45 days of negotiation. In 1974, an independent theater filed an anti-trust lawsuit against Kerasotes Missouri Theaters’ four Poplar Bluff branches, plus 13 major film distributors. ...

Officers were dispatched Wednesday, Oct. 23, to the 900 Block of West Pine Street in reference to a leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident. _ Officers were dispatched Wednesday, Oct. 23, to the 600 Block of Ashcroft Drive for stealing. Video footage was located...

Two unique criminal cases were underway on this date. First, a bank clerk on the run was caught in 1924. He claimed to be the victim of friends and family who refused to make good on their debts, leading to the $50,000 shortage in his accounts. Fifty years later in 1974, the investigation into the Trailway Service Station explosion deepened when it was revealed one of the victims was a federal witness, and another had stolen goods in his home...

A suspect who reportedly opened fire on officers during a high-speed pursuit was fatally shot Tuesday afternoon near Poplar Bluff. The shooting occurred around 3 p.m. on Highway 67 near the intersection of PP Highway, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Clark Parrott. The suspect, whose name has not been released, was involved in a police chase that ended in a crash...

City and county officials clashed with the Missouri Department of Transporation over the proposed re-striping of Business 60/Pine Street in a Wednesday afternoon meeting at the Poplar Bluff Police Department headquarters. MoDOT Transportation Project Manager Curt Woolsey presented the possible reconfiguration to community stakeholders along with traffic professional Steve Hoernig and traffic study specialist Davis Varga...