Stories from Tuesday, November 19, 2024

No decisions have been made concerning Poplar Bluff’s open city manager position. City officials announced Tuesday morning the matter will be discussed again at a special closed meeting Dec. 3. Applications received for the city manager’s position were discussed during a closed session Monday...

JEFFERSON CITY — Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows deer hunters in Missouri harvested 68,312 deer during opening weekend of the November portion of firearms deer season Nov. 16 and 17.

Phyllis Jane York, 69, of Hazard, Kentucky, formerly Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away Saturday, Nov.16, 2024, at Hazard Regional Medical Center in Hazard. Phyllis was born Jan. 22, 1955, to Robert and Pauline (Nixon) Wood in Poplar Bluff. After the passing of her father, she was raised by her mother and stepfather, William Carman. She married Larry York Aug. 13, 1974, in Poplar Bluff...

Orlandus-Cushawn Eugene Cooper Jr., a resident of Little Rock, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2024, at Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia. Eugene was born Monday, July 14, 1986, to O.C. Cooper and Flora Fields Cooper in Poplar Bluff, Missouri...

Michael A. Ellebracht, 70, of Bernie, Missouri passed away Nov. 15, 2024, at Winchester Nursing Home in Bernie. Michael was born Jan. 15, 1954, to George and Wilma (Ledford) Ellebracht in St. Louis, Missouri. Michael moved from St. Louis to the Puxico, Duck Creek area, he went to high school at Zelma High where he played basketball. ...

The Poplar Bluff R-I school board voted Tuesday to purchases a weapons detection system and security equipment to implement a student cell phone ban. The Opengate system is designed to detect weapons and prevent them being brought onto school facilities and properties, according to information presented at the meeting. The system is portable and battery operated, so it can also be used at sporting events and special events such as prom and graduation...

Butler County farmers had their share of problems in today’s headlines: cotton snatchers in 1924 and careless hunters in 1949.

Out of more than 5,000 Veterans Affairs law enforcement officers, Lead Officer Paul Hicks of the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center was selected for the national VA Lead Officer of the Year. Only two nationally receive the distinction each year.

The Poplar Bluff City Council announced Poplar Bluff Regional Business Airport Director Gary Pride is retiring from his position after seven years at the helm. His last day will be Dec. 31. The application deadline for the job is this Friday.

Officers were contacted Tuesday, Nov. 19, in reference to a stolen vehicle. This investigation continues. _ Officers were dispatched Tuesday, Nov. 19, to the 1400 block of South Broadway in reference to stealing. This investigation continues. _ Officers were dispatched Tuesday, Nov. 19, to the 400 block of West Pine Street in reference to stealing. This investigation continues...