Stories from Thursday, December 19, 2024

DEXTER – On an early August morning in 2023, Shawn Hinkle received a call from one of his technicians at Tyson Foods who, through tears, told him the company’s plant in Dexter was shutting down. Hundreds of jobs at the poultry slaughterhouse would be lost and farmers like Hinkle, who contracted with Tyson to raise egg-laying hens, would be out of business...

CAPE GIRARDEAU — A Carter County man was found guilty Wednesday of producing child pornography.

DEXTER — Laborers at Faurecia/Forvia in Dexter did something Dec. 3 they had never done before: they went on strike.

After decades with the City of Poplar Bluff in various roles, Poplar Bluff Regional Business Airport Director Gary Pride is set to retire early next year. However, Pride sees the action differently.

Without a dollar to spare, the Poplar Bluff City Council approved a balanced budget Monday evening for 2025.

Christmastime is here — charities prepared to spread cheer on Christmas Day in 1924. Families in need were encouraged to send their children to visit Santa and attend movie matinee. Naturally, gifts would follow. Fifty years later in 1974, companies assured Southeast Missourians that seasonal layoffs weren’t part of to the nation’s employment slump...

Merry Christmas! It’s that very special time of year where we get together with loved ones and celebrate our long-time family traditions. Christmas is a joyous time, but it can also be stressful — whether it’s driving long hours to visit family, running to the grocery store to pick up a missing ingredient for Grandma’s cookie recipe, or making sure everyone leaves the house on time to get a front row seat in church. ...