Stories from Saturday, January 4, 2025

World news eventually passes on to be world history. For one resident of Butler County, current events bore a striking resemblance to a 2,000-year-old trope. In 1950, Poplar Bluff was hammered by ice storms in a mirror to the forecast for the present day’s weekend. One hundred years ago, the city celebrated the efficient operation of its coal-powered electric plant and the upgrade of its post office to first-class...