Stories from Saturday, February 16, 2019

The 14th annual Mason-Dixon Chili Society Cook-Off to benefit the United Gospel Rescue Mission will be open to the public from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, at the Black River Coliseum. If you think your family’s secret chili recipe is a winner, it’s time to register now...

The Poplar Bluff R-1 School District is continuing to take steps to ensure the safety of its students following the death of an Early Childhood student. Earlier this month a wall-mounted table fell and struck 4-year-old Bradley Sullivan. The wall-mounted tables were removed from the Early Childhood Center after the district’s property and liability insurance provider, Missouri United School Insurance Council (MUSIC), finished its on-site investigation last week...

VAN BUREN — Hannah Pender knew at a young age she wanted to be a lawyer and more specifically Carter County’s prosecuting attorney. “I watched ‘Legally Blonde’ when I was like seven,” Pender explained. “There was a man who used to live by the Jolly Cone...

Poplar Bluff police are seeking information on suspects involved in a shooting which happened about 5 p.m. Saturday where a passenger in a vehicle was shot in the left arm. (Video of suspects provided by PBPD)

The little gym along Apple Street has hosted many happy moments since it was added to Mark Twain School a little over 30 years ago. It has served as a place where Poplar Bluff’s young students ate lunch, played games and waited for their parents. Countless number of elementary, kindergarten and now early childhood students spent time there...