Stories from Tuesday, February 18, 2020

The Poplar Bluff Police Department is investigating the third shooting in two days after a woman reported her car was shot multiple times Monday night. At about 10 p.m., a 27-year-old Poplar Bluff woman called the authorities to report her vehicle had been shot while she was driving on Mary Street near Harper Street, according to Patrolman Josh Moore’s report...

City firefighters responded at 1:59 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17, to assist emergency-medical-services personnel at 415 W. Harper St. According to the report, firefighters assisted EMS in unloading a patient from an ambulance and back into his or her home. _...

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL Dorothy M. Sales, 48, of Cape Girardeau was arrested at 9:53 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17, on two Stoddard County warrants for probation violation on the original charges of possession of a controlled substance and stealing. She was booked at the Cape Girardeau County Jail...

The Poplar Bluff Police Department is investigating the third shooting in two days after a woman reported her car was shot multiple times Monday night. Officers believe Monday’s night shooting, as well as two that occurred on Sunday afternoon, are “going to be intertwined with the same groups of people, but putting that together is the tough thing,” said Lt. Josh Stewart...

Helen Virginia Birdsong, 87, of Williamsville, Mo. passed away Monday, Feb. 17, 2020 at home, surrounded by her loving family. Helen was born April 26, 1932 in Poplar Bluff, the daughter of Robert O. and Bessie (Mallady) Mauldin. On June 18, 1950, she married Fred Birdsong in Poplar Bluff at the Gospel Chapel. Together they shared more than 69 years of marriage...

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has just given us notice he will be terminating the Visiting Forces Agreement that governs U.S. military personnel in the islands. His notification starts the clock running on a six-month deadline. If no new agreement is negotiated, the VFA is dissolved...

Poplar Bluff High School Class of 1960 will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 24, at the Brick Oven. All classmates,spouses and guests are invited to attend. Anyone with questions, may call 778-9261 or 321-0778.

The reason the controlling political party in Congress produces a budget for the federal government every spring is to lay out their priorities for the next ten years, to set spending levels for the numerous federal agencies, and to share those numbers and ideas with the American people. ...

The Downtown Poplar Bluff Inc. recognized the opening of S.W. Music Source on Tuesday afternoon.

One candidate dropped out of the Neelyville R-IV school board election, bringing the number of candidates to nine.

Poplar Bluff City Council are expected to hear a proposal March 2 from an architectural firm which may be selected for the design of a new police department. Proposals from seven firms were discussed during Tuesday night’s meeting. The proposals were received after a Jan. 13 request for qualifications was advertised, city manager Mark Massingham said. One St. Louis firm was ultimately dropped from consideration because it did not meet the requirements established by the city, he said...

Poplar Bluff City Council members voted 4-2 Tuesday to finance the purchase of property on Shelby Road with a loan from First Midwest Bank for construction of a new police department. The vote came after residents once again asked the council to stop the purchase...

A store closing sale begins today at Petsway in Poplar Bluff, one of three retail spaces the chain will shutter. The other two stores closing are located in the St. Louis area, according to a press release. The Poplar Bluff location opened in 2007. Company officials say Petsway Inc., is an eight-location regional pet store chain, with stores located throughout Missouri...