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Cape Radiation Oncology earns American College of Radiology accreditation
(State News ~ 09/17/20)
CAPE GIRARDEAU — Cape Radiation Oncology at Saint Francis Medical Center has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in radiation oncology as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Radiation oncology (radiation therapy) is the careful use of high-energy radiation to treat cancer. A radiation oncologist may use radiation to cure cancer or to relieve a cancer patient’s pain...
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Police reports - Sept. 17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/17/20)
MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL Zachary S. Campbell, 27, of Van Buren was arrested at 4:36 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, in Carter County on suspicion of DWI (drugs). He was processed and released. _ BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT Jessica Leann Barnett, 28, of Camden, Tennessee, was booked at the Butler County jail Wednesday, Sept. 16, on a warrant for possession of a controlled substance...
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Fire reports - Sept. 17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/17/20)
City firefighters responded at 9:25 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, to a report of a fire in the woods in the 1700 block of Barron Road. According to the report, firefighters found a small fire in a burn barrel at the 1733 Barron Road residence occupied by Kathryn Medina and owned by Matt Lee. Natural vegetation was being burned; however, there was no water source available and it was after dark...
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Saturday dances at lake center canceled
(09/17/20)
The Wappapello Civic Center board decided Monday, Sept. 14 to canceled Saturday Night Dances until further notice. The cancellation is due to the continued rise of COVID-19 in the local areas. The board will re-evaluate the situation at the Oct. 12 meeting...
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Former PB church official faces porn charge (Local News ~ 09/17/20)
BENTON — A former worship leader at a Poplar Bluff church faces a child pornography charge in Scott County after sexually-explicit videos of young girls were found on his cellphone. Zachary Lee Moore, 24, of Sikeston is free on bond after being charged with the Class B felony of first-degree promoting child pornography... -
Michelle Harrison (Obituary ~ 09/17/20)
Michelle Kaye Harrison, 53, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away Sept. 16, 2020 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. A memorial visitation will be held from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, at Westwood Baptist Church, 419 CR 5231 Poplar Bluff, MO 63901. The memorial service will begin at 11:30 a.m. with Dr. Steve Proctor, assisted by David Myers officiating... -
George Leon Powers (Obituary ~ 09/17/20)
George Leon Powers of Enterprise, Alabama passed away Sept. 14, 2020 in Enterprise, Alabama where he made his home the last few years. Leon was born in Michigan, but grew up in Poplar Bluff, the son of the late Archie and Wanda Morgan. He graduated Poplar Bluff High School and joined the Army shortly thereafter. Leon retired as a Chief Warrant Officer 4 after 29 years in the Army and National Guard. He was a decorated Vietnam helicopter pilot who was respected and admired by his peers... -
John J. Pershing VA Medical Center to host drive-thru flu shot clinic (Local News ~ 09/17/20)
The John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff will offer a free, three-week-long flu shot clinic to local veterans, but unlike in years past, this one will have a new twist. Drive-thru flu shot clinics will occur between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily on weekdays, from Sept. 21 through Oct. 9. ... -
Death being investigated as homicide in Butler County (Local News ~ 09/17/20)
The Butler County/Poplar Bluff Major Case Squad was activated Thursday to investigate the death of an individual found deceased along a county road. “At around 10 o’clock a.m., Butler County deputies responded to the area of County Road 612 in reference to a deceased individual that was discovered by a passing individual,” said Butler County Sheriff Mark Dobbs. County Road 612 in located in eastern Butler County... -
R-I to mandate staff wear masks (Local News ~ 09/17/20)
The Poplar Bluff R-I school board supported the idea of increasing regulations for staff in a six-to-one vote after 13 bus drivers needed to quarantined for COVID-19 exposure.
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