Stories from Thursday, November 12, 2020

The most popular hunting season of the year is almost upon us, and for most, it can’t get here quickly enough. Missouri’s firearms deer season kicks off Saturday and will run 11 days, through Nov. 24. The weather forecast doesn’t look especially good for opening weekend. Both Saturday and Sunday look to be a bit windy, with rain thrown into the mix on Saturday. Temperatures also look to be a bit warmer than average, reaching the low- to mid-60s in the afternoons...

Poplar Bluff Municipal Library trustees have named the new Kanell Boulevard branch library in honor of Dr. Gus T. Ridgel, a Poplar Bluff native who made history as the first African-American admitted to the Graduate School at the University of Missouri in 1950...

Greatly reduced ridership levels due to the coronavirus pandemic have resulted in Amtrak’s long distance passenger trains switching from daily to tri-weekly schedules. The Texas Eagle train, which operates between Chicago, Illinois, and San Antonio, Texas, still stops in Poplar Bluff three nights a week...

What started as a pilot program locally to help Probation and Parole clients move beyond barriers to be successful in their rehabilitation has expanded statewide and could soon go nationwide. The program — Improving Community Treatment Success (ICTS) — is designed to “help our most high-risk offenders,” said Probation and Parole officer Cheryl Hicks. “ … These are typical clients who had not been successful in the past...

NEELYVILLE, Mo. — Rebecca Dawn Robb, 55, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri was called home by God to be with her father, Ronnie Owen Robb. Rebecca was born July 9, 1965 to Ronnie and Doris Jean Robb in Paragould, Arkansas. Rebecca graduated from Neelyville High School. ...

Lee Gordon Magill, 95, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. He was born to the late George R. and Nell Magill of Hendrickson, Missouri. He was a long time resident of Hendrickson and attended the Hendrickson Chapel Church. He was a very active man in life. ...

Poplar Bluffian Jerrica Fox’s new job is helping save lives. “Having a mission driven job is something I enjoy and take pride in,” said Fox, who is the donor recruitment account representative for the Missouri Arkansas Blood Services Division of the American Red Cross...

Two weeks after the Poplar Bluff R-I school district implemented a personal protective equipment requirement for grades four and up, the number of people out for COVID-related issues is decreasing.