Stories from Saturday, January 9, 2021

Editor's note: This is one of two opinion articles written by local members of Butler County Republican and Democrat central committees. The reactions of Americans to the situation at the U.S. Capitol this past Wednesday has been as diverse as anyone can imagine...

Editor's note: This is one of two opinion articles written by local members of Butler County Republican and Democrat central committees. American tragedy, global embarrassment and conspiracy theories led to one of the darkest days in American history...

When you demonize the other side, there’s really nowhere left to go. There’s no room for negotiation or mediation. There’s no room for compromise or compassion. There is only hate, fear and anger. That is not what this nation was built on, but it might be what destroys our country...

Happy New Year to us … we woke up to find someone stole our four wheeler off a trailer right in front of our house on County Road 401. Shame on you. People work hard to pay for things and you just steal what you want and don’t even try to earn it. Our grandkids had fun riding that and now you have taken that joy away from them and us. I am just saddened by the total disrespect of some individuals...

The John J. Pershing VA Medical Center received a donation of Christmas gifts for residents of Libertyville (nursing home). The donation came from VFW Post 3416 in Wappapello. Pictured are VFW Post 3416 Commander Charles Hoffman and Quartermaster Mary Jayne Bader...

A Dexter teen was the first traffic fatality in Troop E in 2021. The teen was killed Friday evening in a one vehicle accident on County Road 651, five miles southwest of Dexter.

Poplar Bluff police officers are searching for two suspects wanted in connection with an armed robbery Saturday evening at The Bottle Shop on South Westwood Boulevard. Two white males entered the store at approximately 6:30 p.m. and threatened the store owner with a handgun, said Lt. Josh Stewart...