Stories from Monday, February 1, 2021

ZALMA GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH will have it’s 15th annual special needs dinner and auction Saturday, March 6, at Zalma High School Gymnasium. Dinner will be served from 3:30-6:30 p.m. with the silent auction from 3:30-7 p.m. Meals for ages 13 to adults will cost $10, children 5-12 are $6 and children under 5 eat free. To-go plates will be available...

When raising my children, they would tell me, “Promise me, Mom, that you will do this for me…” Sometimes my answer to them would be, “I can’t make a promise because I’m not sure I can keep it. I will try to do what you asked to the best of my ability.” Other times, I would promise because I knew I could do what they asked. ...

City firefighters responded at 1:01 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, to a report of a man trapped in a pipe at 1308 Victory Street. After arriving, firefighters discovered the victim had been freed and transported from scene by EMS. _ City firefighters responded at 3:20 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, to a report of a motor vehicle accident on North Westwood Boulevard with unknown injuries. While en route, Poplar Bluff Police informed they were on scene and advised that units could disregard...

Jerry Holland, 90, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021. Mr. Holland was born on Jan. 17, 1931 in Steele, Missouri, biological son of the late William and Jennie (Hensley) Holland. He was lovingly raised by Walter and Mamie Key. He was a proud veteran of the United States Marines. ...

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and the area 4-H program is offering craft classes where youth may either make gifts to give someone special in their life or to sell. While the workshop will begin Tuesday, Feb. 2, it also will be offered again Feb. 9 and Feb. 11. Class size is limited to 10 youth per session. Each class will begin at 4:30 p.m. and last until 6:30 p.m...

Poplar Bluff City Council members voted Monday to end a relationship with a consultant on a project to construct a new police department and accepted a bid for construction of the facility. They are also expected to vote Feb. 16 to finalize financing for the project in the form of certificates of participation...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Bill Caputo said he was “honored and terrified” to be speaking Sunday night at the induction ceremony for the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame on behalf of the Poplar Bluff Mules golf program. Being chosen to represent the school and program was an honor, Caputo said, in front of hundreds gathered at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds...

On Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, JoAnn Hutcheson, loving wife and mother passed away at the age of 69 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. JoAnn was born on Sept. 21, 1951 in Oakland, California to Harold B. Campbell, Jr. and Nina Mae (Robinson) Campbell. She married Rick Hutcheson on May 21, 1971 in Fredericktown, Missouri. They raised one daughter...