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National Gun Violence Survivor Week has started
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/03/21)
Dear Editor, Governor Parson has asked Missourians to stay home to slow the spread of COVID-19. At the same time, police departments are reporting an increase in domestic violence calls. Those isolated in indoor spaces with abusive partners due to the pandemic have an increased risk of domestic and intimate partner violence. ...
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Closures planned at Mingo for hog eradication flights
(Local News ~ 02/03/21)
PUXICO — The Mingo National Wildlife Refuge north of Puxico will be closed to all public entry for all or parts of several upcoming days as staff conduct feral hog eradication operations. The scheduled closure dates are Feb. 9-13, though the exact days will be determined by weather conditions...
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VA gives 1,000th vaccine
(Local News ~ 02/03/21)
The John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff has given its 1,000th COVID-19 vaccination to Army Veteran Shelby Stroder. Stroder is an 86-year-old Army veteran and one of five brothers – all of whom are veterans, according to a press release from the VA...
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PBHS Class of 1959 to meet Feb. 10 (02/03/21)
The Poplar Bluff High School Class of 1959 will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, at Castello’s Restaurant. All class members, spouses and guests are invited to attend. Any questions, call 573-686-1019 or 573-715-5900. -
Billington raises free speech questions in new House bill (Local News ~ 02/03/21)
Over the last month, conversation erupted again over concern that social media organizations censor or suppress content posted on their websites; particularly conservative opinions. -
WITH VIDEO: Improved Ridgel library branch now open (Local News ~ 02/03/21)
The Poplar Bluff Regional Library’s Board of Trustees voted in 2019 to purchase a building on Kanell Boulevard with the intent of opening a branch of the main library and to have it fully ready to go by fall 2020, but the year 2020 did not cooperate... -
Dorothy Della Zitnak (Obituary ~ 02/03/21)
March 12, 1921- February 1, 2021 Dorothy Della Zitnak, a lifelong resident of Fairdealing, Missouri, on Monday February 1, 2021 at 1:47 p.m., finally gave up to God’s beckoning her to climb up the stairs to Heaven to meet her loved ones waiting at the top of the stairs for her to come be with them where there would be no more sorrow or pain... -
Jay F. Barnett (Obituary ~ 02/03/21)
Jay F. Barnett passed away in Houston, Texas on January 28, 2021 at the age of 87. He was born in Broseley, Missouri on March 4, 1933 to Clyde and Gertrude Barnett. He was preceded in death by his parents and six siblings, Velta, Betty, Joan, Verlin, Vernon, and Victor and his granddaughter, Tessa... -
Riverways implements new federal mask requirement (Local News ~ 02/03/21)
VAN BUREN — To protect the health of those who live, work and visit national parks and National Park Service (NPS) facilities, and in support of President Biden’s executive order on protecting the federal workforce and requiring mask-wearing, NPS is immediately implementing a mask requirement for employees, visitors, partners and contractors... -
Special city council meeting Thursday
(Local News ~ 02/03/21)
A special city council meeting will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, in the Poplar Bluff City Council chambers, 301 S. Fifth St. Items on the workshop and action agenda include grant applications to assist the fire department with the purchase of rescue equipment and a ladder truck...
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Familiar face offers new direction at city golf course (Local News ~ 02/03/21)
When Bobby Godwin began his job as Ozark Ridge Golf Course operations manager Jan. 1, he found himself in a familiar place … a place he’s called home for a long time. “I came out here with dad probably 25 years ago,” Godwin recalled. “He took over 30 years ago, and I came five years after.”... -
Registration needed for second mass vaccination event (Local News ~ 02/03/21)
An upcoming mass vaccination event and expected frigid weather were discussed Wednesday during a weekly COVID-19 briefing for Butler County officials. The second COVID mass vaccination in Butler County will be Friday, Feb. 12. Those who received the first immunization at mass vaccination events in January will need to preregister to receive the second shot. ... -
Police, Fire Reports Feb. 3
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/03/21)
City firefighters responded at 11:26 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2, to a report of an unauthorized burn at 222 North C Street. Upon arrival, firefighters found a large trash fire. Firefighters made contact with the occupant, who put the fire out. _ City firefighters responded at 6:02 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2, to a report of a motor vehicle fire at 3095 Oak Grove Road. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered the fire had aready been put out...
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