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City to break ground soon on PBPD (Local News ~ 02/17/21)
Poplar Bluff city officials expect to set a date soon to break ground on a new police department after a financing agreement for the project was approved Tuesday. Just over $600,000 in interest costs will be saved on the financing, according to information presented to city council members... -
Region accumulates up to 15 inches of snowfall as road crews fight to keep up (Local News ~ 02/17/21)
Residents in Poplar Bluff and other Southeast Missouri communities woke Wednesday to another round of snow, the second this week, with about 3 inches falling before 8 a.m. This fell on top of snowfall of between five and 12 inches that fell across the region starting on Valentine’s Day... -
Dexter man arrested on rape charges (Local News ~ 02/17/21)
A Dexter man has been arrested for rape involving a female juvenile. The girl, accompanied by her parents, visited Dexter Police Department on Feb. 15 to report she was “forced to have sexual intercourse’’ while visiting a male acquaintance’s home, according to a press release from the DPD... -
Residents rally to open shelters (Local News ~ 02/17/21)
People in Poplar Bluff and Butler County have options to stay warm and be fed during this cold front because of the initiative of local citizens. The Red Cross is not currently hosting shelters because of the COVID-19 pandemic, local officials have said, and it is up to each community to make arrangements as it becomes necessary... -
Johnny Flowers
(Obituary ~ 02/17/21)
FISK, Mo. - Johnny Flowers, 68, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, died Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 at his residence. Mr. Flowers was born Dec. 23, 1952 in Hayti, Missouri, son of the late Jack and Violet Flowers. He had worked at Arundale Plastics, Moark Mold and Technical Plastics...
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