Stories from Saturday, August 7, 2021

Poplar Bluff Municipal Library has followed in the footsteps of Butler County Courthouse and will now require face masks for all visitors to the building. The announcement was made Friday afternoon by library officials, following a special meeting by the Board of Trustees...

Missouri will celebrate 200 years of history on Tuesday, with Bicentennial events planned across the state. We were the 24th state, which seems fitting. We fall in the middle of the country and the middle of those achieving statehood. The celebrations that have been planned were started with the mission to promote a better understanding of Missouri and its regions, communities, and people, both past and present. ...

This year was the second time I’ve seen the power women legislators can have when they are united. The latest was success of a bipartisan group of Missouri women senators to force a compromise on an effort to impose strict limits on Medicaid coverage for birth control options...

The Children’s Ministry of Cornerstone Tabernacle at 3516 N. Westwood Blvd. invites any and all to attend the Summer Jam on Sunday. It will take place following morning service, starting at 12:30 p.m. and lasting until 3 p.m. No one has to attend the church services before the event, but they are welcome if they would like to attend...