Stories from Friday, September 24, 2021

Theresa Marie Schuler, 64, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Theresa was born on Sept. 7, 1957, to Warren and Barbara (Taylor) Scott in St. Louis County, Missouri. She married Harold Schuler on January 7, 1977, in Farmington, Missouri...

Emie Fortney of the 40 block of Magpie Lane reported at 10:45 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 22, that several tools, a 12-volt battery and the muffler were stolen from her vehicle sometime between Sept. 14-19. _ James Henson of the 200 block of County Road 488 reported at 7:02 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 16, that his vehicle had been broken into and a .380-caliber pistol had been stolen...

Harold Brown, 90 passed away at Wappapello Friday, Sept 24 at Southeast Hospital.

Poplar Bluff’s Gladiator Pyro was selected to provide fireworks Saturday for Missouri’s Bicentennial Celebration in Jefferson City. “It was great. It was a great honor for our company,” said Brian Wisdom of Poplar Bluff. This third-generation business was started by Brian and Troy Wisdom’s grandfather, then run by their father, and now the brothers are the owners. Their children are currently learning the business...

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Two Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center students recently turned in impressive performances at the SkillsUSA national competition. Christina Cunningham placed third in Customer Service, while Amber Brawley finished sixth in Cosmetology. The national competition was held virtually in June because of the COVID-19 pandemic...

Raising funds for the veterans’ Honor Tour keeps a local Vietnam vet busy. Tour coordinator Jerry Sneathern of Poplar Bluff is raising money to pay expenses for the 30 veterans who will take the tour Oct. 8-10 to the nation’s Capitol. For the first time, they will fly out of Cape Girardeau Regional Airport...

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Running out of time, Poplar Bluff quarterback Kannon Carr found an open Jacob Baller for a go-ahead touchdown with 11 seconds to play Friday night. The Mules scored twice in the fourth quarter, battling back to beat Battle 26-22. “I've got to give all the credit to the seniors. They just kept fighting and fighting,” Poplar Bluff coach David Sievers said. “This was the biggest win we've had in awhile for our program...