Stories from Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Steve Halter, president of the Greater Poplar Bluff Area Chamber of Commerce, was recently recognized as the first in the state to earn a new Economic Development certification. Halter was recognized by the Missouri Department of Economic Development and the Missouri Economic Development Council...

October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, and Butler County residents have new, furry friends waiting at Hearts for Rescue and the Poplar Bluff Animal Control Shelter. At the time of this article Hearts for Rescue, a foster organization, had 21 dogs available for adoption. Most of them are adults and some are larger breeds, which director Kim Brooks explained can hinder their chances...

Neelyville High School senior Emandra Sturtevant recently was elected state vice president of career development for Jobs for America’s Graduates. The Neelyville school board learned of Sturtevant’s victory at its meeting Thursday. JAG is an organization that helps Missouri youth successfully complete and graduate high school, then transition to career, military or college...

Robert “Bob” Slack, 79, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away Oct. 23, 2021. Bob was born June 2, 1942, to Bonnard and Elizabeth (Leach) Slack in Detroit, Michigan. Bob was an avid sports fan. He especially enjoyed watching St. Louis Cardinals baseball...

Bonnie Burns, born July 7, 1940, went home to her Savior Oct. 22, 2021. She is preceded in death by her parents, Fred and Edna (Moore) Walker and brother, Jim Walker. She is survived by her siblings: Ethel (Walker) and Glen Gillespie, Bob and Mayjean Walker, Don and Naomi Walker, Patricia (Walker) and Archie Bickford, Bill and Kathy Walker, Fred and Sabrina Walker, Linda (Walker) Snodgrass, Brenda (Walker) Stenger, John and Beverly Walker; her children: Teresa (Burns) Maize, Minnie (Burns) Quigley, John Burns Jr., Alvin and Maxine Burns; her grandkids: Amanda (Burns) and Isaiah Degonia, Crystal Burns, Dusty Powell Jr., Cynthia (Powell) and Lex Elliott, John and Teata Quigley, Shawn and Kayla Burns, Charlie Burns; several nieces, nephews, cousins, great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.. ...

SIKESTON — Route Z in Butler County will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a culvert under the roadway. This section of roadway is located between County Road 564 and U.S. 60. Weather permitting, work will take place Wednesday, Oct. 27 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m...

The state has opted to end its support of a monoclonal infusion site in Poplar Bluff, but local hospital officials say the treatment will still be available. Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center will begin offering the treatments to COVID-19 patients on Wednesday, Oct. 27, at its Oak Grove campus...

Chris Taylor and her husband, Travis, fully intended to make the best of their 24th anniversary trip to Florida in mid-October. What they experienced instead was a nightmare. “That’s our time away from the kids every year, so every year, we try to go somewhere,” Taylor explained...

The Centers for Disease Control tracks adverse COVID-19 vaccine responses through a national reporting system. The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System accepts reports of adverse events following any vaccination. Reports do not necessarily mean that a vaccine caused a health problem, according to the CDC...

Boys & Girls Club of Poplar Bluff staff members are buzzing about a secret they want to reveal, but they are not sharing it until 11:30 a.m. Thursday at 1306 Victory Lane. As the time grows closer, the crew is inviting everyone to hear the news at lunch...

SIKESTON — The City of Sikeston will no longer be the “parent agency” for the SEMO Regional Bomb Team. In 2006, three vehicles assigned to the SEMO Regional Bomb Team were titled through the City of Sikeston, with the condition that Sikeston provide any costs associated with maintenance...