Stories from Thursday, November 11, 2021

A Wappapello man was seriously injured and an Ellington man was killed in a pair of accidents earlier this week. The first accident occurred Tuesday evening after a 54-year-old motorcyclist collided with a deer on Highway T, five miles south of Wappapello...

More than 100 people, including veterans, their families and area residents, gathered Thursday at the Veterans Memorial wall outside the Black River Coliseum in Poplar Bluff for the annual Veteran’s Day ceremony. A cold, rainy sunrise gave way to a sunny and breezy midday, a turn in the weather that master of ceremonies Larry Kimbrow cited as evidence that “God answers prayers.”...

ST. PETERS, Mo. — Poplar Bluff swimmers broke their own team records in two of the three relay events Thursday afternoon at the MSHSAA Class 1 championships. The Mules had their fastest times in the 200- and 400-yard freestyle relays and narrowly missed another team mark in the medley relay, but they missed advancing to the finals in all three...

All of Poplar Bluff Middle School turned out Thursday morning with hand-drawn signs and flags for the PBMS Veteran’s Day Parade, a cavalcade of veterans, JROTC, musical student groups and even a fire truck. Principal Josh Teeter explained the parade makes middle schoolers more than bystanders. “The students get to be participants cheering them on and waving their flags.”...

Qulin Middle School held its Veteran’s Day program in the Lion’s Club pavilion across from the school building, featuring student vocal performances and a special presentation on the history of Veteran’s Day from a hometown hero, first sergeant Douglas Ledbetter...

A 65-year-old woman sustained minor injuries in a one-vehicle accident at 4:31 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9, on Highway 53, two miles south of Qulin. According to the report, Sharyn K. Parrish, 65, of Luxora, Arkansas was operating a 2014 Buick Encore southbound when it traveled off the left side of the roadway and struck a ditch...