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VA to install new power system Saturday (Local News ~ 12/03/21)
Electrical power to the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center will be switched off Saturday, Dec. 4, for a duration of 10 hours. The shutoff is part of an electrical system modernization project, according to a press release from the VA. “Ultimately, this will help us better- and more safely – serve our veterans,” said Interim Medical Center Director Chandra Miller. ... -
Billie Morgan (Obituary ~ 12/03/21)
Billie Irene Morgan, 69, of Neelyville, Missouri, passed away Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. She was born May 8, 1952 in Indianapolis, Indiana, to the late Clinton Ray Jones and Lois (Southern) Jones. She was a loving wife and homemaker to her love and friend, Dennis Morgan. They were married in Indianapolis Nov. 17, 1988. They moved to the Neelyville area two years ago. Billie loved the great outdoors to fish, camp and ride horseback. She also looked for great deals at flea markets and yard sales... -
Charles K. Hefner (Obituary ~ 12/03/21)
Charles K. Hefner, 71, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away Dec. 3, 2021, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Chesterfield, Missouri. Charles was born Nov. 24, 1950, to Zachariah and Evelyn (Brockman) Hefner in Qulin, Missouri. He married Vickie Reese on June 19, 1971, in Qulin... -
Man arrested after shooting at deputies (Local News ~ 12/03/21)
KENNETT — Patrick Skelton, 28, of Senath is in custody after shooting at a Dunklin County Deputy and a family after the deputy responded to a domestic assault. Thursday evening, a deputy responded to a domestic assault on Highway Z near Kennett, according to a press release from the Dunklin County prosecutor. When he responded he found Skelton’s girlfriend and her 4-year-old child. Soon after, her parents arrived on the scene... -
Poplar Bluff City Council Wards 1, 3 seats up for grabs (Local News ~ 12/03/21)
Filing will open Tuesday for municipal elections and two Poplar Bluff City Council seats will be up for grabs. The terms of Ward 1 council member Lisa Parson and Ward 3 council member Barbara Ann Horton are expiring. Filing for the offices will continue through Dec. 28, and is two weeks shorter this year. The filing period normally extends into January but was changed under the passage of House Bill 271... -
Sounds of Christmas come to town (Local News ~ 12/03/21)
The Palace of Praise church in Poplar Bluff will continue a Christmas tradition when it performs its annual “Sounds of Christmas” play for the 13th consecutive year. Shows will take place at 7 p.m. Dec. 12-15. The doors will open at 6 p.m. daily. Approximately 50 to 60 church members will perform in the play, according to church representative Terrie Faughn... -
Santa Land is Tuesday at the Black River Coliseum (Local News ~ 12/03/21)
Santa Claus is coming to town for the 18th annual Santa Land celebration 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7, at Black River Coliseum. Poplar Bluff Parks and Recreation program director Kennedy Thayer explained this is the second year the department has organized the event. She expects to see a marked difference between this and last year, noting the pandemic made families wary of visiting... -
Raiders stay perfect with rout of Crowder
(College Sports ~ 12/03/21)
MOBERLY — The Three Rivers women’s basketball kept up its season-long winning streak on Friday with a 95-46 win over Crowder College in the Region XVI Showdown at Moberly Area. The Raiders now improve to 12-0 overall and 4-0 against the conference. The Raiders vastly improved from 3-point range from Monday as they made 15 shots from beyond the arc and made eight of 13 from the free throw line. In their previous game at Vincennes, the Raiders only made two 3-point shots the entire game...
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Police, fire reports -- Dec. 3
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/03/21)
BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT Gary Wayne Bender, 55, of the 500 block of Ninth Street, was arrested Thursday, Dec. 2, on suspicion of forgery. He was booked into the Butler County jail. _ Dylan Lee Crook, 27, of the 100 block of Fashionable Circle, was arrested Thursday, Dec. 2, to serve 50 hours shock time. He was booked into the Butler County jail...
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