Stories from Friday, April 29, 2022

By day, Gina Duckett is a psych examiner for the R-I School District and sales associate at Poplar Bluff Realty. She also moonlighted as a professional zombie for Framework Productions’ horror flick “HERD,” which filmed in Poplar Bluff throughout April...

Business humorist Christine Cashen of Dallas, Texas, will be the keynote speaker Thursday, Sept. 22, for the 2022 Women Aware Conference, at the Black River Coliseum. Conference keynote chairperson Tracy Tarpley wanted someone dynamic and interesting, that would appeal to all women of various ages and walks of life when she saw Cashen’s webpage...

The 11th annual UCAN Sarah Jarboe White Walk slated for Saturday, April 30, is canceled due to the chance of severe weather. The UCAN Board of Directors and staff said, “We post this with a broken heart. The walk is our favorite day of the year, we get to see our most favorite people.”...

If you feel a sharp pain in your back, side, lower abdomen or groin, or have blood in your urine, you may have a kidney stone — a condition that is common and on the rise. Left untreated, kidney stones can cause serious complications in addition to severe pain. Serge Marinkovic, M.D., an urologist with Regional Physician Services, is making sure patients know timely treatment can prevent permanent damage...