Stories from Thursday, June 16, 2022

Juneteenth celebrations will take place throughout the coming weekend. Events begin Friday at Northside Community Center. Opening ceremonies will begin at 10 a.m., with educational information about Juneteenth. The event will include games, arts and crafts, music and bingo. Lunch will be served. Children 12 and under eat free. A hotdog meal with chips, a drink and a cookie will be $3 for adults, or $5 for two. Nachos can also be purchased for $3...

A convicted sex offender who purchased internet access from a neighbor has been arrested for promoting child pornography following an investigation by the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Investigators say they initially traced six images of child pornography to an apartment in the 3300 block of South Westwood Boulevard. The resident told troopers he was selling Wi-Fi access to another man, James W. Graham, 65...

Area students are gearing up for the 12th annual Super Kids Camp at Wheatley School in Poplar Bluff. The school will be taking registration for the camp from 2-5 p.m. Monday at the building, located at 921 Garfield St. Super Kids Camp is sponsored by the Succeeding in School committee, which is the original after-school tutoring program for the building...

QULIN, Mo. — Frank Shepard, 83, of Broseley, Missouri, died Thursday, June 16, 2022, at his residence in Broseley. Mr. Shepard was born Jan. 31, 1939, in Pollard, Arkansas to the late Cecil Andrew and Aline Shepard. He was a man of many talents and hobbies. ...

Josh Miller is a certified nurse, former basketball player and ex-cage fighter. Five years ago, he took up archery. Now he is representing Team USA at the 2022 Rinehart World Archery 3D Championships with a handmade longbow and wooden arrows. “As far as making the team and what it meant to me, words can’t describe what it meant,” he said...