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We Can Be Drug Free presents checks to PB R-I (Local News ~ 10/12/22)
The We Can Be Drug Free Coalition presented $500 checks to elementary schools in Poplar Bluff as an implementation stipend for the Peacebuilders curriculumn. Peacebuilders is an evidence-based program helping kids process their emotions in constructive ways, and has been shown to decrease the likelihood of youth substance use. ... -
Rebuilding progresses at The Landing resort (Local News ~ 10/12/22)
VAN BUREN — The Landing is coming back, and is set to be better than ever. The Bedell family decided to rebuild their landmark resort after a fire destroyed the main hotel, gift shop and restaurant last September. The Landing’s Current River floating office and its 18-room hotel, which was separate from the original lodge, operated over the summer while the new main building progressed... -
Family fun and contests planned at Tiger Fest (Local News ~ 10/12/22)
Neelyville R-IV School will host Tiger Fest 2022 Saturday, Oct. 15, which will offer a day filled with family activities and contests at the school. “The festival kicks off with a parade at 10 a.m. followed by activities on the school grounds,” said Superintendent Heather Black. “Outside vendors as well as school organizations are invited to set up booths.”... -
Main Event: Haunted Grotto opens Friday (Local News ~ 10/12/22)
It’s opening weekend for the annual Haunted Grotto in this week’s MAIN EVENT, as well as the annual fall spruce up for the city of Poplar Bluff. The Aad Grotto’s spooky annual tradition benefits the Three Rivers Shrine Club, which helps support Shriners Hospitals for Children... -
PBPD finishes move to new headquarters (Local News ~ 10/12/22)
Patrolman Zachary Tubb stands in the lobby of the new Poplar Bluff Police Department at 911 Shelby Road. The PBPD finished moving into its new home and began operations on Wednesday, Oct. 12. This is the first building built specifically for use by the PBPD since its formation in 1883. It is a 27,000-square-foot facility with state of the art equipment... -
Police reports — Oct. 11
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/12/22)
Steven Stovall, 46, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 11, at a residence in the 500 block of North Sixth Street on Butler County warrants for probation violation and aggravated assault; Poplar Bluff Municipal warrants for failure to appear on charges of domestic assault, stealing, and trespassing; and an additional charge of felony resisting arrest. He was booked in the Butler County jail...
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Police reports — Oct. 8-9
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/12/22)
Cyrstal Pitts, 38, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 8:56 a.m., Oct. 7, on North 6th Street at Lester Street. Pitts was booked in on Poplar Bluff Municipal warrants for failure to appear on charges of stealing, trespassing, and code violations with a $699 bond. Pitts was unable to post bond and she was released on her own recognizance...
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Contests, family fun planned at Tiger Fest 2022 Saturday
(Local News ~ 10/12/22)
Neelyville R-IV School will host Tiger Fest 2022 Saturday, Oct. 15, which will offer a day filled with family activities and contests at the school. “The festival kicks off with a parade at 10 a.m. followed by activities on the school grounds,” said Superintendent Heather Black. “Outside vendors as well as school organizations are invited to set up booths.”...
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Sheila Nelson
(Obituary ~ 10/12/22)
Sheila Ruth Nelson, 69, of Sikeston, was united with her beloved parents at her heavenly home on the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. She was born April 15, 1953, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and after graduating from Poplar Bluff Schools, went on to attend Arkansas State University where she earned her B.A. ...
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Reva Pruett (Obituary ~ 10/12/22)
Reva Pruett, daughter of the late James Bloys Cook and Lottie Robey Cook, was born on Sept. 21, 1931, in Aquilla, Missouri, and departed this life on Oct. 11, 2022, at Clark’s Mountain Nursing Center in Piedmont, Missouri, at the age of 91 years. Mrs. ... -
PB’s Orscheln to become Bomgaars (Local News ~ 10/12/22)
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — The recent acquisition of some 73 stores from a Missouri-based company has made Bomgaars the nation’s second largest farm and ranch retailer, behind Tractor Supply Company, the Sioux City, Iowa-based company said. Bomgaars announced in a news release Wednesday that it has acquired 73 stores from Orscheln Farm and Home, based in Moberly, Missouri. ... -
More rain needed to make it safe to burn, firefighters warn (Local News ~ 10/12/22)
The rain may wash away the hazy sky created by field and grass fires, but it’s not even a splash in the bucket to what is needed to make burning safe, warn firefighters. “Grass fires are normal, but this year is extremely drier than it usually is,” said Butler County Fire Chief Bob Fredwell. “Extremely dry conditions are definitely heightening the fire danger. We hadn’t had a good rain for three or four weeks so it is extremely, extremely dry.”...
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