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City seeks $36K in grants for PD, FD equipment
(Local News ~ 11/30/22)
Poplar Bluff city officials hope to leverage some unused federal money to pay for needed equipment at the police and fire departments. The city will apply this week for approximately $36,000 in unused American Rescue Plan Act money allotted to the state of Missouri...
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After successful Thanksgiving, United Gospel Rescue Mission preps for Christmas
(Local News ~ 11/30/22)
Volunteers and donors are essential ingredients to successful holiday meals at the United Gospel Rescue Mission. The mission’s executive director, the Rev. Greg Kirk, said he and the staff couldn’t do Thanksgiving or the upcoming Christmas meal without volunteers...
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Santa Claus riding the rails into Poplar Bluff
(Local News ~ 11/30/22)
Santa Claus will visit the Mo-Ark Regional Railroad Museum three times in December. He will talk with children from 1-4 p.m. Saturdays, Dec. 3, 10 and 17. Children may have photos taken with Santa at various areas in the museum, the red Missouri Pacific caboose or anywhere outside, weather permitting. Candy will be given to the children, according to a press release from the museum...
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MAIN EVENT December
(Local News ~ 11/30/22)
Here's a look at some upcoming events in December. Don’t see your event? Let us know what you’ve got coming up and we’ll add it. Just email dailyamericanrepublic@darnews.com. — David Fielding art exhibit, noon-3 p.m. through Dec. 4 WHERE Tinnin Fine Arts Center Gallery WHAT Fielding is a retired Three Rivers College art instructor...
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Rose joins the medical staff of Regional Physician Services Orthopedics
(Local News ~ 11/30/22)
Physician assistant Sara Rose PA-C has joined the medical staff of Regional Physician Services Orthopedics. Rose started her journey to becoming a physician assistant right at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center and after graduating PA school and practicing in different towns, has decided to “come back home.”...
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Coats donated to Haven House
(Local News ~ 11/30/22)
Haven House Director Amber Tinker accepts new coats for all the children at Haven House purchased by Jerry and Rhonda Hillis of Fitch-Hillis Funeral Home and their staff. In the photo, from left, are Tinker, Christie Kiser, assistant funeral director; Rhonda and Jerry Hillis, owners and operators; and Laramy Montgomery, office manager...
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VA earns Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission
(Local News ~ 11/30/22)
The John J. Pershing VA Medical Center has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospital, Home Care, and Behavioral Health Care Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a health care organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care, according to a press release from the VA...
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Shawn Bruce
(Obituary ~ 11/30/22)
Shawn Franklin Bruce, 24, of Williamsville, passed away Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, at Carson Hill Cemetery in Mill Spring, Missouri. Online condolences; www.rueggfuneralhomes.com.
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Shawn Bruce
(Obituary ~ 11/30/22)
Shawn Franklin Bruce, 24, of Williamsville, passed away Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, at Carson Hill Cemetery in Mill Spring, Missouri. Online condolences; www.rueggfuneralhomes.com.
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Kay Cole
(Obituary ~ 11/30/22)
Kay Cole, 76, of Silva, Missouri, died Friday, Nov. 25, 2022 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Mrs. Cole was born June 8, 1946in Tennessee, daughter of the late Charles and Ava Maxine Tyner. On July 3, 1993, she married William Alfred Cole. He preceded her in death on Oct. 25, 2020...
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Greenville High School announces November Students of the Month
(Local News ~ 11/30/22)
Laramie S. Blackburn and Mackenzie M. Marler have been named November 2022 students of the month for Greenville High School. Laramie Blackburn is the daughter Scotti and Mona Blackburn of Greenville. Mackenzie is the daughter of Chris and Robin Marler of Silva...
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Parson extends drought alert; much of Southeast Missouri 'severe'
(Local News ~ 11/30/22)
Much of Southeast Missouri continues to be classified as drought-stricken, according to the latest Drought Monitor map released by U.S. Department of Agriculture and partnering agencies. In response, Gov. Mike Parson, in a statement released Monday, Nov. 28, has extended the state's drought alert until March 1 because of what he called Missouri's "abnormally dry conditions."...
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Barbara Foster
(Obituary ~ 11/30/22)
Barbara Foster, 81, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, formerly of Corning, passed away Nov. 29, 2022 at home. Mrs. Foster was a retired farmer and real estate owner. She enjoyed bowling, puzzles, and spending time with her family. She attended Calvary Baptist Church in Corning and Poplar Bluff Full Gospel...
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Donald Worley
(Obituary ~ 11/30/22)
Donald James Worley, 86, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, at his home. Don was born Sept. 29, 1936, to Shelby and Roma Worley in Poplar Bluff. He married Barbara Killian Aug. 12, 1982. Don was a member of Liberty Baptist Church and was a life-long farmer. ...
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Audrey Baker
(Obituary ~ 11/30/22)
Audrey P. Baker, 86, of Piedmont, passed away Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, in St. Louis, Missouri. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at Murphy Cemetery, Piedmont.
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St. Vincent de Paul serves rising community needs
(Local News ~ 11/30/22)
Rising fuel, food and housing costs are driving more Americans to food banks and shelters to put food on the table for their families this year and Poplar Bluff residents are no exception. “Last month alone, we fed over 800 families. We count the members in each household so we are (feeding) over 2,300 individuals,” St. Vincent de Paul Society Food Pantry Manager Nereida Santiago-Duncan said...
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Sheriff reports — Nov. 30
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/30/22)
Poplar Bluff Sheriff's Department Dereck Jason Darlington, 51, of Poplar Bluff was arrested and booked Wednesday, Nov. 30, to served 96 hours of shock time in the Butler County jail. ————— Alejandro Flores-Martinez, 37, of Dexter was arrested Wednesday, Nov. 30, on a writ of habeas corpus and booked into the Butler County jail...