Stories from Friday, December 2, 2022

Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center will conduct an “active shooter” drill partnering with area emergency responders Tuesday. The exercise will simulate, as much as possible, an active-shooter response from local law enforcement, fire departments and emergency-medical-services personnel, according to a press release from the hospital...

Two Poplar Bluff families are dealing with the aftermath of house fires this week, which has seen three structure fires in Butler County. Two of the properties were totaled, according to reports from Butler County fires.

It’s that time of year again — the Poplar Bluff Museum will host the annual Christmas Tree Forest, beginning with their Christmas Open House from 1-4 p.m. Sunday. Students, families and the public are invited to view the elaborate handmade decorations and vote for their favorite tree.

Shirley Robinson was born Oct. 17, 1942, in Paragould, Arkansas, to Aaron and Jane (Masters) Hyde. She married Verlon Don Robinson Nov. 21, 1964, also in Paragould, Arkansas. Shirley and Don spent most of their marriage living in Festus, Missouri, before relocating to Collierville, Tennessee after retirement. ...

When the Respect for Marriage Act comes to the floor of the U.S. House, Southeast Missouri GOP congressman Jason Smith says he'll be voting "no" on the legislation. The U.S. Senate narrowly approved the measure Tuesday, Nov. 29, which needed 60 votes to pass, by a 61-36 vote. Missouri's Republican senators were divided on the bill, with retiring Roy Blunt voting "yes" and Josh Hawley voting "no."...

Andre Carl Jordan, 62, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. There will be a memorial service on a later date.

Big Whiskey’s American Restaurant & Bar is slated to open next year in the former Scotty's Brewhouse building on Oak Grove Road, according to a press release posted Friday on Big Whiskey's website. BLV Whiskey’s, LLC, a partnership group of three Poplar Bluff residents, closed a franchise deal with the restaurant and bar concept last month, marking the brand’s first entry into Southeast Missouri and its ninth location in the state...

Filing opens Tuesday for municipal and school board elections. The Poplar Bluff City Council will have three seats up for grabs. The three-year terms of Ward 5 representative Robert Smith and at-large representatives Steve Davis and Chris Taylor are expiring...

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