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Grounded in the USA (Local News ~ 01/12/23)
Poplar Bluff Municipal Airport manager Gary Pride described the recent FAA computer software glitch that reportedly grounded flights nationwide on Wednesday as a “logistical quagmire.” “What the FAA told us is that it was primarily just a routine software update that went bad,” Pride said... -
Boil water advisory lifted **Free Access** (Obituary ~ 01/12/23)
The boil water advisory for Butler County Public Water Supply District #1 was lifted at noon Thursday, Jan. 12, to all customers on Highway 142, this includes all roads coming off Highway 142 on the east and west side up to a half mile. Field supervisor Shannon Baker made the notification... -
PBFD Honors Top Firefighters (Local News ~ 01/12/23)
By BARBARA ANN HORTON Staff Writer Jon Miller and Chad Bell have been named Firefighter of the Year and Officer of the Year for putting their lives in danger to rescue a victim trapped in a burning home. Miller and Bell along with their fellow Poplar Bluff firefighters put themselves in harm’s way each time they report to work. On May 23, Miller and Bell risked their own lives and were injured in the rescue... -
PBFD awards memorial scholarship to McDaniel (Local News ~ 01/12/23)
By BARBARA ANN HORTON Staff Writer Trey McDaniel of Williamsville is the first recipient of the Poplar Bluff Fire Department Memorial Scholarship to Three Rivers College fire academy, McDaniel’s award was presented in honor of Walter Weaver. Poplar Bluff Fire Chief Mike Moffitt said, Weaver “is the only Poplar Bluff firefighter killed in the line of duty. From there, we will do the scholarship in memory of other firefighters who have passed away.”... -
Shooting in West Doniphan sends one to St. Louis hospital (Local News ~ 01/12/23)
On Jan. 11 at approximately 9 p.m. the Ripley County Sheriff’s Office received a call through the Doniphan Police Department dispatch from a county resident that lives on Highway 21 South in the West Doniphan area. According to authorities, an adult female arrived at her residence and saw a male subject on her property near a mobile home next to her residence. She called her adult son and told him there was a male subject on their property near their residence...
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