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Partners advocate for awareness during Mental Health month
(Local News ~ 05/05/23)
Leaders from the city of Poplar Bluff, Missouri Highlands Health Care, FCC Behavior Health and Three Rivers College gathered on Friday to issue joint proclamations recognizing May as Mental Health Awareness Month. In addition, the proclamations identified each of the organizations as “Stigma-Free,” declaring the common goal of eliminating traditional stigmas of mental illness and educating people of the realities of mental health...
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Repairs underway on Butler County Veterans Memorial Wall
(Local News ~ 05/05/23)
The Butler County Veterans Memorial Wall is receiving updates and repairs as the new board takes action to maintain the monument. Retired Navy Lt. Cmdr. Larry Kimbrow, president of the local Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter Post 1056, said the bricks have been power washed, all railings have been repainted and one portion of the wall that was coming loose has been reset...
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Honor mothers, support cancer patients at flower sale
(Local News ~ 05/05/23)
The 14th annual Xi Kappa Flower Sale benefiting the United Cancer Assistance Network will be Saturday, May 13, at Poplar Bluff Realty on Highway 67 North. This year’s flower sale will begin at 8 a.m. and end at noon, unless sold out early. The event is planned each year, rain or shine, because “cancer is a devastating disease,” said sorority member Karen Coleman. ...
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Roland Miller
(Obituary ~ 05/05/23)
Roland Randel Miller, 97-year-old resident of Doniphan, Missouri, departed this life Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. He was born April 11, 1926, at Current View, Missouri, to the late Oliver and Ivy (Draper) Miller...
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Silverline Trailers celebrates ribbon cutting
(Local News ~ 05/05/23)
Silverline Trailers of Poplar Bluff celebrated its ribbon cutting Thursday. The business is located at 1805 Speedway Dr, Poplar Bluff. They specialize in trailers of all styles and sizes.
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Junior Ranger Day gives kids a passion for nature
(Local News ~ 05/05/23)
The next generation of outdoor enthusiasts flocked to Alley Spring on May 3 to learn about the Ozark wilderness, meet raptors and owls, and be sworn in as Junior Rangers. Junior Ranger Day is a yearly tradition at national parks across the nation, said Josh Chilton, Jacks Fork district interpreter and Junior Ranger Day organizer...
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Fire reports — May 3-5
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/05/23)
Poplar Bluff firefighters responded to US Bank, 2024 N. Westwood Blvd., Poplar Bluff, at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 3. They did a walk-through of the building because a loud popping sound was heard from the electrical room. According to the report by Capt. ...
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