Stories from Tuesday, May 16, 2023

“Time flies,” Superintendent Robert Brown told the Twin Rivers 2023 graduating class Sunday at the Black River Coliseum in Poplar Bluff. The older students get, the more they will understand this, said Brown, adding what he called free advice graduates could take with them as they continue...

Robert “Rockin’ Bob” Schimweg, 65, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, died Sunday, May 14, 2023, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center.

Breakthrough Wellness, a new medical spa in Poplar Bluff, seeks to change lives with cutting-edge technology and services, according to founder and CEO Jessica Murphy. Murphy has always been passionate about health and wellness, having worked from home for the last 17 years and struggled with her own health after giving birth to her oldest child 23 years ago...

Delta Companies Inc., a highway and site development contractor based in Poplar Bluff, has achieved a significant milestone in its journey, marking 100 years of operation. “We are currently involved in the construction of (Interstate) 155 in Southeast Missouri and I-55 in Blytheville, Arkansas,” stated John Bennett, divisional manager of Delta Companies Inc...

Butler County Sheriff Walter Ray Anders, 48, of Neelyville was booked at the Butler County jail at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 16, for possession of marijuna. Bond was set at $10,000. _ Darlene Marie Haines, 49, of Corning was booked at the Butler County jail at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 16, for fraudulently stopping payment of an instrument...

Poplar Bluff Police An employee at Rent One at 109 S. Westwood Blvd. reported at 7 a.m. Tuesday, May 16, a customer stole two rented game consoles. _ An employee at Poplar Bluff High School reported at 8 a.m. Tuesday, May 16, nine THC vape devices were found in the possession of a juvenile student. ...