Stories from Friday, August 11, 2023

The Sierra-Osage Treatment Center and W.E. Sears Youth Center recently hosted their first post-COVID tour for state representatives Darrell Atchison and Hardy Billington. The representatives got a tour of both campuses, an overview of facilities’ programs and a chance to interact with students...

Kathryn Ruth Green, a 105-year-old prayer warrior, passed from our hands to God’s home Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, in Dexter, Missouri. Kathryn was born May 24, 1918, to William and Melisia Jane (Holcomb) Giles in Arcola, West Virginia. She and her late husband, Rev. Harry Green, married Sept. 6, 1937, in Webster Springs, West Virginia. They were married 72 years with his passing, April 26, 2011...

Forrest Allen Chodrick, 67, of Wappapello, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Forrest was born April 6, 1956, to Ressie “Russ” and Anna (Wright) Chodrick in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He married the love of his life and best friend, Teresa Howton June 7, 2002, in Corning, Arkansas...

City officials approved a bid to replace Roxie Road Bridge after additional grant funds were acquired for the project. Bids were opened in June but were over budget, city manager Matt Winters said Monday, during a regular council meeting. Ozark Foothills Regional Planning Commission has helped the city secure additional funds to cover the project in full, Winters shared...

Next weekend’s Overdose Awareness Event will bring food and music to McLane Park, as well as community and support for those who have lost loved ones to addiction. The Goodluck family of Poplar Bluff is organizing the celebration in honor of their son and brother Laramie Goodluck. It begins at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 19...

Saturday75 years ago Aug. 12, 1948 – A new kind of steak is all the rage in Seattle. Going for 35 cents a pound, Seattle housewives are cooking up whale steaks for their families tonight. The Air Transport Associates Inc. flew over 5,000 pounds of whale meat into Seattle. A local seafood expert stated that “the meat is as tender as a tenderloin and as juicy as a suckling pig.”...

Three Rivers College has received a commitment from Southern Bank to endow a scholarship. The Southern Bank Executive Scholarship will provide an annual award for a Three Rivers college student for perpetuity. These scholarships are awarded based on recommendations to students with a 3.0 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale, who exhibit a financial need...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Ann Schaefer, 39, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 9:32 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 10, at a residence in the 800 block of Kinzer Street. Schaefer was unable to post bond, but was taken to Municipal Court and released. _ An employee at Dollar General at 703 E. Pine St. reported at 8:18 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 10, a white male stole pet food from the store...