Stories from Monday, August 28, 2023

The Wake Foundation held its first military ball Saturday evening, and members hoped it was the start of a new tradition. “This is the very first time we’ve done a ball,” said Director Robert Wake. “We wanted to do a classy, first-class ball, perhaps one we could do annually.”...

VAN BUREN — Witness a rare Super Blue Moon in the dark skies of Ozark National Scenic Riverways. This free event will take place from 7:30–10 p.m. Wednesday at Big Spring. Visitors are invited to join park rangers for a night under stunning moonlight. ...

Missouri Public Service Commission officials have released instructions for 10-digit local dialing as part of the preparation process for a new area code in the region. The 235 area code will soon be added as an overlay to the 573 region. An overlay is the addition of another area code to the same geographic region served by an existing area code. An overlay does not require customers to change their existing phone numbers, but does require customers to dial the area code for local calls...

More than 400 people attended a state convention this week in Poplar Bluff organized the Missouri Rural Water Association. The 16th Annual Bootheel Expo was held Wednesday and Thursday at the Black River Coliseum, bringing together representatives from drinking water and wastewater utilities, office professionals, and exhibitors who provide goods and services to water/wastewater utilities...

Southeast Missouri State University Department of Music will present "The Elephant and The Swan", a faculty recital of music celebrating the cello and string bass, Tuesday, Aug. 29, at the River Campus in Cape Girardeau. The recital will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Shuck Music Recital Hall, 518 S. Fountain St...

Friday, Sept. 1 • 6 p.m. AMVETS Post 29 bingo, doors open at 4 p.m., early events start at 4:30 p.m. Located at 115 E Harper St., AMVETS is a non-smoking and non-alcohol establishment. Food and drinks are available. • 7 p.m. A.A. Poplar Bluff Serenity Group, 506 E. Pine St., closed meeting. Contact: 573-714-2768...

100 years ago Aug. 29, 1923 • Southeast Missouri has seen one of the shortest selling campaigns of watermelon in the history of this section. With 90% of the crop moved, according to a report from the Bureau of Agriculture Economics at Kennett, a total of 1,006 carloads of watermelon were shipped this season compared to 2,031 the previous year...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Glenn Thompson, 38, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 8:22 a.m. Friday, Aug. 25, at his room at the Relax Motel at 3118 South Westwood Blvd. Thompson was booked in on a Poplar Bluff Municipal warrant for a traffic violation and he was released on bond...

Don’t see your event? Let us know what you’ve got coming up and we’ll add it. Just email dailyamericanrepublic@darnews.com. — September Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Sept. 5. WHERE Poplar Bluff Municipal Library, Main Branch. COST Free. WHAT Storytime for children at the library...