Stories from Wednesday, September 27, 2023

A movie shot in Poplar Bluff, created by a Poplar Bluff native, will premiere Oct. 21 at Rodgers Theatre during a day-long celebration. The film “Herd” — which will also be screened at the New York Comic Con in October — is coming home and its creators want that homecoming to benefit the community...

The Daily American Republic is partnering with the filmmakers of “Herd,” and Rodgers Theatre to give away event tickets in October as part of a series, Remember the Rodgers. To enter, participants just need to share their memories of the Rodgers. This can include stories and/or photos of their time at the historic Downtown Poplar Bluff theatre or what it has meant to them and the community...

100 years agoSept. 27, 1923 • The Cotton Belt Lumber Company reports the local cotton gin is receiving between 10 and 20 wagon loads of cotton each day and about 45 bales already have been ginned here. With cotton harvest season gearing up, the gin is expecting it will receive between 50 and 75 loads of cotton each day by the middle of next week...

Kimberly Kay Williams-Arment, 60, of Patterson, Missouri, died Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at St Francis Medical Center, Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

Jan. 14, 1969 – Sept. 24, 2023 Shawnta LaDawn Ellison, 54, formerly of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away Sept. 24, 2023, at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. She was born in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Jan.14, 1969, and had called Memphis her home for several years...

C. Earl Crowley, 79, of Brunot, Missouri, passed away Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be held from 5 - 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont, Missouri. Funeral service will follow at 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 30. 2023, at Beulah Baptist Church, Brunot, Missouri. Burial will follow at Beulah Cemetery...

Roy Michael Wilcutt, 72, passed away Sept. 25, 2023. Mike was born Jan. 2, 1951, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, where he grew up and graduated from Poplar Bluff high school in 1969. After graduation Mike attended Three Rivers Junior College in Poplar Bluff. In 1971 he was drafted into the U.S. Army. Following basic and advanced training Mike was assigned to Fort Riley, Kansas where he served out the balance of his military duty as a combat training coordinator...

Frances Joanne Pulliam was born Aug. 21, 1926 on the family farm near Grandview, Iowa, the fifth of 11 children born to Irma (Schafer) and Glenn Buster. She passed away at her home near Bernie, Missouri, Sept. 26, 2023. Frances attended Green Valley rural school and was a 1944 graduate of Muscatine High School. ...

Pancakes will be offered at the Historic Iron Mountain Depot beginning at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, prior to the official opening of the 2023 Iron Horse Festival. Pancakes at the Depot have been a part of the festival for the last several years. All profits will be used in the continuing restoration of the Historic Depot...

A Poplar Bluff couple’s Back to Eden garden is reaping them not only vegetables, fruits and flowers but credit for their skills. The Green Thumb Garden Club named Vicki and John Perry’s garden the group’s Yard of the Month, said club member Debra Holt...

A HO scale model train layout will be given away at the Mo-Ark Regional Railroad Museum during the Iron Horse Festival Saturday, Sept. 30. Museum volunteer Carl McKinney recently built the scenic layout which is four feet wide and eight feet long. A locomotive, railroad cars and a power pack will be included...

100 years agoSept. 28, 1923 • Approximately 3,000 people attended the Butler County Fair this afternoon, the largest crowd to attend any day this year. The weather has been ideal this week for the fair, but there are thunderstorms in the forecast tonight and tomorrow (Sept. 29)...

There is a diverse assortment of local happenings to highlight in this week’s MAIN EVENT. First United Methodist Church in Poplar Bluff is the site of Community Outreach Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday. This is a one-stop event where individuals and families in need can access free services and assistance. Services include housing, social services, employment, veteran services, medical and groceries. For more information, contact: 573-778-4425 or 573-772-9128...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Marilyn Rohrer reported at 9:57 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, three patio chairs missing from the front porch of her residence in the 300 block of Bartlett Street. _ Kearra Anderson reported at 11:50 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, her ex-boyfriend sent her a text message in violation of a protection order. The suspect was told to have no further contact with the victim, and the matter was referred to the Butler County prosecutor...