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Police reports — Nov. 8-9
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/09/23)
POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Joshua Forbes, 31, of Poplar Bluff was arrested at 8:20 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, during a traffic stop on North Fifth Street. Forbes was booked on a United States Marshals Service warrant for possession of amphetamine and lodged in the Butler County jail...
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Letitia Lampley
(Obituary ~ 11/09/23)
Letitia “Tish” Lampley, 57, died Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri.
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UGRM seeks volunteers, desserts to help with Thanksgiving meal
(Local News ~ 11/09/23)
United Gospel Rescue Mission Executive Director Greg Kirk is checking his holiday shopping list for Thanksgiving, and it includes donations and volunteers. He’s expecting to prepare meals for at least 1,600 people, if not more. The meals served at the mission, 400 S. Broadway, or delivered to homes and businesses “are absolutely free to the community,” he said...
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City takes up changes to street construction, burial prices
(Local News ~ 11/09/23)
Poplar Bluff Street Superintendent Jerry Lawson is asking for a change in city code regarding construction of new streets that he believes will reduce longterm maintenance costs. The proposal was presented Monday to the city council. It is expected to be a voting item Nov. 20, along with increased costs at the City Cemetery for plots and burial...
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Puxico community salutes veterans at school event
(Local News ~ 11/09/23)
PUXICO — The school district, students and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post (VFW) partnered Wednesday to celebrate America’s veterans with a star-spangled event. The Veterans Day observance took place at Puxico High School’s Arnold Ryan Gymnasium. The Wake Foundation’s Robert Wake, a veteran of Iraq wars who was wounded in combat, was born and reared at Kennett and now lives at Poplar Bluff...
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AWA supporters have howling good time at annual banquet
(Local News ~ 11/09/23)
The 14th Annual Howling at the Moon banquet raised approximately $18,800 for shelter animals thanks to sponsorships, ticket sales, auctions and the community’s generosity. “We have some fantastic sponsors. If it hadn’t been for them, then of course we wouldn’t have been able to put this on.... The overall generosity of the community was really amazing,” said Animal Welfare Alliance director Corretta Bishop...
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Mike Morgan
(Obituary ~ 11/09/23)
Michael “Mike” Keith Morgan, 51, of Doniphan, Missouri passed away Nov. 8, 2023, at Poplar Bluff, Missouri. He was born July 18, 1972, to Jimmy D. Morgan and Delora “Jean” Ann Morgan. He was a member of the West Point United Pentecostal Church where he took care of the audio and technical engineering. ...
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Police reports, Nov. 9
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/09/23)
MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL Ray L. Conway, 37, of Clarkton was arrested at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, in Dunklin County on suspicion of felony DWI (alcohol) and felony driving while revoked. He was booked at the Dunklin County jail on a 24-hour hold...
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