Stories from Friday, December 22, 2023

Confused motorists and thieves mark the days closing in on Christmas in the Dash, while a local retailer promises extra chances to win a new radio outfit to customers a century ago who paid off their charge accounts. Dec. 22, 1923 • The new Dodge car found abandoned early yesterday morning (Dec. ...

Jerry Bryan Forbes, 52, of Campbell died Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023, at his residence.

Hubert Cecil “Bud” Tidwell, 73, of Doniphan, Missouri, died Monday, Dec.18, 2023 at his residence. Mr. Tidwell was born Dec. 28, 1949, to Claude and Carrie Tidwell (née Bausworth) in Tyronza, Arkansas. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. ...

Vehicles ranged from a Lamborghini to a Trident spray rig in the ceremony that served to kick off Oak Grove’s 19th annual Jingle Jog, featuring 36 parade entries on the elementary school campus. An estimated 2,700 non-perishable food items were collected for the Bread Shed in tandem with Northside Nutrition Center earlier this month, as students merged exercise and goal-setting with philanthropy in the one-of-a-kind event, according to a press release from Poplar Bluff schools...

For the past 37 years, high school boys basketball teams from all over the southeast United States have traveled to Poplar Bluff to compete in the annual Poplar Bluff Showdown tournament. The idea began when Dr. Jerry McLane — then-owner of First National Bank, which is now known as First Midwest Bank — and then-Poplar Bluff athletic director Howard Garrett put their heads together as a way for the Mules to face tougher competition in preparation for postseason play...

The winner of Poplar Bluff’s first Light Fight is a home already well known to those who like to see holiday decorations in all shapes and sizes. Greg Carda claimed first prize for the decorations on his 1250 Barron Road lawn, which was graced in October by a 35-foot inflatable Michael Myers and is now lit up with similarly sized Christmas characters...

Poplar Bluff firefighters responded at 4:57 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, to an alarm activation at 1345 Nooney St. According to Battalion Chief Kevin Edgar, firefighters were met by the homeowner who stated cooking had accidentally set off the alarm. _ Five firefighters responded at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, to a reported structure fire at 1611 S. 14th St...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Wendy Scott reported at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 21, the tires on two vehicles were flattened while they were parked at her residence in the 800 block of Kendall Street. _ Eathan Dominguez, 29, of Poplar Bluff was detained at 10:04 a.m. ...