Stories from Wednesday, April 10, 2024

At Poplar Bluff Regional Business Airport, all eyes were fixed on the sky. For the hours leading up to the eclipse’s grand finale, millions of dollars worth of aircraft landed in a seemingly unending procession. Sizes ranged from single-seater Cessnas to triple-engine private jets. As an added bonus, Skydive St. Louis performed two jumps, one a few hours before the eclipse and one right at the moment of totality...

Filing is closed for the Aug. 6 primary, which will determine which state and national candidates will represent their parties in the November general election. Locally, offices for U.S. representative, state senate and state representatives, as well as circuit judges will be decided...

To keep local voices in regional decisions, the Ozark Foothills Regional Planning Commission and the Ozark Foothills Law Enforcement Assistance Council formally combined at a recent meeting.

Ester Grace Asbell, 97, died April 7, 2024, at the Prairie View Skilled Nursing Home in Bloomfield, Missouri. She was born April 11, 1926, in Ezra, Illinois, and was the daughter of the late John Adams and Grace Strobel McCain Adams. Ester worked as a seamstress in the Elder Factory in Bloomfield for many years. ...

Victoria Ann (Pennell) Ross, 72, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed Sunday, April 7, 2024 in her home. She was healthy, active, and had no medical conditions until a silent, unexpected heart attack. She was called ‘Vicky’ and born Dec. 19, 1951, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, to Ernest Edward Pennell and Betty Jo (Crain) Pennell. Vicky married Richard Lee Ross June 30, 1989 in Poplar Bluff...