Stories from Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Two people are facing charges following an incident in Poplar Bluff last week. According to the Poplar Bluff Police Department, shortly after midnight on Friday, officers responded to the area of Magnolia and Pine streets in reference to a child in the roadway with no supervision...

Alcohol gets people in trouble on today’s date. Law enforcement end up in a shootout on Moonshiner’s Hill in 1924, and four people are arrested for breaking liquor sale laws in 1949. 100 years ago April 18, 1924 • A standoff between law enforcement and moonshiners escalated into a gun battle yesterday evening...

It’s the height of the Cold War, and the only thing standing between America and the forces of KAOS is Maxwell Smart, bumbling-but-brilliant secret agent of CONTROL. Can he save four kidnapped women, the Statue of Liberty and a princess? Audiences are invited to find out on Friday at the Kay Porter Theatre...

A recent investigation of illegal tree harvesting on the Mark Twain National Forest that led to the indictment of a southern Missouri man used an uncommon form of evidence — DNA from an illegally harvested log. This case marks the first time that tree DNA was used to investigate a federal timber poaching case in the eastern United States, according to a press release from Mark Twain National Forest...

Southeast Missouri Food Bank has been awarded a grant from the Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust to support the food bank’s Veterans Healthy Food Surplus Program. SEMO Food Bank began providing boxes of healthy food to veterans in 2019 through a continuing partnership with the John J. ...

Mike Mansker, 64, of Corning passed away April 16, 2024 at Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri Mr. Mansker was born May 28, 1959 in Corning. He was a farmer who loved spending time with his family. He enjoyed hunting, collecting guns, guns and more guns and was an avid reader. He was of the Baptist faith...

On their first attempt during the fall semester, all 55 Three Rivers College nursing students across all programs successfully passed the difficult exam that is required to become a registered nurse or practical nurse. “This is the first time Three Rivers students have achieved this incredible milestone. They faced many challenges,” said Laura McElroy, Three Rivers director of nursing, in a press release. “Their success is nothing short of amazing.”...

History Channel’s American Pickers are seeking large, rare collections in Missouri. The cast and crew will be making their way through the Show-Me state this June. “Our team is looking for interesting characters with fascinating items,” Producer Meredith Ball stated...

Major Joseph Shane, U.S. Army, has been accepted as a congressional fellow in Washington D.C. He will soon serve as a military attaché to a congressman yet to be announced. Shane recently returned from nine years overseas, serving with the Special Forces in Okinawa, Korea, then as a paratrooper in Italy...

Roy Dwight Bedwell, 37, of Piedmont, Missouri, passed away, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Visitation will be at 5 p.m., Friday, April 19, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont Chapel. Memorial will follow at 7 p.m., also in the Piedmont Chapel. Online condolences:www.rueggfuneralhomes.com...

Officers were dispatched Tuesday, April 16, to 838 Kendal St. in reference to threats. The victim stated a subject they were trying to help out continues to harass them. They will be seeking a restraining order. _ Officers were dispatched Tuesday, April 16, to Plaza Tire in reference to a burglary. The manager stated the suspect(s) cut a lock on their fence to the storage room and stole several items. There are no suspects at this time...

BROSELEY — The Twin Rivers School Board has voted in a new board president, and continued conversations about whether or not to continue participating in two softball seasons.

Community growth is the theme of today’s headlines. A Civic Week is planned in 1924 amid discussion of industrial expansion, and schools in 1974 have swelled to 5,638 students. • The Poplar Bluff Chamber of Commerce held a special meeting yesterday to announce plans for Civic Week, to be held April 26-May 2. ...