Stories from Tuesday, April 23, 2024

An ag student made headlines on this day in 1924 for more than tripling his hogs’ weight in eight weeks with a new feeding method. In later news, Butler County provides free chest x-rays to detect tuberculosis, and a former Kennett woman’s murder remains unsolved in California.

Loyd Dale Conner, son of the late William “Dub” Conner and Eloise Causey Conner, was born Jan. 23, 1955, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri and departed this life April 19, 2024, in Ellsinore, Missouri at the age of 69. Funeral services were held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter April 22, 2024. Interment followed in the Dexter Cemetery...

Poplar Bluff teachers and families gathered Monday night to celebrate standout educators at the annual Teacher of the Year banquet, held at Poplar Bluff High School.

“We must listen to survivors,” Mayor Shane Cornman stated to a gathering of Probation and Parole employees and representatives of Haven House on Monday.

The influx of eclipse tourists to Butler County surpassed community planners’ wildest expectations.

Three Rivers College has selected Dr. Sonya DiCiro to receive its 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award. A public reception in her honor will be held from 4:30-6 p.m. May 6, with the award presentation beginning at approximately 5 p.m., at the Tinnin Fine Arts Center.