Stories from Monday, May 6, 2024

The Succeeding in School 20th anniversary celebration Saturday marked two decades of students from the Poplar Bluff R-I School District have been tutored at Wheatley School. Director Kathern Harris, who works with the students and volunteers, was honored in particular.

BLOOMFIELD — A Bloomfield man faces numerous felony charges after being taken into custody in the early hours of Friday morning, following a frantic emergency call of shots fired.

When Dave Elledge began the process of starting a Sleep In Heavenly Peace chapter in Poplar Bluff in 2019, he had no idea what the response would be. But he was cautiously optimistic.

A traffic stop was conducted Monday, May 6, on a white GMC Arcadia due to expired registration. The driver did not have a valid driver’s license and could not provide proof of insurance for the vehicle. The driver was issued citations and the vehicle was towed from the scene...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Officers were dispatched on Sunday, May 5, to the 800 block of Poplar Street in reference to property damage. The victim stated someone broke the driver’s side window of his vehicle. The investigation is ongoing. _ Officers were dispatched on Sunday, May 5, to the 1100 block of Alice Street in reference to a wellness check. ...

A traffic stop was conducted Monday, May 6, on a white GMC Arcadia due to expired registration. The driver did not have a valid driver’s license and could not provide proof of insurance for the vehicle. The driver was issued citations and the vehicle was towed from the scene...