Stories from Friday, May 10, 2024

ELLSINORE — Following an investigation by law enforcement and school administration, East Carter High School business teacher/assistant baseball coach Trever Lewis has been arrested and faces multiple felony counts regarding his alleged behavior with a student...

On today’s date, newspaper headlines were dominated by crime and arrests. A welcome interlude came in 1949 when a taxi driver gave a Chaffee dog a ride home ... sort of. 100 years ago May 10, 1924 • The former head of the Bank of Puxico was arrested today in Dexter after visiting family in Arkansas. D.F. Walser faces charges of embezzlement, grand larceny and accepting deposits while the institution was insolvent. The bank closed last December with a shortage of around $400,000...

Norma (Hall) Huff, 80, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2024 at Mark Twain Nursing Home of Poplar Bluff. Norma was born April 15, 1944 in Clinton, Missouri, to Hadley Hall and Helen (Horn) Hall. She was a long-time resident of Poplar Bluff. ...

The Pvt. Billie Gene Kannel JROTC Battalion held a change of command ceremony Thursday at Poplar Bluff High School.

I am proud to have co-sponsored House Concurrent Resolution 30, which passed the House this week with an overwhelming vote. Sponsored by House Speaker Dean Plocher, the measure reaffirms our unwavering support for the State of Israel. Through this resolution, the General Assembly acknowledges and commends Israel for its enduring and mutually beneficial relationship with the United States of America and the state of Missouri since 1948. ...

To the Editor Do you care about access to our abundant water supply? You certainly should. My support for Sikeston and the Southeast region runs deep. Through my involvement in the Sikeston Regional Chamber, Southeast Missouri Regional Water District, and as a local farmer, I understand the connection our water resources have to the ability of our communities to thrive. ...

It’s a risky business with a high level of cost and multiple considerations; and many economics professors would advise against it. But starting a restaurant in Poplar Bluff might not be the worst idea.

Graveside service for Leota Faye Dicken, 86, of Perry, will be at 1 p.m. Monday, May 13, 2024, at Cochran Cemetery in rural Poplar Bluff, Missouri. There is no visitation scheduled. Arrangements are under the direction of Bienhoff Funeral Home. Leota passed away Thursday, May 9, 2024 at her home surrounded by family...

Officers were dispatched at 1:27 a.m. Friday, May 10, to Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in reference to threats. The case is under investigation. _ Officers responded at 2:25 a.m. Friday, May 10, to the 2000 block of Raulston Drive in reference to tampering with a motor vehicle. The investigation is ongoing...