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FREE ACCESS: Levee breaks near County Route 202 (Local News ~ 05/28/24)
A levy broke in the vicinity of Highway 53 and County Route 202, according to County Commissioner Vince Lampe. Andy Clark, Drainage District Seven board member, reported the breach is 100 feet wide and growing. The Black River crested at 17.27 feet at 10 p.m. ... -
Dash to the Past — Half of state's holiday traffic fatalities occur in Troop E (Local News ~ 05/28/24)
Southeast Missouri earned a grim record in 1974. Of the 16 Memorial Day weekend traffic fatalities statewide, eight occurred within the 14 counties of Troop E. 100 years ago May 28, 1924 • Police Chief H. Hendrickson issued a formal notice today prohibiting children from shooting air rifles and slingshots in city limits. ... -
Carolyn Hamilton
(Obituary ~ 05/28/24)
Carolyn “Carol” Hamilton, 87, of Annapolis, Missouri, died Wednesday, May 22, in Park Hills, Missouri. Visitation is at 5 p.m., Thursday, May 30, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont Chapel. Funeral is at 10 a.m., Friday, May 31, at Nazarene Church of Annapolis. Burial will be in Meadows Cemetery, Annapolis, Missouri...
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Sleep in Heavenly Peace holds impromptu build session (Local News ~ 05/28/24)
With a growing waiting list of children in need, Sleep in Heavenly Peace hosted a bed-building workshop at the Bluff Church Saturday. Dave Elledge, chapter co-president and pastor of the church, was impressed by the attendance. -
PB R-I grants contingent approval for teen center (Local News ~ 05/28/24)
The Poplar Bluff R-I school board offered a contingent approval for construction for the Regional Work Force Development Teen Center, the plans for which were presented by the Boys and Girls Club of the Heartland. -
Charles Nicolini (Obituary ~ 05/28/24)
Charles N. “Nick” Nicolini, 70, of Poplar Bluff died Thursday, May 23, 2024, at Mercy Hospital in Saint Louis, after a long illness. Mr. Nicolini was born Jan. 6, 1954, at Doctors Hospital in Poplar Bluff, to the late Quinto and Alda Nicolini. He attended Sacred Heart School and graduated from Poplar Bluff High School in 1972. He lived in Poplar Bluff for 61 years, but spent the last nine years of his life in Saint Charles, Missouri, after his retirement because of illness... -
Nicki Prewitt
(Obituary ~ 05/28/24)
Nicki Prewitt, 76, of Edwardsville, Illinois, died Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at Anderson Hospital, in Maryville, Illinois. Ms. Prewitt was born March 29, 1948, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, daughter of the late Lawrence “Cotton” and Freota “Freddie” Prewitt. She enjoyed and excelled at sports in her younger years. She graduated from Poplar Bluff High School in 1966. She had worked for the Union Pacific Railroad and as a counselor for the disabled...
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Police reports, May 28
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/28/24)
Officers were dispatched Monday, May 28 to the 1500 block of Woodrow Street in reference to an unattended death. Upon arriving, officers checked the subject for a pulse and did not find one. The scene was turned over to detectives. _ Eldon Osborn, 37, Poplar Bluff was taken into custody Monday, May 28 for an active warrant through Probation and Parole. Osborn was processed and lodged in the Butler County jail...
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