Stories from Monday, June 17, 2024

The SEMO Civic & Social Club is rolling back the cost for the 55th anniversary reunion of the 2024 Poplar Bluff Days July 4-6. The special ticket price of $130 will be available for one day, Juneteeth, which is Wednesday.

The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are in the midst of investigating Ryan McCallister’s fatal crop duster crash Friday morning.

SIKESTON — Get ready. The second annual Sikeston Hot Air Balloon Festival is only a week away. The Sikeston Hot Air Balloon Festival will be held from 4 to 10 p.m. Friday, June 21, and from 3 to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 22, at the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo grounds. ...

It was a blistering hot Saturday, but the punishing sun seemed to do little to discourage people from celebrating Pride in Poplar Bluff.

Driving near Bacon Park, you could hear the dull roar of hundreds of voices coupled with laughter and music. The smell of freshly-cooked food drifted throughout the area while children played, and everyone seemed to feel at home.

Lawrence “Larry” Bailey Jr., 64, of McGee, Missouri passed away June 13, 2024, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. There are no services planned at this time. Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Robert Woods and Jonathan Kimbrough were issued summons Monday, June 17, for affray in the 300 block of North Fifth Street. _ Kevin Montgomery reported Monday, June 17, license plates had been stolen from a vehicle on May Street. _ Carol Burgess reported Monday, June 17, her daughter’s bicycle stolen from the 500 block of Karen Drive...