Stories from Thursday, June 20, 2024

The most notable headline of 1924 was an argument between a preacher and a landowner that left one person hospitalized. Kennett got pounded by hail in 1949, and New Madrid prepared for a massive electrical expansion in 1974.

The Xtreme Gymnastics program reached a significant milestone last week after providing 25 years of service to the young gymnasts in the Poplar Bluff area. Owner Jessie Walker-Luce started Xtreme Gymnastics when she was 18 and had no idea the program would make such an impact on the community as it did...

DEXTER — A late-night robbery attempt ended poorly for the would-be thief at the Break Time Convenience Store in Dexter.

Mia Taylor isn’t your typical 9-year-old. She loves to play with her friends and join in the things they do, but she also likes the world of business.

D. Keith Henson, 67, of Jackson died Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at his home.

Robert Leonard Wood Sr., 75, of Cabot, Arkansas died Monday, June 17, 2024.

William “David” Haynes, 88, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Haynes was born Sept. 25, 1935, in Henderson, Missouri, son of the late Charles C. and Marcie Haynes. He served in the United States Army for two years...

Kenneth Earl Head, 80, of Williamsville, Missouri passed away June 19, 2024 at his home in Williamsville. Kenneth was born March 17, 1944 to Gertis and Cordie Mae Head. He married Patricia Head and she preceded him in death. Kenneth liked watching the St. Louis Cardinals baseball games and rodeos, on T.V. He also liked his Ford Trucks...

The internet is officially noted as commencing in 1995. Fast forward to 2024 and the technology boom has entered the AI phase, with no end in sight.

The Roger Hogg Family will present the Second Annual “Evening with the Hoggs” featuring James Linden Hogg at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 6, at the Historic Rodgers Theatre, 204 N. Broadway, Poplar Bluff.

Officers were dispatched Thursday, June 20, to Rhodes Convenience Store in reference to a subject flourishing a weapon. Contact was made with a subject that was released from the hospital. The subject advised he was picking a penny up when an employee exited the business, retrieved a pistol and chambered a round into it. ...