Stories from Monday, July 8, 2024

It started as a simple reunion among former schoolmates, but it has become something larger than could have been predicted. The SEMO Social and Civic Club just celebrated the 55th annual reunion, and the yearly gathering might soon make its permanent home in Poplar Bluff...

Police action at home and abroad lead the front pages. Arrested for traffic violation, a U.S. government employee from Ironton was released by Chinese police in 1949. In 1974, two Poplar Bluff policemen resigned in protest over the handling of misconduct allegations...

The Boys and Girls Club of the Heartland is set to make a major regional expansion with its new dedicated Regional Workforce Development Teen Center in Poplar Bluff. The 33,000-square-foot facility will be located at the newly annexed lot adjacent to Poplar Bluff High School...

Georgia Lee Risener, 96, of Festus, Missouri, passed away July 6, 2024 in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born Oct. 7, 1927 in Ellsinore, Missouri, daughter of the late John Van Dyke and Missouri Van Dyke (Moss). Georgia worked as a Beautician/Cosmetologist for Georgia’s Beauty Shop. In her free time, she enjoyed embroidery, sewing, caring for her flowers, and working in the yard...

A traffic stop was conducted Monday, July 8, at South Broadway and Arthur streets for no visible state registration. The driver was issued citations and the vehicle was impounded for no insurance. _ Officers responded Monday, July 8, to the front desk of the Poplar Bluff Police Department about a burglary. The victim stated his house was broken into and he has video footage of the suspect. This investigation will continue...