Stories from Tuesday, July 23, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The director of the Secret Service is stepping down from her job following the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump that unleashed intensifying outcry about how the agency tasked with protecting current and former presidents could fail in its core mission. ...

The Shady Grove State School unveiled its new outdoor learning center in a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday with the Greater Poplar Bluff Area Chamber of Commerce. Principal Malia Cummings explained the project came about through a rapid public effort.

NEELYVILLE — The Neelyville School Board has accepted bids from Reed Oil Company for the district’s propane needs and from Wagner Portrait Group for school photos.

Almost 20 years ago, David Carroll first joined the Poplar Bluff Stage Company when he was cast in the production “Our Town.” It was such an enjoyable experience for him that he decided to stay involved with the theater company ever since. But in recent years, the Poplar Bluff Stage Company hasn’t been able to perform any productions, due to not having a venue.

The Butler County Fire Protection District remains heated after its volunteer firefighters all went on strike or resigned last week. Today in 1974, two board members defended their decisions to cut the district’s tax funding and called for financial transparency. In other news, Butler County braces for a possible wave of polio cases in 1949, and Puxico shows great recovery from a 1923 bank collapse...

The Poplar Bluff R, I Board of Education met in closed session Thursday. Items approved by the board are: • Certified personnel/supplemental duty resignations • Certified personnel resignations: (effective end of 2024, 2025 contract unless otherwise noted): Margaret Peacock, teacher (release of contract) at kindergarten center, effective immediately, and Summer Shipman, special education teacher at middle school, head varsity volleyball coach, camp at senior high school, head softball coach at junior high school, effective immediately.. ...