The Poplar Bluff R-I district received a clean audit report this month, with most major differences attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic.

By BARBARA ANN HORTON Staff Writer America’s agriculture communities are resilient, but still face many challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, said Aaron Sandlin, Butler County Farm Service Agency county executive director. The United States Department of Agriculture is committed to ensuring farmers and ranchers remain in business to produce the food, fuel and fiber America needs to thrive, Sandlin said...

WAPPAPELLO — Several popular trails traverse the landscape at Wappapello Lake, giving visitors multiple opportunities to enjoy the area. “The diversity of trails here fits anybody’s needs. From horseback riding to the Ozark Trail, to Memory Lane at Greenville to the nature trails, it’s like a smorgasbord of trails for the public. The best thing about it is they are free,” said Park Ranger Andrew Jefferson...

Local authorities received information this week that a Poplar Bluff man who had been reported as an endangered adult has been found safe in Mississippi. The Poplar Bluff Police Department issued an Endangered SILVER Advisory on Oct. 21 for Robert Lee Coats. The 83-year-old had been last seen at 9:45 a.m. Oct. 20 at First Midwest Bank, where he had withdrawn a large sum of money...

DEXTER — As his tenure with the Stoddard County Ambulance District comes to a close, retiring manager David Cooper offers some heartfelt advice to the residents of Stoddard County concerning the rising COVID-19 numbers. “It’s time for Stoddard Countians to step up and take responsibility for their health and safety,” Cooper states passionately. ...

While the number of COVID-19 patients in the Southeast Missouri region continues to climb, so do the numbers of patients who seek treatment at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. The hospital, a regional health care provider, presently has 17 patients with COVID...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court late Monday by a deeply divided Senate, Republicans overpowering Democrats to install President Donald Trump's nominee days before the election and secure a likely conservative court majority for years to come...