NORTHSIDE NUTRITION CENTER • Tuesday — Cheeseburger w/bun, oven fried potatoes, coleslaw, banana; • Wednesday — Ham/beans, tomatoes/zucchini, cabbage, cornbread, apple; • Thursday — Pulled pork, seasoned wedges, cucumbers/onions, blushing pears; • Friday — Fish, slaw, potatoes, veg., dessert;...

Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Mo. has announced its spring 2019 graduates. Sophia Adams of Piedmont, MO, graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Education with a major in elementary education . Habeeb-Allah AL-Mashala of Malden, MO, graduated with a Bachelor of Science with a major in chemistry ...

Storm spotters are reporting trees down on a house and cars on County Road 461, west of Poplar Bluff, and damage to a house on County Road 470, said Craig Meador of the Poplar Bluff Severe Weather Response Team. The storm is moving out of Butler County now, he said...

**UPDATE** As of 2:30 p.m. storm spotters are reporting trees down on a house and cars on on County Road 461, west of Poplar Bluff, and damage to a house on County Road 470. **FREE ACCESS** At 1 p.m., the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Butler County and surrounding areas through 8 p.m. Storm spotters with the Poplar Bluff Severe Weather Response Team are tracking the storm. A second round of thunderstorms is expected tonight with heavy rainfall as the primary concern, especially in areas that received flooding rains recently, the NWS reports...

Missouri State University in Springfield, recently announced its spring dean’s list. For undergraduate students, criteria include enrollment in at least 12 credit hours during the spring semester and at least a 3.50 grade point average (on a 4.00 scale)...

Jefferson County Democrat Kathy Ellis will try again to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Jason Smith for the 8th District congressional seat in 2020. Ellis, who resides in Festus, Missouri, ran against Smith in 2018. Smith, of Salem, Missouri, won nearly 74% of the vote compared to 24% for Ellis and 1.5% for Libertarian Jonathan Shell, according to unofficial returns...

The annual Pollard Picnic will be held Saturday, July 13 at Pollard, Ark. Fried chicken dinners, music, baseball games, for children, and beauty pageants will highlight the picnic. The pageant committee announces the following events: 10 a.m. - “Baby Pollard” contest for boys and girls. Boy’s division and a girl’s division from birth through 12 months. Dress in casual clothing...

The Poplar Bluff class of 1969 will hold a reunion meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hayden’s BBQ on Maud St. in Poplar Bluff.