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One of Poplar Bluff’s newest businesses is open in a very familiar spot in Downtown. The Yellow Rose Boutique opened Nov. 24, the day after Thanksgiving, at 211 S. Fifth St., at the northwest corner of Fifth and Cedar streets. The building previously was home to Bluff Barber Shop for more than 50 years...

Dr. Tom Lawson’s death Monday at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center left the community in shock. Everyone described the 91-year-old retired educator and community leader as a dedicated public servant, gentleman and true leader. “Dr. Lawson was a leader,” said Bill Robison, who worked with Lawson on the Highway 67 project. “He knew how to lead. He knew how to bring people together to accomplish what we’ve accomplished with Highway 67 north and to lay out a path for 67 south.”...

BROSELEY — Two men were seriously injured in an ATV accident at 5:40 p.m. Saturday on County Road 629, one mile north of Broseley. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Tyler R. Cowan, 22, of Broseley was operating a 2023 Can-Am Maverick eastbound when it began skidding and sliding, then overturned...

FISK — Two people were injured, one seriously, in a one-vehicle accident at 7:43 p.m. Tuesday on Highway 60, one mile west of Fisk. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Jessie W. Clayton, 29, of Gideon was operating a 2017 Ford Escape eastbound when it struck an abandoned trailer in the road, then ran off the road and into the median...

Dec. 2, 1948 • Pressure is coming from many sources on Butler County school boards to convince the boards a Home Economics department in their high schools is of utmost importance. At the bi-monthly meeting yesterday (Dec. 1) of the Butler County Home Economics Extension Clubs, the women had as their chief topic of discussion the subject of “The Great Need of Home Economics in Our Butler County High Schools.”...

A Poplar Bluff resident suffered minor injuries in a structure fire Wednesday at 608 W. Victor St., but refused treatment at the scene. The fire will be investigated by the Missouri State Fire Marshal. Firefighters arrived shortly before noon to find one of the tenants in the front yard with heavy smoke and fire coming from the door and window openings at the rear of the house, said Battalion Chief Kevin Edgar in his report...

A pound of sugar. A box of stuffing mix. A few cans of vegetables. Several pounds of onions and potatoes. They’re simple pantry items, but for some veterans, these staples can be out of reach. The Care and Share program from John J. Pershing VA Medical Center and area community members aims to change that...

A proposed $15.2 million budget for the city of Poplar Bluff would include funds to demolish the former city complex on Second Street and final payments on technology debt. The council discussed the 2024 budget Monday and is expected to approve it Dec. 18...

Dec. 7, 1923 • Neelyville was visited by its second disastrous fire in the last six weeks at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, when the explosion of a gas tank in the rear of Alex Eastwood’s mercantile started a fire which destroyed his store and the Amusu Theater, also owned by Eastwood. The blaze resulted in a $16,000 loss. Volunteer firefighters were able to save the new Eastwood Hotel from the flame, and Eastwood plans to re-open the mercantile and theater at the earliest possible time...

Southeast Missouri's congressman said the recent expulsion of a U.S. representative has changed the calculus of what should lead to removing an elected federal official. U.S. representatives voted 311-114 on Friday, Dec. 1, to expel Rep. George Santos, a New York Republican. ...