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Children found wandering PB roadway (4/17/24)Two people are facing charges following an incident in Poplar Bluff last week. According to the Poplar Bluff Police Department, shortly after midnight on Friday, officers responded to the area of Magnolia and Pine streets in reference to a child in the roadway with no supervision...
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Accident on Highway 67 injures 10 (4/16/24)Ten individuals in a 2019 Ford Transit van veered off Route 67 one mile north of the Arkansas state line at 3:20 p.m. Monday. Officers of the Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to the accident. According to the crash report, a van transporting workers drifted off the left side of the roadway and overturned. ...
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Total Eclipse photo contest winners announced (4/19/24)The winners of the Total Eclipse photo contest are: First place — Jeremy and Lindsay Allbritton Second place — Jenna Benton Third place — Cole and Lindsay Griffith This contest was sponsored by First Midwest Bank and the Daily American Republic. This photos and more of the images shared with us from Eclipse weekend will appear Wednesday, April 24, in a special commemorative special section of the DAR along with photographs and content from our staff members...
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PB R-I approves salary increases and bids (4/19/24)The Poplar Bluff R-I School Board approved a $500 increase to the salary base, plus the addition of a step to bring the district’s base salary to $39,000 for Fiscal Year 2025 at its April meeting. This salary increase will include a comparable percentage increase for the other district salary schedules...
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17-year-old pilot has big dreams (4/18/24)It was the morning of the eclipse, and Poplar Bluff Regional Business Airport was just starting to swarm with activity. Suddenly, there was an outbreak of cheers from a group of family members waiting next to the fence separating the parking lot from the runways...
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Current River Sheltered Workshop closing ‘temporary,’ states SB40 president (4/15/24)The sudden closing of the Current River Area Sheltered Workshop last week purportedly happened because “a disgruntled staff member made allegations against the manager over what may be an insignificant recordkeeping discrepancy.” This is according to Mike Fleetwood, president of the Productive Living Board of Ripley County, which annually provides $220,000 in funding to the Current River Sheltered Workshop...
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Twin Rivers to keep both softball seasons for now (4/17/24)BROSELEY — The Twin Rivers School Board has voted in a new board president, and continued conversations about whether or not to continue participating in two softball seasons.
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American Pickers coming to Missouri (4/17/24)History Channel’s American Pickers are seeking large, rare collections in Missouri. The cast and crew will be making their way through the Show-Me state this June. “Our team is looking for interesting characters with fascinating items,” Producer Meredith Ball stated...
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Atchison sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole (4/22/24)JEFFERSON CITY — Drew Atchison finally learned his fate on Friday, as he was sentenced to life in prison without any chance of parole. The sentence came after his conviction on three first-degree murder charges, as well as charges of child kidnapping and armed criminal action.
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Taste of the Town tickets selling out fast (4/19/24)A limited number of ticket are available for the 17th Annual Taste of the Town from 6-9 p.m. Thursday at the Black Riverk Coliseum. “We are incredibly fortunate to have Taste of the Town as an annual event everyone eagerly anticipates, “ said Terri McCormick, Director of Development and Finance Boys & Girls Club of the Heartland...