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Cardiac Cowboy Eldon Wheelis, 82, saddled up his 25-year-old horse Saturday to ride in Haven House’s 31st annual trail ride at Black River Ranch. The event, hosted by Dr. John Blaich and Dr. Rick Blaich, brought in $13,000 for the local shelter. Both Wheelis and the Blaichs share a long history of support for the shelter, which provides around the clock help, as well as an emergency hotline and advocacy, for survivors of domestic violence as they make tough decisions and struggle to leave abusive relationships behind to make a safer life for themselves and their children.. ...

A Poplar Bluff man may face burglary and stealing charges after authorities caught him inside the local Parks and Recreation Department Office early Wednesday morning. Just before 1:20 a.m., officers with the Poplar Bluff Police Department responded to an alarm at the park department office in the 400 block of North Second Street, Capt. David Sutton said in press release...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Saint Francis Healthcare System welcomes four new members to the Saint Francis Health Development Board of Directors – Marvin Adams Jr.; Kimberly Likens; Daniel Presson; and Susan Layton Tomlin.

CAPE GIRARDEAU — A rural Butler County man was sentenced Tuesday afternoon to nearly 12 years in federal prison for possessing an estimated $30,000 worth of methamphetamine with intentions of distributing the drug. Byron Deshawn Norris was sentenced to 140 months on the felony of possession of 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine with intent to distribute and 120 months on the felony of felon in possession of a firearm, according to Special Assistant U.S. ...

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The Briggs & Stratton Corporation announced Tuesday the completion of its sale to KPS Capital Partners as it exits Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. KPS Capital Partners, through a newly formed affiliate, has acquired substantially all of the assets of Briggs & Stratton and certain portions of its wholly-owned subsidiaries...

A nearly forgotten remnant of a bygone era is being reincarnated as a family-friendly entertainment venue a few miles south of Cape Girardeau. A month ago, it was easy to overlook the site once known as Montgomery Drive-In on an overgrown piece of property along Highway 25 between Dutchtown and Chaffee, Missouri. In fact, it took a keen eye to spot the former drive-in’s weathered screen, encrusted by vines and obscured by the trees surrounding it...

The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus topped 200,000 Tuesday, a figure unimaginable eight months ago when the scourge first reached the world's richest nation with its sparkling laboratories, top-flight scientists and stockpiles of medicines and emergency supplies...

Poplar Bluff City Council members voted 4-3 Monday against seeking a vote of the people concerning the next location of the police department. Mayor Robert Smith asked for the discussion item to be raised again during the meeting, which also included discussion of financing for the project. Smith and council members Ed DeGaris and Chris Taylor voted for the measure, while Steve Davis, Shane Cornman, Lisa Parson and Barbara Horton were against the measure...

Three Rivers Board of REALTORS® President Quentin Duff presents a donation to FosterAdopt Connect’s Program Director Mary Halderman and her daughter, Natalie Butler.

David Ladyman, a nursing student at Three Rivers College, received the Allison Grace Daughhetee Scholarship. Ladyman, who lives in Greenville, is married to Ellie Ladyman and is the son of David and Diann Ladyman of Williamsville. “I’m very grateful,” said Ladyman. “And working to live life like there’s no tomorrow.”...

Three Rivers College graduate Dillon Harper of Doniphan has received the Paul & Joe Anne Ripley Scholarship to attend Southeast Missouri State University. Harper is married to Makeena Harper of Doniphan and is the son of Gaylon and Katrina Harper of Winona. He is a 2017 recipient of the HiSET. He graduated from Three Rivers College with an Associate of Arts Teaching Degree and is attending Southeast this fall semester.

The Missouri Retired Teachers Foundation recently financed two grants valued at $500 apiece for Poplar Bluff educators.

During the month of August, Missouri Lottery players won more than $84.1 million in total prizes. Of all prizes claimed in August, more than $5.6 million were prizes of $1,000 or more. Local winners include: • Pick 4 Winners: Larry Cole, Essex, $3,125...

The chairmen of the Butler County Democratic Central Committee and Butler County Republican Central Committee are working together during the presidential campaign season to stop the vandalism of political signs. Kevin Ellis, Butler County Democratic Central Committee chair, and Joe Leahy, Butler County Republican Central Committee chair, are making a joint statement, “concerning mutual respect for our fellow citizens during this presidential season.”...

Butler County topped 600 positive cases of COVID-19 Monday, and according to Health Department Administrator Emily Goodin, the county now has seen 615 total positive cases. Specific numbers were not available, but the majority already have recovered...

Presiding Circuit Judge Michael Pritchett recently received a judicial excellence award from The Missouri Bar. Pritchett was presented the 2020 Theodore McMillian Judicial Excellence Award Thursday during The Missouri Bar/Missouri Judicial Conference annual meeting...

CAPE GIRARDEAU — Saint Francis Healthcare System’s Heart Valve Center achieved a momentous milestone this month performing its 200th transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) since the program began September 2014. TAVR is a safer alternative to open-heart surgery, offering patients with severe aortic stenosis a minimally invasive surgical option. Patients benefit from quicker recovery times and significantly less pain and discomfort...

A 30-year-old Sikeston man was seriously injured in a one-vehicle crash at 3 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, on U.S. 60, five miles east of Poplar Bluff. According to the report, Julius Tobias was operating a 2010 Dodge Challenger westbound when it ran off the road and struck a concrete barrier and tree...

Restore. Rebuild. Renew. This is the Commitment to America my colleagues and I presented this week to the American people should we soon be given the opportunity to be the Majority party governing your U.S. House of Representatives. Speaker Pelosi has controlled Congress since 2018 and over the last two years, she has advanced an agenda of conspiracies, lies, and impeachment - driving further division in our country in hopes of obtaining an election victory this fall. ...

Haven House’s 31st annual trail ride Saturday lassoed in $13,000 for the local domestic violence shelter. The event was hosted by Dr. Rick Blaich and Dr. John Blaich at their Black River Ranch, which is restored prairie grounds.

Lisa Bernstein, a nurse with the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, has been honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses®.

More than 100 members of churches and student groups, among other organizations, came together over the weekend before school started to manually install numerous chain link fence slats, enhancing the privacy of the playground at Eugene Field Elementary.

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — The 2020 Ozark Shootout reverted to type In a rarity last year, the shootout didn’t include a chip off. This year there were six. Joshua Rhodes, in his 10th year in the event, was involved in one on No. 15, before he birdied 18 to beat Chance Holden and win the event Friday at Westwood Hills Country Club...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women's rights champion who became the court's second female justice, died Friday at her home in Washington. She was 87.