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The past year was very successful for the area and for the Greater Poplar Bluff Area Chamber of Commerce, with job growth and voter approval of a tax that will fund improvements to Highway 67 south, according to outgoing board chairperson Andy Moore...

It was an overwhelming moment Saturday for the individual named Citizen of the Year during the 82nd Annual Chamber Banquet. Herman Styles was recognized for his work mentoring youth through the business he co-owns, Colton's Steak House, as well as work with the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center Board of Directors and volunteer efforts to help at risk youth...

Park Board The Poplar Bluff Parks and Recreation Board will meet at 5 p.m. Monday at the park office. Items on the agenda include program reports and a closed session. Airport board The Poplar Bluff Municipal Airport Advisory Board will meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday at the city council chambers...

6th grade Lexi Brown Torryn Burkhart Emilie Carlson Cordell Duckett Alexis Hosentfeld Payton Jackson Kaitlyn King Emma Mcgehee Gracie Miller Shiloh Million Madison Newman Katelyn Nichols Sebastian Ochoa Gavin Osburn Abigail Price Cason Price Gabriel Randazzo...

A cadet from the JROTC program at Poplar Bluff High School has been selected in the very first round to receive a four-year U.S. Army scholarship.

Poplar Bluff Middle School released its honor roll for the fall 2019 semester. Fourth grade “A” Honor Roll Mary Adams Madison Anderson Thatcher Beaton Piper Berry Jace Blaich Jame Bunton Ryan Butler Zekey Camden Brock Campbell Adrienne Casey Alexis Cochran...

On Dec. 13, the Poplar Bluff Police Department conducted alcohol compliance checks at 11 area retailers. This check resulted in four of the 11 retailers selling alcoholic beverages to a minor. The businesses found to be in violation are: • Las Margaritas – 2144 N, Westwood Blvd.;...

Cleanup crews have found more than 120 different chemicals in a red phosphorus methamphetamine lab discovered this week at a Williamsville home. Clean up began Thursday and is expected to continue through Friday evening, with more than a dozen 55-gallon drums already filled with hazardous materials...

Poplar Bluff will receive one of 24 medical marijuana dispensaries approved for the 8th Congressional District. Another 15 dispensary applications for Poplar Bluff and two for Wayne County were turned down, according to information released Friday afternoon by the Department of Health and Senior Services...

The Three Rivers Shrine Club recently installed its officers for 2020 and named its Shriner of the Year. An installation of officers is held every January, and Russell Georgen, Molaah Shrine potentate, swore in the new officers Jan. 18 at The Grotto...

Area Marines realized after active duty, there still are struggles and skirmishes they need to confront. The fighting spirit which helps them win battles during their military service stays with them as they return to civilian life. Some in the local area have decided to come together to be a part of something, be another opinion, bring Marine Corps values to Poplar Bluff, said Jason Ruesler, local league commandant. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to announce that Michael Shipman, PharmD, BCPS, has been promoted to pharmacy manager. Shipman began his career at Saint Francis in June 2006 as a pharmacist, according to a press release. He earned his PharmD from the University of Tennessee – Memphis and his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of Memphis...

BLOOMFIELD — The Stars and Stripes Museum in Bloomfield will host a lecture from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, in partnership with the Stoddard Rangers Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp #2290. Dr. Frank Nickell will speak on the Causes of the Civil War, according to a press release...

Twin Rivers R-X families may have at a different school schedule for the 2020-21 academic year.

A wellness check on a Williamsville man’s children Wednesday afternoon led authorities to discover what Butler County Sheriff Mark Dobbs described as the most complex methamphetamine lab he has ever seen. At about 2:20 p.m., deputies assisted Missouri Children’s Division workers in conducting a “well being check” at Floyd Everett Martin’s home in the 100 block of Moonstone Lane, off of Highway JJ, according to Dobbs...

CAPE GIRARDEAU — A Ripley County man who was robbed at gunpoint at his home in November 2018 pleaded guilty in federal court earlier this week to drug- and weapons-related offenses. John C. Lovell pleaded guilty as charged Tuesday to the felonies of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime before U.S. District Judge Steven A. Clark, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Keith Sorrell...

Bruce W. Taylor, 69, son of the late Lonnie Taylor and Dolly Pearcy Taylor, was born May 11, 1950 in Sikeston, Mo. and died Jan. 22, 2020 at his residence in Wappapello, Mo. Mr. Taylor was retired from Arvin Meritor in Dexter, Mo. He was also a former C&C Machinist and self-employed in the Carpet Laying industry. Mr. Taylor attended New Life Baptist Church in Wappapello...

A Poplar Bluff woman pleaded guilty in federal court earlier this week to distributing heroin and Fentanyl. Amber E. Wrinkle pleaded guilty as charged Tuesday to the felonies of distribution of heroin and distribution of Acetyl Fentanyl before U.S. District Judge Stephen Limbaugh Jr., according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul Hahn...

The John J. Pershing VA Medical Center wants to thank the Southeast Correctional Center and the Missouri Army National Guard for their support of the monthly Veterans' Healthy Food program. Through volunteering and donating, they have made a real difference for veterans in need, according to organizers...

BLOOMFIELD — The Stars and Stripes Museum in Bloomfield will host a lecture from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, in partnership with the Stoddard Rangers Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp #2290. Dr. Frank Nickell will speak on the Causes of the Civil War, according to a press release...

Poplar Bluff streets were treated Wednesday with salt brine, before a winter weather event expected bring small amounts of freezing rain and snow. “We’d rather be proactive than reactionary,” said Jerry Lawson, street superintendent. The street department has only needed to treat streets one other time during this winter season, he said...

SIKESTON – Greenway Equipment and country music star Jason Aldean have teamed up again to support weekend backpack programs in schools in Missouri and Arkansas. Greenway Equipment has donated the John Deere Cab XUV835M utility vehicle Aldean uses on his property near Nashville. The UTV features a dashboard plaque with his autograph, according to a press release...

CAPE GIRARDEAU — A Poplar Bluff man pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to the illegal possession of firearms. David Kristopher Berry pleaded guilty as charged to two felony counts of felon in possession of a firearm before U.S. District Judge Stephen Limbaugh Jr., according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Keith Sorrell...