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The Missouri State Highway Patrol will be asked to investigate an incident that occurred in late January at the Butler County jail, which has resulted in two employees being placed on administrative leave. Butler County Sheriff Mark Dobbs and Prosecuting Attorney Kacey Proctor will ask Monday for the Division of Drug and Crime Control to open a special investigation, according to Dobbs...

Three new administrative staff have come aboard the Poplar Bluff R-I district ahead of the new school year: Assistant High School Principal Jason Dowd, Assistant Director of Special Education Jamie Busch and Transportation Director Jon McKinney. Dowd...

Work on two more major infrastructure projects will start this month. Work begins Monday on the replacement of the Pine Street bridge, while construction on the first phase of the Highway 67 south/future Interstate 57 project kicks off Aug. 22. The 1934 Pine Street bridge project is expected to last approximately 11 months, finishing in July 2023. The cost of this project is paid for by the Missouri Department of Transportation and is approximately $3.5 million...

After a friendship of 11 years, lifelong Ripley County resident Beth Pruett and David Dikomite of London, England were married on Christmas Day 2021. The wedding took place on the patio of Beth’s grandparents Jack and Carolyn Cochran of Doniphan. Marriage Officiant and mother of the bride Dawn Lane performed the ceremony. David’s parents, Steve and Sally Dikomite, were to attend via FaceTime but Internet connection issues prevented it. Instead the wedding was recorded and sent to them...

MALDEN — A woman sits in the Dunklin County jail in relation to a motorcycle-vehicle crash Sunday that left a man dead. Tawny D. Divietro, 45, of Malden is charged with the Class B felony of DWI resulting in the death of a non-passenger as a result of the crash...

Of the 2,544 Ozark Electric Cooperative customers who cast ballots, 1,954 voted before noon at 84th Annual Membership Meeting. The incumbent board members retained their seats, while the only race was in District 2 where Tom Rankin petitioned to run against incumbent Judy Lunsford, both of Poplar Bluff. Lunsford received 1,801 to Rankin’s 687 votes...

For a second year, a Poplar Bluff police patrolman was honored at the National Night Out. Events were held Tuesday at the Poplar Bluff Housing Authority. Patrolman Zachary Tubb was named the Regional Peace Officer of the Year for a seven-state region, which includes Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. The award is given by the Regional National Association of Housing & Redevelopment Officials...

The votes are in, and Donna Hillis has won the Republic primary race for county clerk of Butler County. No Democratic challengers filed for the November general election. Hillis, an office manager in the Butler County Highway Department was one of three candidates for the position. The others on her ticket were state Boards and Commissions director Kyle Aubuchon and Kim Mizell of the Butler County Recorder of Deeds Office...

“It’s all just to give back to Jesus because he’s sure been good to us,” said Dr. Rick Wirz, general surgery specialist in Poplar Bluff. Wirz said he took part in medical mission trips for about eight years before he was called to lead a team of his own...

The introduction of a convenience store is negatively impacting the surrounding neighborhood, residents came forward Monday to tell Poplar Bluff City Council members. Approximately a half dozen people attended the regular council meeting to share concerns about Jay’s Corner Store, located in the 700 block of North Ninth Street...