Stories from Friday, August 9, 2019

If you’re not focusing on the people God put into your life, you are missing a tremendous blessing He’s given you. I think back and regret the attitude I used to have. I simply went through the motions saying hello and trying to leave because I had created a life that was overbooked in every direction. I should have stopped, listened to them, and learned from what they had to say...

The city of Poplar Bluff’s water treatment system could get a $13,000 upgrade following a settlement reached with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources over a missed deadline. DNR says the city did not meet a time frame in October 2015 that was established for completion of certain improvements, but also admits that DNR itself did not sign off on the final plans until 2016...

City firefighters responded at 9:57 p.m. Thursday to a report of a grass fire in the 600 block of Cherry Street. According to the report, firefighters found an unauthorized burn and used 50 gallons of water to put out the fire. _ City firefighters responded at 11:58 a.m. Thursday to a motor-vehicle crash at 2001 Arkansas Ave...

Dr. Thomas A. Dodd, 71, of Poplar Bluff died on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Poplar Bluff. Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel at Moore Funeral Service, followed by a celebration of Dr. Dodd’s life at 7:00 p.m. with his family officiating...

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL A 34-year-old Piedmont man was injured in a one-vehicle crash at 10:50 p.m. Thursday on Highway HH, two miles south of Piedmont. According to the report, Timothy J. Wallace was operating a 2001 Ford Taurus southbound when it ran off the road, struck a ditch and road sign and then overturned...

Center Stage will perform “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast” at 7 p.m. Sept. 6, 7, 13, 14 and 2 p.m. Sept. 7, 8, 14, 15 in the Tinnin Fine Arts Center on the Three Rivers campus.

As happens many times during the summer months, pet adoptions again have tapered off at the Poplar Bluff animal shelter. “Right now, the adoptions are down; schools are out, people are going on vacation,” said Animal Control Office Mark Hastings. “No one wants to adopt animals, bring a new pet into the family” during that time...

The city of Poplar Bluff has settled three lawsuits involving street department employees who allege discrimination and harassment occurred under former superintendent Denis Kearbey. The employees include two women, who say in court documents both age and gender were a target of harassment, and one African American man, who says he was demoted because of his race...

Space was at a premium Friday night when the Black River Coliseum was filled with one of the largest events in its 20 year history, the St. Jude VIP Banquet. The fourth-year event is part of the annual St. Jude archery fundraiser held in Poplar Bluff, which will conclude with the bow shoot Saturday. Last year, the pair of events raised more than $100,000...

Complaint about communication I just want to comment on Water District 1. We have a very specific process to tell people when they’re going to turn off their water and one simple phone call with leaving a voice mail message ain’t gonna cut it. You can live without food as human beings for days on end, but we cannot live without water. ...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Message of thanks to the citizens of Poplar Bluff On August 6th the citizens of Poplar Bluff came through once again by voting 88% in favor of finishing what we started with Highway 67 South four lane to the Missouri/Arkansas line. This is an incredible margin of victory and solidifies what I already knew, that the people of Poplar Bluff do not sit around and wait for things to happen! My good friend Scott Spencer says that our people sometimes argue over petty things but we ALWAYS come together on the things that matter the most. ...

We as believers in Christ have received Christ as our Savior because of the Good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The reason we have accepted Jesus as our Savior is because Jesus who was sinless went to the cross. Scripture tells us that though He (meaning Jesus) knew no sin, he became sin. He became the Lamb of God who has taken away the sin of this world...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Patricia Ann Jeter Crites, 84, of Qulin, died Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019, at Oakdale Care Center. isitation will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13 at Cotrell Funeral Chapel, followed by the funeral service at 11:30 a.m. in the chapel, with Bishop Kent Miller officiating.