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PBHS poised to have largest band in decades (4/29/24)The last time the Poplar Bluff High School band had what was considered a large number, the year was 1996 and there were approximately 130 students in the band. If the most recent spring band camp is an indication of the future, that number could be eclipsed next year.
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New Butler County EMS facility nears completion (4/30/24)Butler County EMS will have fresh employment opportunities and better route access with its new 16,500-square-foot facility set to open this May. After a year of planning, construction, and coordination, the project is near its fruition. Manager David Ross explained the site on PP Highway was selected to have improved access to health care facilities and major roads...
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Ducketts donate fire truck to Williamsville (4/25/24)Love of family and community fueled the desire of Poplar Bluff businessman Paul Duckett and his wife, Hazel, to donate a fire truck to his home town of Williamsville. The couple donated a 1,000-gallon Ford pumper, one of 100 restored vehicles Duckett had in his collection, to Williamsville, said Sandy Joy, the town’s mayor. She described Duckett as an entrepreneur and philanthropist...
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No generation gap issues when progress is involved (4/29/24)Chandler Shipp is 24 years old and Jean Cross is a 69-year-old retired teacher; and on the surface they seem to have little in common. But, together the two of them are trying to breathe life into local democrats.
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Swatting incident resolved, schools stay alert (5/1/24)A cryptic phone call to a Carter County business led to elevated police presence on school campuses throughout the region recently, and now a juvenile will face the consequences of their actions.
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Taste of the Town benefits Boys & Girls Club (4/26/24)The 17th Annual Taste of the Town was such a success the tally will have to be announced early next week, Terri McCormick, Boys & Girls Club of the Heartland director of development and finance, said. “Honestly, I think possibly we did reach the $100,000 goal this year, but I don’t know for sure. It was such a fantastic event, it’s going to take a couple of days to really find the exact amount. I really do think we hit 100. I do.”
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Community remembers Wolper’s legacy of service (5/3/24)Emily Kinder Wolpers died Monday, April 29, after a short illness, leaving her family, friends and her beloved community in shock. She grew up the daughter of a publisher whose family owned and operated the Daily American Republic for 72 years until its sale in 1988. Wolpers’ retirement goal was to return to her hometown Poplar Bluff and give back...
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Dash to the Past — Man “dead” 20 years returns (4/27/24)Two headlines from 1949 feature reunions among long-lost family. One Poplar Bluff woman found her relatives over the radio, and another was visited by a brother returning from the dead (or at least Alaska).
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Poplar Bluff R-I names Michael Anderle district Teacher of the Year (4/30/24)Nominated by peers and students, Michael Anderle is Poplar Bluff R-I School’s District teacher of the year. He was honored Tuesday at the Westwood Event Center alongside a cohort of ten other teachers of the year from various schools in the district...