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A pedestrian was killed shortly after 1:30 a.m. Saturday in a one-vehicle accident on Highway 60, two miles west of Fisk. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the 37-year-old Scott City man was walking eastbound when he was struck by a 2012 Freightliner Cascadia. The driver of the Cascadia is from Onley, Illinois...

JoJo Schalk and Clayton Moser dreamed of a special wedding and their families came together to make it happen.

Kroger cut the ribbon for their grand re-opening Wednesday morning. The company invested $2.3 million dollars to modernize the store, located at 2770 N. Westwood Blvd.

A low hum of multiple voices speaking at a controlled volume filled the air, as approximately 30 extras took their seats in Haffy’s Sports Bar and Grill Sunday afternoon. Everyone awaited hearing the one word that let them know it was time to make a movie: “Action!”

The Interstate 57 project accomplished new milestones with the groundbreaking of the Corning, Arkansas bypass on Thursday and the unveiling of the new I-57 sign between Little Rock and Walnut Ridge on Nov. 7.

BROSELEY — The Twin Rivers R-X School District has three different campuses in three different locations, and each building comes with its own list of projects. The question posed by the Twin Rivers School Board is: how do those projects get paid for?

The Poplar Bluff R-I school board voted Tuesday to purchases a weapons detection system and security equipment to implement a student cell phone ban. The Opengate system is designed to detect weapons and prevent them being brought onto school facilities and properties, according to information presented at the meeting. The system is portable and battery operated, so it can also be used at sporting events and special events such as prom and graduation...

The Chinese restaurant Chin on Westwood Boulevard is getting a new location and a new name, according to Poplar Bluff Building Inspector Tony Chilton.

WAYNE COUNTY — Wesley Shatley, 29, of Piedmont, was arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 13, on charges of felony first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and felony first-degree harassment.

This top diversions in this weekend’s MAIN EVENT include a carnival, stargazing and concerts.