Stories from Saturday, October 5, 2019

It’s never too late for a dream to come true. Ask 72-year-old Gene Gibbs of Poplar Bluff, who has wanted his Neelyville High School letterman jacket for 55 years. The semi-retired salesman’s dream recently became a reality. “If you dream of something, keep trying,” Gibbs said...

Dear Editor, THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS OCTOBER 7 AT 7 P.M.!! I represent the AFGE in federal arbitrations and I will be in Seattle on Monday for one causing me to miss this next city council meeting. PLEASE ATTEND TO SAVE OUR CITY!!! SEVENTEEN MILLIONS DOLLARS is the cost to us for a new city hall and police station, the TAXPAYER’S COST!! The City Council has agreed to place city hall downtown, again, but they should have done this in the beginning! Since when do you find out the maximum money you can raise out of taxes and then design the project? Why not design the project first, then figure out the lowest cost for the taxpayers. ...

Butler County Sheriff Kathy J. Parks, 54, of the 200 block of County Road 4412, reported at 11:40 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, that a pair of sunglasses were taken from Mini Mart Food at the 3900 block of N. Highway 67. According to the report, Parks told officers she had observed an unknown white female wearing black pants and a pink tank top enter the business with another another female with red hair and a black man in a yellow shirt. ...