Stories from Saturday, April 11, 2020

In these trying times, a humble 2000 Pontiac Montana minivan is getting paid forward four times over. It was donated to the Bread Shed, which raffled it off, the winner plans to donate it to her church, which will donate it to someone in need. “We feed 30,000 people, but we’ve never had any money at the end of the month. ...

On Sunday, Queen Elizabeth II made a rare television appearance to encourage the British people, but her words also resonate outside England. She expressed gratitude to healthcare workers and caregivers. She voiced her appreciation for their service and said it “brings us closer to a return for more normal times...”...

The COVID-19 pandemic was recently compared to two events that shook our nation to the core: the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dece. 7, 1941, and the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Both events changed our country, and each time we rallied to defeat our enemies...

The legislature reconvened for two days last week in order to review and vote on two very important budget bills. Very few people entered the Capitol on those days and all who did enter were screened for potential exposure, or symptoms of, COVID-19...

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL A 15-year-old girl was injured Friday, April 10, in a one-vehicle accident on Highway 67, eight miles north of Poplar Bluff. According to the report, the Crystal City, Missouri, teen was a passenger in a northbound 2010 Scion TC when a tire on the vehicle suffered a blowout and the vehicle ran into the median...

POPLAR BLUFF CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT City firefighters responded at 12:39 p.m. Friday, April 10, to a grass fire at 251 Hampton Court. According to the report, approximately 50 gallons of water was used to extinguish the fire at the home occupied by Andrew Campbell...