Stories from Saturday, March 13, 2021

One year ago, business in the House of Representatives, and in the country as a whole, essentially came to a screeching halt. As a new virus spread rapidly, businesses were shut, citizens stayed home, and we worked to control the spread of COVID-19...

When government fails, it’s the rare public official who says, “Oops. My fault.” That’s human nature, particularly for officials in the public eye who may have to run for office again. No one wants to be held directly responsible for letting the public down...

I am glad that the Black River Coliseum is having Travis Tritt on April 10th and announced it now. What I have (a) problem (with) is the way they announce their programming and I feel that is one of the reasons we do not get more shows. Take the fact that while I was looking up the prices for Tritt, I find that they have scheduled Reza, a popular Branson magician for the night before and have had tickets on sale since February...

Sunday marks an important day for those of us who want to see government officials held accountable for how tax dollars are spent, who ask questions about decisions made by those in public offices and have an interest in the rights of every American to know what our leaders are doing...

POPLAR BLUFF — The Mules gave the top-ranked team a devil of a time Friday night in the MSHSAA Class 6 quarterfinal. Chaminade scored 11 straight points in the third quarter, all after offensive rebounds, then held off a late rally by Poplar Bluff, advancing with a 69-55 win...

The 83rd Kiwanis Club Pancake Day Saturday at the Poplar Bluff Junior High School netted about $4,000 to benefit the all-inclusive playground at Bacon Park. Pancake Project Chairman Matthew Sparks gave a conservative estimate of 500 people being served during the morning event...