Stories from Thursday, May 13, 2021

A ribbon cutting was held Wednesday to mark the opening of Saint Francis Clinic at Saint Francis Health Center on Physicians Park Drive. The new space inside Saint Francis Health Center is part of a two-stage operation where physicians and staff from the Kneibert Clinic will be moved to locations that can better serve patients in the area, hospital officials said...

Courts in Butler and Ripley counties will take another step forward to normalcy on Monday. The 36th Judicial Circuit will move into operating Phase Four, under pandemic guidelines issued by the Missouri Supreme Court. Social distancing and mask requirements will remain in courtrooms under the new phase, said Presiding Circuit Judge Michael Pritchett...

The Poplar Bluff Boys and Girls Club summer school program is growing this year to include students from the Neelyville and Twin Rivers school districts. If an area school is offering summer school programs, Boys and Girls Club staff will provide after-school programs for their students. The staff’s target is to keep 150-175 students active and engaged for the summer...

Building relationships with students and coworkers multiplies Kris Sittig’s success at the Poplar Bluff Middle School, where she was named to the campus Teacher of the Year. Sittig “builds relationships with students constantly. Her students know she truly cares about them,” Shelly Riden said in nominating Sittig...