Stories from Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Today is a special day for the Daily American Republic family. When Barb Horton turned on her computer for another day of reporting on the happenings of Poplar Bluff and the region, it marked her 50th year in journalism. As the nation celebrates Labor Day in early September every year, Barb can use the time to look back on an amazing career...

When the first Labor Day parade took place Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City, Butler County industry was barely 12 years old. The nation was grappling with the Industrial Revolution, as agriculture gave way to manufacturing and the need for laws to keep America’s workforce safe became apparent...

Christopher Rennick reported at 6:35 p.m. Friday, Sept. 3, that his 2016 Chrysler 200 had been stolen while parked at the Motel 6, 4101 Highway 67 North sometime in the afternoon of Sept. 2. _ Lloyd Bell of the 2500 block of County Road 604 reported at 8:04 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 4, that someone had come onto his property between noon and 3:30 p.m. the previous day and stole his red, 10-foot trailer...

Members of the Poplar Bluff Fire Department have participated in the Clayton 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb for several years now — but this year’s event has special meaning because it is the 20th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon...

QULIN — Butler County officials were forced to close the historic Hargrove Bridge over the Black River recently when a routine inspection turned up structural problems. “The state sent us a report to close it,” explained Presiding Commissioner Vince Lampe...

Out of the Darkness Butler County Walk will be Saturday at Three Rivers College in Poplar Bluff. The Out of the Darkness Experience is a journey of remembrance, hope and support. It unites communities and provides an opportunity to acknowledge the ways in which suicide and mental illness have affected lives and the lives of those loved and care about, according to organizers...

Two big hunting seasons and one fishing season are on the cusp of opening in Missouri, one Saturday and two on Wednesday. The first is the early teal season, which runs from Sept. 11-26. If you’d rather hunt teal in Arkansas, the season there runs Sept. 15-30...

University of Missouri Extension will offer a three-week fall vegetable gardening webinar series. MU Extension horticulture specialists Debi Kelly, Justin Keay, Katie Kammler and Donna Aufdenberg will teach the Thursday sessions 6:30-8 p.m. Sept. 9, 16 and 23...

Russell Puckett Jr., 40, of Williamsville, died Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, in Fredericktown, MO. Visitation will be at 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Williamsville Chapel. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 10, also in the Williamsville Chapel. Burial following in Duncan Cemetery. Online condolences: www.rueggfuneralhomes.com...

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