Stories from Saturday, January 29, 2022

I was honored to have the opportunity to speak with Missouri U.S. Senator Josh Hawley this week. We had a productive discussion about several issues and he was kind of enough to offer some feedback on some of the bills I have sponsored this session...

The Poplar Bluff School District qualified nationally in a total of 16 competitions at the recent State Beta Conventions in which 113 R-I students participated in. Piper Duncan of Poplar Bluff High School placed first in Division II Onsite Drawing; Kylie Darnell placed second in Division II Digital Art; Dean Hester placed third in Ninth Grade Math; and Adeeti Mishra placed fifth in Twelve Grade Math during the Missouri Senior Beta Convention held last month in Springfield...

There are two proposals being worked on currently by the legislature that Missouri voters should be concerned about. One would reduce the power of the voters to get an item passed through the initiative petition system. The second could swing the balance of votes in our legislative districts through the redistricting process...

It is a common narrative for someone to quit their workaday career to pursue what they love. Dave Marshalek happens to love chainsaws — more specifically, using chainsaws to carve bears, Bigfoots and other creatures. Art and sculpture were part of Marshalek’s life for years before he became a chainsaw carver. ...

The Greater Poplar Bluff Area Chamber of Commerce held its annual Banquet Saturday, Jan. 29, at the Black River Coliseum, and honored Poplar Bluff citizens who have worked tirelessly toward the benefit of the community. Each banquet brings speculation about the identity of the Chamber’s Citizen of the Year, its highest award. ...

Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center will offer several public events during February in recognition of American Heart Month. PRRMC’s health care providers will talk with people in the community about heart health, wellness and heart disease prevention...