Stories from Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Sidewalk improvements will be made in Puxico and message boards will be upgraded along Highway 60 following contracts awarded June 7 by the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission. Awarded contracts for the Southeast District include pavement improvements, a bridge replacement, sidewalk improvements and signage and traffic camera upgrades...

More than 30 million Americans have Type-2 diabetes. If left untreated or unmanaged, the disease can damage all aspects of the cardiovascular system, cause blindness, heart disease, loss of limbs and other serious conditions. While Type-2 diabetes is most often diagnosed in adults 45 and older with a family history of the disease or in those who are overweight or obese, the condition is now becoming more prevalent in children, teens and young adults, according to a press release from Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. ...

Gary N. Nesbit, 75, died Monday, June 12, 2023 at his home in Poplar Bluff.

Poplar Bluff residents Mary and Bobby Swafford picked up two new pairs of glasses Tuesday thanks to Operation Healthy Delta, at no cost for either the visit to the optometrist or the frames and lenses. The Swaffords were among the first people to be seen when the no-cost public health clinic opened Sunday, offering free medical, dental and vision care for anyone who attends...

Bonnie Yvonne (Heaton) Reed, 72, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri went to be with the Lord June 12, 2023 at her home surrounded by friends and family. Mrs. Reed was born Nov. 7, 1950 to Carl and Fennie (Oakes) Heaton in Bassett, Arkansas. She was married to Ronnie Reed Jan. 31,1969 in Butler County, Missouri. He preceded her in death...