Stories from Thursday, July 6, 2023

Route Z in Butler County will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a culvert under the roadway. This section of roadway is located from County Road 564 to County Road 580 near Fisk. Weather permitting, work will take place from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, July 6...

Saturday, July 1 • 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Moark Regional Railroad Museum in historic 1928 Frisco Depot across Fifth Street from Black River Coliseum, free admission. Contact: 573-785-4539. • 6 p.m. Saturday night bingo resumes at V.F.W. Post #6477 at 415 South Broadway. There is no minimum. For info, call Eva Baucom, 573-686-2157...

Don’t see your event? Let us know what you’ve got coming up and we’ll add it. Just email dailyamericanrepublic@darnews.com. — Fireworks at the Lake, 9:20 p.m. July 1. WHERE Redman Creek Recreation Area at Wappapello Lake. COST Free. WHAT The Wappapello Lake Area Association sponsors a fireworks display for everyone to enjoy...

The Poplar Bluff Regional Giving Circle is a local organization that was established in 2012 with the aim of supporting charitable causes within the community. Initiated in the area by retired Poplar Bluff teacher and board president, Charles Harper, the Giving Circle brings together individuals who pool their resources to provide grants to area charities and non-profit organizations, Harper explained. ...

Butler County residents looking for a place of worship have a new church to consider. Liberty Baptist Church had its first Sunday service Jan. 1, at 3999 Highway PP, Suite 4. The location is a temporary one but Pastor Shane Mallard is making the most of it...

In this week’s MAIN EVENT is an area celebration returning for the seventh year. Dexter will hold its Grille It Up on Friday and Saturday with special guests, a cook off sponsored by the St. Louis BBQ Society, a car show, events and more. It will be held at East Park, with activities starting at 5 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday...

Sebastian Jagger Dosier, 19, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away July 1, 2023, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Sebastian was born Feb. 28, 2004, to Mark and Melissa L. Dosier in Rockford, Illinois. Sebastian enjoyed rapping and writing music...

Poplar Bluff Police Diana Nolan reported at 4:27 a.m. Sunday, July 2, she was struck in the head with a bat while she was at the Mini Park on West Harper Street at Garfield Street. _ An employee at Kajacs Construction reported at 6:14 a.m. Sunday, July 2, that someone broke into a storage container and stole tools valued at $13,700...

Poplar Bluff Police Christopher Robinson, 22, of Malden, was arrested at 6:21 a.m. on Tuesday, July 5, in the lobby of the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center Emergency Room. Robinson was booked on a charge of third-degree domestic assault and was lodged in the Butler County jail...