Stories from Friday, August 4, 2023

100 years ago today Aug. 4, 1923 • American citizens gather from all corners of the nation to honor President Harding. 75 years ago today • Aug. 4, 1948 • Ford announced they would be increasing the price of their vehicles by 5% this year due to higher material and labor costs...

Southeast Missouri congressman Jason Smith remains steadfastly in support of former President Donald Trump despite Trump's third criminal indictment in the past six months. On Tuesday, Aug. 1, a federal grand jury meeting in Washington, D.C., indicted the nation's 45th president on four felony counts of conspiracy and obstruction related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election...

The John J. Pershing VA Medical Center will hold a grand opening celebration event at 10 a.m. Tuesday for its new Integrated Pain Management Clinic. The event will be at the main facility, located at 1500 N. Westwood Blvd. A ribbon cutting with brief remarks is planned, followed by a tour of the clinic, according to a press release from the VA. Additionally, light refreshments will be served...

One of Doniphan’s most cherished couples, the late Paul and Joe Anne Ripley, have left behind a legacy that will forever benefit families who live in the county which coincidentally, bears their name. While they lived, the Ripleys were very intentional in the planning of a series of gifts totaling nearly $1.7 million to the county, the largest known endowment bestowed in its history...

Bro. Hubert Leroux Payne, 92, of Doniphan, Missouri, passed to his eternal home on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, at the John J. Pershing Veterans Administration Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. He was born Feb. 1, 1931, in Naylor, Missouri, and was the son of W.C. and Ella Payne...

Events this month by the Miracle-Ear Foundation will give away hearing aids to 100 residents in the Poplar Bluff and Kennett areas. The Miracle-Ear Mission will be held Aug. 14-15 at the Black River Coliseum in Poplar Bluff and Aug. 17-18 at the Kennett Opera House...

On Thursday, 100 high school graduates crossed the stage at Three Rivers College. While many other graduates celebrated their academic achievements on the same stage, the Department of Youth Services ceremony was special — some of these teens never thought they would graduate high school...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT An employee at JD’s Quick Stop reported at 12:23 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, they received four counterfeit bills the night before. Jazzmine Cauthen reported at 12:56 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, someone posted threatening messages to her Facebook account...