Stories from Thursday, November 2, 2023

The body of a white male was discovered around 3 p.m. Wednesday by state employees, Sheriff Mark Dobbs has reported. No foul play is suspected, Dobbs said. The body was found off of Butler County Road 507, on Missouri Department of Conservation property by MDC employees, he said...

Nov. 2, 1923 • The Missouri Public Utilities Company, which supplies electric to Poplar Bluff, announced in today’s edition of the Interstate American it would start doing business as Union Electric Light & Power Company. Known as a primary supplier of electric in St. Louis, Union Electric had earlier acquired the Missouri Public Utilities Company...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT An employee at Family Counseling Center at 686 Lester St. reported at 9:40 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 31, someone spray-painted a message on their sign. _ The National Instant Background Check System reported at 10:23 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 31, a firearm transfer was denied at Bomgaars at 2235 North Westwood Blvd. after it was determined the purchaser had a pending felony charge...

The city of Clarkton is under a boil water advisory until further notice.

Elva Lee Peck, 90 years, was born May 26, 1933, to Elva B. and Rutha May Peck in, Dunklin County, Missouri, and passed away Oct. 31, 2023, at his home in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Lee was the oldest son of seven children and spent his childhood in southeast Missouri. ...

Ralph Cannell, 89, of Dexter, Missouri, died Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri.

Grace Christian Fellowship’s annual Warm Coats from Warm Hearts winter clothing drive is keeping families comfortable this winter. Coordinator Cassie Rideout said the annual event is geared toward providing not only coats but hats, gloves and even socks...

No serious injuries were reported following a four-vehicle accident at 1 p.m. Wednesday on Highway 53, seven miles south of Poplar Bluff, although four people were transported to area hospitals. The chain reaction accident was caused when a 2015 Nissan Altima traveling southbound struck the rear of a 2009 Volkswagen Beetle, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol report...