Stories from Friday, April 12, 2024

Two families narrowly escape death when a gas furnace explodes, igniting their house in 1974. Also on this date, finances dominate school board meetings as the Poplar Bluff district seeks a balance between thrift and provision.

As I reflect on the awe-inspiring eclipse that graced our skies this past Monday, I am reminded of the majestic wonders of our universe. The eclipse was not just a celestial event; it was a moment that brought our community together in marvel and appreciation for the beauty of creation, reaffirming our awe of God’s design. ...

Nathan Rick Holden, 75 of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away April 10, 2024 at his residence. He was born May 29, 1948 at Caraway, Arkansas to the late Nathan Herman Holden and Darlene Marie Jenkins. On July 8, 1967 at Poplar Bluff he was married to Donna Hanner. She survives...

Michael Lee Nelson, 72, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away April 11, 2024, at his home in Poplar Bluff. Mike was born Sept. 12, 1951, to Chester and Nora Lee (Taylor) Nelson in Poplar Bluff. He married Kimberly Flagg Wolpers Feb. 5, 1972, in Poplar Bluff...

Stanley Whitmer, 81, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri died Thursday, April 11, 2024.

The sun was bright and the gusty wind was crisp as student athletes from multiple districts filled the Fred M. Morrow Stadium at the Poplar Bluff Junior High for the Southeast Missouri Special Olympics spring games.

There were few dry eyes in the room when Rosemary Latanich finished speaking about her son Andrew at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center’s Donate Life Month event Friday.

Multiple Emmy-nominated television creator-writer, director and producer Linda Bloodworth Thomason (Designing Women, Evening Shade) has been named the recipient of the WGAW Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Television Writing Achievement.