Stories from Tuesday, May 7, 2024

The Poplar Bluff City Council approved $70,000 from the city’s tourism tax fund to help pave a portion of the county road leading to Brick’s Off-Road Park in anticipation of the Rock the Country concert June 28 and 29. The city’s contribution will be joined by funds from the Greater Poplar Bluff Area Chamber of Commerce and the Butler County Commission...

Crime and punishment are repeating themes today. Headlines reveal family feuds, prison breaks and an elderly Texan claiming to be the real Jesse James. 100 years ago May 7, 1924 • A gunshot victim has sued his attacker, an elderly former minister, for $5,000...

Jimmie Franklin Barker, 69, of Newark, Arkansas passed away May 4, 2024 at Mt. Meadows Nursing Home in Batesville, Arkansas. Jimmie was born April 7, 1955 to Robert and Alma Adele (Barker) Uhl in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Jimmie was preceded in death by his parents Robert and Alma Uhl...

Pobst’s initial role will be in design and production of construction documents and construction administration, according to a press release from Dille Pollard. Having worked in the architectural industry for over 18 years, he has experience with residential, commercial, and industrial projects including ambulatory surgical centers, medical office buildings, churches, and banks...

First Midwest Bank of the Ozarks is pleased to announce Megan Simpson has been named Regional Retail Officer.  With over 20 years of banking experience, Simpson has retail and branch operations knowledge and excels in sales development, customer relations and team management, according to a press release from First Midwest. In the role of regional retail officer, Simpson will work closely with bank managers and employees at each of the 11 First Midwest Bank of the Ozarks locations to identify processes and efficiencies.   . ...

For many people, their careers are just jobs. For Three Rivers College’s 2024 Distinguished Alumnus Sonya DiCiro, nursing has been a calling. “It’s just who I am,” she described. Honored by TRC President Dr. Wesley Payne at Monday’s ceremony, DiCiro has spent the last 41 years in nursing. She recalled getting her start at Three Rivers, going on to graduate in 1983...

There are almost 3,000 schools in the state of Missouri, and of those schools only five have been recognized as Unified Champions for the Special Olympics. PBHS is one of those schools. During an assembly Tuesday morning in the PBHS gym, representatives with Missouri Special Olympics presented PBHS with an official banner — signifying that PBHS is one of the few locations in the state to hold this distinction...

An up-and-coming musical duo is excited about sharing the Black River Coliseum stage with the honored volunteers at the Daily American Republic’s annual Difference Makers banquet. They have attended the event in the past and look forward to being the featured musical act for sixth annual event on Aug. 29...

Brett Hall, 40, of Poplar Bluff and Amanda Gann, 42, of Poplar Bluff were arrested at 11:34 p.m. Monday, May 6, during a traffic stop at Kerr’s Express. Hall was booked on a Probation and Parole warrant for a parole violation/absconder (no bond) and for the charge of resisting arrest. Gann was booked for possession of controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Hall and Gann were lodged in the Butler County jail...

Brett Hall, 40, of Poplar Bluff and Amanda Gann, 42, of Poplar Bluff were arrested at 11:34 p.m. Monday, May 6, during a traffic stop at Kerr’s Express. Hall was booked on a Probation and Parole warrant for a parole violation/absconder (no bond) and for the charge of resisting arrest. Gann was booked for possession of controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Hall and Gann were lodged in the Butler County jail...