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Teacher of the Year banquet honors educators (4/23/24)Poplar Bluff teachers and families gathered Monday night to celebrate standout educators at the annual Teacher of the Year banquet, held at Poplar Bluff High School.
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Ducketts donate fire truck to Williamsville (4/25/24)Love of family and community fueled the desire of Poplar Bluff businessman Paul Duckett and his wife, Hazel, to donate a fire truck to his home town of Williamsville. The couple donated a 1,000-gallon Ford pumper, one of 100 restored vehicles Duckett had in his collection, to Williamsville, said Sandy Joy, the town’s mayor. She described Duckett as an entrepreneur and philanthropist...
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Total Eclipse photo contest winners announced (4/19/24)The winners of the Total Eclipse photo contest are: First place — Jeremy and Lindsay Allbritton Second place — Jenna Benton Third place — Cole and Lindsay Griffith This contest was sponsored by First Midwest Bank and the Daily American Republic. This photos and more of the images shared with us from Eclipse weekend will appear Wednesday, April 24, in a special commemorative special section of the DAR along with photographs and content from our staff members...
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TRC board reorganizes with Garrison as chairman (4/22/24)Darren Garrison is the new chairman of the Three Rivers College board of education. The board reoganized before reviewing recent accomplishments and approving employee benefits. Outgoing chairman Eric Schalk passed the gavel to Garrison at the start of Thursday’s meeting. The remaining positions are as follows: Dr. Tim Hager, vice-chairman; Dr. Amber Richardson, secretary; Gary Featherston, treasurer, Chris Williams, member; and Schalk, member...
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Atchison sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole (4/22/24)JEFFERSON CITY — Drew Atchison finally learned his fate on Friday, as he was sentenced to life in prison without any chance of parole. The sentence came after his conviction on three first-degree murder charges, as well as charges of child kidnapping and armed criminal action.
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PB R-I approves salary increases and bids (4/19/24)The Poplar Bluff R-I School Board approved a $500 increase to the salary base, plus the addition of a step to bring the district’s base salary to $39,000 for Fiscal Year 2025 at its April meeting. This salary increase will include a comparable percentage increase for the other district salary schedules...
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Roger Desgranges retires after 65 years (4/25/24)Few people can say they have done anything for 65 years, let alone a job. For Roger Desgranges, tax accounting has been a lifelong passion. After six-and-a-half decades in the industry, he completed his last tax day this past April 15. Roger Desgranges, started working with his father, following service in the Navy and graduation from Arkansas State University...
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DiCiro named 2024 Distinguished Alumni at TRC (4/23/24)Three Rivers College has selected Dr. Sonya DiCiro to receive its 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award. A public reception in her honor will be held from 4:30-6 p.m. May 6, with the award presentation beginning at approximately 5 p.m., at the Tinnin Fine Arts Center.
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Historic Doniphan church destroyed by fire (4/24/24)A Doniphan historical treasure which dates back to 1851 was lost in a fire during the early morning hours of April 24. At about 4:12 a.m., a call came through Doniphan Dispatch that The Doniphan United Methodist Church, one of the town’s oldest buildings, was in flames. The page went out at 4:13 a.m., and the first firefighters arrived on the scene at about 4:20 a.m., according to Doniphan Fire Chief Brian Byrd...
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145k came to Butler County for eclipse (4/23/24)The influx of eclipse tourists to Butler County surpassed community planners’ wildest expectations.