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Fire destroys second vacant structure in three days
NewsFebruary 27
Fire destroys second vacant structure in three daysA condemned house on Cynthia Street went up in flames Thursday night, requiring four crews to extinguish. Spire and Municipal Utilities were called to the scene to shut off a nearby gas line and remove a power line. The state fire marshal is investigating.
Registered sex offender sentenced to more than 10 years in prison
NewsFebruary 25
Registered sex offender sentenced to more than 10 years in prisonThomas O. Stroud, Jr., 43, of Wappapello was sentenced Tuesday to 130 months in federal prison followed by supervised release for possessing images containing child sexual abuse material. This was Stroud's second conviction on the same charge.
Fire destroys two-story house on Kinzer, firefighters save neighboring buildings
NewsFebruary 25
Fire destroys two-story house on Kinzer, firefighters save neighboring buildingsMultiple crews responded to a blaze in the 800 block of Kinzer Street on Tuesday morning.
Two weekend fires in Butler County
NewsFebruary 24
Two weekend fires in Butler County Butler County firefighters tackled two weekend fires, one on Red Robin Lane and another in Fisk, causing significant damage.
Poplar Bluff man arrested after house fire
NewsFebruary 24
Poplar Bluff man arrested after house fire A Poplar Bluff man, Donald Eugene Gordan, 39, has been arrested on charges of first-degree arson, child endangerment, and property damage after a house fire on Henderson.
Firefighters, police respond to structure fire Friday morning
NewsFebruary 21
Firefighters, police respond to structure fire Friday morningFirefighters extinguished a structure fire in 22-degree weather Friday morning. The State Fire Marshal is investigating.
Daughters of the American Revolution chapter commemorates American history with gift to schools
NewsFebruary 20
Daughters of the American Revolution chapter commemorates American history with gift to schools To celebrate the upcoming 250th anniversary of the United States, the Poplar Bluff chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution gave regional schools prints of historic American paintings.
Foundation approves three innovative classroom grants at PBHS
NewsFebruary 11
Foundation approves three innovative classroom grants at PBHS The Poplar Bluff School Foundation upgraded select classrooms with drones, cameras and coding equipment.  Students in math, family and consumer sciences, and computer science are already benefitting from them.
Faries awarded memorial scholarship at TRC
NewsFebruary 11
Faries awarded memorial scholarship at TRCThree Rivers College awarded the Rose Abbott Memorial Nursing Scholarship to Morgan Faries.
Hoover family creates the Gary Hoover Trust Scholarship at TRC
NewsFebruary 1
Hoover family creates the Gary Hoover Trust Scholarship at TRC The Gary Hoover Trust Scholarship will be awarded by the Endowment Trust Scholarship Committee.
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