David Silverberg
NewsDecember 23, 2014
Mid Continent Nail plans $5M expansion, will hire 91POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Mid Continent Nail in the Poplar Bluff Industrial Park has announced plans for a nearly $5 million expansion project and the hiring of 91 workers. The firm will install a new line in its original 118,000-square-foot plant in the industrial park...NewsNovember 6, 2014
Poplar Bluff city manager responds to criticismCity manager Heath Kaplan was expected to release a newsletter Wednesday explaining his recent financial decisions and responding to community concerns. "I want to provide the background on the decisions I am making. There is a lot of bad information being circulat...NewsOctober 30, 2014
Woman injured when tree falls on housePOPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A woman was reaching for a glass in a kitchen cabinet when a huge tree being removed from the adjoining lot fell the wrong way. It smashed her into house at 1104 Hickory St. about 5:15 p.m. Friday. Patricia Montiel was injured when the cabinets...NewsOctober 29, 2014
Woman injured when tree falls on housePOPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A woman was reaching for a glass in a kitchen cabinet when a huge tree being removed from the adjoining lot fell the wrong way. It smashed her into house at 1104 Hickory St. about 5:15 p.m. Friday. Patricia Montiel was injured when the cabinets...
NewsSeptember 26, 2014
Poplar Bluff bypasses insurance bid from region for an outfit overseasPOPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- During Tuesday's City Council meeting, City Manager Heath Kaplan was questioned about his recommendation to accept a higher bid from a health insurance broker. The higher bid was from a firm based overseas. The lower bid was from a locally owne...NewsSeptember 23, 2014
Ex-Poplar Bluff city manager contract case drags onPOPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- The legal battle over the Poplar Bluff City Council's challenge of former city manager Doug Bagby's contract continues to be fought with a variety of court filings. No date has been set for a hearing on motions pending in Butler County Circuit ...NewsSeptember 21, 2014
Governor appoints Butler County collectorPOPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon on Friday appointed Mark Christopher Michel as the new Butler County collector to fill the remaining term of Brenda Fox, who died Aug. 3. "I'm thrilled, absolutely honored and excited to get started," Michel said. "It is time to ...NewsSeptember 11, 2014
Bench trial scheduled on judicial candidacyPOPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A bench trial on efforts to get Rocky Kingree removed from the Nov. 4 general election ballot in Butler County will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Wayne County Circuit Court. Kingree is running as the county's Republican candidate for Division I...NewsSeptember 9, 2014
Effort afoot to remove Poplar Bluff councilmanPOPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Leaders of the African-American community are considering the possibility of having a special election to remove Poplar Bluff Ward 5 Councilman Peter Tinsley from office. Since Tinsley refused to resign at a council meeting last week, the black...Advertisement
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