Donna Farley
NewsNovember 6, 2016
Van Buren superintendent placed on leaveVAN BUREN, Mo. — While no charges have been filed in two alleged drunken-driving incidents, a second Southeast Missouri superintendent has been placed on administrative leave.
The Van Buren School Board decided Thursday to place superintendent Sonia Kuessner on ad...
NewsAugust 14, 2016
Fire destroys century-old building in Poplar Bluff, taxes water systemPOPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Firefighters used more than 2 million gallons of water in four hours Wednesday as they attempted to control a downtown fire that destroyed a century-old building in the heart of Poplar Bluff.
The amount is nearly as much as the entire city of 1...NewsAugust 9, 2016
Greenville's woes worse than thought; town owes $100,000The city of Greenville, Missouri, may owe more than $100,000 in unpaid state and federal taxes and penalties, city council members revealed during a meeting Friday. The amount is four times greater than officials originally believed in May, when a new administratio...NewsJuly 7, 2016
Current River campers caught by surprise, lose vehicles as river rises 5 feet in one hourAbout 50 campers were affected early July 4 when an isolated thunderstorm caused the Current River to rise 5 feet in one hour.
While no one was injured, a pop-up camper, a pickup truck and several RVs and boats were caught in the high waters.
The flooding occurr...
NewsJune 28, 2016
Coroner asks for grand jury in Poplar Bluff fatal hit-and-run casePOPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — The same day Heavenly Hafford was buried at Poplar Bluff City Cemetery, police found the second of two vehicles believed to have been involved in the hit-and-run accident that left the 13-year-old girl's broken body abandoned along a dark stretc...NewsJune 16, 2016
Authorities say Brick's weekend was safer this yearPOPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Despite some ATV crashes over the weekend, owners of Brick’s and local officials said they believe the off-road park’s largest annual event was safer this year.
In a review of Missouri State Highway Patrol operations related to the event, ther...NewsJune 10, 2016
Patrol investigating Greenville financesGREENVILLE, Mo. -- As the Missouri State Highway Patrol begins an investigation into the city of Greenville's finances, it appears the conflict that has followed the town of about 500 since April will not end anytime soon. But residents seem determined to move forw...NewsJune 10, 2016
Owner of park says bad behavior at 'Trucks Gone Wild' event not welcomePOPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- As Scott Brickell handed out park maps Tuesday to a half-dozen state troopers, he described how security would be organized at the 400-acre park for the Trucks Gone Wild event that starts today. High traffic times likely will be this afternoon ...
NewsJune 7, 2016
Poplar Bluff councilman sued for $150K fraud of man in veterans homePOPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A Poplar Bluff city councilman and two members of his family have been named in a civil suit that claims they defrauded an elderly former neighbor for more than $150,000 in cash and property after the death of the man's wife and his cancer diag...NewsMay 12, 2016
Greenville, Mo., may need to file for municipal bankruptcyGREENVILLE, Mo. — The Greenville Board of Aldermen voted Tuesday to replace its city police chief and said the town may need to file for municipal bankruptcy.
Aldermen voted to not pay the town’s monthly bills, saying the money left in the city coffers would not ...Advertisement
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