• Bleeding Kansas: The True Beginning of the American Civil War (Part 1)

    When I first began studying the American Civil War, I—like a lot of armchair scholars—focused on events in the East. Oh, I had read about Pea Ridge, Shiloh, Corinth, and Chickamauga. But the East was where I thought the most important action had taken place. That would change on a trip from Missouri to Savannah, Georgia. My ex-wife and I were on I-75 when I saw a road sign for the Allatoona Battlefield. I had seen it before, but something pushed me to stop this time. We took the exit and soon found ourselves at the head of the trail to the earthworks. There, just off the parking lot, I saw a very large monument carved into the shape of

    Dec 11,
    - by Paul A. Kidwell

  • PBPD Person of Interest

    The Poplar Bluff Police Department has identified a person of interest in a number of recent thefts reported in the Poplar Bluff area. Austin Million is wanted for questioning in connection with the thefts of firearms from vehicles and the thefts of several All-Terrain-Vehicles (ATVs) from residences. Anyone with information regarding these thefts, or Austin Million’s whereabouts, is asked to contact the Poplar Bluff Police Department at 573-785-5776. ​A Booking photo was attached to this email.  Please let us know if you need anything further.

    Dec 10,
    - by Press Release

  • Family Gift-giving Idea – Secret Santa Help

    If you have kids ages 11 through 19, you probably have a problem come Christmas time. Your kids WANT to give a great present but they haven't saved up enough money to do anything but buy a $10 knick-knack. And on Christmas morning...well, the materialism of gifts somehow blows the "it's the thought that counts" up the chimney. Let's face it, even at age 10, your kids want to give you the same quality give you give them. That's not materialist, it's just human. My family started a tradition of doing Secret Santa among our immediate family. We go to the mall and everyone knows our preset dollar limit (for example $75). During the first few hours, everyone goes around the mall taking photos of

    Dec 09,
    - by Brian Becker

  • Legendary Albino Buck Harvested by Bowhunter

    The top story in the outdoors this past week has been well-documented and dramatically over-reported on, so staying true to journalistic form, I’d be remiss if I didn’t beat it into the ground a bit more! Here’s the headline: “The majestic White Stag from Narnia was bludgeoned to death by a heartless murderer in the name of fame, fortune, and evil, and now the good townsfolk are arming themselves with pitchforks and torches and aiming to lynch the accused.” That might had well been the headline anyway, but at the end of the day, the only thing that happened was a deer hunter killed a deer, and a pretty nice one at that. Jerry Kinnaman from Cape Girardeau, MO took

    Dec 08,
    - by Josh Gowan

  • Have Archaeologists Discovered Artifacts Proving the Story of the Parting of the Red Sea?

    The Biblical story about the parting of the Red Sea is recorded in the 14th chapter of the book of Exodus. Moses was leading his people out through the desert and away from the land of Egypt where they'd been used as slave labor for the mighty Pharoah. A vexed and grumbling throng complained to Moses that they'd rather go back to being slaves than to die in the searing desert. Moses exhorted them saying, "Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the LORD will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still." You'd think that after witnessing God's

    Dec 06,
    - by Toni Becker
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