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Press Release - On 9/30 at approximately 11:26 am employees at Minit Mart convenience store (located in the 3900 block of US Hwy 67) reported a gas drive off involving a white Chrysler mini van. A few minutes later, Poplar Bluff Animal Control Officer Mark Hastings saw the van driving south on US Business Hwy 67 in Poplar Bluff, and reported its location and direction of travel to the Poplar Bluff Police Department. At 11:34 am Poplar Bluff Sgt Chuck Harris attempted to execute a traffic stop on the vehicle as it turned south on Hwy 53 from US Business Hwy 67; but the driver accelerated in an effort to escape. After a brief pursuit, the vehicle ran off the

Center Stage, Three Rivers College's theater company, will present a production of "Marvin's Room" by Scott McPherson on October 17 & 18 at 7 p.m. and October 19 at 2 p.m at the Tinnin Fine Arts Center in Poplar Bluff. Tickets are $10, or $5 with a valid Three Rivers student ID. "Marvin's Room" is the story of two women, Bessie and Lee, torn apart by their differences and brought back together by their father's debilitating illness. While Bessie is devoted to caring for her bedridden father, her wild-spirited sister has spent years running from her responsibilities. But when Bessie needs her sister's help for a life-threatening illness of her own, the two are forced back together in a confrontation

The Patrons of the Arts Society kicks off its 2014-2015 season as a world-touring Bee Gees cover band comes to Poplar Bluff for "Night Fever: A Bee Gees Tribute Concert" on Tuesday, October 14 at 7 p.m. "Night Fever" performs the best-known hits of the Bee Gees, including "Staying Alive," "Night Fever," and "More Than a Woman." The group has been touring for over a decade, bringing the magic of the live Bee Gees sound across the world. "There's a special magic to the music of the Bee Gees, and we're fortunate to have such a great tribute band to share that with us," said Tim Thompson, Director of the Tinnin Fine Arts Center. "Thanks to the Patrons of the

Registration is now open for schools wanting to participate in the Sixth Annual Southeast Missouri Regional Spelling Bee, to be held on Saturday, February 28, 2015, at Three Rivers College in Poplar Bluff. Participating schools must complete their registration by October 15, 2014, and complete a school-wide spelling bee before Feb. 6, 2015, to participate. Students must not be older than age 14 on or before August 31, 2014, and cannot have passed beyond the eighth grade on or before Feb. 1, 2015. The top three contestants from each qualifying school will be eligible to participate in the regional spelling bee in Poplar Bluff, with the winner receiving an expenses-paid trip to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in

Our community needs your help. Please send an email to the Public Service Commission (PSC), pscinfo@psc.mo.gov, to help save 900 family sustaining jobs in Southeast Missouri. The PSC will soon decide whether to grant an affordable electric rate needed to preserve jobs at Noranda’s New Madrid smelter. The loss of jobs at Noranda would have a devastating impact on the entire region’s economy. Noranda annually contributes $300 million in economic impact to our region. The PSC has the opportunity to not only save these jobs, but to keep rates lower for all Ameren customers. Rates will go up even higher if Noranda is no longer on Ameren’s system. Help persuade the PSC to support Noranda and all electric rate payers: