🌱 How will Poplar Bluff plug its $1.1 million health fund gap?
Poplar Bluff, Missouri Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Poplar Bluff! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How will Poplar Bluff plug its $1.1 million health fund gap?
- What’s happening at Poplar Bluff’s All-American Weekend finale tonight?
- How a Poplar Bluff leader just gained a key voice in schools
Today's riddle: What did the snail say when he hopped on the tortoise's back for a ride? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 82 and low of 70 degrees.
- Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 82, low: 70.
- Monday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 83 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Sales tax rebound modest as Poplar Bluff holds back spending... (darnews.com) — Poplar Bluff city leaders just held their first fiscal forum, outlining how they’ll tackle a $1.1 million deficit in the city’s self-funded health insurance program. Officials explained how future shortfalls will be shared across departments and highlighted the central role of the city clerk’s office in managing records, elections, and key permits. 
2. All-American weekend kicks off in Poplar Bluff (kfvs12.com) — Ray Clinton Park is buzzing tonight as Poplar Bluff hosts its All-American Weekend festival, part of the America 250 celebrations. Residents can enjoy a demolition derby, monster truck rides, and dozens of local vendors, with Saturday’s full schedule available on the Explore Poplar Bluff website.
3. Kehoe appoints two new members to State Board of Education (newstribune.com) — Poplar Bluff’s own Robbie Myers has been appointed to Missouri’s State Board of Education, giving the city direct representation in statewide school policy decisions. Myers, Butler County’s emergency management director and former commissioner, joins Kansas City business leader Jordan Bradberry on the eight-member board, pending Missouri Senate confirmation.
4. 1926: Rent dispute leads to 8 a.m. stabbing (darnews.com) — A century ago, a Poplar Bluff tenant allegedly stabbed his landlord during a heated rent dispute at a combined restaurant and rooming house, drawing dozens of witnesses. The landlord survived a serious throat wound, and the tenant was released on bond while awaiting trial, offering a dramatic glimpse into the town’s 1926 headlines.
5. Child seriously injured in 2-vehicle crash (kfvs12.com) — A two-vehicle crash near Holcomb left a 10-year-old boy from Delta seriously hurt and a 59-year-old woman with minor injuries, with the woman taken to a Poplar Bluff hospital. The child was flown to Memphis for treatment after the Highway 25 collision, which totaled both pickup trucks involved, according to state troopers.
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