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Poplar Bluff High School named National Banner School by Special Olympics
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (KBSI) – Poplar Bluff High School was recently named a National Banner School by the Special Olympics. The school is one of five schools in Missouri to receive a national award for cultivating a climate where students with and without intellectual disabilities feel welcomed, both in practice and spirit.
C1D2: Oran secures another shot at district gold
BELL CITY, Mo. — For the 13th consecutive season, Oran will compete for a district championship. A 6-2 victory over the Advance Hornets (4-15) in the MSHSAA Class 1, District 2 semifinal on Monday, May 13, furthered the Eagles' (16-9) streak of dominance rarely seen in high school sports.
C1D2BB: Experience, pitching lifts Oran past upstart Bell City for another title
The degree of growth for the Bell City High School baseball program over the past three seasons has been impressive. The Cubs improved from three wins in 2022 to eight a year ago, and this spring they won 13 games, which was the most by the program since the three-year state championship run ended in 2017.
Six tornadoes touched down in southeast Missouri: NWS
Wednesday was a day of severe weather across Missouri. The National Weather Service has reported six quick-hitting tornadoes to occur throughout Iron County, Reynolds County, and Madison County, all occurring within minutes of each other.
Mules suffer first-round exit with loss to Seckman
IMPERIAL — The Poplar Bluff Mules baseball team will have to wait another season in their quest to get a district championship with a first-round exit in this year’s Class 6 District 1 Tournament. The Mules faced off against the Seckman Jaguars on Wednesday at Seckman High School,...
C1Q1: Softball super stars, super teams set to collide
The anticipation of Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark’s professional debut on Tuesday had basketball fans, regardless of gender, having heart palpitations with excitement across the nation. On a more local level, the same euphoria ought to be felt as high school softball fans await Wednesday’s scintillating match-up between area...
PHOTOS: Storm damage in Fredericktown, Mo.
The community gathers to welcome home Veterans Honor Flight #12 in Marion, Illinois. The Black Student Union and the Black Caucus of College Democrats at Southeast Missouri State University celebrated after a ribbon cutting on Tuesday, May 7 outside the bookstore to unveil a variety of black hair care products now on the shelves.
Poplar Bluff Golf team claims 7th State Title
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - The Poplar Bluff Boys Golf Team won the Class 4 State Title Tuesday at Dalhousie in dominating fashion. The Mules finished with a team score of 595, 26 strokes ahead of 2nd place Rolla. Four Poplar Bluff golfers earned All-State Honors in helping the team...
C4D1BB: Pitching propels Blackcats to title over Bearcats
History was going to be made one way or another in the championship game of the MSHSAA Class 4 District 1 Baseball Tournament on Wednesday at Cape Central High School. Neither Dexter nor Fredericktown had won a District title as far back as anyone could recall (1998 for the Bearcats was the best guess while it had been longer for the Blackcats). However, Fredericktown had the arms to break that curse, as junior hurlers Ryan Souden and Ethan Marler were spectacular in the semifinal and title games, respectively, and the Blackcats topped Dexter 4-2.
'It's devastating': Missouri school destroyed by tornado day before summer vacation
ANNAPOLIS, Mo. — Glass shattered on desks, shelves thrown through walls and holes bursting from ceilings. What was supposed to be the celebratory day before summer vacation at South Iron School in Annapolis on Thursday is instead being spent picking up the pieces from Wednesday's storms. The school houses...
A high school student brought a gun to school
FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. (KBSI) – A Fredericktown high school student brought a firearm to school this morning. According to the Fredericktown R-1 Schools Facebook page sometime this morning on May 1o, a situation occurred that involved a student and a firearm. The firearm was confiscated by the school’s resource officer....
Cleanup effort continues in Annapolis, Missouri following tornado
Residents in Annapolis, Missouri, spent Thursday cleaning up after a tornado ripped through the town Wednesday night. Mayor Scott Oatmen said people from all over Iron County came out to help with the cleanup.
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