Stories from Thursday, November 4, 2021

The Pepsi MidAmerica office outside Poplar Bluff is now the Jarrell Building following a Tuesday ceremony honoring area sales manager Mike Jarrell. Jarrell, who has worked at Pepsi MidAmerica for nearly 35 years, was shocked when he found out about the honor...

The Dexter Fire Department responded to home on West Fannetta Street after receiving a call reporting an explosion. Dexter Fire Chief Don Seymore said the cause of the explosion was natural gas in the home. Seymore said there was nobody home at the time of the explosion and there were no injuries. The investigation is ongoing to determine what caused the leak and explosion...