Stories from Tuesday, February 26, 2019

WAPPAPELLO, Mo. — Roger Dinkins of Wappapello, Mo., passed away Feb. 25, 2019 in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., followed by funeral services at 1 p.m. on Friday, March 1 at Morgan Sifford Funeral Home in Puxico. Burial will be in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, Mo. ...

I found myself relaxing, a short time ago, thinking about the present state of many of our communities throughout our region and on a broader sense, nationally. I began thumbing through a historic book my wife has, which is primarily dedicated to the history of our fine country. As I shuffled through the glossy pages, I came to the section, which described many events associated with the Civil War era...

DONIPHAN — A woman who fled police in July with her five children in the vehicle was charged Monday with the murder of a Doniphan man. Danisha Rachelle Price, 27, was charged with first-degree murder in the July 2018 death of 56-year-old Bruce Todd Ehrenberg...

NEELYVILLE, Mo. — Ernest E. Pennington, 52, of Neelyville, died Monday, Feb. 18, 2019 at his residence. Memorial visitation will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 2 at Fowler & Sons Funeral Home in Neelyville. Memorial service will follow at 2 p.m. in the funeral home...

NEELYVILLE, Mo. — Tammie Meadors McCauley, 56, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., died Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be at 11 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 28 at Fowler & Sons Funeral Home in Neelyville. The funeral will follow at 1 p.m. in the funeral home with Donnie Fowler officiating. Burial will be in the Amity Cemetery in Doniphan, Mo...

CORNING, Ark. — James E. Keown Sr., 87, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, Feb. 25, 2019 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 28 at Ermert Funeral Home in Corning, Ark. Burial will be in the Corning Cemetery.

FISK, Mo. — Lonnie Joe Patterson, 67, of Marble Hill, Mo., died Monday, Feb. 25, 2019 at his residence. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Friday, March 1 at White-Sanders Funeral Home in Fisk. Graveside services will follow at 11:30 a.m. at Brown Chapel Cemetery in Broseley with Rev. Jim Sanders officiating. Condolences: www.whitesandersfuneralhome.com...

Kurt Knodell of Poplar Bluff Realty, Inc., has been named Top Lister and Producer for January. Knodell has worked at Poplar Bluff Realty, Inc. since February 2006. He is a full-time broker-salesperson. Knodell has twice been president and has served many years as a state director representing the local Three Rivers Board of Realtors. He’s currently serving on the Executive Committee of the Missouri Realtors state association...

Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27 at Cotrell Funeral Chapel. The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 28 in the funeral chapel with Pastor Doro Rushin officiating. Burial will be in the Poplar Bluff City Cemetery. Condolences: www.cotrellfuneralservice.com.

DEXTER — A former employee of the Town & Country Supermarket at Dexter has been charged with robbing the store at gunpoint. Rodney B. Bowen, 49, of Dexter was charged with the Class A felony of first-degree robbery by Stoddard County Prosecuting Attorney Russ Oliver...

A Poplar Bluff man allegedly was shot Tuesday afternoon by his stepfather after an apparent verbal dispute escalated into a physical altercation at their home. The Butler County Sheriff’s Department received a call at 1:10 p.m. from Lewis Chavez, who reported there was a dispute going on at his residence on Old Chisolm Trail, and he had shot his stepson, Timothy Jones Sr., 43, explained Butler County Chief Deputy Wes Popp...

City firefighters responded at 6:38 a.m. Monday, Feb. 25, to an alarm at Mark Twain Care Center, 3001 May St. It was investigation only. ———— City firefighters responded at 9:20 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, to a report of smoke in the 2324 W. Maud St. residence occupied by Betty Klein and owned by Steve Fuchs...

A shoplifting report at Academy Sports + Outdoors resulted in local authorities seizing thousands of dollars worth of suspected stolen athletic merchandise and arresting three, including one Cuban national already facing possible deportation. Monday afternoon, “we received a report from Academy Sports of three shoplifters,” explained Poplar Bluff Police Detective Scott Phelps. ...

BROSELEY — The Twin Rivers R-X School District is in the market for a used bus and the Board of Education gave Bus Mechanic Jeff Snider the “green light” to look for options during their meeting Tuesday evening. According to Superintendent Jeremy Siebert, the district had a bus engine fail and with the spring season approaching, a extra bus will be needed...

Frederick Rhodes, 73, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. A graveside service with full military rites will be at 10 a.m., Friday, March 1 at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, Mo...

Tickets remain for the Poplar Bluff Lions Club’s third annual fundraising concert to be held Saturday night at the Rodgers Theatre. This year’s “Roarin’ at the Rodgers” will feature the John D. Hale Band, the Brothers Walker and Alex Riffle and The Stiff Riffs. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., with performances to begin at 7 p.m...