Stories from Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Webster University Conservatory of Theatre Arts student, Thomas White (BFA Sound Design 2022), of Poplar Bluff, Mo., will be working at Bigfork Summer Playhouse this summer located in Bigfork, Montana. The Bigfork Summer Playhouse is celebrating its 60th Season of live professional theatre in 2019...

MALDEN, Mo. — Verna Deen Bryant, 78, of Malden, died Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at Winchester Place in Bernie, Mo. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, June 13 at Landess Funeral Chapel in Malden. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Firday, June 14 at Landess Funeral Chapel with Rev. James Hamlett officiating. Burial will be in the Elder Cemetery in Campbell, Mo...

A 64-year-old Kennett man was killed in an accident involving a utility-task vehicle at 6 p.m. Tuesday on Deer Run No. 2, off of Highway M, two miles west of Van Buren. According to the report, Michael J. Morgan was operating a 2013 Polaris UTV southbound when it ran off the road and overturned...

DEXTER, Mo. — June Cullum, 75, of Dexter, died June 11, 2019 at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday, June 14 at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 15 at the Watkins & Sons Chapel in Dexter with Rev. Rick Breeden of Bloomfield officiating...

City firefighters responded at 7:59 p.m. Tuesday, June 11, to assist emergency-medical-services personnel with extricating a child’s leg from a bicycle at 2645 Crestwood Drive. According to the report, firefighters arrived to find EMS and police officers attending to the child, whose leg was lodged between the pedal and bicycle frame. The child reportedly was calm and unharmed...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Donald Lee Legate, 90, of St. Louis, Mo., died June 11, 2019 at Fountainbleau Nursing Home in Festus, Mo. The visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Friday, June 14 at Cotrell Funeral Chapel in Poplar Bluff. The funeral service will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday in the chapel with Ray Walls officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Carolyn Louise Felts, 86, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. A graveside service will begin at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Poplar Bluff City Cemetery with the Rev. Brandon Spain officiating.

MALDEN, Mo. — Karen Kay Poe, 74, of Malden, died Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at Gideon Care Center in Gideon, Mo. Visitation will be at 6 p.m. Friday, June 14 at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 15 at Bradshaw Chapel in Malden. Burial will be in Rock Point Cemetery in Bloomfield, Mo...

Central Methodist University, in Fayette, Mo., recently announced its Spring 2019 Dean’s List. This outstanding academic achievement is awarded only to students who maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.50 or above for the semester, among other criteria, according to CMU Provost and Dean of the University Dr. Rita Gulstad...

It’s no secret that sports fans are superstitious. It’s the reason why Blues fan Dave Smith was at Haffy’s Sports Bar & Grill in downtown Poplar Bluff watching Game 7 of the NHL Stanley Cup Finals. “I kind of stumbled into this place. I’d never heard of it before and came in here to watch the game and they won that night, so I came in here the next week and saw another win. So, I’ve got to sit in my same seat over there,” Smith said...

Having accomplished his goals as troop commander, Missouri State Highway Patrol Capt. Jeff Vitale feels now is the time for him to retire and learn a trade. A 30-year veteran, Vitale is retiring on July 1 as Troop E’s commanding officer, a position he has held since February 2016...

Plans to honor the memory of Lonnie Davis and his legendary spirit at 6 p.m. Saturday at the former Wheatley School are coming together, said Brick House Productions members, who are organizing the event. The group will have a “hang out day” at the historical school located on Garfield Street on Friday to prepare the food for the dinner and will be selling hamburgers and hot dogs for people who wants to show up and reminisce about Davis, said Larry McClellon of Poplar Bluff, president and CEO of Brick House Productions.. ...

New parking regulations for residential areas have been added to Poplar Bluff’s city codes as part of an effort to improve neighborhoods. The changes are the second item to be put in place in the one year since a new advisory board began meeting to address city improvements...