Stories from Thursday, June 20, 2019

When all communication systems are down from a natural disaster or overloaded, Amateur Radio still gets the message through. Radio amateurs, often called “Hams,” enjoy radio technology as a hobby, but it’s also a vital service that has saved lives when regular communication systems failed...

CAMPBELL, Mo. — Glen Hensley Sr., 70, of Holcomb, Mo., died Saturday, June 15, 2019 at Piggott Community Hospital in Piggott, Ark. Visitation will be at noon - 2 p.m. Saturday, June 22 at Crosspointe Family Church in Campbell. The funeral will follow at 2 p.m. at the church with Rev. Randy Vaughn officiating. Burial will be in the Woodlawn-Landess Addition Cemetery in Campbell...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Sandra ‘Renee’ Dicken Tinker, 75, of Springfield, Mo., formerly of Poplar Bluff, died June 16, 2019. No formal services are planned at this time.

City firefighters responded at 2:54 a.m. Tuesday, June 18, to an alarm at the Poplar Bluff Regional Center, 2513 Sunset Terrace. It was investigation only. ———— City firefighters responded at 11:34 p.m. Monday, June 17, to report of an unauthorized burn at the 807 Lester St. residence occupied by Daniel Burks...

County firefighters responded at 4:20 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, to a fire involving a camper at 840 County Road 302. According to the report, the camper, owned by Leola Swanson, was destroyed. The fire also caused minor damaged to a shop building. ————...

County firefighters responded at 8:54 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, to Country Convenience at 1804 Highway B. According to the report, firefighters found a light fixture had shorted out on the outside of the building. Firefighters shut down the power to the light...

Jefferson County Democrat Kathy Ellis will try again to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Jason Smith for the 8th District congressional seat in 2020. Ellis, who resides in Festus, Missouri, ran against Smith in 2018. Smith, of Salem, Missouri, won nearly 74% of the vote compared to 24% for Ellis and 1.5% for Libertarian Jonathan Shell, according to unofficial returns...