Stories from Wednesday, July 10, 2019

FREE ACCESS ELLINGTON — An endangered silver advisory has been issued as authorities search for an Ellington man who suffers from dementia and hypoglycemia and was last seen leaving a care facility on foot, possibly en route to Poplar Bluff. The Ellington Police Department issued the advisory after Richard Dorey, 78, was last seen at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Brent B. Tinnin Manor, 200 Euel Polk Drive...

PIEDMONT, Mo. — Janiece Douglas, 91, of Piedmont, died Tuesday, July 9, 2019, in Poplar Bluff. Visitation will be at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 11 at Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday, July 12 at the Piedmont Chapel. Burial will be at Masonic Cemetery, Piedmont...

Poplar Bluff’s trap team continued its hot streak at last weekend’s Scholastic Clay Target Program championship shoot at Linn Creek, with several shooters earning their personal best scores. Conner Hendricks earned a second-place finish in the varsity division with a score of 198 out of 200, while in the junior varsity grouping, Garret Cooper took the win with a 198 and Kason Henderson grabbed second place, also with a 198. ...

As conservation agents, people often ask, “I guess it’s slow this time of year?” My response is usually, no, it never really gets slow for us; our duties and responsibilities just change like the seasons of the year (not necessarily hunting seasons)...

GREENVILLE, Mo. — Penny Johnson, 51, of Greenville, died Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at Clark’s Mountain Nursing Center. Visitation will be noon - 2 p.m. Thursday, July 11 at Ruegg Funeral Home, Greenville. The funeral will follow at 2 p.m. in the Greenville Chapel...

DONIPHAN, Mo. — Olga Louise Bowman, 77, of Doniphan died July 9, 2019 at her residence. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, July 11 at Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday, July 12 in the funeral home chapel with Brother Larry Earl officiating. Burial will be in the Towles Cemetery...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Janet Carol Harris, 64, of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday July 10, 2019 at the Westwood Hills Health Care in Poplar Bluff. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at New Covenant Fellowship Church in Poplar Bluff. The funeral will follow at 1 p.m. in the church with Pastor Jerry Moore officiating. Burial will take place at the Malden Memorial Park Cemetery in Malden, Mo...

QULIN, Mo. — Mitchell Losh, 49, of Paragould, Ark. died Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 13 at White-Sanders Funeral Home in Qulin. The funeral will follow at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Gerald Berger officiating. Burial will be in Qulin Cemetery.

Spreading the message of Christ’s love is a way of life for Pam Sharp and if it’s on a mission trip her adrenaline pumps faster. During a recent trip to the African country of Zimbabwe, Sharp ministered to women and children, as well as managed a trip to Victoria Falls and a safari...

A warrant was issued Wednesday for the arrest of a former clerk who is accused of embezzling more than $5,200 from the City of Fisk. Tosha Renea Roberts, 38, of Fisk was charged with the Class D felony of stealing by Butler County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Paul Oesterreicher...

County firefighters responded at 4:27 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, to a fire involving pallets at 1057 Highway 142. According to the report, firefighters found compressed cardboard on fire at a business, owned by Tim Savat. ———— County firefighters responded at 9 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, to a report of a brush fire at 107 Emma St. in Fisk...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Francis Eugene ‘Gene’ Stamps, 87 of Poplar Bluff, 87, died Monday, July 8, 2019. Visitation will be from noon - 1 p.m. Friday, July 12 in the chapel at Moore Funeral Service, 1100 Iron Bridge Road, Poplar Bluff. The funeral will follow at 1 p.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Bud Goins officiating.

A study is expected to begin this year into the logjams that continue to choke the Black River south of Poplar Bluff, and which have been blamed for the frequent flooding of homes, farmland and roads in southern Butler County. The study will help determine options for dealing with the problem and comes after more than four years of effort by Butler County officials to reach a resolution with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...

In past years, students were able to get free meals during summer school with the Poplar Bluff R-I School District. This year, the program has expanded. Through this, the district is offering free lunch for anybody under the age of 18 at three locations around town along with breakfast at one. The program started July 1 and will run through Aug. 2...