Stories from Thursday, July 11, 2019

The Enterprise Holdings Foundation recently donated $125,000 to MERS Goodwill for its Excel Centers. The Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Enterprise Holdings, which, through its integrated network of independent regional subsidiaries and franchises, operates the Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental, and Alamo Rent A Car brands...

The CaneCreek Community Club had a happy time at their July 10 meeting at Wilma Rains’ house. The meeting was called to order with the pledge to the flag and the singing of “God Bless America” led by Marie Boxx. Wilma had the devotional about Benjamin Franklin calling on the members of the Constitution Convention to kneel in prayer because of their inability to agree. ...

DONIPHAN, Mo. — Denise Chandra Tipton, 47, of Doniphan, died July 9, 2019 at her residence. Visitation will be at 9 a.m. Saturday, July 13 in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel. The funeral will follow at 11 a.m. with Pastor Jared Hancock officiating. Burial will be in the Good Hope Cemetery...

NEELYVILLE, Mo. — Jane Arlue (Branch) Johnson, 89, of Harviell, Mo.died Monday, July 8, 2019 at the Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Visitation will be from 2-3 p.m. Sunday, July 14 at the Fowler & Sons Funeral Home in Neelyville. The funeral will follow at 3 p.m. in the chapel with Donnie Fowler officiating. Burial will take place at Ash Hill Cemetery in Fisk, Mo.

PUXICO, Mo. — Ruby Mae Eskew, 88, Puxico, died July 10, 2019 at the Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday, July 12 at the Morgan Sifford Funeral Home in Puxico. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 13 at the funeral home with Rev. Tom Wilder officiating. Burial will be in the Brown Church Cemetery north of Puxico.

Captivating an audience and transporting them into another world for a brief time is a joy Nicholas Ducote first experienced when he was in the fifth grade. He always enjoyed performing, but it was the church musical that showed him the pleasure acting creates...

The American Red Cross is partnering with Sacred Heart Catholic School today to collect blood after the announcement of a blood shortage. The event will be held from noon until 6 p.m. in the gym. Those donating will receive a St. Louis Cardinals T-shirt while supplies last and be entered to win a pair of tickets to a game...

Rumor has it, the Poplar Bluff Street Department paved over brick in the downtown area one early morning in June. It sparked multiple phone calls on the morning of the work, but street Superintendent Jerry Lawson says the fresh asphalt actually replaced deteriorated pavement that was 30 years old...

NEELYVILLE — Stormy conditions Wednesday afternoon forced a Doniphan pilot to make an emergency landing in a rice field near Taylor’s Stateline Travel Center. Just after 3:30 p.m., Butler County Sgt. Aaron Pratt was sent to the area of the Stateline Travel Center after a woman called and reported seeing a plane go down in a field east of the business...