Stories from Saturday, February 15, 2020

Weather permitting, Route 53 in Butler County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform drainage repair s Weather permitting from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, This section of roadway is located from County Road 206 to Route N. The work zone will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use extreme caution while traveling near the area...

A 34-year-old Dexter man was injured in a one vehicle accident at approximately 11:57 a.m. Friday, Feb. 14, on Stoddard County Route 3 3/10 miles west of County Road 271. According to reports, Josey L. Roper suffered moderate injuries when the 1996 Dodge Ram he was driving ran off the left side of the roadway striking an embankment and overturned. He was taken by emergency services personnel to Southeast Health in Dexter...

Ronald Eugene Bohannon, 45, of Doniphan was booked into the Butler County Jail Friday, Feb. 14, on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance except 35 grams of cannabinoid. He is being held for Ripley County. _ Mark Antawayne Currie, 30, of Poplar Bluff was arrested Friday, Feb. 14, on suspicion of domestic assault third degree. He was booked into the Butler County Jail...