Stories from Monday, June 8, 2020

Pike Creek Reorganized Common Sewer District will have a regular meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday. June 10, at the district officer 4878 Highway PP, Poplar Bluff.

Tesla Nichole Gallamore and Christian James Gallamore of Poplar Bluff are the parents of a 6 pound, 19-inch long son born at 12:45 a.m. Tuesday, May 19, at Saint Francis Medical Center’s Family Birthplace, Cape Girardeau, Missouri. They named him Jasper James Lee Gallmore...

Two area men were seriously injured in unrelated crashes on Sunday in Butler County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a two-vehicle crash occurred at 12:34 p.m. on County Road 468, one-half mile southwest of Poplar Bluff. Adam K. Brasher, 42, of Poplar Bluff reportedly was operating a 2004 Yamaha motorcycle eastbound when it crossed the center line and struck a 2019 Toyota head on...

New Day Ministry will have a Feed and Seed day from 3-5 p.m. Thursday, June 18, at 703 Franklin St. in the south side of Poplar Bluff. Those attending are asked to use the side gray door. Each household will receive one pack on a first come, first serve basis...

Several Butler County offices temporarily closed Monday, the day after a second courthouse employee tested positive for COVID-19. A notice posted Monday on the courthouse’s east door reads: “Sorry for any inconvenience, but to ensure the safety of the public and the staff, the following offices will be closed for precautionary measures due to COVID-19 — County Collector’s Office, County Treasurer’s Office County Assessor’s Office, County Clerk’s Office (and) Butler County Commission.”...

DEXTER — The Stoddard County Sheriff’s Department will conduct D.A.R.E. classes at all seven Stoddard County Schools for the first time starting with the 2020-21 school year. D.A.R.E. , which stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education, was founded in 1983, educates students on the dangers of drugs and alcohol and empowers good decision making...

CAPE GIRARDEAU — A Poplar Bluff man was sentenced to six years in federal prison Friday on multiple drug distribution and weapon offenses. Payten James O’Neil Ice, 20, was sentenced to 72 months on three felonies of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, as well as the felonies of distribution of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a federal drug trafficking crime by U.S. District Judge Stephen Limbaugh Jr., according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office...

The next round of COVID-19 community testing is set for this week in Stoddard, Carter and Ripley counties. Testing in Stoddard County will be from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Lighthouse Church in Dexter. In Ripley County, testing will be from noon to 7 p.m. Thursday at Riverfront Park in Doniphan...

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL A 47-year-old Poplar Bluff man was injured in a three-vehicle crash at 6:15 p.m. Sunday, June 7, on U.S. 67, one mile north of Poplar Bluff. According to the report, Robert E. Dean, 39, of Poplar Bluff was operating a 2012 Dodge pickup northbound when he failed to yield to a southbound 2000 Chevrolet pickup, which caused the Chevrolet truck to strike an eastbound 2009 Ford pickup...

City firefighters responded at 11:19 a.m. Sunday, June 7, to a carbon monoxide detector sounding at the 1495 Atkins residence owned by Heather Nagy. According to the report, Nagy told firefighters a CO detector had been chirping about every 30 seconds. Firefighters used a meter to check the home, and no CO was found...