Stories from Tuesday, September 8, 2020

A 70-year-old Campbell man was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash at 12:50 p.m. Monday, Sept. 7, on Speedway Street in Campbell. According to the report, Richard K. Benjamin, 42, of Campbell was operating a 2006 Chevrolet Impala southbound when it ran off the left side of the road and struck a 2020 Murray riding lawn mower being operated by Weldon Wallace...

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL An 80-year-old Doniphan man was injured in a two-vehicle crash at 2:37 p.m. Monday, Sept. 7, on Highway 160 at Fairdealing. According to the report, Lonnie W. Reid was operating a 2017 GMC Terrain southbound when it turned into the path of a 2007 Ford Focus being driven eastbound by Judy L. Geisinger...

City firefighters responded at 10:09 p.m. Monday, Sept. 7, to a report of a possible vehicle fire at Ross Dress For Less, 3025 Oak Grove Road. According to the report, firefighters did not see any vehicles on fire or smoking on the lot and subsequently were told it was a truck with a camper on the parking lot...

Gale Ronlee Dover, 81, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. passed away Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Gale was born on March 21, 1939 to Able and Nellie Dover in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He married Emilee Morse March 30, 1959, in Poplar Bluff...

Dennis Ray Hefner, 78, of Poplar Bluff passed away Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020 at his residence. Dennis was born Jan. 20, 1942 to Carl and Blanche Davidson Hefner. He and Sharon Easley were married Feb. 7, 1961 in Edwardsville, Ill. She preceded him in death Aug. 23, 2007. He and Wanda Ford-Bales were married Dec. 2, 2017 in Poplar Bluff, she survives of the home...

Carolyn Sue (Curry) Pennington, 77, of Poplar Bluff, left this world to meet her Savior, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, after an extended illness. Before her illness, Carolyn loved going to church, spending time with family, reading and watching westerns...

Reiko Kamada Page, 91, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Puxico, left this earth peacefully to her new home in Heaven on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020, surrounded by her children and family at her home. Reiko, the daughter of Takasuku and Chiyo Kamada, was born Jan. ...

Ella Mae Gibson, 85, of Poplar Bluff passed away Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020 at her home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, at Fowler Sullivan Funeral Home in Poplar Bluff. The homegoing service starts at noon in the funeral home chapel. Burial will take place at Morocco Cemetery on a later date...

CAPE GIRARDEAU — Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Jesal A. Amin, MD to the Emergency Department. Amin attended medical school at University of Missouri—Kansas City, Missouri, from 2011-2017. He finished his residency at Truman Medical Center—West in Kansas City, Missouri, from 2017-2020...

CAPE GIRARDEAU — A Poplar Bluff woman pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday morning to producing child pornography. Amber M. Longhibler pleaded guilty as charged to the felony of sexual exploitation of a minor (production of child pornography) before U.S. District Judge Stephen Limbaugh Jr., according to Assistant U.S. Attorney John Koester...

Mary Gibbs, 74, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed to the loving arms of Jesus on Sept. 8, 2020, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mary was born on April 22, 1946, to the late Frank and Berniece (Funke) Howard in Michigan. Mary was a member of Oak Hill General Baptist Church...

Local authorities are investigating a possible homicide, which occurred Tuesday afternoon in south Poplar Bluff. The investigation into a “possible homicide (involves) a family member, who is the suspect and is in custody,” said Poplar Bluff Police Chief Danny Whiteley...

Gov. Mike Parson came to Poplar Bluff Tuesday morning for meetings at Gamma Health and Three Rivers College.

A bridge that has seen a “significant” spike in traffic since the completion of the second phase of Shelby Road will be replaced if Poplar Bluff city leaders are successful in a new round of grant applications. Poplar Bluff City Council members voted Tuesday to select engineers for an effort to replace the Roxie Road bridge between Maud Street and Shelby Road, and for stormwater infrastructure improvements...