Stories from Wednesday, November 18, 2020

City firefighters responded at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, to an alarm at the Edmundson, Innes & Warren LLC Law Offices, 201 N. Main St. It was investigation only. _ City firefighters responded at 9:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, to a reported unauthorized burn in the area of Sixth and Cynthia streets...

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL Two area residents were injured in a two-vehicle crash at 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, at the intersection of Highway 25 and Highway 62, just east of Malden, in New Madrid County. According to the report, Brittany Manning, 33, of Malden was operating a 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche eastbound when it pulled into the path of a 2016 Dodge Caravan being driven northbound by Denver S. Stuckey, 40, of Dexter...

Kelly Birk, a nurse with the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center’s Cape Girardeau clinic, has been honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses®. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s mission to recognize the extraordinary, compassionate nursing care they provide patients and families every day...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. — James Oliver Barks, 93, of Poplar Bluff passed away peacefully with family by his side Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020 at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau. Mr. Barks was born June 10, 1927 in Chaffee to Howard Russell and Esther Groves Barks. ...

DONIPHAN. Mo. — Alma Alene Layne Wooldridge, 86-year-old of Doniphan, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020 at Riverways Manor in Van Buren, Missouri. Alma was born Feb. 27, 1934 in Rector, Arkansas to the late Clyde Leo and Luda (Bradley) Layne...

County firefighters responded 1:56 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, to a motor-vehicle crash on Highway 67 North. According to the report, firefighters removed the vehicle’s windshield to get the driver out. _ County firefighters responded at 2:58 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, fire involving a camper on Old Highway B...

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools closed down and students stayed home. They reopened in August, but teachers faced a new challenge, reaching those students learning from home.

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- A Ripley County convicted felon who tried to dispose of a pistol during a traffic stop faces up to 10 years in prison after the weapon was found and turned over to authorities by a citizen. Timothy Ossana pleaded guilty as charged Monday to the felony of being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office...

Wanda Sullivan, 91, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. She was born Jan. 7, 1929 to the late David McNew and Laura (Blagg) McNew in Butler County. She was of the Baptist faith. She married the love of her life, Bobbie Joe Sullivan in Poplar Bluff Oct. ...

Carol Sue Larmie Phelps, 72, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020 at her home in Poplar Bluff. Carol was born on July 14, 1948 to William and Mary Craft in Poplar Bluff. She married Chester Ray Larmie Nov., 24, 1964 in Poplar Bluff...

WAPPAPELLO — An idea for a new recreational opportunity at Wappapello Lake, hatched in the mind of a park ranger a decade and a half ago, is coming to fruition over the next several months. A new archery trail is being constructed below the dam and is expected to be ready for use by early next summer...

Hunters in Missouri took 80,525 deer over the first weekend of the firearms season, down about 10% from the same period a year ago. Weather conditions were far from ideal, with rain across much of the state on Saturday and strong, gusty winds Sunday. Both situations likely kept hunters in the field for shorter periods of time and kept deer movement down...

Butler County had 10 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, bringing the number in the county to 2,354 who have been infected, according to a briefing by county officials. “We tested over 477 people Monday, and we’re already receiving results,” said Amanda Fitzwater, who is the operations director for Butler County Health Department...

The Western Cherokee of Arkansas and Missouri will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Holiday Inn in Poplar Bluff. This is an informational meeting and anyone interested is invited to attend. For additional information, call 573-778-9258 and leave a message...

For the first time since its opening in 1951, the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center will open a new facility on the Poplar Bluff campus.