Stories from Monday, June 7, 2021

Jenifer Denette (Mondy) Jackson, age 46, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away Friday, June 4, 2021 surrounded by family at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Jackson was born November 2, 1974 in Poplar Bluff. She is survived by her husband, Edwin Jackson; her father and mother, Paul and LaDonna Mondy of Fisk; two brothers, Tim (Laura) Mondy of Centralia, Illinois and Chris (Andrea) Mondy of Pea Ridge, Arkansas; one stepdaughter, Jessica Jackson; one step son, Tanner Jackson and one stepgrandchild, Jocelyn all of Poplar Bluff; three nieces, Jessica (Joshua) Johnson, Rebekah Mondy and Ashtyn Mondy; one nephew, Joshua (Jessica) Mondy and two great-nephews, Gideon and Elijah.. ...

Octavia Rain Allen was born on June 3, 2021, at 3:30 a.m. at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. She weighed 6lbs, 14oz and was 18.5 inches long. She returned into the arms of Jesus on Sunday, June 6, 2021, at 3:45 a.m. She is survived by her parents, Joshua Allen and Raven King; grandparents, Brenda Murray, John Murray, Ira and Crystal King and Shannon Allen; great-grandparents, Gary and Linda Allen, Teresa and Jimmy Sexton, Bob Leonard, Sharon Allen, Patricia Turner and John and Donna Murray, Elizabeth Davies; four aunts, Camryn Murray, Brittnie Allen, Patience King and Heather Allen; three uncles, Gage Merideth, Maddox King and Colton Murray and numerous cousins.. ...

Accidents with serious injuries were reported Saturday and Monday by the Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop E. According to patrol reports, Samantha L. Crowley, 29, of Dexter, a passenger on a 2003 Harley Fatboy, sustained serious injurie...

As the nation and the area begin to bounce back from more than a year of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, “Help Wanted” signs are becoming a fixture in many businesses. “There is a labor shortage in Poplar Bluff and well beyond,” said Steve Halter, president of the Poplar Bluff Chamber of Commerce. “I recently attended a six-state (Midwestern) economic development conference and the talk of the entire conference was our country’s current labor shortage.”...

Reservations to the 2021 Women Aware Conference “Born to Stand Out” featuring keynote speaker Chantelle Becking are now available on Eventbrite. A ticket purchased by Sept. 1 will be $40 and after will be $50. The event will be held Thursday, Sept. 16...

Judith A. Smith, age 78, of Poplar Bluff, died Friday June 4, 2021 at Barnes Jewish Hospital. Mrs. Smith was born November 19, 1942 in Indianapolis, Indiana, daughter of the late Cletus and Mildred Schneider. She was an elementary school teacher for most of her life and retired from the Poplar Bluff School system in 2003...

Southeast Missouri State University has announced its President’s List for undergraduate academic achievement during the spring 2021 semester. Several area students received honors. Students named to the President’s List earned at least a 4.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale; completed at least 12 hours of standard graded credit; achieved no grade below an A and received no failing grades in enrolled; credit/no credit or pass/fail courses...

Karin Kay Telle, 55, of Tampa, Florida, formerly of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at Melech Hospice House in Temple Terrace, Florida. Karin, the daughter of Clinton ‘Tom’ Telle of Mesa, Arizona and Donna Reed of Columbia, Missouri, was born September 1, 1965, in Poplar Bluff. ...

Cecil Norman Cate, 93, of Greenville, Missouri, passed away June 6, 2021 at home. Mr. Cate was born October 4, 1927 in Hickoria, Arkansas. He proudly served in the U.S. Army and was a post WWII veteran. He was retired from ABF where he was a teamster dock worker. ...

Bonita Pearl Hargate was born on April 2, 1942 and lived a wonderful life of 79 years, parting this earth on June 3, 2021 at her home in Harviell, Missouri while surrounded by her loved ones. Born in Portageville, Missouri to Florence Birdwell and Edith Crockett, she had 11 siblings altogether. ...

Poplar Bluff and Butler County law enforcement officers are on the lookout for multiple stolen vehicles. They are a maroon 2008 Toyota Highlander, a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee, a 2012 White Dodge Ram 4-door pickup and a gray 2004 Ford F150 FX4 with a 2-inch lift kit...

Residents from areas such as Greenville, Van Buren, Doniphan and Bernie will be eligible to become city of Poplar Bluff employees following a change Monday in residency policy. City council members voted 5-2 to extend the residency requirements for city employees to areas in Missouri within 45 miles of the Butler County boundary. The new policy does not apply to Municipal Utilities workers, heads of department or the city manager...

POPLAR BLUFF POLICE DEPARTMENT Poplar Bluff police officers took a report Friday, June 4, of a vehicle leaving the scene of an accident in the 2300 block of North Main Street. The owner of a 2017 Hyundai Veloster reported the front bumper of the vehicle had been damaged...

Ketcherside is Top Lister Natali Ketcherside was named the Top Lister for May at Century 21 American Realty. Ketcherside joined Century 21 in 2003. She was born and raised in Istanbul, Turkey. She moved to Poplar Bluff in 1993 and attended Three Rivers College. ...

Emmons is Top Producer Lucas Edington, broker/owner of Mossy Oak Properties Mozark Realty, has announced Derek Emmons as the Top Producer for May. Emmons has worked in the real estate business since September 2014. He has been the top listing and selling agent at Mossy Oak Properties, Mozark Realty for four consecutive years. He enjoys being active in his church and in the community. His true passion, Emmons says, is his children, Emery Faith and Huxley Owen Lee...

U.S. Rep. Jason Smith says business owners and farmers would be hit especially hard if the president's $6 trillion budget proposal is approved. Following the announcement of President Joe Biden's budget proposal, Smith visited 16 counties across Missouri's 8th District to give his thoughts on the proposal and what it could mean for Missourians. He spoke Friday at the Scott City Area Chamber of Commerce's roundtable discussion on the FY22 federal budget proposal...

The city of Poplar Bluff may purchase between 30-35 lots that have been put up for sale by Butler County for overdue property taxes. City manager Matt Winters made the proposal during Monday’s city council meeting. It will be voted on at the June 21 council meeting...